IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Wrestling

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).


 1960-61
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Burbank (Reavis) | D S 1 | 16 2 | John Fitzgerald Skokie (Niles) | D 2 | | North Chicago | 3 | | Granite City | D S 4 | 16 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Waukegan (H.S.) | D S 4 | | Elgin (H.S.) | D 6 | | Evanston (Twp.) | 7 | | Harvey (Thornton) | D 8 | | Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) | 8 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | 10 | | Blue Island | S | | Moline (H.S.) | D S | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | D S | | Pekin | D S | | Jim Custer Savanna | D S | 15 1 | Robert Leuters Decatur (Eisenhower) | D | | Hinsdale (Twp.) | D | | Oswego (H.S.) | D | 8 7 | Ken Pickerill Peoria (Richwoods) | D | 11 5 | Carl Traficano Urbana (H.S.) | D | |
 1961-62
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Burbank (Reavis) | D S 1 | 16 0 2 | John Fitzgerald Waukegan (H.S.) | D S 2 | | Savanna | 3 | 13 4 1 | Robert Leuters Moline (H.S.) | D S 4 | | Evanston (Twp.) | D 5 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D 6 | 15 2 | Bert Kraus Granite City | D S 7 | 20 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Palatine (H.S.) | D S 7 | 9 7 | John Ellis Park Forest (Rich East) | D 9 | 10 4 | George Egofske Berwyn (Morton West) | 9 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | 9 | | Winnetka (New Trier) | 9 | | Chicago (Tilden) | P | | Naperville (H.S.) | D S | 16 1 | Bob Funston Pekin | D S | | Jim Custer Aurora (West) | D | 8 5 | Bob Hall Belleville (Twp.) | D | 8 5 1 | Walter Rauth Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | D | | DeKalb | D | 9 2 | Don Flavin Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D | 14 5 1 | Chuck Farina Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Harvey (Thornton) | D | | Hinsdale (Twp.) | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 9 2 | Tom Carmody Joliet (Twp.) | D | 12 0 | Ray Klootwyk LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | 8 2 | Joe Skibinski McHenry | D | | Northbrook (Glenbrook) | D | | Peoria (Woodruff) | D | | Rockford (East) | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | 8 3 1 | Carson DeJarnatt Urbana (H.S.) | D | |
 1962-63
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Waukegan (H.S.) | D S 1 | | Ott Bay Maywood (Proviso East) | S 2 | | Palatine (H.S.) | 3 | 14 2 | John Ellis Winnetka (New Trier) | 4 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D 5 | 16 1 1 | Bert Kraus Orland Park (Sandburg) | D S 6 | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | D 7 | | Granite City | D S 8 | 16 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Burbank (Reavis) | D 8 | 15 4 | John Fitzgerald Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | D 10 | | Chicago (Tilden) | P | | DeKalb | D S | 11 2 | Don Flavin Moline (H.S.) | D S | | Pekin | D S | 12 3 | Jim Custer Aurora (West) | D | 5 7 | Bob Hall Barrington | D | 11 4 | Dave Gehler Bloomington (Trinity) | D | | Champaign (H.S.) | D | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D | 5 9 | Ron Larsen Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | D | | East Peoria | D | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | D | 10 4 | Paul Fuch Evanston (Twp.) | D | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D | 15 1 1 | Chuck Farina Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | | Steve Stelmack Harvey (Thornton) | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 12 1 | Tom Carmody Joliet (Twp.) | D | 9 2 | Ray Klootwyk LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | 3 6 | Joe Skibinski Rockford (East) | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | 11 4 | Carson DeJarnatt
 1963-64
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Waukegan (H.S.) | D S 1 | | Ott Bay Sterling (H.S.) | D S 2 | 17 0 | Carson DeJarnatt Aurora (East) | D 3 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | D S 3 | | DeKalb | D S 5 | 13 1 | Don Flavin Joliet (Twp.) | D S 5 | 12 0 | Ray Klootwyk Deerfield | D 5 | | Skokie (Niles East) | 5 | | Winnetka (New Trier) | D 9 | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D 10 | | Chicago (Tilden) | P | | Granite City | D S | 16 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Pekin | D S | 12 3 | Jim Custer Barrington | D | 7 4 | Dave Gehler Belleville (Twp.) | D | 10 5 | Walter Rauth Belvidere (H.S.) | D | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Burbank (Reavis) | D | 18 0 | John Fitzgerald Champaign (H.S.) | D | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | D | 9 4 1 | Richard Carlini Downers Grove (H.S.) | D | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D | 14 1 | Chuck Farina Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Harvey (Thornton) | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 11 3 | Tom Carmody Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | D | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D | 5 6 | Bob Raudonis Peoria (Richwoods) | D | 12 3 | Larry Meyer Rock Island (H.S.) | D | 8 7 | Chet Schultz
 1964-65
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Burbank (Reavis) | D S 1 | 18 0 | John Fitzgerald Granite City | D S 1 | 18 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Waukegan (H.S.) | D S 3 | | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | 4 | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | D 5 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D 5 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D S 7 | 14 0 | Larry Meyer Elmhurst (York) | 8 | 7 6 | Lee Wachenheim Fox Lake (Grant) | 8 | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D S 10 | 13 1 | Chuck Farina Rockford (East) | D 10 | | Chicago (Tilden) | P | | Champaign (H.S.) | D S | | Lockport (Central) | D S | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D S | | Aurora (East) | D | | Belleville (Twp.) | D | 11 7 | Walter Rauth Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | DeKalb | D | 12 2 | Don Flavin Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D | 10 4 2 | Emil "Butch" Diewald Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Harvard | D | 12 1 | John Sciacca Harvey (Thornton) | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 9 3 | Tom Carmody Mundelein (H.S.) | D | 14 0 | Don Miller Ottawa (Twp.) | D | 13 4 | Bob Raudonis Palatine (H.S.) | D | 6 13 | John Ellis Pekin | D | 14 2 | Jim Custer Rock Island (H.S.) | D | 9 4 | Chet Schultz Savanna | D | 9 3 1 | Charles Anderson Wheaton (Central) | D | |
 1965-66
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Waukegan (H.S.) | S 1 | | Ott Bay Wheaton (Central) | D 2 | | Granite City | D S 3 | 15 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt North Chicago | D 4 | | Aurora (West) | D 5 | 12 2 1 | Bob Hall Rockford (East) | 6 | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D S 7 | 14 4 | Chuck Farina Evanston (Twp.) | D 8 | | Skokie (Niles East) | 8 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 10 | 6 7 | John Beisner Chicago (Tilden) | P | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | D S | | Burbank (Reavis) | D S | 18 0 | John Fitzgerald Moline (H.S.) | D S | | Pekin | D S | 12 2 | Jim Custer Barrington | D | 8 5 | Dave Calvert Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Champaign (H.S.) | D | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D | 12 1 | Ron Larsen Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | D | 8 3 | Richard Carlini Dixon (H.S.) | D | 16 1 | Wayne Morss East St. Louis (Sr.) | D | 8 5 | Paul Stracke Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 9 2 1 | Tom Carmody Lockport (Central) | D | | Maywood (Proviso East) | D | | Mundelein (H.S.) | D | 14 0 | Don Miller Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D | 11 6 | Bob Raudonis Peoria (Richwoods) | D | 11 3 1 | Bill Stimeling Rockford (West) | D | 10 3 1 | Tom Schwalbach Roselle (Lake Park) | D | 8 4 | Jerry Blew
 1966-67
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rock Island (H.S.) | 1 | 8 7 | Chet Schultz Evanston (Twp.) | 2 | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D S 2 | | Champaign (H.S.) | D S 4 | | Pekin | D 4 | 9 5 | Jim Custer Skokie (Niles East) | 6 | | Moline (H.S.) | D S 7 | | Park Forest (Rich East) | D 8 | 11 4 | Ken Nordquist Normal (University) | 8 | | Granite City | D S 10 | 15 2 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Chicago (Orr) | P | | Deerfield | D S | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D S | 18 0 1 | Chuck Farina Oak Lawn (Community) | S | 11 5 | Jim Craig Arlington Heights (Arlington) | D | | Aurora (East) | D | | Barrington | D | 6 6 1 | Dave Calvert Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | D | | Burbank (Reavis) | D | 17 2 | John Fitzgerald Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | D | | DeKalb | D | 12 0 1 | Don Flavin East Peoria | D | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | D | | Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Joliet (West) | D | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D | 10 3 | Bert Kraus Morris | D | 14 0 1 | Don Funte North Chicago | D | | Rockford (West) | D | 6 6 | Tom Schwalbach Springfield (Feitshans) | D | 12 2 | Jack Gardner Sterling (H.S.) | D | 16 3 | Carson DeJarnatt West Chicago (H.S.) | D | 12 1 | Lee Grubbs Winnetka (New Trier East) | D | |
 1967-68
School Titles Pl W L T Coach DeKalb | D 1 | 12 2 | Don Flavin Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D S 2 | 15 1 1 | Chuck Farina Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | D 3 | | Savanna | 4 | 3 13 | Charles Anderson Sterling (H.S.) | D S 5 | 18 3 | Carson DeJarnatt Normal (University) | D 6 | | Deerfield | D 7 | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | 7 | | North Chicago | D S 9 | | Barrington | 9 | 6 5 | Dave Calvert Chicago (C. Vocational) | P | | George Moran Granite City | D S | 14 5 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Joliet (West) | D S | | Maywood (Proviso East) | D S | | Pekin | D S | 13 3 | Jack Stoudt Aurora (East) | D | | Burbank (Reavis) | D | 16 3 | John Fitzgerald East Moline (United) | D | | East Peoria | D | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | D | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D | 14 1 1 | Emil "Butch" Diewald Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | 14 3 | Bud Melvin McHenry | D | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Park Forest (Rich East) | D | 12 7 | Ken Nordquist Park Ridge (Maine East) | D | | Rantoul | D | | Rockford (Guilford) | D | | Springfield (Southeast) | D | 13 1 1 | Jack Gardner West Chicago (H.S.) | D | 9 6 | Lee Grubbs Winnetka (New Trier East) | D | |
 1968-69
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Moline (H.S.) | D S 1 | | Joe Vavrus North Chicago | D S 2 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | D 3 | | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | D 4 | | Northlake (West Leyden) | 4 | | Savanna | 6 | 5 9 | Charles Anderson Burbank (Reavis) | D 7 | 16 0 1 | John Fitzgerald Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D S 8 | 14 3 | Chuck Farina Fox Lake (Grant) | 8 | | Tinley Park (H.S.) | 8 | 6 11 | Ron Semetis Chicago (Tilden) | P | | Granite City | D S | 16 0 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Hillside (Proviso West) | S | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D S | 17 3 | Bob Raudonis Summit (Argo) | S | 10 3 2 | Vince Mankus Barrington | D | 11 4 | Dave Calvert Belleville (East) | D | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D | 6 4 | Tom Koenig DeKalb | D | 13 1 | Wayne Miller Dolton (Thornridge) | D | 11 2 | Dick Russell Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | 10 3 | John Beisner Harvey (Thornton) | D | | Joliet (West) | D | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D | 6 12 | Bert Kraus Metamora | D | 13 4 | Mundelein (H.S.) | D | 14 0 | Don Miller Normal (University) | D | | Oswego (H.S.) | D | 12 2 | Bill Kontos Park Ridge (Maine East) | D | | Pekin | D | 11 6 | Jack Stoudt Rantoul | D | | Rockford (East) | D | | Skokie (Niles North) | D | 8 3 | Rory Weber Springfield (Southeast) | D | 10 4 1 | Jack Gardner Sterling (H.S.) | D | 13 6 2 | Carson DeJarnatt
 1969-70
School Titles Pl W L T Coach North Chicago | 1 | | Bob Therry Park Ridge (Maine East) | D S 2 | | Tinley Park (H.S.) | D S 3 | 14 3 | Ron Semetis Waukegan (H.S.) | D S 3 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S 5 | 15 0 | Tom Koenig DeKalb | D 6 | 12 1 | Wayne Miller Park Forest (Rich East) | D 7 | 11 6 | Ken Nordquist Burbank (Reavis) | D 8 | 17 1 | John Fitzgerald East Moline (United) | D 8 | | Joliet (West) | 8 | | Roxana | 8 | | Chicago (Tilden) | P | | Granite City | D S | 16 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Pekin | D S | 13 5 | Jack Stoudt Savanna | S | 8 8 1 | Charles Anderson Aurora (East) | D | | Belleville (East) | D | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | D | 11 3 | Lou Pronga Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Deerfield | D | | Downers Grove (South) | D | | Evanston (Twp.) | D | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D | 16 1 | Chuck Farina Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | 7 5 2 | John Beisner Harvey (Thornton) | D | | Hinsdale (Central) | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 11 1 | Tom Carmody Ottawa (Twp.) | D | 9 10 | Bob Raudonis Palatine (H.S.) | D | 8 5 | Bob Sonneman Rantoul | D | | Rockford (Guilford) | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | 17 5 | Carson DeJarnatt