IHSA

Season Summaries

Scholastic Bowl

Last updated on September 24, 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).


 2000-01 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Warrensburg (W.-Latham) | RS Q 1 | 47 3 | John Burke Carlinville | RS Q 2 | 42 8 | Jim Fenton Effingham (St. Anthony) | RS Q 3 | 26 5 | Janet Kennedy Sullivan | RS Q 4 | 26 13 | Toby Bolsen Carterville | RS Q | 30 5 | Brenda Bratcher Chicago (Latin) | RS Q | 64 17 | Philip Blessman Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.) | RS Q | 15 6 | Glenn Robbins Winnebago | RS Q | 25 17 | Karen Neimeier
 2000-01 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Aurora (Illinois Math and Sci | RS Q 1 | 23 4 | Julia Darnton Wheaton (North) | RS Q 2 | 54 16 | Susan Martin Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | RS Q 3 | 73 14 | Bruce Fitzgerald Oak Park (Fenwick) | RS Q 4 | 54 16 | Tom Draski New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | RS Q | 54 15 | Mark Cohen Normal (Community) | RS Q | 28 11 | John Bergmann Rockford (Boylan) | RS Q | 55 16 | Joanne Meyer Salem | RS Q | 51 3 | Joan Bazzetta
 2001-02 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Latin) | RS Q 1 | 61 5 | Emily Warren & Renhee Alberico Carterville | RS Q 2 | 39 5 | Brenda Bratcher Normal (University) | RS Q 3 | 57 10 | Tom Holbrook Pleasant Plains | RS Q 4 | 27 8 | Rodney Helle Cuba | RS Q | 30 10 | Kathy Smysor Fairfield | RS Q | 43 18 | Linda Monge Stillman Valley | RS Q | 56 12 | Christine Beem Tolono (Unity) | RS Q | 28 10 | Diana Herriott & Carol Buriak
 2001-02 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Wheaton (North) | RS Q 1 | 63 7 | Susan Martin Hinsdale (Central) | RS Q 2 | 20 4 | Donna Watkins Winnetka (New Trier) | RS Q 3 | 53 8 | David Reinstein & Carolyn Gerhardt Rockford (Auburn) | RS Q 4 | 78 27 | Linda J. Greene Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | RS Q | 51 7 | Robert Girsch, Jr. Granite City | RS Q | 27 7 | Amy Hildebrand Libertyville | RS Q | 38 10 | Kristi Robertson Springfield (Southeast) | RS Q | 62 6 | Larry Zobrist
 2002-03 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Stillman Valley | RS Q 1 | 65 6 | Christine Beem Carlinville | RS Q 2 | 36 6 | Jim Fenton Chicago (Latin) | RS Q 3 | 0 0 | Emily Warren & Stephanie Stephens Waterloo (Gibault) | RS Q 4 | 20 6 | Sr. Elaine Freund Dunlap | RS Q | 34 9 | Aaron Barrington Mt. Carmel | RS Q | 41 10 | Mike Glover Normal (University) | RS Q | 51 15 | Tom Holbrook Petersburg (PORTA) | RS Q | 30 15 | Angela Starr Addison (Driscoll) | R | | Bloomington (Central Catholic | R | | Bunker Hill | R | 42 6 | Cynthia Albrecht Carterville | R | | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | R | | Fairfield | R | | Glasford (Illini Bluffs) | R | | Macomb | R | 24 3 | Suellyn Rieckelman Monmouth (H.S.) | R | | Nashville | R | | Pawnee | R | 11 13 | Jeremiah Auble Pecatonica | R | | Peotone | R | | Pittsfield | R | | Princeton | R | | Roanoke (R.-Benson) | R | | Robinson | R | | Rossville (R.-Alvin) | R | 34 10 | Christina Tracy Sandwich | R | | Stanford (Olympia) | R | | Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) | R | | Sullivan | R | | Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | R | 53 11 | Jon Lehtola Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | R | |
 2002-03 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Wheaton (North) | RS Q 1 | 81 5 | Susan Martin Rockford (Auburn) | RS Q 2 | 74 17 | Linda J. Greene Winnetka (New Trier) | RS Q 3 | 64 10 | David Reinstein & Carolyn Gerhardt LaGrange (Lyons) | RS Q 4 | 27 5 | Hal Mulderink Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | RS Q | 60 14 | Mark Cohen Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | RS Q | 59 15 | Bruce Fitzgerald Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | RS Q | | Eric Potter Springfield (Sacred Heart-Gri | RS Q | 21 16 | Sarah Roll Alton (Sr.) | R | | Bloomington (H.S.) | R | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | 50 6 | Barbara Amster Carbondale | R | | Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | R | | Chicago (Marist) | R | | Downers Grove (North) | R | | Galesburg (H.S.) | R | | Joliet (Twp.) | R | | Libertyville | R | 41 11 | Kristi Robertson Mascoutah | R | | Moline (H.S.) | R | | Naperville (Central) | R | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Centra | R | | Niles (Notre Dame) | R | | Oak Lawn (Richards) | R | | Oak Park (Fenwick) | R | 42 19 | Tom Draski Palatine (Fremd) | R | 33 16 | Kevin Palmer Park Ridge (Maine East) | R | 37 8 | Dennis Wyatt Peoria (Notre Dame) | R | | Rockford (Boylan) | R | | Rockford (Guilford) | R | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | R | | Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | R | |
 2003-04 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Latin) | RS Q 1 | 54 13 | Emily Warren & Nicholas Fossland Carterville | RS Q 2 | 54 7 | Mary Jo Osborn Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | RS Q 3 | 51 6 | Jon Lehtola Galena (H.S.) | RS Q 4 | 31 9 | Ron Jenkins Bunker Hill | RS Q | 40 7 | Cynthia Albrecht Fairfield | RS Q | 45 14 | Tammy Austin Glasford (Illini Bluffs) | RS Q | 27 9 | Carol Chasteen & Gavin Graham Riverton | RS Q | 28 12 | Lisa Campbell Albion (Edwards County) | R | | Bloomington (Central Catholic | R | | Breese (Mater Dei) | R | | Farina (South Central) | R | | Farmington | R | | Freeburg | R | | Lisle (Sr.) | R | | Litchfield | R | | Macomb | R | | Macon (Meridian) | R | | Monmouth (H.S.) | R | | Paris | R | | Peoria Heights | R | 49 26 | Jeff Vallosio Pittsfield | R | | Pleasant Plains | R | | Princeton | R | | Rossville (R.-Alvin) | R | 33 4 | Christina Tracy Seneca | R | | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | R | | Stillman Valley | R | | Teutopolis | R | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | R | | Winnebago | R | | Woodstock (Marian) | R | 13 10 | Glenn Pinnau
 2003-04 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Wheaton (North) | RS Q 1 | 95 1 | Susan Martin Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | RS Q 2 | 59 14 | Bruce Fitzgerald Rockford (Auburn) | RS Q 3 | 87 12 | Linda J. Greene Oak Park (Fenwick) | RS Q 4 | 49 18 | Tom Draski Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | RS Q | 55 19 | Barbara Amster Decatur (MacArthur) | RS Q | | Thomas Durbin Deerfield | RS Q | 17 4 | Martin Esgar Morton | RS Q | 40 9 | William Beaird Alton (Sr.) | R | | Aurora (Illinois Math and Sci | R | | Bloomington (H.S.) | R | | Buffalo Grove | R | | Carbondale | R | | Chicago (Marist) | R | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | R | | Crystal Lake (Central) | R | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | R | | Michael Sacks Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | R | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | R | | Hinsdale (Central) | R | | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | R | | LaGrange (Lyons) | R | | Libertyville | R | 37 10 | Kristi Robertson Lincoln | R | | Moline (H.S.) | R | | Mt. Zion | R | | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | R | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Centra | R | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | R | 44 28 | Tom Egan Rockford (Boylan) | R | | Sterling (H.S.) | R | | Winnetka (New Trier) | R | |
 2004-05 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Latin) | RS Q 1 | 33 3 | Jonathan Legendre Eureka | RS Q 2 | 28 11 | Deb Blunier Decatur (St. Teresa) | RS Q 3 | 32 6 | Heather McKay Alton (Marquette) | RS Q 4 | 26 3 | Cathy McGarrahan Nashville | RS Q | 24 12 | Haeli Williamson & Judy Johnson Port Byron (Riverdale) | RS Q | 40 12 | James R. Campbell Toledo (Cumberland) | RS Q | 23 16 | Bob Blade Woodstock (Marian) | RS Q | 12 3 | Glenn Pinnau Byron | R | | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | R | | Coal City | R | | Decatur (D. Lutheran) | R | | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | R | | Evanston (Roycemore) | R | | Fairfield | R | | Galena (H.S.) | R | | Herrin (H.S.) | R | | Hillsboro | R | | Litchfield | R | | Macomb | R | | Macon (Meridian) | R | | Marion (Crab Orchard) | R | | Metropolis (Massac County) | R | | Monmouth (H.S.) | R | | Neoga | R | | Patoka | R | | Peoria (P. Christian) | R | | Pittsfield | R | | Roanoke (R.-Benson) | R | | Rochester | R | | Rock Falls | R | | Winnebago | R | |
 2004-05 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | RS Q 1 | 76 11 | Bruce Fitzgerald Wheaton (North) | RS Q 2 | 74 9 | Susan Martin Rockford (Auburn) | RS Q 3 | 89 7 | Linda J. Greene Deerfield | RS Q 4 | 20 4 | Martin Esgar Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | RS Q | 25 12 | Barbara Amster Carbondale | RS Q | 44 10 | Sharon Lorinskas Morton | RS Q | 52 6 | William Beaird Oak Park (Fenwick) | RS Q | 52 15 | Tom Draski Aurora (Illinois Math and Sci | R | | Bloomington (H.S.) | R | | Buffalo Grove | R | | Chatham (Glenwood) | R | 57 20 | Dale Boyd Chicago (Marist) | R | | Chicago (Von Steuben) | R | | Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) | R | | Crystal Lake (South) | R | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | R | | Decatur (MacArthur) | R | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | R | | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | R | | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | R | | LaGrange (Lyons) | R | | Lincoln | R | | Lockport (Twp.) | R | | Naperville (North) | R | | Normal (Community West) | R | | Palatine (Fremd) | R | 58 4 | Kevin Palmer Rockton (Hononegah) | R | | Springfield (H.S.) | R | 40 13 | Dave Adkins Wheaton (W. Warrenville South | R | | Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | R | | Winnetka (New Trier) | R | |
 2005-06 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Latin) | RS Q 1 | 42 11 | Matthew Bardoe Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | RS Q 2 | 51 18 | David H. Lawson Winnebago | RS Q 3 | 71 20 | Karen A. Niemeier Decatur (D. Lutheran) | RS Q 4 | 35 5 | Ann Ryherd Alton (Marquette) | RS Q | 30 7 | Cathy McGarrahan Columbia | RS Q | 15 4 | Meridith Lucas Fairfield | RS Q | 55 10 | Tammy Austin Macomb | RS Q | 31 8 | Suellyn Rieckelman Albion (Edwards County) | R | | Beardstown | R | | Beecher | R | | Larry Schwarberg Byron | R | | Carthage | R | | Dianne Bollin Cullom (Tri-Point) | R | | Decatur (St. Teresa) | R | | Eureka | R | 35 15 | Joan Herron Galena (H.S.) | R | | Herrin (H.S.) | R | | Kewanee (Wethersfield) | R | 31 8 | Jay Hagaman Lisle (Sr.) | R | | Litchfield | R | | Morrison | R | | Paris | R | | Peoria Heights | R | 73 13 | Jeff Vallosio Peru (St. Bede) | R | | Pleasant Plains | R | | Krista Crossland Sidell (Jamaica) | R | | Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | R | | Teutopolis | R | | Tuscola | R | | Waterloo (Gibault) | R | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | R | |
 2005-06 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Palatine (Fremd) | RS Q 1 | 62 4 | Kevin Palmer Carbondale | RS Q 2 | 62 10 | Sharon Lorinskas Rockford (Auburn) | RS Q 3 | 86 5 | Linda Greene Wheaton (North) | RS Q 4 | 76 11 | Susan Martin Bloomington (H.S.) | RS Q | 87 8 | Debbie Voorhees Downers Grove (South) | RS Q | 12 7 | Jim Crider Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | RS Q | 36 27 | Michael Sacks Winnetka (New Trier) | RS Q | 71 22 | David Reinstein Belleville (Althoff) | R | | Bolingbrook | R | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | | Breese (Mater Dei) | R | | Chatham (Glenwood) | R | 28 18 | Dale Boyd Chicago (Marist) | R | | Crystal Lake (South) | R | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | R | | Deerfield | R | | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | R | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | R | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | R | | Libertyville | R | 33 10 | Kristi Robertson Maple Park (Kaneland) | R | | Mundelein (Carmel) | R | 35 12 | Brian Mellon Naperville (Central) | R | | Naperville (North) | R | | Oak Park (Fenwick) | R | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | | Rantoul | R | | Rockford (Boylan) | R | | Springfield (H.S.) | R | 52 13 | Dave Adkins Vernon Hills | R | | Washington | R | |
 2006-07 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Decatur (D. Lutheran) | RS Q 1 | | Columbia | RS Q 2 | | Petersburg (PORTA) | RS Q 3 | | Chicago (Latin) | RS Q 4 | | Beardstown | RS Q | | Fairfield | RS Q | | Macomb | RS Q | | Morrison | RS Q | | Beecher | R | | Larry Schwarberg Benton | R | | Byron | R | | Camp Point (Central) | R | | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | R | | Effingham (St. Anthony) | R | | Farina (South Central) | R | | Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) | R | | Herrin (H.S.) | R | | Herscher | R | | Hillsboro | R | | Kewanee (Wethersfield) | R | | Litchfield | R | | Metropolis (Massac County) | R | | Orion | R | | Paris | R | | Pittsfield | R | | Princeton | R | | Seneca | R | | Sidell (Jamaica) | R | | South Beloit | R | | Spring Valley (Hall) | R | | Williamsville | R | | Winnebago | R | |
 2006-07 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Winnetka (New Trier) | RS Q 1 | | Wheaton (North) | RS Q 2 | | Rockford (Auburn) | RS Q 3 | | Libertyville | RS Q 4 | | Bloomington (H.S.) | RS Q | | Carbondale | RS Q | | Hinsdale (Central) | RS Q | | Joliet (Twp.) | RS Q | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | R | | Belleville (Althoff) | R | | Bolingbrook | R | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | | Cary (C.-Grove) | R | | Charleston | R | | Chicago (Marist) | R | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | R | | Decatur (MacArthur) | R | | DeKalb | R | | Downers Grove (North) | R | | Dunlap | R | | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | R | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | R | | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | R | 43 17 | Bruce Fitzgerald Moline (H.S.) | R | | Mundelein (Carmel) | R | 36 12 | Brian Mellon Naperville (North) | R | | O'Fallon | R | 51 12 | Roelof A. Melzer Oak Park (Fenwick) | R | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | R | | Springfield (H.S.) | R | | Sterling (H.S.) | R | | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South | R | |
 2007-08 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Petersburg (PORTA) | RS Q 1 | 55 11 | Mark A. Grant Byron | RS Q 2 | 2 1 | Larry Schnorr Chicago (Latin) | RS Q 3 | 40 9 | Matthew Bardoe & Jonathan Legendre Rochester | RS Q 4 | 30 13 | Molly Ann Godar Fairfield | RS Q | 34 15 | Tammy Austin Kewanee (Wethersfield) | RS Q | 46 11 | Jay Hagaman Litchfield | RS Q | 44 7 | Dennis Scobbie Murphysboro | RS Q | 33 15 | Gwen Roberts Alton (Marquette) | R | | Carterville | R | | Champaign (St. Thomas More) | R | | Farina (South Central) | R | | Farmington | R | | Harrisburg | R | | Herrin (H.S.) | R | | Jacksonville (Routt) | R | | Kankakee (McNamara) | R | | Macomb | R | | Macon (Meridian) | R | | Morrison | R | | Paris | R | | Peoria (P. Christian) | R | | Peoria Heights | R | 79 22 | Jeff Vallosio Peotone | R | | Piasa (Southwestern) | R | 33 19 | Matt Hasquin Seneca | R | | Spring Valley (Hall) | R | | Sterling (Newman Central Cath | R | | Toledo (Cumberland) | R | | Warrensburg (W.-Latham) | R | 35 21 | Chad Sloan Winnebago | R | | Woodhull (AlWood) | R | |
 2007-08 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rockford (Auburn) | RS Q 1 | 50 3 | Linda J. Greene Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | RS Q 2 | | Wheaton (North) | RS Q 3 | 83 3 | Susan Martin Springfield (H.S.) | RS Q 4 | 51 14 | David Adkins Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | RS Q | 33 10 | Michael Sacks O'Fallon | RS Q | 37 4 | Roelof A. Melzer Orland Park (Sandburg) | RS Q | 1 2 | Barb Bugal Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | RS Q | 43 20 | David Riley Aurora (Illinois Math and Sci | R | | Bloomington (H.S.) | R | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | | Buffalo Grove | R | | Carbondale | R | | Chatham (Glenwood) | R | 48 16 | Dale Boyd Chicago (Marist) | R | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | R | | Dunlap | R | | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | R | | Lake Zurich | R | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | R | | Naperville (North) | R | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | | Palatine (Fremd) | R | 39 18 | Kevin Palmer Palos Heights (Shepard) | R | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | R | | Quincy (Sr.) | R | | Rockford (East) | R | | Rockton (Hononegah) | R | | Sterling (H.S.) | R | | Troy (Triad) | R | | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South | R | | Winnetka (New Trier) | R | |