Athletics
The Raymond High School Redbirds had IHSA tournament success in the sports of boys basketball and boys track and field. We believe the school competed baseball and possibly football as well.We are searching for the school fight song and conference affiliation of Raymond High School.
Boys Basketball
The Raymond High School Redbirds won a total of four District ttles. Unfortunately this all we know about their success (www.ihsa.org). Chuck Trent located several season records and coaches’ names listed below. We also located some scores from the IHSA State Tournament on a site titled “Illinois Postseason Basketball Scores”. These scores are listed below. Coaches names, team records, and other successes are being sought.
1916-17 Montgomery County Tourney (2nd Place)
Championship – Hillsboro 21 Raymond 18
1919-20 Montgomery County Tourney (2nd Place)
Championship Hillsboro beat Raymond
1921-22 through 1932-33 Postseason scores, records, and coaches’ names needed.
1933-34 Springfield District Tournament Coaches’ name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Auburn 16-10
Auburn lost to Springfield Feitshans in semi-final
Feitshans lost to Springfield HS in final
1934-35 Hillsboro District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Coffeen 30-23
2nd Rd lost to Witt 31-28
Witt lost semi-final to Hillsboro
Hillsboro beat Litchfield in final
1935-36 Morrisonville District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Donnellson 35-8
Semi-final lost to Farmersville 30-28
Farmersville beat Morrisonville in title game
1936-37 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1937-38 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1938-39 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1939-40 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1940-41 IHSA District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
District Scores Needed
IHSA Regional Qualifier
Regional Scores 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 Witt District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Tower Hill 48-22
Semi-final Beat Rosamond 38-28
Title Game lost to Witt 36-33
1945-46 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1946-47 Virden Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
(Raymond did not compete in District)
Regional Scores
1st Rd lost to Springfield Lanphier 51-38
Lanphier beat Feitshans in title game
1947-48 Springfield Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
(Raymond did not compete in District)
Regional Scores
1st Rd lost to Springfield Cathedral 62-27
Cathedral beat Lanphier in title game
1948-49 9 – 16 Virden Regional Tournament Coach Herman Presley
(Raymond did not compete in District)
Regional Scores
1st Rd lost to Springfield Cathedral 49-38
Cathedral lost to Girard in semi-final
Girard lost to Springfield HS in title game
1949-50 5 – 17 Springfield District Tournament Coach Claude Shelton
1st Rd lost to Rochester 62-37
Rochester lost to Divernon in title game
1950-51 Farmersville District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Season Record Needed
District Scores
1st Rd Score Needed
Semi-final Beat Divernon 59-53
Title Game Beat Farmersville 50-47
Virden Regional Tournament
1st Rd Beat Glenarm Ball Township HS 42-34
Semi-final lost to Auburn 62-58
Auburn lost to Springfield Lanphier in title game
1951-52 15 – 10 Glenarm District Tournament Coach Ray Truebe
1st Rd Beat Divernon 62-58
Semi-final lost to Pawnee 63-60
Pawnee beat Girard in title game
1952-53 Postseason scores & record needed Coach Ray Truebe
1953-54 Postseason scores & record needed Coach Ray Truebe
1954-55 IHSA District Champions Coach Ray Truebe
District Scores Needed
Virden Regional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Auburn 85-65
Auburn lost to Springfield Feitshans in semi-final
Feitshans lost to Lanphier in title game
1955-56 IHSA District Champions Coach Ray Truebe
Season Record Needed
District Scores Needed
Springfield Regional Tournament
1st Rd lost Springfield Cathedral 63-58
Cathedral lost to Lanphier in title game
1956-57 Postseason scores & record needed Coach Ray Truebe
1957-58 Postseason scores & record needed Coach Ray Truebe
1958-59 Palmyra District Tournament Coach Ray Truebe
Season Record Needed
District Scores
1st Rd Beat Girard 82-53
Semi-final lost to Farmersville 64-54
Farmersville lost to Springfield St. James in title game
1959-60 7 – 15 Raymond District Tournament Coach Ray Truebe
1st Rd Beat Girard 58-57
Semi-final lost to Farmersville 56-34
Farmersville beat Palmyra Northwestern in title game
1960-61 11 – 13 Postseason scores needed Coach Ray Truebe
1961-62 9 – 13 Raymond District Runner-Up Coach Monte Nohren
1st Rd Beat Springfield St. James 82-61
Semi-final Beat Pawnee 69-65
*Title Game lost to Farmersville 46-41
*Final game for Raymond High School. Consolidated with Farmersville in the summer of 1962 to form the Lincolnwood School District.
Boys Track & Field
Picture this, it is 1913 and you are a kid from Raymond competing in the IHSA State Track Meet. There is no different “classes” for you to compete in. You will compete against kids from Chicago, Springfield, Rock Island, kids from everywhere in the state. Should you pack it up and leave or stay and do your best? We all know that answer and the Raymond kids showed their competitive nature. The Raymond High School tracksters of 1913 finished THIRD in the State Meet among all schools in Illiinois. Pretty incredible for a group of “farm kids” as the meet writers sometimes referred to the smaller town’s kids back then. We are looking for the first name of an athlete named Belknap. The great accomplishments of RHS thinclads in 1913 and 1955 are listed below.
1912-13 Team Finished THIRD in IHSA STATE MEET Competition!!
Individual Medalists
Henry Bitterburg Shot Put STATE CHAMPION!!
Discus 4TH Place
?? Belknap Shot Put 2ND Place
Robert Seward 440 Yd Dash 2ND Place
Final Team Standings
1.) Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 34
2.) Chicago (University) 29
3.) RAYMOND HIGH SCHOOL 12
4.) McLean 8
4.) Ridge Farm 8
6.) LaGrange (Lyons) 7
7.) Springfield (H.S.) 6
7.) Roodhouse 6
9.) Harvey (Thornton) 5
9.) Sullivan 5
9.) Rock Island (H.S.) 5
9.) Virginia 5
9.) Oregon 5
1954-55 Robert House High Jump 4TH Place
Boys Baseball
The Raymond High School boys competed in baseball each year. The flkoowing records and coaches’ names were provided by Chuck Trent.
1948-49 3 – 4 Coach Herman Presley
1949-50 4 – 5 Coach Claude Shelton
1951-52 3 – 5 Coach Ray Truebe
1952-53 Coach Ray Truebe
1953-54 Coach Ray Truebe
1954-55 Coach Ray Truebe
1955-56 Coach Ray Truebe
1956-57 Coach Ray Truebe
1957-58 Coach Ray Truebe
1958-59 Coach Ray Truebe
1959-60 1 – 5 Coach Ray Truebe
1960-61 1 – 6 Coach Ray Truebe
1961-62 3 – 3 Coach Monte Nohren
Boys Football
Mark Jurenga did some research and came up with this bit of information on the Raymond HS boys. They did compete on the grid iron in the early 1900s. In a game against Hillsboro in 1904 the Raymond boys gave a gallant effort but lost by a score of 26 – 0.
Memorable Principal
Mr. Raymond R. Crum was Principal at RHS for several generations. He is remembered and beloved by many.
Memorable Stories
From Linda Solis regarding her father and uncle who graduated from Raymond HS in the late 1940s:
“(My father) had 5 brothers; all but one of them served in the military during WWII. His brother Elmer actually was drafted his senior year of high school because he’d already turned 18. After serving in the Navy for four years, Elmer came back and finished high school, graduating with my dad’s class (1947).”
Need More Information
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