Softball Season Summaries

* Last updated at 11:44 am on Sunday, November 24, 2024

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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).

Kankakee (McNamara)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1989-90 A R          
2002-03 A R          
2004-05 A R          
2007-08 2A R          
2008-09       19 12   Ray Schmidt
2009-10       24 10   Ray Schmidt
Coach Total 43 22   2 yr   .662
2010-11       21 10   Laura Harms
2011-12 2A R   30 7   Laura Harms
2012-13 2A RSUQ 1 37 0   Laura Harms
2013-14       22 10   Laura Harms
2014-15 2A RSUQ 3 27 11   Laura Harms
2015-16 3A RS   26 10   Laura Harms
2016-17 3A RS   31 7   Laura Harms
2017-18 2A R   25 9   Laura Harms
2018-19 3A RSUQ 4 28 9 1 Laura Harms
Coach Total 247 73 1 9 yr   .771
2020-21 2A R         Joe Tholl
2021-22 2A R         Joe Tholl
School Total 290 95 1 11 yr   .751

Kankakee (Sr.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2000-01       10 23   Charles Gruber
Coach Total 10 23   1 yr   .303
2004-05       11 23 1 Deb Johnston
2005-06       15 21 1 Deb Johnston
2006-07       17 17   Deb Johnston
2007-08       20 15 1 Deb Johnston
2008-09       25 11   Deb Johnston
2009-10       26 11   Deb Johnston
2010-11       26 8   Deb Johnston
2011-12 3A R   25 13   Deb Johnston
2012-13       21 10   Deb Johnston
2013-14       22 11   Deb Johnston
2014-15       19 12   Deb Johnston
2015-16       20 12   Deb Johnston
2016-17       20 9   Deb Johnston
Coach Total 267 173 3 13 yr   .606
2017-18       19 9   Rebekah Ruettiger
Coach Total 19 9   1 yr   .679
2020-21       10 9   Allie Fox
2021-22       14 6   Allie Fox
Coach Total 24 15   2 yr   .615
2022-23       22 5   Dennis Pommier
Coach Total 22 5   1 yr   .815
2023-24       15 10   LaDesha Nelson
Coach Total 15 10   1 yr   .600
School Total 357 235 3 19 yr   .600

Kewanee (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1990-91       9 11   Frank Tocha
1991-92       18 10   Frank Tocha
1992-93       13 7   Frank Tocha
1993-94       12 12   Frank Tocha
1994-95       15 8   Frank Tocha
1995-96       22 6   Frank Tocha
1996-97       14 11   Frank Tocha
1997-98       13 11   Frank Tocha
1998-99       10 12   Frank Tocha
Coach Total 126 88   9 yr   .589
1999-00       14 14   Karen VanDyke
2000-01       18 6   Karen VanDyke
2001-02 A R   25 9   Karen VanDyke
2002-03 A R   26 5   Karen VanDyke
2003-04 A R   26 4   Karen VanDyke
2004-05       19 14   Karen VanDyke
2005-06       10 19   Karen VanDyke
2006-07       13 15   Karen VanDyke
Coach Total 151 86   8 yr   .637
2007-08       4 22   Pete Tanzillo
2008-09       8 19   Pete Tanzillo
2009-10       4 28   Pete Tanzillo
2010-11       4 21   Pete Tanzillo
2011-12       5 26   Pete Tanzillo
2012-13       5 16   Pete Tanzillo
2013-14       7 16   Pete Tanzillo
2014-15       3 22   Pete Tanzillo
2015-16       5 19   Pete Tanzillo
2016-17       1 18   Pete Tanzillo
Coach Total 46 207   10 yr   .182
2017-18       8 14   Robert Weston
2018-19       13 13   Robert Weston
2019-20       0 0   Robert Weston
2020-21 2A R   17 9   Robert Weston
2021-22       19 9   Robert Weston
2022-23       16 8   Robert Weston
Coach Total 73 53   6 yr   .579
2023-24       17 11   Daymon McDowell
Coach Total 17 11   1 yr   .607
School Total 413 445   34 yr   .481

Kewanee (Wethersfield)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08       13 18   Jeremy Trill
2008-09       11 20   Jeremy Trill
2009-10       9 21   Jeremy Trill
2010-11 1A R   20 12   Jeremy Trill
2011-12       21 12   Jeremy Trill
2012-13       14 13   Jeremy Trill
Coach Total 88 96   6 yr   .478
2013-14       13 16   Brandon Christy
Coach Total 13 16   1 yr   .448
2014-15             Tammy Jackson
2015-16       7 21   Jason Burkiewicz
2016-17       9 19   Jason Burkiewicz
2017-18       18 7   Jason Burkiewicz
2018-19       11 13   Jason Burkiewicz
2019-20       0 0   Jason Burkiewicz
2020-21 1A R   18 5   Jason Burkiewicz
Coach Total 63 65   6 yr   .492
2021-22       15 9   Anthony Dearing
2022-23       17 14   Anthony Dearing
2023-24       8 22   Anthony Dearing
Coach Total 40 45   3 yr   .471
School Total 204 222   16 yr   .479

Kirkland (Hiawatha)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2001-02 A R          
2007-08 1A R          
2012-13 1A R          
2013-14 1A R          

Knoxville

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1986-87       10 12   Joel Estes
1987-88       6 10   Joel Estes
1988-89       14 8   Joel Estes
Coach Total 30 30   3 yr   .500
1989-90       2 15   John Wenzel
1990-91       1 16   John Wenzel
1991-92       1 20   John Wenzel
1992-93       5 14   John Wenzel
1993-94       5 18   John Wenzel
1994-95       5 15   John Wenzel
1995-96       5 14   John Wenzel
1996-97       9 15   John Wenzel
1997-98       5 18   John Wenzel
1998-99       9 16   John Wenzel
Coach Total 47 161   10 yr   .226
1999-00       3 18   Mike Simkins
Coach Total 3 18   1 yr   .143
2000-01       7 23   Ron Wiscons
2001-02       9 14   Ron Wiscons
2002-03       7 20   Ron Wiscons
2003-04       6 24   Ron Wiscons
Coach Total 29 81   4 yr   .264
2004-05       0 25   Jen Shauman
2005-06       1 20   Jen Shauman
2006-07       2 23   Jen Shauman
Coach Total 3 68   3 yr   .042
2007-08       2 20   Jen Kidder
Coach Total 2 20   1 yr   .091
2008-09       2 19   Amy Kelso
2009-10       13 18   Amy Kelso
2010-11       3 20   Amy Kelso
Coach Total 18 57   3 yr   .240
2011-12       4 21   Troy Strode
2012-13       3 16   Troy Strode
2013-14       3 25   Troy Strode
2014-15       2 23   Troy Strode
2015-16       7 21   Troy Strode
2016-17       15 10   Troy Strode
2017-18       13 15   Troy Strode
2018-19       17 15   Troy Strode
2019-20             Troy Strode
2020-21       2 11   Troy Strode
2021-22       13 13   Troy Strode
2022-23       23 9   Troy Strode
2023-24       22 6   Troy Strode
Coach Total 124 185   12 yr   .401
School Total 256 620   37 yr   .292