| ATHLETICS
The Deerfield-Shields boys competed in many different sports as they competed in two different conferences, the North Shore League from 1903-14 and the Suburban League from 1913-39…although that affiliation may have lasted longer. They also managed several top-ten finishes in State-wide competition, even two STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS in golf. In fact, golf was the DSHS boys’ greatest success in IHSA competition. Basketball, swimming, football, and track are also covered on the IHSA website (www.ihsa.org), while the school also offered cross-country, baseball, and tennis. Many team records and coach’s names are currently not available.
BOYS GOLF
TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, FOUR SECOND Place finishes, and ONE THIRD Place finish made Deerfield-Shields the team to beat in the late 1930’s and the entire decade of the 1940’s. In addition FIVE Individual Championships were won by the HPDSHS linksters, plus they won eight conference titles and shared a ninth thru 1939! Coach Harry Bolle led the linksters to their incredible status.
1920-21 Individual Medalist @ State Finals
Harold Martin 2ND Place
1921-22 Suburban League Champions
Individual Medalists @ State Finals
Harold Martin STATE CHAMPION!
Fred Glader 2ND Place
1922-23 Suburban League Champions
Individual Medalist @State Finals
Robert Stupple 3RD Place
1923-24 Suburban League Champions
Individual Medalists @ State Finals
Richard Martin CO-STATE CHAMPION!!
Robert Stupple CO-STATE CHAMPION!!
1924-25 Individual Medalists @ State Finals
Richard Martin STATE CHAMPION!!
?? Conrad 14TH Place
1925-26 Individual Medalist @ State Finals
Alex Stupple 10TH Place
1928-29 Suburban League Champions
Individual Medalists @ State Finals
William Chambers 2ND Place
Turido Saielli 6TH Place
1929-30 Suburban League Champions
Individual Medalist @ State Finals
Robert Saielli 2ND Place
1930-31 Suburban League Champions
Individual Medalist @ State Finals
Warren Geary 3RD Place
Oswaldo Saielli 4TH Place
1931-32 Suburban League Champions
1932-33 Co-Suburban League Champions
1934-35 Suburban League Champions
Individual Medalist @ State Finals
William Saielli 4TH Place
1938-39 Team Finished SECOND in State Match Play!! Coach Harry Bolle
District Champions
Individual Medalist
Manuel de la Torre 2ND Place
Final Team Standings
1) LaGrange (Lyons) 10 pts. (699)
2) Highland Park Deerfield-Shields 10 pts. (708)
1939-40 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Harry Bolle
District Champions
Individual Medalist
Manuel de la Torre STATE CHAMPION!!
Final Team Standings
1) Highland Park Deerfield-Shields 19 pts. (652)
2) Galesburg (H.S.) 8 pts. (674)
1940-41 Team Finished SECOND in State Match Play!! Coach Harry Bolle
District Champions
Individual Medalist
Herbert Chambers 2ND Place
Final Team Standings
1) Rockford (West) 16 pts. (648)
2) Highland Park Deerfield-Shields 12 pts. (652)
1941-42 Team Finished SECOND in State Finals!! Coach Harry Bolle
District Champions
Individual Medalist
Herbert Chambers 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Rockford (East) 672
2) Highland Park Deerfield-Shields 679
1946-47 Team Finished SECOND in State Finals!! Coach Harry Bolle
District Champions
Individual Medalist
Dominic Ori 5TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Rockford (East) 652
2) Highland Park Deerfield-Shields 657
1947-48 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Harry Bolle
District Champions
Individual Medalists
Dan Coleman 2ND Place
Dominic Ori 5TH Place
W. Mansfield 11TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Highland Park Deerfield-Shields 650
2) Rockford (East) 654
1948-49 Team Finished THIRD in State Finals!! Coach Harry Bolle
District Champions
Individual Medalist
Dan Coleman 9TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Kewanee (H.S.) 648
2) Pekin 659
3) Highland Park Deerfield-Shields 668
BOYS BASKETBALL
One Deerfield-Shields basketball team reached the State Finals round of 16 in the IHSA State Playoffs. The team of 1934-35 accomplished this under Coach Arthur Thurston.
1903-04 North Shore League Champions coach unknown
1918-19 Suburban League “B” Division Champs coach unknown
1924-25 Suburban League “B” Division Champs coach unknown
1926-27 Suburban League Co-Champions coach unknown
1928-29 Coach J.A. Peel
1933-34 Suburban League L’tw’t Co-Champs coach unknown
1934-35 25–6 IHSA SWEET 16 FINALIST!! Coach Arthur Thurston
Suburban League Champions
Sectional Champions
Sweet 16 Finalist
Lost to Champaign HS 25-21
1947-49 Coach Carlson
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
Incredible track athletes attended Highland Park Deerfield-Shields High School. In addition to winning the Suburban League’s outdoor track title in 1920 as well as the “B” division league title in 1926, the school had a number of placers at the state finals. Check out this Resume’:
50 Individual Event Medal Winners
13 Individual Event State Champions
12 Top-Ten Finishes at the IHSA State Meet
7 Realy Team Medal Winners
3 Relay Team Champions
2 IHSA State Runner-up Finishes
These accomplishments, as listed on the IHSA website, are listed below.
1908-09 Individual Medalist
?? Parratt 50 Yard Dash 4TH Place
A. Walker 220 Yard Dash 4TH Place
1909-10 Team Finished EIGHTH at IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
A. Walker 220 Yard Dash STATE CHAMPION!!
100 Yard Dash 2ND Place
1911-12 Individual Medalist
C. Noel 880 Yard Run 2ND Place
1912-13 Individual Medalist
Sam Bingham 1 Mile Run 4TH Place
1918-19 Team Finished FOURTH at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalists
Wallace Kimball 120 Yard Hurdles STATE CHAMPION!!
Javelin 3RD Place
Elsworth Sheridan Javelin STATE CHAMPION!!
David Kimball 120 Yard Hurdles 2ND Place
Weyman McIntosh 440 Yard Dash 4TH Place
1919-20 Team Finished SECOND at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalists
David Kimball 120 Yard Hurdles STATE CHAMPION!!
220 Yard Hurdles STATE CHAMPION!!
Relay Team 880 Yard Relay STATE CHAMPIONS!!
Wallace McIlwain 120 Yard Hurdles 2ND Place
Shot Put 3RD Place
Garfield Proctor 220 Yard Dash 3RD Place
Charles Stewart 220 Yard Hurdles 3RD Place
Emil Lauridsen Javelin 4TH Place
1920-21 Team Finished EIGHTH at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Suburban League Outdoor Champs!!!
Individual Medalists at State
Wallace McIlwain 120 Hurdles 2ND Place
Garfield Proctor 440 Yard Dash 3RD Place
Barron Rockwell 220 Yard Dash 3RD Place
1921-22 Team Finished SECOND at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalists
Charles Stewart 120 Yard Hurdles STATE CHAMPION!
220 Yard Hurdles STATE CHAMPION!
Relay Teams 880 Yard Relay 2ND Place
Garfield Proctor 440 Yard Dash 3RD Place
Barron Rockwell 220 Yard Dash 3RD Place
1922-23 Team Finished SEVENTH at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalists
Ed Bolan Shot Put STATE CHAMPION!!
Byron Harvey 120 Yard Hurdles 3RD Place
Barron Rockwell 100 Yard Dash 3RD Place
220 Yard Dash 3RD Place
1923-24 Team Finished FIFTH at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalists
Bob Craig 440 Yard Dash STATE CHAMPION!
Barron Rockwell 100 Yard Dash STATE CHAMPION!
220 Yard Dash 2ND Placed
Dan Rogers High Jump 3RD Place
Relay Teams 880 Yard Relay 4TH Place
1924-25 Individual Medalist
Harry McClure Discus 5TH Place
1925-26 Suburban League “B” Division Champs!!
1927-28 Team Finished TENTH at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalist
Dick Hammond 880 Yard Run STATE CHAMPION!
1930-31 Individual Medalists
Arthur Fox 880 Yard Run 2ND Place
Paul Rubly 440 Yard Dash 4TH Place
1931-32 Individual Medalist
George Ray High Jump STATE CHAMPION!
1932-33 Individual Medalist
Parker Johnson Discus 4TH Place
1933-34 Individual Medalist
Fred Ullman 440y dash 5TH Place
1937-38 Team Finished NINTH at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalist
Norman Durment 200 Yard Hurdles STATE CHAMPION!
Walter Repholz 880 Yard Run 5TH Place
John Rompel 440 Yard Dash 5TH Place
1938-39 Team Finished TENTH at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalists
Relay Team 880 Yard Relay STATE CHAMPIONS!
1939-40 Team Finished EIGHTH at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalists
Relay Team 880 Yard Relay STATE CHAMPS!
William Bromstedt 220 Yard Dash 4TH Place
John Heath 200 Yard Hurdles 5TH Place
1940-41 Individual Medalist
Joseph Grinnell 200 Yard Hurdles 2ND Place
1943-44 Individual Medalists
Relay Team 880 Yard Relay 2ND Place
1944-45 Team Finished FIFTH at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalists
Leroy Young 100 Yard Dash 3RD Place
Relay Team 880 Yard Relay 3RD Place
Martin Detmer Shot Put 4TH Place
1945-46 Individual Medalist
Martin Detmer Shot Put 2ND Place
1948-49 Individual Medalist
Stephen Behr 200 Yard Hurdles 3RD Place
NICE WORK BY THE DEERFIELD-SHIELDS THINCLADS!!
BOYS SWIMMING
Three boys swim teams placed in the top-ten at the IHSA State Meet! In addition NINE individuals earned medals with THREE of the individuals winning State Championships in their events. The results as found on the IHSA website are listed below.
1931-32 Team Finished SEVENTH at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalist
William Walker 100 Yard Breast Stroke STATE CHAMPION!
1939-40 Individual Medalist
?? Lyons 50 Yard Free Style 5TH Place
1944-45 Team Finished SIXTH at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalists
George Hiller 100 Yard Breast Stroke 3RD Place
Relay Team 200 Free Style Relay 5TH Place
1945-46 Team Finished SECOND at IHSA STATE MEET!!
Individual Medalist
Relay Teams 150 Medley Relay STATE CHAMPIONS!
200 Free Style Relay 3RD Place
George Hiller 100 Yard Breast Stroke STATE CHAMPION!
Steve Pollak 50 Yard Free Style 2ND Place
1946-47 Individual Medalist
?? Rosenheim 100 Yard Backstroke 4TH Place
FOOTBALL
Coaches J.L. Rothacker (10 years) and J.A. Peel (6 years) both had nice tenures at Deerfield-Shields High School, while helpng the school’s gridiron program win two Suburban League titles. The better records as listed on the IHSA website are listed below.
1915-18 Coach J.L. Rothacker
1918-19 4-4 Coach J.L. Rothacker
1919-20 5-2 Coach J.L. Rothacker
1920-21 6-3 Coach J.L. Rothacker
1921-22 6-2 Suburban League Champs!! Coach J.L. Rothacker
1922-23 8-1 Coach J.L. Rothacker
1923-24 6-3 Coach J.L. Rothacker
1924-25 6-3 Coach J.L. Rothacker
1925-26 4-4 Suburban League “B” Div. Champs!! Coach J.A. Peel
1926-27 5-3 Coach J.A. Peel
1927-28 5-2-1 Coach J.A. Peel
1928-29 6-3 Coach J.A. Peel
1929-30 Coach J.A. Peel
1930-31 4-2-1 Coach J.A. Peel
1948-49 3-2-1 Coach Dave Floyd
BASEBALL
Deerfield-Shields also hosted the American Pasttime in its athletic department during the spring. The school won the 1925 championship in the Suburban League according to research done by our good friend Robert Pruter, but there is no other evidence of school records, coaches’ names, and names of notable players.
TENNIS
The school was a busy place to be to watching sporting events in the spring of 1920. With the golf & track teams in action at that time year along with possibly baseball, the netters made their school proud by winning the doubles title in the Suburban League that year. This is the only item we have been able to find on the sport. If anyone has more about the tennis program at Deerfield-Shields, we invite them to contact us at the addresses listed below.
CROSS-COUNTRY
In the fall of 1933, Deerfield-Shields set a team to run over hill and dale with other schools in the Suburban League. The result was successful as the D-S harriers were conference champions. We are in need of more information about the sport while it was offered at the school.
If You Have Any Further Information
If you have any further information regarding the history of Highland Park Deerfield-Shields High School, please write to us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net. You can also write to us via real mail at:
Illinoiis HS Glory Days
6439 N. Neva St.
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