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Indianola Museum |
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Former Indianola Bank Building |
Athletics
Indianola High School competed in boys basketball and, probably, baseball and track. The only IHSA mention of Indianola High is in boys basketball. More information is being sought and is welcome.
Boys Basketball
The Indianola High School boys basketball team was a group to be reckoned with in the 1940s. In fact, the team of 1940-41 also won their Regional placing them in the top 64 teams in the State!! Team records and coaches of these and other Indianola squads are not available. We are hopeful an Indianola resident or alumnus will help us with the information on IHS. The years of the Indianola’s IHSA successes are listed below.
1918-19 through 1931-32 Postseason scores, records, and coaches’ name needed.
1932-33 Danville District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Georgetown 24-23
Danville beat Fairmount in title game.
1933-34 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1934-35 Westville District Tournament Coach’s name and record needed. .
1st Rd Beat Sidell 18-16 (O/T)
2nd Rd lost to Sidney 27-19
Danville beat Sidney in title game.
1935-36 Westville District Tournament Coach’s name and record needed. .
1st Rd lost to Ogden 21-14
Fairmount beat Oakwood in title game.
1936-37 Danville District Tournament Coach’s name and record needed. .
1st Rd Beat Metcalf 26-17
2nd Rd lost to Ogen 14-11
Ogden beat Sidell in title game.
1937-38 Sidell District Tournament Coach’s name and record needed.
1st Rd lost to Philo 36-25
Allerton beat Sidell in title game.
1938-39 Sidell District Runner-Up Coach’s name and record needed.
1st Rd Beat Hume 59-37
Semi-Final Beat Allerton 32-28
Title game lost to Sidell 22-21
1939-40 Sidell District Runner-Up Coach’s name and record needed.
1st Rd Score needed
Semi-Final Score needed
Title game lost to Homer 27-19
1940-41 District & Regional Champions Coach Jay Barnett
Final 64 in IHSA One-Class System!!
Sidell District5 Champions
1st Rd Beat Sidell 39-31
Semi-Final Beat Longview 36-20
Title Game Beat Hume 41-19
Westville Regional Champions
1st Rd Beat Oakwood 57-33
Semi-final Beat Westville 43-21
Title Game Beat Danville 37-27
Champaign Sectional Runner-Up
1st Rd Beat Melvin 46-31
Semi-Final lost to Urbana 32-31
Urbana beat Champaign in title game
Urbana placed SECOND in IHSA State Tournament.
Urbana lost to Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) 32-31 in State Title game
1941-42 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1942-43 Hume District Tournament Coach’s name and record needed. .
1st Rd Beat Hume 34-23
2nd Rd lost to Allerton 33-28
Allerton beat Ogden in title game.
1943-44 Sidell District Champions Coach’s name and record needed.
1st Rd Score needed
Semi-Final Score needed
Title game Beat Allerton 26-25
Danville Regional Tournament
1st Rd Beat Georgetown 21-19
Semi-Final lost to Westville 34-31
Westville lost to Danville in title game.
1944-45 Sidell District Tournament Coach’s name and record needed. .
1st Rd Beat Scottland 27-25
Semi-Final lost to Ogden 31-22
Allerton beat Ogden in title game.
1945-46 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1946-47 Sidell District Champions Coach’s name and record needed.
1st Rd Beat Ogden 57-34
Semi-Final Beat Fairmount 50-34
Title game Beat Allerton 36-31
Westville Regional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Oakwood 51-41
Danville beat Georgetown in title game.
1947-48 Sidell District Tournament Coach’s name and record needed. .
1st Rd Beat Chrisman 50-39
Semi-Final lost to Hume 58-32
Hume beat Allerton in title game.
1948-49 Sidell District Champions Coach’s name and record needed.
1st Rd Beat Sidell 43-40
Semi-Final Beat Allerton 52-34
Title game Beat Hume 67-54
Westville Regional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Oakwood 49-38
Danville beat Westville in title game.
1949-50 Metcalf District Runner-Up Coach’s name and record needed.
1st Rd Score needed
Semi-Final Score needed
Title game lost to Metcalf 59-56
1950-51 Hume District Runner-Up Coach’s name and record needed.
1st Rd Beat Ridge Farm 53-49
Semi-Final Beat Fairmount
Title game lost to Allerton 52-48
1951-52 20 – 8 Metcalf District Champions Coach Dale WInters
1st Rd Beat Ridge Farm 62-44
Semi-Final Beat Metcalf Young America 41-37
Title Game Beat Allerton 53-50
Danville Regional Tournament
1st Rd lost Georgetown 50-48
Homer beat Danville in title game
**The following memories regarding the 1951-52 season come to us from Coach WInters:
“I was only at Indianola HS for the one school year, moving on to the Melvin-
Sibley Schools the following year.
Yes, we did win the district title that year, beating Allerton in the process. As I recall Allerton had the high scorer in the state that year. I think his name was Ken Martinie. We ended the season at 20 – 8.”
1952-53 Ridge Farm District Tournament Coach’s name and record needed.
1st Rd lost to Sidell 58-47
Fairmount beat Sidell in title game
1953-54 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
*1954-55 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
*Last season for Indianola boys basketball program.
Memories
The following information was sent to us by Gene Primm, a fan of this site:
“I started my teaching and coaching career here during the 1962-63 academic year in what had become a k-8 school. The old building has been completely razed as has the gym which was a separate building. I believe this occurred during the mid to late 80’s. A gentleman named Jay Barnett was the principal of this k-8 school with which I am most familiar. I know that he coached the regional championship team of 1940, and he could possibly have continued in that position for several addional years, perhaps until Jamaica opened.”
Need Your Help
If you have any information you can offer regarding the Indianola town and educational past please share it with us. A photo of the original school building is especially being sought. Items can be e-mailed to us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net. You can write to us at:
Illinois HS Glory Days
6439 N. Neva St.
Chicago, Il. 60631
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Indianola Church |
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School Formerly Located “Behind” the Church a Block or So |
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