Scholastic Bowl Season Summaries

* Last updated at 11:07 am on Sunday, March 30, 2025

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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 to the state finals).

2020-21 Class 1A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Albion (Edwards County) RSQ         Will Swardstrom
Champaign (St. Thomas More) RSQ         Rachael McMillan
DuQuoin (H.S.) RSQ         Ryan Summers
Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) RSQ   18 3   Carlton Rink
Peru (St. Bede) RSQ         Rich Cummings
Piasa (Southwestern) RSQ   23 0   Matt Hasquin
Rockford (Keith Country Day) RSQ         Kristin Burns
Williamsville RSQ         Brant Trimpe
Belleville (Althoff Catholic) R         Mary Marisa
Byron R         Patrick Kirk
Carthage (Illini West) R         Connie Flesner
Chicago (F.W. Parker) R         Xiao Zhang
Decatur (St. Teresa) R         Sandra Bronson
Farina (South Central) R          
Farmer City (Blue Ridge) R   36 17   Evan Miles
Farmington R         Anita Bausman
Galena (H.S.) R   15 4   Ron Jenkins
Havana R         Jenny Kachanuk
Johnston City R         Crystal Stultz
Lisle (Sr.) R         Yousef Matariyeh
Litchfield R         Jo Brummet
New Berlin R         Erin Limestall
Pleasant Plains R   32 23   Erica Muchow
Port Byron (Riverdale) R   15 2   Jim Campbell
Roanoke (R.-Benson) R         Jerod Gross
Robinson R         Jaymie Mikeworth
Sullivan R         Ben Richter
Teutopolis R         Cassie Carpenter
Warrensburg (W.-Latham) R   21 9   Chad Sloan
Waterloo (Gibault Catholic) R         Pat Hurst
Westmont R   54 6   Tom DeMay
Winnebago R   29 42   Kristin Strey

2020-21 Class 2A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Alton (Sr.) RSQ         Chris Ford
Buffalo Grove RSQ         Richard Russell
Herscher RSQ         Jessie Rezba
Hinsdale (Central) RSQ   20 0   Alan McCloud
Naperville (North) RSQ         Zoe Evans
Orland Park (Sandburg) RSQ         Mike Woolley
Rochester RSQ         Suzanne Pettyjohn
Rockford (Auburn) RSQ   94 57   Nevagay Abel
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) R         Jennifer Golminas
Barrington R   83 19 1 Jeffrey Price
Belvidere (H.S.) R         Stuart Warner
Bloomington (H.S.) R         Tom Waterson
Carbondale (H.S.) R         Sharon Robinson Lorinskas
Cary (C.-Grove) R          
Chicago (St. Rita) R         Buddy Dolan
Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) R   64 20   Diana Hegwood
Elmhurst (York) R         Andrew Bendelow
Evanston (Twp.) R         Terry Gatchell
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) R   35 13   Matthew Jordan
Granite City R         Jaime Pamatot
Macomb R         Suellyn Rieckelman
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) R          
Marengo R         Brandon Holton
Mascoutah R   21 13   Chris Levrault
Monticello R         Margo Etheridge
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) R         Aaron Raatjes
Palatine (Fremd) R         John Snyder
Plainfield (North) R         Allen Pugeda
Springfield (H.S.) R         Deb Eaton
St. Charles (North) R         James Lotarski
Summit (Argo) R         Erin Walsh
West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) R         Evan Jasper

2021-22 Class 1A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Urbana (University) RSQ 1       Kaila Simpson
Westmont RSQ 2       Tom DeMay
Winnebago RSQ 3 42 25   Kristin Strey
Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran) RSQ 4       Shanna Covarrubias
Breese (Mater Dei) RSQ         Scott Timmermann
Glasford (Illini Bluffs) RSQ         Zachary Adamczyk
Sullivan RSQ         Ben Richter
Williamsville RSQ         Brant Trimpe
Belleville (Althoff Catholic) R         Mary Marisa
Bluford (Webber) R         Cindy Birkner
Brimfield R         Amy Kepple
Champaign (St. Thomas More) R         Rachael McMillan
Chicago (F.W. Parker) R         Ethan Levine & Xiao Zhang
Chicago (Latin) R         Jonathan Legendre
Concord (Triopia) R         Merle Beddingfield
Decatur (St. Teresa) R         Sandra Bronson
Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) R   57 10   Carlton Rink
Goreville R         Barbara Smith
Johnston City R         Trevor Stanley
Litchfield R         Jo Brummet
Manlius (Bureau Valley) R         Robert Benck
Nashville R         Haeli Williamson
Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) R         Amanda Dunlavey
Pecatonica R         Carrie Daly
Piasa (Southwestern) R         Matt Hasquin
Pleasant Plains R   50 22   Erica Muchow
Port Byron (Riverdale) R   28 8   Jim Campbell
Princeville R         Erik Walles
Riverton R         Erin Slightom
Robinson R         Jaymie Mikeworth
Rockford (Lutheran) R         Ethan McBee
Toledo (Cumberland) R         Nicole McCown

2021-22 Class 2A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) RSQ 1       Eric Rettberg
Springfield (H.S.) RSQ 2       Deb Eaton
Rockford (Auburn) RSQ 3       Nevagay Abel
Hinsdale (Central) RSQ 4 46 11   Alan McCloud
Barrington RSQ         Jeff Price
Bloomington (H.S.) RSQ         Tom Waterson & Mike Riley
Carbondale (H.S.) RSQ         Sharon Robinson Lorinskas
Orland Park (Sandburg) RSQ         Mike Woolley
Alton (Sr.) R         Chris Ford
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) R          
Belvidere (North) R         Laura Stites
Buffalo Grove R         Richard Russell
Burlington (Central) R         Catherine Kowalski
Carterville R         Allison Owen
Dunlap R   49 6   Aaron Barrington
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) R         Mike Sacks
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) R   34 18   Matthew Jordan
Granite City R         Jaime Pamatot
Herscher R         Jessie Rezba
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) R         Barry Love
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) R         Emily Grider
Minooka R         Jason Allen
Oak Lawn (Community) R         William Gerny & Patrick DiFilippo
Oak Park (Fenwick) R         Jerry Kribs
Palatine (Fremd) R         John Snyder
Park Ridge (Maine East) R         Owen Doak
Peoria (Notre Dame) R         Joe Mulcahey
Rochester R         Suzanne Pettyjohn
Rockton (Hononegah) R         Stephanie Ballard
St. Charles (East) R         John Connell
West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) R         Evan Jasper
Wilmette (Loyola Academy) R         Denise Kreb

2022-23 Class 1A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Urbana (University) RSQ 1       Vikas Kala
Piasa (Southwestern) RSQ 2 147 26   Matt Hasquin
Winnebago RSQ 3 72 35   Kristin Strey
Johnston City RSQ 4 52 8   Trevor Stanley
Chicago (F.W. Parker) RSQ         Ethan Levine & Xiao Zhang
Eureka RSQ         Tyler Breitbarth
Pleasant Plains RSQ   52 24   Erica Muchow
Toledo (Cumberland) RSQ         Nicole McCown
Aledo (Mercer County) R         Kyle Koresko
Bluford (Webber) R         Melanie Spangler
Breese (Mater Dei) R         Scott Timmermann
Carlinville R   33 25   Charles Taylor & Elizabeth Furness
Carlinville R         Charles Taylor
Casey (C.-Westfield) R         Elizabeth Collins
Champaign (St. Thomas More) R         Rachael McMillan
Chicago (Latin) R         Jonathan Legendre
Concord (Triopia) R   28 20   Nathan Doyle
Decatur (St. Teresa) R         Sandra Bronson
Effingham (St. Anthony) R         Amy King
El Paso (E.P.-Gridley) R         Wesley Crump
Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) R   46 13   Carlton Rink
Fairfield R   32 23   Tammy Austin
Goreville R         Barbara Smith
Lisle (Sr.) R         Yousef Matariyeh
Manlius (Bureau Valley) R         Robert Benck
New Berlin R         Erin Limestall
Peoria (P. Christian) R         Sheila Shanklin
Port Byron (Riverdale) R   48 8   Jim Campbell
Rockford (Keith Country Day) R         Kristin Burns
Rushville (R.-Industry) R         Jace Kost
Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) R         Ian Kinkley
Warrensburg (W.-Latham) R   57 18   Chad Sloan

2022-23 Class 2A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Rockford (Auburn) RSQ 1       Nevagay Abel
Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) RSQ 3       Laura Kopff
Bloomington (H.S.) RSQ 4       Tom Waterson & Mike Riley
Carbondale (H.S.) RSQ         Sharon Robinson Lorinskas
Dunlap RSQ   61 15   Aaron Barrington
Hinsdale (Central) RSQ   45 21   Alan McCloud
Orland Park (Sandburg) RSQ         Mike Woolley
Alton (Sr.) R         Chris Ford
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) R         Jennifer Golminas
Belvidere (H.S.) R         Stuart Warner
Buffalo Grove R         Richard Russell
Burlington (Central) R         Catherine Kowalski
Cary (C.-Grove) R         Ellen Lada
Champaign (Central) R         LaDonna Fletcher
Chicago (Payton) R         Mark Taylor
Darien (Hinsdale South) R         Paul Faeh
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) R         Mike Sacks
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) R   52 28   Matthew Jordan
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) R         Michael Douglas
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) R         Brian Oberhauser
Lisle (Benet Academy) R         Laura Dovalovsky
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) R         Emily Grider & Emily Waddell
Mascoutah R         Chris Levrault
Minooka R         Jason Allen
Morton R         Ben Zoss
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) R         Aaron Raatjes
Oak Park (Fenwick) R   31 5   Jerry Kribs
O'Fallon (H.S.) R         Briana Bostick
Palatine (Fremd) R         John Snyder
Rochester R         Suzanne Pettyjohn
Springfield (H.S.) R         Deb Eaton

2023-24 Class 1A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran) RSQ 1 91 9   Shanna Covarrubias
Winnebago RSQ 2 61 36   Kristin Strey
Johnston City RSQ 3 59 10   Trevor Stanley
Pleasant Plains RSQ 4 63 29   Erica Muchow
Bloomington (Central Catholic) RSQ         Andrew Lawrence
El Paso (E.P.-Gridley) RSQ         Wesley Crump
Lisle (Sr.) RSQ         Yousef Matariyeh
Toledo (Cumberland) RSQ         Nicole McCown
Aledo (Mercer County) R         Kyle Koresko
Alton (Marquette) R         Thomas Koehler
Ashton (A.-Franklin Center) R         Sean Waters
Auburn R         Nate Robinson
Brimfield R         Amy Kepple
Cisne R         John Hutton
Concord (Triopia) R   36 7   Nathan Doyle
Decatur (St. Teresa) R         Sandra Bronson
Effingham (St. Anthony) R         Amy King
Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) R   50 12   Carlton Rink
Eureka R         Tyler Breitbarth
Fairfield R   29 13   Tammy Austin
Fithian (Oakwood) R         Laura Head
Goreville R         Barbara Smith
Morrison R         Brian Bartoz
Mt. Sterling (Brown County) R   27 12   Gail Gallaher & Sheryl Miller
Niles (Northridge Prep) R         Aric Diamond
Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) R         Amanda Dunlavey
Piasa (Southwestern) R   78 44   Matt Hasquin
Port Byron (Riverdale) R         James Campbell
Rushville (R.-Industry) R         Jace Kost
Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) R         Ian Kinkley
Villa Grove R         Jim Kestner
Westmont R   24 16   Tom DeMay

2023-24 Class 2A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Buffalo Grove RSQ 1 44 6   Richard Russell
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) RSQ 2 19 4   Jennifer Golminas
Urbana (University) RSQ 3 41 6   Kaila Simpson
Carbondale (H.S.) RSQ 4 46 7   Sharon Robinson Lorinskas
Chicago (Payton) RSQ   61 31   Mark Taylor
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) RSQ         Mike Sacks
Macomb RSQ         Brian Powell
Rockford (Auburn) RSQ   60 28   Nevagay Abel
Barrington R         Jeff Price
Belleville (East) R         Dave Appel
Belvidere (H.S.) R         Stuart Warner
Bloomington (H.S.) R         Tom Waterson
Carol Stream (Glenbard North) R         Joe Kulusza
Champaign (Central) R         LaDonna Fletcher
Chicago (F.W. Parker) R         Xiao Zhang
Crystal Lake (Central) R         Mike Hermann
East Peoria R         Jenny Norman
Fox Lake (Grant) R         Chris Van Alstine
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) R         Matthew Jordan
Galesburg (H.S.) R         Eric Spindler
Hinsdale (Central) R   24 21   Alan McCloud
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) R         Brian Oberhauser
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) R         Emily Grider
Mascoutah R         Scott Walthes
Naperville (North) R         Zoe Evans
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) R         Aaron Raatjes
Oak Park (Fenwick) R         Jerry Kribs
O'Fallon (H.S.) R         Briana Bostick
Orland Park (Sandburg) R         Mike Woolley
Palatine (Fremd) R         John Snyder
Rochester R         Erica Nordstrom
West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) R         David Tollefsen

2024-25 Class 1A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran) RSQ 1 87 10   Shanna Covarrubias
Pleasant Plains RSQ 2 82 18   Erica Muchow
Niles (Northridge Prep) RSQ 3 35 12   Aric Diamond
Toledo (Cumberland) RSQ 4 76 21   Nicole McCown
Decatur (St. Teresa) RSQ         Sandra Bronson
Eureka RSQ         Tyler Breitbarth
Johnston City RSQ         Trevor Stanley
Winnebago RSQ         Kristin Strey
Auburn R         Nate Robinson
Belleville (Althoff Catholic) R         Jakeb Schlich
Champaign (St. Thomas More) R         Rachael McMillan
Cisne R         John Hutton
Dieterich R         Valerie Sanguinetti
Elmwood R         Rusty Koll
Farmer City (Blue Ridge) R         Evan Miles
Galatia R         Adam Neal
Galena (H.S.) R         Ron Jenkins
Gillespie R         Jarrod Herron
Henry (H.-Senachwine) R         Frank Bush
Lisle (Sr.) R         Yousef Matariyeh
Mt. Sterling (Brown County) R   55 20   Gail Gallaher & Jenny Zimmerman
New Berlin R         Joseph Coulton
Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) R         Amanda Dunlavey
Port Byron (Riverdale) R         James Campbell
Quincy (Notre Dame) R         Beth Lask
Roanoke (R.-Benson) R         Jerod Gross
Rockford (Keith Country Day) R         Kristin Burns
Rushville (R.-Industry) R         Jace Kost
Stockton R         Kris Heidenreich
Sullivan R         Leah Fleming
Vienna R         Brian Jones
Westmont R         Tom DeMay

2024-25 Class 2A

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) RSQ 1 23 0   Jennifer Golminas
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) RSQ 2 99 9   Brian Oberhauser
Orland Park (Sandburg) RSQ 3 56 23   Olivia Parker
Hinsdale (Central) RSQ 4 80 22   Alan McCloud
Carbondale (H.S.) RSQ         Sharon Robinson Lorinskas
Rockford (Auburn) RSQ         Nevagay Abel
Springfield (H.S.) RSQ         Deb Eaton
Urbana (University) RSQ         Kaila Simpson
Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) R         Elena CazaresJohnson
Belleville (East) R         Dave Appel
Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) R         Mike Dorsam
Cary (C.-Grove) R         Ellen Lada
Champaign (Centennial) R         Andrew Cheun
Charleston R         Anne Kidwell
Chicago (F.W. Parker) R         Ethan Levine
Chicago (Payton) R   66 21   Mark Taylor
Columbia R         Matt Duguay
Crystal Lake (Central) R         Michael Hermann
Dixon (H.S.) R         Tom Padilla
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) R         Matthew Jordan
Galesburg (H.S.) R         Eric Spindler
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) R         Michael Douglas
Glenview (Glenbrook South) R         Carrie Fraher
Greenville R         Ryan D'Arcy
Hoffman Estates (H.S.) R         Katie McGarvey
Macomb R         Brian Powell
Metamora R         Monica Tryner
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) R         Aaron Raatjes
New Lenox (Providence Catholic) R         Brock Austrums
Oak Park (Fenwick) R         Jerry Kribs
Palatine (Fremd) R         John Snyder
West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) R         David Tollefsen