IHSA

Season Summaries

Girls Softball

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).


 1975-76
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Richton Park (Rich South) | RS Q 1 | 22 1 | Janet Grzetich Tremont | RS Q 2 | 15 4 | Bonnie Yocum Barrington | RS Q | 19 2 | Pam Devins Canton | RS Q | 16 1 | Ruth Klehm Cicero (Morton East) | RS Q | 11 3 | Fran Balla Downers Grove (South) | RS Q | 15 1 | Gretchen (Doss) Sauer Herrin (H.S.) | RS Q | 14 5 | Ann (Miller) Mayes Machesney Park (Harlem) | RS Q | 11 1 | Sharon Hendrix Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | R | | Shirley Davis Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | | Cahokia (H.S.) | R | 12 1 | Becky Bruhn Campbell Hill (Trico) | R | | Champaign (Central) | R | | Fox Lake (Grant) | R | | Genoa (G.-Kingston) | R | | Gurnee (Warren) | R | | Hillside (Proviso West) | R | | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | R | 12 1 | D. Korda Joliet (West) | R | | LaHarpe | R | | Naperville (Central) | R | | Oak Lawn (Community) | R | | Joyce Icenogle Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | | Pearl City | R | | Peoria (Richwoods) | R | 12 4 | Melinda Fisher Pontiac | R | | Quincy (Notre Dame) | R | 14 2 | Bill Starkey Rantoul | R | | Rushville | R | | Skokie (Niles West) | R | 9 1 | Leanne Herren South Holland (Thornwood) | R | 13 2 | Pat Adcock Winnetka (New Trier East) | R | 7 4 | Darlene Kluka
 1976-77
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Cahokia (H.S.) | RS Q 1 | 19 0 | Teresa (Burris) Arnold Richton Park (Rich South) | RS Q 2 | 17 7 | Janet Grzetich Deerfield | RS Q | 11 2 | Lois Pettinger Herrin (H.S.) | RS Q | 18 2 | Ann (Miller) Mayes Joliet (West) | RS Q | 19 4 | Jo Streit Quincy (Sr.) | RS Q | 25 2 | John Koscielski Washington | RS Q | 16 3 | Jan Smith Winnetka (New Trier East) | RS Q | 15 2 | Darlene Kluka Algonquin (Jacobs) | R | | Alton (Sr.) | R | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | R | | Canton | R | | Champaign (Centennial) | R | 3 4 | Goudie Cicero (Morton East) | R | 13 2 | Fran Balla Downers Grove (South) | R | 12 4 | Gretchen (Doss) Sauer Fox Lake (Grant) | R | | Havana | R | | Mascoutah | R | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | R | 15 2 | Nancy Dallia Naperville (Central) | R | | Oswego (H.S.) | R | 10 3 | Becky Hejtmanek Palestine | R | | Palos Hills (Stagg) | R | | Pekin | R | 14 3 | LaDonna Hurley Pontiac | R | | Red Bud | R | | Rock Island (Alleman) | R | 9 5 | Karen Wilson Rosiclare | R | | South Holland (Thornwood) | R | 16 5 | Pat Adcock Sycamore | R | 17 1 | Mark Pelczarski Wenona | R | |
 1977-78
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Quincy (Sr.) | RS Q 1 | 21 4 | John Koscielski Winnetka (New Trier East) | RS Q 2 | 18 4 | Jack Benson Cahokia (H.S.) | RS Q | 18 4 | Teresa (Burris) Arnold Evergreen Park | RS Q | 17 5 | Marilyn Wax Fairfield | RS Q | 9 4 1 | Peggy M. Durst Genoa (G.-Kingston) | RS Q | 13 4 | Lenny Peterson Joliet (West) | RS Q | 20 2 | Jo Streit Metamora | RS Q | 10 7 | Debra Nowicki Bartonville (Limestone) | R | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | | Canton | R | | East Peoria | R | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | R | 17 3 | Mary Kay Hytur LaGrange (Lyons) | R | | Libertyville | R | 18 3 | Linda Delano Monticello | R | | Naperville (North) | R | 6 12 | Joan Callaway Palatine (Fremd) | R | | Red Bud | R | | Rock Island (H.S.) | R | | Skokie (Niles West) | R | 14 1 | Leanne Herren South Holland (Thornwood) | R | 13 11 | Gary Lagesse Tamms (Egyptian) | R | 20 10 | Cheryl Bean Bunge Warsaw | R | | Zeigler (Z.-Royalton) | R | |
 1978-79
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Cahokia (H.S.) | RS Q 1 | 23 0 | Teresa (Burris) Arnold Machesney Park (Harlem) | RS Q 2 | 19 3 | Sharon Hendrix Casey | RS Q | 10 2 | Denny Throneburg Champaign (Central) | RS Q | 17 1 | Nancy Peterson Downers Grove (North) | RS Q | 11 8 | June Miller LaGrange (Lyons) | RS Q | 18 1 | Jane Jacobs Peoria (Academy of Our Lady) | RS Q | 14 7 | Mickey Shallau Skokie (Niles West) | RS Q | 16 1 | Leanne Herren Antioch | R | | Aurora (East) | R | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | | Buffalo Grove | R | 14 11 | Paula VonGerichton Carbondale | R | | Dolton (Thornridge) | R | | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | R | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | R | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | R | 17 4 | Jodi Martin LaSalle (L.-Peru) | R | | Mascoutah | R | | McLeansboro | R | | Midlothian (Bremen) | R | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | R | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | | Pekin | R | 15 5 | LaDonna Hurley Pontiac | R | | Quincy (Notre Dame) | R | 16 5 | Bill Starkey Rock Island (H.S.) | R | | Salem | R | |
 1979-80
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Machesney Park (Harlem) | RS Q 1 | 25 0 | Sharon Hendrix Herrin (H.S.) | RS Q 2 | 22 1 | Bruce Jilek Bartonville (Limestone) | RS Q | 22 2 | Lou Dobrydnia Cahokia (H.S.) | RS Q | 26 5 | Teresa (Burris) Arnold Downers Grove (South) | RS Q | 21 2 | Gretchen (Doss) Sauer Gurnee (Warren) | RS Q | 23 4 | Chris Woodard Lockport (Twp.) | RS Q | 21 6 | Barb Burk Washington | RS Q | 23 3 | Jan Smith Bloomington (H.S.) | R | | Breese (Central) | R | | Diane Marsh Casey | R | 19 2 | Denny Throneburg Champaign (Central) | R | | Chicago (Luther South) | R | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | R | 18 4 | Paul Loparco Edwardsville (H.S.) | R | 18 7 | Mary Kay Hytur Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | R | | Evergreen Park | R | 19 5 | Marilyn Wax Hoffman Estates (Conant) | R | 14 6 | Barb Bostian McHenry | R | | McLeansboro | R | | Quincy (Notre Dame) | R | 23 2 | Bill Starkey Rock Island (H.S.) | R | | Springfield (Lanphier) | R | | Streator (Twp.) | R | | Warsaw | R | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | R | 19 4 | Jack Benson