IHSA

Season Summaries

Speech Sweepstakes

Last updated on April 25, 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).


 1960-61
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Lansing (Thornton Fractional | 1 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | 2 | | Evanston (Twp.) | 3 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | 4 | | Northbrook (Glenbrook) | 5 | | Sterling (H.S.) | 5 | | Galesburg (H.S.) | 7 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | 8 | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | 8 | | DeKalb | 10 | | Lincoln | 10 | | Monticello | 10 | | Peoria (H.S.) | 10 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | 10 | |
 1961-62
School Titles Pl W L T Coach North Chicago | 1 | | Winnetka (New Trier) | 2 | | Clifton (Central) | 3 | | Northbrook (Glenbrook) | 3 | | Park Forest (Rich East) | 5 | | Pekin | 5 | | Galesburg (H.S.) | 7 | | Highland Park | 7 | | Naperville (H.S.) | 7 | | Mascoutah | 10 | |
 1962-63
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Pekin | 1 | | Lansing (Thornton Fractional | 2 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | 3 | | Waukegan (H.S.) | 4 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | 5 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | 5 | | Carbondale (University) | 7 | | Evanston (Twp.) | 8 | | Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | 8 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | 10 | |
 1963-64
School Titles Pl W L T Coach DuQuoin (H.S.) | 1 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | 1 | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | 3 | | Pekin | 4 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | 5 | | East Peoria | 6 | | Lansing (Thornton Fractional | 7 | | Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | 7 | | Champaign (H.S.) | 9 | | Chicago (St. Patrick) | 9 | |
 1964-65
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Peoria (Richwoods) | 1 | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | 2 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | 3 | | Lincoln | 4 | | Mascoutah | 4 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | 4 | | Lansing (Thornton Fractional | 7 | | Park Forest (Rich East) | 7 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | 9 | | Normal (University) | 10 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | 10 | |
 1965-66
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Peoria (Woodruff) | 1 | | Pekin | 2 | | Joliet (West) | 3 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | 3 | | Park Forest (Rich East) | 5 | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | 6 | | Highland Park | 7 | | Aurora (East) | 8 | | Macomb (Western) | 8 | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | 8 | | Ottawa (Twp.) | 8 | |
 1966-67
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Peoria (Richwoods) | 1 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | 2 | | Park Forest (Rich East) | 3 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | 3 | | Evanston (Twp.) | 5 | | Lansing (Thornton Fractional | 6 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | 6 | | East Peoria | 8 | | Wheaton (Central) | 9 | | North Chicago | 10 | | Rockford (West) | 10 | |
 1967-68
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Dolton (Thornridge) | 1 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | 1 | | Evanston (Twp.) | 3 | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | 3 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | 5 | | Harvey (Thornton) | 6 | | Pekin | 6 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | 6 | | Wheeling | 6 | | Park Forest (Rich East) | 10 | |
 1968-69
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | 1 | | Bensenville (Fenton) | 2 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | 2 | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | 4 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | 4 | | Northfield (New Trier West) | 4 | | Wheaton (Central) | 4 | | Highland Park | 8 | | Berwyn (Morton West) | 9 | | Chicago (St. Ignatius) | 9 | |
 1969-70
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Dolton (Thornridge) | 1 | | Northfield (New Trier West) | 2 | | Wheaton (Central) | 3 | | Palatine (Fremd) | 4 | | Park Forest (Rich East) | 4 | | Pekin | 4 | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | 7 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | 7 | | Evanston (Twp.) | 9 | | Harvey (Thornton) | 10 | |