Boys Tennis 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 |
| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
D |
1 |
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Orin North |
| Peoria (H.S.) |
D |
2 |
17 |
0 |
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Joe Myers |
| Belleville (Twp.) |
D |
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| Champaign (H.S.) |
D |
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| Chicago (Crane) |
D |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
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0 |
0 |
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Glen Robertson |
| Decatur (H.S.) |
D |
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| East Moline (United) |
D |
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| Elgin (H.S.) |
D |
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| Flora |
D |
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| Jacksonville (H.S.) |
D |
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| Murphysboro |
D |
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| Princeton |
D |
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| Winnetka (New Trier) |
D |
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1941-42
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Chicago (Senn) |
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1 |
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Harry Leighton |
| Winnetka (New Trier) |
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2 |
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| Belleville (Twp.) |
D |
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| Bloomington (H.S.) |
D |
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5 |
2 |
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Russell Roberts |
| Blue Island |
D |
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| Champaign (H.S.) |
D |
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| Effingham (H.S.) |
D |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
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| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) |
D |
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| Jacksonville (H.S.) |
D |
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| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
D |
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| Peoria (H.S.) |
D |
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15 |
0 |
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Joe Myers |
| Pinckneyville |
D |
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| Princeton |
D |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
D |
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| Rockford (West) |
D |
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1942-43
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Chicago (Senn) |
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1 |
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Harry Leighton |
| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
2 |
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| Belleville (Twp.) |
D |
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| Bloomington (H.S.) |
D |
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1 |
4 |
1 |
Russell Roberts |
| Carbondale (H.S.) |
D |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
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0 |
0 |
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Glen Robertson |
| Decatur (H.S.) |
D |
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| Effingham (H.S.) |
D |
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| Granite City |
D |
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| Hinsdale (Twp.) |
D |
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| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
D |
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| Pekin |
D |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
D |
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| Rockford (East) |
D |
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| Sparta |
D |
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1943-44
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
1 |
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Ralph Bentz |
| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
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2 |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
D |
3 |
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| Pekin |
D |
4 |
7 |
0 |
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John Moss |
| Chicago (Kelvyn Park) |
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4 |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
6 |
11 |
0 |
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Glen Robertson |
| Rockford (East) |
D |
6 |
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| Chicago (Crane) |
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8 |
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| Chicago (Senn) |
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8 |
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| Highland Park (Deerfield-Shields) |
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8 |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
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8 |
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| Urbana (University) |
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8 |
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| Belleville (Twp.) |
D |
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| Elgin (H.S.) |
D |
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| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) |
D |
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| Joliet (Twp.) |
D |
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| Lincoln |
D |
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| Murphysboro |
D |
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| Quincy (Sr.) |
D |
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1944-45
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
D |
1 |
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Orin North |
| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
2 |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
D |
3 |
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| Pekin |
D |
3 |
9 |
0 |
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John Moss |
| Chicago (Hyde Park) |
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5 |
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| Joliet (Twp.) |
D |
6 |
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| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) |
D |
6 |
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| Chicago (Senn) |
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6 |
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| Chicago (Kelvyn Park) |
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9 |
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| Chicago (Lane) |
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9 |
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| Winnetka (New Trier) |
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9 |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
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0 |
0 |
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Glen Robertson |
| Decatur (H.S.) |
D |
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| Freeport (H.S.) |
D |
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WW Fulkerson |
| Granite City |
D |
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| Murphysboro |
D |
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1945-46
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Martin Zeiter |
| Decatur (H.S.) |
D |
2 |
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| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) |
D |
2 |
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| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
D |
4 |
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| Pekin |
D |
5 |
6 |
1 |
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John Moss |
| Evanston (Twp.) |
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5 |
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| Highland Park (Deerfield-Shields) |
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7 |
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| Belleville (Twp.) |
D |
8 |
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| Chicago (Hyde Park) |
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8 |
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| Chicago (Kelvyn Park) |
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8 |
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| Chicago (Morgan Park Academy) |
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8 |
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| Chicago (Sullivan) |
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8 |
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| Aurora (East) |
D |
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| Carbondale (H.S.) |
D |
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| Dixon (H.S.) |
D |
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| Flora |
D |
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| Harrisburg |
D |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
D |
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| Winnetka (New Trier) |
D |
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1946-47
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Decatur (H.S.) |
D |
1 |
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Gerald Cox |
| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
2 |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
3 |
12 |
0 |
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Glen Robertson |
| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
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3 |
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| Pekin |
D |
3 |
10 |
2 |
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John Moss |
| Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) |
D |
6 |
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| Belleville (Twp.) |
D |
7 |
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| Chicago (Von Steuben) |
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7 |
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| Geneva |
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7 |
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| Blue Island |
D |
10 |
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| Flora |
D |
10 |
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| LaGrange (Lyons) |
D |
10 |
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| Quincy (Sr.) |
D |
10 |
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| Chicago (Sullivan) |
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10 |
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| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) |
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10 |
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| East Moline (United) |
D |
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| Elmhurst (York) |
D |
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| Maywood (Proviso) |
D |
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| Murphysboro |
D |
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| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) |
D |
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16 |
1 |
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Thompson |
| Rockford (West) |
D |
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1947-48
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
D |
1 |
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William Murphy |
| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
2 |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
3 |
14 |
0 |
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Glen Robertson |
| Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) |
D |
4 |
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| Lincoln |
D |
4 |
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| Pekin |
D |
4 |
16 |
0 |
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John Moss |
| Hinsdale (Twp.) |
D |
7 |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
D |
7 |
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| Rockford (West) |
D |
7 |
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| Chicago (Sullivan) |
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7 |
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| Maywood (Proviso) |
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7 |
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| Blue Island |
D |
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| Granite City |
D |
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| Harrisburg |
D |
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| Mattoon |
D |
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| Quincy (Sr.) |
D |
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1948-49
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
D |
1 |
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Eugene Richards |
| Hinsdale (Twp.) |
D |
2 |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
3 |
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| Chicago (Senn) |
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4 |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
D |
5 |
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| Blue Island |
D |
6 |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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Glen Robertson |
| LaGrange (Lyons) |
D |
6 |
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| Rockford (East) |
D |
6 |
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| Chicago (Sullivan) |
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10 |
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| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) |
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10 |
12 |
4 |
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Thompson |
| Belleville (Twp.) |
D |
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| Bloomington (H.S.) |
D |
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16 |
2 |
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Russell Roberts |
| Carmi |
D |
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| Flora |
D |
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| Havana |
D |
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| Lincoln |
D |
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| Pekin |
D |
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9 |
3 |
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John Moss |
| Teutopolis |
D |
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1949-50
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Blue Island |
D |
1 |
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Paul Yates |
| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
D |
1 |
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Gerald Witsman |
| Pekin |
D |
3 |
15 |
1 |
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John Moss |
| Springfield (H.S.) |
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4 |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
5 |
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| Chicago (Schurz) |
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5 |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
7 |
14 |
1 |
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Glen Robertson |
| Flora |
D |
7 |
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| Hinsdale (Twp.) |
D |
7 |
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| Decatur (H.S.) |
D |
10 |
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| LaGrange (Lyons) |
D |
10 |
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| Chicago (Senn) |
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10 |
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| Des Plaines (Maine) |
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10 |
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| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) |
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10 |
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| Carmi |
D |
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| Edwardsville (H.S.) |
D |
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| Havana |
D |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
D |
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| Rockford (West) |
D |
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| Winnetka (New Trier) |
D |
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