Scholastic Bowl Season Summaries

* Last updated at 9:05 am on Sunday, April 21, 2024

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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).

2020-21 Class 1A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Albion (Edwards County) RSQ         Will Swardstrom
Champaign (St. Thomas More) RSQ         Rachael McMillan
DuQuoin (H.S.) RSQ         Ryan Summers
Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) RSQ         Carlton Rink
Peru (St. Bede) RSQ         Rich Cummings
Piasa (Southwestern) RSQ   23 0   Matt Hasquin
Rockford (Keith Country Day) RSQ         Kristin Burns
Williamsville RSQ         Brant Trimpe
Belleville (Althoff Catholic) R         Mary Marisa
Byron R         Patrick Kirk
Carthage (Illini West) R         Connie Flesner
Chicago (F.W. Parker) R         Xiao Zhang
Decatur (St. Teresa) R         Sandra Bronson
Farina (South Central) R          
Farmer City (Blue Ridge) R   36 17   Evan Miles
Farmington R         Anita Bausman
Galena (H.S.) R   15 4   Ron Jenkins
Havana R         Jenny Kachanuk
Johnston City R         Crystal Stultz
Lisle (Sr.) R         Yousef Matariyeh
Litchfield R         Jo Brummet
New Berlin R         Erin Limestall
Pleasant Plains R         Erica Muchow
Port Byron (Riverdale) R   15 2   Jim Campbell
Roanoke (R.-Benson) R         Jerod Gross
Robinson R         Jaymie Mikeworth
Sullivan R         Ben Richter
Teutopolis R         Cassie Carpenter
Warrensburg (W.-Latham) R   21 9   Chad Sloan
Waterloo (Gibault Catholic) R         Pat Hurst
Westmont R   54 6   Tom DeMay
Winnebago R         Kristin Strey

2020-21 Class 2A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Alton (Sr.) RSQ         Chris Ford
Buffalo Grove RSQ         Richard Russell
Herscher RSQ         Jessie Rezba
Hinsdale (Central) RSQ   20 0   Alan McCloud
Naperville (North) RSQ         Zoe Evans
Orland Park (Sandburg) RSQ         Mike Woolley
Rochester RSQ         Suzanne Pettyjohn
Rockford (Auburn) RSQ   94 57   Nevagay Abel
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) R         Jennifer Golminas
Barrington R   83 19 1 Jeffrey Price
Belvidere (H.S.) R         Stuart Warner
Bloomington (H.S.) R         Tom Waterson
Carbondale (H.S.) R         Sharon Robinson Lorinskas
Cary (C.-Grove) R          
Chicago (St. Rita) R         Buddy Dolan
Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) R   64 20   Diana Hegwood
Elmhurst (York) R         Andrew Bendelow
Evanston (Twp.) R         Terry Gatchell
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) R   35 13   Matthew Jordan
Granite City R         Jaime Pamatot
Macomb R         Suellyn Rieckelman
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) R          
Marengo R         Brandon Holton
Mascoutah R   21 13   Chris Levrault
Monticello R         Margo Etheridge
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) R         Aaron Raatjes
Palatine (Fremd) R         John Snyder
Plainfield (North) R         Allen Pugeda
Springfield (H.S.) R         Deb Eaton
St. Charles (North) R         James Lotarski
Summit (Argo) R         Erin Walsh
West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) R         Evan Jasper

2021-22 Class 1A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Urbana (University) RS 1       Kaila Simpson
Westmont RS 2       Tom DeMay
Winnebago RS 3       Kristin Strey
Breese (Mater Dei) RS         Scott Timmermann
Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran) RS         Shanna Covarrubias
Glasford (Illini Bluffs) RS         Zachary Adamczyk
Sullivan RS         Ben Richter
Williamsville RS         Brant Trimpe
Belleville (Althoff Catholic) R         Mary Marisa
Bluford (Webber) R         Cindy Birkner
Brimfield R         Amy Kepple
Champaign (St. Thomas More) R         Rachael McMillan
Chicago (F.W. Parker) R         Ethan Levine & Xiao Zhang
Chicago (Latin) R         Jonathan Legendre
Concord (Triopia) R         Merle Beddingfield
Decatur (St. Teresa) R         Sandra Bronson
Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) R         Carlton Rink
Goreville R         Barbara Smith
Johnston City R         Trevor Stanley
Litchfield R         Jo Brummet
Manlius (Bureau Valley) R         Robert Benck
Nashville R         Haeli Williamson
Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) R         Amanda Dunlavey
Pecatonica R         Carrie Daly
Piasa (Southwestern) R         Matt Hasquin
Pleasant Plains R         Erica Muchow
Port Byron (Riverdale) R   28 8   Jim Campbell
Princeville R         Erik Walles
Riverton R         Erin Slightom
Robinson R         Jaymie Mikeworth
Rockford (Lutheran) R         Ethan McBee
Toledo (Cumberland) R         Nicole McCown

2021-22 Class 2A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) RS 1       Eric Rettberg
Springfield (H.S.) RS 2       Deb Eaton
Rockford (Auburn) RS 3       Nevagay Abel
Barrington RS         Jeff Price
Bloomington (H.S.) RS         Tom Waterson & Mike Riley
Carbondale (H.S.) RS         Sharon Robinson Lorinskas
Hinsdale (Central) RS   46 11   Alan McCloud
Orland Park (Sandburg) RS         Mike Woolley
Alton (Sr.) R         Chris Ford
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) R          
Belvidere (North) R         Laura Stites
Buffalo Grove R         Richard Russell
Burlington (Central) R         Catherine Kowalski
Carterville R         Allison Owen
Dunlap R   49 6   Aaron Barrington
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) R         Mike Sacks
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) R   34 18   Matthew Jordan
Granite City R         Jaime Pamatot
Herscher R         Jessie Rezba
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) R         Barry Love
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) R         Emily Grider
Minooka R         Jason Allen
Oak Lawn (Community) R         William Gerny & Patrick DiFilippo
Oak Park (Fenwick) R         Jerry Kribs
Palatine (Fremd) R         John Snyder
Park Ridge (Maine East) R         Owen Doak
Peoria (Notre Dame) R         Joe Mulcahey
Rochester R         Suzanne Pettyjohn
Rockton (Hononegah) R         Stephanie Ballard
St. Charles (East) R         John Connell
West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) R         Evan Jasper
Wilmette (Loyola Academy) R         Denise Kreb

2022-23 Class 1A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Urbana (University) RS 1       Vikas Kala
Piasa (Southwestern) RS 2 147 26   Matt Hasquin
Winnebago RS 3       Kristin Strey
Chicago (F.W. Parker) RS         Ethan Levine & Xiao Zhang
Eureka RS         Tyler Breitbarth
Johnston City RS   52 8   Trevor Stanley
Pleasant Plains RS         Erica Muchow
Toledo (Cumberland) RS         Nicole McCown
Aledo (Mercer County) R         Kyle Koresko
Bluford (Webber) R         Melanie Spangler
Breese (Mater Dei) R         Scott Timmermann
Carlinville R   33 25   Charles Taylor & Elizabeth Furness
Carlinville R         Charles Taylor
Casey (C.-Westfield) R         Elizabeth Collins
Champaign (St. Thomas More) R         Rachael McMillan
Chicago (Latin) R         Jonathan Legendre
Concord (Triopia) R   28 20   Nathan Doyle
Decatur (St. Teresa) R         Sandra Bronson
Effingham (St. Anthony) R         Amy King
El Paso (E.P.-Gridley) R         Wesley Crump
Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) R         Carlton Rink
Fairfield R         Tammy Austin
Goreville R         Barbara Smith
Lisle (Sr.) R         Yousef Matariyeh
Manlius (Bureau Valley) R         Robert Benck
New Berlin R         Erin Limestall
Peoria (P. Christian) R         Sheila Shanklin
Port Byron (Riverdale) R   48 8   Jim Campbell
Rockford (Keith Country Day) R         Kristin Burns
Rushville (R.-Industry) R         Jace Kost
Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) R         Ian Kinkley
Warrensburg (W.-Latham) R   57 18   Chad Sloan

2022-23 Class 2A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Rockford (Auburn) RS 1       Nevagay Abel
Barrington RS 2       Jeff Price
Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) RS 3       Laura Kopff
Bloomington (H.S.) RS         Tom Waterson & Mike Riley
Carbondale (H.S.) RS         Sharon Robinson Lorinskas
Dunlap RS   61 15   Aaron Barrington
Hinsdale (Central) RS   45 21   Alan McCloud
Orland Park (Sandburg) RS         Mike Woolley
Alton (Sr.) R         Chris Ford
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) R         Jennifer Golminas
Belvidere (H.S.) R         Stuart Warner
Buffalo Grove R         Richard Russell
Burlington (Central) R         Catherine Kowalski
Cary (C.-Grove) R         Ellen Lada
Champaign (Central) R         LaDonna Fletcher
Chicago (Payton) R         Mark Taylor
Darien (Hinsdale South) R         Paul Faeh
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) R         Mike Sacks
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) R   52 28   Matthew Jordan
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) R         Michael Douglas
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) R         Brian Oberhauser
Lisle (Benet Academy) R         Laura Dovalovsky
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) R         Emily Grider & Emily Waddell
Mascoutah R         Chris Levrault
Minooka R         Jason Allen
Morton R         Ben Zoss
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) R         Aaron Raatjes
Oak Park (Fenwick) R   31 5   Jerry Kribs
O'Fallon (H.S.) R         Briana Bostick
Palatine (Fremd) R         John Snyder
Rochester R         Suzanne Pettyjohn
Springfield (H.S.) R         Deb Eaton

2023-24 Class 1A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran) RS 1 91 9   Shanna Covarrubias
Winnebago RS 2 48 31   Kristin Strey
Johnston City RS 3 57 10   Trevor Stanley
Pleasant Plains RS 4 61 28   Erica Muchow
Bloomington (Central Catholic) RS         Andrew Lawrence
El Paso (E.P.-Gridley) RS         Wesley Crump
Lisle (Sr.) RS         Yousef Matariyeh
Toledo (Cumberland) RS         Nicole McCown
Aledo (Mercer County) R         Kyle Koresko
Alton (Marquette) R         Thomas Koehler
Ashton (A.-Franklin Center) R         Sean Waters
Auburn R         Nate Robinson
Brimfield R         Amy Kepple
Cisne R         John Hutton
Concord (Triopia) R   36 7   Nathan Doyle
Decatur (St. Teresa) R         Sandra Bronson
Effingham (St. Anthony) R         Amy King
Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) R         Carlton Rink
Eureka R         Tyler Breitbarth
Fairfield R         Tammy Austin
Fithian (Oakwood) R         Laura Head
Goreville R         Barbara Smith
Morrison R         Brian Bartoz
Mt. Sterling (Brown County) R         Gail Gallaher
Niles (Northridge Prep) R         Aric Diamond
Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) R         Amanda Dunlavey
Piasa (Southwestern) R         Matt Hasquin
Port Byron (Riverdale) R         James Campbell
Rushville (R.-Industry) R         Jace Kost
Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) R         Ian Kinkley
Villa Grove R         Jim Kestner
Westmont R         Tom DeMay

2023-24 Class 2A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Buffalo Grove RS 1 44 6   Richard Russell
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) RS 2 19 4   Jennifer Golminas
Urbana (University) RS 3 41 6   Kaila Simpson
Carbondale (H.S.) RS 4 46 7   Sharon Robinson Lorinskas
Chicago (Payton) RS   51 22   Mark Taylor
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) RS         Mike Sacks
Macomb RS         Brian Powell
Rockford (Auburn) RS   60 28   Nevagay Abel
Barrington R         Jeff Price
Belleville (East) R         Dave Appel
Belvidere (H.S.) R         Stuart Warner
Bloomington (H.S.) R         Tom Waterson
Carol Stream (Glenbard North) R         Joe Kulusza
Champaign (Central) R         LaDonna Fletcher
Chicago (F.W. Parker) R         Xiao Zhang
Crystal Lake (Central) R         Mike Hermann
East Peoria R         Jenny Norman
Fox Lake (Grant) R         Chris Van Alstine
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) R         Matthew Jordan
Galesburg (H.S.) R         Eric Spindler
Hinsdale (Central) R         Alan McCloud
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) R         Brian Oberhauser
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) R         Emily Grider
Mascoutah R         Scott Walthes
Naperville (North) R         Zoe Evans
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) R         Aaron Raatjes
Oak Park (Fenwick) R         Jerry Kribs
O'Fallon (H.S.) R         Briana Bostick
Orland Park (Sandburg) R         Mike Woolley
Palatine (Fremd) R         John Snyder
Rochester R         Erica Nordstrom
West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) R         David Tollefsen