Boys Baseball Champions and Runners-Up
| Year | Champion | Coach | Runner-up | Coach | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Belleville (Twp.) | F.J. Friedli | Champaign | Harry Combes | 8-3 |
| 1941 | Collinsville | L.W. Fletcher | Peoria (H.S.) | Claude Trimble | 9-8 |
| 1942 | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | Frank Foster | Streator (Twp.) | Lou Magierski | 7-2 |
| 1943 | Cicero (Morton) | G. Larimer & George Fencl |
East St. Louis (Sr.) | Mike Cullen | 4-2 |
| 1944 | Maywood (Proviso) | D.B. Appleton | East St. Louis (Central Catholic) | Br. Ed Dunne | 9-0 |
| 1945 | Chicago (Lane) | Percy Moore | East St. Louis (Central Catholic) | Br. Ed Dunne | 6-1 |
| 1946 | Chicago (Fenger) | Harry Dixon | Chicago (Kelly) | Sam Fralick | 9-2 |
| 1947 | Belleville (Twp.) | E.G. Gunderson | Peoria (Woodruff) | Tommy Correll | 1-0 (7 inn.) |
| 1948 | Granite City | Larry McCauley | New Athens | A.J. Woods | 4-1 |
| 1949 | Belleville (Twp.) | Al Budde | Des Plaines (Maine) | O.K. Wilson | 7-2 |
| 1950 | Peoria (Manual) | Ed Stonebock | LaGrange (Lyons) | Lester Glick | 6-0 (7½ inn.) |
| 1951 | Pekin | Harry Anderson | Alton (Sr.) | Tony Juriziz | 11-5 |
| 1952 | Cicero (Morton) | George Fencl | Quincy (Notre Dame) | Pete Affre | 5-3 |
| 1953 | Maywood (Proviso) | D.B. Appleton | Bloomington (H.S.) | Howard Saar | 7-3 |
| 1954 | Belleville (Twp.) | Al Budde | Chicago (Bowen) | Harry Pritikin | 7-0 |
| 1955 | Chicago (Schurz) | Gene Nowak | North Chicago | Guy Curtright | 2-1 |
| 1956 | Chicago (Lane) | George Wallenta | Freeburg | Ron Herrin | 5-3 |
| 1957 | Maywood (Proviso) | D.B. Appleton | Mt. Carmel | Roy Gatewood | 12-1 |
| 1958 | Des Plaines (Maine) | Al Carstens | Skokie (Niles) | Jim Phipps | 3-2 |
| 1959 | Des Plaines (Maine) | Al Carstens | Chicago (Harrison) | Al Charnes | 8-1 |
| 1960 | Elmhurst (York) | Erl Ellingson | Waukegan | Ted Damos | 5-4 |
| 1961 | Cicero (Morton) | Dick Kucera | Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | Chuck Summers | 20-0 |
| 1962 | Decatur (Eisenhower) | Clete Hinton | LaGrange (Lyons) | Dick Leiber | 3-2 |
| 1963 | Des Plaines (Maine West) | Al Carstens | Granite City | Joe Fedora | 3-1 |
| 1964 | Springfield (Griffin) | Dick Murawski | Skokie (Niles) | Jim Phipps | 6-5 |
| 1965 | Peoria (Manual) | Ed Stonebock | Arlington Heights (St. Viator) | Len Sparacino | 4-2 |
| 1966 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | Robert Watt | Park Ridge (Maine South) | Glen VanProyen | 15-2 |
| 1967 | LaGrange (Lyons) | Dick Leiber | Peoria (Manual) | Ed Stonebock | 5-0 |
| 1968 | Peoria (Manual) | Ed Stonebock | Rockford (Guilford) | Herb Sisler | 9-3 |
| 1969 | Chicago (Schurz) | Cliff Pierce | Pekin | Jim Peterson | 6-3 |
| 1970 | Cicero (Morton East) | Doug Peterson | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | Don Dunlavy | 7-3 (11 inn.) |
| 1971 | Waukegan (Twp.) | Jack Mallory | Macon | L.C. Sweet | 4-2 |
| 1972 | Skokie (Niles West) | Jim Phipps | Alton (Sr.) | Wayne Tyler | 4-3 |
| 1973 | Chicago (Hubbard) | Tom Skubich | Belleville (West) | Chuck Hasenstab | 3-0 |
| 1974 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) (25-4) | Ken Mularski | East Peoria (21-0) | Fritz Miliard | 4-3 (8 inn.) |
| 1975 | Skokie (Niles West) (23-3) | Jim Phipps | Joliet (Central) (33-4) | Jerry Pius | 7-4 |
| 1976 | Chicago (Brother Rice) (33-6) | George Sedlacek | Libertyville (30-4) | Ernie Ritta | 5-4 |
| 1977 | Maywood (Proviso East) (22-5) | Terry Ryser | Lombard (Glenbard East) (22-4) | Paul Morris | 2-0 |
| 1978A | New Lenox (Providence) (23-10) | Jaime Garcia | New Athens (28-4) | Charley Schierer | 5-4 |
| 1978AA | Chicago (Marist) (37-3) | Don Kuehner | Peoria (Richwoods) | Ty Franklin | 5-3 |
| 1979A | New Athens (25-2-2) | Robert Matzenbacher | Normal (University) (20-8-1) | Jim Scott | 4-3 |
| 1979AA | Hillside (Proviso West) (24-5) | Bill Sutherland | Mt. Carmel (17-2) | Larry Lockhart | 5-1 |
| 1980A | Alton (Marquette) (31-5) | Greg DeCourcey | Mt. Carmel (23-6) | Larry Lochart | 8-7 |
| 1980AA | Collinsville (33-4-1) | Russ Keene | Bartonville (Limestone) (29-9) | Bob Schmitt | 7-3 |
| 1981A | Carlyle (28-4) | Gary Wheeler | Aurora (Central Catholic) (28-4) | Jim Schmid | 3-1 |
| 1981AA | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) (30-4) | Jack Kaiser | Chicago (Brother Rice) (32-17) | George Sedlacek | 8-3 |
| 1982A | New Lenox (Providence) (42-16) | Jaime Garcia | Hillsboro (20-10-2) | Harland Scheibal | 7-4 |
| 1982AA | Darien (Hinsdale South) (26-10) | David Lindley | Springfield (Griffin) (31-7) | Robin Cooper | 5-2 |
| 1983A | Aurora (Central Catholic) (22-7) | Mark Lindo | Beecher City (18-6) | David Markwell | 13-0 |
| 1983AA | Waukegan (West) (22-7) | Rick Mowen | Collinsville (22-9-1) | Russ Keene | 2-0 |
| 1984A | Alton (Marquette) (18-12) | Greg DeCourcey | Aurora (Central Catholic) (27-5) | Mark Lindo | 7-4 |
| 1984AA | Morton (25-11) | Mike McDonald | Burbank (Reavis) (33-5) | Ron Czarnecki | 9-7 |
| 1985A | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) (30-4-1) | Jerry Cougill | Litchfield (22-8) | Dennis Scobbie | 5-0 |
| 1985AA | Oak Forest (35-1) | Andy Scianna | Springfield (H.S.) (29-10) | Dan Callahan | 6-2 |
| 1986A | Marissa (28-5-1) | Lee Schulte | Eldorado (27-7) | Danny Stevens | 4-3 |
| 1986AA | Barrington (33-5) | Kirby Smith | Chicago (Fenger) (33-6) | Tom Lyons | 12-2 (5 inn.) |
| 1987A | Columbia (28-8) | Jim Stuart | Cobden (38-1) | Blayne Smith | 12-1 (5 inn.) |
| 1987AA | Springfield (Griffin) (37-4) | Ron Wojcicki | Barrington (31-5) | Kirby Smith | 9-1 |
| 1988A | Peru (St. Bede) (25-4) | John Bellino | Alton (Marquette)(29-12) | Greg DeCourcey | 6-3 |
| 1988AA | Galesburg (32-5) | Gary Bruington | Barrington (28-8) | Kirby Smith | 21-4 (5 inn.) |
| 1989A | Freeburg (H.S.) (34-3) | Fred Blumberg | Kankakee (McNamara) (25-10) | Terry Granger | 13-1 (5 inn.) |
| 1989AA | Harrisburg (32-1) | Jay Thompson | Schaumburg (25-11) | Paul Groot | 3-2 (8 inn.) |
| 1990A | Lexington (25-3) | Ed Moore | Dupo (22-7) | Jerry Devany | 6-4 |
| 1990AA | Edwardsville (H.S.) (32-3) | Tom Pile | Joliet (Catholic) (25-6) | Joe Rodeghero | 4-1 (9 inn.) |
| 1991A | Belleville (Althoff) (31-7) | Al Foppe | Harrisburg (30-6) | Jay Thompson | 7-2 |
| 1991AA | South Holland (Thornwood) (35-3) | John Dunlop | Edwardsville (Sr.) (39-1) | Tom Pile | 10-3 |
| 1992A | Addison (Driscoll) (34-2-1) | Ron Molek | Harrisburg (24-10-1) | Jay Thompson | 7-2 |
| 1992AA | Tinley Park (Andrew) (33-5) | Frank Ganser | Belleville (West) (28-10) | Chuck Hasenstab | 12-1 |
| 1993A | Lewistown (30-3) | Ned Graham | Steeleville (18-7) | Mark Kiehna | 3-2 |
| 1993AA | Elmhurst (York) (32-7) | Douglas Mullaney | Morris (39-3) | Dennis Steele | 5-4 |
| 1994A | Addison (Driscoll) (25-13-1) | Jeff Sefcik | Lewistown (32-5) | Ned Graham | 6-0 |
| 1994AA | Joliet (Catholic) (35-5) | Joe Rodeghero | Morton (28-7) | Mike McDonald | 10-0 |
| 1995A | Roanoke (R.-Benson) (Coop) (30-0) | Bill Zeman | Byron (26-6) | Dale Hartman | 8-2 |
| 1995AA | Morris (38-4) | Dennis Steele | Chatham (Glenwood) (35-6) | Pat Moomey | 12-4 |
| 1996A | Dupo (23-12) | Rich King | Mendota (28-9) | Phil Bodine | 14-10 |
| 1996AA | Chatham (Glenwood) (31-6) | Pat Moomey | Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) (29-13) | Jim Schmid | 7-5 |
| 1997A | Addison (Driscoll) (33-7) | Jeff Sefcik | Williamsville (35-4) | Doug Furlow | 8-6 |
| 1997AA | Schaumburg (32-5) | Paul Groot | Lockport (Twp.) (36-6) | Jim Hall | 5-4 |
| 1998A | Normal (University) (40-3) | Greg Bee | Sullivan (28-8) | Brad Tuttle | 10-0 (6 inn.) |
| 1998AA | Edwardsville (H.S.) (40-0) | Tom Pile | Tinley Park (Andrew) (35-4) | Frank Ganser | 10-2 |
| 1999A | Herscher (37-4) | Eric Regez | Teutopolis (34-4) | Rob Smith | 8-3 |
| 1999AA | St. Charles (31-11) | Len Asquini | Winnetka (New Trier)(29-9) | Mike Napoleon | 12-3 |
| 2000A | Pleasant Plains (37-5) | Dave Greer | Addison (Driscoll)(35-6) | Jeff Sefcik | 10-9 |
| 2000AA | Winnetka (New Trier) (35-7) | Mike Napoleon | Joliet (Catholic) (30-12) | Jared Voss | 8-6 |
| 2001A | Newton (35-4) | Steve Schulte | Monmouth (H.S.) (22-15) | Bob Reedy | 12-2 (6 inn.) |
| 2001AA | Bradley-Bourbonnais (31-8) | Mike Mulligan | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) (31-11) | Chris Ledbetter | 5-2 |
| 2002A | Stanford (Olympia) (38-1) | Ron Smith | Freeburg (30-5) | Fred Blumberg | 4-3 (8 inn.) |
| 2002AA | Orland Park (Sandburg) (25-9) | Doug Sutor | Edwardsville (H.S.) (32-8) | Tim Funkhouser | 5-0 |
| 2003A | Wilmington (28-5) | Kevin Feeney | Harrisburg (40-2) | Jay Thompson | 7-5 |
| 2003AA | LaGrange (Lyons) (36-6) | George Ushela | Rockford (Boylan) (34-3-1) | Paul Heitkamp | 15-6 |
| 2004A | Harrisburg (35-5) | Joe Thompson | Quincy (Notre Dame) (35-6) | John Wyss | 11-7 |
| 2004AA | Niles (Notre Dame) (34-9) | Bob Kostuch | Joliet (Catholic) (32-8) | Jared Voss | 6-4 |
| 2005A | Wilmington ( 41-1) | Kevin Feeney | Lombard (Montini) (26-12) | William Leeberg | 12-0 (5 inn.) |
| 2005AA | Lockport (Twp.) (40-3) | Jim Hall | Chicago (Mt. Carmel) (34-9) | Brian Hurry | 8-4 |
| 2006A | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) (40-2) | Jerry Rashid | Trenton (Wesclin) (25-7) | John Groennert | 8-3 |
| 2006AA | Naperville (Central) (35-7) | Bill Seiple | Chicago (St. Patrick) (22-19) | Dan Eberle | 2-0 |
| 2007A | Columbia (34-5) | Dustin Nail | Pinckneyville (34-7) | Alan Engelhardt | 3-1 |
| 2007AA | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) (35-8) | Robin Renner | Winnetka (New Trier) (36-4-1) | Mike Napoleon | 5-1 |
Note: Title games were scheduled for nine innings from 1940 to 1953.
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