IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Wrestling

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).


 1970-71
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Arlington Heights (Hersey) | D 1 | | Tom Porter Addison (A. Trail) | 2 | 9 3 | Tony Parks DeKalb | D 3 | 12 2 | Wayne Miller Aurora (East) | D S 4 | | Park Forest (Rich East) | D S 4 | 13 3 | Ken Nordquist Deerfield | 6 | | Evanston (Twp.) | 6 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D 8 | 14 4 | Bob Easter Glenview (Glenbrook South) | 8 | 8 0 | Bill Fuller Tinley Park (H.S.) | 8 | 7 8 | Steve Axelrod Chicago (Lane) | P | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D S | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D S | 17 0 | Chuck Farina Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | S | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D S | 11 1 | Chet Schultz Skokie (Niles North) | S | 7 4 | Rory Weber Springfield (Southeast) | D S | 12 2 1 | Jack Gardner Sterling (H.S.) | S | 21 2 1 | Carson DeJarnatt Belleville (East) | D | | Burbank (Reavis) | D | 14 4 | Bob Moser Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Dixon (H.S.) | D | 16 3 | Ron Semetes Dolton (Thornridge) | D | 11 2 | Dick Russell Granite City | D | 14 3 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Hinsdale (Central) | D | | Lockport (Central) | D | | Mundelein (H.S.) | D | 20 0 | Don Miller Naperville (H.S.) | D | 10 5 | Bill Young Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | D | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D | 13 7 | Nanfred "Bud" Sand Palatine (H.S.) | D | 5 8 | Bob Sonneman Pekin | D | 12 9 3 | Jack Stoudt Princeton | D | 9 7 | Fred Johnson Rantoul | D | | Rockford (Guilford) | D | | Villa Park (Willowbrook) | D | 8 3 | Paul Kabarec Waukegan (H.S.) | D | |
 1971-72
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Arlington Heights (Hersey) | D 1 | | Tom Porter Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D S 2 | 21 1 | Chuck Farina Waukegan (H.S.) | D S 3 | | East Moline (United) | S 4 | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D S 5 | | Joliet (West) | S 6 | | Wheaton (North) | 7 | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | 8 | | Lockport (Central) | D 9 | | DeKalb | D 10 | 12 2 | Wayne Miller Chicago (Fenger) | P | | Granite City | D S | 18 0 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Maywood (Proviso East) | D S | | Park Forest (Rich East) | D S | | Ken Nordquist Aurora (East) | D | | Bensenville (Fenton) | D | 13 3 | Steve Weiss Cahokia (H.S.) | D | | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | D | 13 1 | Lou Pronga Danville (H.S.) | D | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | 9 4 1 | John Beisner Glenview (Glenbrook South) | D | 8 0 | Bill Fuller Kewanee (H.S.) | D | 14 7 | Taylor Morris | D | 13 6 | Don Funte Mundelein (H.S.) | D | 13 4 | Don Miller Naperville (H.S.) | D | 11 3 | Bill Young Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Pekin | D | 18 4 1 | Jack Stoudt Rock Island (H.S.) | D | 5 7 | Chet Schultz Rockford (Guilford) | D | | South Holland (Thornwood) | D | | Springfield (Southeast) | D | 11 1 | Jack Gardner Sterling (H.S.) | D | 18 3 1 | Carson DeJarnatt
 1972-73
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Bensenville (Fenton) | D S 1 | 18 1 | Steve Weiss Sterling (H.S.) | D 2 | 16 7 | Carson DeJarnatt Cahokia (H.S.) | 3 | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | D 4 | | Joliet (West) | 4 | | Moline (H.S.) | D S 6 | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D S 7 | 21 0 | Chuck Farina Dixon (H.S.) | 7 | 13 7 1 | Ron Semetes Granite City | D S 9 | 21 0 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Bloomington (H.S.) | D 10 | | West Chicago (H.S.) | 10 | 15 2 | Lee Grubbs Chicago (Tilden) | P | | Evergreen Park | D S | 18 1 | John George Pekin | D S | 17 4 1 | Jack Stoudt St. Charles (H.S.) | D S | | Addison (A. Trail) | D | 16 2 | Tony Parks Aurora (West) | D | 6 12 | George Dyche Belleville (West) | D | 18 1 | Walter Rauth Burbank (Reavis) | D | 11 5 | Bob Moser Centralia | D | | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | D | 15 3 | Lou Pronga Decatur (Eisenhower) | D | | DeKalb | D | 12 4 | Wayne Miller Downers Grove (South) | D | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D | 16 1 | Emil "Butch" Diewald Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | D | 2 3 | Bill Fuller Hoopeston | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 15 5 | Tom Carmody Joliet (Central) | D | 13 2 1 | E. "Mac" McLaughlin Kankakee (Eastridge) | D | | Lawrenceville | D | | Mundelein (H.S.) | D | 13 6 | Don Miller North Chicago | D | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | D | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D | 14 5 | Nanfred "Bud" Sand Palatine (H.S.) | D | 11 8 | Bob Sonneman Port Byron (Riverdale) | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | | Rantoul | D | | Rockford (Guilford) | D | | Savanna | D | 6 12 | Charles Anderson South Holland (Thornwood) | D | | Springfield (H.S.) | D | | George Meidel Urbana (H.S.) | D | | Wheaton (Central) | D | |
 1973-74 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Savanna | 1 | 8 15 | Charles Anderson Yorkville | D 2 | | Dennis Hastert Stillman Valley | 3 | 17 5 1 | Glen Dallman Harvard | D S 4 | 15 4 1 | John Sciacca Port Byron (Riverdale) | D S 5 | | Normal (University) | S 6 | | Erie | D 7 | 14 5 | Ron Vail Troy (Triad) | S 8 | | Minooka | 9 | 12 7 1 | Dave Decker Carrollton | 10 | | Dakota | 10 | | Fithian (Oakwood) | 10 | 7 11 | Ed Biehl Eureka | D | 15 4 | Ed Steinbeck Gibson City | D | | Glasford (Illini Bluffs) | D | | Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | D | | Lemont (H.S.) | D | | LeRoy | D | 19 1 | Randy Bowman Mt. Pulaski | D | | Nokomis | D | | Quincy (Catholic Boys) | D | | Stockton | D | | Vandalia | D | 15 3 | Bob McAllister Wilmington | D | |
 1973-74 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | 1 | | Bob Campbell Oak Lawn (Community) | 2 | 5 11 | Jim Craig Joliet (West) | 3 | | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | 4 | 7 6 | John Moore Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D S 5 | 20 0 | Chuck Farina St. Charles (H.S.) | 6 | | Granite City (South) | D S 7 | 19 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | D 7 | | Libertyville | 9 | | Downers Grove (North) | 10 | | Chicago (Lane) | P | | DeKalb | D S | 15 1 | Wayne Miller Joliet (East) | D S | | South Holland (Thornwood) | D S | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D S | | Addison (A. Trail) | D | 16 2 | Tony Parks Arlington Heights (Hersey) | D | 13 5 | Rick Mann Belleville (West) | D | 15 4 | John Wehmeier Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Centralia | D | | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | D | 16 3 | Lou Pronga Crystal Lake (H.S.) | D | 14 4 2 | Tom Seeman Decatur (Eisenhower) | D | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D | 14 6 | Emil "Butch" Diewald Glenview (Glenbrook South) | D | 4 1 | Bill Fuller Maywood (Proviso East) | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | | Morris | D | 14 5 1 | Don Funte Naperville (H.S.) | D | | Bill Young Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | D | 11 3 | Tom Ziemek Pekin | D | 17 5 | Jack Stoudt Rock Falls | D | 13 3 | Mike Healy Rockford (Jefferson) | D | | Springfield (Southeast) | D | 19 1 | Jack Gardner Wheaton (Central) | D | |
 1974-75 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Savanna | D S 1 | 11 13 | Charles Anderson Normal (University) | D S 2 | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | 3 | | Georgetown | 4 | | Yorkville | D S 5 | | Dennis Hastert Stillman Valley | 6 | 18 5 | Glen Dallman Port Byron (Riverdale) | D 7 | | Fulton (H.S.) | 8 | | Kankakee (McNamara) | 9 | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | D 10 | 14 6 | Bob Handlin Sterling (Newman Central Cath | D 10 | | Palos Heights (Chicago Christ | 10 | | Tolono (Unity) | 10 | 13 4 | Joe Summerville Troy (Triad) | S | | Eureka | D | 11 6 2 | Ed Steinbeck Glasford (Illini Bluffs) | D | | Hamilton | D | | Harvard | D | 17 4 | John Sciacca Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | D | | Lemont (H.S.) | D | | Mt. Olive | D | 17 3 | Ron Ryan Mt. Pulaski | D | | Vandalia | D | 6 11 | Bob McAllister Wilmington | D | |
 1974-75 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D 1 | 19 1 | Tom Koenig Oak Lawn (Richards) | D S 1 | | Tom Heniff Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D S 3 | 21 1 | Chuck Farina Romeoville (H.S.) | 4 | | Rockford (East) | D S 5 | | Addison (A. Trail) | D 6 | 16 1 | Tony Parks Evergreen Park | 7 | 17 2 | John George Aurora (West) | 8 | 14 5 | George Dyche DeKalb | D 9 | 16 0 | Wayne Miller Joliet (East) | D S 10 | | Naperville (Central) | D S 10 | | Bill Young Moline (H.S.) | 10 | | Chicago (Tilden) | P | | Belleville (East) | D S | | East Moline (United) | D S | | Antioch | D | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | D | 10 7 1 | Rick Mann Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Buffalo Grove | D | | Centralia | D | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | D | 14 4 | Richard Carlini East Peoria | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | 15 4 | Doug Colon Glenview (Glenbrook South) | D | 0 4 | Bill Fuller Granite City (South) | D | 19 1 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 14 2 | Tom Carmody Mattoon | D | | Maywood (Proviso East) | D | | Morris | D | 18 3 | Don Funte Pekin | D | 20 2 | Jack Stoudt Rock Falls | D | 11 8 1 | Mike Healy South Holland (Thornwood) | D | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D | |
 1975-76 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Yorkville | D S 1 | | Dennis Hastert Port Byron (Riverdale) | D S 2 | | Normal (University) | D S 3 | | Minooka | D 4 | 12 11 | Dave Decker Savanna | D 5 | 20 1 1 | Charles Anderson Stockton | 6 | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | 7 | | Sterling (Newman Central Cath | 8 | | Delavan | D 9 | 19 1 | John Wiser Bismarck (B.-Henning) | D 10 | 14 1 | Tom Johnson Troy (Triad) | D S | | Glasford (Illini Bluffs) | D | | Hamilton | D | | Harvard | D | 10 10 | John Sciacca Lawrenceville | D | | Mt. Pulaski | D | | Stillman Valley | D | 12 9 | Glen Dallman Tolono (Unity) | D | 14 3 | Joe Summerville Wilmington | D | |
 1975-76 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D 1 | 18 2 | Tom Koenig Oak Lawn (Richards) | D S 2 | | Rock Falls | 3 | 9 5 | Mike Healy Libertyville | D 4 | | Belleville (West) | D 5 | 17 2 | John Wehmeier Joliet (Central) | 6 | | Barrington | S 7 | 13 4 | Alex Kristine DeKalb | D 7 | 15 0 | Wayne Miller Naperville (Central) | 7 | 10 5 | Bill Young Skokie (Niles West) | 7 | 9 9 | Bob Porter Chicago (Marshall) | P | | Belleville (East) | S | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D S | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D S | 20 0 | Chuck Farina LaGrange (Lyons) | S | 10 6 | Mark King Pekin | D S | 19 2 | Jack Stoudt Addison (A. Trail) | D | 14 1 | Tony Parks Antioch | D | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | D | 13 5 | Doug Barclay Buffalo Grove | D | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | D | | Lonnie Swinford Des Plaines (Maine West) | D | 14 7 | Richard Carlini Dundee | D | | East Moline (United) | D | | Elmhurst (York) | D | 13 2 | Bob Kapheim Glenview (Glenbrook South) | D | 5 2 | Bill Fuller Granite City (South) | D | 20 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Joliet (West) | D | | Machesney Park (Harlem) | D | 20 1 | Charles Fletcher Mattoon | D | | Maywood (Proviso East) | D | | Morton | D | | Murphysboro | D | 7 7 | Richard Weber Quincy (Sr.) | D | | South Holland (Thornwood) | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | 18 3 | Carson DeJarnatt
 1976-77 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Savanna | 1 | 20 5 | Charles Anderson Yorkville | 2 | | Dennis Hastert New Lenox (Providence Catholi | 3 | | Normal (University) | 3 | | Wilmington | 5 | | Sterling (Newman Central Cath | 6 | | Stillman Valley | 6 | 20 1 | Glen Dallman Port Byron (Riverdale) | 8 | | Delavan | 9 | 22 0 | John Wiser Dakota | 10 | |
 1976-77 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Oak Lawn (Richards) | 1 | | Tom Heniff Joliet (West) | 2 | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | 3 | 20 0 | Chuck Farina West Chicago (H.S.) | 4 | 12 4 | Lee Grubbs Barrington | 5 | 13 1 | Alex Kristine Orland Park (Sandburg) | 6 | | Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | 7 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | 8 | 10 7 1 | Walter Gerber Granite City (North) | 9 | 18 1 | Walt Whitaker Fox Lake (Grant) | 10 | | Pekin | D | 18 2 | Jack Stoudt
 1977-78 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach New Lenox (Providence Catholi | 1 | | Tim Ruettiger Yorkville | S 2 | | Dennis Hastert Savanna | S 3 | 20 4 | Charles Anderson Mt. Pulaski | 4 | | Sterling (Newman Central Cath | 5 | | Stockton | 6 | | Harvard | 7 | 12 6 | John Sciacca Stillman Valley | 7 | 17 5 | Glen Dallman Delavan | 9 | 19 5 | John Wiser Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 10 | 14 6 | Bob Handlin Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | S | | Lawrenceville | S | |
 1977-78 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Franklin Park (East Leyden) | S 1 | 20 0 | Chuck Farina Joliet (West) | S 2 | | Oak Lawn (Richards) | S 3 | | Midlothian (Bremen) | 4 | 15 3 | John D'Ambrosio Orland Park (Sandburg) | 5 | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | 6 | 6 8 | Marv Getty Granite City (South) | S 7 | 21 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt DeKalb | 8 | 11 4 | Wayne Miller Tinley Park (H.S.) | 9 | 18 1 | Steve Axelrod Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | 10 | | Chicago (Dunbar) | P | | Addison (A. Trail) | S | 16 1 | Tony Parks Roxana | S | | Sterling (H.S.) | S | 21 0 | Carson DeJarnatt Wheeling | S | 16 4 | Bob Schulze Pekin | D | 16 5 | Jack Stoudt
 1978-79 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Savanna | D 1 | 14 6 | Charles Anderson Port Byron (Riverdale) | D S 2 | | Yorkville | D 3 | | Dennis Hastert Byron | 4 | 14 10 1 | Gary Hosier Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | D S 5 | 17 4 | Bob Handlin Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | D 5 | | Dakota | 7 | | New Lenox (Providence Catholi | D S 8 | | Wilmington | D 9 | | Fisher | 10 | | Carlinville | D S | | Bloomington (Central Catholic | D | | Camp Point (Central) | D | 11 2 | Jeff VanKanegan Fairbury (F.-Cropsey) | D | | Fairfield | D | | Harvard | D | 12 2 | Richard Holtfreter Pleasant Plains | D | | Princeton | D | 8 7 | Lee Wahlgren Stillman Valley | D | 15 9 | Robert Piros
 1978-79 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Addison (A. Trail) | D S 1 | 20 0 | Tony Parks Joliet (West) | D S 2 | | Wheaton (North) | 3 | | Bensenville (Fenton) | S 4 | 21 0 | Steve Weiss Tinley Park (H.S.) | S 5 | 14 3 | Steve Axelrod Oak Lawn (Richards) | D 6 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | 7 | 0 13 1 | Greg Zuidema New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | 8 | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | D 9 | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | D S 10 | | Chicago (Harlan) | P | | Fox Lake (Grant) | D S | | Granite City (South) | D S | 22 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Sterling (H.S.) | D S | 11 5 | Carson DeJarnatt Barrington | D | 7 8 1 | Alex Kristine Belleville (West) | D | 19 0 | John Wehmeier Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | D | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail) | D | 12 4 | Ron Ray Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | D | 13 4 | Lou Pronga Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | D | | DeKalb | D | 13 1 | Wayne Miller Downers Grove (South) | D | | Evanston (Twp.) | D | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D | 18 1 | Chuck Farina Harvey (Thornton) | D | | Machesney Park (Harlem) | D | 15 1 | Charles Fletcher Moline (H.S.) | D | | Mundelein (H.S.) | D | 15 3 | Don Miller Murphysboro | D | 13 9 | Tom Wahlund Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | D | | Pekin | D | 15 3 1 | Jack Stoudt South Holland (Thornwood) | D | | Springfield (Lanphier) | D | 11 5 | Jim Gardner Urbana (H.S.) | D | |
 1979-80 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Savanna | D S 1 | 22 1 | Charles Anderson New Lenox (Providence Catholi | 2 | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | D 3 | 18 3 | Bob Handlin Erie | 4 | 18 3 | Ron Vail Fairbury (F.-Cropsey) | D S 5 | 21 2 | Curt Christenson Dakota | 6 | | Princeton | 7 | 8 6 | Lee Wahlgren Yorkville | 8 | | Dennis Hastert London Mills (Spoon River Val | 9 | | Westville | 10 | 7 9 | Ed Lagacy Harvard | D S | 16 3 | Richard Holtfreter Lawrenceville | D S | | Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) | D | | Coal City | D | 23 0 | George Dare Glasford (Illini Bluffs) | D | | Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | D | | Kankakee (McNamara) | D | 17 6 | Paul Tutt Mt. Olive | D | 20 1 | Ron Ryan Orion | D | 12 6 2 | Robert Mitton Petersburg (PORTA) | D | 15 6 | Mike Johnson Port Byron (Riverdale) | D | | Quincy (Notre Dame) | D | 9 9 | Marc Hummel Stillman Valley | D | 16 10 1 | Robert Piros
 1979-80 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Addison (A. Trail) | S 1 | 14 5 | Tony Parks Maywood (Proviso East) | D S 2 | | Moline (H.S.) | D S 3 | | Oak Lawn (Richards) | 4 | | Rockford (Jefferson) | D 5 | | Belleville (West) | D S 6 | 23 0 | John Wehmeier Waukegan (East) | D 6 | | Machesney Park (Harlem) | 8 | 11 8 1 | Charles Fletcher Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail) | D S 9 | 20 1 | Ron Ray Oak Lawn (Community) | D 10 | | Chuck Lawson Chicago (Harlan) | P | | Joliet (West) | D S | | Palatine (H.S.) | D S | 21 0 | Rich Pietrini Batavia | D | | Bensenville (Fenton) | D | 19 2 | Steve Weiss Bolingbrook | D | 18 3 | Bill Rumchak Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | D | | Centralia | D | | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | D | | DeKalb | D | 12 4 | Wayne Miller Dixon (H.S.) | D | 19 1 | Ron Semetes Downers Grove (North) | D | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D | 19 2 | Chuck Farina Granite City (South) | D | 23 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | D | 13 0 1 | Angelo Testone Libertyville | D | | Lincoln | D | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | D | | Pekin | D | 14 6 2 | Jack Stoudt Skokie (Niles West) | D | 7 12 | Bill Richardson South Holland (Thornwood) | D | | Springfield (Lanphier) | D | 15 2 | Jim Gardner Urbana (H.S.) | D | |