IHSA

Season Summaries

Kankakee (Sr.)

Last updated on November 16, 2009.

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). 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).


 Boys Baseball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1947-48 | D | | 1948-49 | D | | 1950-51 | D | | 1952-53 | D | | 1953-54 | D | | 1954-55 | D | | 1956-57 | R | | 1962-63 | R | | 1965-66 | R | | 1994-95 | | 14 16 | Pat Hake 1995-96 | | 23 9 | Pat Hake 1996-97 | | 23 10 | Pat Hake 1997-98 | | 13 23 | Pat Hake 1998-99 | | 18 16 | Pat Hake 1999-00 | | 22 11 | Pat Hake . . . . . 113 85 6 yr .571 SCHOOL TOTAL 113 85 6 yr .571
 Boys Basketball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1926-27 | D | | 1927-28 | D | | 1928-29 | D | | 1932-33 | D | | 1933-34 | D | | 1935-36 | R | | 1936-37 | R | | 1942-43 | | 16 10 | Gene Dystra . . . . . 16 10 1 yr .615 1943-44 | RS Q | 23 11 | Henry Holt 1944-45 | R | 24 5 | Henry Holt 1945-46 | | 16 12 | Henry Holt . . . . . 63 28 3 yr .692 1946-47 | | 18 9 | Gene Dystra . . . . . 18 9 1 yr .667 1947-48 | | 19 6 | Earl Jones 1948-49 | R | 24 3 | Earl Jones 1949-50 | | 18 8 | Earl Jones 1950-51 | | 10 16 | Earl Jones 1951-52 | RS Q | 15 14 | Earl Jones 1952-53 | R | 25 1 | Earl Jones 1953-54 | | 13 12 | Earl Jones 1954-55 | | 17 11 | Earl Jones 1955-56 | | 20 6 | Earl Jones 1956-57 | | 7 13 | Earl Jones . . . . . 168 90 10 yr .651 1957-58 | | 17 8 | Sam Miranda 1958-59 | | 9 11 | Sam Miranda 1959-60 | RS | 25 4 | Sam Miranda 1960-61 | | 6 14 | Sam Miranda . . . . . 57 37 4 yr .606 1961-62 | | 7 13 | Mick Pahl 1962-63 | R | 20 8 | Mick Pahl 1963-64 | | 12 8 | Mick Pahl . . . . . 39 29 3 yr .574 1964-65 | | 5 16 | Ron Stewart . . . . . 5 16 1 yr .238 1965-66 | | 3 17 | Bob Kemp . . . . . 3 17 1 yr .150 1983-84 | | 3 21 | Al Brown 1984-85 | | 9 16 | Al Brown 1985-86 | | 11 13 | Al Brown . . . . . 23 50 3 yr .315 1986-87 AA | R | 13 15 | Keith Decker 1987-88 | | 7 19 | Keith Decker 1988-89 | | 15 11 | Keith Decker 1989-90 | | 16 11 | Keith Decker 1990-91 AA | R | 22 7 | Keith Decker 1991-92 AA | R | 20 8 | Keith Decker 1992-93 | | 12 14 | Keith Decker . . . . . 105 85 7 yr .553 1993-94 | | 12 15 | Alex Renchen 1994-95 | | 22 5 | Alex Renchen 1995-96 | | 11 14 | Alex Renchen 1996-97 AA | R | 23 4 | Alex Renchen 1997-98 | | 8 17 | Alex Renchen 1998-99 | | 14 12 | Alex Renchen 1999-00 | | 20 6 | Alex Renchen 2000-01 | | 16 9 | Alex Renchen 2001-02 | | 15 10 | Alex Renchen 2002-03 | | 15 10 | Alex Renchen 2003-04 | | 7 18 | Alex Renchen 2004-05 | | 10 16 | Alex Renchen 2005-06 | | 11 14 | Alex Renchen 2006-07 | | 5 19 | Alex Renchen . . . . . 189 169 14 yr .528 2007-08 3A | R | 12 17 | Ronnie Wilcox . . . . . 12 17 1 yr .414 SCHOOL TOTAL 698 557 49 yr .556
 Boys Cross Country
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1958-59 | D Q 9 | |
 Boys Football
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1953-54 | | 8 1 | Bron Bacevich . . . . . 8 1 1 yr .889 1983-84 | | 3 6 | 1984-85 | | 4 5 | . . . . . 7 11 2 yr .389 1985-86 | | 1 8 | B.J. Luke 1986-87 | | 5 4 | B.J. Luke . . . . . 6 12 2 yr .333 1987-88 5A | Q | 7 4 | Alec Anderson 1988-89 | | 4 5 | Alec Anderson 1989-90 5A | Q | 9 2 | Alec Anderson 1990-91 5A | Q | 9 1 | Alec Anderson 1991-92 | | 4 5 | Alec Anderson 1992-93 4A | Q | 7 3 | Alec Anderson 1993-94 5A | Q | 5 5 | Alec Anderson 1994-95 4A | Q | 8 3 | Alec Anderson 1995-96 4A | Q | 8 4 | Alec Anderson 1996-97 4A | Q | 7 3 | Alec Anderson . . . . . 68 35 10 yr .660 1997-98 | | 2 7 | Dan Wetzel 1998-99 4A | Q | 7 3 | Dan Wetzel 1999-00 5A | Q | 9 2 | Dan Wetzel . . . . . 18 12 3 yr .600 2000-01 | | 4 5 | Ira Jefferson 2001-02 | | 1 8 | Ira Jefferson 2002-03 | | 4 5 | Ira Jefferson 2003-04 6A | Q | 5 5 | Ira Jefferson 2004-05 5A | Q | 5 5 | Ira Jefferson 2005-06 | | 1 8 | Ira Jefferson . . . . . 20 36 6 yr .357 2006-07 | | 3 6 | Cornell Middlebrook 2007-08 | | 3 6 | Cornell Middlebrook 2008-09 5A | Q | 9 4 | Cornell Middlebrook . . . . . 15 16 3 yr .484 SCHOOL TOTAL 142 123 27 yr .536
 Boys Golf
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1958-59 | Q | |
 Boys Tennis
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1960-61 | D | | 1961-62 | D 9 | |
 Boys Track and Field
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1918-19 A | 10 | | 1933-34 | 6 | | 1934-35 | D | | 1935-36 | D 3 | | 1936-37 | D | | 1958-59 | 7 | | 1986-87 AA | 4 | |
 Boys Wrestling
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1994-95 AA | R | |
 Girls Basketball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1980-81 | | 12 13 | Deb Johnston 1983-84 AA | R | 19 6 | Deb Johnston 1984-85 | | 20 6 | Deb Johnston 1985-86 AA | R | 21 5 | Deb Johnston 1986-87 AA | R | 20 5 | Deb Johnston 1987-88 | | 21 7 | Deb Johnston 1988-89 AA | R | 20 7 | Deb Johnston 1989-90 | | 23 3 | Deb Johnston 1990-91 | | 12 13 | Deb Johnston 1991-92 | | 9 16 | Deb Johnston 1992-93 | | 15 12 | Deb Johnston 1993-94 AA | R | 25 4 | Deb Johnston 1994-95 | | 12 13 | Deb Johnston 1995-96 | | 17 9 | Deb Johnston 1996-97 | | 18 9 | Deb Johnston 1997-98 | | 15 11 | Deb Johnston 1998-99 | | 14 12 | Deb Johnston 1999-00 | | 3 23 | Deb Johnston 2000-01 | | 5 20 | Deb Johnston . . . . . 301 194 19 yr .608 2006-07 | | 3 21 | Shannon Swilley 2007-08 | | 0 25 | Shannon Swilley 2008-09 | | 0 25 | Shannon Swilley . . . . . 3 71 3 yr .041 SCHOOL TOTAL 304 265 22 yr .534
 Girls Softball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2000-01 | | 10 23 | Charles Gruber . . . . . 10 23 1 yr .303 2004-05 | | 11 23 1 | Deb Johnston 2005-06 | | 15 21 1 | Deb Johnston 2006-07 | | 17 17 | Deb Johnston 2007-08 | | 20 15 1 | Deb Johnston 2008-09 | | 25 11 | Deb Johnston . . . . . 88 87 3 5 yr .503 SCHOOL TOTAL 98 110 3 6 yr .472
 Girls Track and Field
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1987-88 AA | S | | Theresa Burgard 1990-91 AA | S 9 | | Theresa Burgard 1991-92 AA | 5 | | Theresa Burgard 1992-93 AA | 6 | | Theresa Burgard 1996-97 AA | S 4 | | Theresa Burgard 1997-98 AA | 10 | | Theresa Burgard
 Individual Events
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1987-88 | R | |
 Speech Sweepstakes
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1953-54 | D | | 1955-56 | D | |
 
Kankakee (Eastridge)
Defunct school with students now attending Kankakee (Sr.).


 Boys Baseball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1968-69 | R | | 1970-71 | RS Q | 19 7 | Bill Enochs 1971-72 | RS Q | 23 7 | Bill Enochs . . . . . 42 14 2 yr .750 1975-76 | R | | SCHOOL TOTAL 42 14 2 yr .750
 Boys Basketball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1966-67 | | 6 10 | Mick Pahl . . . . . 6 10 1 yr .375 1967-68 | | 5 13 | Art Pahl . . . . . 5 13 1 yr .278 1968-69 | | 17 8 | Joe Gubbins 1969-70 | | 10 16 | Joe Gubbins 1970-71 | D | 17 10 | Joe Gubbins 1971-72 AA | RS | 24 5 | Joe Gubbins 1972-73 | | 9 15 | Joe Gubbins 1973-74 | | 8 16 | Joe Gubbins 1974-75 | | 7 17 | Joe Gubbins 1975-76 | | 10 15 | Joe Gubbins . . . . . 102 102 8 yr .500 1976-77 AA | RS | 24 6 | Larry Hauser 1977-78 | | 15 11 | Larry Hauser 1978-79 | | 19 7 | Larry Hauser 1979-80 AA | R | 26 3 | Larry Hauser 1980-81 | | 12 12 | Larry Hauser . . . . . 96 39 5 yr .711 1981-82 | | 12 13 | Ron Jones 1982-83 | | 13 11 | Ron Jones . . . . . 25 24 2 yr .510 SCHOOL TOTAL 234 188 17 yr .555
 Boys Football
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1974-75 | | 1 8 | 1975-76 | | 0 9 | 1976-77 | | 5 4 | 1977-78 | | 0 9 | 1978-79 | | 0 9 | 1979-80 | | 6 3 | . . . . . 12 42 6 yr .222 1980-81 4A | Q | 7 3 | Craig Beverlin . . . . . 7 3 1 yr .700 1981-82 | | 4 5 | 1982-83 | | 4 5 | . . . . . 8 10 2 yr .444 SCHOOL TOTAL 27 55 9 yr .329
 Boys Swimming and Diving
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1976-77 | D 7 | | 1977-78 | D | | 1979-80 | D | | 1981-82 | | | Craig Culver
 Boys Tennis
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1972-73 | D | | 1973-74 | D | | 1978-79 | D | |
 Boys Wrestling
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1972-73 | D | |
 Drama
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1975-76 | D | |
 Girls Basketball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1980-81 | | 12 13 | Deb Johnston 1981-82 | | 17 8 | Deb Johnston 1982-83 AA | R | 18 5 | Deb Johnston . . . . . 47 26 3 yr .644 SCHOOL TOTAL 47 26 3 yr .644
 Girls Tennis
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1972-73 | 7 | | 1973-74 | D | | 1974-75 | D 7 | | 1975-76 | D | |
 Group Interpretation
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1974-75 | D | | 1975-76 | D | |
 
Kankakee (Westview)
Defunct school with students now attending Kankakee (Sr.).


 Boys Basketball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1966-67 | D | 8 10 | Bob Kemp . . . . . 8 10 1 yr .444 1967-68 | | 5 13 | Carl Koch 1968-69 | D | 15 11 | Carl Koch . . . . . 20 24 2 yr .455 1969-70 | D | 20 9 | Denny Lehnus 1970-71 | | 8 16 | Denny Lehnus 1971-72 | | 16 8 | Denny Lehnus 1972-73 | | 18 8 | Denny Lehnus 1973-74 AA | R | 20 8 | Denny Lehnus . . . . . 82 49 5 yr .626 1974-75 | | 17 7 | Vern Sloan 1975-76 | | 12 14 | Vern Sloan 1976-77 | | 13 13 | Vern Sloan 1977-78 | | 18 10 | Vern Sloan 1978-79 | | 25 2 | Vern Sloan 1979-80 | | 12 14 | Vern Sloan 1980-81 AA | RS | 25 5 | Vern Sloan 1981-82 AA | R | 25 3 | Vern Sloan . . . . . 147 68 8 yr .684 1982-83 | | 9 15 | Al Brown . . . . . 9 15 1 yr .375 SCHOOL TOTAL 266 166 17 yr .616
 Boys Football
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1974-75 | | 2 7 | 1975-76 | | 5 4 | 1976-77 | | 3 6 | 1977-78 | | 3 6 | . . . . . 13 23 4 yr .361 1978-79 4A | Q | 7 3 | Bill Wendling . . . . . 7 3 1 yr .700 1979-80 | | 4 5 | 1980-81 | | 2 7 | 1981-82 | | 3 6 | 1982-83 | | 0 9 | . . . . . 9 27 4 yr .250 SCHOOL TOTAL 29 53 9 yr .354
 Boys Track and Field
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1978-79 AA | 8 | |
 Drama
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1973-74 | D | | 1974-75 | D | |
 Girls Basketball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1980-81 AA | R | |
 Girls Bowling
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1973-74 | D Q | | 1978-79 | D Q | |
 Individual Events
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1981-82 | D | |