IHSA

Season Summaries

Group Interpretation

Last updated on December 1, 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 Harvey (Thornton) | Q 1 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | Q 2 | | Lincoln | Q 3 | | Highland Park | Q 4 | | Rochelle | Q 5 | | Belleville (West) | Q 6 | | Carbondale | Q 7 | | Berwyn (Morton West) | Q 8 | | Wheaton (W.-Warrenville) | Q 9 | | Stanford (Olympia) | Q 10 | | Bensenville (Fenton) | Q | | Crystal Lake (Central) | Q | |
 1981-82
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Wheaton (Central) | Q 1 | | Crystal Lake (Central) | D S Q 2 | | North Chicago | Q 3 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | S Q 4 | | Roselle (Lake Park) | D S Q 5 | | Larry Studt Buffalo Grove | D S Q 6 | | Tremont | D S Q 7 | | Belleville (West) | Q 8 | | Harvey (Thornton) | Q 9 | | Pekin | D Q 10 | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | D S Q | | Geneseo (Darnall) | D Q | | Aurora (East) | D | | Benton | D | | Pam Kimball Cicero (Morton East) | D | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | D | | Dolton (Thornridge) | D | | Downers Grove (South) | D | | Jon Hires & Jan Heiteen Granite City (South) | D | | Highland Park | D | | Normal (Community) | D | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | D | |
 1982-83
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Harvey (Thornton) | Q 1 | | Lansing (Thornton Fractional | R Q 2 | | Normal (University) | RS Q 3 | | Crystal Lake (Central) | Q 4 | | Tinley Park (Andrew) | RS Q 5 | | Pekin | R Q 6 | | Belleville (West) | R Q 7 | | Carbondale | RS Q 8 | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | Q 9 | | Rochelle | R Q 10 | | Benton | Q | | Wheaton (Central) | RS Q | | Charleston | R | | North Chicago | R | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | | Yorkville | R | |
 1983-84
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Palos Heights (Shepard) | RS Q 1 | | Normal (University) | RS Q 2 | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | S Q 3 | | Chuck Dribin Lansing (Thornton Fractional | Q 4 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | R Q 5 | | Downers Grove (South) | Q 6 | | Jon Hires & Jan Heiteen Peoria (Woodruff) | R Q 7 | | Pekin | Q 8 | | Lincoln | S Q 9 | | Roselle (Lake Park) | R Q 10 | | Larry Studt Charleston | Q | | Cicero (Morton East) | Q | | Benton | R | | Crystal Lake (Central) | R | | Harvey (Thornton) | R | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | | Rochelle | R | | Sycamore | R | |
 1984-85
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Carbondale | S Q 1 | | Palos Heights (Shepard) | S Q 2 | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | S Q 3 | | Downers Grove (South) | Q 4 | | Jon Hires & Jan Heiteen East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Q 5 | | Tremont | S Q 6 | | Lincoln | Q 7 | | Roselle (Lake Park) | Q 8 | | Larry Studt Danville (H.S.) | Q 9 | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Q 10 | | Belleville (East) | Q | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | Q | |
 1985-86
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Pekin | S Q 1 | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | S Q 2 | | Chuck Dribin Lansing (Thornton Fractional | Q 3 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | Q 4 | | Tinley Park (Andrew) | S Q 5 | | Roselle (Lake Park) | Q 6 | | Larry Studt Normal (University) | Q 7 | | Carbondale | Q 8 | | Charleston | Q 9 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S Q 10 | | Geneseo (Darnall) | Q | |
 1986-87
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S Q 1 | | South Holland (Thornwood) | Q 2 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | Q 3 | | Downers Grove (South) | S Q 4 | | Jon Hires & Jan Heiteen Des Plaines (Maine West) | Q 5 | | Tinley Park (Andrew) | Q 6 | | Pekin | S Q 7 | | Carbondale | S Q 8 | | Wheaton (Central) | Q 9 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | Q 10 | | Charleston | Q | | Peoria (Woodruff) | Q | |
 1987-88
School Titles Pl W L T Coach South Holland (Thornwood) | S Q 1 | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | Q 2 | | Chuck Dribin Tinley Park (H.S.) | Q 3 | | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | Q 4 | | Lansing (Thornton Fractional | Q 5 | | Wheaton (Central) | S Q 6 | | Lincoln | Q 7 | | Pekin | RS Q 8 | | Geneseo (Darnall) | R Q 9 | | Charleston | Q 10 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | Q | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | S Q | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | R | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | R | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | R | | Ottawa (Twp.) | R | | Tinley Park (Andrew) | R | | Tremont | R | |
 1988-89
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Peoria (Richwoods) | S Q 1 | | Harvey (Thornton) | RS Q 2 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q 3 | | South Holland (Thornwood) | R Q 4 | | Downers Grove (South) | Q 5 | | Jon Hires & Jan Heiteen Pekin | R Q 6 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | Q 7 | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | RS Q 8 | | Chuck Dribin Lincoln | Q 9 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | Q 10 | | Carbondale | S Q | | Charleston | Q | | Decatur (MacArthur) | R | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | R | | Geneseo (Darnall) | R | | Oak Forest | R | | Wheaton (Central) | R | |
 1989-90
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Lansing (Thornton Fractional | Q 1 | | South Holland (Thornwood) | S Q 2 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | Q 3 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q 4 | | Palos Heights (Shepard) | Q 5 | | Downers Grove (South) | S Q 6 | | Jon Hires & Jan Heiteen Benton | Q | | Bloomington (H.S.) | Q | | Charleston | S Q | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | Q | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Q | | Geneseo (Darnall) | S Q | | Lincoln | S Q | | Palatine (Fremd) | Q | | Pekin | Q | | Peoria (Woodruff) | Q | | Roselle (Lake Park) | Q | | Larry Studt Wheaton (Central) | S Q | |