FXW’s winter sports program consists of boys and girls basketball teams in Grades 4 through 8 that compete in the Chicago Catholic Youth League. In 2022-23, our program had nearly 300 student-athletes on 22 teams. We are immensely proud of an FXW basketball program that is bursting with talent. It was a success not just because of the wins on the court — although there were plenty of those — but because of dedicated coaches, faithful families and determined athletes who learned the meaning of dedication and teamwork. These athletes showed what sportsmanship was like while winning the annual Cardinal Cup, then dominated the Chicago Catholic Youth League playoffs with three of our teams winning their respective title games. An additional three teams made it all the way to their league title games.

Below are a few season highlights:

• Grade 4 Boys Green finished 10-0.

• Grade 6 Girls Green and White played each other in a CCYL semifinal.

• Grade 6 Boys White Black and Green combined to finish 38-3 with two of those losses coming to the other FXW teams in the CCYL semifinal and final. The Green team finished with a perfect 14-0 record.

• Grade 7 Girls Varsity upset top-seeded St. Ben’s Maroon in a semifinal before losing a thrilling title game.

• Grade 8 Boys JV upset top-seed AACA Blue 33-32 to win the Skyline championship.

• Grade 8 Girls Varsity won all three of their games to capture the inaugural LMAIS “Cooler by the Lake” tournament.

• Grade 8 Boys Varsity won the Mount Carmel tournament then finished off an undefeated 17-0 season with a come-from-behind win over St. Clement in the CCYL title game.