Team Chess Season Summaries

* Last updated at 8:58 am on Sunday, July 20, 2025

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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).

East Peoria

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2014-15             Tamme Laughlin-Dimitroff
2015-16             Tamme Laughlin-Dimitroff
2016-17             Tamme Laughlin-Dimitroff
2017-18   Q         Tamme Laughlin-Dimitroff
2018-19   Q         Tamme Laughlin-Dimitroff
2019-20   Q         Tamme Laughlin-Dimitroff
2020-21   Q         Tamme Laughlin-Dimitroff
2021-22   Q         Tamme Laughlin-Dimitroff
2022-23   Q         Tamme Laughlin-Dimitroff
2023-24   Q         Tamme Laughlin-Dimitroff
2024-25   Q         Tamme Laughlin-Dimitroff

East St. Louis (Central Catholic)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As East St. Louis (Assumption)
1976-77 A           Br. John Asbury

East St. Louis (Sr.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1974-75 AA           William Grosball
1975-76 AA           William Grosball
1976-77 AA           William Grosball
1977-78 AA   2       William Grosball
1980-81 AA   3       William Grosball
1981-82 AA           William Grosball
1984-85 AA           William Grosball
1985-86 AA           William Grosball
1986-87 AA   2       William Grosball
1987-88 AA           William Grosball
1988-89 AA           William Grosball
1989-90 AA           William Grosball

Edwardsville (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79 AA            
1979-80 AA   2        
1996-97              
1997-98              

El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2004-05              

Elgin (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1985-86 AA   2       Dick Lake
2006-07              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Patrick McCarthy
2015-16             Patrick McCarthy
2016-17             Patrick McCarthy
2017-18   Q         Patrick McCarthy
2018-19   Q         Patrick McCarthy
2019-20   Q         Patrick McCarthy
2021-22   Q         Patrick McCarthy
2022-23   Q         Patrick McCarthy
2023-24   Q         Patrick McCarthy
2024-25   Q         Patrick McCarthy

Elgin (Larkin)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              

Elgin (St. Edward)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1974-75 A   3       Fred Genther
1977-78 A   2       Timothy McVey

Elk Grove Village (E.G.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1996-97              
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2012-13             Peter Wang
2013-14             Peter Wang
2014-15             Peter Wang
2015-16             Peter Wang
2016-17             Peter Wang
2017-18   Q         Peter Wang
2018-19   Q         Peter Wang
2019-20   Q         Peter Wang
2020-21   Q         Peter Wang
2021-22   Q         Peter Wang
2022-23   Q         Peter Wang
2023-24   Q         Peter Wang
2024-25   Q         Peter Wang

Elkville (Elverado)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2018-19   Q         Neal Evilsizer
2020-21   Q         Neal Evilsizer
2021-22   Q         Neal Evilsizer
2022-23   Q         Neal Evilsizer

Elmhurst (York)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12              
2012-13             Brian Sheridan
2013-14             Brian Sheridan
2014-15             Brian Sheridan
2015-16             Brian Sheridan
2016-17             Jeremy Paschke
2017-18   Q         Jeremy Paschke
2018-19   Q         Jeremy Paschke
2020-21   Q         Jeremy Paschke
2021-22   Q         Jeremy Paschke
2022-23   Q         Jeremy Paschke
2023-24   Q         Jeremy Paschke
2024-25   Q         Jeremy Paschke

Evanston (Twp.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1969-70              
1970-71              
1978-79 AA   1       D. Grego
1981-82 AA   2       McKinley Alford
1982-83 AA   1       McKinley Alford
1983-84 AA   2       McKinley Alford
1988-89 AA           Ken Lewandowski
1989-90 AA           Ken Lewandowski
1990-91 AA           Ken Lewandowski
1991-92 AA           Ken Lewandowski
1992-93 AA           Ken Lewandowski
1993-94 AA           Ken Lewandowski
1994-95             Ken Lewandowski
1995-96     3       Ken Lewandowski
1996-97              
1997-98     1       Ken Lewandowski
1998-99     3       Ken Lewandowski
1999-00     1       Ken Lewandowski
2000-01     1       Ken Lewandowski
2001-02             Ken Lewandowski
2002-03             Ken Lewandowski
2003-04              
3rd - DQ
2004-05     1       Ken Lewandowski
2005-06     2       Ken Lewandowski
2006-07             Ken Lewandowski
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11             Daniel DuBrow
2011-12             Ken Lewandowski
2012-13             Kenneth Lewandowski
2013-14             Ken Lewandowski
2014-15             Ken Lewandowski
2015-16             Ken Lewandowski
2016-17             Ken Lewandowski
2017-18   Q         Keith Holzmueller
2018-19   Q         Keith Holzmueller
2019-20   Q         Keith Holzmueller
2020-21   Q         Keith Holzmueller
2021-22   Q 3       Keith Holzmueller
2022-23   Q 2       Keith Holzmueller
2023-24   Q         Keith Holzmueller
2024-25   Q         Keith Holzmueller

Evergreen Park

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1966-67       1 1 1 Michael Zacate
1967-68       18 1 1 Michael Zacate
1968-69       15 3 3 Michael Zacate
1969-70       9 3 2 Michael Zacate
1970-71       10 6 4 Michael Zacate
1971-72       13 13 3 Michael Zacate
1972-73       24 10 3 Michael Zacate
1973-74       30 4 7 Michael Zacate
1974-75       14 3   Michael Zacate
1975-76 AA     18 9 1 Michael Zacate
1976-77 AA     17 5   Michael Zacate
1977-78       7 10   Michael Zacate
1978-79       6 12 1 Michael Zacate
1979-80       6 11   Michael Zacate
1980-81       4 14   Michael Zacate
1981-82       1 16   Michael Zacate
1987-88       2 4   Michael Zacate
1988-89       3 10   Michael Zacate
Coach Total 198 135 26 18 yr   .588
2007-08       3 7   Krist Enstrom
2008-09       5 5   Krist Enstrom
2009-10       8 6 1 Krist Enstrom
2010-11       3 9   Krist Enstrom
2011-12       4 8   Krist Enstrom
2012-13       6 6   Krist Enstrom
2013-14             Krist Enstrom
2014-15       3 9   Krist Enstrom
2015-16             Krist Enstrom
2016-17       0 13   Krist Enstrom
2017-18       2 10   Krist Enstrom
2018-19       3 13   Krist Enstrom
2019-20             Krist Enstrom
Coach Total 37 86 1 10 yr   .302
2021-22   Q         Scott Pasek
2022-23   Q         Scott Pasek
2024-25   Q         Scott Pasek
School Total 235 221 27 28 yr   .487