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).

La Salette Academy

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Georgetown (Notre Dame de La Salette)
2021-22   Q         John Alladin
2022-23   Q         John Alladin
2023-24   Q         John Alladin

LaGrange (Lyons)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2018-19   Q         Ryan DePaola
2019-20   Q         Charles Pozen
2020-21   Q         Charles Pozen
2021-22   Q         Kevin Bertolotti
2022-23   Q         Rodney Moody
2023-24   Q         Zainab Neeley
2024-25   Q         Peter Geddeis & Michael Morrison
2024-25   Q          

Lake Forest (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1971-72              
1996-97              
1997-98             Phil Woodruff
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04             Philip K. Woodruff
2004-05              
2006-07              
2009-10              
2011-12              

Lake Villa (Lakes)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2018-19   Q         Debra Kaisserlian
2020-21   Q         Debra Kaisserlian
2023-24   Q         Debra Kaisserlian
2024-25   Q         Debra Kaisserlian

Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1996-97              
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              
2011-12              
2012-13             Stephen Bartak
2013-14             Steve Bartak
2014-15             Steve Bartak
2015-16             Steve Bartak
2016-17             Steve Bartak
2018-19   Q         Chris Jones
2019-20   Q         Chris Jones
2021-22   Q         Cameron Martin
2022-23   Q         Cameron Martin
2023-24             Cameron Martin
2024-25   Q         Cameron Martin

LaSalle (L.-Peru)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1974-75 AA            
2012-13       0 0   Christina Weber
2013-14       0 0   Christina Weber
2014-15             Christina Weber
Coach Total 0 0   2 yr   
School Total 0 0   2 yr   

Lemont (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
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              
2011-12              
2012-13             Ken Suslek
2013-14             Ken Suslek
2014-15             Ken Suslek
2015-16             Ken Suslek
2016-17             Ken Suslek
2017-18   Q         Ken Suslek
2018-19   Q         Ken Suslek
2019-20   Q         Ken Suslek
2020-21   Q         Ken Suslek
2021-22   Q         Ken Suslek
2022-23   Q         Ken Suslek
2023-24   Q         Ken Suslek
2024-25   Q         Ken Suslek

Lewistown

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2004-05              

Lincoln

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2019-20   Q         Sally Aukamp
2020-21             Sally Aukamp
2020-21   Q         Sally Aukamp

Lincolnshire (Stevenson)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1970-71   1971A          
1981-82 AA            
1996-97              
1997-98              
1998-99             Scott Oliver
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04             Scott Oliver
2004-05             Scott Oliver
2005-06             Scott Oliver
2006-07             Scott Oliver
2007-08     1       Scott Oliver
2008-09             Scott Oliver
2009-10     2       Scott Oliver
2010-11             Scott Oliver
2011-12     2       Scott Oliver
2012-13     2       Scott Oliver
2013-14             Vincent Springer
2014-15     2       Vincent Springer
2015-16     2       Vincent Springer
2016-17             Vincent Springer
2017-18   SQ 3       Vincent Springer
2018-19   Q 3       Vincent Springer
2019-20   SQ 1       Vincent Springer
2020-21   Q 3       Vincent Springer
2021-22   Q 1       Vincent Springer
2022-23   Q 1       Vincent Springer
2023-24   Q 1       Vincent Springer
2024-25   Q 2       Donna Wallach & Scott Oliver

Lisle (Benet Academy)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2011-12             Pattie Zinski
2012-13             Pattie Zinski
2013-14     2       Pattie Zinski
2014-15             Pattie Zinski
2015-16             Pattie Zinski
2016-17             Pattie Zinski
2017-18   Q         Pattie Zinski
2018-19   Q         Pattie Zinski
2019-20   Q         Pattie Zinski
2020-21   Q         Pattie Zinski
2021-22   Q         Pattie Zinski
2022-23   Q         Dan Spiegel
2023-24   Q         Dan Spiegel
2024-25   Q         Dan Spiegel

Lisle (Sr.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1971-72   1972A          

Lockport (Twp.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2013-14             Geof Rinkenberger
2014-15             Geof Rinkenberger
2015-16             Geof Rinkenberger
2016-17             Geoffrey Rinkenberger
2021-22   Q         Yariza Rodriguez
2022-23   Q         Yariza Rodriguez
2023-24   Q         Yariza Rodriguez
2024-25   Q         Jacob Jerkovich
2024-25             Jacob Jerkovich

Lombard (Glenbard East)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1971-72              
2010-11              
2011-12             Chris Aderhold
2015-16             Christopher Aderhold
2016-17             Christopher Aderhold
2018-19   Q         Christopher Aderhold
2020-21   Q         Christopher Aderhold
2021-22             Christopher Aderhold
2022-23   Q         Christopher Aderhold