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Season summaries include titles won (and the class they were won in), 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). Changes and additions to these records may be made by school personnel through the IHSA Schools Center.

Key to titles: D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Chicago Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier to the state finals).

Carthage (Illini West)

Baseball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08       19 8   Todd Porter
2008-09 2A R   25 7   Todd Porter
2009-10 2A R   23 4   Todd Porter
2010-11       26 7   Todd Porter
2011-12 2A R   18 16   Todd Porter
Coach Total 111 42   5 yr   .725
2012-13       11 17   Zak Huston
2013-14       19 11   Zak Huston
2014-15 2A RS   31 8   Zak Huston
2015-16       14 17   Zak Huston
2016-17       13 17   Zak Huston
2017-18 2A R   16 12   Zak Huston
2018-19       16 9   Zak Huston
Coach Total 120 91   7 yr   .569
2019-20       0 0   Zak Huston & Covid Cancelled
Coach Total 0 0   1 yr   
2020-21       6 7   Zak Huston
Coach Total 6 7   1 yr   .462
2021-22       6 16   Zack Burling
2022-23       15 15   Zack Burling
2023-24             Zack Burling
Coach Total 21 31   2 yr   .404
School Total 258 171   16 yr   .601

Bass Fishing

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08             Harold Northup
2008-09   Q         Harold Northrup
2009-10   Q 1       Harold Northup
2010-11             Harold Northup
2011-12   Q         Harold Northup
2012-13             Harold Northup
2013-14             Harold Northup
2014-15             Harold Norhtup
2015-16             Harold Northup
2016-17             Harold Northup
2017-18             Harold Northup
2018-19             Harold Northup
2019-20             Harold Northup & Covid Cancelled

Boys Basketball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08       17 10   Eric Bryan
Coach Total 17 10   1 yr   .630
2008-09       12 13   Troy Noble
Coach Total 12 13   1 yr   .480
2009-10       20 9   John Hughs
2010-11       18 10   John Hughs
2011-12       21 6   John Hughs
2012-13       16 12   John Hughs
2013-14       15 15   John Hughs
Coach Total 90 52   5 yr   .634
2014-15       19 10   Bill Rasmussen
2015-16       17 12   Bill Rasmussen
2016-17       15 14   Bill Rasmussen
2017-18       15 14   Bill Rasmussen
Coach Total 66 50   4 yr   .569
2018-19       5 25   Justin Ellison
2019-20       3 26   Justin Ellison
2020-21       9 8   Justin Ellison
2021-22       20 10   Justin Ellison
2022-23       20 13   Justin Ellison
Coach Total 57 82   5 yr   .410
2023-24       21 11   Blaize Kimmell
Coach Total 21 11   1 yr   .656
School Total 263 218   17 yr   .547

Boys Cross Country

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08             Rodney Norris
2008-09             Rodney Norris
2009-10             Rodney Norris
2010-11             Rodney Norris
2011-12             John Hughs
2012-13             John Hughs
2013-14             John Hughs
2014-15             Ryan Bliss
2015-16             Ryan Bliss
2016-17 1A RQ         Ryan Bliss
2017-18             Ryan Bliss
2018-19             Ryan Bliss
2019-20             Ryan Bliss
2020-21             Ryan Bliss
2021-22             Ryan Bliss
2022-23             Ryan Bliss
2023-24             Ryan Bliss

Boys Golf

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08             Harold Northup
2008-09             Harold Northup
2009-10             Harold Northup
2010-11             Harold Northup
2011-12             Harold Northup
2012-13             Harold Northup
2013-14             Harold Northup
2014-15             Harold Northup
2015-16             Harold Northup
2016-17             Harold Northup
2017-18             Harold Northup
2018-19             Christine Murphy
2019-20             Christine Murphy
2020-21 1A R         Christine Murphy
2021-22 1A R         Christine Murphy
2022-23 1A RQ         Christine Murphy
2023-24             Christine Murphy

Boys Track & Field

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08             John Artman
2008-09             John Artman
2009-10 1A S         John Artman
2010-11 1A           John Artman
2011-12             John Artman
2012-13             John Artman
2013-14 1A           John Artman
2014-15 1A S 2       John Artman
2015-16             John Artman
2016-17 1A S 1       John Artman
2017-18 1A           John Artman
2018-19             Michael Lafferty
2019-20             Michael Lafferty & Covid Cancelled
2020-21             Michael Lafferty
2021-22             Michael Lafferty
2022-23             Michael Lafferty
2023-24             Michael Lafferty

Boys Wrestling

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2013-14             Steve Wood
2014-15             Steve Wood
2015-16             Steve Wood
2016-17             Steve Wood
2017-18             Steve Wood
2018-19             Lyle Klein
2019-20             Lyle Klein
2020-21             Lyle Klein
2021-22             Lyle Klein
2022-23             Lyle Klein
2023-24             Lyle Klein

Competitive Dance

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2015-16 1A Q         Ashley Olin
2016-17             Ashley Olin
2017-18             Ashley Olin
2018-19             Ashley Olin
2019-20             Ashley Burling

Football

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08 3A Q   7 3   Jim Unruh
2008-09 3A Q 1 14 0   Jim Unruh
2009-10 3A Q   12 1   Jim Unruh
2010-11 3A Q 1 14 0   Jim Unruh
Coach Total 47 4   4 yr   .922
2011-12 2A Q   5 5   Tim Lafferty
2012-13 2A Q   8 3   Tim Lafferty
Coach Total 13 8   2 yr   .619
2013-14 2A Q   6 4   Lyle Klein
2014-15 2A Q   6 5   Lyle Klein
2015-16       2 7   Lyle Klein
2016-17 2A Q   5 5   Lyle Klein
2017-18 2A Q   6 4   Lyle Klein
2018-19 2A Q   10 1   Lyle Klein
2019-20       4 5   Lyle Klein
2020-21       2 1   Lyle Klein
2021-22       4 5   Lyle Klein
2022-23       4 5   Lyle Klein
Coach Total 49 42   10 yr   .538
2023-24       4 5   Jacob Calvin
Coach Total 4 5   1 yr   .444
School Total 113 59   17 yr   .657

Girls Basketball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08       16 12   Zach Keene
2008-09       15 14   Zach Keene
2009-10       15 13   Zach Keene
2010-11 2A R   26 3   Zach Keene
2011-12 2A R   17 13   Zach Keene
Coach Total 89 55   5 yr   .618
2012-13 2A R   20 11   Grant Surprenant
2013-14 2A R   28 3   Grant Surprenant
2014-15       21 10   Grant Surprenant
2015-16 2A R   19 14   Grant Surprenant
2016-17 2A R   26 8   Grant Surprenant
2017-18       27 4   Grant Surprenant
2018-19       22 9   Grant Surprenant
2019-20 2A R   26 5   Grant Surprenant
2020-21       15 1   Grant Surprenant
2021-22 2A R   30 3   Grant Surprenant
2022-23       16 17   Grant Surprenant
2023-24       16 15   Grant Surprenant
Coach Total 266 100   12 yr   .727
School Total 355 155   17 yr   .696

Girls Cross Country

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08             Rodney Norris
2008-09             Rodney Norris
2009-10             Rodney Norris
2010-11             Rodney Norris
2011-12             John Hughs
2012-13             John Hughs
2013-14             John Hughs
2014-15             Ryan Bliss
2015-16             Ryan Bliss
2016-17             Ryan Bliss
2017-18             Ryan Bliss
2018-19             Ryan Bliss
2019-20             Ryan Bliss
2020-21             Ryan Bliss
2021-22             Ryan Bliss
2022-23             Ryan Bliss
2023-24             Ryan Bliss

Girls Golf

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08             Harold Northup
2008-09             Harold Northup
2009-10             Harold Northup
2010-11             Harold Northup
2011-12             Harold Northup
2012-13             Harold Northup
2013-14             Harold Northup
2014-15             Harold Northup
2015-16             Harold Northup
2016-17             Harold Northup
2017-18             Harold Northup
2018-19             Christine Murphy
2019-20             Christine Murphy
2020-21             Christine Murphy
2021-22             Christine Murphy
2022-23             Christine Murphy
2023-24             Christine Murphy

Girls Track & Field

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08 A S         Jerry Butcher
2008-09 1A S         Jerry Butcher
2009-10             Jerry Butcher
2010-11 1A S         Jerry Butcher
2011-12             Jerry Butcher
2012-13 1A           Jerry Butcher
2013-14 1A S         Jerry Butcher
2014-15 1A S 1       Jerry Butcher
2015-16 1A S         Jerry Butcher
2016-17             Jerry Butcher
2017-18             Danielle Gronewold
2018-19             Danielle White
2019-20             Dakota Lafferty & Covid Cancelled
2020-21             Dakota Lafferty
2021-22             Dakota Lafferty
2022-23             Dakota Lafferty
2023-24             Dakota Lafferty

Girls Volleyball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08       23 9   Cindy Pollock
Coach Total 23 9   1 yr   .719
2009-10       17 17   Betsy Wujek
2010-11       20 17   Betsy Wujek
Coach Total 37 34   2 yr   .521
2011-12       21 16   Madalyn Owak
Coach Total 21 16   1 yr   .568
2012-13       22 12   Madalyn Gronewold
Coach Total 22 12   1 yr   .647
2013-14 2A R   23 13   Carrie Shaffer
Coach Total 23 13   1 yr   .639
2014-15       21 14   Betsy Wujek
Coach Total 21 14   1 yr   .600
2015-16 2A R   26 11   Kayla Hageman
2016-17       15 21   Kayla Hageman
Coach Total 41 32   2 yr   .562
2017-18 2A R   18 19   Dakota Flesner
2018-19       26 10   Dakota Flesner
2019-20       30 7   Dakota Flesner
Coach Total 74 36   3 yr   .673
2020-21       13 3   Dakota Lafferty
2021-22       24 14   Dakota Lafferty
2022-23       28 9   Dakota Lafferty
2023-24 2A R   35 5   Dakota Lafferty
Coach Total 100 31   4 yr   .763
School Total 362 197   16 yr   .648

Scholastic Bowl

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08       3 3   Pat Raftis
2008-09             Pat Raftis
2009-10             Pat Raftis
2010-11 A R         Pat Raftis
2011-12 A R         Pat Raftis
2012-13             Pat Raftis
2013-14             Pat Raftis
Coach Total 3 3   1 yr   .500
2014-15 A R         Kim Johnson
2015-16             Kim Johnson
2016-17             Kim Johnson
2017-18             Kim Johnson
2018-19             Kim Johnson
2019-20             Kim Johnson
2020-21 1A R         Connie Flesner
School Total 3 3   1 yr   .500

Softball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08 2A R   24 8   Jeri Schuster
2008-09       7 17   Jeri Schuster
2009-10       13 10   Jeri Schuster
2010-11       15 14   Jeri Schuster
Coach Total 59 49   4 yr   .546
2011-12       20 13   Andy Gronewold
2012-13       23 8   Andy Gronewold
2013-14       23 11   Andy Gronewold
2014-15 2A R   25 10   Andy Gronewold
2015-16 2A R   25 10   Andy Gronewold
Coach Total 116 52   5 yr   .690
2016-17 2A R   27 6 1 Rod Pence
2017-18 2A R   27 6   Rod Pence
Coach Total 54 12 1 2 yr   .813
2018-19       26 7   Ryan Bliss
Coach Total 26 7   1 yr   .788
2019-20       0 0   Ryan Bliss & Covid Cancelled
Coach Total 0 0   1 yr   
2020-21       3 9   Ryan Bliss
Coach Total 3 9   1 yr   .250
2021-22       8 15   Alexis Cousins
2022-23       16 14   Alexis Cousins
Coach Total 24 29   2 yr   .453
2023-24             Taylor Schramm
School Total 282 158 1 16 yr   .639

Carthage

Defunct school with students now attending Carthage (Illini West).

Baseball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2004-05 A R   15 9   Eric Bryan
2005-06       9 11   Eric Bryan
Coach Total 24 20   2 yr   .545
2006-07       9 11   Zak Huston
Coach Total 9 11   1 yr   .450
School Total 33 31   3 yr   .516

Boys Basketball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1947-48   R          
1949-50   R          
As Carthage (Hancock Central)
1959-60   R          
1961-62   R          
1967-68   R          
1974-75 A R          
1979-80       7 16    
1980-81       9 14    
1981-82       22 8    
1982-83       25 4    
1983-84       21 7    
1984-85       7 18    
1985-86       10 10    
1986-87       23 6    
As Carthage
1998-99       9 16    
1999-00       12 16    
Coach Total 145 115   10 yr   .558
2000-01 A R   16 12   Eric Bryan
2001-02       23 4   Eric Bryan
2002-03 A R   21 9   Eric Bryan
2003-04       20 9   Eric Bryan
2004-05 A R   26 4   Eric Bryan
2005-06 A R   21 9   Eric Bryan
2006-07       15 11   Eric Bryan
Coach Total 142 58   7 yr   .710
School Total 287 173   17 yr   .624

Boys Cross Country

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Carthage (Hancock Central)
1980-81 A Q         Harold Shumaker

Boys Track & Field

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Carthage (Hancock Central)
1974-75 A            
As Carthage
1998-99 A S          

Football

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Carthage (Hancock Central)
1957-58       5 2   Lefty Wilson
Coach Total 5 2   1 yr   .714
1958-59       6 1 1 Dick Biery
1959-60       6 2   Dick Biery
1960-61       4 4   Dick Biery
1961-62       4 3 1 Dick Biery
1962-63       0 6 3 Dick Biery
1963-64       5 4   Dick Biery
1964-65       5 2 2 Dick Biery
1965-66       1 7 1 Dick Biery
1966-67       3 6   Dick Biery
Coach Total 34 35 8 9 yr   .494
1967-68       4 5   Ed Test
1968-69       5 4   Ed Test
1969-70       8 0 1 Ed Test
1970-71       7 2   Ed Test
1971-72       6 3   Ed Test
1972-73       8 0 1 Ed Test
1973-74       8 2   Ed Test
1974-75 2A Q   8 2   Ed Test
Coach Total 54 18 2 8 yr   .743
1975-76       4 5   Gary Hanlin
1976-77       4 5   Gary Hanlin
Coach Total 8 10   2 yr   .444
1977-78       7 2   Bob Steinman
1978-79       6 3   Bob Steinman
1979-80 2A Q   8 2   Bob Steinman
1980-81 2A Q   8 2   Bob Steinman
Coach Total 29 9   4 yr   .763
1981-82       6 3   Kenneth Miller
1982-83       6 3   Kenneth Miller
1983-84       7 2   Kenneth Miller
1984-85 1A Q 2 12 1   Kenneth Miller
1985-86 1A Q   7 3   Kenneth Miller
Coach Total 38 12   5 yr   .760
1986-87 2A Q   6 4   Jim Unruh
1987-88 1A Q   7 3   Jim Unruh
1988-89 1A Q 2 13 1   Jim Unruh
1989-90 1A Q   10 1   Jim Unruh
1990-91       5 4   Jim Unruh
1991-92 1A Q   7 3   Jim Unruh
As Carthage
1992-93 1A Q   9 3   Jim Unruh
1993-94 1A Q   10 1   Jim Unruh
1994-95 1A Q   10 1   Jim Unruh
1995-96 1A Q 1 14 0   Jim Unruh
1996-97 1A Q   8 3   Jim Unruh
1997-98 1A Q   6 4   Jim Unruh
1998-99 1A Q 1 14 0   Jim Unruh
1999-00 1A Q 1 14 0   Jim Unruh
2000-01 1A Q 1 13 1   Jim Unruh
2001-02 2A Q   6 4   Jim Unruh
2002-03 2A Q 2 13 1   Jim Unruh
2003-04 2A Q 2 13 1   Jim Unruh
2004-05 2A Q 2 13 1   Jim Unruh
2005-06 2A Q   11 1   Jim Unruh
2006-07 1A Q   7 4   Jim Unruh
Coach Total 209 41   21 yr   .836
School Total 377 127 10 50 yr   .733

Girls Basketball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Carthage (Hancock Central)
1974-75       11 2   Dick Biery
1975-76       15 4   Dick Biery
1976-77   R   19 4   Dick Biery
1977-78   R   17 10   Dick Biery
1978-79   R   17 7   Dick Biery
1979-80 A R   16 12   Dick Biery
1980-81 A R   18 10   Dick Biery
1981-82 A R   18 8   Dick Biery
1982-83 A R   20 7   Dick Biery
1983-84 A R   24 4   Dick Biery
1984-85 A RS   24 4   Dick Biery
1985-86 A R   24 3   Dick Biery
1986-87 A RSUQ 2 30 1   Dick Biery
1987-88       19 7   Dick Biery
1988-89 A RS   24 4   Dick Biery
1989-90 A RSUQ 4 31 2   Dick Biery
1990-91 A RS   27 2   Dick Biery
1991-92 A RSUQ 1 30 2   Dick Biery
As Carthage
1992-93 A RSUQ 1 32 1   Dick Biery
Coach Total 416 94   19 yr   .816
1993-94       16 9   Bill Lapp
1994-95 A RS   23 9   Bill Lapp
1995-96 A RSUQ 2 28 7   Bill Lapp
1996-97       19 9   Bill Lapp
1997-98 A RSUQ 2 33 2   Bill Lapp
1998-99       20 9   Bill Lapp
1999-00 A R   23 7   Bill Lapp
2000-01 A R   19 11   Bill Lapp
2001-02       20 9   Bill Lapp
2002-03 A RSUQ   24 9   Bill Lapp
2003-04 A RSUQ 3 27 8   Bill Lapp
2004-05 A R   17 14   Bill Lapp
Coach Total 269 103   12 yr   .723
2005-06 A RSUQ 3 27 8   Zach Keene
2006-07 A R   25 5   Zach Keene
Coach Total 52 13   2 yr   .800
School Total 737 210   33 yr   .778

Girls Track & Field

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Carthage (Hancock Central)
1973-74   D          
1974-75              
1975-76     3        
As Carthage
2003-04 A           Jerry Butcher
2004-05 A           Jerry Butcher
2005-06 A S 3       Jerry Butcher
2006-07 A S 2       Jerry Butcher

Girls Volleyball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Carthage (Hancock Central)
1984-85 A R          
1985-86 A RSUQ 4 29 7   Carol Brooks
Coach Total 29 7   1 yr   .806
1986-87 A RS          
1987-88 A R          
1991-92 A R          
1992-93 A R          
As Carthage
2005-06 A R   20 12   Liz Blaesing
Coach Total 20 12   1 yr   .625
2006-07       19 13   Dana Hendricks
Coach Total 19 13   1 yr   .594
School Total 68 32   3 yr   .680

Music Sweepstakes

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2004-05 C            

Scholastic Bowl

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2005-06 A R         Dianne Bollin

Softball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Carthage (Hancock Central)
1986-87 A RSQ   19 4   Jerry Logan
1987-88 A RSQ 4 21 3   Jerry Logan
Coach Total 40 7   2 yr   .851
As Carthage
2004-05       16 13   Jeri Schuster
2005-06 A R   21 7   Jeri Schuster
2006-07 A R   18 9   Jeri Schuster
Coach Total 55 29   3 yr   .655
School Total 95 36   5 yr   .725

Speech Individual Events

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1958-59              

Team Chess

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1974-75 A            

Dallas City

Defunct school with students now attending Carthage (Illini West).

Boys Basketball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1940-41   R          
1942-43   R          
1943-44   R          
1944-45   R          
1946-47   R          
1948-49   R          
1955-56   R          
1966-67   R          
1978-79       19 7   Roger Icenogle
1979-80 A R   23 5   Roger Icenogle
Coach Total 42 12   2 yr   .778
1981-82 A R          
1988-89 A R          
1989-90 A R          
School Total 42 12   2 yr   .778

Girls Basketball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1980-81 A R          
1981-82 A R          
1985-86 A R          
1999-00 A R          
2000-01 A R          

Girls Volleyball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1990-91 A R          

LaHarpe

Defunct school with students now attending Carthage (Illini West).

Baseball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2001-02 A R          
2003-04 A R          

Boys Basketball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1945-46   R          
1973-74 A R          
1982-83 A R          
2001-02       2 7   David Billitor [partial]
Coach Total 2 7   1 yr   .222
2001-02       2 7   Scott Bacon [partial]
Coach Total 2 7   1 yr   .222
School Total 4 14   1 yr   .222

Football

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1985-86       5 4    
Coach Total 5 4   1 yr   .556
1986-87 1A Q   6 4   Tim Lafferty
1987-88 1A Q   6 4   Tim Lafferty
1988-89       0 9   Tim Lafferty
1989-90       0 9   Tim Lafferty
1990-91       2 7   Tim Lafferty
1991-92       3 6   Tim Lafferty
Coach Total 17 39   6 yr   .304
School Total 22 43   7 yr   .338

Girls Basketball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1987-88       6 16   Jim Cox
1988-89       2 20   Jim Cox
Coach Total 8 36   2 yr   .182
School Total 8 36   2 yr   .182

Girls Volleyball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1981-82 A D          
1997-98 A R          
2006-07 A R          

Music Sweepstakes

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79 D            
1979-80 D            
1980-81 D            
1981-82 D   2        
1982-83 D            
1983-84 D            
1987-88 D   3        
1988-89 D            
1990-91 D            
1991-92 D            
1993-94 D   2        
1994-95 D            
1995-96 D   2        
1999-00 D            
2000-01 D            

Scholastic Bowl

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1999-00 A SQ 4 24 4   Barbara Ramsey
Coach Total 24 4   1 yr   .857
School Total 24 4   1 yr   .857

Softball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1975-76   R          

Speech

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1953-54   D          
1957-58   D          
1959-60   DS          

Speech Individual Events

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1960-61   DS          
1961-62   D          
1968-69   S