Speech Individual Events Season Summaries

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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).

Washington

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1965-66              
1970-71              
2017-18   R          

Waterloo (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2017-18   R         John Rickert
2020-21             John Rickert
2021-22   R         John Rickert
2022-23   R         John Rickert
2023-24             John Rickert

Watseka

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1966-67   D          
1974-75              

Waukegan (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1953-54              
1954-55              
1957-58              
1960-61   D          
1961-62   D          
1962-63   S 2        
1966-67              
1968-69              

West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1954-55              

West Frankfort (Frankfort)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1949-50              
1951-52              
1953-54              
1957-58              

Wheaton (North)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1972-73              
1983-84   R          
1985-86              
1995-96             E. A. Klemm
1999-00              
2002-03   R         Stan Austin
2003-04   R         Stan Austin
2004-05   RS         Stan Austin
2005-06   R         Stan Austin
2006-07   RS 3       Stan Austin
2008-09     3       Stan Austin
2009-10   R         Stan Austin
2011-12             Stan Austin
2012-13             Stan Austin
2013-14   R         Stan Austin
2015-16     3       Stan Austin

Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Wheaton (Central)
1964-65              
1965-66   D          
1966-67   D          
1967-68   D          
1968-69   DS 1       Tom Thomas
1969-70   S 2        
1970-71   D          
1971-72   D          
1973-74   D          
1974-75   DS          
1975-76   D          
1976-77     2        
1978-79              
1980-81              
1981-82   DS 1       Joe Gerace
1982-83   R 1       Joe Gerace
1983-84   RS          
1984-85   R         Joe Gerace
1986-87   R          
1987-88   R          
1988-89   RS 2        
1989-90   R 1       Joe Gerace
1991-92   RS          
As Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
1992-93   RS 2        
1993-94   RS          
1994-95   S 2        
1995-96   S 3       Joe Gerace
1996-97     2        
1997-98   RS 1       Joe Gerace
1998-99   RS 1       Joe Gerace
1999-00   S 1       Joe Gerace
2000-01   R 3       Joe Gerace
2001-02   S 1       Joe Gerace
2002-03   RS         Donna Messina-Lee
2003-04   RS 3       Donna Messina
2004-05   RS 2       Paul Lichy
2005-06   R         Paul Lichy
2006-07   R         Paul Lichy
2007-08   RS 2       Paul E. Lichy
2008-09   RS         Paul E. Lichy
2009-10   S         Paul E. Lichy
2010-11   RS 3       Dave DeMarzo
2011-12   RS         Dave DeMarzo
2012-13   RS         Dave DeMarzo
2013-14   RS 1       David DeMarzo
2014-15   RS 2       David DeMarzo
2015-16   RS 2       David DeMarzo
2016-17   R 2       David DeMarzo
2017-18   RS 2       David DeMarzo
2018-19   RS 2       David DeMarzo
2019-20   RS         David DeMarzo
2021-22     3        
2022-23     1        
2023-24              
2024-25             David DeMarzo

Wheaton (W.-Warrenville)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1974-75   D          
1976-77   S          
1981-82   DS         Les Schomas
1982-83   R          

Wheeling

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1967-68   D          
1972-73   D          

White Hall

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1954-55              

Wilmette (Loyola Academy)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1975-76              

Wilmette (Regina Dominican)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80              

Wilmington

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1983-84   R          

Winnetka (New Trier)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1956-57              
1957-58              
1958-59              
1962-63   D          
1963-64   D          
As Winnetka (New Trier East)
1966-67   D          
1967-68     3        
1970-71              
1974-75              
As Winnetka (New Trier)
2007-08   R         Douglas R. Springer

Wood River (East Alton-W.R.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1963-64   DS 2        
1964-65   D          
1965-66   DS          
1966-67   D          
1967-68   D          
1971-72   D          
1976-77   S          

Woodstock (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1971-72   D          
1972-73   D          
1973-74   DS          
1975-76   D          
2012-13       0 0   Kyle McCoy & Anthony Walker
Coach Total 0 0   1 yr   
School Total 0 0   1 yr   

Wyanet

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1973-74   D          

Yorkville (H.S.)

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