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James Leary School Spirit Award

The James Leary School Spirit Award was created in 1980 in honor of the late coach and athletic director at the University of Detroit High School. Leary also served several terms on the Catholic League's Executive Athletic Board. This award is presented annually to the league school that best exemplifies spirit, sportsmanship and cooperation.

Winners:

2009: Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes

2008: Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic
2007: Warren De La Salle Collegiate
2006: Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard
2005: Royal Oak Shrine Catholic

2004: Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep

2003: Detroit Dominican

2002: Detroit St. Martin de Porres

2001: University of Detroit Jesuit

2000: Hamtramck St. Florian

1999: Birmingham Marian

1998: Dearborn Divine Child

1997: Madison Heights Bishop Foley

1996: Livonia Ladywood

1995: Farmington Hills Mercy

1994: Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep

1993: Grosse Pointe Woods Our Lady Star of the Sea

1992: Detroit Holy Redeemer

1991: Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher

1990: Marine City Cardinal Mooney

1989: Harper Woods Notre Dame

1988: Warren De La Salle

1987: Center Line St. Clement

1986: University of Detroit Jesuit

1985: Pontiac Catholic

1984: Madison Heights Bishop Foley

1983: Redford Catholic Central

1982: Detroit De La Salle

1981: Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep

1980: Livonia Ladywood

1979: Redford St. Mary

1978: Royal Oak Shrine

1977: Detroit St. Andrew, Redford Bishop Borgess & Grosse Pointe Woods Our Lady Star of the Sea

1976: Madison Heights Bishop Foley