1978 State Meet Program - Mahomet-Seymour CUSD #3

3rd Annual
Boys State Class A & AA
Cross-Country Meet
Detweiller Park, Peoria, IL
Host: Peoria (H.S.)
November I I, 1978
(33rd Year of the Statewide Program)
Official $ 1.00 Program

Meet the
CHARLENEBREMBERG
Asst. Exec. Secretary
OLA BUNDY
Asst. Exec. Secretary
Administrative
Staff
LAVERE L. ASTROTH
Executive Secretary
JIM FLYNN
Asst. Exec. Secretary
Meet the Board of Directors
DON ROBINSON
Asst. Exec. Secretary
DAVE FRY
Associate Exec. Secretary
JOSEPH SIRCHIO
Chicago (Steinmetz)
Division 1
President
DAVID McCLINTOCK
Nashville
Division 7
Vice President
JOHN DOWLING
Watseka
Division 5
Secretary
NICHOLAS MANNOS
Skokle(NllesWest)
Division 2
Director
ROBERTPURLEE
Roseville
Division 6
Director
CHARLES SMITH
Homewood-Flossmoor
Division 3
Director
WILLIAM YEMM
Sterling (H.S.)
Division 4
Director
RAYMOND E. COLLIER
Aurora (East)
Treasurer
Appointed by Board
1978
Games Committee
LARRY LAVERY
Peoria
Referee-Starter
DAVE FRY
IHSA Staff
Bloomlngton
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SMARJESSE
Meet Manager
Peoria (H.S.)
LEE HALBERG
Adv. Committee
Springfield (H.S.)
WALTER WINDT
Adv. Committee
Princeton
BOB LaCROIX
Peoria (H.S.)
Host Coach
Meet the Boys
Cross Country
Advisory Committee
Time Schedule
10:00 a.m.—Class A Race (Detweiller Park)
11;30a.m.—Class AA Race (Detweiller Park)
12:30 p.m. —Class A Awards Ceremony (Peoria High Gym)
2:00 p.m.—Class AA Awards Ceremony (Peoria High Gym)
Note: Peoria (H.S.) is located at 1615 N. North St.
WILLIAM ROBERTSON
Principal
Peoria (H.S.)
LEE HALBERG BRUCE PETERSON ROBERT POLSON JAMES TYREE WALTER WINDT
Springfield (H.S.) Maple Park Maywood Villa Park Princeton
(Kaneland) (Proviso East) (Willowbrook)
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Meet Manager:
James G. Smarjesse, Peoria, IL
Starter/Referee:
Larry Lavery, Peoria, IL
Phil Salzer, Assistant, Peoria, IL
Clerk of the Course:
Neil Wicker, Peoria, IL
Timers:
Veryl Bernhardy-Split Time Caller/
Official for 1st Place-Peoria
Gary Goss - Timer- Elmhurst
Kenneth Vincent - Timer- Kewanee
Scorers:
Jack Sensing - Peoria
William Christian - Peoria
Dennis Irwin - Peoria
Robert LaCroix - Peoria
Tabulators:
Will Adams-Caller- Peoria
James N. McCormick - Checker -
Peoria
WalterFink- Recorder- Peoria
Ruth Heiniger- NameTag Replacer
- Peoria
Personnel Working The Meets
Chute Inspectors:
Illinois Valley Striders - Peoria
Peoria High School Boosters
Mobile Course Inspectors:
Richard McCormack- Peoria
Stewart Regnier- Peoria
Course Inspectors:
Frank Hagen (all from Peoria)
Charles Hicok
Don Kettleborough
Ron Sell
Richard Lane
Roger May
Ken Meischner
Barb Rula
Bob Senn
Michael Stuart
Richard Tubbs
Physician:
Dr. Thomas E. Halperin, Peoria, IL
Officials Attendance Clerk:
Fred Genge, Peoria, IL
Announcer:
James N. McCormick, Peoria, IL
Meet Results:
John Stock- Peoria
Jerry Wyeth - Peoria
Hospitality:
Peoria High Student Council-
Charles Grayeb, Sponsor
Margo Kamerer- Hostess
Ruth Heiniger- Hostess
Programs:
Peoria High School Lettermans
Club-Phil Salzer, Sponsor
Photographer:
Alex Hodge - Peoria High
Public Address Systems:
Stan Byerly Sound - On Course
Peoria High School AV Dept. -
Awards
Finish Judges:
Will Adams, Peoria
Ken Kite, Arlington Heights
Phil Salzer, Peoria
Robert D. Smith, Peoria
Bruce Boyle, Peoria
Swawn Stever, Peoria
Geza Ehrentreu, Peoria
Security:
School District#150SecurityGuards
Peoria Park District Auxiliary Police
City of Peoria Police
Illinois State Highway Patrol
Peoria Park Police
Contributing Organizations:
Peoria High School:
Art Department
Graphic Arts Department
Committee of Forty
Soccer Squad
Cross Country Squad
Lettermen'sClub
Catholic Cementary Assoc.
Peoria Park District
Peoria Public Schools (District #150)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Recap of the 1977 Meets
Class A
FINISH NAME SCHOOL TIME
1. MarkCapelle Highland (St. Paul) 14:49.4 1.
2. TomStluka Beecher 14:55 2.
3. Dick Tucker Rushville 14:56 3.
4. Peter Lorti Chicago (Univ.) 14:57 4.
5. Dan Daly Minooka 14:58 5.
6. Don Weber Robinson 14:59 6.
7. GregGrubb Stillman Valley 15:06 7.
8. Mark Drendel Burlington (Central) 15:12 8.
9. Darryl May Woodstock (Marian) 15:13 9.
10: Harry Gudeman Hoopeston-East Lynn 15:14 10.
11. TomClennon Minooka 15:15 11.
12. SteveJent Piano 15:18 12.
13. Brian Elam Farmington(East) 15:19 13.
14. Daryl Dorich Elmwood 15:20 14.
15. Mike Jackson Blue Mound 15:21 15.
FINISH NAME
1. Tom Graves
2. JimSpivey
3. Todd McCallister
4. Tom Wuchte
5. RonWillems
6. Curt Hoffman
7. Keith Hampton
8. Bob Weilmeunster
9. Tom Johnson
10.
11.
John MacDonald
Dave Wilson
12. Tom Ross
13. Tom Stevens
14. Mike Baker
15. Tracy Cahill
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Class AA
SCHOOL TIME SCHOOL
Orland Pk. (Sandburg) 13:56.6 1.
Bensenville(Fenton) 14:00 2.
Deerfield 14:21 3.
DeKalb 14:26 4.
Moline 14:28 5.
Elmhurst (York) 14:33 6.
Deerfield 14:33 7.
Belleville (West) 14:34 8.
Palatine (H.S.) 14:35 9.
Downers Grove (No.) 14:36 10.
Chicago (Gordon Tech) 14:36 11.
Palatine (Fremd) 14:37 11.
Deerfield 14:38 13.
Granite City (North) 14:39 14.
Oswego 14:43 15.
FINAL TEAM RESULTS
SCHOOL
Elmwood
Beecher
Minooka
Lebanon
Aurora (Marmion)
Chicago (Univ.)
Winnebago
Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
Woodstock (Marian)
Effingham (St. Anthony)
Rushville
Robinson
Blue Mound
Hoopeston-East Lynn
Manteno
TEAM PLACE
FINISHERS
POINTS
(9,15,22,23,49,79,112) 118
(1,20,27,30,62,71,103) 140
(4,8,35,42,54,56,111) 143
(12,16,26,45,48,126,133) 147
(11,18,25,41,65,70,72) 160
(3,17,28,38,86,100,116) 172
(14,31,40,51,63,64,69) 199
(13,24,46,58,61,85,110) 202
(6,34,37,43,90,98,107) 210
(19,33,52,76,89,118,127) 269
(2,21,57,95,96,131,137) 271
(5,32,84,87,93,136) 301
(10,44,59,78,115,128,129) 306
(7,60,75,77,91,109,130) 310
(29,36,39,104,105,114,123) 313
FINAL TEAM RESULTS
Deerfield
Elmhurst (York)
Palatine (Fremd)
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
Dolton (Thornridge)
Palatine (H.S.)
Chicago (Gordon Tech)
Orland Park (Sandburg)
Downers Grove (North)
DeKalb
Rockford (East)
Oswego
Springfield (Lanphier)
Highland Park
Peoria (Richwoods)
TEAM PLACE
FINISHERS
POINTS
(2,5,10,26,28,79) 71
(4,19,31,37,43,63,105) 134
(9,30,36,38,45,49,95) 158
(15,22,34,41,56,66,76) 168
(13,14,46,47,60,86,136) 180
(6,21,32,44,103,145,165) 206
(8,24,27,83,137,149,154) 279
(1,29,40,104,112,129,156) 286
(7,39,70,81,93,117,134) 290
(3,20,88,90,106,146) 307
(33,51,57,75,109,168,176) 325
(11,65,74,84,91,120,162) 325
(35,58,67,72,94,118,132) 326
(12,73,77,78,97,133,140) 337
(18,50,54,99,121,124,128) 342

How to Watch and Score the State Final Meet
By Stan Hieronymus — Sports Writer — Peoria Journal Star
Cross country is not, by definition, a spectator sport. A typical high
school course may be outlined by a baseball backstop, the school
parking lot, the football field . . . and a playground swing set. There are
picturesque courses, though the hills and woods, with narrow paths
and tight turns. They often demand more of runners — and spectators
who must sprint from one hilltop to the next to get an occasional
glimpse of the runners.
The State Final Meet course here at Detweiller Park is neither an
afterthought nor a hidden trail. It's necessary that it be open — most of
the scenery, like the tree-covered hills to the west, is outside the
course—because more than 200 runners must sort out themselves in
the beginning of the Class AA race and, for instance, 42 runners
finished within 12 seconds of each other when things were busiest in
1974.
An open course is a spectators' course. It is possible (with the help
of binoculars) to see most of the race from any of several places. It's
best to choose one spot and stay there since past meets have drawn
more than 6,000 spectators. Spectators usually get in the way of
other spectators, and sometimes the runners. The basic rule lor
spectators is to stay on the road and off the course. Prime viewing
areas include:
Formula for Victory
Course conditions have varied and the race seems to
more competitive every year, but the basic formula for
pionship has remained the same.
Team, year
York, 1971
York, 1972
York, 1973
River-Brook.
Bloom, 1974
York
Frcmd
Bloom, 1975
York
Deerfield, 1976
Wheaton North
Deerfield, 1977
York
Pts.
67
84
64
159
91
96
106
128
132
111
142
71
134
1st
Man
14:43
14:42
14:36
14:15
14:35
14:20
14:40
14:36
14:10
14:33
14:35
14:21
14:33
2nd
Man
14:46
14:50
14:40
14:19
14:42
14:28
14:48
14:43
14:49
14:39
14:36
14:33
14:50
3rd
Man
14:52
14:51
14:43
14:48
14:55
14:50
14:49
14:46
15:02
14:40
14:54
14:38
15:08
4th
Man
14:56
14:56
14:55
15:10
14:56
15:00
14:57
15:11
15:13
14:58
15:01
15:00
15:12
become
a cham-
5th
Man
14:58
15:00
14:58
15:32
15:00
15:04
15:11
15:26
15:13
15:02
15:11
15:05
15:16
A Along the west side of the course, from the point
where the runners turn south the first time to the finish line. From here
it's possible to see the start, the runners as they go past the half-mile
and two-mile marks and the finish. The runners will pass the mile mark
directly across the way.
B From the back of the starting line, and outside the
path the runners will take. The perspective on the start is different from
here. The runners circle the south end of the course two times and are
coming at the spectator here for the finish, although it may be
impossible to see them until they reach the finish chute.
C From the triangle, north of the trees. The runners
get here through an opening in the trees, but spectators must stay on
the road. Often the race for both individuals and teams is determined
here. Elmhurst York's runners traditionally "check out" — try to pass
five runners each — in here. While in the triangle, Lincoln-Way's Dave
Walters broke contact with the field in the 1973 race and went on to a
relatively easy victory. It is difficult to get to and from the triangle after
watching the start and still see the finish, but there are fewer spectators
in this area and the spectator will have a better look at, and a
better feeling for, the runners in what is one of the psychologically
toughest parts of the race.
There will be people on the infield once the runners have gone the
first 440 yards. Don't be tempted to join them. The area is restricted to
those with special badges. "The meet is for the runners," says Peoria
Central Cross Country Coach Bob LaCroix. "We don't want to impede
them in any way." In past years, spectators have been permitted onto
the course when the race ended, but this morning Class AA runners
will be preparing for their race as soon as the Class A competition is
over, so spectators will have to be kept off the course then too.
For the first finishers, the three-mile race lasts a little over 14
minutes. The team winner may be determined by runners who take
another minute to finish. There is an awful lot to keep track of in a
relatively short amount of time.
TEAM SCORING — This is not a relay race. The team with the lowest
total time for five runners does not necessarily win. The team score is
the sum of the first five places earned by team members in competition
About the Author
Even though he was a political science major
at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
campus, Stan Hieronymus has never lost votes
during his career as one of the top high school
sportswriters in the state.
Stan is as much at home in the Press Box in
the Assembly Hall covering IHSA events there as
he is up and down the hills of Detweiller Park,
Peoria. A graduate of Urbana (Univ.) High
School, Stan began his career in journalism as a
sportswriter for the News-Gazette in Champaign.
After much success, he was promoted to City
Editor of the News-Gazette. In October, 1973, he STAN HIERONYMUS
returned to sportswriting as a member of the award-winning Peoria
Journal Star staff.
with other team runners. A simple example: a team that finishes
1-2-3-4-100 will score 110 and lose to a team that places 18-19-20-21-22
for a total of 100. The team champion is the one with the lowest score.
To keep track of the team races first disregard all runners wearing
numbers in the 300s. These are individuals who advanced, even though
their teams didn't, from sectional competition. A team runner who
finished 58th will count just 33 toward the team total if 25 unattached
runners place ahead of him. How much lower a runner's team place is
than his actual finish depends on the quality of the unattached field (in
1973, 12 of the first 16 and 23 of the first 38 runners to finish weren't
involved in the team race).
Don't worry about the team score until the race is half completed. A
team that sprints the first 440 yards downhill to the first turn may find
its runners considerably less quick the third time they turn south.
There are subtle dips, if not hills, if the course, which is 30 feet lower
at the north end than at the south. The only important things at the
880-yard mark are that individual first-place hopefuls maintain contact
with the lead and that teams are together and moving up. Every year
some individuals, and even whole teams, that might have done well are
left behind when they get caught at the first turn and literally have to
stop and walk.
PACKING —Is a cross country team like a golf team, where each
individual goes out to do his best and the results are an individually
achieved totals? Not at all. Thornton's Wildcats running in a "pack"
conjures up dangerous visions, but it is merely sound application of
the theory used, in part at least, by every successful cross country
team in the state. This is a race of the mind as well as of the body. It's
nice to have an ally in the second mile, when the excitement of the
start has worn off and thoughts of pushing hard the final mile can be
oppressive. Team success becomes a more real goal when a runner can
see his teammates passing runners, or they may even go past one
simultaneously. It's not unusual to hear one teammate yelling, "Let's
go get the next one" to another. Pack-racing is not perfect for every
team, and don't expect the packs to stay together all the way into the
chute. The runners may split up and go on their own for a mile and a
half or two miles into the race after using the pack to get themselves
out at a sensible pace. A team with six or seven good enough runners
will have reinforcements near the front on a day when one of the top
five isn't running well. The pack helps runners with less ability get the
most out of themselves, but sometimes means a more talented runner
must hang back. A team with athletes of disparate abilities may do
better than those runners that go it alone, or in "packs" of two or three.
THE WINNERS—Chicago Heights (Bloom) won the state championship
in 1975 when Larry Griffin, a senior out for cross country for the
first time, knocked nearly a minute off his previous heat three-mile
time to finish 104th overall and count 66 points toward his teams total
of 128. York was second with 132 points. Griffin's accomplishment was
so astonishing there were charges — charges which were proved
untrue — that he had not run the entire course. "He was dead with a
mile to go," said Bloom coach Don Slota. "It was just guts and desire.
He wanted to be a state champion and now he is." How is a spectator
to know to watch for such runners — to tell which runners who go out
fast for one mile will still be near the front at three? It can't be done. In
1974 and 1975, the race for the individual title was decided by a sprint
in the last quarter-mile. But what happens in the last 440 yards is
determined in large measure by the 4,840 yards that go before that.
And before that, the pre-race preparation. And the regular season
before that. And the miles run over the summer before that. And . . .
the teams and the individuals to watch are listed elsewhere. Just think
in terms of uniforms, five of them. Keeping track of those runners will
more than occupy the time.

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Layout of Course for State Cross Country Meet
Courtesy Gary Goss, Elmhurst
All-Time Top Detweiller State Final Times
(3-Mile Course)
(Excludes 1978)
Time
Runner
School
Year
Ind.
Finish
CRAIG VIRGIN
Lebanon
BILL FRITZ
Glen Ellyn
(Glenbard West)
DAVE WALTERS/
New Lenox
(Lincoln-Way)
TOM GRAVES
Orland Park
(Sandburg)
13:50.6
13:56.6
13:57.7
13:59
14:00
14:06
14:08.5
14:13
14:13
14:13
14:14.3
14:15
14:16
14:17
14:18
14:18
14:18
14:19
14:19
14:20
14:20
14:20
14:20
14:20
14:21
14:21
14:22
14:22
Craig Virgin
Tom Graves
Dave Walters
Craig Virgin
JimSpivey
Bill Fritz
Tom Graves
Ron Craker
Craig Young
Dan Gilchrist
Tom Marino
Mike Marks
JimSpivey
Randy Adler
Arnold Jackson
Tom Graves
Dave Bensema
John Unger
Tom Wuchte
Stan Vannier
Dean Erdal
John Capriotti
Ron Craker
Terry Bauer
Paul Hansen
Todd McCallister
Paul Sewell
Dan Gilchrist
Lebanon 1972
Orland Park 1977AA
(Sandburg)
New Lenox 1973
(Lincoln-Way)
Lebanon 1971
Bensenville 1977AA
(Fenton)
Glen Ellyn 1973
(Glenbard West)
Orland Park 1976AA
(Sandburg)
Elmhurst (York) 1975
Stillman Valley 1973
Rockford (East) 1975
Hillside (Proviso 1974
West)
Riverside 1973
(R.-Brookfield)
Bensenville 1976
(Fenton)
Alton (Sr.) 1976
Schaumburg 1973
Orland Park 1975
(Sandburg)
Oak Lawn 1976
(Richards)
Riverside 1973
(R.-Brookfield)
DeKalb 1976
Central ia 1972
Waukegan 1973
Chicago Hts. 1973
(Bloom)
Elmhurst (York) 1974
Chicago Hts. 1976
(Bloom)
Lombard (Glenbard 1973
East)
Deerfield
1977AA
Rockford (Guilford) 1972
Rockford (East) 1974
1st
1st
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
1st
1st
3rd
2nd
1st
4th
2nd
3rd
5th
3rd
4th
6th
5th
2nd
7th
8th
2nd
6th
9th
3rd
3rd
4th
CRAIG YOUNG
Stillman Valley
TOM MARINO
Hillside
(Proviso West)
DAN GILCHRIST
Rockford (East)
Picture
Unavailable
MIKE MARKS
Riverside-
Brookfield
RON CRAKER
Elmhurst (York)

Class A Roundup
Beecher, Winnebago Share Role of Favorite
BySTANHIERONYMUS
Sports Writer
Peoria Journal Star
Six weeks after last year's state cross country
meet, a fan at a basketball game stopped to shake
Tom Myers' hand. "Congratulations," he said. Meyers
shook his head when the well-wisher had left.
"Sometimes I forget. It still doesn't seem real," said
Meyers, coach of the team that had won the second
Class A cross country championship the month
before. "In a way, it seems so easy now . . . and it
seems too hard."
Meyers, understand, had already figured out just
which teams would have the top returning runners,
and with four of its scoring five returning Elmwood
seemed to have a good chance to defend the title.
But that was before Rod Andrews—the sixth leading
returnee from last year—suffered a foot injury he has
never been able to shake. And before junior Dan
Harlan, a possible individual title contender, was
sidelined by a stress fracture.
But Elmwood is back trying. The Trojans were
fourth in the Streator (Woodland) Sectional, becoming
one of five teams to qualify for all three
Class A finals. "We hope to run better this week,"
said Meyers.
"To be honest, I don't think the kids will give up.
They keep surprising me."
Elmwood's cross country program was solid
before two-class competition began, but is still a
perfect example of how small-school runners have
improved because they were given a chance to run in
the state finals.
"They realize if they work hard enough . . .
We know what it takes," Meyers said. "The kids
have seen it and know it's possible."
Winnebago coach Rog Schmidt—whose team
shares the favorite role with Beecher—agrees about
the importance of state meet experience. His team
was second in 1976 and seventh last year. "Everybody
except Lebanon went down there the first year
wondering what was going on," he said.
Lebanon became the first Class A size school to
finish in the first five teams in 21 years when it was
fifth in 1975 and returned most of its runners for the
first two-class competition in 1976. The Greyhounds
were intimidating. "We definitely were (intimidated),"
Schmidt said. "We'd gone down the year
before and watched them. All the kids talked about
was how few points they'd score."
Now Winnebago can talk realistically about winning
the title. "They've known from the first day they
had a crack at it," Schmidt said. "We really feel we
have six kids who can go under 16 minutes at
Detweillerand if we do . . ."
Because it was cold race day and the ground was
partially frozen, times were slow last year—and
didn't show the sort of improvement most expected
once Class A runners became enthusiastic about
cross country.
"I think we'll see it this year," Schmidt said. "I
think they are a lot better."
Which means—as in Class AA—the competition
in the middle will destroy many
runners, and therefore many teams. "The
numbers out there are a tremendous factor,"
Meyers said. "I think they do a psych job on
your middle men and your fifth man."
And who will be up front? Dick Tucker of Rushville,
who was third last year, is the leading returnee.
Still shaking the effects of a bout with the flu, he
was second to Pittsfield's Craig Hayden in the Rushville
District and Lebanon Sectional. Brad Maue of
Breese (Mater Dei) was third at Lebanon. Maue won
the Class A mile championship in 4:23.9 last spring
and was 22nd in the state cross country meet last
fall.
Other sectional winners were Darryl May of Woodstock
Marian on his home course, Mike Clark of
Tonicaat Streator (Woodland) and Mike Jackson of
Blue Mound and Gary Bremer of Metropolis in a
dead heat at Effingham (St. Anthony).
May was ninth in the cross country finals last
year; Bremer was 17th in crosscountry, fourth in the
state two-mile and fifth in the mile; and Jackson was
15th in cross country, then won the Class A 880 title
in 1:54.2. Clark, a sophomore, won a district cross
country title last year, but failed to advance from the
sectional.
"I don't think anybody will run away from
anybody," Lebanon coach Ira Price said. "I do
think the winner won't lead all the way. It will
be the one who makes his move at the best
time for him."
Some who did just that last week in sectionals:
AT EFFINGHAM ST. ANTHONY—Jackson and
Bremer battled head-to-head through most of the
race, with one surging into the lead, then the other.
When it was over, officials couldn't pick between the
two. Chrisman put four runners in the first 17 to
score 75 points and beat second-place Mahomet-
Seymour by 100 points.
AT LEBANON —Hayden put the race away with a
move at two miles, but a closing kick by Maue forced
the pace late and Tucker closed within 11/2 seconds
at the finish. St. Jacob Triad scored an easy victory
in the team race with 88 points to 137 by runner-up
Trenton Wesclin. Lebanon was seventh in the race,
20 points from a third trip to the state finals.
AT STREATOR WOODLAND-Beecher took three
of the first six spots and won by 53 points over
Manteno. Beecher's Kevin O'Grady made the first
move of the race at two miles. Clark went with him,
then pulled away in the final 400 yards with Thad
Lillus of Manteno also passing O'Grady in the
stretch. Lillus was 54th in the finals last year.
AT WOODSTOCK (MARIAN)—Winnebago didn't
put a runner in the first seven, but still scored only
71 points and beat Aurora Central by 33 points. May
and teammate Paul Sandall finished one-two on
their home course to carry Marian to third.

DARRYL MAY
Woodstock (Marian)
Class AA Roundup
Will The Long Green Line' Become No. 1 Again?
By STAN HIERONYMUS
Sports Writer
Peoria Journal Star
Detweiller Park was nearly empty last month
following the Peoria Invitational. The only runners
remaining were green. Beginning at coach Joe
Newton's command they left the starting line as one,
running together for a quarter of a mile, stopping,
jogging back and beginning the whole process
again. "We'll do this all day if we have to," Newton
told them. "We got to run sixty-four, sixty-five. You
got to feel it."
There is no secret about how Elmhurst (York) will
run today in the Class AA finals. "They get five
runners to run well," Villa Park (Willowbrook) coach
Jim Tyree said. "You get four to run well, York will
beat you. They're very consistent." Very consistent.
In the last seven years, York has won three championships,
finished second three times and third
once. York is the standard by which other teams may
measure themselves. The teams which have not won
titles in recent years have often run as well as those
which have not won titles with scores in the 60s.
Only the competition has improved.
"I think there are two major reasons," Newton
said. "I think the running boom across the
country has helped and there are more good
young coaches, guys who were distance
runners in college. Kids are getting turned on
to running. They see people in the streets.
You're not a freak anymore.
"More guys, better trained," Newton continued,
going into detail. "There's one reason after another,
but the big two are the interest and the coaching. In
the past it was mostly basketball coaches getting
theirguys into shape."
The improvement has not been reflected so much
at the front of the race as in the middle. "For the last
20 years, the top guys have obviously been the ones
who were willing to go out and work," Park Ridge
(Maine East) coach Rich Sazonoff said. "Now, with
more and more group running, as you have more
people running together in the summer, all the
runners are getting better." As a result, depth has
become even more important. Or as Centralia coach
Rod White has pointed out, "You can hide a weak
fifth man on a basketball team. There's no place to
hide him out there (on a cross country course)."
"But it still takes the same thing to win," Newton
said. "If you put five guys under 15 minutes, you're
going to be in the hunt ... I think there are more
teams—eight or nine—than ever that can do it. It
just depends on who's functioning."
Functioning on state meet day has been York's
strength. Other coaches talk about their runners
performing "up to their capabilities" as if that were
some unachieved potential. Not Newton. "I tell them
that don't have to run better than they have all year,"
Newton said. "If they just run as well they'll whip 30
guys who think they have to run better than they ever
have.
"I'd say in the state meet, 95 percent is
mental. Every kid who goes down there, I'd say,
is in good shape. It's in the head. Guys make
the state meet such a big thing."
That's why Newton charts out a pace for each of
his runners, breaking it down into quarter-mile
segments. Not until the final mile are York runners
as concerned about the competition. "We want to
get there in shape so we can run the last mile," said
Newton, who'll station himself at the 21/2-mile mark.
"The team race is so tactical—you have to hold
back."
Not so the individual race, which is even more
wide open this year than the team competition.
When Tom Graves of Orland Park (Sandburg) ran the
third half-mile of last year's race in 2:05, any runner
who wanted a chance to win had to go with him.
Only Jim Spivey of Bensenville (Fenton) even tried.
Nobody figures to use those sort of tactics again,
but then again runners like Graves and Spivey don't
come along every year.
They finished one-two in cross country twice, and
Graves was third as a sophomore. Graves' 13:56.6
was the second fastest time ever at Detweiller and
Spivey's 14:00 the fastest non-winning time—and
the course was slow last year. Graves won three
two-mile championships in track, was second in the
mile as a junior and won the mile to complete a mile,
two-mile double last spring. Spivey, who was
second to Graves in four state championship races,
dropped down to the 880 last spring, won the state
title in 1:50.3 and was ranked the nation's top high
school half-mile by track and Field News. He was
rated No. 2 in the mile.

They were that good. So good that they've stepped
in and done the same sort of thing at the college
level. Graves, now at Auburn University, won the
Southeastern Conference race by 13 seconds last
week while Spivey, at Indiana University, was
second in the Big 10 championships, only ten
seconds behind Steve Lacy of Wisconsin.
"There may not be a Graves or (Craig) Virgin
this year, but there are some good individuals,"
Palatine (Fremd) coach Roy Hascup said.
Good, but in a sense untested. Four of the five
runners who won sectional titles last week
were juniors. Two of the five champions didn't
even make the state finals last year.
Only four of the first 41 finishers last November
were underclassmen. They were Ron Willems (fifth)
of Moline, Tom Ross (12th) of Fremd, Tom Stevens
(13th) of Deerfield, and Steve Gramsch (24th) of
Aurora (West).
The next leading returnee is Thornton (Harvey)
junior Mike Sokolewicz, who was 42nd in 15:03 last
year and 104th as a freshman. Sokolewicz has lost
only two races this season. He finished second to
Deerfield's Stevens in the Illiana Classic and Second
to Belvidere's Don Volkey in the Crete-Monee Pow
Wow.
Volkey, also a junior, broke the course record by
91/2 seconds in winning the Princeton Sectional.
Volkey is also running in the state finals for the third
time. He was 129th as a freshman and 70th in 15:19
last year. He figures he knows what to expect up
front.
"To be anywhere, you got to go under 4:40 for the
first mile," he said. "But anybody can run a 4:40 mile
and a 9:40 two-mile. To that pace and be able to
kick, not many can do that."
Volkey was with the first 30 runners after a
mile last year, but was forced into a tree
making the right turn off the bridge heading
into the back loop. "I seen it, but I couldn't
get out of the way," he said. "I went down.
Somebody caught me, but right there I knew I
was gone."
Other junior sectional winners last year were Dave
Valentine of Northbrook (Glenbrook North) at Fremd
and Ralph Caron of Chicago (Marist) at Villa Park
(Willowbrook). Valentine was 20th in the Crystal
Lake Sectional a year ago and missed advancing to
state by two places, while Caron qualified for the
state finals individually and finished 78th in 15:23.
Perry Edinger of Mattoon won the other sectional,
at Springfield (Lanphier), after finishing 54th in that
sectional the year before.
Here's a closer look at how all the sectionals went
last week:
AT LOCKPORT (CENTRAL)—Sokolewicz won by
eight seconds over Gramsch in a brutally competitive
race. Mike Keane of Orland Park (Sandburg) was
sixth in the race, but didn't advance to the finals
because all of the first five finishers were on
non-advancing teams. Sandburg considered a title
threat by some, was sixth as a team and also failed
to qualify for the finals. Thornridge, fifth and eighth
in the state finals the last two years, won the
sectional title with 91 points.
AT PALATINE (FREMD)-Valentine edged
Stevens by a second to win individually, while
Prospect surprised host Fremd and Maine East to
win with 79 points. "Prospect did a job in the last
120 yards," Fremd coach Hascup said after his team
scored 88 points to Maine East's 89. Just 18 seconds
separated Prospect's first four runners, who finished
before Fremd had its third man in. Among the teams
left home here were Libertyville, Arlington Heights
(Arlington) and Arlington Heights (Hersey).
AT PRINCETON—Volkey broke away from East
Peoria's Fred Brown with less than half a mile left to
cruise to an impressive victory. A one-three finish by
Volkey and teammate Jeff Reierson started Belvidere
toward the team championship. Moline's Willems—
who ran 14:28 for fifth in the finals last year—was
38th in the race. Willems has been injured most of
the season.
AT SPRINGFIELD LANPHIER—Host Lanphier,
which has three of its top four back from last year's
13th place team, scored 94 points to defend its
sectional title. Despite the warm conditions, Edinger
ran a full minute faster than last year on the same
course as Mattoon went from 15th in the sectional to
second.
AT VILLA PARK (WILLOWBROOK)—York edged
Willowbrook by six points as its one-five spread by
21 seconds. "Willowbrook scares me," said Newton,
whose team has scored three narrow victories over
Willowbrook. Willowbrook put three runners in front
of York's first in the district, but Saturday Willowbrook's
No. 1 runner Bob Bicicchi lost his show in
the first 440 and York's first two went three-five and
Willowbrook's was sixth.
Picture
Unavailable
MIKE SOKOLIEWICZ
Harvey (Thornton)
TOM STEVENS
Deerfield
DON VOLKEY
Belvidere
PERRY EDDINGTON
Mattoon
RALPH CARON
Chicago (Marist)
CLARENCE KIMBLE
Chicago (Collins)

Ail-Time Team Data
YEAR
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976A
1976AA
1977AA
1977AA
CHAMPION
Paris
Paris
Paris
COACH
Ernie Eveland
Ernie Eveland
Ernie Eveland
Paris
H. D. "Deac" Sweeley
Chicago Hts. (Bloom) E. R. Nelson
Urbana(H,S.) GeneArmer
Peoria (Woodruff) Roy Gummerson
Evanston (Twp.) Emil Schultz
Maywood (Proviso) Harold Monilaw
LaGrange (Lyons) Max Armer
LaGrange (Lyons) Max Armer
Maywood (Proviso) Harold Monilaw
Alton (Sr.)
Neal Schmelzel
Winnetka (New Trier) Ben Almaguer
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard C. A. R. Johnson
West)
Highland Park DickAult
Elmhurst (York) Joe Newton
Chicago (Lane Tech) Leonard Jareczek
Hillside (Proviso West) Dick McCallister
Elmhurst (York) Joe Newton
Evanston (Twp.) Jim Nelson
Arlington Hts. Bruce Samoore
(Arlington)
Elmhurst (York) Joe Newton
Palatine (Fremd) Ron Menely
Park Ridge (Maine John Coughlan
East)
Elmhurst (York) Joe Newton
Elmhurst (York) Joe Newton
Elmhurst (York) Joe Newton
Chicago Hts. (Bloom) Don Slota
Chicago Hts. (Bloom) Don Slota
Lebanon
Ira Price
Deerfield
Len Kisellus
Elmwood
Tom Meyers
Deerfield
Len Kisellus
PTS. RUNNER-UP
90 Chicago (Lane Tech)
30 DesPlaines (Maine Twp.)
23 Washburn
(2,3, 4,16,17)
36 Evanston (Twp.)
49 Paris
21 LaGrange (Lyons)
(2,4, 6,12,16)
37 Urbana(H.S.)
111 Cumberland
71 Peoria (Woodruff)
95 Chicago (Englewood)
102 Rock Falls
63 Edwardsville
95 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard)
67 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West))
80 Winnetka (New Trier)
96
61
69
46
61
117
73
121
86
129
67
84
64
91
128
96
111
118
71
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
Evanston (Twp.)
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
Elmhurst (York)
Rockford (Guilford)
Naperville
Hillside (Proviso West)
Evanston (Twp.)
Elmhurst (York)
Palatine (Fremd)
Centralia
Arlington Hts. (Hersey)
Riverside (R.-Brookfield)
Elmhurst (York)
Elmhurst (York)
Winnebago
Wheaton (North)
Beecher
Elmhurst (York)
PTS
102
89
73
72
70
61
80
119
121
122
113
133
100
96
85
97
98
126
68
125
124
74
129
129
139
136
164
159
96
132
139
142
140
134
Class A Top Detweiller Times
Runner
1 Doug
Drogemuller
2 Terry Donahue
3 MarkCapelle
4 Tom Clennon
5 Tom Stluka
6 MarkCapelle
7 Dick Tucker
8 Peter Lortie
9 Don Weber
10 Dan Daly
11 Don Weber
12 Tim Ratlin
13 John Riley
14 GregGrubb
15 Victor Burns
(Excludes 1978)
Year in
School Year School Time
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
1976
1976
1977
1976
1977
1976
1977
1977
1976
1977
1977
1976
1976
1977
1976
Winnebago
Lombard (Montini)
Highland (St. Paul)
Minooka
Beecher
High land (St. Paul)
Rushville
Chicago (Univ.)
Robinson
Minooka
Robinson
St. Anne
Minonk(M. -Dana-
Rutland)
Stillman Valley
Lebanon
14:46.5
14:49
14:49.4
14:54
14:55
14:56
14:56
14:57
14:58
14:58
14:59
15:01
15:04
15:06
15:08
Class AA Top Detweiller Times
Runner
1 Tom Graves
2 Jim Spivey
3 Tom Graves
4 Jim Spivey
5 Randy Adler
6 Dave Bensema
7 Tom Wuchte
8 Terry Bauer
9 Todd
McCallister
10 Ray Cardinal
11 John Oszewski
12 Tom Wuchte
13 Mike Matteson
14 Steve Sent
15 RonWillems
Year In
School
Sr.
Sr.
Jr. -
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
(Excludes 1978)
Year
1977
1977
1976
1976
1976
1976
1976
1976
1977
1976
1976
1977
1976
1976
1977
School
Orland Park
(Sandburg)
Bensenville
(Fenton)
Orland Park
(Sandburg)
Bensenville
(Fenton)
Alton (Sr.)
Oak Lawn
(Richards)
DeKalb
Chicago Hts.
(Bloom)
Deerfield
Wauconda
Chicago (Gordon
Tech)
DeKalb
Aurora (West)
Park Ridge (Maine
South)
Moline
Time
13:56.6
14:00
14:08.5
14:16
14:17
14:18
14:19
14:20
14:21
14:23
14:26
14:26
14:27
14:28
14:28

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Class A Meet Scorecard
FINAL TEAM RESULTS
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FINAL TEAM RESULTS
FINISH NO. NAME School TIME
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Ail-Time Individual Data
YEAR
WINNER
SCHOOL
RUNNER-UP
SCHOOL
DISTANCE
WINNING
TIME
SITE
1946 Warren Druetzler
1947 Bob Lollenberger
1948 Stacy Siders
1949 James Henry
1950 Steve Murphy
1951 Charles Metheny
1952 Charles Hakes
1953 Louis Kujawinski
1954 FredSandoval
1955 Jim Bowers
1956 Brian White
1957 RayOtt
1958 Marvin Silliman
1959 Weymouth Kirkland
1960 Weymouth Kirkland
1961 JimWeinert
1962 Charles Schulz
1963 Charles Schulz
1964 Bruce Bowman
1965 MikeCollins
1966 Jim Press
1967 LeeLeBadie
1968 Ken Popejoy
1969 DaveMerrick
1970 Dave Merrick
1971 Craig Virgin
1972 Craig Virgin
1973 Dave Walters
1974 Tom Marino
1975 Ron Craker
1976A Doug Drogemuller
1976AA Tom Graves
1977A MarkCapelle
1977 A A Tom Graves
LaGrange (Lyons)
Paris
Buffalo (Tri-City)
Evanston
Chicago (Calumet)
Paris
Peoria (Woodruff)
Evanston
East Moline (United)
DeKalb
Rockford (East)
Moline
Kankakee
Winnetka (New Trier)
Winnetka (New Trier)
Highland Park
Evanston
Evanston
Hillside (Proviso West)
Winnetka (New Trier)
Riverside (R.-Brookfield)
DesPlaines (Maine West)
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)
Lebanon
Lebanon
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)
Hillside (Proviso West)
Elmhurst(York)
Winnebago
Orland Park (Sandburg)
Highland (St. Paul)
Orland Park (Sandburg)
George Twigg
Bob Malmstrom
Glen Curtis
Irv Reitz
Chuck Metheny
Verlon Sheuring
Dale Nevel
John Hitt
Dan Inrie
Fred Sandoval
Bill Gillingham
Bob Lindrud
Weymouth Kirkland
Allen Carius
Wiley Wright
Dave Bartel
Jim Weinert
Steve Bakieda
John Greco
Doug Williamson
Dave Calvert
Rich Elliott
Duane Smith
Andy Isla-Rubert
Dan Pettinger
Lee Erickson
Stan Vannier
Bill Fritz
Ron Craker
Dan Gilchrist
Terry Donahue
Jim Spivey
Tom Stluka
Jim Spivey
Paris
Moline
Paris
Rock Island (H.S.)
Paris
Urbana
Marengo
Evanston
Joliet
East Moline (United)
Peoria (Woodruff)
Moline
Winnetka (New Trier)
Cicero (Morton)
Moline
Wheaton
Skokie(NilesWest)
Chicago (Lane Tech)
DesPlaines (Maine West)
Libertyville
Rockford (Guilford)
Hillside (Proviso West)
Moline
Hillside (Proviso West)
Palatine (Fremd)
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)
Centralia
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
Elmhurst (York)
Rockford (East)
Lombard (Montini)
Bensenville (Fenton)
Beecher
Bensenville (Fenton)
2 Mile
2 Mile
2 Mile
1.9Mile
2 Mile
2 Mile
1.9Mile
1.9 Mile
2 Mile
1.9 Mile
1.9 Mile
1.9 Mile
1.9 Mile
1.9 Mile
1.9 Mile
2 Mile
2 Mile
2 Mile
2 Mile
2 Mile
1.9Mile
2 Mile
2. 75 Mile
2. 75 Mile
2. 67 Mile
3 Mile
3 Mile
3 Mile
3 Mile
3 Mile
3 Mile
3 Mile
3Mile
3 Mile
10:07.8
9:58
9:55.3
9:35.1
9:47.6
10:22.4
10:16.6
9:21.6
9:34
9:15.2
9:31.8
9:31.8
9:21
9:20.5
9:15
10:11.3
9:57
9:30.9
9:36.8
9:53.4
9:45.4
9:54.4
13:26.3
13:19.4
12:37.6
13:59.3
13:50.6
13:57.7
14:14.3
14:10.3
14:46.5
14:08.5
14:49.4
13:56.6
Urbana
Urban a
Urbana
Urbana
Urbana
Urbana
Peoria(C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Urbana (C.C.)
Savoy
Savoy
Peoria Detweiller
Peoria Detweiller
Peoria Detweiiler
Peoria Detweiller
Peoria Detweiller
Peoria Detweiller
Peoria Detweiller
Peoria Detweiller
Peoria Detweiller
Peoria Detweiller

Presenting the 1978 Class A Entries
Note: Large, bold number beside team roster indicates team starting position.
Class A Team Entries
AURORA(CENTRAL
CATHOLIC)-2nd
Coach: Ken Kakalski
1. John Leal, Sr.
2. Mario Bastida, Sr.
3. Tom Bohr, Sr. "f
4. Jim Dellorto, Sr. I
5. Leo Jimenez, Sr.
6. Rich Jimenez, Fr.
7. John Mallette, Sr.
AURORA (MARMION)-4th
Coach: RayRizzo
8. Miguel D'Escoto, Sr.
9. Tim McLean, Sr.
10. Jim Kirby, So.
11. Greg White, Sr.
12. Dan Logue, Sr.
13. Dan McGehee, Sr.
14. BillSchalz, Jr.
25
BEECHER-1st
Coach: Steve Currins
15. Kevin O'Grady, Jr.
16. Luigi Buffone, Sr.
17. MikeStluka, Sr. .4 -f
18. Darren Shields, So. I f
19. Dwayne Shields, Sr.
20. DanTikusis, So.
21. Mike Mulcahy, Sr.
BREESE (MATER DEI) -5th
Coach: Dennis Trame
22. Brad Maue, Sr.
23. Dave Toennies, So.
24. Jim Michaels, Jr.
25. Glenn Detmer, Sr.
26. Kenny Loepker, Sr.
27. John Schumacher, Jr.
28. Kevin Pollmann, Jr.
BRIMFIELD-5th
Coach: MikePryor
29. Joe Hanks, Jr.
30. Rod McKown, Jr.
31. Doug Goulden, So.
32. Scott Whittaker, Fr.
33. Brad Hibbert, So.
34. Jim Wagner, So.
35. Tim Claybaugh, So.
CHRISMAN-1st
Coach: Roger Beals
36. Mark Reader, Sr.
37. Jeff Beals, Sr. -
38. Tom Hoult, So. |
39. Randy Phipps, Sr.
40. Fred Schulze, Sr.
41. Dan Mattingly, Jr.
42. Roy Brunner, So.
EFFINGHAM(ST.
ANTHONY) -3rd
Coach: Dan Noel
43. Dan Feldheke, Sr.
44. Gary Roepke, Sr.
45. Mike Longsworth, Jr.
46. LeeSchuette, Jr.
47. JeffSchuette.Sr.
48. Pat Grunloh, Fr.
49. Jon Broeker, Jr.
ELM WOOD -4th
Coach: Tom Myers
50. Mark Kissee, Sr.
51. Jim Haines, So.
52. Kevin Yackley, Sr. O
53. Mike Lewellyn, Fr. O
54. Darrick Hoover, Sr.
55. Rod Andrews, Jr.
56. Jeff Forney, Fr.
FREEBURG-4th
Coach: Wayne Wiseman
57. Kevin Hubbard, Jr.
58. Greg Hill, So.
59. Dennis Phillips, Sr.
60. Paul Bergkoetter, Sr.
61. Chris Vonderheide, Jr.
62. Dean Kramper, Jr.
63. Greg Bechard, Jr.
GEORGETOWN -4th
Coach: Tom Kubartz
64. Lee Phillips, Jr.
65. Rob Nimrick, So. _ ^
66. David Behm, Fr. "1 Q
67. Duane Phillips, Sr. ' **
68. Roger Gordon, Sr.
69. Cordel Sloan, Sr.
70. Jeff Coburn, Jr.
GRANVILLE
GRANVILLE (PUTNAM CO.)-5th
71. BillCockerill, Sr.
72. Tony Bluell, Jr.
73. Brian Rodgers, Jr.
74. Scott Sons, So.
75. Buddy McLaughlin, So.
76. Mark Schuster, Jr.
77. Steve Rodgers, Sr.
HOOPESTON
(H.-EASTLYNN)-3rd
Coach: Quentin Ryder
78. JeffStipp, Jr.
79. Javier Lopez, So.
80. Dave Grant, Sr. _
81. Scott Huffman, Sr. K
82. Scott Cloud, Sr. w
83. Rey Montez, Fr.
84. Dave Cook, Sr.
MAHOMET (M.-SEYMOUR)-2nd
Coach: John King
83. MarkWieneke, So.
86. Keith Walker, Sr.
87. Joe Metcalf, Jr. OO
88. Ken Reppy, Sr. fcw
89. DaleWirth, Jr.
90. John Clinebel, Sr.
91. David Roe, Sr.
MANENEO-2nd
Coach: Ken Klipp
92. Triad Lillis, Sr.
93. Chester Cleveland, Sr.
94. Shane Huddlestun, So.
95. John Snodsmith, Sr.
96. Ken Caracker, Sr.
97. Jamie Boyd, Jr.
98. Scott Barber, Sr.
PETERSBURG (PORTA) - 3rd
Coach: Charles Pagel
99. Scott Pillsbury, So.
100. Jon Stanish, Jr. f\^
101. Jay Rogers, Jr. X /
102. Jim Brauer, Jr.
103. Larry Rogers, Fr.
104. Jason Rueble, Jr.
105. Greg Anderson, Fr.
ST. JACOB (TRIAD)-1st
Coach: Tal Fisk
106. Jim Taylor, Sr.
107. GeneWeis.Jr.
108. Kevin Take, Sr.
109. Scott Lawson, Jr.
110. CurtWeis, So.
111. Miles Anderson, Fr.
112. BobCassot, Sr.
TEUTOPOLIS - 5th
Coach: Dennis Koester
113. Ted Weber, Jr.
114. Charles Wall, Jr.
115. Hank Niebrugge, Jr. .j f\. Do
117. Roch Goeckner, Fr.
118. Ted Funneman, So.
119. Steve Schmidt, Sr.
TRENTON (WESCLIN) - 2nd
Coach: Keith Hall
120. Brian, Kunz, Sr.
121. Ron Peterson, Sr.
122. Levi Strubhart, Jr. f\f\. Da
125. Kevin Hoffman, Sr.
126. Todd Headrick, Fr.
WINNEGABO-1st
Coach: Roger Schmidt
127. Karl Gray, Sr.
128. Brad Stouffer, Sr.
129. Bruce Johnson, Jr.
130. Eric Stouffer, So.
131. MikeEickman, Sr.
132. Tom Bridgeland, Sr.
133. Ron McCray, Jr.
WOODSTOCK (MARIAN) -3rd
Coach: Hans Rokus
134. Darryl May, Sr.
135. PaulSandall, So.
136. Mike Davis, Jr. A O
137. MikeEisele, So. I £.
138. Brad Gregory, So.
139. Mike DiPirro, Jr.
140. Jesse Garcia, Sr.
Class A Individual Entries
401. Gary Bremer, Metropolis, Jr. 411.
402. Mike Jackson, Blue Mound, Sr. 412.
403. Larry Middleton, Anna (A.-Jonesboro), Sr. 413.
404. Joel McKinney, Niantic (N.-Harristown), Sr. 414.
405. Mike Clark, Tonica, So. 415.
406. Howie Ludington, Farmington (F.-East), Sr. 416.
407. Lloyd Hostetler, Washburn (Low Point-W.), Sr, 417.
408. Wayne Hanson, Clifton (Central), Sr. 418.
409. Mark Jarrett, Glasford (Illini Bluffs), Sr. 419.
410. Jeff Funk, Forreston, Sr. 420.
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James Hoekstra, Elmhurst (Timothy Christian), Sr.
Bill Quinn, Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception), Sr.
Tom Shipp, Prophetstown, Sr.
Bob Bythell, Lombard (Montini), Jr.
Craig Hayden, Pittsfield, Sr.
Richard Tucker II, Rushville, Sr.
Steve Newman, Carlinville, Sr.
Terry Grunden, Lebanon, Sr.
Jon Guthrie, Lebanon, So.
John Fenton, Shelbyville, Jr.

Presenting the 1978 Class AA Entries
Note: Large, bold number beside team roster indicates team starting position.
Class AA Team Entries
BELVIDERE-1st
Coach: Gerry Hinston
201. DonVolkey, Jr.
202. Jeff Reyerson, Sr. /««%
203. ArtGonzales,Sr. XII
204. Jim Kirk, So.
205. Gary Rangel, Jr.
206. Kerry Humphry, Sr.
207. Stu Whitney, Jr.
DES PLAINES (MAINE WEST)-4thHILLSIDE (PROVISO WEST)-3rd
Coach: Bill Barringer
Coach: Larry Wieczorek
243. Bob Fisher, Jr.
285. Robert Mileski,Sr.
244. Jukka Kallio, Sr.
286. John Pendola, Jr. -I A
245. KentTowler, Sr.
287. Mike Pendola, Sr. I I
246. Dave Ah I man, Sr.
288. Ken Kieliszewski, Jr.
247. Paul Dzwonowski, Sr. 289. George Iliopoulos, Jr.
248. Mike Schachte, So. 290. Tom Scheu, Sr.
249. Dwight Bohne, Jr.
291 . John Casagranda, Sr.
PALATINE (FREMD)- 2nd
Coach: Roy Hascup
327. Tom Ross, Sr.
328. Mike Warren, Jr.
329. Ed Martinex, Sr.
330. Matt Filosa, Sr.
331. Jim Pervinicki, Sr.
332. Gary Stark, Sr.
333. MikeCiesemier, Sr.
BELLEVILLE (EAST) -4th
Coach: Paul Browning
208. Mark Ware, Sr.
209. Stu Mustain, Sr. O A
210. Chuck Miller, So. ^^
211. Doug Ruckman, Jr.
212. Dave Reeble, Sr.
213. Harry Shepherd, Jr.
214. Paul Anderson, So.
CHICAGO (KENNEDY) - 2nd
Coach: Ed Lattyak
215. JoeKuchta
216. Ron Williams
217. Keith Kehoe
218. John Kuchta
219. Bruno Melong
220. MikeBemer
221. John Pollard
CHICAGO (LANE) -1st
Coach: Jesse Siebert
222. KurtRoderich
223. Ken Matuszak
224. Tom Eisenhart "1 K
225. Jim Chrisner * ^
226. MarkSchall
227. Curt Lauer
228. Sal Gutiennez
DECATUR
(MAC ARTHUR) -5th
Coach: Bill Harbeck
229. Dave Carlson, Jr.
230. Chris Minich, Jr.
231. TimPyles, Sr.
232. MikeNolte, Sr.
233. Steve Nalef ski, Sr.
234. Tim Bailey, Jr.
235. John Westerfield, So
DEERFIELD-4th
Coach: Rich Elliott
236. Tom Stevens, Sr.
237. George Whitten, Sr.
238. Craig Bauer, Jr.
239. Erik Johnson, Sr.
240. Bruce Connelly, So.
241. Bill Resseguie, Sr.
242. Bob Maraist, So.
DOLTON (THORNRIDGE) - 1st
Coach: SkipStolley
250. Mike Kirk, Jr.
251. Jeff Heath, Sr. j -
252. Cliff Hall, Jr. | £|
253. Gary Asauskas, Jr.
254. Glenn Hall, Sr.
255. Mike Sullivan, Jr.
256. Larry Young, Jr.
EAST MOLINE (UNITED) - 3rd
Coach: Gary Phillips
257. Marci Pirmann, Sr.
258. Jeff Honert, Jr.
259. Terry Shamsie, So.
260. Bruce Bell, Sr.
261. Dan Murrin, So.
262. Tim Vershaw, So.
263. Ed Lampo, Jr.
ELMHURST (YORK)-1st
Coach: Joe Newton
264. Phil Williams, Sr.
265. Bob Ragusin, Sr.
266. Jim Hedman, Sr,
267. Mike Newman, Jr.
268. Mike Wagner, Sr.
269. Mike Frega, Sr.
270. DaveHaller, Jr.
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FLOSSMOOR
MT. PROSPECT
(HOMEWOOD-F.)-2nd
(PROSPECT)-lst
Coach: Ted Van Dorn
Coach: Joe Wanner
271. Greg Heiser, Sr.
313. KenWetendorph, Sr.
272. Scott Frazer, Sr.
314. Scott Satko, Sr.
273. Ron Barthelemy, Jr. A f\. 315. Fred Ken Knoll, Dell, Jr. Jr. I V
275. Dan Knoll, Jr.
276. Charley Haven
277. Joey Stein, Sr.
GLEN ELLYN
(GLENBARD WEST)-5th
Coach: Jim Arnold
278. Steve Pugsley, Sr.
279. Jay Hogge, Jr.
280. Brad Rutherford, Jr.
281. George Rhear, Jr.
282. Jay Lehman, So.
283. Roger Julien, Sr.
284. Mike Keown, Jr.
LAGRANGE (LYONS)-5th
Coach: MikeKuhari
292. John Walsh, Sr.
293. Chris Havey, Sr.
294. Dan Allen, Sr.
295. Larry McCah ill, So.
296. John Gordon, Jr.
297. Kevin Kordat, Sr.
298. Kevin Anderson, Sr.
MATTOON - 2nd
Coach: Mike Larson
299. Perry Edinger, Sr.
300. Dan Sparks, Sr.
301. Chuck Clark, So.
302. Dave Shackman, Sr.
303. Bob Simon, So.
304. LesO'Dell.Sr.
305. Steve Banks, Sr.
MOLINE -3rd
Coach: Gene Shipley
306. Luis Torres, So.
307. Wayne Dull, Sr.
308. RonWillems, Sr.
309. Rick Reyes, Sr.
310. Scott Larson, So.
311. Tom Lawrence, Jr.
312. Terry Schwabe, Jr.
316. Jim Ailshie, So.
317. Bernard Doyle, So.
318. David Kordecki, Sr.
319. Dan Kordecki, Sr.
NAPERVILLE (NORTH) - 3rd
Coach: Gus Scott
320. Ward Johnson, Jr.
321. Keith Field, Sr.
322. Michael O'Conner, Jr.
323. Tony Guerio, Jr.
324. Gary Choncholas, Sr.
325. Steve Strevell, So.
326. Dave Maierhofer, Sr.
PARK RIDGE
(MAINE EAST)-3rd
Coach: Rich Sazonoff
334. Paul Baffes, Jr.
335. MikeEgle, Jr.
336. MarkKatz.Jr.
337. Stan Ozarowski, Jr.
338. Keith Warner, So.
339. Dan Phalen, Sr.
340. Dan Didier, So.
PEORIA (RICHWOODS) - 2nd
Coach: Ty Franklin
341. Dave Cook, Sr.
342. Dave Donlan, Jr.
343. Tom Dooley, Sr.
344. Eric Jungck, Sr.
345. Scott Brown, Sr.
346. Kim Gamboe, Jr.
347. Mike White, Sr.
ROCK ISLAND (H.S.)-5th
Coach: JohnCoolidge
348. Bob Smith, Jr. -I Q
349. Keith Hollett, Jr. I jj
350. Jim Nelson, Sr.
351. Bill Gustafson, Jr.
352. Dave Newberry, Jr.
353. Brian Gottwalt, Jr.
354. Tom Taylor, Jr.
ST. CHARLES (H.S.)-4th
Coach: Trent Richards
355. Doug Jones, Sr.
356. Evan Clarrissimeaux, Jr.
357. Mark Peltier, Jr.
358. Tom Clark, Sr.
359. Chris Brandli, Fr.
360. Ken Jones, So.
361. Jon Leonard, Sr.
SPRINGFIELD (GRIFFIN) - 3rd
Coach: JoeGalassi
362. Chris Scruton, Sr.
363. Bill Owens, Jr.
364. Todd Schneider, Sr.
365. Mark Brahler, Sr.
366. Mike Gochanour, Sr.
367. Rick Fyalka, So.
368. Dan Gorman, So.
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SPRINGFIELD (LANPHIER) - 1st
Coach: Lee Hal berg
369. Mike Bailey, Sr.
370. Jim Files, Jr.
371. Les Hampton, Sr.
372. Duncan Weathers, Sr.
373. Chuck Wakeland, So.
374. Jim locca, Fr.
375. Ron Yoakum, Jr.
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Class AA
451. Clarence Kimble, Chicago (Collins)
452. Oscar Brown, Chicago (King)
453. Don Walsh, Chicago (Taft)
454. Bill Walsh, Chicago (Taft)
455. Don Sopena, Chicago (Lakeview)
456. Mike Sokolewicz, Harvey (Thornton), Jr.
457. Larry Troemel, South Holland (Thornwood), Jr.
458. Jim Warneke, Crete (C.-Monee), Sr.
459. K. C. Keeney, Park Forest (Rich East), Jr.
460. Steve Gramsch, Aurora (West), Sr.
461. Dave Valentine, Northbrook (Glenbrook North),
462. Steve Johnson, Arlington Hts. (Hersey), Sr.
463. Tom Newell, Highland Park, Sr.
464. John Perron, Gary (C.-Grove), So.
465. Paul Sagendorph, Llbertyville, Sr.
Site
Amboy
Anna (A.-Jonesboro)
Beecher
Blue Mound
Carlinville
Mahomet (M. -Seymour)
Minonk (M. -Dana-Rutland)
Monmouth(H.S.)
Rushville
Trenton (Wesclin)
Westmont
Winnebago
Effingham (St. Anthony)
Lebanon
Streator (Woodland)
Woodstock (Marian)
Team Champion
Aurora (Central)
Fairfield
Beecher
Effingham-St. Anthony
Petersburg (Porta)
Mahomet (M. -Seymour)
Normal (University)
Elmwood
Beardstown
Freeburg
Elmhurst (Timothy
Christian)
Winnebago
Chrisman
St. Jacob (Triad)
Beecher
Winnebago
VILLA PARK (WILLOWBROOK) - 2nd
Coach: Jim Tyree
376. Jeff Bowes, Sr,
377. Carl Bicicchi, Sr.
378. Tim Vandergrift, Jr.
379. Jim Wilier, Jr.
380. Art Earl, Jr.
381. Scott Nelson, Jr.
382. Marty Reynolds, Sr.
WINNETKA (NEW TRIER EAST)
Coach: Ben Almaguer
383. Bill Frank, Sr.
384. Vince Collins, Sr.
385. Kevin Conran, Sr.
386. Eric Rosenbloom, Jr.
387. John Piggett, Sr.
388. Mike Aarringgon, Jr.
389. Chuck Glaser, Sr.
Individual Entries
466. Ralph Caron, Chicago (Marist), Jr.
467. Lupe Marquez, Summit (Argo), Jr.
468. Dave Kendryna, Oak Lawn (Richards), Sr.
469. Tim Delaney, Chicago (Marist), Jr.
470. Bruce Weertman, Evanston (Twp.), Sr.
471. NickWhiteside, Mt. Vernon, Jr.
472. David Houston, Granite City (South), Jr.
473. Brette Dorris, Centralia, So.
474. Arthur Brooks, East St. Louis (Lincoln), Sr.
Jr.
475. Greg Kern, Belleville (West), Jr.
476. Fred Brown, East Peoria, Sr.
477. Dan Miller, Rockford (Guilford), Sr.
478. Mike Neff, Danville (H.S.), Jr.
479. Paul Osborn, Rockford (East), Sr.
480. Steve Swartzendruber, Champaign (Central), Sr.
1978 Class A District Cross Country Recap
Coach
Ken Kakalski
Tom Wickham
Steve Currins
Dan Noel
Charles Pagel
John King
Mike Machesich
Tom Meyers
William Barnhart
Wayne Wiseman
Don Greenfield
Rog Schmidt
1978 Class A Sectional Cross Country Recap
Roger Seals
Tal Fisk
Steve Currins
Roger Schmidt
Points Individual Champion (School) Class
47 John Leal, Aurora (Central) Sr.
73 Gary Bremer, Metropolis Jr.
36 Kevin O'Grady, Beecher Jr.
56 Mike Jackson, Blue Mound Sr.
46 Scott Pillsbury, Petersburg So.
(Porta)
45 Mark Reader, Chrisman Sr.
50 Mike Clark, Tonica So.
42 Howie Ludington, Sr.
Farmington East
53 Craig Hayden, Pittsfield Sr.
57 Brad Maue, Breese Sr.
(Mater Dei)
55 James Hoekstra, Elmhurst Sr.
(Timothy Christian)
33 Rick Ford, Elgin (St. Jr.
Edwards)
75 Gary Bremer, Metropolis Jr.
88 Craig Hayden, Pittsfield Sr.
67 Mike Clark, Tonica So.
72 Darryl May. Woodstock Sr.
(Marian)
Time, Distance
15:25/3 Mi.
14:15/2.9 Mi.
16:06/3 Mi.
15:54/3 Mi.
14:59/2. 75 Mi.
15:47/3.0 Mi.
14:57/3.0 Mi.
16:21/3 Mi.
14:58/3 Mi.
15:01/2. 9 Mi.
15:48/3 Mi.
15:27.9/3 Mi.
15:44/3 Mi.
15:30. 5/3 Mi.
15:24/3 Mi.
15:40/3 Mi.
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Site
Benton
Bloomington(H.S.)
Dolton (Thornridge)
Granite City (North)
Hillside(ProvisoW.)
Hoffman Estates (Conant)
Jacksonville (H.S.I
Lake Forest (H.S.)
McHenry(H.S.)
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)
Norridge(Ridgewood)
Peoria (Woodruff)
Rockford (West)
Summit (Argo)
Wheaton (North)
Team Champion
Mattoon
East Peoria
Dolton (Thornridge)
O'Fallon
Elmhurst (York)
1978 Class AA District Cross Country Recap
Palatine (Fremd)
Springfield (Lanphier)
Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Libertyville
Orland Park (Sandburg)
Des Plaines (Maine W.)
Moline
Belvidere
Chicago (Marist)
GlenEllyn(GlenbardW.)
Coach
Mike Larson
Ed McGraw
SkipStolley
Robert J. Nesbit
Joe Newton
Roy Hascup
Lee Hal berg
Larry Travis
Bill Dortch
John Wilson
Bill Barringer
Gene Shipley
Gerry Hinton
PatQuinn
Jim Arnold
Points IndividualChampion(School) Class
41 Perry Edinger, Mattoon Sr.
105 Fred Brown, East Peoria Sr.
41 Mike Sokolewicz, Harvey Jr.
(Thornton)
87 David Houston, Granite City Jr.
(South)
35 Carl Bicicchi, Villa Park Sr.
(Willowbrook)
27 Tom Ross, Palatine (Fremd) Sr.
29 Mike Bailey, Springfield Jr.
(Lanphier)
79 Dave Valentine, Glenview Jr.
(Glenbrook So.)
44 Pau I Sagendorph , Li bertyvi I le
45 MikeKeane, Orland Park Sr.
(Sandburg)
64 Bruce Weertman, Evanston Sr.
85 Ron Willems, Moline Sr.
48 Don Volkey, Belvidere Jr.
63 Ralph Caron, Chicago Jr.
(Marist)
53 Doug Jones, St. Charles Sr.
Time, Distance
14:36/3 Mi.
15:09/2. 94 Mi.
14:41/3 Mi.
14:24/2. 9 Mi.
15:14.2/3 Mi.
15:29/3 Mi.
14:44/3 Ml.
14:55/3.05 Mi.
15:32/3 Mi.
14:54. 6/2. 9 Mi.
14:53/3 Mi.
15:01. 3/3 Mi.
14:58.6/3 Mi.
15:31/3 Mi.
15:09/3 Mi.
Lockport (Twp.)
Palatine (Fremd)
Princeton
Springfield (Lanphier)
Villa Park (Willowbrook)
Chicago
Dolton (Thornridge)
Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Belvidere
Springfield (Lanphier)
Elmhurst (York)
Chicago (Lane Tech.)
1978 Class AA Sectional Cross Country Recap
SkipStolley
Joe Wanner
Gerry Hinton
Lee Hal berg
Joe Newton
Jesse Siebert
15
91 MikeSolcolewicz, Harvey Sr. 14:41/3 Mi.
(Thornton)
79 Tom Stevens, Deerfield Sr. 14:59/3 Mi.
96 Don Volkey, Belvidere Jr. 14:21.2/3 Mi.
94 Perry Eddington, Mattoon Sr. 15:31/3Mi.
40 Ralph Caron, Chicago Jr. 14:39.8/3 Mi.
(Marist)
57 Clarence Kimble, Chicago 15:33/3 Mi.
(Collins)

The
:81 Years of Service to Schools, Students
As contemporary as "November Nonsense" at Football Playoff time and as traditional as "March
Madness" generated during the annual State Basketball Tournament series, the Illinois High School
Association (IHSA) continues its long tradition of service to the young people attending the state's
secondary schools in a manner that can best be described as an ever-expanding representative democracy.
Now in its 81 st year, membership in the IHSA is open to all high schools recognized by the Illinois Office
of Education (IOE). At present, there are 839 member schools with an overall total student enrollment
(based on the four-year figure used in determining classification of the schools for competition) of 891,104.
Total enrollment of the 489 schools with enrollments of 750 or less is 152,442. Total enrollment of the 285
schools with 751 students or more (outside the 65-school Chicago Public League) is 566,066. The total
enrollment of Chicago Public League schools is 172,596. In the traditional two-class system, schools with
enrollments of 750 or less (except for three in the Chicago Public League) are Class A, while schools with
enrollments of 751 or more (including the three in the Chicago Public League) are Class AA.
For the 1978-79 school year, there are 710 public member schools and 129 non-public member schools
(including 30 all-boy schools and 36 all-girls schools). All but 22 of 839 member schools are four-year
school. Average enrollment of all member schools is 1,062. Average enrollment of Class A schools is 314,
while the average enrollment of Class AA schools (excluding the Chicago Public League) is 1,931. The
Chicago Public League average enrollment is 2,655. Enrollment figures used to determine classification are
those reported to the IHSA and the IOE on the last school day of September each year.
Since 1898, when the concept of a statewide activities organization was first developed by high school
principals, and as of 1903, when it was established statewide to strengthen and unify the leadership of the
state's infant activities program, it has been the desire of the Association that the activities and services it
provides will enrich the educational experiences of the high school students in Illinois.
Participation in interscholastic activities is a privilege unique to young people in American education.
Schools have long provided opportunity for young people to participate in them because educators have
firmly believed that such activities, if properly administered, offer students significant learning experiences,
which cannot be duplicated elsewhere in our educational system.
School people, students and parents have long recognized and endorsed the role of the IHSA—a
non-profit, voluntary organization—composed of Illinois high schools and represented by their principals
— in providing supervision, control and regulation of the interscholastic activities (athletic and non-athletic)
in which the state's secondary schools engage.
The IHSA's Constitution and By-laws were first written in 1915 when officers were elected for the Illinois
High School Athletic Association (predecesor of the IHSA). In 1922, after tremendous growth, the
Association hired the nation's first full-time director. Since that time, only four men have served as
Executive Secretary of the IHSA: Mr. Charles W. Whitten from 1922 to 1942, Mr. Albert Willis from 1942 to
1968, Mr. Harry Fitzhugh from 1968 to 1978, and Mr. Lavere L. Astroth since July 1,1978.
Until 1940, the role of the Association was supervision and control of only athletic programs. Since then,
following the first recodification of the Constitution and By-laws, the jurisdiction of the IHSA has extended
to non-athletic activities. The rules and regulations governing interscholastic activities were completely
reviewed and reshaped to meet the needs of the students served by the IHSA schools, and to provide the
schools they attend with tools to build a modern, thriving statewide interscholastic activity program, in a
second recodification process that produced a new Constitution and By-laws, July 1,1976.
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Work on the second recodification of the Constitution and By-laws began in November of 1974 when the
IHSA Board of Directors, on behalf of the membership, approved a concept to streamline the organizational
structure and to re-evaluate the Rules and Regulations. Members of the Board, the Legislative Commission
and the administrative staff worked in committees on different areas of the Constitution and By-laws. From
those committees, a rough draft of potential revisions was put together by the Editorial Committee, and at
its January 12,1976, meeting, the Board of Directors voted to have the document reviewed by the Legislative
Commission and to submit the rough draft to all member school principals for reaction. On May 7, 1976, the
final proposal was submitted to the membership for a vote. Results of the special referendum were
tabulated on June 8, 1976, showing 584 votes in favor of the new document and 29 against.
Personnel at member schools have provided the impetus for making the IHSA contemporary with the
times in which we live. Briefly, here is how the democratic process of the Association works:
Member schools, through an elected Board of Directors and an elected Legislative Commission,
sanction, supervise and control interscholastic activities.
The Legislative Commission, a 21-member body consisting of principals elected to three-year terms
from geographic districts, functions as the IHSA's legislation screening committee. Meeting annually, the
Commission considers all proposed changes in the Constitution and By-laws. Proposals recommended to
be placed on the annual ballot by the Commission, following debate and discussion at each of the two
meeting sessions, are submitted to the member schools in the annual referendum. Each member school has
one vote. Proposals become "law" if approved by a simple majority of votes cast.
The Board of Directors, consisting of principals elected to three-year terms from the state's seven
geographic divisions, determines IHSA policy, interprets the rules and employs an Executive Secretary
and staff to aid in administering the programs of the Association.
In addition, Advisory Committees (composed of principals, athletic directors, coaches and officials) in
each activity are appointed by the Board of Directors to meet with administrative staff yearly to review and
make recommendations for change and improvement in the respective activity programs.
In a nutshell, here is how the IHSA serves the youth of the state and the schools they attend:
BOYS ATHLETICS—It offers 11 statewide championship series. Six of the 11 series are conducted under
the traditional two-class format (Class AA for large schools and Class A for small schools) and a seventh
(football) is conducted in five classes (based on average conference enrollment). The series are: Fall—twoclass
golf, two-class cross country, soccer and five-class football. Winter—gymnastics, two-class
wrestling, two-class basketball. Spring —swimming, tennis, two-class track and field and two-class baseball.
GIRLS ATHLETICS—It offers 12 statewide championship series. Three of the series are conducted under
the Class A and Class AA format. The series are: Fall—golf, archery, tennis, field hockey and two-class
volleyball. Winter—bowling, swimming and two-class basketball. Spring —badminton, gymnastics,
two-class track and field and Softball.
NON-ATHLETICS—It offers state championship competition in Music (five classes), Speech (Drama,
Debate, Group Interpretation, Individual Events), and Chess (Class A and Class AA) for all students. It helps
to administer the state Latin Contest, and provides liaison and guidance among the member school Student
Councils.
STUDENT/SCHOOL WELFARE—It provides a Catastrophe Accident Insurance Program for students
participating in interscholastic activities.
ATHLETIC OFFICIALS—Through its Athletic Officials Department, it provides the member schools with a
listing of nearly 10,000 athletic officials, each of whom is registered with the Association and has been
trained in the techniques and skills necessary to provide for the proper conduct of interscholastic
competition between school squads. It also provides these athletic officials with an in-service training
program to sharpen such skills, provides methods for advancement in qualification and standing in each
sport for each official, and provides an accident insurance program that covers officials going to, during,
and returning from a contest they are contracted to work.
ADMINISTRATION —It establishes rules to maintain uniform, statewide eligibility standards, prevent the
exploitation of high school students by non-educational agencies and their representatives, protect the
health and welfare of participants in interscholastic activities, and provide a system for developing
inter-school relationships to their fullest.
COMMUNICATION —It maintains a clear channel of communication between member schools and
persons associated with member schools through its monthly periodical, the ILLINOIS INTERSCHOLAS-
TIC, numerous direct mailings and other publications and pamphlets.
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Year-By-Year State Final Point Leaders
1946— at URBANA 1957— at URBANA (CC)
PEAM POINTS TEAM
• Paris 90 i. Maywood (Proviso)
. Chicago (Lane Tech) 102 2 Edwardsville
. LaGrange (Lyons) 115 - 3 LaGrange (Lyons)
. Chicago (Harrison) 147 4 (Jrbana
Chicago Hts. (Bloom) 149 5 Franklin Park (Leyden)
1947— at URBANA
I'EAM POINTS 1958— at URBANA (CC)
Paris 30 TEAM
. Des Plaines (Maine Twp. | 89 ), Alton
i. Chicago (Lane Tech) 107 2. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard)
. Chicago- (Schure) 125 3. Rockford (East)
i. Rock Island 142 4. Chicago (Lane Tech)
1948-at URBANA
5 Edwardsville
PEAM POINTS 1959— at URBANA (CC)
Paris 23 TEAM
I. Washburn 73 i. Winnetka (New Trier)
POINTS
63
133
146
158
186
POINTS
95
100
133
140
145
POINTS
67
3. Elmhurst (York) 105 2. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 96
». Chicago (Lane Tech) 110 3. Chicago (Lane Tech)
126
1 E"e
East St. Louis
TIF .„,
Mt
4. Edwardsville
Moline
TIE 145
1949— at URBANA 1960— at URBANA (CC)
FEAM POINTS TEAM POINTS
Paris 36 i Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 80
>.. Evanston 72 2. Winnetka (New Trier)
J. Downers Grove 87 3. Chicago (Phillips)
t. Peoria (Woodruff) 103 4. Moline
3. Chicago (Steinmetzl 127 5. Urbana (H.S.)
1950— at URBANA 1961— at URBANA (CC)
FEAM POINTS TEAM
Chicago Hts. (Bloom) 49 1. Highland Park
85
139
143
197
POINTS
96
i- Paris 70 2. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 97
1. Des Plaines (Maine Twp.) 99 3. Evanston
98
4. Peoria (Woodruff) 104 4 Edwardsville
117
i. Lincoln 117 5 peoria Hts. (Richwoods)
179
1951— at URBANA 1962— at URBANA (CC)
FEAM POINTS TEAM
1. Urbana 21 ]. Elmhurst (York)
i. LaGrange (Lyons) 61 2. Evanston
i. Peoria (Woodruff) 72 3. Winnetka (New Trier)
POINTS
61
98
100
4. Franklin Park (Leyden) 85 4. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 135
5. Dixon 139 5. Urbana (U.S. I 171
1952— at PEORIA (CC) 1963— at URBANA (CC)
?EAM POINTS TEAM
Peoria (Woodruff) 37 1. Chicago (Lane Tech)
POINTS
69
i- Urbana 80 2. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 126
!. Evanston 87 3 Evanston (Twp. I
139
4. Geneseo 104 4. Oak Park-River Forest
163
3. Chicago Hts. (Bloom) 109 5 Winnetka (New Trier)
187
1953-at URBANA (CC)
1964-at URBANA (CC)
FEAM POINTS TEAM
1. Evanston 111 i. Hillside (Proviso West)
i. Toledo (Cumberland) 119 2. Elmhurst (York)
3- Alton 136 3. Chicago (Lane Tech)
4. Peoria (Woodruff) 144 4 Lombard (Glenbard East)
3. Urbana 149 5. Evanston (Twp.)
1954— at URBANA (CC) 1965— at URBANA (CC)
FEAM POINTS TEAM
1. Maywood (Proviso) 71 1. Elmhurst (York)
2. Peoria (Woodruff) 121 •.. Rockford (Guilford)
3 A|ton 140 3. Lombard (Glenbard East)
4. Urbana 155 4_ Chicago (Harlan)
5. Toledo (Cumberland) IBS 5 Winnetka (New Trier)
1955— at URBANA (CC)
FEAM POINTS 1966— at URBANA (CC)
1. LaGrange (Lyons) 95 TEAM
2. Chicago (Englewood) 122 1. Evanston (Twp. I
3. Urbana 139 2. Naperville
4. Des Plaines (Maine Twp. ) 161 3. Elmhurst (York)
5. Peoria (Central) 163 4. Chicago (Lane Tech)
5. Hillside (Proviso West)
1956— at URBANA (CC) 1967— at URBANA (CC)
TEAM POINTS TEAM
1. LaGrange (Lyons) 102 l. Arlington Hts, (Arlington
2. Rock Falls 113 2. Hillside (Proviso West)
3. Chicago (Englewood) 151 3. Elmhurst (York)
POINTS
46
68
109
132
142
POINTS
61
125
153
175
194
POINTS
117
124
127
133
159
POINTS
73
74
101
4. Maywood (Proviso) 156 4. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard Westl 190
5. Alton 171 5. Ottawa (Twp.)
249
How They Got To Detweiller
The first five placing teams and the individual
runners placing among the top five finishers and who
are not members of qualifying teams advanced from
the four Class A and five Class AA sectional meets to
the State Final Meet. In addition, the top two placing
teams and the top five individuals who were not
members of qualifying teams in the Chicago Public
League Meet advanced to the Class AA State Final.
18
1968— at SAVOY
TEAM
POINTS
I. Elmhurst (York) 121
2. Evanston (Twp.) 129
3. New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) 153
4 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 156
5. Ottawa (Twp.) 182
1969— at SAVOY
TEAM
POINTS
1. Palatine (Fremd) 86
2. Elmhurst (York) 129
3. Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Park Ridge (Maine East) IltD 146
5. Hillside (Proviso West) 157
1970— at PEORIA
TEAM
POINTS
1. Park Ridge (Maine East) 129
2. Palatine (Fremd) 139
3. Evanston (Twp.) 183
4. Naperville (Central) 193
5. Hillside (Proviso West) 213
1971— at PEORIA
TEAM
POINTS
1. Elmhurst (York) 67
2- Centralia 136
3. Park Ridge (Maine East) 137
4. Riverside-Brookfield 138
6. New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) 171
1972— at PEORIA
TEAM
POINTS
1. Elmhurst (York) 84
2. Arlington Hts. (Hersey) 164
3. LaG range (Lyons) 175
4. Riverside-Brookfield 191
5. Rcckford (Guilford) 196
1973— at PEORIA
TEAM
POINTS
1. Elmhurst (York) 64
2. Riverside-Brookfield 159
3. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 177
4. Palatine (Fremd I 204
5. Hillside (Proviso West) 205
1974— at PEORIA
TEAM
POINTS
1. Chicago Hts. (Bloom) 91
2. Elmhurst (York) 96
3. Palatine (Fremd) 106
4. Hillside (Proviso West) 14]
5. DeKalb 155
1975 -at PEORIA
TEAM
POINTS
1 . Chicago Hts. (Bloom) 128
2 . Elmhurst (York) 3 2
3 . Deerfield 1 61
4 . Rockford (East) 198
5 . Lebanon 200
1976A— at PEORIA
TEAM
POINTS
1 . Lebanon 96
2. Winnebago 139
3. Farmington (East) 153
4. Piano 157
5. Aurora (Marmion) 212
1976AA— at PEORIA
TEAM
POINTS
1. T}eerfield 111
2. Wheaton (North) 142
3. Elmhurst (York) 176
4. Des Plaines (Maine West) 186
5. Moline 220
1977 A— at PEORIA
TEAM
POINTS
1. Elmwood H8
2. Beecher HO
3. Minooka 143
4. Lebanon 147
5. Aurora (Marmion) 160
1977 AA— at PEORIA
TEAM
POINTS
1. Deerfield 71
2. Elmhurst (York) 134
3. Palatine (Fremd) 158
4. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 168
5. Dolton (Thornridge) 180

CD
Boys Athletics
1978-79
Sport Place School Coach Score
Golf— Tot. Schools Entered in Series: 378 (139 Class A & 248 Class AA)
Class A 1st Carmi Dave Johnson 319-318—637
2nd Quincy (Notre Dame) Jim Citro 315-336—651
Ind. Champion: John Given (Sr.), Carmi 76-75—151
Note: Team title was Carmi's 41h straight since inception of two-class series.
Class AA 1st Springfield (Griffin) Ron Brian 321-312—633
2nd Peoria(Spalding) Mickey Schallau 328-318— 646
Ind. Champion: Greg Petersen (Sr.), Charleston 72-77—149
Tournaments Remaining
Sport Date Site Ticket Prices
Soccer Nov. 10-11 Normal (Hancock Stadium) $ 2.00 Session
$ 5.00 Season
Crosscountry Nov. 11 Peoria (Det well ler Park) No Charge
(Class A & AA)
Football Playoffs Nov. 24-25 Normal (Hancock Stadium) $ 3.00 Session
(All 5Ctasses)
$10. 00 Season
Gymnastics Feb. 16-17 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) $2. 00 Session
Wrestling Feb. 23-24 Assembly Hall, Champaign $ 2.00 Session
(Class A & AA)
$ 7.00 Season
Class A Basketball Mar. 16-17 Assembly Hall, Champaign $ 3.00 Session
$12.00 Season
Class AA Basketball Mar. 23-24 Assembly Hall, Champaign $ 3.00 Session
$12. 00 Season
Swimming May18-19 Northfield (New Trier West) $ 2.00 Session
Track & Field May 25-26 Charleston $2. 00 Session
(ClassA&AA)
(O'Brien Stadium)
Tennis May 24-26 Arlington Hts. District 214 No Charge
Class A Baseball June 5-6 Springfield (Robin Roberts $2. 00 Session
Field)
$ 5. 00 Season
Class AA Baseball June 7-8 Peoria (Meinen Field) $ 2. 00 Session
$ 5.00 Season
Athletic Honor Roll
Girls Athletics
Sport Place School Coach Score
ARCHERY— Tot. Schools Entered in Series: 25
1st Arlington Hts. (Hersey) Mariann 2581-2479—5,060
Bullen
2nd Mt. Prospect (Prospect) Shayne 2533-2510—5,043
Bullen
Ind. Champion: Michelle Frank (Sr.), Arlington Hts. (Hersey) 672-668—1 ,360
Note: Michelle Frank's single-round score of 692 and overall score of 1,360 are
state records.
GOLF— Tot. School Entered in Series: 128
1st Quincy (Sr.) Jerry Carnivale 355-359—714
2nd Palatine (Fremd) Gary Kraft 381-360—741
Ind. Champion: Penny Hammel (Jr.), Decatur (MacArthur) 78-74—152
Note: Team title was Quincy's 3rd straight and Ind. title was Hammers 2nd
straight.
TENNIS— Tot. Schools Entered in Series: 301
1st Hinsdale (Central) Jerilyn Barth 19
2nd Champaign (Central) Jo Ann Busch 121/2
Singles Champion: Sue Jaeger (Jr.), Prairie View (Stevenson) beat Jane Jarosz,
Lisle (Benet), 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles Champion: Anna Jain (Sr.)-Avra Jain (Sr.), Champaign (Central) beat
Vicki Shields (So.)-Anne Hutchins (So.), Hinsdale (Central),
6-4, 7-5
Note: Jaeger's title was her 3rd straight, as was the team title for Hinsdale
(Central).
FIELD HOCKEY— Tot. Schools Entered in Series: 34
1st Edwardsville(13-1) Sharon Petty 5
2nd Chicago (Univ.) (14-1) Patricia Seghers 1
Note: Title was first for Edwardsville in any sport.
Tournaments Remaining
Sport Date Site Ticket Prices
Volleyball Dec. 14-16 Normal (Horton $3. 00 Session
(ClassA&AA) Fieldhouse) $12.00 Class Season
$24.00 Complete Season
Bowling Feb. 9-10 Peoria (Town & Country No Charge
Lanes)
Swimming Feb. 23-24 Downers Grove (North) $ 2. 00 Session
$ 5.00 Season
Basketball Mar. 30-31 Assembly Hall, Champaign $ 3.00 Session
$12.00 Season
Badminton May11-12 Northfield (New Trier West) $ 2.00 Session
Gymnastics May11-12 Palatine (H.S.) $ 2.00 Session
Track & Field May 18-19 Charleston (O'Brien $2. 00 Session
(ClassA&AA)
Stadium)
Softball June7-8 Pekin (Mineral Springs $ 2. 00 Session
Park)
$ 5.00 Season

An Open Letter to the 'Frantic Fan'
(Editor's Note: The following is reprinted by permission from the Pennsylvania
Interscholastic Athletic Association.)
Dear Frantic:
If someone were to ask what represents the greatest peril to the survival of high school
sports, you might say specialization, overemphasis, officials, coaches, or administrators.
You'd be wrong.
The greatest peril to interscholastic athletics is you, my friend—you, the frantic fan.
Specialization and overemphasis can, and are, being curbed; officials trained, coaches
and administrators are guided, but you, Mr. Fan, you answer to no one —no one, that is, until
a program has been ruined, students penalized, young images shattered, because you didn't
control yourself.
Perhaps it's not all your fault, perhaps you have never been exposed to proper spectator
decorum. At any rate, a few definitive guidelines may serve to protect the program and, at the
same time, enable you to better enjoy whatever contest you are viewing.
High school athletics were not developed as a sounding board for your immaturity, as a
vehicle to "let off steam," rid yourself of "frustrations," etc. This may be all right in
professional sports, where you pay a premium price to vent your emotions at athletes who are
paid a premium salary to put up with your antics.
It's different in interscholastic contests. Your ticket entitles you to one thing —the
privilege of watching the more talented students of two schools exhibit what they've learned
in the athletic classroom.
For the athletic field, court or diamond is merely an extension of the classroom; if it were
anything else it would have little reason to survive.
You would not think of entering a math, history or English classroom, flask on hip, and
berate, often curse and physically abuse the math, history or English teacher. Yet, all too
frequently you think nothing of harassing players and coaches in their athletic classroom —
the field of play.
High school administrators have always given you the benefit of the doubt, Mr. Fan,
sometimes because you were a player's parent or an influential citizen. But you're being put
on notice that administrators can no longer tolerate your childish, immature behavior,
whether you're a recent graduate, a parent, or merely a resident of the community.
If, indeed, you are sincerely interested in the continuation of interscholastic athletics,
then keep a few basic points in mind:
1. There is no such thing as a "right" to participate in interscholastic athletics. Whereas
most academic subjects are mandated by the proper authorities and each student has a
"right" to be exposed to them, interscholastic athletics are considered a "privilege" and the
player or spectator who avails himself of it is expected to conduct himself or herself
accordingly.
2. Your team does not belong to the community. It belongs to the school, and that
school has voluntarily agreed to abide by a certain set of rules, so that all athletes may
compete under the same standards. If these rules offend any special groups or individuals to
the point where they cannot conduct themselves rationally, then, by all means, these persons
should be encouraged to direct their energies elsewhere.
3. Accept the fact that all high school athletes make mistakes. They are not perfect, and
never will be. There is compensation, though, as these mistakes make high school athletics
exciting and unpredictable.
4. Remember that your coach is a teacher first, and coach second, and anytime you join
any misguided souls in trying to reverse this order, you are taking the first step in destroying
your program. Remember, no coach, player, or administrator wants to see a program fail. In
most cases, failure can be attributed to the merciless pressure of you, the fan, who played
little or no part in the building of the program. Small wonder that the high school coaching
field has the highest turnover of any coaching level.
5. Make an attempt to learn the rules of the game and then leave the officials alone. Much
time and effort is spent in the training of these officials. The spectator who constantly
criticizes them is almost always ignorant of the rules.
6- Finally, keep in mind that you are a guest of the school, and that while winning Is
certainly an admirable goal, it is hollow if It comes at the expense of morals, ethics, and just
plain common sense.
A beloved president once said that the world would soon forget his words, but remember
the actions of his soldiers.
As the years pass, the score of a contest becomes relatively unimportant, sometimes
forgotten. But your conduct remains ingrained forever in the minds of those who were most
affected.
Will they be proud or ashamed? The choice is yours!!