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Lyndon High School Gymnasium |
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Courtesy of Kurt Glazier |
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Lyndon School & Baseball Area |
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Courtesy of Kurt Glazier |
Athletics
The Lyndon High School kids competed in the always tough Two Rivers Conference. Member schools included Annawan, Atkinson, Mineral, Tampico, Prophetstown, Erie, Hillsdale, Cordova, and Port Byron. Sports offered included football (6 – man), basketball, baseball, and track.
Boys Basketball
Lyndon HS brought home IHSA hardware in basketball winning two District titles. Some scores from the annual IHSA State Tourney were located on a website titled “Illinois Postseason Basketball Scores.” The scores located are listed below. Season records and coaches’ names of these and other Lyndon High School teams are needed.
1933-34 Sterling District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat West Brooklyn 42-19
2nd Rd lost to Sterling 50-18
Sterling lost in semi-final round
1934-35 Morrison District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Hooppole 44-30
2nd Rd lost to Morrison 59-20
Morrison won District title.
1935-36 Walnut District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Franklin Grove 34-13
Franklin Grove lost in 2nd round.
1936-37 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1937-38 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1938-39 District Champions Coach Marian Fickas
Record needed
District scores needed
East Moline Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Orion 26-22
Orion lost in semi-final round
1939-40 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1940-41 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1941-42 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1942-43 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1943-44 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1944-45 Erie District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Hooppole 36-29
Semi-final lost to Coal Valley 56-29
Coal Valley lost in title game
1945-46 Atkinson District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Hooppole 35-17
2nd Rd lost to Mineral 48-32
Mineral lost in semi-final round
1946-47 Erie District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Port Byron 49-34
Port Byron lost in semi-final round
1947-48 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1948-49 Atkinson District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Buda 46-23
Buda lost in semi-final round
1949-50 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1950-51 Thomson District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Thomson 55-44
Thomson won District title.
1951-52 Port Byron District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Cordova 68-64
Other scores needed
1952-53 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1953-54 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1954-55 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1955-56 Sterling Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
District scores needed
Sterling Regional Result
1st Rd lost to Sterling 87-39
Sterling won Regional title
1956-57 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1957-58 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1958-59 0 – 20 Annawan District Tournament Coach Heaton
1st Rd lost to Annawan 103-32
Annawan lost to Atkinson in title game
1959-60 Buda District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Annawan 73-38
Annawan won District title
1960-61 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1961-62 Chadwick District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Chadwick 133-56
Chadwick won District title
1962-63 Lyndon District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Shannon 56-54
Shannon lost to Chadwick in title game
1963-64 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1964-65 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1965-66 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1966-67 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
1967-68 Lyndon District Tourney 2nd Place Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-final Beat Thomson 73-67
Title game lost to Chadwick 62-58
1968-69 19 – 7 Tampico District Champions Coach Jim Casson
Semi-final Beat Tampico 61-54
Title game Beat Chadwick 78-55
IHSA Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Lanark 55-51
*Stan Loechel scored 742 points
this season and was the 4th
leading scorer in the state, averaging
29.6 points per game!!
After the 1968-69 school year Lyndon High School closed and consolidated into the Prophetstown school district.
Notable Roundball Athlete
John Morse – Led Lyndon on the court during the early 1950s, and was named to the Two Rivers All-Conference team in 1952-53.
MEMORIES
From grade school student Mike Gray:
“I went to 3rd and 4th grade at the Lyndon Grade School. The photo with the school and small building attached was my 4th grade classroom. My family moved back to Sterling during my summer vacation in the mid-sixties. I really enjoyed going to Lyndon. Neil Johnson was a good classmate of mine at Lyndon and later won the 1975 state class a 100 yard dash and 2nd in the 220 dash while competing for Prophetstown High School.”
Need Your Help
If you can contribute any information regarding Lyndon High School and the town of Lyndon please complete a School Submission Form or a Guest Commentary Form. We are always interested in more photos of the school and/or the better athletic teams. You may also write us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net or:
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