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Courtesy of June Mahan |
Athletics
The Mason City High School Huskies and Lady Huskies enjoyed many great seasons of success in several different sports. We are seeking the conference affiliation and rival schools of Mason City High. The teams of each sport as listed on the IHSA website (www.ihsa.org) are listed below.
Boys Basketball
The most well-covered sport on the IHSA website (www.ihsa.org) for Mason City High School. The Huskies have a history in basketball dating back to the 1914-15 season! How about this for a resume’:
1 – Elite 8 Appearance
2 – Sweet 16 Appearances
2 – Sectional Titles
1 – Super Sectional Title
17 – Regional Titles!
3 – District Titles
Recorded Overall Record: 911 – 431
A 52-year winning % of .679!!!
The many great seasons of hoops at Mason City High School are listed below.
1914-15 0- 2
Mason City HS Basketball Team 1917-18 |
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Submitted by Jim Morgan (left click on photo for larger view) |
1921-22 13- 8 Mason City Hosted District Tourney Coach Leon Myers
District Scores Needed
1922-23 IHSA District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
District Scores Needed
Decatur Sectional Tourney
1st Rd Beat Chandlerville 27-19
Semi-final lost to Villa Grove 35-13
Villa Grove beat Mt. Pulaski in title game
Villa Grove Won State Championship!
Villa Grove Beat Rockford in state title game!
1923-24 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1924-25 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1925-26 IHSA District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
District Scores Needed
Peoria Sectional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Streator 32-14
Streator lost to Tremont in semi-final
Tremont lost to Canton in title game
Canton lost to Freeport in state title game
1926-27 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1927-28 19- 6 IHSA District Champions Coach Axelson
Mason County Tourney Runners-Up
District Scores Needed
IHSA Sectional Qualifier
Sectional Scores Needed
1928-29 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1929-30 Postseason scores & record needed Coach E.D. Sweeney
1930-31 Mason Co. Tourney Champs Coach’s name, record, and
postseason scores needed
1931-32 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1932-33 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1933-34 Petersburg District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Pleasant Plains 21-14
Semi-final lost to Kilbourne 23-21
Kilbourne lost to Havana in title game
1934-35 Mason City District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Greenview 30-28
Greenview lost to Havana in semi-final round
Havana beat Athens in title game
1935-36 Havana Regional Tournament Coach John Wasilewski
Season record needed
Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Easton 30-18
Semi-final lost to Havana 23-14
Havana lost to Athens in title game
1936-37 Mason City Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
Season record needed
Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Havana 25-22
Semi-final lost to Petersburg 19-17
Petersburg lost to Athens in title game
1937-38 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1938-39 Athens District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Petersburg 35-30
Petersburg lost to Tallula in semi-final
Tallula beat Athens in title game
1939-40 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1940-41 Postseason scores & record needed Coach Tom Galbreath
1941-42 Havana Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Chandlerville 53-51
Chandlerville lost to Athens in semi-final
Athens lost to Havana in title game
1942-43 Petersburg Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Springfield 58-42
Springfield beat San Jose in title game
1943-44 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1944-45 Havana Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Manito 45-27
Semi-final lost to Spfld Feitshans 40-22
Feitshans lost to Easton in title game
1945-46 Petersburg Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Athens 52-28
Athens lost to San Jose in semi-final
San Jose beat Easton in title game
1946-47 Athens Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Easton 40-31
Semi-final lost to Athens 53-37
Athens lost to Springfield in title game
1947-48 16-11 Havana Regional Tournament Coach Vern Corbin
1st Rd lost to Athens 70-57
Athens beat Havana in title game
1948-49 18-10 Petersburg Regional Tournament Coach Vern Corbin
1st Rd Beat Pleasant Plains 63-45
Semi-final lost to thens 48-42
Athens beat Havana in title game
1949-50 13-13 Athens Regional Tournament Coach Vern Corbin
1st Rd Beat Elkhart 59-45
Semi-final lost to Athens 44-33
Athens beat Havana in title game
1950-51 26- 3 Havana Regional Champions Coach Vern Corbin
1st Rd Beat Spfld Cathedral 62-52
Semi-final Beat Petersburg 71-62
Title Game Beat Easton 59-39
Springfield Sectional Tournament
Semi-final lost to Spfld Lanphier 51-47
Lanphier lost to Lincoln in title game
Lincoln lost to Quincy in Elite 8 Rd.
Mason City Huskies of 1950-51 |
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Chuck Conrady- Bob Leininger- Pee Wee Dowel – Russ Lockenour – Joe David Wagoner |
1951-52 21- 6 Petersburg Regional Champions Coach Vern Corbin
1st Rd Beat Havana 65-50
Semi-final Beat Petersburg 102-78
Title Game Beat Athens 46-44
Jacksonville Sectional Tournament
Semi-final lost to Spfld Cathedral 66-57
Cathedral lost to Jacksonville in title game
1952-53 Postseason scores and record needed Coach Vern Corbin
1953-54 18-10 Havana Regional Champions Coach Vern Corbin
1st Rd Beat Bath-Lynchburg 67-56
Semi-final Beat Athens 54-37
Title Game Beat Havana 58-47
Springfield Sectional Tournament
Semi-final lost to Lincoln 60-48
Lincoln lost to Springfield in title game
LINCOLN (60): Power 22, Swilley 14, Cadwallader 9, Blessman 7, Miller 7, Huff 1.
MASON CITY (48): Snyder 26, Dye 9, Zirkle 4, Renken 4, Bracey 3, Quick 2.
Robert Adams (MHS ’55) tells us Coach Corbin played basketball and football for the Huskies prior to becoming a coach.
The 1953-54 Huskies |
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Regional Champions |
1954-55 18- 7 Havana Regional Tournament Coach Joe Adam
1st Rd lost to Petersburg 57-51
Petersburg lost to Havana in semi-final
Havana beat Springfield in title game
1955-56 24- 4 Havana Regional Champions Coach Joe Adam
1st Rd Beat Bath BALYKI 86-38
Semi-final Beat Petersburg 83-51
Title Game Beat Havana 68-54
Jacksonville Sectional Runner-Up
Semi-final Beat Jacksonville 71-56
Title Game lost to Spfld Lanphier 64-50
Lanphier lost in Sweet 16 Round
SPRINGFIELD LANPHIER (64): Jackson 19, Beard 16, Madison 10, Fox 8, Rowland 5, Clark 4, Evans 2.
MASON CITY (50): Dye 24, Buse 10, Duel 6, Ranken 6, Schaub 2, Yardley 2
1956-57 Havana Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Astoria 51-47
Semi-Final lost to Spfld Lanphier 84-56
Lanphier beat Havana in title game
1957-58 25- 5 Havana Regional Champions Coach Martin Chilovich
1st Rd Beat Pleasant Plains 65-61
Semi-final Beat Manito Forman 57-52
Title Game Beat Athens 65-63
Springfield Sectional Runner-Up
Semi-Final Beat Lincoln 52-49
Title Game lost to Springfield 49-39
Springfield lost in Elite 8 Round
1958-59 21- 7 Havana Regional Champions Coach Martin Chilovich
Mason County Tourney Champs
Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Astoria 57-43
Semi-final Beat Havana 84-57
Title Game Beat Athens 84-57
Springfield Sectional Tournament
Semi-final lost to Springfield 43-36
Springfield beat Jacksonville in title game
Springfield beat Aurora West in State Title Game!
1959-60 24- 3 Mason Co. Tourney Champs Coach Martin Chilovich
Regional Scores Needed
1960-61 22- 7 Havana Regional Champions Coach Martin Chilovich
Mason County Tourney Champs
Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Havana 62-42
Semi-final Beat Easton 65-45
Title Game Beat Manito Forman 74-43
Peoria Sectional Runner-Up
Semi-final Beat Washington 62-48
Title Game lost to Peoria Manual 57-42
Peoria Manual placed 4th in State Tourney
1961-62 20- 4 Mason Co. Tourney Champs Coach Martin Chilovich
Havana Regional Tournament
1st Rd Beat Petersburg 64-40
Semi-final lost to Athens 57-55
Athens lost to Havana in title game
1962-63 16- 9 Mason Co. Tourney Champs Coach Martin Chilovich
Havana Regional Runner-Up
1st Rd Beat Pleasant Plains 52-34
Semi-final Beat Petersburg 51-34
Title Game lost to Havana 60-49
The Huskies of 1962-63 |
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The Last of FIVE STRAIGHT County Champions |
1963-64 17- 8 Havana Regional Tournament Coach Bob Ortegel
1st Rd Beat Astoria 78-57
Semi-final lost to Manito Forman 48-46 (O/T)
Forman beat Havana in title game
1964-65 20- 6 Havana Regional Champions Coach Mel Roustio
1st Rd Beat Athens 43-40
Semi-final Beat Easton 67-64
Title Game Beat Pleasant Plains 76-52
Jacksonville Sectional Tournament
Semi-final lost to Jacksonville74-63
Jacksonville beat Raymond Lincolnwood in title game
Jacksonville lost in Sweet 16 to Quincy
Quincy placed 2nd in State Tourney
JACKSONVILLE (74): Bone 13, Whitaker 13, Coleman 12, Wegehoft 11, Hess 11, Sergeant 10, Andrews 4.
MASON CITY (63): Ainsworth 25, Werner 16, Doyle 8, Dennis 6, Copper 4, Snyder 2, Rabbe 2.
1965-66 23- 4 Havana Regional Champions Coach Mel Roustio
Early Rd Scores Needed
Title Game Beat Athens 74-70
Macomb Sectional Tournament
Semi-final lost to Hamilton 53-49
Hamilton lost to Galesburg in title game
Galesburg lost to Harvey Thornton in State Title game
HAMILTON (53): Wardell 18, Deagles 11, Day 10, Cox 7, Wood 7.
MASON CITY (49): Brownfield 19, Werner 9, Conklin 7, Doyle 6, McLaughlin 6, Lynn 2.
1966-67 19- 5 Havana Regional Tournament Coach Mel Roustio
1st Rd Beat Petersburg 79-50
Semi-final lost to Greenview 81-57
Greenview beat Manito Forman in title game
Greenview lost to Galesburg in Sectional
1967-68 Havana Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Havana 64-59
Havana beat Virginias in title game
1968-69 17- 8 Havana Regional Tournament Coach Jerry Sullivan
1st Rd lost to Pleasant Plains 82-74
Pleasant Plains lost to Forman in title game
1969-70 28- 1 Havana Regional Champions Coach Jerry Sullivan
Undefeated Regular Season!
Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Havana 73-43
Semi-final Beat Greenview 84-71
Title Game Beat Petersburg PORTA 57-46
Peoria Sectional Runner-Up
Semi-final Beat Canton 47-46
Title Game lost to Peoria Spalding 67-55
Spalding placed 4th in State Tourney
1970-71 16- 8 Havana Regional Tournament Coach Jerry Sullivan
1st Rd Beat Chandlerville 57-56 (O/T)
Semi-final lost to Athens 59-57
Petersburg PORTA beat Athens in title game
1971-72 19- 8 Mason City Class ‘A’ Regional Coach Jerry Sullivan
1st Rd Beat New Holland-Middletown 83-58
Semi-final lost to Easton 49-48
Easton lost to Illini Bluffs in title game
1972-73 22- 8 IHSA Regional Champions Coach Jerry Sullivan
Regional Scores Needed
Normal Sectional Runner-Up
Semi-final Beat Heyworth 53-47
Title Game lost to Bloomington CC 70-50
BCC lost in Elite 8 Round
1973-74 25- 3 IHSA Regional Champions Coach Jerry Sullivan
Regional Scores Needed
Normal Sectional Runner-Up
Semi-final Beat Farmer City 51-48
Title Game lost to Lexington
Lexington lost in Elite 8 Round
1974-75 18- 8 Postseason scores needed Coach Jerry Sullivan
1975-76 19- 8 IHSA Regional Champions Coach Jerry Sullivan
Regional Scores Needed
Normal Sectional Tournament
Semi-final lost to Gridley 90-47
Gridley lost to Bloomington CC in title game
1976-77 20- 5 IHSA Regional Champions Coach Jerry Sullivan
Regional Scores Needed
Normal Sectional Tournament
Semi-final lost to Normal U-High 55-49
Normal U-High beat Bloomington CC in title game
Normal U-High lost in Sweet 16 Round
1977-78 23- 6 IHSA Class”A” Elite 8 Qualifier Coach Jerry Sullivan
IHSA Regional Champions
Regional Scores Needed
Normal Sectional Champions
Semi-final Beat Bloomington CC 72-68
Title Game Beat Deland-Weldon
Super-Sectional Champions
Beat Hoopeston-East Lynn 60-56
Elite 8 Finalist
Lost to Nashville 69-56
(Nashville won State Championship)
1977-78 Huskie Boys’ Basketball Team |
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State Class A Elite Eight Qualifiers (Left click on photo for larger view) |
1978-79 Postseason scores & record needed Coach Jerry Sullivan
1979-80 14-14 IHSA Regional Champions Coach Jerry Sullivan
Regional Scores Needed
IHSA Sectional Qualifier
Sectional Scores Needed
1980-81 Postseason scores & record needed Coach Jerry Sullivan
1981-82 12-12 Postseason scores needed Coach Jerry Sullivan
1982-83 19- 6 Postseason scores needed Coach Jerry Sullivan
1983-84 23- 3 Postseason scores needed Coach Jerry Sullivan
1984-85 29- 2 IHSA Class “A” Sweet 16 Qualifier Coach Jerry Sullivan
IHSA Regional Champions
Regional Scores Needed
Pontiac Sectional Champions
Semi-final Beat Roanoke-Benson 71-61
Title Game Beat Gridley 74-63
Super-Sectional Runner-Up
Lost to Hoopeston-East Lynn 65-60
Hoopeston-East Lynn placed 3rd in State Tourney
1985-86 21- 6 Postseason scores needed Coach Jerry Sullivan
1986-87 19- 6 Postseason scores needed Coach Jerry Sullivan
1987-88 18- 7 Postseason scores needed Coach Jerry Sullivan
1988-89 17- 7 Postseason scores needed Coach Jerry Sullivan
(School became Mason City Illini Central High School in summer of 1989.)
**From our good friend Phil Shadid:
“Information regarding the MASON COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, which was held for 68 years, and ended in 1989.
MASON CITY HIGH SCHOOL won 24 championships and finished second 11 times. The Huskies were in the championship game 35 of the 68 years this tournament was held!!”
**Mason City High School’s top finishes in the Macomb-Western Holiday Basketball Tournament as researched by Mark Jurenga:
1950
Champ- Mason City 55 Griggsville 46
1952
3rd Place- Carthage 47 Mason City 43
1954
Champ- Mason City 81 Havana 78
Mason City put up 31 pts in 4th quarter after trailing 51-38 going into 4th.
1984
3rd Place- Mason City 79 East Peoria 70
1985
Consolation Champ- Mason City 73 Bushnell-Prairie City 43
1987
3rd Place- Pittsfield 72 Mason City 61
All-Tournament
1984- Brad Benders
1985- David Berberet
Truly an incredible history by the Mason City Huskies!!
Girls’ Basketball
The Lady Huskies had a nice stretch in the mid-to-late 1980’s. The girls won a total of three Regional Titles! Unfortunately, team records and coaches’ names of these and other great Lady Huskie teams are not available.
1983-84 Regional Champions
1985-86 Regional Champions
1987-88 Regional Champions
Boys’ Cross Country
The Mason City High School Huskie harriers had some state competition success as well. The boys won a Regional title in their last season as a solo school. Roger Rivera also won three consecutive medals at the State Meet!
1985-86 Roger Rivera 18TH Place
1986-87 Roger Rivera 5TH Place
1987-88 Roger Rivera 7TH Place
1988-89 Team Won Regional Championship!
Girls’ Volleyball
The Mason City Lady Huskies made the school proud to the very end. The girls won back-to-back Regional titles in the last two seasons of the school’s existence! The better records are listed below. It includes 11 of its 14 seasons with winning records, the last 9 in a row!
1975-76 12- 6 Coach Pam Walsh
1978-79 15- 5 Coach Pam Walsh
1980-81 10- 8 Coach Pam Walsh
1981-82 10- 8 Coach Pam Walsh
1982-83 11- 8 Coach Pam Walsh
1983-84 11- 7 Coach Pam Walsh
1984-85 17- 6 Coach Pam Walsh
1985-86 18- 7 Coach Pam Walsh
1986-87 14-10 Coach Pam Walsh
1987-88 22- 6 Regional Champions Coach Pam Walsh
1988-89 Regional Champions coach unknown |