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Athletics
The Thomson High School Trojans and Lady Trojans had some real nice seasons during their lifespans. We are certain, in researching the IHSA website (www.ihsa.org), that boys basketball and softball were offered at the school. It is probable that other sports such as baseball, track, volleyball, and possibly even football were offered at the school. We are searching for the school fight song, coach’s names, and team records of the better teams in THS history.
Boys Basketball
The Trojans of Thomson High School were the talk of the state in 1972. In the first season of the two class basketball system in Illinois, “tiny” Thomson High School defied the odds and placed fourth in the IHSA’s inaugural Class A State Tourney. Coach Stan McCrudden led the Trojans that year to a 27 – 6 record. In addition Thomson High won three District titles prior to their incredible season in 1972. It is noted that Devin Ehrich was one of the leaders of the Thomson Basketball team prior to its closing, having participated in the IHSA’s three-point competetion in 2004.
1921-22 Moline District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Hillsdale 20-14
2nd Rd Scores Needed
Moline Beat Annawan in title game
1922-23 through 1931-32 Need coaches names, records, and postseason scores.
1932-33 Savanna District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat East Dubuque 32-15
2nd Rd Beat Chadwick 17-15
Semi-Final lost to Hanover 30-18
Savanna beat Hanover in title game
1933-34 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1934-35 Morrison District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Milledgeville 35-15
Morrison beat Fulton in title game
1935-36 Savanna Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
(Thomson did not compete in District Tourney)
1st Rd lost to Fulton 61-8
Fulton beat Hanover in title game
1936-37 Elizabeth District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Pearl City 43-17
Semi-Final lost to East Dubuque 37-33
Warren beat East Dubuque in title game
1937-38 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1938-39 Savanna Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
(Thomson did not compete in District Tourney)
1st Rd lost Morrison 32-25
Fulton beat Savannah in title game
1939-40 Shannon Dist. Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Early Rd Scores Needed
Title Game lost to Chadwick 34-24
1940-41 Elizabeth District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Lyndon 43-28
Semi-Final lost to Chadwick 32-27
Shannon beat Chadwick in title game
1941-42 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1942-43 Shannon District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Shannon 60-16
Hanover beat Shannon in title game
1943-44 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1944-45 Shannon District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Shannon 48-19
Shannon beat Chadwick in title game
1945-46 Shannon District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Shannon 39-38
Shannon beat Chadwick in title game
1946-47 Shannon District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Pearl City 54-52 (O/T)
Shannon beat Pearl City in title game
1947-48 Shannon District Champs Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-Final Beat Pearl City 56-42
Title Game Beat Shannon 38-36
Mt. Carroll Regional Runner-Up
1st Rd Beat Lanark 49-48
Semi-Final Beat Fulton 47-43
Title Game lost to Morrison 46-31
1948-49 Pearl City Dist. Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-Final Beat Peral City 54-39
Title Game lost to Shannon 59-36
1949-50 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1950-51 Thomson District Champ Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-Final Beat Lyndon 55-44
Title Game Beat Shannon 51-47
Fulton Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Lanark 63-46
LANARK (63): D. Miller 23, Daws 13, Derrer 8, R. Miller 7, Sturtevant 6, Lotz 4, Gouker 2.
THOMSON (46): J. Murray 18, Sikkema 9, Houzenga 7, Halfman 5, Prins 4, D. Murray 3.
Morrison beat Milledgeville in title game
1951-52 Pearl City District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Pearl City 52-51
Pearl City Beat Shannon in title game
1952-53 Thomson District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Chadwick 66-61
Shannon beat Chadwick in title game
1953-54 12 – 10 Postseason scores needed Coach Cross
1954-55 Postseason scores needed Coach Cross
1955-56 Thomson Dist. Runner-Up Coach Cross
Semi-Final Beat Shannon 59-58
Title game lost to Chadwick 76-68
1956-57 Chadwick District Tourney Coach Cross
1st Rd lost to Chadwick 72-71
Chadwick beat Shannon in title game
1957-58 Chadwick District Tourney Coach Jim Chapman.
1st Rd lost to Shannon 68-62
Chadwick beat Shannon in title game
1958-59 Shannon District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Shannon 97-63
Shannon beat Chadwick in title game
1959-60 Chadwick District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Shannon 75-60
Chadwick beat Shannon in title game
1960-61 Shannon District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Chadwick 79-42
Shannon beat Chadwick in title game
1961-62 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1962-63 Lyndon District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Chadwick 70-43
Chadwick beat Shannon in title game
1963-64 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1964-65 Thomson District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Chadwick 74-65 (O/T)
Shannon beat Chadwick in title game
1965-66 Shannon District Champs Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-Final Beat 60-47
Title Game Beat Chadwick 58-44
Prophetstown Regional Tourney
1st Rd Beat Lanark 53-43
Semi-Final lost to Fulton 73-37
Fulton beat Morrison in title game
1966-67 Thomson District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Shannon 70-58
Chadwick beat Shannon in title game
1967-68 Lyndon District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Lyndon 73-67
Chadwick beat Lyndon in title game
1968-69 Tampico District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Chadwick 61-58
Lyndon beat Chadwick in title game
1969-70 Thomson Dist. Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-Final Beat Tampico 69-55
Title game lost to Shannon 84-63
1970-71 Shannon District Champs Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-Final Beat Shannon 74-51
Title Game Beat Milledgeville 70-69
Prophetstown Regional Tourney
1st Rd Beat Prophetstown 57-53
Semi-Final lost to Morrison 81-76
Fulton beat Morrison in title game
1971-72 27 – 6 Team Placed FOURTH in IHSA Class A Tourney!! Coach Stan McCrudden
Morrison Regional Champions
1st Rd Beat Fulton 83-71
Semi-Final Beat Mt. Carroll 94-71
Title Game Beat Chadwick 86-73
Port Byron Sectional Champions
Semi-Final Beat Lanark 75-74
THOMSON (75): Hebeler 22, Hill 21, Robinson 21, Erich 8, Dykstra 3.
LANARK (74): Wehmeyer 24, Martz 19, Ludwig 14, Jenkins 13, Dambman 4.
Title Game Beat Galena 75-69
THOMSON (75): Robinson 23, Dykstra 20, Hill 13, Hebeler 9, Erich 8, Eagle 2.
GALENA (69): Bussan 29, Olson 10, Wubben 10, Norman 7, Schmidt 5, Malone 3.
Super-Sectional Champions
Thomson 84, Farmington East 73
Quarter-Final Winner
Thomson 72, Streator Woodland 56
Final Four Finalist
Mounds Meridian 81, Thomson 74
(Mounds Meridian lost in title game)
3rd Place Game
Raymond Lincolnwood 90, Thomson 69
The 1971-72 Thomson team holds the Illinois High School state record for most points scored in a season with 3,006! Senior Don Robinson was the State Tournament’s leading scorer with 123 points in four games with games of 30-29-28-36, and was named to the All-Tournament team. Mike Hill contributed 46 points and 44 rebounds in the four games. During the season Robinson averaged averaging 27 p.p.g. while his teammates Ron Hebler and “Leaping” Mike Hill averaged near 20 ppg.
After attending college, Robinson became the head girl’s basketball coach at Prophetstown High School where he won his 500th game in 2006-07.
1972-73 Fulton Regional Tourney Coach Stan McCrudden
1st Rd lost to Savanna 78-72
Fulton beat Chadwick in title game
1973-74 Morrison Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Mt. Carroll 73-69
Semi-Final lost to Morrison 84-57
Fulton beat Morrison in title game
1974-75 Fulton Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Mt. Carroll 41-34
Semi-Final lost to Fulton 64-57
Fulton beat Morrison in title game
1975-76 Morrison Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Morrison 62-54
Morrison beat Milledgeville in title game
1976-77 Fulton Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Morrison 97-61
Morrison beat Mt. Carroll in title game
1977-78 Morrison Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Fulton 72-41
Morrison beat Mt. Carroll in title game
1978-79 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1979-80 Fulton Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Fulton 70-49
Fulton beat Chadwick in title game
1980-81 Morrison Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Sterling Newman 69-52
Chadwick beat Morrison in title game
1981-82 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1982-83 Fulton Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Fulton 71-54
Morrison beat Fulton in title game
1983-84 Morrison Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Fulton 49-46
Fulton beat Morrison in title game
1984-85 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1985-86 Savanna Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Morrison 81-73
Sterling Newman beat Chadwick in title game
1986-87 Sterling Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Morrison 87-66
Morrison beat Sterling Newman in title game
1987-88 Milledgeville Reg. Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Sterling Newman 68-63
Semi-Final Beat Morrison 83-75
Title game lost to Chadwick 62-53
1988-89 Fulton Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Sterling Newman 63-40
Morrison beat Newman in title game
1989-90 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1990-91 Sterling Regional Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Prophetstown 52-44
Fulton beat Prophetstown in title game
1991-92 Milledgeville Reg. Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Prophetstown 76-65
Morrison beat Sterling Newman in title game
1992-93 Prophetstown Reg. Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Sterling Newman 78-73
Morrison beat Prophetstown in title game
1993-94 Fulton Regional Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Prophetstown 59-37
Semi-Final Beat Milledgeville 64-59
Title Game lost to Morrison 77-60
1994-95 through 2004-05 Postseason scores, records, and coaches’ names needed.
Girls Softball
There must be some great softball programs in Thomson. The Thomson High School girls softball program faired extremely well in the 1990s and early 2000s. The team of 1993-94 made it all the way to the Elite 8 before falling to Vienna. A Sweet 16 appearance as a “coop” team followed in 2001-02. If you have any further information on the Thomson HS girls softball program and subsequent success please write to us.
1993-94 19 – 3 IHSA Tourney Elite 8 Coach Don Mathey
Regional Champions
Sectional Champions
Super-Sectional Champions
Elite 8 Finalist
Lost to Vienna 3 – 0
Vienna Finished 4th Overall
1994-95 Regional Champions
1995-96 Regional Champions
1999-00 12 – 9 Coach Jerry Biederman
2000-01 19 – 10 Regional Champions Coach Jerry Biederman
2001-02 28 – 5 IHSA Tourney Sweet 16 Finalist! Coach Jerry Biederman
Regional Champions
Sectional Champions
Super-Sectional Finalist
Lost to Sherrard 3 – 2
Sherrard Lost in Elite 8 Round
Theatre
The Illinois Theatre Festival is the largest, non-competetive high school theatre festival in the world. It was organized in 1976 by teachers from the Chicago suburbs. This festival is still going strong as they perform at the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) and Illinois State University every other January. Thomson High school participated in this festival in 1976.
Need Your Help
If you have any further information regarding Thomson High School, especially photos of the old school building, and of teams, or coaches, please complete a School Submission Form or Guest Commentary Form. You can e-mail us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net or contact us via postal mail at:
Illinois HS Glory Days
6439 N. Neva St.
Chicago, Il. 60631
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Thomson School Smoking Restriction Sign 2018 |
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Thomson HS Gymnasium Entrance 2018 |
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Thomson School Message Sign 2018 |
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Thomson School Building 2018 |
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