Music Sweepstakes Champions & Runners-Up

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Year Class Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Coach Score
1972-73 AA Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   628 East Peoria   571
A Macomb   528 DeKalb   468.5
B Harvard   526 Nashville   500
C Woodhull (AlWood)   456 Erie   434.5
D Roberts (R.-Thawville)   457 Piper City   412
1973-74 AA Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   658 East Peoria   623
A Macomb   611 Pontiac   506
B Harvard   529 Eureka   477
C Pleasant Plains   434 Washburn (Lowpoint-W.)   407.5
D Roberts (R.-Thawville)   475.5 Melvin (M.-Sibley)   365
1974-75 AA Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   877 Danville (H.S.)   780
A Macomb   804 DeKalb   691.5
B Harvard   681 Herscher   676.5
C Pleasant Plains   520.5 Piper City (Ford Central)   507
D Leaf River   405 Armstrong   343.5
1975-76 AA Danville (H.S.)   885 Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   798
A Macomb   828 DeKalb   666
B Herscher   664.5 Harvard   654
C Pleasant Plains   570 Woodhull (AlWood)   501
D Leaf River   507 Armstrong   472.5
1976-77 AA Danville (H.S.)   840 East Peoria   723
A Macomb   832.5 Pontiac   654
B Herscher   738 Harvard   708
C Woodhull (AlWood)   588 Princeville   564
D Bradford   465 Rockford (Lutheran)   450
1977-78 AA Danville (H.S.)   792 Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   727.5
A Macomb   840 Geneseo (Darnall)   720
B Herscher   783 Harvard   672
C Princeville   591 Woodhull (AlWood)   537
D Bradford   480 Armstrong   432
1978-79 AA Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   829.5 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)   699
A Macomb   861 Geneseo (Darnall)   738
B Harvard   726 Herscher   678
C Minonk (M.-Dana-Rutland)   645 Princeville   564
D Bethany   516 Bradford   501
1979-80 AA Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   811.5 Pekin   694.5
A Macomb   814.5 O'Fallon (H.S.)   606
B Harvard   732 Pontiac   705
C Princeville   556.5 Woodhull (AlWood)   525
          Galva   525
D Bethany   546 Elizabeth   516
1980-81 AA Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   841.5 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)   714
A Carbondale (H.S.)   759 Macomb   727.5
B Herscher   828 Harvard   756
C Minonk (M.-Dana-Rutland)   600 Mt. Morris   576
D Bethany   561 Elizabeth   518.5
1981-82 AA Danville (H.S.)   900 Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   730.5
A Carbondale (H.S.)   864 Normal (Community)   765
B Herscher   963 Harvard   813
C Woodhull (AlWood)   645 Mt. Morris   604.5
D Elizabeth   574.5 LaHarpe   472.5
1982-83 AA Danville (H.S.)   888 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)   756
A Ottawa (Twp.)   786 Macomb   751.5
B Herscher   960 Harvard   696
C Gibson City   591 Pecatonica   582
D Elizabeth   559.5 Bethany   549
1983-84 AA Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   766.5 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)   639
A Macomb   703.5 Geneseo (Darnall)   687
B Herscher   882 Eureka   663
C Woodhull (AlWood)   592.5 Gibson City   582
D Warsaw   406.5 Bethany   405
1984-85 AA Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   864 Danville (H.S.)   696
A Geneseo (Darnall)   738 Ottawa (Twp.)   582
B Macomb   771 Harvard   651
C Gibson City   654 Pleasant Plains   573
D Patoka   498 Elizabeth   442.5
1985-86 AA Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   831 South Holland (Thornwood)   697.5
A Geneseo (Darnall)   765 Carbondale (H.S.)   760.5
B Herscher   846 Macomb   825
C Hanover (River Ridge)   643.5 Galva   615
D Patoka   523.5 Pearl City   438
1986-87 AA Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   837 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   660
A West Chicago (H.S.)   685.5 Ottawa (Twp.)   600
B Herscher   928.5 Macomb   744
C Pleasant Plains   612 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)   571.5
D Cissna Park   564 Woodhull (AlWood)   508.5
1987-88 AA Libertyville   796.5 Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   789
A Geneseo (Darnall)   759 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   750
B Herscher   1,020 Macomb   753
C Pleasant Plains   561 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)   546
D Cissna Park   528      
    Arthur   528      
1988-89 AA Libertyville   877.5 Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   858
A Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   807 Geneseo (Darnall)   741
B Herscher   930 Macomb   708
C Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)   736.5 Glasford (Illini Bluffs)   582
D Cissna Park   600 Arthur   588
1989-90 AA Libertyville   762 Collinsville   735
A Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   786 Geneseo (Darnall)   759
B Herscher   796.5 Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central)   675
C Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)   661.5 Hamilton   549
D Arthur   600 Cissna Park   478.5
1990-91 AA Libertyville   831 Belleville (East)   700.5
A Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   837 Sterling (H.S.)   753
B Herscher   798 Pontiac   672
C Gibson City   588 Glasford (Illini Bluffs)   585
D Arthur   624 Cissna Park   555
1991-92 AA Libertyville   814.5 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)   741
A Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   963 Sterling (H.S.)   820.5
B Herscher   753 Harvard   711
C Bismarck (B.-Henning)   624 Gibson City   571.5
D Ohio   624 Cissna Park   603
1992-93 AA Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)   790.5 Collinsville   756
A Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   852 Marion (H.S.)   813
B Herscher   768 Macomb   729
C Forreston   678 Bismarck (B.-Henning)   588
D Cissna Park   603 Broadlands (Heritage)   517.5
1993-94 AA Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)   900 Libertyville   876
A Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   990 Marion (H.S.)   843
B Herscher   825 Pontiac   717
C Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)   556.5 Hamilton   513
D Cissna Park   501 LaHarpe   453
1994-95 AA Libertyville   951 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)   882
A Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   972 Marion (H.S.)   867
B Herscher   904.5 Macomb   786
C El Paso   474      
    Hamilton   474      
D Walnut   661.5 Ohio   645
1995-96 AA Libertyville   876 Collinsville   814.5
A Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   900 Ottawa (Twp.)   828
B Herscher   906 Murphysboro   720
C El Paso   615 Glasford (Illini Bluffs)   439.5
D Ohio   486 LaHarpe   481.5
1996-97 AA Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   966 Libertyville   921
A Ottawa (Twp.)   885 Mt. Vernon (H.S.)   873
B Herscher   975 Murphysboro   787.5
C Gilman (Iroquois West)   675 Milledgeville   510
D Ohio   657 Fisher   567
1997-98 AA Ottawa (Twp.)   1014 Libertyville   1005
A Geneseo (Darnall)   810 Marion (H.S.)   798
B Herscher   922.5 Murphysboro   822
C Gilman (Iroquois West)   622.5 Henry (H.-Senachwine)   519
D Ohio   495 Fisher   360
1998-99 AA Ottawa (Twp.)   1002 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   903
A Geneseo (Darnall)   843 Murphysboro   840
B Herscher   942 Oregon   661.5
C Milledgeville   606 Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)   543
D Ohio   465 Ashland (A-C Central)   438
1999-00 AA Moline (H.S.)   903 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   885
A Ottawa (Twp.)   1014 Geneseo (Darnall)   762
B Herscher   954 Pontiac   732
C Forreston   747 Bloomington (Central Catholic)   607.5
D Ashland (A-C Central)   468 Fisher   390
2000-01 AA New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)   882 Gurnee (Warren)   799.5
A Ottawa (Twp.)   996 Pontiac   867
B Herscher   903 Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)   751.5
C Forreston   648 El Paso   598.5
D London Mills (Spoon River Valley)   441 Valmeyer   417
2001-02 AA Libertyville   879 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   837
A Ottawa (Twp.)   1002 Normal (Community)   903
B Herscher   927 Monticello   630
C Forreston   768 El Paso   588
D Avon   474 Fisher   471
2002-03 AA Libertyville   891 Gurnee (Warren)   864
A Ottawa (Twp.)   1029 Normal (Community)   855
B Herscher   858 Macomb   732
C Forreston   786 El Paso   573
D Avon   564 Fisher   477
2003-04 AA Alton (Sr.)   993 Libertyville   867
A Ottawa (Twp.)   1014 Normal (Community)   990
B Herscher   915 Macomb   810
C Forreston   813 Lanark (Eastland)   604.5
D Orangeville   654 Avon   426
2004-05 AA Alton (Sr.)   864 Moline (H.S.)   859.5
A Ottawa (Twp.)   1038 Geneseo (Darnall)   837
B Herscher   852 Macomb   801
C Forreston   816 Lanark (Eastland)   723
D Avon   540 Orangeville   523.5
2005-06 AA Ottawa (Twp.)   1056 Grayslake (H.S.)   900
A Geneseo   855 Vernon Hills   817.5
B Herscher   894 Macomb   804
C Forreston   840 Lanark (Eastland)   754.5
D Orangeville   681 Avon   528
2006-07 AA Ottawa (Twp.)   1038 Woodstock (H.S.)   877.5
A Vernon Hills   810 Geneseo   801
B Herscher   876 Savanna (West Carroll)   714
C Forreston   712.5 Lanark (Eastland)   628.5
D Orangeville   651 Avon   423
2007-08 AA Ottawa (Twp.)   1050 Woodstock (H.S.)   822
A Vernon Hills   966 Geneseo   855
B Herscher   900 Macomb   723
C Lanark (Eastland)   636 Villa Grove   546
D Orangeville   553.5 Cissna Park   411
2008-09 AA Ottawa (Twp.)   1053 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   879
A Vernon Hills   984 Geneseo   882
B Herscher   724.5 Savanna (West Carroll)   696
C Lanark (Eastland)   735 Forreston   729
D Orangeville   621 Stockton   462
2009-10 AA Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   858 Chicago (Lincoln Park)   729
A Ottawa (Twp.)   1029 Vernon Hills   969
B Savanna (West Carroll)   783 Herscher   723
C Forreston   678 Galena (H.S.)   559.5
D Cerro Gordo   387 Stockton   360
2010-11 AA Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   906 Chicago (Lincoln Park)   786
A Ottawa (Twp.)   966 Carbondale (H.S.)   840
B Savanna (West Carroll)   807 Herscher   795
C Forreston   738 Lanark (Eastland)   508.5
D Grant Park   441 Stockton   387
2011-12 AA Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   900 Chicago (Lincoln Park)   820.5
A Ottawa (Twp.)   1083 Carbondale (H.S.)   759
B Savanna (West Carroll)   921 Herscher   840
C Forreston   741 Prophetstown   651
D Stockton   549 Grant Park   412.5
2012-13 AA Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   936 Chicago (Lincoln Park)   850.5
A Ottawa (Twp.)   1030.5 Carbondale (H.S.)   819
B Savanna (West Carroll)   900 Macomb   729
C Forreston   694.5 Galena (H.S.)   606
D Stockton   523.5 Milledgeville   391.5
2013-14 AA Ottawa (Twp.)   1026 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   957
A Carbondale (H.S.)   717 Sycamore (H.S.)   672
B Herscher   822 Savanna (West Carroll)   801
C Gilman (Iroquois West)   627 Galena (H.S.)   519
D Stockton   486 Grant Park   454.5
2014-15 AA Ottawa (Twp.)   1014 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   966
A Washington   831 Carbondale (H.S.)   771
B Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)   807 Savanna (West Carroll)   804
C Gilman (Iroquois West)   583.5 Galena (H.S.)   543
D Stockton   549 Grant Park   414
2015-16 AA Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   1017 Waukegan (H.S.)   930
A Ottawa (Twp.)   1044 Washington   873
B Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)   916.5 Herscher   810
C Prophetstown   636 Gilman (Iroquois West)   624
D Stockton   592.5 Milledgeville   364.5
2016-17 AA Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   1041 Ottawa (Twp.)   1029
A Washington   966 Dunlap   873
B Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)   912 Herscher   813
C Savanna (West Carroll)   735 Gilman (Iroquois West)   657
D Stockton   606 Grant Park   513
2017-18 AA Ottawa (Twp.)   1035 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   993
A Washington   1026      
    Dunlap   1026      
B Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)   925.5 Oregon   771
C Chester   708 Gilman (Iroquois West)   630
D Grant Park   399 Hanover (River Ridge)   331.5
2018-19 AA Dunlap   1011 Ottawa (Twp.)   996
          Washington   996
A Chicago (High School for the Arts)   906 Carbondale (H.S.)   739.5
B Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)   960 Monmouth (M.-Roseville)   910.5
C Gilman (Iroquois West)   564 Lewistown   426
D Stockton   600 Milledgeville   405
2019-20 AA Dunlap   750 Washington   705
A Chicago (High School for the Arts)   675 Macomb   468
B Monmouth (M.-Roseville)   615 Princeton   609
C Gilman (Iroquois West)   303 Stockton   258
D Milledgeville   249 Grant Park   165
2020-21 AA Dunlap     O'Fallon (H.S.)    
A Chicago (High School for the Arts)     Sycamore (H.S.)    
B Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)     Monmouth (M.-Roseville)    
C Stockton     Chester    
D Broadlands (Heritage)     Milledgeville    
2021-22 AA Washington   1068 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   867
A Chicago (High School for the Arts)   864 Ottawa (Twp.)   798
B Monmouth (M.-Roseville)   916.5 Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)   756
C Campbell Hill (Trico)   633 Savanna (West Carroll)   501
D Stockton   468 Broadlands (Heritage)   450
2022-23 AA Washington   1047 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   873
A Sycamore (H.S.)   801 Chicago (High School for the Arts)   795
B Monmouth (M.-Roseville)   880.5 Kewanee (H.S.)   834
C Campbell Hill (Trico)   804 Savanna (West Carroll)   642
D Stockton   523.5 Broadlands (Heritage)   406.5
2023-24 AA Washington   1095 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)   972
A Kewanee (H.S.)   886.5 Sycamore (H.S.)   825
B Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)   847.5 Monmouth (M.-Roseville)   825
C Campbell Hill (Trico)   804 Savanna (West Carroll)   624
D Stockton   579 Hanover (River Ridge)   405