Boys Cross Country 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).
1960-61
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) |
DQ |
1 |
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C.A.R. Johnson |
| Winnetka (New Trier) |
DQ |
2 |
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| Chicago (Phillips) |
PQ |
3 |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
DQ |
4 |
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| Urbana (H.S.) |
Q |
5 |
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| Champaign (H.S.) |
DQ |
6 |
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| Alton (Sr.) |
DQ |
7 |
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| LaGrange (Lyons) |
Q |
8 |
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| Chicago (Lane) |
Q |
9 |
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| Edwardsville (H.S.) |
Q |
10 |
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| Blue Island |
DQ |
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| DeKalb |
Q |
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| East Peoria |
Q |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
Q |
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| Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
Q |
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| Geneseo (Darnall) |
Q |
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| Marion (H.S.) |
DQ |
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| Morton |
Q |
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| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
Q |
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| Pekin |
DQ |
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John McFeron |
| Peoria (Richwoods) |
DQ |
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| Pinckneyville |
Q |
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| Rockford (East) |
DQ |
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1961-62
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Highland Park |
Q |
1 |
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Dick Ault |
| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) |
DQ |
2 |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
DQ |
3 |
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| Edwardsville (H.S.) |
Q |
4 |
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| Peoria (Richwoods) |
DQ |
5 |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
DQ |
6 |
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| Elmhurst (York) |
Q |
7 |
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| Alton (Sr.) |
DQ |
8 |
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| Blue Island |
DQ |
9 |
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| Fox Lake (Grant) |
DQ |
10 |
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| Champaign (H.S.) |
DQ |
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| Chicago (Harlan) |
PQ |
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| Chicago (Lane) |
Q |
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| DeKalb |
Q |
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| East Moline (United) |
Q |
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| Flora |
DQ |
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| LaSalle (L.-Peru) |
Q |
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| Marion (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Midlothian (Bremen) |
Q |
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| Paris |
Q |
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| Pekin |
Q |
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John McFeron |
| Springfield (H.S.) |
DQ |
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1962-63
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Elmhurst (York) |
DQ |
1 |
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Joe Newton |
| Evanston (Twp.) |
DQ |
2 |
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| Winnetka (New Trier) |
DQ |
3 |
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| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) |
Q |
4 |
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| Urbana (H.S.) |
DQ |
5 |
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| Rockford (East) |
DQ |
6 |
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| Palatine (H.S.) |
Q |
7 |
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| Chicago (Lane) |
PQ |
8 |
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| Pekin |
DQ |
9 |
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John McFeron |
| Alton (Sr.) |
DQ |
10 |
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| Blue Island (Eisenhower) |
DQ |
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| Champaign (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Chicago (Marshall) |
Q |
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| Edwardsville (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Evanston (St. George) |
Q |
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| LaSalle (L.-Peru) |
Q |
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| Marion (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
DQ |
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| Springfield (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Streator (Twp.) |
DQ |
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1963-64
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Chicago (Lane) |
PQ |
1 |
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Leonard Jareczek |
| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) |
DQ |
2 |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
DQ |
3 |
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| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
Q |
4 |
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| Winnetka (New Trier) |
Q |
5 |
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| Maywood (Proviso East) |
Q |
6 |
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| Hillside (Proviso West) |
DQ |
7 |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
DQ |
8 |
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| Dolton (Thornridge) |
Q |
9 |
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Don McAlvey |
| Alton (Sr.) |
DQ |
10 |
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| Belleville (Twp.) |
Q |
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| Centralia (H.S.) |
DQ |
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| Chicago (Harlan) |
Q |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
Q |
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0 |
0 |
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Wilbur Dickson |
| Fox Lake (Grant) |
Q |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
Q |
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Robert Anderson |
| Park Forest (Rich East) |
DQ |
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1 |
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Pat Grant |
| Pekin |
DQ |
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John McFeron |
| Peoria (H.S.) |
DQ |
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7 |
5 |
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John Deal |
| Pinckneyville |
Q |
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| Springfield (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Sterling (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Urbana (H.S.) |
DQ |
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| Waukegan (H.S.) |
DQ |
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1964-65
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Hillside (Proviso West) |
DQ |
1 |
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Dick McCallister |
| Elmhurst (York) |
DQ |
2 |
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Joe Newton |
| Chicago (Lane) |
PQ |
3 |
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| Lombard (Glenbard East) |
Q |
4 |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
Q |
5 |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
DQ |
6 |
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| Winnetka (New Trier East) |
DQ |
7 |
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| Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) |
Q |
8 |
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| Park Forest (Rich East) |
DQ |
9 |
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Pat Grant |
| Rochelle |
Q |
10 |
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Del Mully |
| Alton (Sr.) |
DQ |
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| Belleville (Twp.) |
Q |
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| Chicago (Harlan) |
Q |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
DQ |
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0 |
0 |
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Wilbur Dickson |
| Dundee |
DQ |
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| Flora |
Q |
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| Galesburg (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Harvey (Thornton) |
Q |
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| Olney (East Richland) |
DQ |
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| Peoria (Richwoods) |
DQ |
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| Springfield (H.S.) |
DQ |
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| Springfield (Lanphier) |
Q |
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Arlyn Lober |
| Urbana (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Waukegan (H.S.) |
Q |
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1965-66
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Elmhurst (York) |
DQ |
1 |
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Joe Newton |
| Rockford (Guilford) |
DQ |
2 |
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| Lombard (Glenbard East) |
Q |
3 |
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| Chicago (Harlan) |
Q |
4 |
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| Winnetka (New Trier East) |
DQ |
5 |
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| Hillside (Proviso West) |
Q |
6 |
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| Naperville (H.S.) |
DQ |
7 |
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| Urbana (H.S.) |
DQ |
8 |
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| Chicago (Lane) |
PQ |
9 |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
Q |
10 |
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| Alton (Sr.) |
DQ |
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| Belleville (Twp.) |
Q |
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| Crystal Lake (H.S.) |
DQ |
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3 |
6 |
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Dick Kloepfer |
| Danville (H.S.) |
Q |
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0 |
0 |
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Wilbur Dickson |
| Decatur (Stephen Decatur) |
Q |
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| Elgin (Larkin) |
Q |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
Q |
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| Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
Q |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
DQ |
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| Olney (East Richland) |
Q |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
Q |
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Robert Anderson |
| Park Forest (Rich East) |
DQ |
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Sherman Hafner |
| Pekin |
DQ |
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10 |
1 |
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John McFeron |
| Peoria (H.S.) |
Q |
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6 |
3 |
1 |
John Deal |
| Springfield (H.S.) |
DQ |
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| West Frankfort (Frankfort) |
DQ |
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1966-67
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Evanston (Twp.) |
DQ |
1 |
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Jim Nelson |
| Naperville (H.S.) |
DQ |
2 |
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| Elmhurst (York) |
Q |
3 |
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Joe Newton |
| Chicago (Lane) |
PQ |
4 |
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| Hillside (Proviso West) |
DQ |
5 |
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| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) |
Q |
6 |
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| Des Plaines (Maine West) |
Q |
7 |
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Bill Barringer |
| Urbana (H.S.) |
DQ |
8 |
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| Pekin |
DQ |
9 |
10 |
0 |
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John McFeron |
| Ottawa (Twp.) |
DQ |
10 |
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Robert Anderson |
| Alton (Sr.) |
Q |
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| Aurora (East) |
Q |
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| Belleville (West) |
DQ |
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| Chicago (Englewood) |
Q |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
Q |
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13 |
1 |
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Larry Burgess |
| Dolton (Thornridge) |
Q |
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| Dundee |
DQ |
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| Freeport (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Lawrenceville |
Q |
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| Libertyville |
Q |
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14 |
3 |
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Ernie Ritta |
| Moline (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Olney (East Richland) |
DQ |
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| Park Forest (Rich East) |
DQ |
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13 |
0 |
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Sherman Hafner |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
DQ |
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| Rockford (Guilford) |
DQ |
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| Springfield (H.S.) |
Q |
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1967-68
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Arlington Heights (Arlington) |
DQ |
1 |
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Bruce Samoore |
| Hillside (Proviso West) |
DQ |
2 |
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| Elmhurst (York) |
Q |
3 |
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Joe Newton |
| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) |
DQ |
4 |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
Q |
5 |
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Robert Anderson |
| Peoria (Richwoods) |
DQ |
6 |
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| Palatine (Fremd) |
DQ |
7 |
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| Pekin |
Q |
8 |
8 |
1 |
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John McFeron |
| Villa Park (Willowbrook) |
Q |
9 |
8 |
0 |
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Jim Tyree |
| Chicago (Lane) |
PQ |
10 |
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| Belleville (West) |
DQ |
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| Carrier Mills |
Q |
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| Chicago (Englewood) |
Q |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
DQ |
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15 |
0 |
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Larry Burgess |
| Decatur (MacArthur) |
DQ |
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| Decatur (Stephen Decatur) |
Q |
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| Edwardsville (H.S.) |
Q |
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| LaGrange (Lyons) |
Q |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
DQ |
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| New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) |
DQ |
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| Olney (East Richland) |
DQ |
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| Park Forest (Rich East) |
Q |
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12 |
0 |
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Sherman Hafner |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Rockford (Guilford) |
DQ |
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| Urbana (University) |
Q |
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| Woodstock (H.S.) |
Q |
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1968-69
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Elmhurst (York) |
DQ |
1 |
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Joe Newton |
| Evanston (Twp.) |
Q |
2 |
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| New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) |
DQ |
3 |
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| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) |
Q |
4 |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
DQ |
5 |
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Robert Anderson |
| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) |
Q |
6 |
5 |
3 |
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Laulunen |
| Winnetka (New Trier East) |
DQ |
7 |
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| Arlington Heights (Arlington) |
DQ |
8 |
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| Chicago (Englewood) |
PQ |
9 |
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| Belleville (West) |
DQ |
10 |
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| Alton (Sr.) |
Q |
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| Chicago (Lane) |
Q |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
DQ |
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12 |
0 |
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Jack Chantos |
| Decatur (MacArthur) |
DQ |
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| Decatur (Stephen Decatur) |
Q |
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| East Moline (United) |
Q |
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| Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
Q |
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| Hillside (Proviso West) |
DQ |
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| Lake Forest (H.S.) |
Q |
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| McHenry |
DQ |
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| Newton |
Q |
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| Palatine (Fremd) |
Q |
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| Pekin |
Q |
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John McFeron |
| Peoria (H.S.) |
DQ |
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13 |
1 |
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Neil Wicker |
| Rantoul |
Q |
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| Robinson |
DQ |
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Jim Fox |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
DQ |
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| Rockford (Guilford) |
Q |
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| Springfield (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Springfield (Southeast) |
DQ |
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1969-70
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Palatine (Fremd) |
SQ |
1 |
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Ron Menely |
| Elmhurst (York) |
Q |
2 |
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Joe Newton |
| Mt. Prospect (Prospect) |
DQ |
3 |
12 |
1 |
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Joe Wanner |
| Park Ridge (Maine East) |
Q |
3 |
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| Hillside (Proviso West) |
DQ |
5 |
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| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) |
DSQ |
6 |
7 |
0 |
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Laulunen |
| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) |
DSQ |
7 |
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| Lombard (Glenbard East) |
Q |
8 |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
DSQ |
9 |
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Robert Anderson |
| New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) |
DQ |
10 |
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| Belleville (West) |
DQ |
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| Centralia (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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| Chicago (Lane) |
Q |
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| Jacksonville (H.S.) |
DQ |
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Dan Moy |
| Mattoon |
DSQ |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
DSQ |
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| Peoria (Richwoods) |
DQ |
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| Rockford (Guilford) |
Q |
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| Springfield (Southeast) |
DSQ |
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| Urbana (H.S.) |
Q |
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| Chicago (Taft) |
P |
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| Alton (Sr.) |
D |
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| Carrier Mills |
D |
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| Decatur (MacArthur) |
D |
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| DeKalb |
D |
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| Dixon (H.S.) |
D |
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| Dolton (Thornridge) |
D |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
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| McHenry |
D |
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| Pekin |
D |
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6 |
3 |
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John McFeron |
| Streator (Woodland) |
D |
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| Winnetka (New Trier East) |
D |
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