This Victoria lacrosse star played his Junior A lacrosse for the St. Catharines Athletics in the early 1990’s; winning two Minto Cups in 1990 and 1991 before moving west to Victoria.

Leies was known for his flamboyant offensive abilities and was a talented scorer. In 13 Western Lacrosse Association seasons for the Shamrocks he was selected as an all-star 5 consecutive seasons from 1994 to 1997 taking WLA MVP honours in 1996.

Tyson played in four Mann Cups winning three rings in 1997, 1999 and 2003. In 336 WLA regular season and playoff games, Leies scored 442 goals and 429 assists for 871 points with 1021 penalty minutes.