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The History of Dallas City High School Unit District #336
Dallas City (population 865) is located on the Mississippi River at the intersection of Illinois Routes 9 and 96 in western Illinois approximately 30 miles west and a little north of Macomb. Dallas City was first settled in 1848 by general store proprietors John Finch and William Rolloson. They named the town Dallas City in honor of then United States Vice President George Mifflin Dallas (Place Names of Illinois by Edward Callary). Dallas City reached a peak population of 1,498 in 1980 however this number has steadily declined over the past 45 years.
Though no date is known for the origin of Dallas City High School the high school building, built in 1896, itself was listed on the Henderson County web site as one of the “sights to see” in the county. Its design is unique and is described as “castle-like”. The building has stood proudly for nearly 100 years. The building was originally designed with two separate stairways, one for “Guys Only” and one for “Girls Only”. The high school closed after the 2000-01 school year. After many years of non-usage this building, pictured above, was recently slated for demolition (2026).
The high school students of Dallas City attended nearby Nauvoo-Colusa High School through the 2006-07 school year. Consolidation talks began with its neighbors of Carthage and La Harpe in the middle of the first decade of the 2000s. Plans were finalized in 2006 and it was decided that the school districts of Carthage, Dallas City, and La Harpe would consolidate for the 2007-08 school year. The new school district would be named “Illini West” with the high school located in Carthage. (Thank you to Gary Collins for this corrected information.)
For more information regarding Dallas City, Illinois check out their web site at: http://www.dallascity-il.com/
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Dallas City High School “Quick Facts”
Year Opened: 1896
Year Closed: 2001
Consolidated to: Illini West High School (Carthage) in 2007
School Nickname: the “Bulldogs”
School Colors: Red and Black
School Fight Song: Not Available
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ATHLETICS
As with many small towns of its day, basketball was the sport garnering most of the athletic success at the school. The Bulldog boy’s teams earned 12 Regional Championships during the school’s existence, six of which were earned in the 1940s. Toward the late 1980s the names Rod Brent and Erick Danielson were familiar for Bulldog fans. The girl’s teams earned 5 Regional Championships. The girl’s volleyball team also gained a Regional Championship and one Bulldog athlete took home two medals from the State Track Meet. The athletic accomplishments of the Dallas City Bulldog teams are listed below.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
As former coach Roger Icenogle states:
“Dallas City was a perennially strong basketball school from the 1940s until its recent consolidation.”
1926-27 Hancock County Tourney Champs
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1940-41 Carthage Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed
Hancock County Tourney Champs
Carthage Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat LaHarpe 35-27
Semi-Final Beat Carthage 31-26
Title Game Beat Hamilton 25-23
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Galesburg Sectional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Lewistown 49-18
Canton beat Lewistown in title game.
Canton placed 4th in IHSA Tourney
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1942-43 Carthage Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed
Hancock County Tourney Champs
Carthage Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat LaHarpe 35-17
Semi-Final Beat Hamilton 41-35
Title Game Beat Carthage 29-16
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Galesburg Sectional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Canton 63-40
Canton beat Galesburg in title game.
Canton lost in Sweet 16 Round
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1943-44 Carthage Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed
Hancock County Tourney Champs
Carthage Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Warsaw 44-12
Semi-Final Beat Augusta 44-18
Title Game Beat Carthage 31-26
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Canton Sectional Tournament Runner-Up
Semi-Final Beat Roseville 48-29
Title Game lost to Canton 65-34.
Canton lost in Elite 8 Round
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1944-45 Carthage Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed
Hancock County Tourney Champs
Carthage Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat LaHarpe 48-29
Semi-Final Beat Augusta 26-23
Title Game Beat Carthage 34-29
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Quincy Sectional Tournament Runner-Up
Semi-Final Beat White Hall 47-21
DALLAS CITY (47): Kurlie 16, Sympson 11, Dodd 10, Mutter 5, Shaw 4, G. Worden 1.
WHITE HALL (21): Strang 5, Taylor 5, McElroy 4, McCarthy 3, King 3, Wear 1.
Title Game lost to Quincy 42-37.
Quincy placed 3rd in IHSA Tourney
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1946-47 Carthage Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed
Carthage Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Plymouth 38-33
Semi-Final Beat Carthage 49-39
Title Game Beat Hamilton 42-40
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Canton Sectional Tournament Runner-Up
Semi-Final lost to Galesburg 73-33
GALESBURG (73): Lundeen 21, Simpson 14, Johnson 10, Williamson 9, Hendricks 8, Dredge 5, Hermes 2, Clary 2, Frakes 2.
DALLAS CITY (33): Murphy 12, Logan 9, Anguish 4, Sherwood 3, Shaw 3, Dorch 2.
Galesburg beat Canton in title game.
Galesburg lost in Sweet 16 Round
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1948-49 Carthage Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed
Carthage Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat LaHarpe 56-29
Semi-Final Beat Nauvoo Sts. Peter & Paul 59-50
Title Game Beat Hamilton 70-50
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Canton Sectional Tournament Runner-Up
Semi-Final Beat Farmington 56-54
Title Game lost to Oneida ROVA 48-45
ROVA (48): Truelove 12, Heflund 11, Main 9, Pearson 8, Holcomb 5, Seiler 3.
DALLAS CITY (45): Dorch 10, Logan 9, Shaw 8, Sherwood 7, Wingfield 6, Adkins 5.
ROVA lost to Chicago Tilden in Sweet 16 round
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1955-56 Carthage Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed
Hancock County Tourney Champs
Carthage Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Hamilton 71-43
Semi-Final Beat Bowen 59-56
Title Game Beat Augusta 72-63
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Quincy Sectional Tournament Runner-Up
Semi-Final Beat Rushville 75-65
Title Game lost to Quincy 92-51
QUINCY (92): Phillips 27, Kewney 21, Schrader 13, Stepker 9, Ellsworth 7, Rineberg 5, Smiley 4, Samuel 2, Thompson 2, Sturhahn 2.
DALLAS CITY (51): Hladek 16, Jones 11, Kamincki 11, Bowman 8, Rockel 3, Logan 2.
Quincy lost in Elite 8 Round
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1956-57 Hancock County Tourney Champs Coach’s name & record needed
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1962-63 Hancock County Tourney Champs Coach’s name & record needed
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1966-67 LaHarpe Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed
LaHarpe Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Augusta 76-74
Semi-Final Beat Hamilton 62-53
Title Game Beat LaHarpe 58-57 (2 O/Ts)
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Macomb Sectional Tournament
Semi-Final lost to Quincy 67-41
QUINCY (67): Bricker 15, Hultz 13, Gay 11, Clay 10, Boster 10, Hickman 4, Bush 2, McGee 2.
DALLAS CITY (41): Hedges 10, Rockel 9, Sutton 8, Welch 7, Purvis 5, Coffman 2.
Quincy beat Galesburg in title game.
Quincy lost in Sweet 16 Round
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1968-69 Hancock County Tourney Champs Coach’s name & record needed
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1978-79 19 – 7 LaHarpe Regional Tournament Coach Roger Icenogle
Starting players: Cevin Cox, John Foresman, Randy Wright, Greg Ferrill, and Byron Newberry
Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat LaHarpe 91-87
Semi-Final lost to Nauvoo-Colusa 74-70
Nauvoo-Colusa beat Hamilton in title game.
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1979-80 23 – 5 Dallas City Regional Champs Coach Roger Icenogle
Starting players: Byron Newberry, Jeff Herriman, Robbie Leake, Brent Sparrow, and Tim Logan
Class ‘A’ Regional Scores
Semi-Final Beat Colchester 83-59
Title Game Beat Nauvoo-Colusa 63-62
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Havana Sectional Tournament Runner-Up
Semi-Final Beat Cuba 73-68
Title Game lost to Augusta 78-55
Augusta lost in Sweet 16 Round
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PLAYERS IN THE PHOTO OF THIS TEAM BELOW
Front row: John Gittings, Bill Dowell, Jeff Perry, Clay Vass, Robbie Leake, Jeff Herriman
Back row: Jeff Vorhies, Rick Sartorius, Brent Sparrow, Tim Logan, Tim Bowen, Byron Newberry
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1980-81 25 – 2 Hamilton Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed.
Began Season 22-0 / Led by Robbie Leake
Class ‘A’ Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat LaHarpe 72-34
Semi-Final Beat Carthage 55-45
Title Game lost to Sciota Northwestern 51-50
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1981-82 27 – 1 Dallas City Regional Champs Coach Mark Branscum
Undefeated Regular Season (24-0)
43-0 at home for Class of 1982.
(They NEVER lost a home game
in High School!!)
Roseville Tournament Champs
Hancock County Tournament Champs
LaMoine Valley Conference Champs
Regional Champions
Ranked 15th in Illinois
(1st Dallas City team to ever be ranked)
Ranked #1 – Quincy Herald Whig Rankings
Led by Tim Logan & Rick Sartorius
Class ‘A’ Regional Scores
Semi-Final Beat LaHarpe 75-53
Title Game Beat Nauvoo-Colusa 61-48
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Lewistown Sectional Tournament
Semi-Final lost to Havana 59-51
HAVANA (59): Sarnes 22, Trimpe 12, King 11, Boggs 8, Genseal 4, Huffman 2.
DALLAS CITY (51): Logan 15, Sartorius 14, Boyer 10, Huffman 9, Markey 3.
Havana beat Quincy Notre Dame in title game.
Havana placed 4th in IHSA Class ‘A’ Tournament.
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1988-89 25 – 3 Dallas City Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed.
Class ‘A’ Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Carthage Hancock Central 82-58
Semi-Final Beat Sciota Northwestern 76-62
Title Game Beat Warsaw 65-46
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Bushnell Sectional Tournament
Semi-Final lost to Quincy Notre Dame 69-64
QUINCY ND (69): Schneider 19, Frankenhoff 16, Ridder 13, Siebers 12, Dreier 9.
DALLAS CITY (64): Herriman 19, Logan 13, Danielson 11, Molter 10, R. Brent 5, L. Brent 4, VanFleet 2.
QND beat Beardstown in title game.
Quincy ND lost in Sweet 16 Round
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1989-90 27 – 4 Hamilton Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed.
Class ‘A’ Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Nauvoo-Colusa 62-43
Semi-Final Beat Carthage Hancock Central 81-74
Title Game Beat Warsaw 62-59
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Bushnell Sectional Tournament Runner-Up
Semi-Final Beat Beardstown 72-52
DALLAS CITY (72): Logan 27, Danielson 23, Douglas 8, Markey 8, Miller 4, Nelson 2.
BEARDSTOWN (52): Fuller 16, Crum 12, Spurbeck 12, Hance 6, Blakeman 3, Capps 3.
Title Game lost to Mendon Unity 64-58
MENDON UNITY (64): Schulte 23, Mayfield 12, Hull 10, Robbins 10, Ellerman 7, Klusmeyer 2.
DALLAS CITY (58): Logan 33, Miller 8, Danielson 8, Douglas 5, Markey 2, Nelson 2.
Mendon Unity lost in Sweet 16 Round
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2000-01 Carthage Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
**1st Rd lost to Nauvoo-Colusa 93-48
**Final Varsity Boys Basketball Game for Dallas City High School.
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NICE JOB DALLAS CITY BOYS!
Dallas City Boys Basketball “By The Numbers”:
103 – Number of points scored by the Bulldogs in a losing effort to Carthage in a February 21, 1994 Regional Tournament game.
78 – Total fouls in the game for both teams in the Bulldogs’ game against Carthage in the 1994 Regional Tournament.
77 – Number of rebounds pulled down by Bulldog players in a February 9, 1979 game against Farmington, IA Harmony H.S. The fourth highest number for a high school team in Illinois.
54 – Points scored by the Bulldogs’ Erick Danielson in a November 20, 1990 game against LaHarpe, the highest individual point total per game in school history.
10 – Three pointers made by Danielson in the 1990 game against LaHarpe, also school best.
6 – Of those three pointers were made in the first quarter.
8 – Number of overtimes in the Bulldogs’ Regional game against Carthage in 1994.
.507 – Three-point shot percentage accumulated by Danielson, the most in school history and among the top 25 best in the state. He was 69-for-136 from behind the arc.
.505 – Three-point shot percentage accumulated by the Bulldogs’ Rod Brent, second best in school history and also among the top 25 best in the state. He was 46-for-91 from behind the arc.
.490 – Career three-point shot percentage accumulated by Brent. He was 51-for -104.
Basketball Memories
From Rick Sartorius:
“I played on the Dallas City teams from 1978-1982 when we won 2 regional championships. I played on Dallas City High School’s only undefeated regular season team . We were 27-1 in 1982 (my senior year, and we were coached by Mark Branscum, and rated 15th in the state). We were the first Dallas City team team to EVER be ranked in the state. We lost to Havana in the Sectionals by 58-51 after being down by 17 points at the half. From 1979-1982 we went 23-5, 25-2, and 27-1…Basketball WAS Dallas City!”
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
1980-81 N.R.A. Regional Champs Coach’s names unavailable
1981-82 N.R.A. Regional Champs
1985-86 N.R.A. Regional Champs
1999-00 N.R.A. Regional Champs
2000-01 N.R.A. Regional Champs
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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
1990-91 N. R. A. Regional Champs Coach’s name unavailable
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TRACK & FIELD
1992 Krissy Meyers 1600m 3rd
3200m 6th
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