| AthleticsNew Windsor High School offered many sports during its existence. The only record of success on the IHSA web site (www.ihsa.org) is in Boy’s Basketball. It is probable New Windsor also offered football, baseball, and track, however further information and verification is needed from an alumni of the school or a townsperson. The boy’s basketball success is listed below.
Boys Basketball
The New Windsor High School “Norsemen” had some very nice seasons on the hardwood court. The boys won two District Championships and competed very well with the other schools in the area. Some IHSA tournament basketball scores were located on a website titled “Illinois Postseason Basketball Scores.” The scores are printed below as well.
**All scores, season records, and coaches’ names prior to the 1933-34 season are needed.
1933-34 Galesburg District Semi-Finalist Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Prairie City 20-19
Semi-final lost to Knoxville 34-12
Knoxville lost to Galesburg in title game
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1934-35 Galesburg District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Victoria 15-13
Victoria lost in 2nd Rd.
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1935-36 Galva District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to LaFayette 35-21
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1936-37 Postseason scores, record, & coach’s name needed
1937-38 Postseason scores, record, & coach’s name needed
1938-39 Postseason scores, record, & coach’s name needed
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1939-40 District Champions Coach William F. Hart
Postseason scores & record needed
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1940-41 17-13 Postseason scores needed Coach William F. Hart
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1941-42 Postseason scores & record needed Coach William F. Hart
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1942-43 Postseason scores, record, & coach’s name needed
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1943-44 District Champions Coach William F. Hart
Postseason scores & record needed
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1944-45 District Runner-up Coach’s name & record needed
Postseason scores needed
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1945-46 New Windsor District Runner-up Coach’s name & record needed
Title Game lost to Biggsville 37-33
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1946-47 through 1947-48 Postseason scores, records, & coaches’ names needed
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1948-49 New Boston District Runner-up Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-final Beat Viola 32-31
Title Game lost to New Boston 57-31
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1949-50 New Windsor District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Little York 44-37
Semi-final lost to New Boston 48-33
New Boston won District title.
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1950-51 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed
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1951-52 New Windsor District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
**Semi-final Lost to Viola 39-38
Viola lost title game
**Final game for New Windsor High School, consolidateed with Viola in 1952 to form the Winola School District.
| New Windsor HS Basketball Team of 1944-45 |
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| Submitted by Chuck Leonard (Lowell Leonard is #42 in the photo) |
Notable Roundball Athlete
Meridith Peterson – Ranked among the area’s leading scorers, scoring 234 points in 24 games played.
Memories & More Regarding New Windsor High School
**From Jeff Crummy:
“New Windsor adopted ‘The Norsemen’ as their school nickname to honor the fighting spirit of the vast number of people of Swedish descent who inhabited the town. When the Red and White of New Windsor consolidated with the Blue and White of Viola High School, the newly formed school district of Winola adopted the colors of Maroon and White. The ‘Red’ was mixed with the ‘Blue’ hence forming MAROON. The white remained the same! This new school went on to be a main stay in the old Cornbelt Conference that consisted of Alwood, Westmer, Cambridge, Rockridge, Sherrard, Orion, Atkinson and of course Winola!”
**From Evan Thomas:
“Bill King came to New Windsor to coach in 1950 and continued as the Winola coach until the ’70’s.”
**From Martin Anderson:
“I attended new Windsor grade school from 1964 to 1972. We had 1st thru 4th in the first high school building. Then we had 5th thru 8th in the Junior High building. We were then bussed to Viola for high school.”
| New Windsor HS Class of 1946 |
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| Submitted by Chuck Leonard |
***Names in Photo Above:
Top Row: Margaret Carlson, Marion Thorpe, Principal W.F. Hart, Charlene Keim, Donna Hollemback
2nd Row: Wayne Johnson, Lowell Leonard
3rd Row: Margaret Ann Tornquist, Sally Ann Wright
Bottom Row: Shirley Showalter, Warren Hazlewood, Martha Bell, Lavern Johnson, Dorothy Blaine
Seeking Further Information
We are anxiously seeking further information regarding New Windsor High School and the New Windsor school system. We are especially seeking a photo of the old school building. If you are willing to share information you may have please complete a School Submission Form or write us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net or:
Illinois HS Glory Days
6439 N. Neva St.
Chicago, Il. 60631
| New Windsor Grade School Building |
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| Cafeteria is to the left – Photo by Roberta VanBriesen – 2007 |
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