| ATHLETICS
Chicago Luther South High School enjoyed successful seasons and individual accomplishments at several levels and in several different areas of competition. We are missing several team and individual accomplishments. Coach’s names are also needed. Please contact us at eganann@sbcglobal.net if you have any further information you would like to have posted on this page. The information below was located on the IHSA web site found at www.ihsa.org.
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
The Luther South High School Braves had a tremendous boys track & field program. The thinclads won a total of FIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, two second place finishes, and two third place finishes. In addition, several of the athletes won gold medals as well as having numerous top-9 medalists.
The most famous of the many great track athletes from Luther South is Mike Conley. Conley still holds the Illinois high school record for the triple jump with a jump of 51′ 11″ in 1981. He is also in the top five all-time for the long jump with a jump of 24′ 9.75″ also in 1981. Mike Conley went on to become a world class track superstar at Arkansas University, winning 16 NCAA long jump and triple jump titles. He also earned an Olympic Silver Medal in the Triple Jump in 1984 and an Olympic GOLD MEDAL in 1992 for the same event. Mike earned the World Championship Gold Medal in 1993 as well. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Conley,_Sr.) .
1975-76 IHSA Class A State Meet Medalists
Cliff Dunn – Discus – 2nd Place
Al Kennedy – 440 Yard Dash – 4th Place
1976-77 IHSA Class A State Meet Medalists
1-Mile Relay – STATE CHAMPS:
(Craig Chandler, Eric Gilbert, Chuck Hudson, Al Kennedy)
Al Kennedy – 440 Yard Dash – 2nd Place
Chuck Hudson – 440 Yard Dash – 5th Place
1977-78 IHSA Class A State Meet Medalists
440 Yard Relay – 5th Place
Jeff Jackson, Daryl Davis,
Derrick Harris, Eugene Dipeolu
Eugene Dipeolu – 100 Yard Dash – 2nd Place
1978-79 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ STATE CHAMPIONS! Coach Norm Meier
Mike Conley – Triple Jump – STATE CHAMP
Mark Kinnard – 120 Yard High Hurdles – STATE CHAMP
Mark Kinnard – Triple Jump – 2nd Place
Mike Conley – Long Jump – 4th Place
Mark Kinnard – 330 Yard Low Hurdles – 7th Place
Tony Martin – High Jump – 7th Place
Derrick Harris – 330 Yard Low Hurdles – 8th Place
1-Mile Relay – (names needed) – 4th Place
1979-80 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ STATE CHAMPIONS! Coach Norm Meier
Mike Conley – Long Jump – STATE CHAMP
Mike Conley – Triple Jump – STATE CHAMP
Mike Conley – 100 Yard Dash – 4th Place
Versye O’Berry – 800 Meter Run – 7th Place
4 X 100 Relay – 6th Place
4 X 400 Relay – 7th Place
1980-81 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ STATE SECOND PLACE!
Mike Conley – 100 Meter Dash – STATE CHAMP
Mike Conley – 200 Meter Dash – STATE CHAMP
Mike Conley – Long Jump – STATE CHAMP
Mike Conley – Triple Jump – STATE CHAMP
1982-83 IHSA Class ‘A’ Sectional Champions
State Meet Medalists
Peter Thurston – 110 Meter High Hurdles – 2nd Place
Brian Little – 300 Meter Low Hurdles – 6th Place
4 X 400 Meter Relay – (names needed) – 3rd Place
1983-84 IHSA Class ‘A’ State Meet Individual Medalists
Chris Bodley – Triple Jump – 2nd Place
4 X 200 Meter Relay – (names needed) – 7th Place
1984-85 IHSA Class ‘A’ State Meet Individual Medalists
Cary Chandler – 100 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
4 X 100 Meter Relay – names needed – 5th Place
4 X 200 Meter Relay – names needed – 8th Place
1985-86 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ STATE CHAMPIONS! Coach Oscar Kieschnick
Sectional Champions
State Meet Medalists
Cary Chandler – 100 Meter Dash – STATE CHAMP
Cary Chandler – 200 Meter Dash – STATE CHAMP
4 X 100 Meter Relay – STATE CHAMPS
(Derek Bodley, Cary Chandler, Torrey Price, Ernest Woods)
4 X 200 Meter Relay – STATE CHAMPS
(Derek Bodley, Cary Chandler, Mike Wilson, Ernest Woods)
Ernest Woods – 200 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
1988-89 IHSA Class ‘A’ State Meet Medalists
Tony Ewell – 110 Meter High Hurdles – 3rd Place
4 X 100 Meter Relay – (names needed) – 7th Place
4 X 200 Meter Relay – (names needed) – 7th Place
1989-90 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ STATE SECOND PLACE!
Steve Conley – Triple Jump – STATE CHAMP
Steve Conley – Long Jump – 3rd Place
Steve Conley – 200 Meter Dash – 6th Place
Tony Ewell – 110 Meter High Hurdles – 4th Place
4 X 100 Meter Relay – (names needed) – 3rd Place
4 X 200 Meter Relay – (names needed) – 8th Place
1990-91 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ STATE CHAMPIONS! Coach Tony Rainey
Sectional Champions
State Meet Medalists
Steve Conley – Triple Jump – STATE CHAMP
4 X 100 Meter Relay – STATE CHAMPS
(Steve Conley, Tim Edwards, Robert Forrest, Yemi Sashi)
4 X 200 Meter Relay – STATE CHAMPS
(Tim Edwards, Robert Forrest, Squire Pettis, Yemi Sashi)
Steve Conley – Long Jump – 2nd Place
Tim Edwards – 200 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
Yemi Sashi – 400 Meter Run – 6th Place
Robert Forrest – 100 Meter Dash – 7th Place
Robert Forrest – 300 Meter Low Hurdles – 7th Place
1991-92 IHSA Class ‘A’ State Meet Medalists
Tim Edwards – 100 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
1993-94 IHSA Class ‘A’ State Meet Medalists
Tyrone Roberts – 400 Meter Dash – 7th Place
Tyrone Roberts – High Jump – 8th Place
1994-95 IHSA Class ‘A’ Sectional Champions Coach Tony Rainey
State Meet Medalists
4 X 400 Meter Relay – 5th Place
(Sherman Armstrong, Tyrone Roberts, Edmond Triplett, Maurice Wellington)
4 X 100 Meter Relay – 6th Place
(Greg Beacham, Tyrone Roberts, Edmond Triplett, Maurice Wellington)
Tyrone Roberts – Long jump – 8th Place
1995-96 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ Third Place Coach Tony Rainey
Sectional Champions
State Meet Medalists
Sherman Armstrong – 300 Meter Hurdles – STATE CHAMP
Terrence Roberts – 110 High Hurdles – 2nd Place
4 X 200 Meter Relay – 2nd Place
(Sherman Armstrong, Greg Beacham, Jason Owens, Terrence Roberts)
Sherman Armstrong – High Jump – 7th Place
1996-97 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ STATE CHAMPIONS! Coach Tony Rainey
Sectional Champions
State Meet Medalists
Sherman Armstrong – 110 Meter High Hurdles – 2nd Place
Sherman Armstrong – 200 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
Sherman Armstrong – 300 Meter Hurdles – 2nd Place
Terrence Roberts – 110 Meter High Hurdles – 3rd Place
4 X 100 Meter Relay – 3rd Place
(Tavoris Guider, Allen Leonard, Jason Owens, Tertrence Roberts)
4 X 200 Meter Relay – 3rd Place
(Sherman Armstrong, Allen Leonard, Daniel Rush, Terrenc Roberts)
Terrence Roberts – 300 Meter Hurdles – 7th Place
1997-98 IHSA Class ‘A’ State Meet Medalists
Cliff Perry – Long Jump – 3rd Place
4 X 100 Meter Relay – 4th Place
(Brandon Cade, Tavoris Guider, Jason Owens, Daniel Rush)
4 X 200 Meter Relay – 5th Place
(Brandon Cade, Tavoris Guider, Jason Owens, Cliff Perry)
Cliff Perry – 400 Meter Run – 8th Place
1998-99 IHSA Class ‘A’ State Meet Medalists
Daniel Rush – 100 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
Daniel Rush – 200 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
4 X 100 Meter Relay – 6th Place
(Shannon Armstrong, Brandon Cade, Daniel Rush, Marc Willie)
1999-00 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ Third Place
Shannon Armstrong – 110 Meter High Hurdles – STATE CHAMP
Shannon Armstrong – 300 Meter Hurdles – STATE CHAMP
Daniel Rush – 100 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
Daniel Rush – 200 Meter Dash – 3rd Place
Daniel Rush – 400 Meter Dash – 5th Place
Shannon Armstrong – 200 Meter Dash – 5th Place
4 X 100 Meter Relay – 5th Place
(Jeremy Howell, Terrence McCants, Daniel Rush, Marc Willie)
2000-01 IHSA Class ‘A’ State Meet Medalists
4 X 200 Meter Relay – 3rd Place
(Jeremy Howell, Terrence McCants, Marcel Morgan, Marc Willie)
4 X 100 Meter Relay – 4th Place
(Jeremy Howell, Terrence McCants, Marcel Morgan, Marc Willie)
Marcel Morgan – Long Jump – 8th Place
2007-08 IHSA Class ‘A’ State Meet Medalist
Anthony Mays – Triple Jump – 3rd Place
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
The Lady Braves were fleet of foot as well. One STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, four second place finishes, and four Sectional titles high-light the team efforts. As you will see below, there were several individual and relay champions as well.
1973-74 IHSA State Meet Medalist – One Class
Audrey Marrocco – 50 Yard Dash – 6th Place
Audrey Marrocco – 100 Yard Dash – 6th Place
1974-75 IHSA State Meet Medalist – One Class
Audrey Marrocco – Long Jump – 3rd Place
Audrey Marrocco – 50 Yard Dash – 6th Place
1979-80 IHSA Class ‘A’ Medalist
Melvina Witherspoon – 100 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
1980-81 IHSA Class ‘A’ Medalists
Bridgette Cartwright – 100 Meter Hurdles – STATE CHAMP
Bridgette Cartwright – 200 Meter Hurdles – 2nd Place
Melvina Witherspoon – 100 Meter Dash – 3rd Place
Melvina Witherspoon – 200 Meter Dash – 6th Place
1981-82 IHSA Class ‘A’ District Champs
State Meet Medalist
Bridgette Cartwright – 100 Meter Hurdles – 4th Place
Melvina Witherspoon – 100 Meter Dash – 4th Place
Melvina Witherspoon – 200 Meter Dash – 7th Place
1982-83 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ 2ND PLACE!
Sectional Champions
State Meet Medalists
Melvina Witherspoon – 100 Meter Dash – STATE CHAMP
4 X 200 Meter Relay – STATE CHAMPS
(Bridgette Cartwright, Lynn Lockett, Germelina Rambo, Melvina Witherspoon,
Melvina Witherspoon – 200 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
Bridgette Cartwright – 100 Meter Hurdles – 3rd Place
Bridgette Cartwright – 200 Meter Hurdles – 3rd Place
4 X 100 Meter Relay – 3rd Place
(names needed)
1983-84 IHSA Class ‘A’ Sectional Champs
State Meet Medalist
Monique Odom – 100 Meter Hurdles – 4th Place
1984-85 IHSA Class ‘A’ Sectional Champs
State Meet Medalists
Monique Odom – 100 Meter Hurdles – 7th Place
1985-86 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ STATE CHAMPIONS!
State Meet Medalists
Remel Duncan – Shot Put – STATE CHAMP
4 X 100 Meter Relay – STATE CHAMPS
(Latonya Bates, Rhonda Calhoun, Iris Dalton, Latoyia Haynes)
Marcy Hoffman – 400 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
4 X 200 Meter Relay – 2nd Place
(names needed)
800 Meter Medley Relay – 2nd Place
(names needed)
Latonya Bates – 100 Meter Low Hurdles – 3rd Place
Remel Duncan – Discus – 5th Place
Latoyia Haynes – 100 Meter Dash – 6th Place
1986-87 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ 2ND PLACE!
Sectional Champions
State Meet Medalists
Marcy Hoffman – 400 Meter Dash – STATE CHAMP
Latoyia Haynes – 100 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
Latoyia Haynes – 200 Meter Dash – 3rd Place
4 X 100 Meter Relay – 3rd Place
(names neeeded)
800 Meter Medley Relay – 3rd Place
(names needed)
Latonya Bates – 100 Meter Hurdles – 4th Place
Charsa Palamore – Shot Put – 6th Place
4 X 400 Meter Relay – 6th Place
(names needed)
1987-88 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ 2ND PLACE!
Sectional Champions
State Meet Medalist
Marcy Hoffman – Long Jump – STATE CHAMP
Marcy Hoffman – 100 Meter Dash – STATE CHAMP
Marcy Hoffman – 200 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
Marcy Hoffman – 400 Meter Dash – 2nd Place
1988-89 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ 2ND PLACE!
Sectional Champions
State Meet Medalists
Marcy Hoffman – 100 Meter Dash – STATE CHAMP
Marcy Hoffman – 200 Meter Dash – STATE CHAMP
Marcy Hoffman – Long Jump – 2nd Place
4 X 100 Meter Relay – 3rd Place
(names needed)
Keva Bryant – 100 Meter Hurdles – 5th Place
1989-90 IHSA Class ‘A’ Medalists
4 X 100 Meter Relay – 8th Place
(names needed)
800 Meter Medley Relay – 8th Place
(names needed)
1990-91 IHSA Class ‘A’ Medalist
April Jordan – 100 Meter Dash – 7th Place
1991-92 IHSA Class ‘A’ Medalist
Menyett Baker – Long Jump – 5th Place
1993-94 IHSA Class ‘A’ Medalists
4 X 100 Meter Relay – 2nd Place
(names needed)
BOYS BASKETBALL
The Luther South Braves also earned an IHSA Class ‘A’ basketball championship in 1980 prior to winning the track championship that year. In all the program earned 6 Regional titles, 2 Sectional Titles, and a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!
1975-76 12 – 15 Coach Cliff Doll
1976-77 16 – 8 Coach Cliff Doll
1977-78 2 – 22 Coach Cliff Doll
1978-79 12 – 14 Coach Cliff Doll
1979-80 27 – 5 IHSA CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPS! Coach Cliff Doll
Regional Champions
Sectional Champions
Super-Sectional Champions
Beat DePue 64-55
Elite 8 Finalist
Beat Pittsfield 61-38
Final 4 Finalist
Beat Okawville 59-57
State Championship Game
Beat Peoria Bergan 56-51
1980-81 22 – 8 IHSA Sweet 16 Finalist!! Coach Cliff Doll
Regional Champions
Sectional Champions
Sweet 16 Finalist
Lost to New Lenox Providence 56-46
New Lenox lost in Elite 8 Round
1986-87 Regional Champions
1987-88 Regional Champions
1988-89 Regional Champions
1989-90 Regional Champions
GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Luther North Lady Braves made a nice run in the IHSA State Class ‘A’ tourney in 1988. The team made it to the Sweet 16 round before falling to eventual state runner-up Elgin St. Edward. The program won another Regional title in 2000. Other team records and coach’s names are needed.
1987-88 27 – 3 IHSA Class ‘A’ Sweet 16 Finalist Coach Cal Behrens
Regional Champions
Sectional Champions
Super Sectional Finalist
Lost to Elgin St. Edward 70 – 57
St. Edward lost in championship game
1999-00 Regional Champions
BOYS FOOTBALL
Two Luther South grid-iron teams earned the right to play in the IHSA Class 3A football playoffs. This occurred in back-to-back seasons during the fall of 1989 and 1990.
At least one player from the Brave’s program made his way to the NFL. Steve Conley (younger brother of Mike Conley) played for the Luther South Braves in the late 1980s / early 1990s before moving on to a successful college career at the University of Arkansas. He would be a 3rd round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1996 and play 3 years in the NFL suiting up for the Steelers and Indianapolis Colts! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Conley)
1975-76 6 – 3 Coach Jim Braun
1976-77 2 – 7 Coach Jim Braun
1977-78 4 – 5 Coach Jim Braun
1978-79 6 – 3 Coach Jim Braun
1979-80 2 – 7 Coach Tim Warneke
1980-81 4 – 5 Coach Tim Warneke
1981-82 5 – 4 Coach Tim Warneke
1982-83 2 – 7 Coach Tim Warneke
1983-84 5 – 4
1984-85 4 – 5 Coach Cal Behrens
1985-86 4 – 5 Coach Cal Behrens
1986-87 1 – 7 Coach Cal Behrens
1987-88 2 – 7
1988-89 4 – 5 Coach Anthony Rainey
1989-90 8 – 2 IHSA Class 3A Playoff Qualifier Coach Anthony Rainey
Lost to Coal City 21 – 6
1990-91 6 – 5 IHSA Class 3A ‘Sweet 16’ Finalist Coach Anthony Rainey
Beat Lemont 20 – 12
Lost to Harvard 14 – 7
1991-92 3 – 6 Coach Phillip Dennis
1992-93 5 – 4 Coach Phillip Dennis
1993-94 4 – 5 Coach Phillip Dennis
1994-95 4 – 5 Coach Phillip Dennis
1995-96 4 – 5 Coach Phillip Dennis
1996-97 2 – 7 Coach Phillip Dennis
1997-98 3 – 6 Coach Phillip Dennis
1998-99 2 – 7 Coach Jim Pusateri
1999-00 0 – 9 Coach Jim Pusateri
2000-01 3 – 6 Coach Jim Pusateri
2001-02 2 – 7 Coach Jim Pusateri
2002-03 0 – 9 Coach Brian Kube
2003-04 0 – 9 Coach Charlie Clark, Jr.
2004-05 0 – 9 Coach Charlie Clark, Jr.
2005-06 1 – 8 Coach Charlie Clark, Jr.
2006-07 2 – 7 Coach Charlie Clark, Jr.
2007-08 1 – 8 Coach Charlie Clark, Jr.
2008-09 3 – 6 Coach Charlie Clark, Jr.
GIRLS BOWLING
The Lady Braves of the wooden lanes made two trips to the IHSA State Finals. The team won back-to-back District titles in the early 1970s. Team records and coach’s names are needed.
1973 IHSA State Match Qualifier
District Champions
1974 IHSA State Match Qualifier
District Champions
BOYS WRESTLING
Several Luther South grapplers earned medals at the State Match level. David Douglas even earned a State Title! Team records and coach’s names are needed.
1977 IHSA Class ‘A’ Medalist
Russ Belisle – 185 lbs. – 2nd Place
1988 IHSA Class ‘A’ Medalist
Steffond Jones – 155 lbs. – 2nd Place
1989 IHSA Class ‘A’ Medalist
Steffond Jones – 152 lbs. – 3rd Place
Eddie Davis – 125 lbs. – 3rd Place
1994 IHSA Class ‘A’ Medalist
David Douglas – 112 lbs. – STATE CHAMP
LaShaun Jackson – 152 lbs. – 2nd Place
GIRLS SOFTBALL
A Regional Championship highlighted the girls softball program. Team records and coach’s names are needed to fill in the missing seasons.
1979-80 IHSA Regional Champions
BOYS GOLF
Linkster Dave Rundle earned medalist honors at the IHSA State Golf Tournament!
1968 Individual Medalist
Dave Rundle – 12th Place
SPEECH SWEEPSTAKES
The program at Luther South included competition of all sorts. The kids competed in the IHSA’s annual Speech Sweepstakes competition as well. The team garnered a 2ND Place finish in 1975-76! Several individual medalists made the Luther South program proud as well.
1971 Individual Medalist
Daryl Moore – Oratorical Declamatiion – 5th Place
1972 Individual Medalist
Daryl Moore – Oratorical Declamatiion – 4th Place
Daryl Moore – Humorous Interpretation – 5th Place
1973 Sectional Champions
Daryl Moore – Oratorical Declamation – 2nd Place
1974 District Champions
Laurel Streich – Original Comedy – 2nd Place
Wayne Reddrick – Dramatic Interpretation – 6th Place
1975 Individual Medalist
Cynthia DeBois – Verse Reading – 4th Place
1976 IHSA SECOND PLACE FINISH
District Champions
Sectional Champions
Allison Bethel – Dramatic Duet Acting – STATE CHAMP
Leta Wilson – Dramatic Duet Acting – STATE CHAMP
Leta Wilson – Prose Reading – 3rd Place
Cynthia DeBois – Oratorical Declamation – 5th Place
1977 Individual Medalist
Sandra Baynham – Humorous Interpretation – 2nd Place
1978 Individual Medalist
William Walton – Humorous Interpretation – 3rd Place
William Walton – Original Comedy – 4th Place
1979 Individual Medalist
William Walton – Humorous Interpretation – 3rd Place
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