Team Chess 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).
2000-01
 
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  | School | 
  Titles | 
  Place | 
  Won | 
  Lost | 
  Tied | 
  Coach | 
 
 
  | Evanston (Twp.) | 
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  1 | 
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  Ken Lewandowski | 
 
 
  | Skokie (Niles North) | 
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  2 | 
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  Harry Kyriazes | 
 
 
  | Park Ridge (Maine South) | 
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  3 | 
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  Ruth Jacobsen | 
 
 
  | Normal (University) | 
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  4 | 
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  Garrett Scott | 
 
 
  | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | 
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  5 | 
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  Mike Hopaczylo | 
 
 
  | Winnetka (New Trier) | 
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  6 | 
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  Brad Goral | 
 
 
  | Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | 
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  7 | 
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  Mike Neenan | 
 
 
  | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | 
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  8 | 
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  Daniel Hicks | 
 
 
  | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | 
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  9 | 
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  Fred Beilfuss | 
 
 
  | Rolling Meadows | 
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  10 | 
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  Hugh Persson | 
 
 
  | Wheaton (North) | 
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  11 | 
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  | West Chicago (H.S.) | 
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  12 | 
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2001-02
 
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  | School | 
  Titles | 
  Place | 
  Won | 
  Lost | 
  Tied | 
  Coach | 
 
 
  | Park Ridge (Maine South) | 
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  1 | 
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  Ruth Jacobsen | 
 
 
  | Skokie (Niles North) | 
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  2 | 
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  Harry Kyriazes | 
 
 
  | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | 
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  3 | 
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  Fred Beilfuss | 
 
 
  | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | 
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  4 | 
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  Ken Doody | 
 
 
  | Evanston (Twp.) | 
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  5 | 
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  Ken Lewandowski | 
 
 
  | Winnetka (New Trier) | 
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  6 | 
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  Brad Goral | 
 
 
  | Normal (University) | 
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  7 | 
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  Garrett Scott | 
 
 
  | Naperville (North) | 
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  8 | 
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  Kermit Eby | 
 
 
  | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | 
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  9 | 
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  Donald Porzio | 
 
 
  | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | 
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  10 | 
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  Allen McWilliams | 
 
 
  | West Chicago (H.S.) | 
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  11 | 
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  | Charleston | 
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  12 | 
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2002-03
 
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  | School | 
  Titles | 
  Place | 
  Won | 
  Lost | 
  Tied | 
  Coach | 
 
 
  | Park Ridge (Maine South) | 
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  1 | 
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  Kevin Bachler | 
 
 
  | Belleville (West) | 
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  2 | 
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  Brad Schmidt | 
 
 
  | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | 
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  3 | 
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  Fred Beilfuss | 
 
 
  | Evanston (Twp.) | 
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  4 | 
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  Ken Lewandowski | 
 
 
  | Winnetka (New Trier) | 
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  5 | 
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  Brad Goral | 
 
 
  | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 
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  6 | 
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  Deborah Redmond | 
 
 
  | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | 
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  7 | 
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  Donald Porzio | 
 
 
  | Skokie (Niles North) | 
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  8 | 
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  Harry Kyriazes | 
 
 
  | Naperville (North) | 
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  9 | 
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  Kermit Eby | 
 
 
  | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | 
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  10 | 
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  Allen McWilliams | 
 
 
  | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | 
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  11 | 
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  | Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | 
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  12 | 
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2003-04
 
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  | School | 
  Titles | 
  Place | 
  Won | 
  Lost | 
  Tied | 
  Coach | 
 
 
  | Naperville (North) | 
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  1 | 
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  Kermit Eby | 
 
 
  | Park Ridge (Maine South) | 
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  2 | 
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  Kevin Bachler | 
 
 
  | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | 
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  3 | 
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  Donald Porzio | 
 
 
  | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | 
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  5 | 
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  Scott Oliver | 
 
 
  | Winnetka (New Trier) | 
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  6 | 
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  Brad Goral | 
 
 
  | Skokie (Niles North) | 
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  7 | 
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  Harry Kyriazes | 
 
 
  | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 
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  8 | 
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  Deborah Redmond | 
 
 
  | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | 
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  9 | 
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  Allen McWilliams | 
 
 
  | Darien (Hinsdale South) | 
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  10 | 
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  George McGuire & Kathy Wynn | 
 
 
  | Lake Forest (H.S.) | 
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  11 | 
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  Philip K. Woodruff | 
 
 
  | Highland Park | 
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  12 | 
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2004-05
 
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  | School | 
  Titles | 
  Place | 
  Won | 
  Lost | 
  Tied | 
  Coach | 
 
 
  | Evanston (Twp.) | 
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  1 | 
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  Ken Lewandowski | 
 
 
  | Winnetka (New Trier) | 
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  2 | 
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  Brad Goral | 
 
 
  | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | 
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  3 | 
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  Donald Porzio | 
 
 
  | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 
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  4 | 
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  Deborah Redmond | 
 
 
  | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | 
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  5 | 
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  Scott Oliver | 
 
 
  | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | 
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  6 | 
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  Allen McWilliams | 
 
 
  | Darien (Hinsdale South) | 
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  7 | 
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  George McGuire & Kathy Wynn | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Lane) | 
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  8 | 
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  Steve Parsons | 
 
 
  | Barrington | 
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  9 | 
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  Jeff Doles | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Quigley Prep) | 
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  10 | 
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  John Renze | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 
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  11 | 
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  | Highland | 
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  12 | 
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2005-06
 
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  | School | 
  Titles | 
  Place | 
  Won | 
  Lost | 
  Tied | 
  Coach | 
 
 
  | Skokie (Niles North) | 
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  1 | 
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  Harry Kyriazes | 
 
 
  | Evanston (Twp.) | 
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  2 | 
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  Ken Lewandowski | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 
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  3 | 
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  Edward Dziedzic | 
 
 
  | Urbana (University) | 
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  4 | 
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  Chris Merli | 
 
 
  | Highland Park | 
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  5 | 
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  Stacy Chambers | 
 
 
  | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | 
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  6 | 
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  Scott Oliver | 
 
 
  | Park Ridge (Maine South) | 
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  7 | 
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  Kevin Bachler | 
 
 
  | Barrington | 
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  8 | 
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  Jeff Doles | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Quigley Prep) | 
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  9 | 
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  Raymond Schuman | 
 
 
  | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) | 
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  10 | 
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  Kevin Dailey | 
 
 
  | Palatine (H.S.) | 
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  11 | 
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  | Chicago (Lane) | 
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  12 | 
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2006-07
 
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  | School | 
  Titles | 
  Place | 
  Won | 
  Lost | 
  Tied | 
  Coach | 
 
 
  | Park Ridge (Maine South) | 
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  1 | 
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  Kevin Bachler | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 
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  2 | 
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  Paul Kash | 
 
 
  | Skokie (Niles North) | 
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  3 | 
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  Harry Kyriazes | 
 
 
  | Evanston (Twp.) | 
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  4 | 
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  Ken Lewandowski | 
 
 
  | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | 
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  5 | 
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  Scott Oliver | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Payton) | 
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  6 | 
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  Antonio Canario | 
 
 
  | Mundelein (Carmel) | 
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  7 | 
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  Frank Swindell | 
 
 
  | Urbana (University) | 
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  8 | 
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  Chris Merli | 
 
 
  | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) | 
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  9 | 
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  Kevin Dailey | 
 
 
  | Winnetka (New Trier) | 
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  10 | 
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  Brad Goral | 
 
 
  | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | 
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  11 | 
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  Donald Porzio | 
 
 
  | Chicago (St. Patrick) | 
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  12 | 
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2007-08
 
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  | School | 
  Titles | 
  Place | 
  Won | 
  Lost | 
  Tied | 
  Coach | 
 
 
  | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | 
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  1 | 
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  Scott Oliver | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 
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  2 | 
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  Paul Kash | 
 
 
  | Winnetka (New Trier) | 
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  3 | 
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  Brad Goral | 
 
 
  | Skokie (Niles North) | 
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  4 | 
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  Harry Kyriazes | 
 
 
  | Mundelein (Carmel) | 
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  5 | 
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  Frank Swindell | 
 
 
  | Chicago (St. Patrick) | 
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  6 | 
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  Ronald Wojnar | 
 
 
  | Normal (University) | 
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  7 | 
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  Don Robinson | 
 
 
  | Barrington | 
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  8 | 
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  Jeff Doles | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Lane) | 
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  9 | 
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  Steve Parsons | 
 
 
  | Cary (C.-Grove) | 
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  10 | 
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  Peter Spizzirri | 
 
 
  | Urbana (University) | 
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  11 | 
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  | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | 
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  12 | 
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  Donald Porzio | 
 
2008-09
 
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  | School | 
  Titles | 
  Place | 
  Won | 
  Lost | 
  Tied | 
  Coach | 
 
 
  | Urbana (University) | 
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  1 | 
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  Chris Merli | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 
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  2 | 
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  Paul Kash | 
 
 
  | Skokie (Niles North) | 
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  3 | 
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  Harry Kyriazes | 
 
 
  | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | 
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  4 | 
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  Scott Oliver | 
 
 
  | Barrington | 
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  5 | 
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  Jeff Doles | 
 
 
  | Normal (University) | 
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  6 | 
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  Don Robinson | 
 
 
  | Cary (C.-Grove) | 
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  7 | 
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  Peter Spizzirri | 
 
 
  | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | 
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  8 | 
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  James Fox | 
 
 
  | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 
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  9 | 
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  Scott Liechty | 
 
 
  | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | 
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  10 | 
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  Donald Porzio | 
 
 
  | Evanston (Twp.) | 
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  11 | 
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  | Hinsdale (Central) | 
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  12 | 
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2009-10
 
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  | School | 
  Titles | 
  Place | 
  Won | 
  Lost | 
  Tied | 
  Coach | 
 
 
  | Skokie (Niles North) | 
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  1 | 
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  Harry Kyriazes | 
 
 
  | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | 
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  2 | 
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  Scott Oliver | 
 
 
  | Hinsdale (Central) | 
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  3 | 
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  Dylan Canavan | 
 
 
  | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | 
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  4 | 
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  Donald Porzio | 
 
 
  | Barrington | 
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  5 | 
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  Rebecca Byerly | 
 
 
  | Winnetka (New Trier) | 
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  6 | 
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  Brad Goral | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Lane) | 
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  7 | 
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  Steve Parsons | 
 
 
  | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 
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  8 | 
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  Paul Kash | 
 
 
  | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 
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  9 | 
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  Scott Liechty | 
 
 
  | Naperville (Central) | 
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  10 | 
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  Michael Steger | 
 
 
  | Evanston (Twp.) | 
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  11 | 
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  | Buffalo Grove | 
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  12 | 
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