| ATHLETICS
Capron offered the boys sports of baseball, football, and basketball while the girls participated in GAA activities. The Capron Vikings may not have won any IHSA hardware, but we are sure there were many successful seasons over the years. If you have any information on the sports program at CHS please write to us so we may share it with others.
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CONFERENCE AFFILIATION
From James Moser:
“From 1937 to 1949, Capron Boone-McHenry High School athletics were part of the Wisconsin-based Southern Regional Conference, mostly comprised of small schools in Rock and Walworth Counties. Their successor (North Boone) inherited this affiliation after Capron and Poplar Grove were consolidated in 1949, until they joined the Illinois-based SHARK Conference in 1956. I wrote a Wikipedia article on the history of the Southern Regional Conference, which has membership history and a list of conference champions in football and basketball (includes cited references).”
To read more about the Southern Regional Conference as researched by James please click on the following link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Regional_Conference
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BOYS BASKETBALL
We know the Capron-Boone HS boys competed in basketball. A 1947 Alden High School yearbook located by Dean Bentley listed the following basketball scores:
1946-47
@ Capron – 50……..….Alden – 21
Capron – 73…..…….Alden – 21 (@ Hebron District)
Season records and coaches names are needed for this section.
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The following scores were located on a website titled “Illinois Postseason Basketball Scores“.
1930-31 Woodstock District Tournament
1st Rd lost to Hebron 24-9
Dundee beat Woodstock in title game.
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1931-32 Woodstock District Tournament
1st Rd Beat Burlington 21-10
2nd Rd lost to Hampshire 40-9
Dundee beat Elgin in title game.
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1932-33 Rockford District Tournament
1st Rd lost to Kirkland 33-10
Freeport beat Rockford in title game.
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1933-34 Rockford District Tourney
1st Rd lost to Honenegah 27-19
Honenegah lost in semi-final.
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1934-35 Rockford District Tourney
1st Rd lost to Freeport 38-19
Freeport lost in semi-final
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1935-36 Wauconda District Tourney
1st Rd lost to Hebron 42-14
Hebron won District tourney
Hebron lost in 2nd round of Regional
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1936-37 Pecatonica District Tournament
1st Rd Beat Kirkland 31-23
Semi-Final lost to Pecatonica 37-32
Kingston beat Pecatonica in title game.
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1937-38 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
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1938-39 New Milford District Tournament
Semi-Final lost to Kirkland 43-24
Kirkland beat New Milford in title game.
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1939-40 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
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1940-41 Hebron District Tourney
1st Rd lost to Huntley 53-22
Hebron beat Huntley in title game.
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1941-42 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
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1942-43 Hebron District Tournament
1st Rd Beat Richmond 20-18
Semi-Final lost to Hebron 74-23
Hebron beat Huntley in title game.
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1943-44 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
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1944-45 Hebron District Tourney
1st Rd lost to Woodstock St. Mary 44-21
St. Mary lost in title game.
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1945-46 Hebron District Tourney
1st Rd lost to Hebron 46-27
Elgin St. Edward beat Hebron in title game.
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1946-47 Hebron District Tourney
1st Rd Beat Alden 73-21
Semi-Final lost to Elgin St. Edward 48-33
St. Eds lost title game.
| Capron Viking Basketball Team – 1947 |
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1947-48 Hebron District Tourney
Lost to Elgin St. Edward 58-47
St. Eds won District title.
St. Eds lost in semi-final of Regional
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1948-49 Hebron District Tourney
**1st Rd lost to Richmond 41-35
Richmond lost in semi-final
Elgin St. Edward beat Hebron in title game.
**Final varsity boys basketball game for Capron Boone-McHenry Township High School.
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FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL
Capron High School boys definitely competed in baseball and football. Photos of the teams of the 1046-47 school year are available below.
MEMORIES & FACTS
From Brian Wolf:
“Architects for the school building were Ashby, Ashby, and Schulze of Chicago. This was found while researching history of West Division Elementary School in Des Plaines.
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See also http://www.familytreeconnection.com/resources/ftc1530.html .”
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SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE
If you have ANY further information about Capron High School, please share it with us. Photos and information can be e-mailed to us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net.
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