IHSA

Season Summaries

Scholastic Bowl

Last updated on November 10, 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).


 1986-87
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Quincy (Sr.) | S Q 1 | 61 3 | Beth Young Salem | S Q 2 | 50 7 | Kirby Phillips Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | S Q | 39 16 | Gene Kruse Burbank (Reavis) | S Q | 16 6 | Geri Janecyk Charleston | S Q | 24 8 | John Schmitz Clinton | S Q | 36 22 | James R. Adcock Downers Grove (South) | S Q | 10 1 | Barbara Grigsby Herrin (H.S.) | S Q | 24 11 | Anna Morris Normal (University) | S Q | 25 6 | Tom Holbrook Oneida (ROWVA) | S Q | 16 13 | Jeanne Harland Peoria (Woodruff) | S Q | 6 2 | Chuck Fabish Skokie (Niles North) | S Q | 13 3 | Richard Miya Springfield (Southeast) | S Q | 17 6 | Cathy Groesch St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S Q | 36 10 | Barbara Campbell Stillman Valley | S Q | 25 4 | Benjamin Lloyd Streator (Twp.) | S Q | 37 16 | Jerry Vandemark
 1987-88
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Quincy (Sr.) | S Q 1 | 53 3 | Beth Young Wheaton (Central) | S Q 2 | 20 2 | Mary Lou Tate Aledo | S Q | 22 20 | Paul Thielmann Byron | S Q | 31 11 | Carol Nauman Carlinville | S Q | 21 5 | Jim Fenton Charleston | S Q | 20 4 | Cindy Bezruki Decatur (St. Teresa) | S Q | 22 8 | Stephen Veach Farmington | S Q | 55 12 | Jack Small Joliet (Catholic Academy) | S Q | 35 9 | Daniel Puetz Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | S Q | 27 11 | Vance Beene Murphysboro | S Q | 43 10 | Gwen Roberts Normal (Community) | S Q | 26 14 | Todd Koehl Park Ridge (Maine East) | S Q | 35 7 | Jane Simmons Springfield (Southeast) | S Q | 18 10 | Cathy Groesch Streator (Twp.) | S Q | 34 14 | Jerry Vandemark Tinley Park (Andrew) | S Q | 20 4 | Roger Tracy
 1988-89
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Aurora (Illinois Math and Sci | S Q 1 | 40 3 | Phil Collins Breese (Central) | S Q 2 | 65 4 | Robert Pierce Carlinville | S Q | 31 4 | Jim Fenton Decatur (Eisenhower) | S Q | 27 14 | Julie Heiden Dixon (H.S.) | S Q | 13 6 | Carol Spraetz & Jane Weaver Evanston (Twp.) | S Q | 10 13 | Bruce Munro Farmington | S Q | 57 13 | Jack Small Joliet (Catholic Academy) | S Q | 30 8 | Br. Tom Murphy Naperville (Central) | S Q | 12 5 | Sherry Yarema Normal (University) | S Q | 25 15 | Tom Holbrook Palatine (Fremd) | S Q | 23 11 | Lucy Mueller Quincy (Sr.) | S Q | 54 5 | Beth Young Salem | S Q | 36 12 | Daphne Meyer Sullivan | S Q | 52 9 | Ken Johnson Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | S Q | 29 11 | Roma Smith Winnebago | S Q | 44 10 | Karen Niemeier
 1989-90
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Aurora (Illinois Math and Sci | S Q 1 | 9 0 | Dr. Bart Freihaut Joliet (Catholic Academy) | S Q 2 | 41 3 | Br. Tom Murphy Bloomington (H.S.) | S Q | 56 15 | Mike Gebhard Byron | S Q | 26 15 | Donna Pinson Carbondale | S Q | 32 13 | Brenda Berg Carlinville | S Q | 41 5 | Jim Fenton Decatur (St. Teresa) | S Q | 27 13 | John Burke Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | S Q | 29 4 | Will Oldaker Hanover (River Ridge) | S Q | 33 9 | Gerald Speer LaGrange (Lyons) | S Q | 23 8 | Hal Mulderink Princeton | S Q | 45 10 | Paul Ernst Springfield (Southeast) | S Q | 27 15 | Cathy Groesch Sullivan | S Q | 93 12 | Ken Johnson Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | S Q | 47 5 | Roma Smith Troy (Triad) | S Q | 25 6 | Robert Daiber Winnetka (New Trier) | S Q | 13 11 | David Dickman