| ATHLETICS
The athletic program at Proviso Township High School was very successful. Several state finals appearances in various sports and many individual medals high lighted the school’s accomplishments. Still needed are Proviso Township High School’s team nickname, uniform colors, fight song, coach’s names, and many season records. The information below was provided by the IHSA web site (www.ihsa.org).
WRESTLING
The Proviso Township High School grapplers were kings of the mat in the late 1930s through the mid-1950s. From 1936-37 through 1944-45 (a nine year period) the program, led by Coach Louis Slimmer, won SEVEN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!! The program would add another STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in the 1956-57 campaign under Coach Jack Marino!! No less than 23 individuals won Gold Medals!! The team and indvidual accomplishments of the wrestling program, as found on the IHSA website, are listed below.
1936-37 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Louis Slimmer
Individual Medalists
Fred Bishop 95lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Henry Schmidt 125lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Ted Seabrooke 145lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Vernon Collard 165lbs. 2ND Place
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 29
2) Champaign (H.S.) 21
3) Chicago (Fenger) 14
4) Urbana (H.S.) 9
4) Lewistown 9
1937-38 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Louis Slimmer
Individual Medalists
Blair Remick 185lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Ted Seabrooke 155lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Fred Bishop 105lbs. 2ND Place
Jim Mustain 165lbs. 2ND Place
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 26
2) Champaign (H.S.) 24
3) Chicago (Tilden) 18
4) Lewistown 16
5) Bowen 14
1938-39 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Louis Slimmer
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Fred DeLaPaz 125lbs. 2ND Place
Fred Bishop 115lbs. 2ND Place
Len Humphreville 145lbs. 2ND Place
Charles Bishop 95lbs. 3RD Place
Robert Mustain 165lbs. 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 15
2) Lawrenceville 14
3) Champaign (H.S.) 12
4) Belleville (Twp.) 8
5) Chicago (Tilden) 7
5) Bowen 7
1939-40 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Louis Slimmer
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Art Regan HWT. STATE CHAMP!!
Tom Bishop 125lbs. 2ND Place
Chuck Bryant 155lbs. 2ND Place
John Justus 95lbs. 2ND Place
Sam Svita 135lbs. 2ND Place
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 22
2) Lawrenceville 20
3) Lewistown 11
4) Granite City (H.S.) 10
5) Chicago (Tilden) 9
5) Belleville (Twp.) 9
1940-41 IHSA State Meet – THIRD Place!! Coach Louis Slimmer
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Harold Parsons 115lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Al Partin 175lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Bob Schultz 145lbs. 2ND Place
John Justus 105lbs. 2ND Place
Len Marcus 125lbs. 4TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Champaign (H.S.) 28
2) East St. Louis (Sr.) 26
3) Maywood (Proviso) 22
4) Lawrenceville 17
5) Granite City (H.S.) 11
1941-42 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Louis Slimmer
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Bill Natke 145lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Harold Parsons 115lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
John Wolff 105lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Fred Schmidt 135lbs. 2ND Place
Art Archer 155lbs. 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 25
2) Chicago (Tilden) 16
3) Champaign (H.S.) 13
3) Lawrenceville 13
5) East St. Louis (Sr.) 12
1942-43 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Louis Slimmer
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Walter Remkus HWT. STATE CHAMP!!
John Wolff 105lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Pete Wilson 95lbs. 3RD Place
Art Archer 165lbs. 3RD Place
John Jelinek 145lbs. 2ND Place
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 27
2) Champaign (H.S.) 26
3) East St. Louis (Sr.) 22
4) Urbana (H.S.) 19
5) Rock Island (H.S.) 15
1944-45 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Louis Slimmer
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Charles Farina 125lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Jack Marino 145lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Pete Wilson 135lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
John Brawka HWT. 2ND Place
Chuck Hammer 115lbs. 2ND Place
Ed Natke 155lbs. 2ND Place
Eric Yeager 165lbs. 2ND Place
Tim Holt 105lbs. 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 37
2) Chicago (Tilden) 26
3) Champaign (H.S.) 20
4) Granite City (H.S.) 17
4) Rock Island (H.S.) 17
1945-46 IHSA State Meet – THIRD Place!! Coach Louis Slimmer
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Pete Willson 145lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Eric Yeager 165lbs. 2ND Place
John Brawka HWT. 3RD Place
Richard Ehlert 138lbs. 3RD Place
David Schwabenland 127lbs. 4TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Chicago (Tilden) 19
2) Urbana (H.S.) 18
3) Maywood (Proviso) 17
4) Rock Island (H.S.) 14
5) Champaign (H.S.) 13
1946-47 IHSA State Meet – SIXTH Place!!
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Paul Frence 120lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Floyd Arvidson 154lbs. 3RD Place
Ken Fabry HWT. 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Rock Island (H.S.) 18
2) Champaign (H.S.) 17
3) Chicago (Tilden) 15
4) Joliet (Twp.) 14
5) Winnetka (New Trier) 13
6) Maywood (Proviso) 10
6) LaGrange (Lyons) 10
1947-48 IHSA State Meet – TENTH Place!!
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Robert Stendel 154lbs. 3RD Place
David Schwabenland 133lbs. 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Champaign (H.S.) 27
2) Chicago (Tilden) 21
2) Winnetka (New Trier) 21
4) Joliet (Twp.) 15
5) Blue Island (H.S.) 13
6) Chicago (Parker) 9
7) Danville (H.S.) 8
7) Quincy (Sr.) 8
9) Granite City (H.S.) 7
10) Maywood (Proviso) 6
10) Harvey (Thornton) 6
1948-49 IHSA State Meet – FIFTH Place!!
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Bert Abbs 145lbs. 2ND Place
Dave Wise 165lbs. 2ND Place
Eugene Fenton 125lbs. 3RD Place
Kenneth Kanara 105lbs. 4TH Place
Alan Kornblum 135lbs. 4TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Champaign (H.S.) 35
2) Winnetka (New Trier) 26
3) Chicago (Tilden) 21
3) Chicago (Hirsch) 21
5) Maywood (Proviso) 19
1949-50 Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Don Lindell 165lbs. 2ND Place
1950-51 IHSA State Meet – FIFTH Place!!
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Bob Pearman 120lbs. 2ND Place
Don Lindell 165lbs. 4TH Place
George Mazera 112lbs. 4TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Winnetka (New Trier) 30
2) Waukegan (H.S.) 19
3) Chicago (Tilden) 14
4) Urbana (H.S.) 13
5) Maywood (Proviso) 10
1951-52 IHSA State Meet – THIRD Place!!
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Louis Fatta 112lbs. 2ND Place
Richard Hrebik 127lbs. 2ND Place
George Kelly 154lbs. 3RD Place
George Mezera 120lbs. 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Chicago (Tilden) 26
2) Waukegan (H.S.) 20
3) Winnetka (New Trier) 16
3) Maywood (Proviso) 16
5) Granite City (H.S.) 9
1952-53 Sectional Champions
Individual Medalist
George Kelly 165lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
1953-54 IHSA State Meet – TENTH Place!!
Individual Medalists
Jack Meilahn 127lbs. 2ND Place
Dominic Fatta 120lbs. 4TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Harvey (Thornton) 28
2) Rock Island (H.S.) 24
3) Chicago (Tilden) 21
4) Waukegan (H.S.) 18
5) Sterling (H.S.) 17
6) Winnetka (New Trier) 15
7) Moline 14
8) Oak Lawn (Community) 6
8) Urbana (H.S.) 6
10) McHenry 5
10) Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 5
10) Cicero (Morton) 5
10) Maywood (Proviso) 5
1954-55 Individual Medalist
Dick Kampf 145lbs. 2ND Place
1955-56 IHSA State Meet – SECOND Place!!
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
Dominic Fatta 127lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Charles Anderson 165lbs. 2ND Place
Frank Donato 120lbs. 3RD Place
Don Burnette 95lbs. 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Rock Island (H.S.) 41
2) Maywood (Proviso) 39
3) Blue Island (H.S.) 36
3) Harvey (Thornton) 36
5) Chicago (Tilden) 24
1956-57 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Jack Marino
Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists
William Taylor 120lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Bernard Temmler 133lbs. STATE CHAMP!!
Ray Brinson 95lbs. 2ND Place
Ed Nield 165lbs. 2ND Place
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 52
2) Granite City (H.S.) 41
3) Waukegan (H.S.) 30
3) Harvey (Thornton) 30
5) Winnetka (New Trier) 28
1957-58 District Champions
Individual Medalists
James Thomas 95lbs STATE CHAMP!!
Bernard Temmler 138lbs. 2ND Place
Rory Weber HWT. 2ND Place
Incredible run by the Proviso Township High School wrestling program!!
BASEBALL
The Proviso Township boys had some incredible success in baseball. No less than THREE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS were won. The boys also earned EIGHT District titles, FOUR Sectional titles, and a Regional championship to compliment their trophy case. This information, as found on the IHSA website, is listed below.
1941-42 District Champions
1942-43 District Champions
1943-44 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach D.B. Appleton
District Champs
Sectional Champs
Elite 8 Finalist
Beat Chicago Lane Tech 11-7
Final 4 Finalist
Beat Peru St. Bede 7-1
State Championship Game
Beat East St. Louis Cent. Cath. 9-1
1944-45 IHSA Final Four Finalist!! Coach D.B. Appleton
District Champions
Sectional Champions
Elite 8 Finalist
Beat Springfield Cathedral 6-0
Final 4 Finalist
Lost to East St. Louis Cent. Cath. 5-3
(ESL Central Catholic Placed 2nd)
1945-46 District Champions Coach D.B. Appleton
1946-47 District Champions Coach D.B. Appleton
1950-51 District Champions Coach D.B. Appleton
1952-53 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach D.B. Appleton
District Champs
Sectional Champs
Elite 8 Finalist
Beat Edwardsville 5-3
Final 4 Finalist
Beat Murphysboro 5-3
State Championship Game
Beat Bloomington 7-3
1954-55 District Champions Coach D.B. Appleton
1955-56 District Champions Coach D.B. Appleton
1956-57 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach D.B. Appleton
District Champs
Sectional Champs
Elite 8 Finalist
Beat Staunton 6-0
Final 4 Finalist
Beat Waukegan 1-0
State Championship Game
Beat Mt. Carmel 12-1
BASKETBALL
The boys of the hardwood court brought home FIVE Regional titles, one Sectional Championship, and a trip to the State Finals.
1910-11 Coach B. Wells
1911-12 Coach B. Wells
1912-13 Coach R.R. Brinkerhoff
1913-14 Coach R.R. Brinkerhoff
1914-15 Coach R.R. Brinkerhoff
1915-16 Coach R.R. Brinkerhoff
1916-17 1 – 8 Coach R.R. Brinkerhoff
1917-18 4 – 10 Coach C. Boone
1918-19 5 – 7 Coach F.C. Berry
1919-20 10 – 9 Coach R. Talcott
1920-21 2 – 10 Coach R.C. Grady
1921-22 9 – 5 Coach Ken Coutchie
1922-23 7 – 11 Coach Ken Coutchie
1923-24 4 – 12 Coach Ken Coutchie
1924-25 1 – 12 Coach R.J. Thiebert
1925-26 6 – 9 Coach R.J. Thiebert
1926-27 11 – 6 Coach G. Starn
1927-28 9 – 6 Coach G. Starn
1928-29 12 – 7 Coach Louis Slimmer
1929-30 3 – 9 Coach Louis Slimmer
1930-31 9 – 7 Coach Louis Slimmer
1931-32 3 – 13 Coach H. Karl Long
1932-33 11 – 10 Coach H. Karl Long
1933-34 12 – 13 Coach Leslie Remley
1934-35 12 – 8 Coach Leslie Remley
1935-36 23 – 3 IHSA Sweet 16 Finalists Coach Sam Storby
Regional Champions
Sectional Champions
Sweet 16 Finalists
Lost to Johnson City 24-18
(Johnson CIty Finished 3rd)
1936-37 24 – 1 Regional Champions Coach Sam Storby
Undefeated Regular Season
1937-38 8 – 13 Coach Sam Storby
1938-39 3 – 14 Coach Sam Storby
1939-40 12 – 6 Coach Sam Storby
1940-41 14 – 8 Regional Champions Coach Sam Storby
1941-42 9 – 10 Coach Sam Storby
1942-43 10 – 10 Coach Sam Storby
1943-44 22 – 6 Regional Champions Coach Sam Storby
1944-45 11 – 9 Coach Sam Storby
1945-46 13 – 8 Coach Sam Storby
1946-47 9 – 11 Coach Sam Storby
1947-48 6 – 12 Coach Sam Storby
1948-49 2 – 15 Coach Joe Hartley
1949-50 3 – 14 Coach Joe Hartley
1950-51 6 – 14 Coach Joe Hartley
1951-52 3 – 15 Coach Joe Hartley
1952-53 6 – 13 Coach Joe Hartley
1953-54 15 – 8 Regional Champions Coach Joe Hartley
1954-55 8 – 11 Coach Joe Hartley
1955-56 14 – 6 Coach Joe Hartley
1956-57 10 – 12 Coach Joe Hartley
1957-58 17 – 4 Coach Joe Hartley
CROSS COUNTRY
The harriers of Proviso Township High School enjoyed great success. The teams of made five consecutive appearances in the IHSA final’s top ten, a total of six top ten finishes overall. Included in this streak were TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!! The results and individual accomplishments of this program, as listed on www.ihsa.org, are in turn listed below.
1946-47 Individual Medalist – Herb Semper – 4th Place!!
1947-48 Team Placed SIXTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
District Champions
Final Team Standings
1) Paris 30
2) Des Plaines (Maine) 89
3) Chicago (Lane) 107
4) Chicago (Schurz) 125
5) Rock Island (H.S.) 142
6) Maywood (Proviso) 156
1953-54 Team Placed SEVENTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Final Team Standings
1) Evanston (Twp.) 111
2) Toledo (Cumberland) 119
3) Alton (Sr.) 136
4) Peoria (Woodruff) 144
5) Urbana (H.S.) 149
6) Geneseo (Darnall) 172
7) Maywood (Proviso) 178
1954-55 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Harold Monilaw
District Champions
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 71 Coach Harold Monilaw
2) Peoria (Woodruff) 121
3) Alton (Sr.) 140
4) Urbana (H.S.) 155
5) Toledo (Cumberland) 158
1955-56 Team Placed NINTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Final Team Stamdings
1) LaGrange (Lyons) 95
2) Chicago (Englewood) 122
3) Urbana (H.S.) 139
4) Des Plaines (Maine) 161
5) Peoria (H.S.) 163
6) Hinsdale (Twp.) 198
7) Alton (Sr.) 216
8) DeKalb 222
9) Maywood (Proviso) 290
1956-57 Team Placed FOURTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
District Champions
Final Team Standings
1) LaGrange (Lyons) 102
2) Rock Falls 113
3) Chicago (Englewood) 151
4) Maywood (Proviso) 156
5) Alton (Sr.) 171
1957-58 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Harold Monilaw
District Champions
Individual Medalist – Bill Wise – 9th Place
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 63 Coach Harold Monilaw
2) Edwardsville (H.S.) 133
3) LaGrange (Lyons) 146
4) Urbana (H.S.) 158
5) Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden) 186
FOOTBALL
The Proviso Township High School grid iron warriors had some great seasons. Undefeated fall seasons were enjoyed in 1927, 1950, and 1953. Several seasons of one loss were also recorded. The records of these seasons as listed on the IHSA web site are listed below.
1910-11 Coach B.F. Wells
1911-12 Coach B.F. Wells
1912-13 Coach R.R. Brinkerhoff
1913-14 4 – 2 Coach R.R. Brinkerhoff
1916-17 6 – 4 Coach R.R. Brinkerhoff
1917-18 5 – 4 Coach O.V. Boone
1918-19 8 – 1 – 1 Coach O.V. Boone
1919-20 3 – 6 Coach R.G. Talbott
1920-21 2 – 3 – 4 Coach R.J. Grady
1921-22 9 – 1 – 1 Coach Ken Coutchie
1922-23 7 – 1 Coach Ken Coutchie
1923-24 4 – 2 – 3 Coach Ken Coutchie
1924-25 4 – 3 – 1 Coach Jack Vance
1925-26 6 – 1 Coach R.J. Thiebert
1926-27 5 – 2 Coach R.J. Thiebert
1927-28 8 – 0 Coach R.J. Thiebert
1928-29 6 – 1 – 1 Coach R.J. Thiebert
1929-30 3 – 4 – 1 Coach R.J. Thiebert
1930-31 4 – 3 – 1 Coach R.J. Thiebert
1931-32 4 – 4 Coach L.F. Summer
1932-33 2 – 5 – 2 Coach L.F. Summer
1933-34 6 – 3 Coach L.F. Summer
1934-35 6 – 2 Coach L.F. Summer
1935-36 4 – 4 Coach L.W. Remley
1936-37 7 – 1 – 1 Coach F.J. Hatley
1937-38 8 – 2 Coach F.J. Hatley
1938-39 3 – 3 – 2 Coach C.E. Kassel
1939-40 3 – 3 – 2 Coach C.E. Kassel
1940-41 7 – 1 Coach Andy Puplis
1941-42 7 – 1 – 1 Coach Andy Puplis
1942-43 4 – 2 – 2 Coach Andy Puplis
1943-44 5 – 3 Coach Andy Puplis
1944-45 3 – 4 – 1 Coach Louis F. Slimmer
1945-46 6 – 2 Coach Louis F. Slimmer
1946-47 1 – 6 – 1 Coach Andy Puplis
1947-48 4 – 3 – 1 Coach Andy Puplis
1948-49 2 – 5 – 1 Coach Andy Puplis
1949-50 4 – 4 Coach Andy Puplis
1950-51 8 – 0 Coach Andy Puplis
1951-52 6 – 2 Coach Andy Puplis
1952-53 4 – 4 Coach Andy Puplis
1953-54 7 – 0 – 1 Coach Andy Puplis
1954-55 4 – 4 Coach Andy Puplis
1955-56 2 – 5 – 1 Coach Andy Puplis
1956-57 6 – 1 – 1 Coach Andy Puplis
1957-58 3 – 5 Coach Andy Puplis
*School became Proviso East in the fall of 1958.
GOLF
Three PTHS golfers earned medals at the IHSA State Tournament play. Their names and places are listed below.
1924 – Spanheimer 3rd Place
1924 – George Dunlap 13th Place
1927 – Hyman Judelson 11th Place
BOYS GYMNASTICS
One STATE CHAMPIONSHIP and a THIRD PLACE finish highlighted the success of the Proviso Township High School boys gymnastics program. In addition several individual medalists excelled at the finals meet. These accomplishments are listed on the IHSA website.
1956-57 IHSA State Finals – THIRD Place!! Coach Bill Roetzheim
Individual Medalists
Jerry Bickenbach Horizontal Bars 4th Place
Ken Donofrio Horizontal Bars STATE CHAMPION!!
Parrellel Bars 4th Place
Vault 2nd Place
James Liddell Vault 3rd Place
Elvin Walker Vault 5th Place
Final Team Standings
1) Winnetka (New Trier) 98
2) Chicago (Senn) 87½
3) Maywood (Proviso) 77½
4) Elmhurst (York) 55½
5) Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden) 37½
1957-58 IHSA State Finals – STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Bill Roetzheim
Individual Medalists
Ken Donofrio All-Around STATE CHAMPION!!
Rings STATE CHAMPION!!
Vault STATE CHAMPION!!
Horizontal Bars 4th Place
Horse 5th Place
Parallel Bars 2nd Place
Tumbling 3rd Place
Frank Culbertson Horizontal Bars STATE CHAMPION!!
Parallel Bars STATE CHAMPION!!
All-round 2nd Place
Vault 2nd Place
Ronald Kos All-Around 3rd Place
Horizontal Bars 3rd Place
Parallel Bars 4th Place
Vault 4th Place
Richard Lapham Tumbling 2nd Place
James Liddell Horse 3rd Place
Elvin Walker Horse 2nd Place
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 144 Bill Roetzheim
2) Elmhurst (York) 90
3) Arlington Heights (Arlington) 87
4) Winnetka (New Trier) 38
5) Carmi 14
BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING
No less than 10 top-ten finishes at the IHSA State Meet and 5 gold medals in events were the high points of the Proviso Township High School swimming and diving team. Two third place finishes were the best finish that the boys team would accomplish. The results of these seasons, as listed on the IHSA website, are in turn listed below.
1935-36 Individual Medalist
John Winter 50 Yard Free Style 4TH Place
1939-40 Team Placed EIGHTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalist
Eugene Eaton 100 Yard Breast Stroke 2ND Place
Final Team Standings
1) Chicago (Lane) 56
2) Winnetka (New Trier) 34
3) Danville (H.S.) 14
4) Rockford (H.S.) 12
5) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 9
6) LaSalle (L.-Peru) 8
7) Des Plaines (Maine) 7
8) Maywood (Proviso) 4
1944-45 Team Placed TENTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalist
LaBerge 50 Yard Free Style 5TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Chicago (Lane) 46
2) Winnetka (New Trier) 43
3) Evanston (Twp.) 21
4) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 19
5) Rockford (West) 13
6) Highland Park (Deerfield-Shields) 5
7) Waukegan (H.S.) 4
8) Chicago (Harrison) 2
8) Chicago (Schurz) 2
10) Maywood (Proviso) 1
1945-46 Individual Medalist
LaBerge 100 Yard Free Style 4TH Place
1946-47 Individual Medalist
LaBerge 100 Yard Free Style 4TH Place
1947-48 Team Placed THIRD at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
Russell Thomas 100 Yard Free Style STATE CHAMPION!!
Jerry Holan 100 Yard Breast Stroke 2ND Place
Relay Team 150 Yard Medley Relay 2ND Place
Lee Anderson 100 Yard Backstroke 3RD Place
Grottke 200 Yard Free Style 4TH Place
Relay Team 200 Yd. Free Style Relay 5TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Winnetka (New Trier) 31
2) Chicago (Lane) 26
3) Maywood (Proviso) 25
4) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 18
4| Rockford (West) 18
1948-49 Team Placed THIRD at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
Jerry Holan 100 Yard Breast Stroke STATE CHAMPION!!
Relay Team 150 Yard Medley Relay STATE CHAMPIONS!!
Lee Anderson 100 Yard Backstroke 2ND Place
Ronald Hinding 100 Yard Breast Stroke 2ND Place
Russell Thomas 100 Yard Free Style 4TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Winnetka (New Trier) 43
2) Chicago (Lane) 32
3) Maywood (Proviso) 26
4) Evanston (Twp.) 19
5) Rockford (West) 13
1949-50 Team Placed EIGHTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
George Marriott 200 Yard Free Style 4TH Place
Ronald Hinding 100 Yard Breast Stroke 5TH Place
John Millikan Diving 5TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Winnetka (New Trier) 62
2) Evanston (Twp.) 28
3) Chicago (Lane) 19
4) Rockford (East) 17
5) Rockford (West) 15
6) Chicago (Tilden) 10
7) Chicago (DuSable) 6
8) Highland Park 4
8) Urbana (H.S.) 4
8) Maywood (Proviso) 4
8) Peoria (H.S.) 4
1950-51 Team Placed TENTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalist
Englund 100 Yard Backstroke 5TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Winnetka (New Trier) 41
2) Rockford (East) 33
3) Evanston (Twp.) 24
4) Rockford (West) 22
5) Chicago (Lane) 21
6) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 11
6) Peoria (H.S.) 11
8) Highland Park 3
8) Joliet (Catholic Academy) 3
10) Maywood (Proviso) 1
1951-52 Team Placed EIGHTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
Stuart Kent Diving STATE CHAMPION!!
Final Team Standings
1) Winnetka (New Trier) 42
2) Evanston (Twp.) 30
3) Highland Park 13
3) Des Plaines (Maine) 13
5) Chicago (Harrison) 12
5) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 12
5) Rockford (West) 12
8) Maywood (Proviso) 6
1952-53 Individual Medalist
Pat McDermott 150 Yard IM 4TH Place
1953-54 Team Placed TENTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
Relay Team 150 Yard Medley Relay 5TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Evanston (Twp.) 67
2) Winnetka (New Trier) 56
3) Des Plaines (Maine) 37
4) Rockford (West) 19
5) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 18
6) Peoria (H.S.) 15
7) Chicago (Lane) 8
8) Skokie (Niles) 4
8) Rockford (East) 4
10) Maywood (Proviso) 2
10) Chicago (Fenger) 2
1956-57 Individual Medalists
Eddie Stephenson Diving 5TH Place
Don Echelberger Diving 6TH Place
1956-57 Team Placed SIXTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
Relay Teams 200 Yard Medley 4TH Place
200 Yard Free Style 5TH Place
Don Echelberger Diving 5TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Winnetka (New Trier) 65
2) Evanston (Twp.) 54
3) Highland Park 23
4) Champaign (H.S.) 16
5) Moline (H.S.) 14
6) Maywood (Proviso) 12
1957-58 Team Placed EIGHTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
LeRoy Pochman Diving STATE CHAMPION!!
John Glerum Diving 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Winnetka (New Trier) 68½
2) Evanston (Twp.) 61
3) Highland Park 42
4) Rockford (West) 26
5) Bloomington (H.S.) 20
6) Des Plaines (Maine) 17
7) Elgin (H.S.) 12
8) Maywood (Proviso) 11
BOYS TENNIS
The boys tennis team won a District title and had one top-ten finish. One individual also placed third at the State Match competition.
1946-47 Team Won District Championship
1947-48 Team Placed SEVENTH at IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalist
Fred Most Singles 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 11
2) Evanston (Twp.) 9
3) Danville (H.S.) 6
4) Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) 5
4) Pekin 5
4) Lincoln 5
7) Hinsdale (Twp.) 4
7) Rockford (West) 4
7) Moline (H.S.) 4
7) Maywood (Proviso) 4
7) Chicago (Sullivan) 4
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
The Proviso Township High School thinclads earned seven top-ten IHSA State Finals finishes. Inluded in this number was a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in 1940!! In addition a total of 37 individual medals were won including 10 individual Gold Medals!! The most decorated athlete of the day was Leicester “Lee” Farmer. Lee won a total of FOUR Gold Medals and one Silver Medal over a three year period (1938-40). The totals, as found at www.ihsa.org, are listed below.
1919-20 Individual Medalist
Raymond Widney 880 Yd. Run 4TH Place
1922-23 Individual Medalist
Garth Follette Shot Put 5TH Place
Clay McCullough 880 Yd. Run 5TH Place
1923-24 Individual Medalist
Clay McCullough 880 Yd. Run STATE CHAMPION!!
1925-26 Individual Medalist
Frederick Ruhnke 220 Yd. Dash 4TH Place
1929-30 Individual Medalists
Relay Team 880 Yd. Relay 3RD Place
1931-32 Individual Medalist
Phil Doherty 220 Yd. Hurdles 3RD Place
1932-33 Team Placed SECOND at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
Relay Team 880 Yd. Relay STATE CHAMPIONS!!
Phil Doherty 220 Yd. Hurdles STATE CHAMPION!!
Bill Watters 100 Yd. Dash 2ND Place
220 Yd. Dash 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Rockford (H.S.) 18
2) Maywood (Proviso) 16½
3) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 12
4) Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) 10½
5) Tuscola 10
5) Atlanta 10
5) Centralia 10
1933-34 Individual Medalists
Relay Team 880 Yd. Relay 3RD Place
Bill Watters 100 Yd. Dash 5TH Place
1937-38 Team Placed EIGHTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
Leicester “Lee” Farmer Long Jump 2ND Place
Quintin Vahldick 120 Yd. Hurdles 2ND Place
Final Team Standings
1) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 29
2) Chicago (Austin) 12
2) Winnetka (New Trier) 12
4) Rockford (H.S.) 10½
5) Moline (H.S.) 10
6) Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) 9
6) Downers Grove (H.S.) 9
8) Maywood (Proviso) 8
1938-39 Team Placed FIFTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
Leicester “Lee” Farmer 100 Yd. Dash STATE CHAMPION!!
Long Jump STATE CHAMPION!!
Final Team Standings
1) Elmhurst (York) 22
2) Winnetka (New Trier) 17
3) Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) 13
4) Rockford (H.S.) 12½
5) Maywood (Proviso) 10
1939-40 Team WON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP at the IHSA State Meet!! Coach Otto H. Matte
Team Won District Championship
Individual Medalists
Leicester “Lee” Farmer 100 Yd. Dash STATE CHAMPION!!
Long Jump STATE CHAMPION!!
George Hall Pole Vault STATE CHAMPION!!
Glenn Johnson Shot Put 4TH Place
Relay Team 880y relay 5TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Maywood (Proviso) 16½ Coach Otto H. Matte
2) Naperville (H.S.) 15
3) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 12
3) LaGrange (Lyons) 12
5) Des Plaines (Maine) 10
5) Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) 10
1940-41 Team Placed NINTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
Glenn Johnson Shot Put 2ND Place
Frank Herold Discus 4TH Place
Floyd Herzog Shot Put 5TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Des Plaines (Maine) 20
2) Quincy (Sr.) 19
3) LaGrange (Lyons) 15½
4) Evanston (Twp.) 14
5) Naperville (H.S.) 9
6) Urbana (H.S.) 8
7) East St. Louis (Sr.) 7 1/5
7) Elmhurst (York) 7 1/5
9) Maywood (Proviso) 7
1941-42 Team Placed FIFTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
Rodgers Burton 120 Yd. Hurdles STATE CHAMPION!!
Floyd Herzog Shot Put 3RD Place
Thomas Gallagher High Jump 4TH Place
Final Team Standings
1) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 26 2/3
2) Urbana (H.S.) 18 1/3
3) Chicago (DuSable) 18
4) Harrisburg 9
5) Maywood (Proviso) 8½
1945-46 Individual Medalists
Relay Team 880 Yd. Relay 2ND Place
Melvin Pfeifer Long Jump 5TH Place
1946-47 Individual Medalist
Herbert Semper 1 Mile Run 3RD Place
1947-48 Individual Medalist
Richard Linyard High Jump 2ND Place
1948-49 Individual Medalist
Peter Malz 200 Yd. Hurdles 2ND Place
1950-51 Team Placed SEVENTH at the IHSA State Meet!!
Individual Medalists
Robert Thamm Discus STATE CHAMPION!!
Bob Soth 1 Mile Run 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1) Chicago (Phillips) 24
2) LaGrange (Lyons) 17½
3) Chicago (Austin) 11
4) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 9½
5) Decatur (H.S.) 9
5) Elmhurst (York) 9
7) Maywood (Proviso) 8
1951-52 Individual Medalist
Norman Altenhoff Pole Vault 3RD Place
1954-55 Individual Medalist
Relay Team 1 Mile Relay 5TH Place
1955-56 Individual Medalist
Len Broz High Jump 2ND Place
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
Proviso Township High School provided a well-rounded curriculum. The school competed in the annual IHSA Individual Events competition with William Chmurny bringing home a medal in his specialty, Extemporary.
1957-58 William Chmurny Extemporary 2ND Place
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