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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).

Chicago (Taft)

Baseball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1963-64   PQ   12 3   Ed Mitchell
Coach Total 12 3   1 yr   .800
1984-85       25 9   Rich Pildes
1985-86       21 10   Rich Pildes
1986-87       21 12 1 Rich Pildes
1987-88       16 14   Rich Pildes
1988-89       17 12   Rich Pildes
1989-90       15 9   Rich Pildes
1990-91       25 5   Rich Pildes
1991-92       26 4   Rich Pildes
1992-93       22 8   Rich Pildes
1993-94       22 10 1 Rich Pildes
1994-95       22 6   Rich Pildes
1995-96       26 3   Rich Pildes
1996-97       27 2   Rich Pildes
1997-98       20 4   Rich Pildes
1998-99       21 9   Rich Pildes
1999-00       17 8   Rich Pildes
2000-01       2 16   Rich Pildes
2001-02       13 6   Rich Pildes
2002-03       22 4   Rich Pildes
2003-04       14 11   Rich Pildes
2004-05       16 12   Rich Pildes
2005-06       26 3   Rich Pildes
2006-07       17 7   Rich Pildes
2007-08       15 10   Rich Pildes
2008-09 4A R   24 5   Rich Pildes
2009-10       22 8   Rich Pildes
2010-11       18 9   Rich Pildes
2011-12       28 7   Rich Pildes
2012-13       28 8   Rich Pildes
2013-14       26 6   Rich Pildes
2014-15       30 4   Rich Pildes
2015-16       25 7   Rich Pildes
2016-17       17 9   Rich Pildes
2017-18       23 5 1 Rich Pildes
2018-19       23 4 1 Rich Pildes
2020-21       21 8   Rich Pildes
2021-22       17 11   Rich Pildes
Coach Total 770 285 4 37 yr   .729
School Total 782 288 4 38 yr   .730

Bass Fishing

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2008-09   Q         Michael Mulligan
2009-10   Q         Michael Mulligan
2011-12   SQ         Mike Mulligan
2015-16   Q         Michael Mulligan
2017-18   SQ         Michael Mulligan
2018-19   Q         Michael Mulligan
As Chicago (Taft) #1
2020-21   Q          
As Chicago (Taft) #2
2020-21   Q          

Boys Basketball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1974-75       18 8   Frank Hood
1975-76       23 4   Frank Hood
1976-77       23 5   Frank Hood
1977-78       19 8   Frank Hood
1978-79       19 8   Frank Hood
1979-80       18 9   Frank Hood
1980-81       18 9   Frank Hood
1981-82       17 10   Frank Hood
1982-83       17 10   Frank Hood
1983-84       23 4   Frank Hood
1984-85       18 9   Frank Hood
1985-86       17 10   Frank Hood
1986-87       23 5   Frank Hood
1987-88       12 14   Frank Hood
1988-89       22 6   Frank Hood
1989-90       23 6   Frank Hood
1990-91       24 5   Frank Hood
1991-92       28 2   Frank Hood
1992-93       24 5   Frank Hood
1993-94       21 8   Frank Hood
1994-95       13 13   Frank Hood
1995-96       15 11   Frank Hood
1996-97       16 11   Frank Hood
1997-98       15 12   Frank Hood
1998-99       14 12   Frank Hood
Coach Total 480 204   25 yr   .702
1999-00       11 17   Nick Nishibayashi
2000-01       24 4   Nick Nishibayashi
2001-02       21 9   Nick Nishibayashi
2002-03       10 13   Nick Nishibayashi
2003-04       13 13   Nick Nishibayashi
2004-05       15 15   Nick Nishibayashi
2005-06       16 11   Nick Nishibayashi
2006-07       14 15   Nick Nishibayashi
2007-08       14 7   Nick Nishibayashi
Coach Total 138 104   9 yr   .570
2008-09       8 19   Brett Nishibayashi
2009-10       12 14   Brett Nishibayashi
2010-11       13 14   Brett Nishibayashi
2011-12       20 9   Brett Nishibayashi
2012-13       13 14   Brett Nishibayashi
2013-14       6 18   Brett Nishibayashi
2014-15       3 21   Brett Nishibayashi
2015-16       16 11   Brett Nishibayashi
2016-17       11 15   Brett Nishibayashi
Coach Total 102 135   9 yr   .430
2017-18       11 14   Arron Levin
Coach Total 11 14   1 yr   .440
2018-19       13 18   Jason Tucker
2019-20       20 11   Jason Tucker
Coach Total 33 29   2 yr   .532
School Total 764 486   46 yr   .611

Boys Bowling

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2014-15   Q         Patrick Levins
2015-16   Q         Patrick Levins

Boys Cross Country

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1969-70   P          
1970-71   Q          
1973-74   Q          
1974-75   Q          
1982-83 AA Q         Roy Horton
1984-85 AA Q         Roy Horton

Boys Golf

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1943-44   PQ          
1944-45   PQ          
1945-46   Q          
1946-47   PQ          
1947-48   PQ          
1949-50   Q          
1950-51   PQ          
1952-53   Q          
1953-54   PQ          
1954-55   PQ          
1956-57   PQ          
1957-58   PQ          
1958-59   PQ          
1967-68   PQ          
1980-81 AA PQ          
1981-82 AA PQ          

Boys Soccer

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2013-14       9 9 4 Christine Medunycia
2014-15       9 7 2 Christine Medunycia
Coach Total 18 16 6 2 yr   .525
2015-16       4 15 2 Jeffrey Lucco
2016-17       14 7 2 Jeffrey Lucco
2017-18       12 7 4 Jeffrey Lucco
Coach Total 30 29 8 3 yr   .507
School Total 48 45 14 5 yr   .486

Boys Swimming & Diving

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1942-43              
2004-05       8 1 1 Elizabeth Carroll
Coach Total 8 1 1 1 yr   .850
2006-07       6 2   Alan Demski
2007-08       10 0   Alan Demski
Coach Total 16 2   2 yr   .889
2013-14       10 0   Jason Polensky
2014-15       10 0   Jason Polensky
2015-16       9 1   Jason Polensky
2016-17       10 0   Jason Polensky
Coach Total 39 1   4 yr   .975
School Total 63 4 1 7 yr   .926

Boys Tennis

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1954-55              

Boys Track & Field

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1960-61     3        

Boys Water Polo

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2012-13       7 9   Jason Polensky
2013-14       8 4   Jason Polensky
2014-15       12 11   Jason Polensky
2015-16       15 7   Jason Polensky
2016-17       16 10   Jason Polensky
2017-18       15 14   Jason Polensky
Coach Total 73 55   6 yr   .570
School Total 73 55   6 yr   .570

Boys Wrestling

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2005-06       14 3   Joseph Kalady
Coach Total 14 3   1 yr   .824
2006-07       16 6   Michael Bakula
2007-08       14 7   Michael Bakula
2008-09       21 3   Michael Bakula
2009-10       19 6   Michael Bakula
2010-11       16 7   Michael Bakula
2011-12       18 7   Michael Bakula
2012-13       20 6   Michael Bakula
2013-14       22 4   Michael Bakula
Coach Total 146 46   8 yr   .760
2014-15       17 9   Brad Engel
2015-16       22 10   Brad Engel
2016-17       20 12   Brad Engel
2017-18             Brad Engel
Coach Total 59 31   3 yr   .656
School Total 219 80   12 yr   .732

Football

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79       3 5    
Coach Total 3 5   1 yr   .375
1979-80       2 6   Dave Zalinski
Coach Total 2 6   1 yr   .250
1980-81       9 2    
1981-82       2 6    
1982-83       3 5    
1983-84       5 4    
Coach Total 19 17   4 yr   .528
1984-85       5 5   Dave Zalinski
Coach Total 5 5   1 yr   .500
1985-86       4 4    
1986-87       4 4    
Coach Total 8 8   2 yr   .500
1987-88       0 5   Sam Ozaki
Coach Total 0 5   1 yr   .000
1988-89       5 4    
1989-90       6 3    
1990-91       4 5    
Coach Total 15 12   3 yr   .556
1991-92       5 4   Cliff Wagner
1992-93       6 3   Cliff Wagner
1993-94       3 6   Cliff Wagner
1994-95       4 6   Cliff Wagner
1995-96       3 6   Cliff Wagner
1996-97 6A Q   5 5   Cliff Wagner
1997-98       1 7   Cliff Wagner
1998-99       1 7   Cliff Wagner
1999-00       6 4   Cliff Wagner
2000-01       4 6   Cliff Wagner
2001-02       3 6   Cliff Wagner
2002-03       0 8   Cliff Wagner
Coach Total 41 68   12 yr   .376
2003-04       9 2   Nick Nishibayashi
Coach Total 9 2   1 yr   .818
2004-05       1 7   Matthew Walsh
2005-06       6 3   Matthew Walsh
2006-07       1 8   Matthew Walsh
2007-08       4 6   Matthew Walsh
2008-09       5 4   Matthew Walsh
2009-10 8A Q   8 2   Matthew Walsh
2010-11 7A Q   7 3   Matthew Walsh
2011-12 8A Q   7 3   Matthew Walsh
2012-13       7 1   Matthew Walsh
2013-14       7 2   Matthew Walsh
Coach Total 53 39   10 yr   .576
2014-15 8A Q   7 3    
Coach Total 7 3   1 yr   .700
2015-16       2 7   Dan Paplaczyk
Coach Total 2 7   1 yr   .222
2016-17 8A Q   8 2   John Tsarouchas
2017-18       3 6   John Tsarouchas
2018-19 8A Q   7 6   John Tsarouchas
2019-20 8A Q   5 4   John Tsarouchas
2020-21       3 2   John Tsarouchas
Coach Total 26 20   5 yr   .565
2021-22 8A Q   7 3   Zach Elder
2022-23       3 6   Zach Elder
2023-24 8A Q   4 6   Zach Elder
Coach Total 14 15   3 yr   .483
School Total 204 212   46 yr   .490

Girls Basketball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2006-07       7 14   Kirk Vidas
2007-08       8 15   Kirk Vidas
2008-09       19 5   Kirk Vidas
2009-10       14 14   Kirk Vidas
2010-11       14 14   Kirk Vidas
2011-12       24 5   Kirk Vidas
2012-13       15 12   Kirk Vidas
2013-14       16 13   Kirk Vidas
2014-15       19 11   Kirk Vidas
2015-16       21 9   Kirk Vidas
2016-17       19 10   Kirk Vidas
2017-18       16 13   Kirk Vidas
2018-19       20 12   Kirk Vidas
Coach Total 212 147   13 yr   .591
2019-20       10 18   Iveta Salkauske
2020-21       8 2   Iveta Salkauske
Coach Total 18 20   2 yr   .474
2021-22       5 19   Brandon Lathon
2022-23       20 11   Brandon Lathon
2023-24       18 13   Brandon Lathon
Coach Total 43 43   3 yr   .500
School Total 273 210   18 yr   .565

Girls Bowling

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1977-78   Q         Fran Volpe
1978-79   Q         Caryl Heinichen
1979-80   Q         Gloria Herrick
1980-81   Q         Gloria Herrick
1981-82   PQ         Gloria Herrick
1983-84   Q         Gloria Herrick
1984-85   Q         Gloria Herrick
2023-24   R         Ramon Pagan

Girls Soccer

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2015-16       9 8 2 Christine Medunycia & Arlind Kociu
Coach Total 9 8 2 1 yr   .526
School Total 9 8 2 1 yr   .526

Girls Swimming & Diving

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2004-05       6 2   Elizabeth Carroll
Coach Total 6 2   1 yr   .750
2012-13       8 4   Jason Polensky
2013-14       8 4   Jason Polensky
2014-15       10 0   Jason Polensky
2015-16       9 2   Jason Polensky
2016-17       9 2   Jason Polensky
Coach Total 44 12   5 yr   .786
School Total 50 14   6 yr   .781

Girls Volleyball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80 AA PQ   19 1   Pam Knazze
Coach Total 19 1   1 yr   .950
School Total 19 1   1 yr   .950

Journalism

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2011-12             Patrick T. Levins & Anny Martinez, Shannon White,Barbara Lynch, John M

Softball

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1984-85       19 1   Frank Hood
1985-86 AA PQ   18 1   Frank Hood
1986-87       15 3   Frank Hood
1987-88 AA PQ   21 1   Frank Hood
1988-89       21 1   Frank Hood
1989-90       23 1   Frank Hood
1990-91       22 2   Frank Hood
1991-92 AA PQ   21 1   Frank Hood
1992-93       21 1   Frank Hood
1993-94       21 4   Frank Hood
1994-95       22 4   Frank Hood
1995-96       4 1   Frank Hood
1996-97       23 2   Frank Hood
1997-98       15 6   Frank Hood
Coach Total 266 29   14 yr   .902
2017-18       22 8 1 Germaine Padilla
2017-18       22 8 1 Germaine Padilla
2018-19       20 13   Germaine Padilla
2018-19       20 13   Germaine Padilla
2019-20       0 0   Germaine Padilla
2019-20       0 0   Germaine Padilla
2020-21 4A RS   28 10   Germaine Padilla
2021-22 4A R         Germaine Padilla
2022-23 4A R         Germaine Padilla
Coach Total 112 52 2 7 yr   .681
School Total 378 81 2 18 yr   .822

Team Chess

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2014-15             Brian Lavery
2016-17             John Wray
2017-18   Q         Ann McManamon
2018-19   Q         Danial Wilson
2019-20   Q         Danial Wilson
2020-21   Q         Danial Wilson
2021-22   Q         Danial Wilson
2022-23   Q         James O'Shaughnessy
2023-24   Q         James O'Shaughnessy