Boys Wrestling 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: Ddistrict, Rregional, Ssectional, Usuper-sectional, Qteam qualifier for state finals, PChicago 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 |
| Champaign (H.S.) |
S |
1 |
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Foster McCarthy |
| East St. Louis (Sr.) |
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2 |
5 |
2 |
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Wirt Downing |
| Maywood (Proviso) |
S |
3 |
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Louis Slimmer |
| Lawrenceville |
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4 |
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Bob Emmons |
| Granite City |
S |
5 |
9 |
1 |
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Lawrence MacAuley |
| Urbana (H.S.) |
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6 |
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David Busey |
| Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) |
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7 |
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Joseph Ondrus |
| Geneva |
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8 |
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Carl Nelson |
| Madison |
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8 |
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| Blue Island |
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10 |
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Clarence Blunk |
1941-42
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Maywood (Proviso) |
S |
1 |
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Louis Slimmer |
| Chicago (Tilden) |
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2 |
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Bob Hicks |
| Champaign (H.S.) |
S |
3 |
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Foster McCarty |
| Lawrenceville |
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3 |
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Bob Emmons |
| East St. Louis (Sr.) |
S |
5 |
8 |
0 |
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Wirt Downing |
| Chicago (Bowen) |
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6 |
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| LaGrange (Lyons) |
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7 |
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Olmstead |
| Urbana (H.S.) |
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8 |
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Max Paris |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
S |
9 |
5 |
1 |
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Ken Greene |
| Blue Island |
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10 |
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Clarence Blunk |
| Stockton |
S |
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1942-43
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Maywood (Proviso) |
S |
1 |
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Louis Slimmer |
| Champaign (H.S.) |
S |
2 |
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Roy Swindell |
| East St. Louis (Sr.) |
S |
3 |
6 |
0 |
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Wirt Downing |
| Urbana (H.S.) |
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4 |
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Lewis Stephens |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
S |
5 |
6 |
2 |
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Ken Greene |
| Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) |
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6 |
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Bill Hedtke |
| Blue Island |
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7 |
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Clarence Blunk |
| Danville (H.S.) |
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8 |
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Lester Bandy |
| Granite City |
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8 |
5 |
2 |
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Don Kienlen |
| Belleville (Twp.) |
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10 |
2 |
4 |
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Walter Rauth |
1944-45
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Maywood (Proviso) |
S |
1 |
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Louis Slimmer |
| Chicago (Tilden) |
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2 |
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Bob Hicks |
| Champaign (H.S.) |
S |
3 |
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Roy Swindell |
| Granite City |
S |
4 |
8 |
0 |
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Ted Seabrooke |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
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4 |
5 |
4 |
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Ken Greene |
| Galesburg (H.S.) |
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6 |
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Cliff Van Dyke |
| Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) |
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7 |
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E. M. Wojciechowski |
| Chicago (Calumet) |
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8 |
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David Hoare & Richard Busch |
| Joliet (Twp.) |
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8 |
7 |
5 |
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Perry Goranson |
| Danville (H.S.) |
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10 |
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Lester Bandy |
1945-46
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Chicago (Tilden) |
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1 |
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Robert Hicks |
| Urbana (H.S.) |
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2 |
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Gene Armer |
| Maywood (Proviso) |
S |
3 |
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Louis Slimmer |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
S |
4 |
7 |
3 |
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Ken Greene |
| Champaign (H.S.) |
S |
5 |
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Roy Swindell |
| Pekin |
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6 |
9 |
2 |
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Jim Custer |
| Granite City |
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7 |
5 |
0 |
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Lawrence MacAuley |
| Harvey (Thornton) |
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8 |
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T. B. Huddlestun |
| Chicago (Lane) |
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9 |
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George Ring |
| Chicago (Crane) |
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10 |
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Julian Steinmetz |
1946-47
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
S |
1 |
10 |
1 |
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Ken Greene |
| Champaign (H.S.) |
S |
2 |
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Roy Swindell |
| Chicago (Tilden) |
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3 |
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Bob Hicks |
| Joliet (Twp.) |
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4 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
Perry Goranson |
| Winnetka (New Trier) |
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5 |
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Dick Clausen |
| Maywood (Proviso) |
S |
6 |
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Louis Slimmer |
| LaGrange (Lyons) |
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6 |
13 |
3 |
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Max Armer |
| Danville (H.S.) |
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8 |
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Lester Bandy |
| Chicago (Crane) |
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9 |
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Julian Steinmetz |
| Chicago (Kelly) |
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9 |
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William Everson |
| Urbana (H.S.) |
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9 |
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Jack McIlvoy |
1947-48
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Champaign (H.S.) |
S |
1 |
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Roy Swindell |
| Chicago (Tilden) |
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2 |
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Bob Hicks |
| Winnetka (New Trier) |
S |
2 |
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Al Hurley |
| Joliet (Twp.) |
S |
4 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
Perry Goranson |
| Blue Island |
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5 |
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Clarence Blunk |
| Chicago (Parker) |
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6 |
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(no coach) |
| Danville (H.S.) |
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7 |
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Lester Bandy |
| Quincy (Sr.) |
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7 |
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| Granite City |
S |
9 |
10 |
0 |
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Lawrence MacAuley |
| Maywood (Proviso) |
S |
10 |
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Lou Slimmer |
| Harvey (Thornton) |
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10 |
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Ted Czech |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
S |
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8 |
3 |
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Ken Greene |
1948-49
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Champaign (H.S.) |
S |
1 |
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Roy Swindell |
| Winnetka (New Trier) |
S |
2 |
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Al Hurley |
| Chicago (Hirsch) |
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3 |
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Bernie O'Brien |
| Chicago (Tilden) |
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3 |
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Bob Hicks |
| Maywood (Proviso) |
S |
5 |
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Louis Slimmer |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
S |
6 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
Ken Greene |
| Joliet (Twp.) |
S |
7 |
7 |
2 |
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Roy Carlson |
| Blue Island |
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7 |
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Clarence Blunk |
| Pekin |
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9 |
10 |
2 |
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Jim Custer |
| Urbana (H.S.) |
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10 |
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Bill Senn |
| Granite City |
S |
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14 |
0 |
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Lawrence MacAuley |
1949-50
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Winnetka (New Trier) |
S |
1 |
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Al Hurley |
| Chicago (Tilden) |
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2 |
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Bob Hicks |
| Moline (H.S.) |
S |
2 |
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Joe Vavrus |
| Champaign (H.S.) |
S |
4 |
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Roy Swindell |
| Pekin |
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5 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
Jim Custer |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
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5 |
6 |
5 |
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Ken Greene |
| Blue Island |
S |
7 |
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Clarence Blunk |
| Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden) |
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8 |
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James Murray |
| Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) |
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9 |
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Edward Fedosky |
| LaGrange (Lyons) |
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9 |
11 |
2 |
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Max Armer |
| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) |
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9 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
Murill David Sanders |
| Granite City |
S |
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7 |
4 |
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Vernon Orr |
| Maywood (Proviso) |
S |
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