Boys Wrestling Season Summaries

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Season summaries include titles won (and the class they were won in), final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records.

A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Changes and additions to these records may be made by school personnel through the IHSA Schools Center.

Key to titles: D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Chicago Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).

Fairbury (F.-Cropsey)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79 A D          
1979-80 A DS   21 2   Curt Christenson
Coach Total 21 2   1 yr   .913
1981-82       3 14   Randy Clifton
Coach Total 3 14   1 yr   .176
School Total 24 16   2 yr   .600

Fairbury (Prairie Central)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1985-86       18 5   Keith Deaton
1986-87       6 16 2 Keith Deaton
Coach Total 24 21 2 2 yr   .532
1987-88       9 13   Tim Dever
1989-90       18 5   Tim Dever
1990-91       11 14   Tim Dever
1991-92       14 10 1 Tim Dever
1992-93       16 7   Tim Dever
1993-94       10 13   Tim Dever
1994-95       12 7   Tim Dever
1995-96       11 7   Tim Dever
Coach Total 101 76 1 8 yr   .570
1996-97       17 5   Joe Cliffe
1997-98       11 13   Joe Cliffe
1998-99       9 13 1 Joe Cliffe
1999-00       13 8 2 Joe Cliffe
2000-01       16 6 1 Joe Cliffe
2001-02       20 5   Joe Cliffe
2002-03 A RSQ 4 22 5   Joe Cliffe
2003-04 A RQ   16 7   Joe Cliffe
2004-05 A R   18 7   Joe Cliffe
2005-06       10 9   Joe Cliffe
2006-07       18 7   Joe Cliffe
2007-08 A R   16 7   Joe Cliffe
2008-09       19 6   Joe Cliffe
2009-10       16 6   Joe Cliffe
2010-11 1A RQ 4 22 5   Joe Cliffe
Coach Total 243 109 4 15 yr   .688
2011-12       20 6   Andrew Quain
Coach Total 20 6   1 yr   .769
2014-15 1A R          
2015-16 1A R         Mark Payne
2018-19 1A RQ   33 5   Tyler Webster
2019-20 1A RQ         Tyler Webster
Coach Total 33 5   1 yr   .868
2020-21             Scott Ziller
2021-22 1A R   13 18   Scott Ziller
2022-23       7 24   Scott Ziller
Coach Total 20 42   2 yr   .323
School Total 441 259 7 29 yr   .624

Fairfield

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79 A D          
1982-83 A           Rick Reinhardt
2000-01       13 9   Bob Wells
2001-02       13 9   Bob Wells
2002-03       7 15   Bob Wells
2003-04       8 14   Bob Wells
Coach Total 41 47   4 yr   .466
2011-12       2 14   Donnie Lyons
2012-13       10 10   Donnie Lyons
2013-14       4 16   Donnie Lyons
2014-15       13 9   Donnie Lyons
2015-16       8 14   Donnie Lyons
2016-17       11 7   Donnie Lyons
2017-18       8 10   Donnie Lyons
2018-19       10 11   Donnie Lyons
Coach Total 66 91   8 yr   .420
2019-20       14 7   Jordan Griffith
Coach Total 14 7   1 yr   .667
2020-21       20 6   Jordan Griffith & Justin Titzer
Coach Total 20 6   1 yr   .769
2021-22       17 2   Jordan Grittith & Justin Titzer
Coach Total 17 2   1 yr   .895
2022-23       22 7   Jordan Griffith & Justin Titzer
2023-24       15 8   Jordan Griffith & Justin Titzer
Coach Total 37 15   2 yr   .712
School Total 195 168   17 yr   .537

Farmington

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Farmington (East)
1972-73       7 5   Barry Stortz
1973-74       11 3   Barry Stortz
Coach Total 18 8   2 yr   .692
1974-75       10 3 1 Terry Morovic
1975-76       9 6   Terry Morovic
Coach Total 19 9 1 2 yr   .672
1976-77       10 0 1 Greg Basalay
1977-78       3 10   Greg Basalay
1978-79       4 11   Greg Basalay
1979-80       13 6   Greg Basalay
1980-81       6 9 1 Greg Basalay
1981-82       10 7 1 Greg Basalay
1982-83       16 3   Greg Basalay
1983-84       10 6 1 Greg Basalay
1984-85       13 6   Greg Basalay
1985-86       7 13   Greg Basalay
1986-87       2 17 1 Greg Basalay
As Farmington
1987-88       11 11 1 Greg Basalay
Coach Total 105 99 6 12 yr   .514
2010-11       0 9    
Coach Total 0 9   1 yr   .000
2011-12       0 10   Ron Zessin
2012-13       2 14   Ron Zessin
2013-14       3 13   Ron Zessin
2014-15       4 11   Ron Zessin
Coach Total 9 48   4 yr   .158
School Total 151 173 7 21 yr   .456

Fisher

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79 A           Wayne Bekaries

Fithian (Oakwood)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1968-69       7 3   Ed Biehl
1969-70       7 6   Ed Biehl
1970-71       12 5 1 Ed Biehl
1971-72       10 2 1 Ed Biehl
Coach Total 36 16 2 4 yr   .685
1972-73       4 12   Dick Zasada
Coach Total 4 12   1 yr   .250
1973-74 A     7 11   Ed Biehl
1974-75       3 6   Ed Biehl
Coach Total 10 17   2 yr   .370
1975-76       2 7   Dyke Wilson
1976-77       6 6   Dyke Wilson
1977-78       7 7   Dyke Wilson
1978-79             Dyke Wilson
1979-80             Dyke Wilson
1980-81       12 8   Dyke Wilson
1981-82       13 5   Dyke Wilson
1982-83       6 15   Dyke Wilson
Coach Total 46 48   6 yr   .489
1983-84       3 16   Mike Nolan
1984-85       3 13   Mike Nolan
1985-86       7 8 1 Mike Nolan
1986-87       5 13 3 Mike Nolan
1987-88       2 14   Mike Nolan
Coach Total 20 64 4 5 yr   .250
1988-89       15 7   Dave Markwell
1989-90 A R   17 3 1 Dave Markwell
1990-91       15 4 1 Dave Markwell
1991-92       7 8 2 Dave Markwell
1992-93       4 9   Dave Markwell
1993-94       12 4 1 Dave Markwell
1994-95       12 6   Dave Markwell
1995-96       15 2 1 Dave Markwell
1996-97       17 4   Dave Markwell
1997-98 A R   18 2   Dave Markwell
1998-99       10 9   Dave Markwell
1999-00       15 5   Dave Markwell
2000-01 A R   16 6   Dave Markwell
2001-02       16 4 1 Dave Markwell
2002-03 A R   14 5 1 Dave Markwell
2003-04       14 6   Dave Markwell
2004-05       9 11   Dave Markwell
2005-06       14 6   Dave Markwell
2006-07       16 5   Dave Markwell
2007-08       19 2   Dave Markwell
2008-09 1A R   19 3   Dave Markwell
Coach Total 294 111 8 21 yr   .722
2009-10       13 8   Nic Wright
2010-11       2 18   Nic Wright
Coach Total 15 26   2 yr   .366
2011-12       8 12   Michael Glosser
2012-13       13 9   Michael Glosser
2013-14       11 6   Michael Glosser
2014-15       20 7   Michael Glosser
2015-16       14 12   Michael Glosser
2016-17       14 12   Michael Glosser
2017-18       22 7   Michael Glosser
2018-19       21 8   Michael Glosser
2019-20       22 8   Michael Glosser
2020-21       15 3   Michael Glosser
2021-22       19 10   Michael Glosser
2022-23 1A RQ 4 22 12   Michael Glosser
Coach Total 201 106   12 yr   .655
2023-24 1A R         Mike Glosser
2024-25 1A R         Mike Glosser
School Total 626 400 14 53 yr   .602

Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1959-60       3 11   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1960-61       5 9   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1961-62       8 7   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1962-63       7 9   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1963-64       14 2   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1964-65   D   10 4 2 Emil "Butch" Diewald
1965-66       4 12   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1966-67       4 10 2 Emil "Butch" Diewald
1967-68   D   14 1 1 Emil "Butch" Diewald
1968-69       13 3   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1969-70       13 3   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1970-71       16 0   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1971-72       14 2   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1972-73   D   16 1   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1973-74 AA D   14 6   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1974-75       13 6   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1975-76       13 5 1 Emil "Butch" Diewald
1976-77       6 9 1 Emil "Butch" Diewald
1977-78       7 11   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1978-79       3 16   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1979-80       5 14   Emil "Butch" Diewald
1980-81       6 12 1 Emil "Butch" Diewald
Coach Total 208 153 8 22 yr   .575
1981-82       3 15   Alonzo Washington
Coach Total 3 15   1 yr   .167
1982-83       3 17   Bill Murphy
1983-84       12 5 1 Bill Murphy
1984-85       11 11   Bill Murphy
1985-86       10 11 2 Bill Murphy
1986-87       5 12 1 Bill Murphy
1987-88       3 15   Bill Murphy
Coach Total 44 71 4 6 yr   .387
1997-98 AA R          
1998-99 AA R          
2006-07 AA R          
2020-21       5 7   Jim Sokoloski
2021-22       9 3   Jim Sokoloski
2022-23       7 6   Jim Sokoloski
2023-24       4 9   Jim Sokoloski
2024-25       11 8   Jim Sokoloski
Coach Total 36 33   5 yr   .522
School Total 291 272 12 34 yr   .506

Fox Lake (Grant)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1964-65             Don Rowden
1968-69             Don Rowden
1976-77 AA           Don Rowden
1978-79 AA DS          
1980-81 AA           Don Rowden
1983-84 AA R          
1984-85 AA R          
1985-86 AA R          
1993-94       15 7   Dave Kapraun
1994-95       7 15   Dave Kapraun
1995-96 AA R   15 7   Dave Kapraun
1996-97 AA R   19 5   Dave Kapraun
1997-98       21 4   Dave Kapraun
1998-99 AA R   23 2   Dave Kapraun
Coach Total 100 40   6 yr   .714
1999-00       17 7   Ryan Geist
2000-01       19 4   Ryan Geist
2001-02       18 3   Ryan Geist
2002-03 AA R   23 2   Ryan Geist
2003-04 AA RSQ   20 4   Ryan Geist
2004-05 AA R   24 2   Ryan Geist
2005-06 AA RSQ 3 26 3   Ryan Geist
2006-07 AA RSQ   23 3   Ryan Geist
2007-08 AA R   23 3   Ryan Geist
2008-09 3A RQ   22 3   Ryan Geist
2009-10       16 6   Ryan Geist
2010-11       15 10   Ryan Geist
2011-12 3A R   20 5   Ryan Geist
2012-13 3A RQ   25 2   Ryan Geist
2013-14       24 0   Ryan Geist
2014-15 3A R   22 7   Ryan Geist
Coach Total 337 64   16 yr   .840
2015-16 3A RQ         Len Grodoski
2015-16       19 4   Lenny Grodoski
2016-17       17 7   Lenny Grodoski
2017-18       20 5   Lenny Grodoski
2018-19       25 11   Lenny Grodoski
2019-20       15 9   Lenny Grodoski
2020-21       21 9   Lenny Grodoski
2021-22       10 11   Lenny Grodoski
Coach Total 127 56   7 yr   .694
2022-23       12 6   Mark Jolcover
2023-24       9 9   Mark Jolcover
2024-25 3A R         Mark Jolcover
Coach Total 21 15   2 yr   .583
School Total 585 175   31 yr   .770

Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2001-02       8 12   Tom Saindon
2002-03       12 5 3 Tom Saindon
2003-04 AA R   11 8   Tom Saindon
2004-05 AA R   11 10   Tom Saindon
2005-06 AA R   10 8   Tom Saindon
2006-07 AA R   10 9   Tom Saindon
2007-08       4 6   Tom Saindon
Coach Total 66 58 3 7 yr   .531
2008-09       7 7   Tyrone Byrd
2009-10       11 9   Tyrone Byrd
2010-11       17 4   Tyrone Byrd
2011-12       10 11   Tyrone Byrd
2012-13       14 11   Tyrone Byrd
2013-14       17 9   Tyrone Byrd
2014-15       18 8   Tyrone Byrd
2015-16       20 8   Tyrone Byrd
2016-17       12 10   Tyrone Byrd
2017-18       23 6   Tyrone Byrd
Coach Total 149 83   10 yr   .642
2018-19       18 9   Kevin Rockett
2018-19       18 9   Kevin Rockett
2018-19       18 9   Kevin Rockett
2019-20       8 12   Kevin Rockett
2020-21       8 6   Kevin Rockett
2021-22       21 0   Kevin Rockett
2022-23       19 1   Kevin Rockett
2023-24 3A R         Kevin Rockett
Coach Total 110 46   7 yr   .705
2024-25 3A R         Collin McKillip
School Total 325 187 3 22 yr   .631

Frankfort (Lincoln-Way North)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2008-09       5 12   Jack Young
2009-10       7 7   Jack Young
2010-11       6 17   Jack Young
2011-12       7 14   Jack Young
Coach Total 25 50   4 yr   .333
2012-13       7 14   Kevin Rockett
2013-14       9 8   Kevin Rockett
2014-15       8 12   Kevin Rockett
2015-16       11 10   Kevin Rockett
Coach Total 35 44   4 yr   .443
School Total 60 94   8 yr   .390

Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1949-50             James Murray
1954-55       3 12 1 Chuck Farina
1955-56       4 11   Chuck Farina
1956-57       9 7   Chuck Farina
1957-58   DS   14 2 1 Chuck Farina
As Franklin Park (East Leyden)
1958-59   DS   14 0   Chuck Farina
1959-60   DS 1 17 0   Chuck Farina
1960-61       7 6   Chuck Farina
1961-62   D   14 5 1 Chuck Farina
1962-63   D   15 1 1 Chuck Farina
1963-64   D   14 1   Chuck Farina
1964-65   DS   13 1   Chuck Farina
1965-66   DS   14 4   Chuck Farina
1966-67   DS   18 0 1 Chuck Farina
1967-68   DS 2 15 1 1 Chuck Farina
1968-69   DS   14 3   Chuck Farina
1969-70   D   16 1   Chuck Farina
1970-71   DS   17 0   Chuck Farina
1971-72   DS 2 21 1   Chuck Farina
1972-73   DS   21 0   Chuck Farina
1973-74 AA DS   20 0   Chuck Farina
1974-75 AA DS 3 21 1   Chuck Farina
1975-76 AA DS   20 0   Chuck Farina
1976-77 AA   3 20 0   Chuck Farina
1977-78 AA S 1 20 0   Chuck Farina
1978-79 AA D   18 1   Chuck Farina
1979-80 AA D   19 2   Chuck Farina
1980-81       15 5   Chuck Farina
As Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
1981-82 AA S   16 2 1 Chuck Farina
1982-83 AA R   18 1   Chuck Farina
1983-84 AA R   17 4   Chuck Farina
1984-85 AA RSQ 2 24 2   Chuck Farina
1985-86 AA RSQ 3 23 1   Chuck Farina
1986-87       17 3   Chuck Farina
1987-88       24 0   Chuck Farina
1988-89 AA R   26 2   Chuck Farina
1989-90       18 4   Chuck Farina
Coach Total 596 84 7 36 yr   .873
1990-91 AA R          
As Franklin Park (East Leyden)
2005-06       7 12   Jason Potter
2006-07       16 2   Jason Potter
2007-08       21 2   Jason Potter
Coach Total 44 16   3 yr   .733
As Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
2007-08 AA R          
As Franklin Park (East Leyden)
2008-09       15 7   Jason Potter
As Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
2008-09 3A R   17 8   Jason Potter
As Franklin Park (East Leyden)
2009-10       21 2   Jason Potter
As Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
2009-10 3A RQ   19 5   Jason Potter
As Franklin Park (East Leyden)
2010-11       15 5   Jason Potter
2011-12       11 7   Jason Potter
Coach Total 98 34   6 yr   .742
School Total 738 134 7 43 yr   .840

Freeport (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1973-74       15 4   Olson
1974-75       11 9   Olson
1975-76       7 10   Olson
1976-77       0 11   Olson
1977-78       3 14   Olson
1978-79       8 9   Olson
Coach Total 44 57   6 yr   .436
1979-80       4 13   Benefiel
Coach Total 4 13   1 yr   .235
1980-81       9 10   Hatfield
1981-82       8 8   Hatfield
Coach Total 17 18   2 yr   .486
1982-83 AA   3 16 4 1 Ron Hatfield
Coach Total 16 4 1 1 yr   .786
1983-84       4 13 1 Hatfield
1984-85       7 14   Hatfield
Coach Total 11 27 1 2 yr   .295
1985-86       3 9   Weber
1986-87       0 9 1 Weber
Coach Total 3 18 1 2 yr   .159
1987-88       1 14   Anderson
Coach Total 1 14   1 yr   .067
1988-89       0 13   Adams
Coach Total 0 13   1 yr   .000
1990-91       1 12   Castro
1991-92       2 12   Castro
1992-93       3 12   Castro
1993-94             Castro
1994-95       3 16   Castro
Coach Total 9 52   4 yr   .148
1995-96       11 11 1 Leuders
1996-97       11 8   Leuders
1997-98       9 13   Leuders
Coach Total 31 32 1 3 yr   .492
1998-99       3 12   Phillips
Coach Total 3 12   1 yr   .200
1999-00       1 16   Mark Niedermeier
2000-01       1 12   Mark Niedermeier
2001-02             Mark Niedermeier
2002-03             Mark Niedermeier
2003-04       6 13   Mark Niedermeier
Coach Total 8 41   3 yr   .163
2004-05       9 8   Heinz
Coach Total 9 8   1 yr   .529
2005-06       5 10   Anthony Dedmond
2006-07       6 12   Anthony Dedmond
2007-08       7 9   Anthony Dedmond
2008-09       13 8   Anthony Dedmond
2009-10       9 13   Anthony Dedmond
2010-11       5 20   Anthony Dedmond
2011-12       13 7   Anthony Dedmond
2012-13       5 15   Anthony Dedmond
2013-14       1 19   Anthony Dedmond
2014-15       3 14   Anthony Dedmond
2015-16       7 11   Anthony Dedmond
2016-17       10 10   Anthony Dedmond
2017-18       10 9   Anthony Dedmond
2018-19       13 6   Anthony Dedmond
2019-20       10 10   Anthony Dedmond
2020-21       10 7   Anthony Dedmond
2021-22       6 3   Anthony Dedmond
Coach Total 133 183   17 yr   .421
2022-23       5 18   Nathan Arendt
2023-24       10 13   Nathan Arendt
2024-25             Nathan Arendt
Coach Total 15 31   2 yr   .326
School Total 304 523 4 47 yr   .366

Fulton (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1974-75 A     25 2   Butch Wingett
Coach Total 25 2   1 yr   .926
1993-94       4 15   Gene Gonzales
1994-95       4 18   Gene Gonzales
Coach Total 8 33   2 yr   .195
1995-96       2 19   Nick Crosthwaite
Coach Total 2 19   1 yr   .095
1996-97       11 9   Nick Crostrhwaite
Coach Total 11 9   1 yr   .550
1997-98       20 2   Nick Crosthwaite
1998-99       19 3   Nick Crosthwaite
1999-00       13 9   Nick Crosthwaite
2000-01       12 10   Nick Crosthwaite
2001-02       4 17 1 Nick Crosthwaite
2002-03       9 11   Nick Crosthwaite
2003-04       9 11   Nick Crosthwaite
2004-05       1 19   Nick Crosthwaite
Coach Total 87 82 1 8 yr   .515
2005-06             Jessie Kennedy
2006-07             Jessie Kennedy
2007-08             Jessie Kennedy
2008-09       9 11   Jessie Kennedy
Coach Total 9 11   1 yr   .450
2009-10       10 10   Chris Grant
2010-11       9 12   Chris Grant
2011-12       0 19   Chris Grant
2012-13       1 18   Chris Grant
2013-14       6 14   Chris Grant
2014-15       16 6   Chris Grant
2015-16       15 7   Chris Grant
2016-17       10 12   Chris Grant
2017-18       13 8   Chris Grant
2018-19       4 15   Chris Grant
2019-20       10 12   Chris Grant
2020-21       9 13   Chris Grant
2021-22       7 14   Chris Grant
2022-23       12 12   Chris Grant
Coach Total 122 172   14 yr   .415
2023-24       12 13   Russ McCallister
Coach Total 12 13   1 yr   .480
School Total 276 341 1 29 yr   .447