IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Wrestling

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).


 Galesburg (H.S.)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1944-45 | 6 | | 1959-60 | D | | 1961-62 | D | | 1962-63 | D | | 1963-64 | D | | 1964-65 | D | | 1965-66 | D | | 1966-67 | D | | 1967-68 | D | | 1968-69 | D | | 1969-70 | D | | 1972-73 | D | | 2000-01 | | 14 6 | John W. Chapman . . . . . 14 6 1 yr .700 SCHOOL TOTAL 14 6 1 yr .700
 Geneseo
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Geneseo (Darnall) 1986-87 | R | | 1987-88 | R | | 1988-89 | R | | 1993-94 | R | | 1994-95 | R | | 2002-03 | | 16 5 | Jon Murray 2003-04 | | 11 10 | Jon Murray 2004-05 | | 16 4 | Jon Murray As Geneseo 2005-06 | | 13 8 | Jon Murray 2006-07 | | 14 7 | Jon Murray 2007-08 | | 11 9 | Jon Murray . . . . . 81 43 6 yr .653 SCHOOL TOTAL 81 43 6 yr .653
 Geneva
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1940-41 | 8 | | 1989-90 | R Q | 17 6 | Jon Schaus . . . . . 17 6 1 yr .739 2003-04 | | 6 12 | Mike Graham 2004-05 | | 1 1 | Mike Graham . . . . . 7 13 2 yr .350 SCHOOL TOTAL 24 19 3 yr .558
 Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Georgetown 1974-75 | 4 | | 1978-79 | | 13 6 | Joe Cliffe 1979-80 | | 13 5 | Joe Cliffe 1980-81 | | 13 2 | Joe Cliffe 1981-82 | | 8 10 1 | Joe Cliffe . . . . . 47 23 1 4 yr .669 As Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) 1986-87 | R | | SCHOOL TOTAL 47 23 1 4 yr .669
 Gibson City
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1973-74 | D | |
 Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2006-07 | R Q 4 | 23 5 | Ryan Birt . . . . . 23 5 1 yr .821 2007-08 | R | | SCHOOL TOTAL 23 5 1 yr .821
 Glasford (Illini Bluffs)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1973-74 | D | | 1974-75 | D | | 1975-76 | D | | 1979-80 | D | | 1980-81 | 5 | | 1981-82 | D S 3 | | 1982-83 | R | | 1983-84 | R | | 1984-85 | R | | 1986-87 | R | | 1987-88 | R | | 1988-89 | R | | 1991-92 | R | | 1993-94 | R | | 2006-07 | R Q | 23 4 | Pat O'Connor . . . . . 23 4 1 yr .852 SCHOOL TOTAL 23 4 1 yr .852
 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1972-73 | | 0 18 | Jim Schult 1973-74 | | 6 13 | Jim Schult 1974-75 | | 10 10 | Jim Schult 1975-76 | | 13 4 | Jim Schult 1976-77 | | 9 7 | Jim Schult 1977-78 | | 9 10 | Jim Schult 1978-79 | | 4 13 | Jim Schult . . . . . 51 75 7 yr .405 1979-80 | | 2 13 | Terry Artman . . . . . 2 13 1 yr .133 1980-81 | | 1 13 | Rod Peterson 1981-82 | | 6 13 | Rod Peterson 1982-83 | | 5 14 | Rod Peterson 1983-84 | | 4 14 | Rod Peterson 1984-85 | | 1 13 | Rod Peterson 1985-86 | | 6 14 | Rod Peterson 1986-87 | | 3 14 | Rod Peterson . . . . . 26 95 7 yr .215 2007-08 | | 13 9 | Derrick Crenshaw . . . . . 13 9 1 yr .591 SCHOOL TOTAL 92 192 16 yr .324
 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1958-59 | | | Steve Stelmack 1959-60 | | | Steve Stelmack 1960-61 | | | Steve Stelmack 1961-62 | | | Steve Stelmack 1962-63 | D | | Steve Stelmack 1963-64 | | | Steve Stelmack 1964-65 | | 5 8 | John Beisner 1965-66 | 10 | 6 7 | John Beisner 1966-67 | | 6 6 1 | John Beisner 1967-68 | | 9 4 | John Beisner 1968-69 | D | 10 3 | John Beisner 1969-70 | D | 7 5 2 | John Beisner 1970-71 | | 10 3 1 | John Beisner 1971-72 | D | 9 4 1 | John Beisner 1972-73 | | 14 1 | John Beisner 1973-74 | | 18 0 | John Beisner . . . . . 94 41 5 10 yr .689 1974-75 | D | 15 4 | Doug Colon . . . . . 15 4 1 yr .789 1975-76 | | 17 3 | John Salerno 1976-77 | | 17 4 | John Salerno . . . . . 34 7 2 yr .829 1977-78 | | 11 9 1 | Bernie Botheroyd 1978-79 | | 10 5 2 | Bernie Botheroyd 1979-80 | | 12 8 | Bernie Botheroyd 1980-81 | | 15 6 1 | Bernie Botheroyd 1981-82 | | 15 5 1 | Bernie Botheroyd 1982-83 | | 11 8 1 | Bernie Botheroyd 1983-84 | | 8 10 | Bernie Botheroyd 1984-85 | | 8 10 | Bernie Botheroyd 1985-86 | | 9 8 | Bernie Botheroyd 1986-87 | | 9 10 | Bernie Botheroyd 1987-88 | | 9 9 | Bernie Botheroyd 1988-89 | | 17 5 1 | Bernie Botheroyd 1989-90 | R | 16 4 | Bernie Botheroyd 1990-91 | | 13 7 1 | Bernie Botheroyd 1991-92 | | 8 10 | Bernie Botheroyd 1992-93 | | 12 7 | Bernie Botheroyd 1993-94 | | 15 4 | Bernie Botheroyd 1994-95 | | 11 5 3 | Bernie Botheroyd 1995-96 | | 17 4 | Bernie Botheroyd 1996-97 | | 14 5 1 | Bernie Botheroyd 1997-98 | | 15 6 | Bernie Botheroyd 1998-99 | | 19 2 | Bernie Botheroyd 1999-00 | | 17 4 | Bernie Botheroyd 2000-01 | | 12 6 1 | Bernie Botheroyd 2001-02 | | | Bernie Botheroyd . . . . . 303 157 13 24 yr .654 2004-05 | R | | SCHOOL TOTAL 446 209 18 37 yr .676
 Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1965-66 | | 2 2 1 | Roland Pearson . . . . . 2 2 1 1 yr .500 1966-67 | | 3 3 | Bill Fuller 1967-68 | | 3 8 | Bill Fuller 1968-69 | | 7 4 | Bill Fuller 1969-70 | | 3 2 2 | Bill Fuller 1970-71 | 8 | 8 0 | Bill Fuller 1971-72 | D | 8 0 | Bill Fuller 1972-73 | D | 2 3 | Bill Fuller 1973-74 | D | 4 1 | Bill Fuller 1974-75 | D | 0 4 | Bill Fuller 1975-76 | D | 5 2 | Bill Fuller . . . . . 43 27 2 10 yr .611 1976-77 | | 13 9 | Max Farley 1977-78 | | 2 17 | Max Farley 1978-79 | | 6 12 | Max Farley 1979-80 | | 7 13 | Max Farley 1980-81 | | 6 11 | Max Farley . . . . . 34 62 5 yr .354 1981-82 | | 7 9 | Al Bulow 1982-83 | | 3 14 | Al Bulow 1983-84 | | 0 5 | Al Bulow 1984-85 | | 1 2 1 | Al Bulow 1985-86 | | 7 10 | Al Bulow 1986-87 | | 7 9 1 | Al Bulow . . . . . 25 49 2 6 yr .342 SCHOOL TOTAL 104 140 5 22 yr .428
 Granite City
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1933-34 | | 6 5 | Bob English 1934-35 | | 8 4 | Bob English 1935-36 | | 6 2 1 | Bob English 1936-37 | 6 | 9 4 1 | Bob English 1937-38 | 7 | 10 2 | Bob English 1938-39 | S | 11 3 | Bob English 1939-40 | S 4 | 9 2 | Bob English . . . . . 59 22 2 7 yr .723 1940-41 | S 5 | 9 1 | Lawrence MacAuley . . . . . 9 1 1 yr .900 1941-42 | | 5 2 | Don Kienlen 1942-43 | 8 | 5 2 | Don Kienlen . . . . . 10 4 2 yr .714 1943-44 | | 7 1 1 | Ted Seabrooke 1944-45 | S 4 | 8 0 | Ted Seabrooke . . . . . 15 1 1 2 yr .912 1945-46 | 7 | 5 0 | Lawrence MacAuley 1946-47 | | 6 0 | Lawrence MacAuley 1947-48 | S 9 | 10 0 | Lawrence MacAuley 1948-49 | S | 14 0 | Lawrence MacAuley . . . . . 35 0 4 yr 1.000 1949-50 | S | 7 4 | Vernon Orr . . . . . 7 4 1 yr .636 1950-51 | S | 14 0 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1951-52 | S 5 | 11 0 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1952-53 | | 10 0 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1953-54 | S | 8 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1954-55 | S | 12 0 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1955-56 | S | 14 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1956-57 | S 2 | 14 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1957-58 | D S 5 | 16 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1958-59 | D S | 15 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1959-60 | D S | 16 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1960-61 | D S 4 | 16 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1961-62 | D S 7 | 20 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1962-63 | D S 8 | 16 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1963-64 | D S | 16 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1964-65 | D S *1 | 18 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1965-66 | D S 3 | 15 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1966-67 | D S 10 | 15 2 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1967-68 | D S | 14 5 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1968-69 | D S | 16 0 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1969-70 | D S | 16 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1970-71 | D | 14 3 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1971-72 | D S | 18 0 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1972-73 | D S 9 | 21 0 | Bill "Red" Schmitt As Granite City (South) 1973-74 | D S 7 | 19 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1974-75 | D | 19 1 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1975-76 | D | 20 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1976-77 | | 22 2 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1977-78 | S 7 | 21 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1978-79 | D S | 22 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1979-80 | D | 23 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1980-81 | | 21 1 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1981-82 | | 16 7 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1982-83 | | 15 10 | Bill "Red" Schmitt As Granite City 1983-84 | | 15 9 | Bill "Red" Schmitt 1984-85 | R | 24 4 | Bill "Red" Schmitt . . . . . 582 69 5 35 yr .891 1985-86 | R | 22 4 | Walt Whitaker 1986-87 | | 17 3 | Walt Whitaker . . . . . 39 7 2 yr .848 1987-88 | | 15 9 1 | Mike Garland 1988-89 | | 23 10 | Mike Garland 1989-90 | | 14 8 | Mike Garland 1990-91 | | 18 3 | Mike Garland 1991-92 | RS Q | 26 1 | Mike Garland 1992-93 | R | 27 1 | Mike Garland 1993-94 | RS Q | 26 2 | Mike Garland 1994-95 | R | 25 0 | Mike Garland 1995-96 | RS Q | 24 1 | Mike Garland 1996-97 | RS Q | 26 1 1 | Mike Garland 1997-98 | RS Q | 24 1 | Mike Garland 1998-99 | RS Q 4 | 25 3 | Mike Garland . . . . . 273 40 2 12 yr .870 1999-00 | R | 20 3 | Allen Kirgan 2000-01 | R | 19 3 | Allen Kirgan 2001-02 | RS Q | 25 1 | Allen Kirgan 2002-03 | RS Q | 23 1 | Allen Kirgan 2003-04 | RS Q | 30 3 | Allen Kirgan 2004-05 | RS Q | 25 4 | Allen Kirgan . . . . . 142 15 6 yr .904 2005-06 | R | | 2006-07 | R | | 2007-08 | RS Q | 24 2 | Allen Kirgan . . . . . 24 2 1 yr .923 SCHOOL TOTAL 1195 165 10 73 yr .876
 Granite City (North)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1973-74 | | 11 3 | Walt Whitaker 1974-75 | | 16 3 | Walt Whitaker 1975-76 | | 17 4 | Walt Whitaker 1976-77 | 9 | 18 1 | Walt Whitaker 1977-78 | | 14 5 1 | Walt Whitaker 1978-79 | | 14 4 | Walt Whitaker 1979-80 | | 16 2 1 | Walt Whitaker 1980-81 | | 17 1 2 | Walt Whitaker 1981-82 | D | 23 0 | Walt Whitaker 1982-83 | RS | 24 0 | Walt Whitaker . . . . . 170 23 4 10 yr .873 SCHOOL TOTAL 170 23 4 10 yr .873
 Grayslake (Central)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Grayslake (H.S.) 1993-94 | | 9 8 | Eric Skoog 1994-95 | | 12 5 | Eric Skoog 1995-96 | | 12 5 | Eric Skoog 1996-97 | | 11 6 | Eric Skoog 1997-98 | R | 17 2 | Eric Skoog . . . . . 61 26 5 yr .701 1998-99 | | 10 6 | Steve Wood 1999-00 | | 16 3 | Steve Wood 2000-01 | | 11 10 | Steve Wood 2001-02 | | 8 13 | Steve Wood 2002-03 | | 10 13 | Steve Wood 2003-04 | | 14 10 | Steve Wood . . . . . 69 55 6 yr .556 SCHOOL TOTAL 130 81 11 yr .616
 Grayslake (North)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2006-07 | | 2 19 | Steve Wood 2007-08 | | 10 11 | Steve Wood . . . . . 12 30 2 yr .286 SCHOOL TOTAL 12 30 2 yr .286
 Green Valley
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1970-71 | | 2 11 | Jack Olson 1971-72 | | 8 12 | Jack Olson 1972-73 | | 6 11 1 | Jack Olson 1973-74 | | 5 12 2 | Jack Olson 1974-75 | | 10 6 1 | Jack Olson 1975-76 | | 7 14 | Jack Olson 1976-77 | | 4 15 | Jack Olson 1977-78 | | 3 17 | Jack Olson 1978-79 | | 7 13 | Jack Olson 1979-80 | | 6 15 | Jack Olson 1980-81 | | 14 8 | Jack Olson 1981-82 | | 8 11 | Jack Olson 1982-83 | | 4 16 | Jack Olson 1983-84 | | 6 14 | Jack Olson 1984-85 | | 1 19 1 | Jack Olson 1985-86 | | 4 16 | Jack Olson 1986-87 | | 5 14 2 | Jack Olson 1987-88 | | 5 14 | Jack Olson . . . . . 105 238 7 18 yr .310 SCHOOL TOTAL 105 238 7 18 yr .310
 Gurnee (Warren)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1954-55 | | 4 6 | Dick Hyde 1955-56 | | 5 4 | Dick Hyde 1956-57 | | 8 3 | Dick Hyde 1957-58 | | 7 4 | Dick Hyde 1958-59 | | 7 4 1 | Dick Hyde . . . . . 31 21 1 5 yr .594 1959-60 | | 4 7 | Don Haugh 1960-61 | | 3 7 | Don Haugh 1961-62 | | 3 9 | Don Haugh 1962-63 | | 4 10 | Don Haugh 1963-64 | | 5 7 1 | Don Haugh 1964-65 | | 12 2 2 | Don Haugh 1965-66 | | 13 1 | Don Haugh 1966-67 | | 7 7 1 | Don Haugh 1967-68 | | 8 5 | Don Haugh 1968-69 | | 8 5 1 | Don Haugh 1969-70 | | 9 2 2 | Don Haugh 1970-71 | | 1 8 | Don Haugh . . . . . 77 70 7 12 yr .523 1971-72 | | 4 14 | Mike Koulentas . . . . . 4 14 1 yr .222 1972-73 | | 7 9 | Pete Campbell 1973-74 | | 13 5 | Pete Campbell 1974-75 | | 11 7 | Pete Campbell 1975-76 | | 6 11 1 | Pete Campbell 1976-77 | | 9 7 | Pete Campbell 1977-78 | | 8 7 1 | Pete Campbell 1978-79 | | 9 5 | Pete Campbell 1979-80 | | 5 8 1 | Pete Campbell 1980-81 | | 13 1 | Pete Campbell 1981-82 | | 11 2 1 | Pete Campbell 1982-83 | | 15 2 | Pete Campbell . . . . . 107 64 4 11 yr .623 1983-84 | | 8 5 1 | Mark Tiffany 1984-85 | | 7 10 | Mark Tiffany 1985-86 | | 5 12 | Mark Tiffany 1986-87 | | 17 3 | Mark Tiffany . . . . . 37 30 1 4 yr .551 1987-88 | R | | SCHOOL TOTAL 256 199 13 33 yr .561