Roseville, Illinois (photo courtesy of Steven Davis)
Roaeville’s Original High School
Thank you RIchard Soseman
The History of Roseville High School
Roseville (population 1,083) is located in western Illinois in south central Warren County. U.S. Route 67 runs through town and intersects with Illinois Route 116. The Town Branch Creek flows to the east of Roseville. For location sake Roseville is located 12 miles due south of Monmouth and about 18 miles due north of Macomb.
Roseville was originally settled as New Lancaster in 1838. The town name was changed to Hat Grove in 1843 because of a grove of trees nearby that were shaped like a hat. In 1853 the town name was solidified as Roseville by the construction of the railroad line through town.
The history and educational past of Roseville schools is in need of research. It is believed that Roseville High School served the community of Roseville for about 100 or more years. In the early 2000s the residents of Roseville began consolidation talks with Monmouth High School. These talks became a reality in 2005 when the Monmouth-Roseville School DIstrict was developed. This effort officially closed the books on Roseville High School and its storied past.
The Roseville High School building pictured above is currently used as the Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School.
Roseville High School Quick Facts
Year opened: early 1900s?
Year closed: 2005
School nickname: the “Panthers”
School colors: Purple & White
School Fight Song: “Roseville Spirit”
“Against the Roseville spirit,
Naught can prevail…….
Stand by your colors
Let not courage fail (for we are with you)
For we are all together,
Going to help you fight! (Fight! Fight!)
Cheer for our Roseville team
They’re sure all right!
Go Purple
Go White
Go Team
Fight! Fight!
Go Purple, Go White,
Go Team, Fight!
(Thank you to Pamela Wolf!)
Roseville HS Original Gymnasium
Richard Soseman Photo
Athletics
Roseville High School has a very rich and proud athletic tradition. The boys competed in the sports of football, basketball, and track. The girls competed in the sports of basketball, volleyball, and track. These sports are definite. It is not known if any other sports such as baseball or softball were at one time offered. Roseville High did achieve State Playoff success in all of the above sports, including some incredible runs in football, volleyball, and girls track. The sports and their successes as could be researched utilizing the IHSA web site (www.ihsa.org) are listed below. We are also interested in great team records, conference affiliation and championships, as well as great coach’s names.
We are told as the enrollment at Roseville High became smaller, the athletic program saw the need to stay competitive and entered into a series of coops. Roseville had a short one or two year football coop with AVON HS, let that expire, and entered into a coop with Yorkwood HS and were known as BEARCATS. Roseville and Yorkwood girls had a coop going the last few years of Roseville’s existence as well, which aided the girls track team success in particular at state in their 800 medley titles. Girls basketball and volleyball were also cooping until the Monmouth-Roseville consolidation
Roseville HS Football Bleachers & Pressbox
Richard Soseman
Football
The Roseville High School Panther football program excelled on the grid iron, especially in the 1980s. Dating back at least to the 1940s, the boys year-in and year-out provided some exiting Friday Nights in the town of Roseville. The teams of the 1980s were a force to be reckoned with each year. Under Coach Galen Noard the Panthers made a Final Four trip into the State Class 1A Playoffs before losing the semi-final game to eventual State Champion Atwood-Hammond in overtime 35 – 34. In 1985 the team made it to the Sweet 16 in Class 1a and in 1986 the team advanced to the Elite 8, both seasons again under Galen Noard. Mike Shepard took the reigns of the head coaching position in 1987 and the Panthers did not miss a beat, making another Elite 8 appearance. In 1988, a school record was set when the Panthers threw for 390 total passing yards in a game against LaHarpe. The Panthers final IHSA excursion was in 1989 under the leadership of Coach Rick Kirkton, where they lost their first round game. A Final 4, two Elite 8s, a Sweet 16, and a top 32 finish, excellent work by the Roseville Panther football program.
The records for 1953 – 1979 were researched by Tom Sikorski.
1947-48 An excellent year for football at RHS!
1953 7-1-1 Little 6 Conference Co-Champs Coach Gene Tinker
1954 5-3 3rd place Little 6 conference Coach Gene Tinker
1957 4-2-1 3rd place Little 6 conference Coach Ron Zalokar
1958 5-2-1 2nd place (tie) Little 6 conference Coach Ron Zalokar
1965 5-3 Bi-County Conference Champs Coach Jim Simpson
1967 4-3-1 3rd place (tie) Bi-County conference Coach Jim Simpson
1968 5-2-1 3rd place Bi-County conference Coach Jim Simpson
1969 6-2 2nd place Bi-County conference Coach Jim Simpson
1973 6-1-1 Bi-County Conference Champs Coach John Wetterling
1975 1-8 Coach Ron Baker
1978 5-4 Coach Galen Noard
1979 8-1 2nd place Bi-County Conference Coach Galen Noard
1980-81 Class 1A Final Four Coach Galen Noard
Beat Alexis 20 – 16
Beat Table Grove (VIT) 22 – 0
Lost Atwood-Hammond 34 – 35 (O/T)
Atwood eventual State Champions
1985-86 Class 1A Sweet 16 Coach Galen Noard
Beat Carthage 47 – 22
Lost to Yorkwood 0 – 34
Yorkwood lost in Elite 8 round.
1986-87 Class 1A Elite 8 Coach Galen Noard
Ranked #1 State-wide for part of Year
Beat Elmwood 29 – 20
Beat Warsaw 35 – 0
Lost to Annawan 0 – 19
Annawan lost in Final 4 round.
1987-88 Class 1A Elite 8 Coach Mike Shepard
Beat LaHarpe 20 – 0
Beat Warren 43 – 0
Lost Bloom.Cent.Cath. 8 – 31
BCC eventual State Champions
1989-90 Class 1A State Playoff Qualifier Coach Rick Kirkton
Lost to Carthage 19 – 44
Carthage lost in Sweet 16 round.
GRID IRON MEMORIES
From Mike Hennenfent (Class of 1946):
“Coach Gene Tinker came to Roseville during our years there. One year we and Carthage were undefeated in football. Mr. Tinker challenged Carthage to a play off and Roseville beat them on their home field.”
*From Steve Killey:
“Coach Rick Kirkton took the 1992 Avon-Roseville Cougars to the second round
of the playoffs. The Cougars defeated the ROWVA Tigers in the first round
and lost to Kewanee Wethersfield in the second round.”
AS AVON-ROSEVILLE “COUGARS”
AS THE AVON-ROSEVILLE “COUGARS”
**From former assistant coach Jason Bates:
“I was an assistant coach for Avon-Roseville football coop for one year in the 1994 season while I was attending WIU briefly. Head Coach was Don Farr and one of the assistants was Chad Carlson. They had just come off back to back conference titles of the Bi-County Conference and I believe you have that info. I know the co-op lasted for a few years in the 1990’s. I don’t know the year it ended but whenever the first year of Avon joining Bushnell Prairie City was, would be the end of the (AR Cougars Co-op). Colors were Black/Silver/White. Helmets were black with a big block “A & R” put together and offset. Home jersey’s were black, road jerseys were white with a silver/grey pant. Home games were split with half in Roseville and half in Avon. practices were sometimes in Roseville and sometimes in Avon depending on where we played a game that week whether home or away. So practices and games were split very evenly between the two towns. The Cougars also had a homecoming game in each town.”
1990-91 8 – 2 IHSA Class 1A Playoff Qualifier!! Coach James O’Flaherty
Top 32 teams in Class 1A
1st Rd.- Lost to Alexis 28-6
Alexis lost in 2nd round.
1991-92 5 – 4 (Coach’s name needed)
Roseville Football Team 1991-92
Submitted by Cory Yokel
1992-93 8 – 2 Class 1A Sweet 16 Coach Rick Kirkton
Beat ROWVA 14-7
Lost to Wethersfield 26-20 (O/T)
Wethersfield lost in FInal 4 round.
Avon-Roseville Football 1992-93
Submitted by Cory Yokel
1993-94 8 – 3 Class 1A Sweet 16 Coach Rick Kirkton
Beat Abingdon 35-16
Lost to Monmouth Warren 31-0
Warren lost in Elite 8 round.
Avon-Roseville Football 1993-94
Submitted by Cory Yokel
1994-95 5 – 4 Coach Don Farr
Avon-Roseville “Cougars” of 1994-95
Submitted by Jason Bates
1995-96 4 – 5 Coach Don Farr
1996-97 1 – 8 Coach Don Farr
1997-98 1 – 8 Coach Ross Richardson
1998-99 2 – 7 Coach Ross Richardson
We are uncertain when the coop agreement with Avon ended. If you have this information we will be glad to share it on this page.
Volleyball
The Roseville Lady Panthers made some noise of their own in the State Playoffs. The Lady Netters won a total of 11 Regional titles, 3 Sectional titles, and One Super-Sectional Title. The Regional success included four in a row from 1993 – 1996 and then seven in a row from 1999 – 2005.
Coach Amy (Stevenson) Thompson also had a nice run which included Sweet Sixteen (1991-92) and Elite 8 1999-2000) births! In fact, prior to Coach’s arrival in 1990 the Roseville volleyball team struggled to reach the .500 mark each season. Coach Thompson built her program from the ground up, coaching the junior high school Panthers from 1987-1998. In 1990 Roseville’s seventh grade team placed second in the IESA state volleyball tournament. They repeated as runners-up in 1991 as eighth graders. After her initial high school campaign in 1990-91, the Lady Panthers REALLY took off. All totalled, the Lady Panthers won EIGHT Regional titles and TWO Sectional titles underCoach Thompson!! Coach Thompson’s legacy lived on as their are no less than eight former Lady Panthers who continued on to coach the sport of volleyball.
Coach Kara Harper continued the incredible success begun by Coach Thompson. Coach Harper’s girls had a great run from 2003 to 2005 when her teams sported three straight 30+ -win seasons and an overall record of 95 – 19!
As Chila (Bradshaw) Woychik tells us, volleyball was in place by the 1973-74 school year. Unfortunately the team records and coach’s names of all the teams are not available.
1992-93 Regional/Sectional Champions Coach Amy (Stevenson) Thompson
Class A Sweet 16 Finalist!!
1993-94 Regional Champions Coach Amy (Stevenson) Thompson
1994-95 Regional Champions Coach Amy (Stevenson) Thompson
1995-96 Regional Champions Coach Amy (Stevenson) Thompson
1998-99 Regional Champions Coach Amy (Stevenson) Thompson
1999-00 Regional Champions Coach Amy (Stevenson) Thompson
2000-01 Regional/Sectional Champions Coach Amy (Stevenson) Thompson
Class A Sweet 16 Finalist!!
2001-02 30 – 7 Regional Champions Coach Amy (Stevenson) Thompson
2002-03 30 – 7 Regional Champions Coach Kara Harper
2003-04 30 – 7 Regional Champions Coach Kara Harper
2004-05 35 – 5 Regional/Sectional Champions Coach Kara Harper
Super Sectional Champions
Elite 8 Finalist!!
Lost to Mt. Pulaski (eventual State Runner-up)
School’s Final Season
Roseville HS Gymnasium
Boys Basketball
The boys basketball team also garnered its share of IHSA hardware, winning a total of 6 Regional Titles and 4 District titles. Unfortunately again, the team records and coach’s names of these teams are not listed. Please contact us if you have this information, though we are told the 1970 basketball team was quite good. Several scores involving Roseville High School boys basketball were located on a website titled “Illinois Postseason Basketball Scores.” These scores are listed below as well.
1933-34 Roseville District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd Beat Lomax 41-18
2nd Rd lost to Keithsburg 21-7
Keithsburg lost to Media in title game
1934-35 Roseville District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Won – Score Unavailable
2nd Rd Beat Gladstone 56-8
Semi-final Beat Media 23-13
Title Game Beat Stronghurst 20-17
Galesburg Sectional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Knoxville 27-12
Knoxville lost to Galesburg in title game
1935-36 Roseville Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Media 30-20
Semi-final lost to Macomb 34-27
Macomb beat Monmouth in title game
1936-37 Roseville Regional Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Biggsville 22-20
Semi-final Beat Monmouth 25-19
Title Game lost to Macomb 19-14
1937-38 Roseville Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
Roseville HS Scores Unavailable
Macomb beat Monmouth in title game
1938-39 Roseville Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Biggsville 26-17
Semi-final lost to Monmouth 17-15
Monmouth lost to Media in title game
1939-40 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1940-41 IHSA Regional Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Regional Scores Needed
Galesburg Sectional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Galesburg 43-23
Galesburg lost to Canton in semi-final
Canton beat Lewistown in title game
Canton placed 4th in IHSA Tournament
1941-42 Monmouth Regional Champions Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Bushnell 30-24
Semi-final Beat Colchester 39-21
Title Game Beat Stronghurst 49-31
Peoria Sectional Tournament
1st Rd lost to East Peoria 34-32 (O/T)
East Peoria lost to Normal HS in title game
1942-43 Roseville Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Monmouth 37-25
Monmouth beat Colchester in title game
1943-44 IHSA Regional Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Early Round Scores Needed
Title Game Beat Macomb Western HS 33-25
Canton Sectional Tournament
Semi-final lost to Dallas City 48-29
Dallas City lost to Canton in title game
1944-45 Monmouth Regional Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Colchester 44-33
Semi-final Beat Media 44-37
Title Game lost to Monmouth 60-42
1945-46 Roseville Regional Champions Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Good Hope 56-33
Semi-final Beat Monmouth 37-34
Title Game Beat Macomb 38-25
Macomb Sectional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Galesburg 46-38
Galesburg beat Canton in title game
Galesburg lost to Champaign in Sweet 16 Rd.
Champaign won state title
1946-47 Macomb Regional Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Good Hope 35-32
Semi-final Beat Monmouth 43-35
Title Game lost to Macomb 47-20
1947-48 Monmouth Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Macomb 63-39
Macomb beat Good Hope in title game
1948-49 Macomb Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Good Hope 43-32
Semi-final lost to Macomb Western HS 61-54
Macomb Western lost to Monmouth in title game
1949-50 Monmouth Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Bushnell 51-37
Bushnell lost to Monmouth in title game
1950-51 Macomb Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Monmouth 63-50
Monmouth lost to Macomb in semi-final
Macomb lost to Macomb Western in title game
1951-52 Monmouth Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Bardolph 56-50
Semi-final lost to Monmouth 67-26
Monmouth lost to Macomb Western in title game
1952-53 Macomb Regional Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Gladstone 62-48
Semi-final Beat Macomb Western 73-68
Title Game lost to Monmouth 71-50
1953-54 Macomb Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Gladstone-Oquawka 57-47
G – O lost to Macomb in semi-final
Macomb lost to Monmouth in title game
1954-55 Bushnell Regional Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Colchester 70-57
Colchester lost to Bushnell-Prairie City in title game
1955-56 Macomb Regional Tournament Coach Dewayne Davis
Season record needed
1st Rd lost to Colchester 81-31
Colchester lost to Bushnell-Prairie City semi-final
BPC lost to Macomb Western in title game
1956-57 Bushnell Regional Tournament Coach Dewayne Davis
Season record needed
1st Rd lost to Colchester 64-57
Colchester beat BPC in title game
1957-58 Macomb Regional Tournament Coach Dewayne Davis
Season record needed
1st Rd lost to Macomb 67-57
Macomb lost to Bushnell-Prairie City semi-final
BPC beat to Colchester in title game
1958-59 Media District Champions Coach Dewayne Davis
Season record needed
1st Rd Beat Media 93-43
Semi-final Beat Bardolph 80-73
Title Game Beat Gladstone-Oquawka 62-55
Macomb Regional Runner-Up
1st Rd Beat Colchester 88-86 (2 O/Ts)
Semi-final Beat Monmouth 46-45
Title Game lost to Macomb 63-59
1959-60 Bushnell Regional Tournament Coach Dewayne Davis
Season record needed
1st Rd lost to Table Grove V.I.T. 54-44
VIT lost to Monmouth in semi-final
Monmouth beat Macomb in title game
1960-61 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1961-62 Stronghurst District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Macomb Western 62-53
Macomb W. beat Galesburg Corpus Christi in title game
1962-63 Sciota District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Galesburg Corpus Christi 66-41
Corpus Christi lost to Macomb Western 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 19- 6IHSA District Runner-Up Coach Jim Simpson
1st Rd Beat Biggsville Union 72-58
Semi-final Beat Stronghurst 66-59
Title Game lost to Macomb Western 76-58
1966-67 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1967-68 11- 10 Stronghurst District Tournament Coach Jim Simpson
1st Rd lost to Sciota NW 61-57
Sciota NW lost to Stronghurst in semi-final
Stronghurst lost to Macomb Western in title game
1968-69 20 – 5 Sciota District Champions Coach Jim Simpson
1st Rd BeatMedia Wever 58-56
Semi-final Beat Macomb Western 57-48
Title Game Beat Sciota NW 73-55
Bushnell Regional Tournament
1st Rd Beat Macomb 63-52
Semi-final lost to Galesburg 98-33
Galesburg Beat Knoxville 83-40 in title game
Galesburg lost in Elite 8 Rd.
1969-70 25 – 4 Stronghurst District Champions Coach Dave Darnall
Bi-County Conf. Tourney Champs
Roseville Holiday Tourney Champs
Bi-County Reg. Season Co-Champs
District Scores
1st Rd Beat Biggsville Union 54-36
Semi-final Beat Avon 62-48
Title Game Beat Stronghurst 51-49
Galesburg Regional Tournament
1st Rd Beat Monmouth 70-66
Semi-final lost to Galesburg 63-34
Galesburg beat Knoxville 78-55 in title game
**Coach Darnall – Future IBCA Hall of Famer
1970-71 Sciota District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Bardolph 83-48
Semi-final Beat Galesburg Costa 71-63
Title Game lost to Macomb Western 69-51
*Thank you to David Cox (Class of 1971) for providing the info on the teams of 1969 and 1970!
1971-72 Sciota Class ‘A’ Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Biggsville Union 80-66
Semi-final Beat London Mills S.R. Valley 62-59 (O/T)
Title Game lost to Bushnell Prairie City 57-43
1972-73 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1973-74 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1974-75 Postseason scores & record needed Coach Stephen Mills
1975-76 through 1985-86 Postseason scores, records, and coaches names needed.
1986-87 IHSA Regional Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Regional Scores Needed
Sherrard Sectional Tournament
Semi-final lost to Cambridge 53-52
Cambridge beat Knoxville in title game
Cambridge lost to Pearl City in Sweet 16 Rd.
1987-88 through 1990-91 Postseason scores, records, and coaches’ names needed.
1991-92
Roseville Basketball 1991-92
Submitted by Cory Yokel
1992-93 Coach Gardner
Roseville Boys Basketball 1992-93
Submitted by Cory Yokel
1993-94 24 – 3 IHSA Regional Champions Coach Chuck Grant
Regional Scores Needed
IHSA Sectional Qualifier
Sectional Scores Needed
Rosevellie Basketball 1993-94
Submitted by Cory Yokel
1994-95 8 – 16 Postseason scores needed Coach Chuck Grant
1995-96 9 – 15 Postseason scores needed Coach Chuck Grant
1996-97 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s names needed.
1997-98 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s names needed.
1998-99 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s names needed.
1999-00 5 – 17 Postseason scores needed. Coach Jeff Parsons
Lost in 1st Rd of Regional to Biggsville Union
2000-01 14 – 14 Postseason scores needed. Coach Jeff Parsons
Lost in Reg. semi-final to Stronghurst Southern
2001-02 22 – 8 IHSA Regional Runner-Up Coach Jeff Parsons
Lost in Reg. Title Game to Stronghurst Southern
Roseville HS “Panthers” of 2001-02
Submitted by Michael Parsons (Left click on photo for larger view)
Roseville HS Basketball Banner 2001-02
Submitted by Michael Parsons (Left click on photo for larger view)
2002-03 19 – 9 Postseason scores needed. Coach Jeff Parsons
Lost in semi-final of Regional to Yorkwood
2003-04 Postseason scores & record needed. Coach John Hughes
*Final year that Roseville competed as solo school.
2004-05 Co-opted boys basketball with Coach Steve Kemp
Yorkwood High School
Postseason scores & record needed.
*Roseville High School consolidated with Monmouth High School in the summer of 2005 to form the Monmouth-Roseville School District.
Roseville High School Holiday Tournament Results
Submitted by Howard Rescot
1939 Farmington over Roseville 27-21
3rd Abington
1940 Roseville over Farmington 31-29
3rd Monmouth
1941 Monmouth over Roseville 35-27
3rd Burlington Iowa
1942 Prairie City over Roseville 35-22
3rd Monmouth
1943 Prairie City over Avon 21-12
3rd Monmouth
1944 Roseville over Macomb Western 35-32
3rd Stronghurst
1945 Roseville over Macomb Western 31-17
3rd Stronghurst
1946 Stronghurst over Roseville 32-30
3rd Good Hope
1947 Roseville over Stronghurst 39-34
3rd Bushnell
1948 Roseville over Bushnell 41-39
3rd Alexis
1949 Valley vs Colchester (no score found)
3rd Bushnell over Prairie City
1950 Colchester over Valley 46-42
3rd Prairie City
1951 Bardolph over Roseville 43-41
3rd Alexis
1952 Valley over Colchester 51-50
3rd Cuba
1953 Roseville over Colchester 60-58
3rd Bardolph
1954 Cuba over Bushnell 65-49
3rd Colchester
1955 Colchester over Cuba 65-46
3rd Bushnell-PC
1956 Colchester over Bardolph
3rd Bushnell-PC
1957 Colchester over Avon 63-56
3rd Bardolph
1958 Valley over Colchester70-68
3rd Roseville
1959 Valley over Avon 47-42
3rd Bardolph
1960 Valley over Colchester 77-62
3rd Alexis
1961 Roseville over Colchester58-46
3rd Alexis
1962 Stronghurst over Alexis 53-50
3rd Colchester
1963 Cuba over Valley 53-50
3rd Colchester
1964 Valley over Alexis 83-66
3rd Colchester
1965 Stronghurst over Valley 59-56
3rd Cuba
1966 Stronghurst over Roseville58-50
3rd Cuba
1967 Alexis over Stronghurst 65-64 (2 O/Ts)
3rd Valley
1968 Alexis over Valley 56-54
3rd Cuba
1969 Roseville over Abingdon 67-52
3rd Stronghurst
1970 Stronghurst over Roseville 57-54
3rd Abingdon
1971 Abingdon over Roseville 42-41
3rd Alexis
1972 Abingdon over Roseville 59-52
3rd Southern
1973 Nauvoo-Colsa over Alexis (no score)
3rd Abingdon
1974 Abingdon over Colchester76-74
3rd Southern
1975 Abingdon over Roseville 65-58
3rd Alexis
1976 Southern over Roseville67-57
3rd Valley
1977 Valley over Southern 66-55
3rd Nauvoo Colusa
1978 Nauvoo over Colusa-DallasCity73-65
3rd Abingdon
1979 Dallas City over Nauvoo-Colusa
3rd Valley
1980 Dallas City over Nauvoo-Colusa69-45
3rd Alexis
1981 Dallas City over Nauvoo-Colusa71-64
3rd Roseville
1982 Southern over Dallas City 44-41
3rd Abingdon
1983 Southern over Abingdon 66-53
3rd Dallas City
5th Valley
1984 Dallas City over Nauvoo Colusa 66-56
3rd Southern
5th Roseville
1985 Dallas City over Southern 61-48
3rd Roseville
5th Colchester
1986 Roseville over Dallas City 62-60
3rd Southern
5th Valley
1987 Southern over Roseville 67-55
3rd Colchester
1988 50th Annual Tournament
1st Southern over Colchester 64-59
3rd Roseville
5th Alwood
1989 Southern over Roseville 62-50
3rd Nauvoo-Colusa
1990 Alexis over Southern 52-45
3rd Colchester
5th Aledo
1991 Aledo over Southern 61-35
3rd Valley
5th Colchester
1992 Aledo over Roseville 78-72
3rd ROVWA
5th Colchester
1993 Aledo over Roseville 76-56
3rd ROVWA
5th Colchester
1994 Aledo over Alexis 53-49
3rd Rockridge
5th Southern
1995 Alexis over Aledo 56-47
3rd ROVWA
5th Colchester
1996 Southern over Westmer 62-61
3rd Alexis
5th Colchester
Girls Basketball
The Roseville High School Lady Panthers won two Regional Championships as well. One of the years has information available, the other does not.
2001-02 Regional Champions
2002-03 19 – 9 Regional Champions Coach Fred Lucas
Boys Track & Field
The Roseville thinclads enjoyed success as well. A total of 13 medals were earned at the State Track Meet and two Sectional Titles were won as well. Coach’s names are not available.
1941-42 R. Hoyt 120 Yard High Hurdles 5TH Place
1980-81 Relay Team 4 X 100 Meter Relay 6TH Place
Mike Turley 100 Meter Dash 4TH Place
Tim Gibbs 300 Meter Hurdles 8TH Place
1982-83 Mike Stevenson 200 Meter Dash 4TH Place
100 Meter Dash 8TH Place
1987-88 Chris Adkinsson Shot Put 6TH Place
2000-01 Team Won Sectional Championship
Bryan Pratt 110 Meter High Hurdles 6TH Place
*Zach Barr 3200 Meter Run 9TH Place
2002-03 Team Won Sectional Championship
Bryan Pratt 110 Meter High Hurdles 2ND Place
*Zach Barr 3200 Meter Run 3RD Place
2002-03 Alex Stuart Long Jump 9TH Place
Triple Jump 9TH Place
*Bryan Pratt continued his success on the oval track at the University of Illinois!
*FromA.D. Roger Haynes of Monmouth College:
“Zach Barr was the 2005 NCAA Division III National Champion (track and field) in the 3000 meter steeplechase event. Barr was also a cross country all-american during the 2004 season. Refer to the Monmouth college website for more specific information www.monm.edu .”
**From Charles Ramer (Class of 1966):
“Two popular track and field relays were the Roseville Relays and the Avon Relays. An interesting anecdote about the Avon Relays: my senior year we set the 1600 relay record (I was a member of the relay team) that lasted until the relays ceased to exist. On the bus going home our coach, Russell Lober, disclosed to us the official timer misread his stop watch by 10 seconds. We had won our heat, but not the race. We didn’t actually break the record either.
Russell Lober was Roseville’s track coach during that era (’50’s and ’60’s). He was a well known and popular track coach.”
Roseville Boys Track 1991-92
Submitted by Cory Yokel
Roseville Boys Track 1992-93
Submitted by Cory Yokel
Roseville Boys Track 1993-94
Submitted by Cory Yokel
Girls Track & Field
The Roseville High School Lady Panther tracksters pulled off some State success of their own. In fact, the Lady Panthers of 2002-03 finished 4th in the STATE Track Meet! They also brought home a total of 15 state medals.
1977-78 Kathy Taylor 440 Yard Dash 8TH Place
1978-79 Relay Team 880 Yard Medley 3RD Place
Kathy Taylor 4o0 Meter Dash 5TH Place
1979-80 Relay Team 800 Meter Medley 3RD Place
Cynthia Coordes Long Jump 5TH Place
Kathy Taylor 400 Meter Dash 6TH Place
1980-81 Kathy Taylor 400 Meter Dash 2ND Place
1997-98 Chrissey Page High Jump 7Th Place
1999-00 Pam Wolf 400 Meter Dash 5TH Place
2001-02 Relay 800 Meter Medley STATE CHAMPIONS!
Pam Wolf 400 Meter Dash 2ND Place
2002-03 Team Finished FOURTH in the STATE TRACK MEET!
Individual Medalists
Relay 800 Meter Medlay STATE CHAMPIONS!
Pam Wolf 800 Meter Run STATE CHAMPION!!
300 Meter Hurdles STATE CHAMPION!!
100 Meter Hurdles 3RD Place
Final Team Standings
1.) Freeburg 86.5
2.) Eureka 52
3.) Normal U-High 50
4.) ROSEVILLE HS 37
5.) Princeton 32
*Pamela Wolf contined her success on the track with the Universtiy of Illinois women’s track team!
Great Coaches
This category is open for additions. IF you have some good information please send it on. The following coaches are purely based on the information provided above:
*Galen Noard – Football – 1978-79? through 1986-87
3 State Playoff Appearances
1 FInal Four Finish
1 Elite 8 Finish
1 Sweet 16 Finish
*Kara Harper – Volleyball – 2001-02? through 2004-05
1 Elite 8 Appearance
1 SuperSectional Championship
1 Sectional Championship
4 Regional Championships
4 Straight 30+ games-won seasons
125 – 26 Overall Record
Extra-Curricular Activities
Roseville High School offered several opportunities for its students besides athletics. Band, choir, FHA, FFA, student government, dances, and many other activities were a part of the school’s extra-curricular offerings.
Future Farmers of America
The Future Farmers of America program was in fact one of the most successful in the state of Illinois. Steve Killey tells us the following about the Roseville HS FFA program:
” The FFA Chapter of Roseville High School was very active with many awards at the local and state level. I will try and do some research and come up with some of the most memorable. I do know that we Chartered an State FFA Alumni Chapter in 1990 or 1991 which was for many years the largest Alumni Chapter in the State.”
MEMORIES
**From Charles Ramer:
“I am a 1966 graduate of Roseville High School. My class was the first to graduate from the building your site has on its page. I read your recap of Roseville on the website. That is an interesting project.
One highlight of our athletics occurred during the fall 1960 or 1961 football season. Western High School, lab school on the campus of Western IL University, came to played Roseville with the state’s longest winning streak at the time – 33 straight wins. Roseville had not won a game at that point of the season. Naturally Western was a heavy favorite. Roseville upset Western and made headlines throughout the area, if not the state. It was a proud moment for our little town.
In track and field I believe a Roseville man medaled in either the long jump or high hurdles or both at the state meet. This would have been 1961/1962. His name was Roger Alleman. Roger was one of the best all around athletes to ever come out of West Central Illinois. He quarterbacked the team that beat Western High, made the starting rotation for the University of IL baseball team his freshmen year. He had an excellent chance to go pro, but an injury his Soph year ended that hope.
Also, Roseville belonged to two conference at the time. One was the Little Six. Abingdon, ROVA, and Alexis were some other members ( I can’t recall the other two at the moment). The other conference was the Bi-County Conference. Roseville, Stronghurst and Media were three schools in it, but again my memory fades.”
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