Bass Fishing Season Summaries* Last updated at 8:32 am on Sunday, July 20, 2025
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).
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Frankfort (Frankfort) | Q | 1 | Keith Vaughn & Travis Noto | |||
| Zion (Z.-Benton) | SQ | 2 | Brad Rubin | |||
| St. Charles (North) | SQ | 3 | Tim Pinks | |||
| Woodlawn | Q | 4 | Darin Ferguson | |||
| Riverton | Q | 5 | Ed Egnot | |||
| Moline (H.S.) | SQ | 6 | Tim Albrecht | |||
| Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) | Q | 7 | Jeff Gilbert | |||
| Highland | Q | 8 | Jon Rinderer | |||
| Marion (Crab Orchard) | Q | 9 | Ronald Johnson | |||
| Grant Park | SQ | 10 | Bill Ekhoff | |||
| Athens | SQ | Kerry Trueblood | ||||
| Aurora (Marmion Academy) | Q | Joe Large | ||||
| Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | Q | Keith Wolford | ||||
| Carrier Mills (C.M.-Stonefort) | SQ | Jody Betz | ||||
| Carthage (Illini West) | Q | Harold Northrup | ||||
| Chicago (Brother Rice) | Q | Gus Sundermeier | ||||
| Chicago (Taft) | Q | Michael Mulligan | ||||
| Coal City | SQ | Jim Martis | ||||
| DeLand (D.-Weldon) | Q | Travis Boley | ||||
| Des Plaines (Maine West) | SQ | Paul Zafiropoulos | ||||
| Elmhurst (York) | Q | Joseph Stolz | ||||
| Farmington | Q | Chuck Davis | ||||
| Grayslake (North) | Q | Erik Jensen | ||||
| Hoffman Estates (Conant) | Q | Dave Cromer | ||||
| Macon (Meridian) | SQ | Kevin Reedy | ||||
| Macon (Meridian) | Q | Kevin Reedy | ||||
| Monticello | SQ | Doug Kunde | ||||
| Mt. Zion | Q | Neysa Downs | ||||
| Naperville (North) | Q | Don Zedrow | ||||
| Normal (Community) | SQ | Nathan Foster | ||||
| Orland Park (Sandburg) | SQ | Scott Plaisier | ||||
| Oswego (H.S.) | Q | Drew Mundsinger | ||||
| Pekin | SQ | Steve Graves | ||||
| Peoria (Richwoods) | Q | Mic McCormick | ||||
| Pinckneyville | SQ | Dennis Heape | ||||
| Pontiac | Q | Jerry Newkirk | ||||
| Rochelle | Q | Curtis Samo | ||||
| Rochelle | SQ | Dan Hayes | ||||
| Sciota (West Prairie) | Q | Tim Kipling | ||||
| St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Q | Jim McLune | ||||
| Streamwood | Q | Marty Baker | ||||
| Sycamore (H.S.) | Q | Michael Fleetwood | ||||
| Teutopolis | Q | Jeff Niebrugge | ||||
| Teutopolis | SQ | Jeff Niebrugge | ||||
| Tinley Park (Andrew) | Q | John Bartgen | ||||
| Varna (Midland) | Q | Doug Gudat | ||||
| Vernon Hills | Q | Jerry Miceli | ||||
| Virden | Q | Bruce Paisley | ||||
| Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | SQ | Art Tang | ||||
| Wilmette (Regina Dominican) | Q | Casey Kelly | ||||
| Woodstock (Marian) | SQ | Tom Steiger | ||||
| Zion (Z.-Benton) | Q | Dave Reif |
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage (Illini West) | Q | 1 | Harold Northup | |||
| Moline (H.S.) | Q | 2 | Brian Prybil | |||
| Hebron (Alden-H.) | Q | 3 | Gary Finley | |||
| Pinckneyville | Q | 4 | Dennis Heape | |||
| Bethany (Okaw Valley) | Q | 5 | Mike McGill | |||
| Rockford (R. Christian) | SQ | 6 | Dan Hayes | |||
| Monticello | Q | 7 | Doug Kunde | |||
| Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley) | Q | 8 | Jim Lewis | |||
| Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | SQ | 9 | Keith Wolford | |||
| Woodlawn | SQ | 10 | Aaron Mays | |||
| Athens | SQ | Kerry Trueblood | ||||
| Athens | Q | Ross Santos | ||||
| Atwood (A.-Hammond) | Q | Brian Fay | ||||
| Bartonville (Limestone) | Q | Benjamin Ginzel | ||||
| Carrier Mills (C.M.-Stonefort) | SQ | Richard Morgan | ||||
| Chicago (De La Salle) | SQ | Ron Rivera | ||||
| Chicago (Harlan) | Q | Vince Ramirez | ||||
| Chicago (Taft) | Q | Michael Mulligan | ||||
| Clinton | SQ | Bud Blessing | ||||
| Deerfield (H.S.) | Q | Florin Mitran | ||||
| Des Plaines (Maine West) | Q | Paul Zafiropoulos | ||||
| Dunlap | Q | Rob Beckman | ||||
| Edwardsville (H.S.) | Q | Terry Marshall | ||||
| Elmhurst (York) | Q | Ryan Walz | ||||
| Fox Lake (Grant) | Q | Dave Blanke | ||||
| Geneva | Q | Bill Koehn | ||||
| Highland | SQ | Jon Rinderer | ||||
| Hinsdale (Central) | SQ | Bob Barber | ||||
| Lake Villa (Lakes) | SQ | Mark Prosise | ||||
| Lemont (H.S.) | Q | Dave LaBarbera | ||||
| Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Q | Tim O'Reilly | ||||
| Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.) | SQ | Job Linboom | ||||
| Marion (H.S.) | Q | Steve Smith | ||||
| Metamora | Q | Sam Elbert | ||||
| Minooka | SQ | Stan Tischer | ||||
| Minooka | Q | Stan Tischer | ||||
| Morris | Q | Sean Porter | ||||
| Murphysboro | Q | Tom Cook | ||||
| Normal (Community) | Q | Nathan Foster | ||||
| Oak Park (Fenwick) | SQ | Ron Stuart | ||||
| Orland Park (Sandburg) | Q | Scott Plaisier | ||||
| Paris | SQ | Mark Thomas | ||||
| Pekin | SQ | Steve Graves | ||||
| Rockford (R. Christian) | Q | Todd Liston | ||||
| Sciota (West Prairie) | SQ | Tim Kipling | ||||
| Shabbona (Indian Creek) | Q | Adam Lindley | ||||
| Springfield (Lutheran) | Q | Rodney Davis | ||||
| St. Charles (North) | SQ | Tim Pinks | ||||
| Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) | Q | Bob Sensenig | ||||
| Streamwood | SQ | Kenton Evans | ||||
| Streator (Twp.) | Q | Gary Masley | ||||
| Sycamore (H.S.) | Q | Michael Fleetwood | ||||
| Wayne City | Q | Yvette Anderson | ||||
| Westmont | Q | Doug Beguin | ||||
| Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | SQ | Art Tang | ||||
| Winnetka (New Trier) | Q | Stephen Gagliano | ||||
| Woodlawn | Q | Ed Knaus |