IHSA

Season Summaries

Plainfield (Central)

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 1967-68 | | 11 6 1 | Dale LaGow . . . . . 11 6 1 1 yr .639 1969-70 | | 14 13 1 | Arnie Blaylock 1970-71 | | 22 9 1 | Arnie Blaylock 1971-72 | | 21 9 | Arnie Blaylock 1972-73 | | 24 9 | Arnie Blaylock 1973-74 | | 23 6 | Arnie Blaylock 1974-75 | | 28 4 | Arnie Blaylock 1975-76 | | 19 12 | Arnie Blaylock 1976-77 | | 26 8 | Arnie Blaylock . . . . . 177 70 2 8 yr .715 1977-78 | | 16 11 | Don Martin 1978-79 | | 15 9 | Don Martin 1979-80 | | 15 13 | Don Martin 1980-81 | | 20 13 | Don Martin 1981-82 | | 21 7 1 | Don Martin 1982-83 | | 17 8 2 | Don Martin 1983-84 | | 17 12 1 | Don Martin 1984-85 | | 17 10 1 | Don Martin 1985-86 | | 21 11 | Don Martin 1986-87 | | 21 9 | Don Martin 1987-88 | | 21 8 | Don Martin 1988-89 | | 14 15 | Don Martin 1989-90 | | 17 9 | Don Martin 1990-91 | | 14 16 | Don Martin 1991-92 | | 16 15 | Don Martin 1992-93 | | 21 11 | Don Martin 1993-94 | | 23 11 | Don Martin 1994-95 | | 20 13 | Don Martin 1995-96 | | 16 19 | Don Martin 1996-97 | | 20 16 | Don Martin 1997-98 | | 22 12 1 | Don Martin 1998-99 | | 20 14 | Don Martin 1999-00 | | 17 16 1 | Don Martin . . . . . 421 278 7 23 yr .601 2000-01 | | 17 19 | Tony Manville 2001-02 | | 17 18 | Tony Manville . . . . . 34 37 2 yr .479 2002-03 | | 16 21 | Teno Geritano 2003-04 | | 13 21 1 | Teno Geritano 2004-05 | | 11 24 | Teno Geritano . . . . . 40 66 1 3 yr .379 2005-06 | | 12 24 1 | Chris Frankiewicz . . . . . 12 24 1 1 yr .338 2006-07 | | 12 22 | Doc Fiala . . . . . 12 22 1 yr .353 2007-08 | | 11 18 | Robbert Dobbertin . . . . . 11 18 1 yr .379 SCHOOL TOTAL 718 521 12 40 yr .579
 Boys Basketball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 1948-49 | | 1 16 | Charles Beck 1949-50 | | 7 17 | Charles Beck 1950-51 | | 9 12 | Charles Beck 1951-52 | | 0 22 | Charles Beck 1952-53 | | 3 22 | Charles Beck . . . . . 20 89 5 yr .183 1953-54 | | 5 21 | Wayne Stevenson 1954-55 | | 17 9 | Wayne Stevenson 1955-56 | | 18 8 | Wayne Stevenson 1956-57 | D | 21 9 | Wayne Stevenson . . . . . 61 47 4 yr .565 1957-58 | | 9 16 | William Tullar 1958-59 | | 19 8 | William Tullar 1959-60 | | 20 6 | William Tullar . . . . . 48 30 3 yr .615 1960-61 | | 6 18 | Don Andersen . . . . . 6 18 1 yr .250 1961-62 | | 5 17 | Dennis Bridges 1962-63 | | 11 14 | Dennis Bridges 1963-64 | | 14 9 | Dennis Bridges . . . . . 30 40 3 yr .429 1964-65 | | 2 19 | Leo Behrens 1965-66 | | 14 11 | Leo Behrens 1966-67 | | 6 16 | Leo Behrens 1967-68 | | 12 11 | Leo Behrens 1968-69 | | 3 19 | Leo Behrens . . . . . 37 76 5 yr .327 1969-70 | | 10 12 | Max Norman . . . . . 10 12 1 yr .455 1970-71 | | 11 12 | Dennis Mattix 1971-72 | | 3 22 | Dennis Mattix 1972-73 | | 10 14 | Dennis Mattix 1973-74 | | 13 11 | Dennis Mattix 1974-75 | | 2 23 | Dennis Mattix 1975-76 | | 6 18 | Dennis Mattix 1976-77 | | 10 14 | Dennis Mattix . . . . . 55 114 7 yr .325 1977-78 | | 13 11 | Steve Lambert 1978-79 | | 8 14 | Steve Lambert 1979-80 | | 4 21 | Steve Lambert 1980-81 | | 7 17 | Steve Lambert . . . . . 32 63 4 yr .337 1981-82 | | 14 11 | Tom Hensel 1982-83 | | 16 10 | Tom Hensel 1983-84 | | 4 20 | Tom Hensel 1984-85 | | 11 14 | Tom Hensel 1985-86 AA | R | 20 9 | Tom Hensel 1986-87 | | 20 7 | Tom Hensel 1987-88 | | 16 11 | Tom Hensel 1988-89 | | 9 15 | Tom Hensel 1989-90 | | 10 14 | Tom Hensel 1990-91 | | 9 17 | Tom Hensel 1991-92 | | 11 14 | Tom Hensel 1992-93 | | 16 10 | Tom Hensel . . . . . 156 152 12 yr .506 1993-94 | | 22 5 | Dave Stephens 1994-95 | | 18 8 | Dave Stephens 1995-96 | | 16 11 | Dave Stephens 1996-97 | | 16 10 | Dave Stephens 1997-98 | | 9 16 | Dave Stephens 1998-99 | | 7 16 | Dave Stephens 1999-00 | | 9 15 | Dave Stephens 2000-01 | | 10 15 | Dave Stephens 2001-02 | | 17 9 | Dave Stephens 2002-03 | | 21 6 | Dave Stephens As Plainfield (Central) 2003-04 AA | R | 25 3 | Dave Stephens 2004-05 | | 22 5 | Dave Stephens 2005-06 | | 19 10 | Dave Stephens 2006-07 | | 11 16 | Dave Stephens . . . . . 222 145 14 yr .605 2007-08 | | 7 20 | Josh Virostko . . . . . 7 20 1 yr .259 SCHOOL TOTAL 684 806 60 yr .459
 Boys Bowling
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2004-05 | Q 8 | | Sally Pagnusat
 Boys Football
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 1978-79 | | 4 5 | Larry McKeon 1979-80 | | 3 6 | Larry McKeon 1980-81 | | 8 1 | Larry McKeon 1981-82 4A | Q | 9 2 | Larry McKeon 1982-83 | | 6 3 | Larry McKeon . . . . . 30 17 5 yr .638 1986-87 4A | Q | | Wayne DeSutter 1987-88 4A | Q | | Wayne DeSutter 1994-95 4A | Q | 6 4 | Wayne DeSutter 1995-96 | | 4 5 | Wayne DeSutter 1996-97 | | 0 9 | Wayne DeSutter . . . . . 10 18 3 yr .357 1997-98 | | 3 6 | John Jackson 1998-99 | | 5 4 | John Jackson 1999-00 6A | Q | 8 3 | John Jackson 2000-01 6A | Q | 11 1 | John Jackson 2001-02 8A | Q | 7 3 | John Jackson 2002-03 8A | Q | 7 3 | John Jackson As Plainfield (Central) 2003-04 | | 3 6 | John Jackson 2004-05 | | 1 8 | John Jackson 2005-06 | | 4 5 | John Jackson 2006-07 | | 3 6 | John Jackson 2007-08 8A | Q | 6 4 | John Jackson 2008-09 8A | Q | 8 2 | John Jackson . . . . . 66 51 12 yr .564 SCHOOL TOTAL 106 86 20 yr .552
 Boys Golf
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 1994-95 AA | Q | |
 Boys Soccer
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 1998-99 | | 1 20 | Charles Kyle . . . . . 1 20 1 yr .048 As Plainfield (Central) 2000-01 | | 12 10 | 2003-04 | | 11 10 3 | 2004-05 | | 15 10 | . . . . . 38 30 3 3 yr .556 2005-06 | | 14 8 4 | Kevin Fitzgerald 2007-08 | | 13 7 | Kevin Fitzgerald . . . . . 27 15 4 2 yr .630 SCHOOL TOTAL 66 65 7 6 yr .504
 Boys Tennis
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 1994-95 | S | |
 Boys Track and Field
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 2002-03 AA | 8 | |
 Boys Wrestling
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 1998-99 AA | R | | 1999-00 AA | R | |
 Competitive Cheerleading
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2007-08 L | Q | | Joy Holverson 2008-09 L | Q | | Joy Holverson
 Girls Basketball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 1985-86 AA | R | | 1994-95 | | 7 21 | Mike Williams 1995-96 | | 11 16 | Mike Williams 1996-97 | | 15 16 | Mike Williams . . . . . 33 53 3 yr .384 As Plainfield (Central) 1998-99 | | 16 12 | Mark Krusz 1999-00 | | 27 4 | Mark Krusz 2000-01 | | 27 4 | Mark Krusz . . . . . 70 20 3 yr .778 As Plainfield (H.S.) 2000-01 AA | R | | As Plainfield (Central) 2001-02 | | 24 7 | Brian Bazan . . . . . 24 7 1 yr .774 As Plainfield (H.S.) 2001-02 AA | R | | As Plainfield (Central) 2002-03 | | 18 10 | Brian Bazan 2003-04 | | 15 14 | Brian Bazan . . . . . 33 24 2 yr .579 2004-05 | | 9 22 | . . . . . 9 22 1 yr .290 2005-06 | | 11 17 | Mark Krusz 2006-07 | | 19 11 | Mark Krusz 2007-08 | | 18 10 | Mark Krusz . . . . . 48 38 3 yr .558 SCHOOL TOTAL 217 164 13 yr .570
 Girls Bowling
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 2001-02 | Q 12 | | As Plainfield (Central) 2005-06 | S Q 3 | | Jim Hedman 2006-07 | Q 8 | | Mary Barney 2007-08 | Q | | Mary Barney
 Girls Cross Country
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 2000-01 AA | R | | Steve Riederer 2001-02 AA | R | | Steve Reiderer As Plainfield (Central) 2005-06 AA | R | | Steve Riederer
 Girls Soccer
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1996-97 | | 11 9 2 | 1997-98 | | 5 14 1 | 1998-99 | | 12 10 | . . . . . 28 33 3 3 yr .461 1999-00 | | 8 7 3 | Peter Mannoja 2000-01 | | 9 7 4 | Peter Mannoja . . . . . 17 14 7 2 yr .539 2001-02 | | 13 7 1 | Kathy Melton 2002-03 | | 8 11 | Kathy Melton . . . . . 21 18 1 2 yr .538 2003-04 | | 16 1 2 | Jen Tomczak 2004-05 | | 13 5 1 | Jen Tomczak 2005-06 AA | R | 15 4 1 | Jen Tomczak 2006-07 AA | R | 20 3 | Jen Tomczak 2007-08 | | 15 6 3 | Jen Tomczak . . . . . 79 19 7 5 yr .786 SCHOOL TOTAL 145 84 18 12 yr .623
 Girls Softball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1982-83 | | 24 4 | Karen Roppa . . . . . 24 4 1 yr .857 As Plainfield (H.S.) 1982-83 | R | | As Plainfield (Central) 1983-84 | | 20 5 | Karen Roppa 1984-85 | | 15 11 | Karen Roppa 1985-86 | | 18 8 | Karen Roppa 1986-87 | | 14 12 | Karen Roppa 1987-88 | | 17 14 | Karen Roppa 1988-89 | | 25 8 | Karen Roppa 1989-90 | | 15 11 | Karen Roppa 1990-91 | | 22 8 | Karen Roppa 1991-92 | | 21 10 | Karen Roppa 1992-93 | | 18 14 | Karen Roppa 1993-94 | | 23 10 | Karen Roppa 1994-95 | | 21 7 | Karen Roppa 1995-96 | | 18 14 | Karen Roppa . . . . . 247 132 13 yr .652 1996-97 | | 17 16 | Lori Bakhaus 1997-98 | | 18 13 | Lori Bakhaus 1998-99 | | 24 10 | Lori Bakhaus 1999-00 | | 20 12 | Lori Bakhaus 2000-01 | | 19 12 2 | Lori Bakhaus 2001-02 | | 14 16 | Lori Bakhaus . . . . . 112 79 2 6 yr .585 2002-03 | | 25 14 | Anne Campbell . . . . . 25 14 1 yr .641 As Plainfield (H.S.) 2002-03 AA | R | | As Plainfield (Central) 2003-04 | | 11 24 | Anne Campbell 2004-05 | | 25 11 | Anne Campbell 2005-06 AA | R | 25 11 | Anne Campbell 2006-07 AA | R | 29 8 | Anne Campbell 2007-08 4A | R | 29 3 | Anne Campbell . . . . . 119 57 5 yr .676 SCHOOL TOTAL 527 286 2 26 yr .648
 Girls Tennis
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 1992-93 | S | | 2000-01 | S | | Dave Kearney As Plainfield (Central) 2004-05 | S | | Todd Kiesewetter
 Girls Volleyball
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 1975-76 | D | 12 4 | Kathy Cartwright 1976-77 | | 7 8 | Kathy Cartwright 1977-78 | | 8 5 | Kathy Cartwright 1978-79 | | 10 9 | Kathy Cartwright 1979-80 AA | D | 18 3 | Kathy Cartwright 1980-81 | | 16 4 | Kathy Cartwright 1981-82 | | 12 10 | Kathy Cartwright 1982-83 AA | RSUQ | 25 4 | Kathy Cartwright 1983-84 AA | R | 20 5 | Kathy Cartwright 1984-85 | | 14 4 | Kathy Cartwright 1985-86 | | 20 7 | Kathy Cartwright 1986-87 | | 19 7 | Kathy Cartwright 1987-88 | | 16 9 4 | Kathy Cartwright 1988-89 AA | RSUQ | 28 5 | Kathy Cartwright As Plainfield (Central) 1990-91 | | 16 6 2 | Kathy Cartwright . . . . . 241 90 6 15 yr .724 As Plainfield (H.S.) 1990-91 AA | R | | As Plainfield (Central) 1991-92 | | 18 10 1 | Kathy Cartwright . . . . . 18 10 1 1 yr .638 1992-93 | | 20 10 1 | Lisa Klaas 1993-94 | | 21 6 2 | Lisa Klaas 1994-95 | | 15 15 2 | Lisa Klaas 1995-96 | | 15 13 2 | Lisa Klaas . . . . . 71 44 7 4 yr .611 1996-97 | | 11 17 2 | Cara Currier 1997-98 | | 11 18 1 | Cara Currier 1998-99 | | 14 14 3 | Cara Currier 1999-00 | | 11 19 | Cara Currier . . . . . 47 68 6 4 yr .413 2000-01 | | 17 16 1 | Dedra DeBenedetti . . . . . 17 16 1 1 yr .515 As Plainfield (H.S.) 2000-01 AA | R | | As Plainfield (Central) 2001-02 | | 24 7 3 | Dedra DeBenedetti . . . . . 24 7 3 1 yr .750 As Plainfield (H.S.) 2001-02 AA | R | | As Plainfield (Central) 2002-03 | | 19 15 1 | Jason Herrmann 2003-04 | | 6 24 | Jason Herrmann 2004-05 | | 8 24 | Jason Herrmann 2005-06 | | 11 21 | Jason Herrmann 2006-07 | | 18 18 | Jason Herrmann . . . . . 62 102 1 5 yr .379 2007-08 | | 24 14 | Beth Fahey . . . . . 24 14 1 yr .632 SCHOOL TOTAL 504 351 25 32 yr .587
 Journalism
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2006-07 | S 6 | | Renee Nieckula 2007-08 | 10 | |
 Scholastic Bowl
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Plainfield (H.S.) 1994-95 AA | S Q | 14 6 | Leila Eriotes . . . . . 14 6 1 yr .700 SCHOOL TOTAL 14 6 1 yr .700