Baseball Season Summaries
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).
1940-41
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Collinsville |
DSQ |
1 |
15 |
4 |
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L.W. Fletcher |
| Peoria (H.S.) |
DSQ |
2 |
28 |
3 |
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Claude Trimble |
| Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) |
DSQ |
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15 |
3 |
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George Fencl |
| Bloomington (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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15 |
7 |
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Howard Saar |
| Champaign (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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14 |
7 |
1 |
Harry Combes |
| Peoria (Manual) |
DSQ |
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20 |
6 |
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W.S. Becker |
| Springfield (Lanphier) |
DSQ |
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12 |
3 |
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Ted Boyle |
| Streator (Twp.) |
DSQ |
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19 |
2 |
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Louis Magierski |
| Beardstown |
D |
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| Bismarck |
D |
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| Bowen |
D |
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| Buckley |
D |
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| Crescent City |
D |
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| Decatur (H.S.) |
D |
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| DeLand |
D |
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| Dupo |
D |
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| Earlville |
D |
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| Gillespie |
D |
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| Green Valley |
D |
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| Kewanee (H.S.) |
D |
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Galen Landis |
| Lockport (Twp.) |
D |
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Ed Flink |
| Marseilles |
D |
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| Melvin |
D |
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| Mooseheart |
D |
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| Newton |
D |
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| Normal (University) |
D |
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| Northbrook (Glenbrook) |
D |
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| Patoka |
D |
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| Peoria (Woodruff) |
D |
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| Springfield (H.S.) |
D |
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Herb Scheffler |
| Waukegan (H.S.) |
D |
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| Wolf Lake |
D |
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1941-42
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
DSQ |
1 |
18 |
2 |
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Frank Foster |
| Streator (Twp.) |
DSQ |
2 |
15 |
4 |
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Louis Magierski |
| Champaign (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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11 |
7 |
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Harry Combes |
| Effingham (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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Bill Lucas |
| Kewanee (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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Galen Landis |
| Madison |
DSQ |
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none |
| Normal (Community) |
DSQ |
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Bob Neuman |
| Peoria (Manual) |
DSQ |
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14 |
2 |
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W.S. Becker |
| Bismarck |
D |
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| Blue Island |
D |
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| Bluffs |
D |
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| Buckley |
D |
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| Crescent City |
D |
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| Delavan |
D |
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| Dupo |
D |
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| East St. Louis (Central Catholic) |
D |
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| Eureka |
D |
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Merlin Adams |
| Fairbury |
D |
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| Farmington |
D |
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| Gorham |
D |
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| Macomb |
D |
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| Marseilles |
D |
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| Maywood (Proviso) |
D |
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| Mt. Pulaski |
D |
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6 |
1 |
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Vergil Fletcher |
| Nokomis |
D |
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| Peoria (H.S.) |
D |
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14 |
11 |
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Claude Trimble |
| Quincy (Notre Dame) |
D |
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| Roanoke |
D |
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| St. Charles (H.S.) |
D |
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6 |
2 |
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Leonard Diehl |
| Staunton |
D |
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4 |
3 |
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Carl Mendenhall |
| Toluca |
D |
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| Waukegan (H.S.) |
D |
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1942-43
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) |
DSQ |
1 |
12 |
1 |
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George Fencl & G. Larimer |
| East St. Louis (Sr.) |
DSQ |
2 |
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Mike Cullen |
| Bloomington (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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16 |
4 |
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Howard Saar |
| Peoria (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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13 |
11 |
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John Noppenberger |
| Belleville (Twp.) |
D |
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| Buckley |
D |
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| Canton |
D |
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| Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) |
D |
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6 |
6 |
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John Prombo |
| Eureka |
D |
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Merlin Adams |
| Fairbury |
D |
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| Maywood (Proviso) |
D |
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| Niantic |
D |
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| San Jose |
D |
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| Staunton |
D |
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2 |
1 |
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B.H. Gibbons |
| Taylorville |
D |
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| Waukegan (H.S.) |
D |
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1943-44
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Maywood (Proviso) |
DSQ |
1 |
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D.B. Appleton |
| East St. Louis (Central Catholic) |
DSQ |
2 |
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Br. Ed Dunne |
| Chicago (Lane) |
PQ |
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Percy Moore |
| Chicago (Marshall) |
PQ |
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Lou Weintraub |
| Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) |
DSQ |
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14 |
2 |
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John Prombo |
| Peoria (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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17 |
4 |
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John Noppenberger |
| Peru (St. Bede) |
DSQ |
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Bron Bacevich |
| Staunton |
DSQ |
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4 |
1 |
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B.H. Gibbons |
| Belleville (Twp.) |
D |
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| Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) |
D |
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15 |
2 |
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George Fencl |
| Bloomington (H.S.) |
D |
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11 |
4 |
1 |
Howard Saar |
| Buckley |
D |
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| Carbondale (H.S.) |
D |
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5 |
0 |
1 |
O.K Bowen |
| Crescent City |
D |
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| Dupo |
D |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
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| Gardner |
D |
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| Kewanee (H.S.) |
D |
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Galen Landis |
| LaGrange (Lyons) |
D |
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| Lovington |
D |
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| Macomb (Western) |
D |
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| Mt. Pulaski |
D |
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Carroll Wood |
| Pekin |
D |
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9 |
8 |
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Jim Lewis |
| San Jose |
D |
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| Springfield (Lanphier) |
D |
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| Taylorville |
D |
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1944-45
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Chicago (Lane) |
PQ |
1 |
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Percy Moore |
| East St. Louis (Central Catholic) |
DSQ |
2 |
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Br. Ed Dunne |
| Bloomington (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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17 |
3 |
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Howard Saar |
| Chicago (Kelly) |
PQ |
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Sam Fralick |
| Maywood (Proviso) |
DSQ |
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D.B. Appleton |
| Quincy (Sr.) |
DSQ |
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Harry F. Bostick |
| Rutland |
DSQ |
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| Springfield (Cathedral) |
DSQ |
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John Hendricks |
| Benld |
D |
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| Buckley |
D |
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| Chicago (Morgan Park Academy) |
D |
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| Colchester |
D |
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| DeLand |
D |
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| East St. Louis (Sr.) |
D |
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| Gorham |
D |
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| Hammond |
D |
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| Kewanee (H.S.) |
D |
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Galen Landis |
| Lockport (Twp.) |
D |
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Ed Flink |
| Madison |
D |
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| Mt. Pulaski |
D |
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Carroll Wood |
| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
D |
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| Pekin |
D |
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5 |
11 |
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Jim Lewis |
| Peoria (Manual) |
D |
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| Peoria (Spalding) |
D |
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| Taylorville |
D |
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| Waukegan (H.S.) |
D |
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1945-46
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Chicago (Fenger) |
PQ |
1 |
13 |
1 |
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Harry Dixon |
| Chicago (Kelly) |
PQ |
2 |
11 |
3 |
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Sam Fralick |
| Beardstown |
DSQ |
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12 |
4 |
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Everett Ryan |
| Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) |
DSQ |
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17 |
5 |
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George Fencl |
| Galesburg (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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16 |
4 |
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Charles Bednar |
| Gorham |
DSQ |
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17 |
2 |
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Tom Dunn |
| Peru (St. Bede) |
DSQ |
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7 |
2 |
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Bob Blaha |
| Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) |
DSQ |
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11 |
4 |
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Chick Summers |
| Benld |
D |
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| Blue Island |
D |
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| Champaign (H.S.) |
D |
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14 |
2 |
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Harry Combes |
| Collinsville |
D |
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8 |
6 |
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B.W. Bierman |
| East Peoria |
D |
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J. Knezovich |
| Herrin (H.S.) |
D |
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| Joliet (Twp.) |
D |
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| Lewistown |
D |
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| Lovington |
D |
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| Marion (H.S.) |
D |
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| Maywood (Proviso) |
D |
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| Mt. Pulaski |
D |
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Carroll Wood |
| New Athens |
D |
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Henry Mitze |
| Normal (University) |
D |
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| Peoria (Woodruff) |
D |
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| Quincy (Sr.) |
D |
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| Taylorville |
D |
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| Zion (Z.-Benton) |
D |
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1946-47
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Belleville (Twp.) |
DSQ |
1 |
18 |
4 |
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E.G. Gunderson |
| Peoria (Woodruff) |
DSQ |
2 |
19 |
3 |
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Tommy Correll |
| Bloomington (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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19 |
3 |
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Howard Saar |
| Chicago (Gage Park) |
PQ |
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13 |
6 |
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Paul Stanger |
| Decatur (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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13 |
4 |
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Gay Kintner |
| Edwardsville (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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15 |
4 |
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Joe Lucco |
| LaSalle (L.-Peru) |
DSQ |
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12 |
4 |
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Walter Tyler |
| Summit (Argo) |
DSQ |
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17 |
4 |
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Fred Cook |
| Aviston |
D |
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| Beardstown |
D |
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| Benld |
D |
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| Champaign (H.S.) |
D |
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10 |
6 |
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Harry Combes |
| Chebanse |
D |
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| Cissna Park |
D |
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| Delavan |
D |
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| Lockport (Twp.) |
D |
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Ed Flink |
| Lovington |
D |
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| Maywood (Proviso) |
D |
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| McHenry |
D |
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| Okawville |
D |
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| Peoria (Spalding) |
D |
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| Quincy (Notre Dame) |
D |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
D |
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9 |
7 |
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Boots Aronson |
| Springfield (Cathedral) |
D |
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| Streator (Twp.) |
D |
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7 |
8 |
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Louis Magierski |
| Thebes |
D |
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| Waukegan (H.S.) |
D |
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| West Frankfort (Frankfort) |
D |
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| Woodlawn |
D |
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1947-48
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Granite City |
DSQ |
1 |
11 |
7 |
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Larry McCauley |
| New Athens |
DSQ |
2 |
27 |
2 |
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Alonzo Woods |
| Chicago (Kelly) |
PQ |
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14 |
3 |
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Sam Fralick |
| Danville (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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10 |
5 |
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Bill Christy |
| Downers Grove (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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13 |
2 |
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Richard Kucera |
| Peoria (Manual) |
DSQ |
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21 |
5 |
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Lev Wallace |
| Peoria (Spalding) |
DSQ |
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16 |
8 |
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Fr. Sylvester Palacz |
| Skokie (Niles) |
DSQ |
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20 |
4 |
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Jim Phipps |
| Belleville (Twp.) |
D |
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| Bloomington (H.S.) |
D |
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13 |
10 |
1 |
Howard Saar |
| Charleston |
D |
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8 |
4 |
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Darrell Black |
| DuQuoin (H.S.) |
D |
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10 |
2 |
2 |
J.M Schue |
| Jacksonville (H.S.) |
D |
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| Kankakee (Sr.) |
D |
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| Rockford (East) |
D |
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1948-49
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Belleville (Twp.) |
DSQ |
1 |
17 |
6 |
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Al Budde |
| Des Plaines (Maine) |
DSQ |
2 |
16 |
5 |
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O.K. Wilson |
| Chicago (Austin) |
PQ |
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19 |
3 |
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Charles Sullivan |
| Collinsville |
DSQ |
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16 |
3 |
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B.W. Bierman |
| Normal (University) |
DSQ |
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18 |
4 |
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H. Farnsworth |
| Peoria (Manual) |
DSQ |
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19 |
2 |
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Ed Stonebock |
| Springfield (Lanphier) |
DSQ |
|
19 |
3 |
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Ted Boyle |
| Summit (Argo) |
DSQ |
|
17 |
6 |
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Tony Pyrz |
| Beason |
D |
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| Chester |
D |
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4 |
5 |
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Clendenin |
| Colchester |
D |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
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16 |
6 |
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Bill Christy |
| Dundee |
D |
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| DuQuoin (H.S.) |
D |
|
14 |
5 |
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R.P. Hibbs |
| East Peoria |
D |
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T. Pannish |
| Effingham (H.S.) |
D |
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| Galesburg (H.S.) |
D |
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| Kankakee (Sr.) |
D |
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| Livingston |
D |
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| Mattoon |
D |
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| Mt. Olive |
D |
|
10 |
2 |
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Harold Voyles |
| New Athens |
D |
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Alonzo Woods |
| Pekin |
D |
|
22 |
4 |
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Harry Anderson |
| Peru (St. Bede) |
D |
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| Quincy (Notre Dame) |
D |
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| Rockford (West) |
D |
|
12 |
2 |
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John Wyeth |
| Shabbona |
D |
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| Taylorville |
D |
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| Woodstock (H.S.) |
D |
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1949-50
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Peoria (Manual) |
DSQ |
1 |
25 |
0 |
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Ed Stonebock |
| LaGrange (Lyons) |
DSQ |
2 |
15 |
3 |
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Lester Glick |
| Bloomington (H.S.) |
DSQ |
|
17 |
5 |
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Howard Saar |
| Chicago (Austin) |
PQ |
|
16 |
4 |
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Charles Sullivan |
| DuQuoin (H.S.) |
DSQ |
|
17 |
5 |
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R.P. Hibbs |
| Elgin (H.S.) |
DSQ |
|
12 |
5 |
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Art Roggen |
| Granite City |
DSQ |
|
11 |
6 |
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Larry McCauley |
| Springfield (Cathedral) |
DSQ |
|
17 |
4 |
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Luke Gleason |
| Belleville (Twp.) |
D |
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| Belvidere (H.S.) |
D |
|
15 |
3 |
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Joe Lewis |
| Canton |
D |
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| Charleston |
D |
|
10 |
4 |
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Darrell Black |
| Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) |
D |
|
7 |
5 |
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John Prombo |
| Crystal Lake (H.S.) |
D |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
|
15 |
7 |
|
Bill Christy |
| Decatur (H.S.) |
D |
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| Earlville |
D |
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| Galesburg (H.S.) |
D |
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| Harrisburg |
D |
|
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| Jacksonville (H.S.) |
D |
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| LaSalle (L.-Peru) |
D |
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| Livingston |
D |
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| Mulberry Grove |
D |
|
8 |
8 |
|
Tom Richardson |
| Murphysboro |
D |
|
7 |
5 |
|
Elmer Ziegler |
| Quincy (Sr.) |
D |
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| Rockford (West) |
D |
|
12 |
3 |
|
John Wyeth |
| Taylorville |
D |
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| Toluca |
D |
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| Tremont |
D |
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