IHSA

Season Summaries

Girls Bowling

Last updated on September 3, 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).


 1980-81
School Titles Pl W L T Coach DeKalb | Q 1 | | Gertrude Brigham Abingdon | Q 2 | | Evergreen Park | Q 3 | | Dixon (H.S.) | Q 4 | | Gurnee (Warren) | Q 5 | | Lemont (H.S.) | Q 6 | | Streamwood | Q 7 | | Lisle (Sr.) | Q 8 | 5 12 | Betty Poetker Aurora (West) | Q 9 | | East Moline (United) | Q 10 | | Arlington Heights (Forest Vie | Q | | Chicago (Hubbard) | Q | | Chicago (Lane) | Q | | Chicago (Steinmetz) | Q | | Chicago (Taft) | Q | | Colfax (Octavia) | Q | | Collinsville | Q | | Crete (C.-Monee) | Q | | Decatur (MacArthur) | Q | | Midlothian (Bremen) | Q | | Morris | Q | | Skokie (Niles West) | Q | | St. Charles (H.S.) | Q | | Wheeling | Q | |
 1981-82
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Dixon (H.S.) | D Q 1 | | Dave Berglund Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | D Q 2 | | DeKalb | D Q 3 | | Gurnee (Warren) | D Q 4 | | Morris | D Q 5 | | Canton | D Q 6 | | Aurora (West) | D Q 7 | | Evergreen Park | D Q 8 | | Buffalo Grove | D Q 9 | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D Q 10 | | Arlington Heights (Forest Vie | D Q | | Chicago (Kenwood) | Q | | Chicago (Lane) | Q | | Chicago (Taft) | PQ | | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Q | | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | D Q | | Collinsville | D Q | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | D Q | | Hampshire | D Q | | Hoffman Estates (Conant) | D Q | | Midlothian (Bremen) | D Q | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D Q | | Skokie (Niles West) | D Q | | South Holland (Thornwood) | D Q | |
 1982-83
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | S Q 1 | | Dave Seidler Dixon (H.S.) | S Q 2 | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | S Q 3 | | Aurora (West) | S Q 4 | | Sterling (H.S.) | Q 5 | | Bob Barber Morris | S Q 6 | | Abingdon | S Q 7 | | Gurnee (Warren) | S Q 8 | | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | S Q 9 | | DeKalb | S Q 10 | | Buffalo Grove | S Q | | Chicago (Clemente) | Q | | Chicago (Curie) | Q | | Chicago (Kennedy) | PQ | | Chicago (Steinmetz) | Q | | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | S Q | | Collinsville | S Q | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | S Q | | Decatur (MacArthur) | S Q | | Dolton (Thornridge) | Q | | Elgin (Larkin) | S Q | | Oak Lawn (Richards) | S Q | | Park Forest (Rich East) | Q | 8 0 | Lori Grove Skokie (Niles West) | S Q | |
 1983-84
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | S Q 1 | | Dave Seidler Rock Island (H.S.) | S Q 2 | | Burbank (Reavis) | S Q 3 | | Sterling (H.S.) | S Q 4 | | Bob Barber Buffalo Grove | S Q 5 | | Palatine (H.S.) | S Q 6 | | Abingdon | S Q 7 | | Antioch | S Q 8 | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | S Q 9 | | Elgin (Larkin) | S Q 10 | | Bensenville (Fenton) | S Q | | Chicago (Julian) | Q | | Chicago (Kennedy) | PQ | | Chicago (Steinmetz) | Q | | Chicago (Taft) | Q | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | S Q | | DeKalb | S Q | | Dolton (Thornridge) | S Q | | Gillespie | S Q | | Hoffman Estates (Conant) | Q | | Lisle (Sr.) | S Q | 24 8 | Betty Poetker Morris | S Q | | Park Forest (Rich East) | Q | 6 2 | Mark Zaban Schaumburg (H.S.) | Q | |
 1984-85
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Bensenville (Fenton) | S Q 1 | | Al Ostrowski Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | S Q 2 | | Buffalo Grove | Q 3 | | Morris | S Q 4 | | Dixon (H.S.) | S Q 5 | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | S Q 6 | | DeKalb | S Q 7 | | Burbank (Reavis) | S Q 8 | | Aurora (West) | S Q 9 | | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | S Q 10 | | Antioch | S Q | | Chicago (Curie) | PQ | | Chicago (Kennedy) | Q | | Chicago (Lane) | Q | | Chicago (Taft) | Q | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | S Q | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | S Q | | Decatur (MacArthur) | S Q | | Downers Grove (North) | S Q | | Elgin (Larkin) | Q | | Gillespie | S Q | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S Q | | Rolling Meadows | S Q | | Roselle (Lake Park) | Q | 33 15 | Larry Dunn
 1985-86
School Titles Pl W L T Coach DeKalb | S Q 1 | | Gertrude Brigham Morris | S Q 2 | | Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | S Q 3 | | Oak Lawn (Richards) | S Q 4 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S Q 5 | | Lockport (Twp.) | S Q 6 | | Gillespie | S Q 7 | | Roselle (Lake Park) | Q 8 | 40 8 | Larry Dunn Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | S Q 9 | | Bensenville (Fenton) | S Q 10 | | Elgin (H.S.) | S Q 24 | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | Q | | Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) | S Q | | Chicago (C. Vocational) | Q | | Chicago (Kennedy) | Q | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ | | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Q | | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | S Q | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | S Q | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | S Q | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | S Q | | Gurnee (Warren) | S Q | | Oswego (H.S.) | Q | | Ron May Palatine (H.S.) | S Q | |
 1986-87
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Roselle (Lake Park) | S Q 1 | 38 10 | Larry Dunn Sterling (H.S.) | S Q 2 | | Bob Barber Morris | S Q 3 | | Lockport (Twp.) | S Q 4 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | Q 5 | | Hoffman Estates (Conant) | Q 6 | | Abingdon | S Q 7 | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | S Q 8 | | DeKalb | S Q 9 | | Burbank (Reavis) | S Q 10 | | Antioch | S Q | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | Q | | Chicago (C. Vocational) | Q | | Chicago (Kennedy) | Q | | Chicago (Von Steuben) | Q | | Chicago (Whitney Young) | PQ | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | S Q | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | S Q | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | S Q | | Elgin (Larkin) | S Q | | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | S Q | | Gillespie | S Q | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | S Q | | South Holland (Thornwood) | Q | |
 1987-88
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Bensenville (Fenton) | S Q 1 | | Al Ostrowski Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | S Q 2 | | Burbank (Reavis) | S Q 3 | | Lockport (Twp.) | S Q 4 | | Lansing (Thornton Fractional | S Q 5 | | Sterling (H.S.) | S Q 6 | | Bob Barber Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | Q 7 | | Abingdon | S Q 8 | | DeKalb | Q 9 | | Morris | S Q 10 | | Antioch | S Q | | Aurora (East) | S Q | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | S Q | | Chicago (C. Vocational) | Q | | Chicago (Julian) | Q | | Chicago (Kennedy) | PQ | | Chicago (Kenwood) | Q | | Chicago (Luther North) | S Q | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | S Q | | Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyd | Q | | Hoffman Estates (Conant) | Q | | Kewanee (H.S.) | S Q | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | S Q | | Streamwood | S Q | |
 1988-89
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Bensenville (Fenton) | Q 1 | | Al Ostrowski Burbank (Reavis) | S Q 2 | | Aurora (West) | S Q 3 | | Dixon (H.S.) | S Q 4 | | Abingdon | S Q 5 | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | S Q 6 | | Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyd | S Q 7 | | Lansing (Thornton Fractional | Q 8 | | Streamwood | S Q 9 | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | S Q 10 | | Antioch | S Q | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | S Q | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | S Q | | Chicago (C. Vocational) | PQ | | Chicago (Kennedy) | Q | 11 1 | Charles Sims Chicago (Kenwood) | Q | | Chicago (Von Steuben) | Q | | Dolton (Thornridge) | S Q | | Elgin (H.S.) | S Q | | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | Q | | Lemont (H.S.) | S Q | | Oswego (H.S.) | S Q | | Ron May Rock Island (H.S.) | S Q | | Sterling (H.S.) | Q | | Bob Barber
 1989-90
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Lansing (Thornton Fractional | Q 1 | | Bill Beckwith East Moline (United) | S Q 2 | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | S Q 3 | | Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | S Q 4 | | Streamwood | S Q 5 | | Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyd | S Q 6 | | Sycamore | S Q 7 | 11 2 | Cheryl Maness Aurora (West) | S Q 8 | | Lockport (Twp.) | S Q 9 | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | S Q 10 | | Antioch | S Q | | Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) | S Q | | Chicago (Bogan) | PQ | | Chicago (C. Vocational) | Q | | Chicago (Hyde Park) | Q | | Chicago (Kennedy) | Q | | Downers Grove (South) | S Q | | Galesburg (H.S.) | Q | | Morris | S Q | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | S Q | | Palatine (H.S.) | S Q | | Peotone | S Q | | Roselle (Lake Park) | Q | 22 26 | Larry Dunn Schaumburg (H.S.) | Q | |