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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).

Palatine (Fremd)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1972-73              
1974-75   D          
1984-85   S         John Rourke
1991-92   R          
1993-94   R          
1994-95   R          
1995-96   R         Henry Sampson
1996-97   R          
1997-98   R          
2000-01   R         Henry Sampson
2001-02   R          
2004-05   R         Henry Sampson
2010-11   R         Katie Dau
2014-15   R         Katie Giegler
2015-16   R         Katie Giegler
2016-17   R         Katie Giegler
2017-18   R          
2018-19   R         Katie Giegler
2019-20   R         Katie Giegler

Palatine (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1987-88              
1989-90   R          
1990-91   R          
1999-00   R          

Palos Heights (Shepard)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1981-82              
2006-07   R         Mike Jacobson & Dennis Burmirski
2008-09   RS         Dennis Brumirski & Eric Kallenborn
2009-10             Dennis Brumirski & Eric Kallenborn
2011-12   RS         Eric Kallenborn
2013-14   R         Jeff Vazzana
2014-15   R         Kevin C. Martin & Jeff Vazzana
2015-16   R         Jon Nebor, Eric Kallenborn
2016-17   R         Jon Nebor

Palos Hills (Stagg)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1985-86     2        
1986-87              

Paris

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1941-42              
1943-44              
1945-46              
1954-55              
1960-61   D          

Park Ridge (Maine East)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1973-74   D          
1974-75              
1985-86   R          

Park Ridge (Maine South)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1972-73   D          
1974-75   D          

Paxton

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1969-70   D          
1974-75   DS          
1985-86   R          
1986-87   R          
1988-89   R          

Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1991-92   R          
1992-93   R          
1993-94   R          
1994-95   R          
1995-96   R         Fred Guyot

Payson (Seymour)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1960-61   D          
1962-63   D          

Pearl City

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1988-89             Kris Heidenreich
1989-90             Randy Welp
1990-91             Randy Welp
1991-92             Randy Welp
1992-93             Randy Welp
1993-94             Randy Welp
1994-95             Randy Welp
1995-96             Randy Welp
1996-97             Randy Welp
1997-98             Randy Welp
1998-99             Randy Welp
1999-00             Randy Welp
2000-01             Randy Welp
2001-02             Randy Welp
2002-03             Randy Welp
2003-04             Randy Welp
2004-05             Randy Welp
2005-06             Randy Welp
2006-07             Randy Welp
2007-08             Randy Welp
2008-09             Randy Welp
2009-10   R         Randy Welp
2010-11             Randy Welp
2011-12             Randy Welp
2012-13             Jamie Graf
2013-14             Jamie Graf
2014-15             Jamie Graf
2015-16             Jamie Graf
2016-17             Jamie Graf
2017-18             Jamie Graf
2018-19             Jamie Graf
2019-20             Jamie Graf
2020-21             Jamie Graf
2021-22             Alyssa Johnson
2022-23             Britney Kieselhorst

Pekin

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1942-43              
1943-44              
1950-51              
1951-52             Mary Blackburn
1952-53              
1953-54             Margaret Crowley
1954-55              
1956-57              
1957-58              
1959-60              
1960-61   D          
1961-62   DS          
1962-63   DS 2        
1963-64              
1965-66     1       Edit Herrod
1969-70              
1973-74              
1975-76   DS          
1977-78              
1979-80              
1981-82   DS         Doug Springer
1982-83   R          
1983-84   R          
1985-86   RS          
1987-88   RS          
1990-91              
1995-96   R         Eric Ewan, Fred Vogt, & Linda Tosch
1996-97   RS          
1998-99   R          
1999-00   S          
2000-01   RS         Eric Ewan
2001-02   RS         Eric Ewan
2002-03   R         Eric Ewan
2003-04             Eric Ewan
2004-05   R         Eric Ewan
2005-06   R         Eric Ewan
2006-07   RS         Eric Ewan
2007-08             Eric Ewan
2008-09   R         Eric Ewan
2009-10   R         Eric Ewan
2010-11   R         Eric Ewan
2011-12   R         Eric Ewan
2012-13   R         Eric Ewan
2013-14   RS         Eric Ewan
2014-15   RS         Eric A. Ewan
2015-16   R         Eric A. Ewan
2018-19   R         Scott Pyle
2019-20             Scott Pyle
2020-21             Scott Pyle
2021-22             Scott Pyle

Peoria (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1960-61              
1970-71   D          
1971-72   DS          
1972-73     3        
1973-74   D          
1974-75              
1975-76              
1976-77              
1977-78     1       John Davidson
1978-79              
1979-80              
1980-81              
1984-85   RS         Sue Greene
1985-86              
1986-87              
1988-89              
1995-96   S         Molly Burroughs

Peoria (Manual)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80              

Peoria (Notre Dame)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Peoria (Bergan)
1981-82   D          

Peoria (Richwoods)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1960-61              
1961-62              
1962-63              
1963-64   DS 1       Don Marine
1964-65   DS 2        
1965-66              
1966-67     2        
1967-68   D          
1968-69              
1972-73   DS          
1973-74   S 2        
1974-75   DS          
1975-76              
1976-77   S          
1978-79              
1979-80              
1980-81     3        
1981-82              
1986-87   RS          
1988-89   RS 3        
1989-90   RS          
1990-91   RS          
1991-92   R          
1992-93   R          
1993-94   RS          
1994-95   R          
1995-96   R         Jim Fogelmark
1998-99   R          
2000-01   R         Jim Fogelmark
2001-02   R          
2002-03   R         Jim Fogelmark
2003-04   RS         Jim Fogelmark
2004-05   R         Jim Fogelmark
2006-07   R         April Steffeck
2008-09   R         April Steffeck
2009-10   R         Kelly D'Angelo
2010-11   R         Matthew A. Anderson
2016-17   RS         Alyssa Emanuelson
2017-18   S          

Peoria (Woodruff)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1940-41              
1947-48              
1949-50              
1953-54              
1954-55              
1955-56              
1959-60     2        
1961-62              
1962-63              
1964-65   S          
1965-66   D          
1966-67   DS 1       Kenneth L. Camp
1967-68   S          
1968-69   D          
1971-72   S          
1979-80              
1981-82              
1983-84   RS          
1992-93   R          
1993-94   R          
1996-97   RS          
1997-98   RS          
1999-00   R          
2000-01   RS         Pete Sanfilip

Peotone

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1975-76   D          

Plainfield (North)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2008-09   R         Justin Ashton
2009-10   R         Justin Ashton

Polo

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1943-44              

Pontiac

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1969-70   D          
1970-71   D          

Princeton

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1957-58             Bob Rueter
1960-61   D         Bob Rueter
1986-87             Bob Rueter

Princeville

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1946-47              

Quincy (Notre Dame)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1961-62   D          
1965-66   D          
1968-69   D          
1969-70   D          

Quincy (Sr.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1972-73   D          
1973-74   D          
1974-75   D          
1981-82   D          
1984-85   R