IHSA

Season Summaries

Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran)

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 1995-96 | | 19 11 | Don Gillingham 1996-97 | | 21 9 | Don Gillingham 1997-98 | | 22 8 | Don Gillingham 1998-99 | | 24 6 | Don Gillingham 1999-00 | | 27 6 | Don Gillingham 2000-01 | | 23 7 | Don Gillingham 2003-04 | | 18 15 | Don Gillingham 2004-05 A | R | 25 10 1 | Don Gillingham 2005-06 A | R | 17 13 1 | Don Gillingham 2006-07 A | RSUQ 3 | 29 8 | Don Gillingham . . . . . 225 93 2 10 yr .706 2007-08 2A | R | | 2008-09 2A | R | | SCHOOL TOTAL 225 93 2 10 yr .706
 Boys Basketball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1969-70 | D | | 1975-76 A | R | | 1976-77 A | R | | 1983-84 | | 12 14 | Keith Peterson 1984-85 | | 7 19 | Keith Peterson 1985-86 | | 0 24 | Keith Peterson 1986-87 A | R | 18 10 | Keith Peterson 1987-88 A | RSUQ 3 | 31 4 | Keith Peterson . . . . . 68 71 5 yr .489 1988-89 A | R | 24 5 | Mike Obsuszt 1989-90 | | 2 23 | Mike Obsuszt 1990-91 | | 6 22 | Mike Obsuszt 1991-92 | | 14 14 | Mike Obsuszt 1992-93 | | 20 7 | Mike Obsuszt 1993-94 | | 9 18 | Mike Obsuszt . . . . . 75 89 6 yr .457 1999-00 A | R | | 2006-07 A | R | | 2007-08 2A | R | | 2008-09 2A | R | | SCHOOL TOTAL 143 160 11 yr .472
 Boys Cross Country
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1982-83 A | Q | | 1997-98 A | R | | 2007-08 2A | R | | Luis Samayoa
 Boys Football
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1976-77 3A | Q | | Warren Hoger 1987-88 2A | Q | | Rich Schubkegel 1992-93 2A | Q | | Eric Michealson 1993-94 2A | Q | | Eric Michealson 1994-95 2A | Q | 11 1 | Eric Michaelson 1995-96 2A | Q | 9 2 | Eric Michaelson . . . . . 20 3 2 yr .870 1996-97 2A | Q | 10 2 | Eric Michaelsen . . . . . 10 2 1 yr .833 1997-98 2A | Q | 7 3 | Clarence "Bo" Flowers 1998-99 2A | Q | 7 3 | Clarence "Bo" Flowers 1999-00 2A | Q | 10 1 | Clarence "Bo" Flowers 2000-01 2A | Q | 11 1 | Clarence "Bo" Flowers . . . . . 35 8 4 yr .814 2001-02 2A | Q | 10 1 | Clarence Flowers 2002-03 3A | Q | 5 5 | Clarence Flowers . . . . . 15 6 2 yr .714 2003-04 3A | Q | 7 3 | Bruce Tuomi 2004-05 2A | Q | 9 2 | Bruce Tuomi 2005-06 2A | Q | 6 4 | Bruce Tuomi 2006-07 4A | Q | 8 2 | Bruce Tuomi 2007-08 4A | Q | 6 4 | Bruce Tuomi 2008-09 4A | Q | 6 4 | Bruce Tuomi . . . . . 42 19 6 yr .689 SCHOOL TOTAL 122 38 15 yr .763
 Boys Golf
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1989-90 | | 1 8 | Eric Michaelsen 1990-91 | | 4 5 | Eric Michaelsen 1991-92 | | 7 3 | Eric Michaelsen 1992-93 | | 9 1 | Eric Michaelsen 1993-94 | | 11 1 | Eric Michaelsen 1994-95 | | 9 2 | Eric Michaelsen 1995-96 | | 10 2 | Eric Michaelsen . . . . . 51 22 7 yr .699 SCHOOL TOTAL 51 22 7 yr .699
 Boys Track and Field
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1975-76 A | 9 | | 1976-77 A | 5 | | 1978-79 A | 7 | | 1979-80 A | 6 | | 1980-81 A | 7 | | 1982-83 A | 4 | | 1983-84 A | *1 | | Stan Reddel 1984-85 A | 8 | | 1987-88 A | S 4 | | 1998-99 A | S | | Bill Koehne 1999-00 | | | Bill Koehne 2000-01 | | | Bill Koehne 2001-02 | | | Bill Koehne 2002-03 A | S 8 | | Bill Koehne 2003-04 A | 6 | | Bill Koehne 2004-05 | | | Bill Koehne 2005-06 A | S 7 | | William Koehne 2006-07 | | | Bill Koehne 2007-08 A | S | | Bill Koehne 2008-09 1A | S | | Bill Koehne
 Boys Wrestling
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1990-91 | | 0 11 | Jack Benson 1991-92 | | 4 9 | Jack Benson 1992-93 | | 8 8 | Jack Benson 1993-94 | | 7 7 | Jack Benson 1994-95 | | 8 12 | Jack Benson 1995-96 | | 11 7 | Jack Benson 1996-97 | | 9 7 | Jack Benson . . . . . 47 61 7 yr .435 1997-98 | | 13 6 | Brent Kiger 1998-99 | | 7 9 | Brent Kiger 1999-00 | | 17 5 | Brent Kiger . . . . . 37 20 3 yr .649 2000-01 | | 13 5 | Bruce Tuomi 2001-02 | | 18 1 | Bruce Tuomi 2002-03 | | 16 5 | Bruce Tuomi 2003-04 | | 15 4 | Bruce Tuomi 2004-05 | | 8 8 | Bruce Tuomi 2005-06 | | 15 4 | Bruce Tuomi 2006-07 | | 16 1 | Bruce Tuomi 2007-08 A | R | 18 3 | Bruce Tuomi . . . . . 119 31 8 yr .793 SCHOOL TOTAL 203 112 18 yr .644
 Girls Basketball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1979-80 A | R | | 1980-81 A | R | | 1981-82 A | RS | | Roger Kruel 1982-83 A | RSUQ 3 | 30 2 | Roger Kruel . . . . . 30 2 1 yr .938 2002-03 A | R | 20 9 | Todd Fisher 2005-06 A | RSUQ | 24 7 | Todd Fisher 2006-07 A | RSUQ 4 | 20 14 | Todd Fisher . . . . . 64 30 3 yr .681 2007-08 2A | R | | SCHOOL TOTAL 94 32 4 yr .746
 Girls Softball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1992-93 | | 4 16 | Jeff S. Ryburn 1993-94 | | 15 13 | Jeff S. Ryburn 1994-95 | | 16 9 | Jeff S. Ryburn . . . . . 35 38 3 yr .479 2003-04 A | R | | 2004-05 A | R | | 2005-06 A | R | | 2006-07 A | R | | 2008-09 2A | R | | SCHOOL TOTAL 35 38 3 yr .479
 Girls Tennis
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2004-05 | | 11 4 | Barb Korntheuer . . . . . 11 4 1 yr .733 SCHOOL TOTAL 11 4 1 yr .733
 Girls Track and Field
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2007-08 A | S | | Marcia Eberhard 2008-09 1A | S | | Marcia Eberhard
 Girls Volleyball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1982-83 A | R | | 1987-88 A | R | | 1988-89 A | R | | 1989-90 A | R | | 2009-10 2A | R | |
 Scholastic Bowl
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2000-01 A | | |