IHSA

Season Summaries

Girls Basketball

Last updated on June 8, 2008.

Season summaries include titles won, final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records. A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Please submit changes or additions for your school by using this form.

Key to titles: Pl–place won, D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).

Farmer City (F.C.-Mansfield)   | D        |  20   1    | Mike Hendricks

 1976-77
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Sterling (H.S.) | RSUQ 1 | 21 0 | Sue Strong Washington | RSUQ 2 | 18 4 | Jan Smith Palatine (Fremd) | RSUQ 3 | 22 2 | Carol Plodzien Centralia | RSUQ 4 | 17 3 | Ann Murray Chicago (Fenger) | PQ | 22 1 | Susan Franklin Darien (Hinsdale South) | RSUQ | 20 2 | Lynne Slouber Joliet (West) | RSUQ | 26 2 | Jo Streit Mattoon | RSUQ | 12 4 | Linda Blades Champaign (Central) | RS | 12 2 | Don Hanson Fairfield | RS | 17 3 | Peggy Durst Harvey (Thornton) | RS | 17 3 | Delores Mann Jacksonville (H.S.) | RS | 17 4 | Marge Howard Kewanee (H.S.) | RS | 13 5 | Frank Tocha Skokie (Niles West) | RS | 13 4 | Arlene Mulder Wauconda | RS | 22 3 | Jackie Jabcon Alton (Sr.) | R | | Annawan | R | 14 2 | Shirley Pletkovich Arcola | R | 15 3 | Nancy Stiff Arlington Heights (Forest Vie | R | | Aurora (West) | R | 12 2 | Ginny Hester Bartonville (Limestone) | R | 18 2 | John Gross Belleville (East) | R | 8 6 | Jim McHaney Bloomington (Central Catholic | R | 11 5 | Sue Silvey Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | | Brimfield | R | 10 2 | Terry Hart Carbondale | R | | Carthage (Hancock Central) | R | 19 4 | Dick Biery Chicago (Resurrection) | R | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | R | | Ida Brooks Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | R | | Evergreen Park | R | 15 5 | Chris Marszelek Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | R | | Galena (H.S.) | R | | Genoa (G.-Kingston) | R | | Georgetown | R | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | R | | Granite City (North) | R | | Granville (Putnam County) | R | 12 2 | Cheryl Miller Lincoln | R | 13 3 | Don Fults Moline (H.S.) | R | 16 1 | Dick Matter Monmouth (Yorkwood) | R | | Mounds (Meridian) | R | | Mt. Morris | R | | Oak Forest | R | 15 5 | Sandy Ryder Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | | Onarga | R | | Ottawa (Twp.) | R | | Paris | R | | Pontiac | R | 17 5 | Quincy (Sr.) | R | | Shawneetown | R | 15 4 | Mary Dalluge Springfield (Southeast) | R | 20 3 | Nancy Stoops St. Charles (H.S.) | R | | Wheeling | R | | Wilmette (Regina Dominican) | R | | Woodstock (H.S.) | R | | Wyoming | R | | Chicago (C. Vocational) | | 14 1 |
 1977-78
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Joliet (West) | RSUQ 1 | 29 2 | Jo Streit Lincoln | RSUQ 2 | 24 3 | Don Fults Moline (H.S.) | RSUQ 3 | 18 4 | Dick Matter Mattoon | RSUQ 4 | 20 3 | Dwight Perry Belleville (West) | RSUQ | 15 9 | Larry Betz Chicago (Marshall) | PQ | 29 1 | Dorothy Gaters Crystal Lake (H.S.) | RSUQ | 20 5 | Linda Brady Dundee | RSUQ | 27 3 | Paul Judson Annawan | RS | 16 3 | Clarence "Pete" Hughes Bartonville (Limestone) | RS | 25 4 | John Gross Chatsworth | RS | 18 1 | Gary McCool Eldorado | RS | 17 5 | Wendy Kmucha Harvey (Thornton) | RS | 26 4 | Delores Mann Skokie (Niles West) | RS | 24 3 | Arlene Mulder Wheaton (W.-Warrenville) | RS | 21 4 | Rosanna Hart Addison (A. Trail) | R | 7 1 | Bev Panagiotaros Altamont | R | | Benton | R | | Bismarck (B.-Henning) | R | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | | Brussels | R | 14 6 | David Franke Burbank (Reavis) | R | 13 11 | Carol Blount Carthage (Hancock Central) | R | 17 10 | Dick Biery Centralia | R | 18 3 | Ann Murray Champaign (Centennial) | R | 6 11 | Nina Brown Charleston | R | 10 6 | John Easter Darien (Hinsdale South) | R | | Decatur (MacArthur) | R | 11 4 | John Wykoff East St. Louis (Lincoln) | R | | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | R | 19 4 | Marcia Gordon Evergreen Park | R | 18 6 | Chris Marszelek Freeport (H.S.) | R | 15 3 | Linda Hock Galena (H.S.) | R | | Galesburg (H.S.) | R | 1 19 | Teri Hoehn Goreville | R | | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | R | 14 7 | Pat Kennedy Jacksonville (H.S.) | R | | Kewanee (H.S.) | R | 13 6 | Frank Tocha Libertyville | R | 18 6 | Randy Samkus London Mills (Spoon River Val | R | | Morris | R | 13 9 | Morton | R | 18 6 | Fritzi Klockenga Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R | 15 4 | Sara Rennie Naperville (Central) | R | | Normal (Community) | R | | Oak Forest | R | 19 1 | Sandy Ryder Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | | Quincy (Sr.) | R | | Rochelle | R | | Rockford (Lutheran) | R | | Springfield (Southeast) | R | 19 4 | Nancy Stoops Sterling (H.S.) | R | 21 1 | Sue Strong Streator (Twp.) | R | | Watseka | R | 7 6 | Barb Redeker Waukegan (West) | R | 21 4 | Gene Head Wheeling | R | | Wyoming | R | | Chicago (Orr) | | 20 2 | Delores Harris
 1978-79
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Skokie (Niles West) | RSUQ 1 | 28 1 | Gene Earl East St. Louis (Lincoln) | DRSUQ 2 | 32 2 | Earnest Riggins Sterling (H.S.) | RSUQ 3 | 29 1 | Sue Strong Oak Forest | RSUQ 4 | 26 3 | Sandy Ryder Bartonville (Limestone) | RSUQ | 26 4 | John Gross Chicago (Marshall) | PQ | 29 1 | Dorothy Gaters Mattoon | RSUQ | 21 3 | Dwight Perry Waukegan (West) | RSUQ | 26 2 | Gene Head Chatsworth | RS | 19 2 | Edmund "Skip" Ball Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | RS | 26 1 | Jacksonville (H.S.) | RS | 21 5 | Marge Howard Kewanee (H.S.) | RS | 25 3 | Frank Tocha Maple Park (Kaneland) | RS | 21 5 | Rick Schairer Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | RS | 19 7 | Sara Rennie Pontiac | RS | 15 5 | Judy Johnson Addison (A. Trail) | R | 13 3 | Pat Pasko Aurora (East) | R | 14 12 | Susan Skelley Benton | R | 16 11 | Sally Niemeyer Bismarck (B.-Henning) | R | | Bloomington (Central Catholic | R | 11 10 | Jo Ann Bowers Buda (Western) | R | 16 1 | Deb Stetson Buffalo Grove | R | 17 10 | Ann Penstone Carbondale | R | | Carrollton | R | 22 6 | Marty Baker Carthage (Hancock Central) | R | 17 7 | Dick Biery Centralia | R | 17 5 | Ann Murray Chicago (Good Counsel) | R | | Chicago (Maria) | R | | Collinsville | R | | Crete (C.-Monee) | R | 22 4 | Jim Baranski Decatur (MacArthur) | R | 12 3 | Sharon Heise Downers Grove (South) | R | | Ouida Gabel Dundee | R | | Eldorado | R | | Elgin (Larkin) | R | | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | R | 12 12 | Marcia Gordon Freeport (H.S.) | R | 21 3 | Linda Hock Galena (H.S.) | R | | Joliet (East) | R | | Lansing (Thornton Fractional | R | | Lincoln | R | 23 1 | Don Fults London Mills (Spoon River Val | R | | Machesney Park (Harlem) | R | 14 6 | Jon Novak Minonk (M.-Dana-Rutland) | R | 11 5 | Donna Blair Moline (H.S.) | R | 12 7 | Dick Matter Morris | R | 14 9 | Newton | R | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | 15 8 | Mary Brown Paris | R | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | R | 15 11 | Mike Deines Payson (Seymour) | R | | Peoria (Richwoods) | R | | Rantoul | R | | Springfield (H.S.) | R | 14 10 | Kris Glintborg Stronghurst (Southern) | R | | Watseka | R | 9 10 | Marilyn Maurer Woodstock (H.S.) | R | | Chicago (Corliss) | | 20 5 | Narcissa Roberts
 1979-80 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Benton | RSUQ 1 | 25 6 | Sally Niemeyer Sidell (Jamaica) | RSUQ 2 | 23 2 | Mary Hannig Lemont (H.S.) | RSUQ 3 | 23 5 | William Bozue Carlinville | RSUQ 4 | 30 2 | Lou Stivers Bradford | RSUQ | 19 3 | Ellie Hanning London Mills (Spoon River Val | RSUQ | 23 1 | Dave Freeman Morrison | RSUQ | 20 8 | Kevin Burns Paxton | RSUQ | 24 5 | George Young Brimfield | RS | 19 6 | Terry Hart Casey | RS | 17 7 | Denny Throneburg Elmhurst (Immaculate Concepti | RS | 16 4 | Pam Levar Genoa (G.-Kingston) | RS | | Len Peterson Greenville | RS | 14 6 | Jim Moore Metropolis | RS | | Cindy Almendinger Monticello | RS | 23 5 | Tom Young Stronghurst (Southern) | RS | | Will Bavery Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | R | | Beardstown | R | | Bethany | R | | Bismarck (B.-Henning) | R | | Bloomington (Central Catholic | R | 15 8 | Jo Ann Bowers Bridgeport (Red Hill) | R | | Bunker Hill | R | | Cambridge | R | 20 2 | Carl Goff Carmi | R | 12 6 | Barry Lavay Carterville | R | | Carthage (Hancock Central) | R | 16 12 | Dick Biery Coulterville | R | | Dakota | R | | Eldorado | R | | Fithian (Oakwood) | R | 16 6 | Mike Waters Fulton (H.S.) | R | | Gardner (G.-South Wilmington) | R | 16 6 | Chuck McLain Havana | R | | Herscher | R | 7 10 | Larry Miller Kinmundy (K.-Alma) | R | 16 3 | David Powless Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.) | R | | Madison | R | | Melrose Park (Walther Luthera | R | | Monmouth (H.S.) | R | 15 9 | Gary Collins Mounds (Meridian) | R | | Mt. Morris | R | | Nashville | R | 18 4 | Mike Taylor Oakland | R | 18 4 | Rich Frances Orion | R | | Payson (Seymour) | R | | Petersburg (PORTA) | R | | Piper City (Ford Central) | R | 16 2 | John Sullivan Princeton | R | | Roanoke (R.-Benson) | R | | Saybrook (S.-Arrowsmith) | R | | Seneca | R | 12 12 | Rich Anderson South Beloit | R | | St. Charles (Valley Lutheran) | R | 14 6 | Larry Eichert Stockton | R | 12 6 | Cherith Larson Teutopolis | R | 17 4 | Wendy Hawnhorst Warsaw | R | | Watseka | R | 11 8 | Marilyn Maurer Wenona | R | | Westmont | R | | Wilmington | R | 20 6 | Don Roach Winchester | R | 18 10 | Gerry Daley Woodstock (Marian) | R | 10 8 | Mary Stoner Yorkville | R | |
 1979-80 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | RSUQ 1 | 31 0 | Earnest Riggins Chicago (Marshall) | PQ 2 | 30 3 | Dorothy Gaters Joliet (East) | RSUQ 3 | 30 3 | Bob Dwyer Buffalo Grove | RSUQ 4 | 24 7 | Tom Dineen Chicago (Maria) | RSUQ | 28 4 | Cindy Cole Northfield (Marillac) | RSUQ | 24 5 | Pat O'Connell Peoria (Richwoods) | RSUQ | 26 4 | Mary Kay Hungate Sterling (H.S.) | RSUQ | 26 3 | Sue Strong Belleville (West) | RS | 23 4 | Larry Betz Carpentersville (Crown) | RS | | Rich Bolinder Decatur (Lakeview) | RS | 16 7 | Brenda Clark Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | RS | 24 5 | Marcia Gordon Harvey (Thornton) | RS | 19 7 | Judy O'Brien Naperville (Central) | RS | | John Schaefer Skokie (Niles North) | RS | 21 5 | Marlys Taber Alton (Sr.) | R | | Antioch | R | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | R | 21 4 | Patrick Tuttle Aurora (West) | R | 20 4 | Ginny Hester Bartonville (Limestone) | R | 27 1 | John Gross Burbank (Reavis) | R | 18 5 | Carol Blount Carbondale | R | | Chicago (Luther North) | R | 18 6 | Jan Fisher Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | R | 14 11 | Marilyn Anderson Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | R | 15 12 | Tom Grimm Crystal Lake (Central) | R | 13 11 | Linda Brady Darien (Hinsdale South) | R | | DeKalb | R | | Elgin (H.S.) | R | 14 9 | Lee Turek Elmhurst (York) | R | 26 2 | Val Cothern Elmwood Park | R | | Freeport (H.S.) | R | 18 8 | Fred Klipp Hillside (Proviso West) | R | 18 7 | Dave Power Jacksonville (H.S.) | R | | Kewanee (H.S.) | R | 21 3 | Frank Tocha Libertyville | R | 24 5 | Tom Murphy Lincoln | R | 21 6 | Don Fults Lockport (Twp.) | R | | Machesney Park (Harlem) | R | 19 5 | Jon Novak Mattoon | R | 19 5 | Dwight Perry Minooka | R | 6 14 | S. Poole Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | R | 12 12 | Jean walker Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R | 23 3 | Sara Rennie Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | 9 3 | Mary Brown Orland Park (Sandburg) | R | | Ottawa (Twp.) | R | 8 13 | Marv Graunke Paris | R | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | R | | Pekin | R | | Peoria (H.S.) | R | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | R | 10 9 | Doris Hardy Schaumburg (H.S.) | R | 19 3 | Joe Breault Springfield (Southeast) | R | 17 5 | Nancy Stoops Waukegan (West) | R | 18 6 | Gene Head Wheaton (North) | R | | Wheaton (W.-Warrenville) | R | | Wilmette (Regina Dominican) | R | | Chicago (South Shore) | | | William Hutchinson