| ATHLETICS
The Aledo High School athletic program enjoyed many successful seasons. State championships were enjoyed in the sports of football and boys golf. Many student athletes of Aledo High would enjoy success on team and personal levels while participating in the sports program at Aledo High School. Highlights of this program include the following:
4 – IHSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!!
4 – IHSA STATE SECOND PLACE FINISHES!!
4 – “Other” IHSA Sweet 16 Appearances
8 – “Other” IHSA STATE Top Ten Finishes!
8 – INDIVIDUAL EVENT STATE CHAMPIONS!!
9 – Sectional Championships!
28 – Regional/District Championships!
64 – Medals Won in State Meet Competition!
Congratulations to this incredible program. The records, scores, and information listed below were all located on the IHSA website. (www.ihsa.org)
FOOTBALL
The beginning of the Aledo football program didn’t have the best results in it’s first season (1915-16). However, through the years the Green Dragon football program has been all about success. In 2007, Aledo entered a cooperative agreement with Westmer High. Four times the Green Dragons had undefeated years, with three of them occuring before the “playoff era.” And how about after the advent of the playoffs? How about THREE State Championships and THREE runner-ups, all occuring between 1988 and 2006! We’ll let the results speak for itself …
1915-16 0 – 4 Coach Oliver Hostetler
1921-22 1 – 4 Coach Alvin Almer
1922-23 3 – 1 Coach Alvin Almer
1923-24 4 – 3 – 1 Coach Kenny Constant
1924-25 4 – 4 Coach Kenny Constant
1925-26 5 – 2 – 2 Coach Kenny Constant
1926-27 8 – 2 Coach Alphonse Barrett
1927-28 5 – 2 – 2 Coach Henry Canine
1928-29 7 – 2 Coach Henry Canine
1929-30 6 – 2 – 1 Coach Henry Canine
1930-31 4 – 4 Coach Henry Canine
1931-32 5 – 2 – 1 Coach Henry Canine
1932-33 3 – 3 – 2 Coach Henry Canine
1933-34 7 – 3 Coach Henry Canine
1934-35 5 – 3 Coach Henry Canine
1935-36 3 – 4 – 2 Coach Henry Canine
1936-37 4 – 3 – 1 Coach Henry Canine
1938-39 8 – 0 Undefeated Season! Coach George Pratt
1939-40 5 – 1 – 1 Coach Rex Millikin
1940-41 7 – 0 Undefeated Season! Coach Rex Millikin
1941-42 1 – 4 – 1 Coach George Pratt
1942-43 7 – 1 Coach Stuart Vandorn
1943-44 5 – 3 Coach Stuart Vandorn
1944-45 3 – 8 Coach Percy Yard
1945-46 6 – 2 – 1 Coach Percy Yard
1946-47 6 – 3 Coach George Pratt
1947-48 8 – 1 Coach George Pratt
1948-49 4 – 2 – 2 Coach George Pratt
1950-51 7 – 1 Coach George Pratt
1951-52 3 – 5 Coach George Pratt
1952-53 7 – 0 – 1 Undefeated Season! Coach George Pratt
1953-54 6 – 2 Coach George Pratt
1954-55 7 – 1 Coach George Pratt
1956-57 7 – 1 Coach George Pratt
1957-58 5 – 2 Coach George Pratt
1958-59 5 – 2 – 1 Coach George Pratt
1959-60 6 – 2 Coach George Pratt
1960-61 6 – 1 – 1 Coach George Pratt
1961-62 6 – 2 Coach George Pratt
1962-63 6 – 2 Coach George Pratt
1963-64 5 – 2 – 1 Coach John Thomas
1964-65 3 – 5 Coach John Thomas
1965-66 5 – 3 Coach John Thomas
1966-67 6 – 2 Coach John Thomas
1967-68 3 – 4 – 1 Coach Larry Reinhold
1968-69 2 – 6 Coach Larry Reinhold
1969-70 4 – 4 Coach Larry Reinhold
1970-71 4 – 4 Coach Len Morehead
1971-72 3 – 4 – 1 Coach Len Morehead
1972-73 1 – 8 Coach Len Morehead
1973-74 0 – 8 Coach Mike Wood
1974-75 4 – 5 Coach Mike Wood
1975-76 6 – 4 IHSA Class 2A Qualifier! Coach Ray Harris
Lost to Eureka 28 – 14
1976-77 7 – 2 Coach Ray Harris
1977-78 4 – 5 Coach Bob Kniss
1978-79 4 – 5 Coach Ray Harris
1979-80 2 – 7 Coach Ray Harris
1980-81 5 – 4 Coach Ray Harris
1981-82 6 – 3 Coach Rich Hulkow
1982-83 6 – 3 Coach Rich Hulkow
1983-84 6 – 3 Coach Rich Hulkow
1984-85 1 – 8 Coach Don McKillip
1985-86 4 – 5 Coach Don McKillip
1986-87 4 – 5 Coach Don McKillip
1987-88 5 – 4 Coach Brian Applegate
1988-89 13 – 1 IHSA Class 2A SECOND PLACE! Coach Brian Applegate
Undefeated Regular Season!
Beat Bushnell-Prairie City 13 – 10
Beat Prophetstown 18 – 13
Beat Morrison 33 – 0
Beat Genoa-Kingston 13 – 10
Lost to Carlyle 21 – 13
1989-90 0 – 9 Coach Mike Shepard
1990-91 3 – 6 Coach Bill McCarty
1991-92 6 – 3 Coach Bill McCarty
1992-93 10 – 3 IHSA Class 2A Qualifier! Coach Bill McCarty
Final Four Finalist!
Beat Toulon Stark County 28 – 0
Beat Tremont 28 – 12
Beat LeRoy 21 – 14
Lost to Richmond-Burton 16 – 6
Richmond-Burton Won State Championship
1993-94 12 – 1 IHSA Class 2A Qualifier! Coach Bill McCarty
Undefeated Regular Season!
Final Four Finalist!
Beat Morrison 14 – 0
Beat Byron 27 – 24
Beat Stillman Valley 42 – 20
Lost to Coal City 20 – 19
Coal City Won State Championship
1994-95 6 – 3 Coach Bill McCarty
1995-96 4 – 5 Coach Bill McCarty
1996-97 10 – 3 IHSA Class 2A Qualifier! Coach Bill McCarty
Final Four Finalist!
Beat Winnebago 18 – 12
Beat Sterling Newman 20 – 7
Beat Byron 27 – 14
Lost to Moweaqua Central A & M 37 – 14
Moweaqua Placed 2ND
1997-98 11 – 1 IHSA Class 2A Qualifier! Coach Bill McCarty
Undefeated Regular Season!
Elite 8 Finalist!
Beat Fulton 33 – 0
Beat Chicago Christian 30 – 8
Lost to Stillman Valley 20 – 14(OT)
1998-99 12 – 2 IHSA CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPS! Coach Cullen Welter
Beat Beardstown 35 – 25
Beat Tolono (Unity) 22 – 20
Beat Illiopolis 39 – 20
Beat Casey-Westfield 49 – 7
Beat Rockridge 25 – 17
1999-00 10 – 2 IHSA Class 2A Qualifier! Coach Cullen Welter
Elite 8 Finalist!
Beat Peru St. Bede 41 – 8
Beat Morrison 27 – 12
Lost to Stillman Valley 13 – 12
Stillman Valley Won State Championship
2000-01 6 – 4 IHSA Class 2A Qualifier! Coach Cullen Welter
Lost to Fulton 15 – 12
2001-02 13 – 1 IHSA CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPS! Coach Cullen Welter
Beat Carthage 48 – 36
Beat Westville 44 – 19
Beat Sidell (Jamaica) 40 – 0
Beat Forreston 35 – 26
Beat Moweaqua Central A&M 27 – 24
2002-03 14 – 0 IHSA CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPS! Coach Cullen Welter
Undefeated Season!
Beat Forreston 34 – 8
Beat Amboy 40 – 0
Beat Poplar Grove North Boone 32 – 6
Beat Argenta-Oreana 28 – 7
Beat Carthage 41 – 40 (OT)
2003-04 8 – 2 IHSA Class 2A Qualifier! Coach Cullen Welter
Lost to Lewistown 43 – 32
2004-05 6 – 4 IHSA Class 2A Qualifier! Coach Cullen Welter
Lost to Knoxville 32 – 14
2005-06 12 – 2 IHSA Class 2A SECOND PLACE! Coach Cullen Welter
Beat El Paso-Gridley 38 – 7
Beat Knoxville 40 – 6
Beat Carthage 31 – 6
Beat Westville 50 – 14
Lost to Dakota 20 – 15
2006-07 13 – 1 IHSA Class 1A SECOND PLACE! Coach Cullen Welter
Beat Alexis United 55 – 14
Beat Dakota 24 – 0
Beat Alden-Hebron 46 – 15
Beat Lexington 46 – 24
Lost to Tuscola 35 – 20
As the Aledo-Westmer Coop Football Team:
2007-08 9 – 2 IHSA Class 3A Qualifier! Coach Cullen Welter
Beat Monmouth-Roseville 44 – 16
Lost to Plano 41 – 20
Plano Won State Championship
2008-09 10 – 2 IHSA Class 3A Qualifier! Coach Cullen Welter
Elite 8 Finalist!
Beat Lisle Sr. 28 – 21
Beat Stillman Valley 30 – 22
Lost to Carthage Illini West 22 – 6
Carthage Won State Championship
Aledo High School has many records in the IHSA Football record books. Check out the IHSA web address of http://www.ihsa.org/activity/fb/records/index.htm to view these records, many of which will stand for decades to come!
BOYS GOLF
The Green Dragon Boys Golf program was very successful during the 1980s: Five Top 8 finishes, a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in 1984 and a SECOND in 1985! Aledo not only had the team championship in 1984, but golfer Matt Ewing won the overall state championship that year! Here’s a look at their efforts:
1982 IHSA Class ‘A’ 7TH Place!! Coach Bob Hoffman
Final Team Standings
1) Pittsfield 667
2) place forfeited
3) Bloomington Central Catholic 695
4) Streator Woodland 698
5) Mahomet-Seymour 699
6) Fulton H.S. 703
7) Aledo 708
1983 IHSA Class ‘A’ 8TH Place!! Coach Bob Hoffman
Individual Medalist:
Matt Ewing 10th Place!
Final Team Standings
1) Dunlap 644
2) Elgin (St. Edward) 649
3) Bloomington Central Catholic 676
4) Quincy Notre Dame 677
5) Peoria Bergan 679
6) Pinckneyville 689
7) Rushville 701
8) Aledo 709
1984 IHSA CLASS ‘A’ STATE CHAMPIONS!! Coach Bob Hoffman
Individual Medalist:
Matt Ewing – STATE CHAMPION!
Final Team Standings
1) Aledo 660 Coach Bob Hoffman
2) Monmouth H.S. 673
2) Petersburg PORTA 673
4) Princeton 682
5) Normal University H.S. 683
1985 IHSA Class ‘A’ 2ND Place!! Coach Bob Hoffman
Individual Medalists:
Brian Hall 2ND Place!
Eric Ricketts 7TH Place!
Final Team Standings
1) Monmouth H.S. 638
2) Aledo 655
3) Dunlap 667
4) Princeton 668
5) Aurora Central Catholic 671
1986 IHSA Class ‘A’ 6TH Place!! Coach Bob Hoffman
Final Team Standings
1) Monmouth H.S. 633
2) Dunlap 649
2) Normal University 649
4) Quincy Notre Dame 658
5) Litchfield 662
6) Aledo 683
GIRLS GOLF
The Green Dragon Girls Golf program won three Regional championships during the late 2000s. One golfer, Taylor Lane, had a Top 10 finish at the State Meet in 2007!
2006-07 Regional Champions Coach Aaron Heartt
2007-08 Regional Champions Coach Aaron Heartt
Individual Medalist:
Taylor Lane – 10TH Place!
2008-09 Regional Champions Coach Aaron Heartt
BOYS BASKETBALL
The Green Dragon Boys Basketball program had their fair share of athletic fame at the school. They won SEVEN Regionals in 12 years from 1940-1952! They won eight more Regionals, and made it to the Sweet Sixteen in 1963 prior the the split into playoff classes, and once more in 1977.
1939-40 Regional Champions
1940-41 Regional Champions
1942-43 Regional Champions
1945-46 Regional Champions
1947-48 Regional Champions
1949-50 Regional Champions
1951-52 Regional Champions
1960-61 Regional Champions
1962-63 21 – 7 IHSA Sweet 16 Finalists!! Coach Don Naffziger
Regional Champions
Sectional Champions
Lost to Rockford Auburn 62 – 51
Auburn was later forced to
forfeit this game.
1964-65 Regional Champions
1965-66 Regional Champions
1970-71 11 – 13 Coach Darrel Jackson
1971-72 10 – 13 Coach Darrel Jackson
1972-73 4 – 19 Coach Craig Kelley
1973-74 12 – 10 Coach Craig Kelley
1975-76 Regional Champions
1976-77 25 – 5 IHSA Sweet 16 Finalists!! Coach Craig Kelley
Regional Champions
Sectional Champions
Lost to Morrison 54 – 53
1992-93 22 – 8 Regional Champions Coach Lynn Cross
1993-94 22 – 8 Regional Champions Coach Lynn Cross
1994-95 11 – 15 Coach Lynn Cross
1995-96 13 – 12 Coach Lynn Cross
1996-97 9 – 16 Coach Lynn Cross
1997-98 Coach Tim Butcher
1998-99 Coach Carl Carlson
2004-05 10 – 18 Coach C.J. Tracy
2005-06 13 – 16 Coach C.J. Tracy
2006-07 24 – 5 Coach C.J. Tracy
2007-08 15 – 13 Coach C.J. Tracy
2008-09 no record available Coach Brad Jackson
GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Green Dragon Girls Basketball program won one Regional championship, in 1981. We are looking for any records after the 1987-87 season.
1977-78 8 – 9 Coach Darrel Jackson
1978-79 15 – 6 Coach Darrel Jackson
1979-80 15 – 7 Coach Darrel Jackson
1980-81 18 – 6 Regional Champions Coach Darrel Jackson
1981-82 16 – 4 Coach Darrel Jackson
1985-86 11 – 13 Coach Darrel Jackson
1986-87 11 – 13 Coach Darrel Jackson
1987-88 16 – 9 Coach Darrel Jackson
BOYS BASEBALL
The Green Dragon Baseball program won one Regional championship, in 2002. We are looking for any records after the 2001 season.
2000-01 6 – 17 Coach Scott Anderson
2001-02 11 – 12 Regional Champions Coach Scott Anderson
2002-03 9 – 15 Coach Scott Anderson
2003-04 11 – 17 – 1 Coach Scott Anderson
2005-06 15 – 9 Coach Chad Scott
2006-07 9 – 13 Coach Chad Scott
2007-08 9 – 15 Coach Chad Scott
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
Twenty-six State Meet medalists! The Green Dragon Boys Track program has had great athletes all throughout the school’s history: going back to R. Sheese’s 1925 State Championship effort in the 1 Mile Run, and going all the way to the 4×100 Relay teams 2009 State Championship and Kyle Tompkins’ efforts in the 110 High Hurdles as well. The efforts came just months after the community learned of the consolidation of Aledo and Westmer.
1925B Individual Medalist:
R. Sheese 1 Mile Run State Champion!!
1946 Individual Medalists:
Ernest Rush Pole Vault 3RD Place!!
John Hofer 120 Yd. Hurd. 5TH Place!!
1982 Individual Medalists:
Relay Team 4x800M Relay 2ND Place!!
Dave Engwall High Jump 3RD Place!!
1983 Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists:
Relay Team 4x800m Relay 5TH Place!!
Andy Boyce High Jump 7TH Place!!
1987 Individual Medalist:
Nate Baker 110M Hurdles 7TH Place!!
1988 Sectional Champions
Individual Medalists:
Scott Earl 100M Dash 4TH Place!!
Scott Earl 200M Dash 5TH Place!!
Nate Baker 110M Hurdles 8TH Place!!
1991 IHSA Class ‘A’ 9TH Place!!
Individual Medalists:
Aaron Baker 110M Hurdles State Champion!!
Aaron Baker 300M Hurdles 2ND Place!!
Relay Team 4x100M Relay 7TH Place!!
Final Team Standings
1) Chicago Luther South 53
2) Cairo 46
3) Harrisburg 31
4) Chicago University HS 29
5) Princeton 22
5) West Frankfort Frankfort 22
7) Mahomet-Seymour 21
7) Shelbyville 21
9) Aledo 20
9) Clinton 20
1996 Individual Medalists:
Relay Team 4x100M Relay 4TH Place!!
Blake McCreight 400M Dash 7TH Place!!
1999 Individual Medalist:
Cory Shook 3200M Run 5TH Place!!
2000 Individual Medalist:
Michael O’Brien Discus 4TH Place!!
2001 Individual Medalists:
Relay Team 4x400M Relay 6TH Place!!
2002 Individual Medalist:
Jeromy Swanson 300M Hurdles 2ND Place!!
2003 Individual Medalists:
Sam Salmon High Jump 6TH Place!!
2005 Individual Medalist:
Jon Swanson 110M Hurdles 4TH Place!!
2006 Individual Medalist:
Darin Blaser Long Jump 6TH Place!!
2007 Sectional Champions Coach Cullen Welter
Individual Medalists:
Darin Blaser 200M Dash 4TH Place!!
Darin Blaser Long Jump 6TH Place!!
Relay Team 4x100M Relay 6TH Place!!
2008 Individual Medalists:
Relay Team 4x100M Relay 4TH Place!!
2009 IHSA Class ‘A’ 6TH Place!!
Individual Medalists:
Kyle Tompkins 110M Hurdles State Champion!!
Relay Team 4x100M Relay State Champion!!
Relay Team 4x200M Relay 4TH Place!!
Final Team Standings
1) Oregon 55
2) Winnebago 37
3) Stanford Olympia 33½
4) Heyworth 32
5) Herrin H.S. 29
6) Aledo 26
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
Eleven times did Aledo girls win State Meet medals in Track and Field.
1980 Individual Medalists:
Relay Team 800M medley 5TH Place!!
1981 Individual Medalist:
Teresa Paul 3200M Run 5TH Place!!
1982 Individual Medalist:
Chris Ferguson 400M Dash 5TH Place!!
Teresa Paul 3200M Run 6TH Place!!
1983 Individual Medalist:
Teresa Paul 3200M Run 6TH Place!!
1987 Individual Medalists:
Relay Team 4x200M 7TH Place!!
1988 Individual Medalists:
Relay Team 4x200M 4TH Place!!
1989 Individual Medalists:
Relay Team 4x200M 5TH Place!!
1990 Sectional Champions
Relay Team 4x100M 5TH Place!!
1996 Individual Medalist:
Amy Hofmann 300M Hurd. 7TH Place!!
2005 Individual Medalist:
Markie Bacon 100M Hurd. 4TH Place!!
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
We are looking for more information on the Volleyball successes of the Green Dragon program. They won a District Championship and a Regional Championship during it’s history.
1980-81 District Champions
1988-89 Regional Champions
BOYS WRESTLING
There were 11 athletes in the Green Dragon Wrestling program that won medals at the IHSA State Meet. Two wrestlers, Kevin Clawson and Clayton Rush, won Class A State championships!
1979-80 Individual Medalist:
Doug Mitchell 1980A 155 3
1981-82 District Champions
Individual Medalist:
Lane Paulsen 155 Lb. Class 2ND Place!!
1982-83 Regional Champions
1983-84 Regional Champions
Individual Medalist:
John Burns 132 Lb. Class 3RD Place!!
1986-87 Individual Medalist:
Sean Paulsen 167 Lb. Class 2ND Place!!
1987-88 Individual Medalists:
Sean Paulsen 167 Lb. Class 3RD Place!!
Evan Anderson 155 Lb. Class 3RD Place!!
1993-94 23 – 1 Team Qualified for IHSA Finals! Coach Bill Breeden
Regional Champions
Individual Medalists:
Kevin Clawson 103 Lb. Class 3RD Place!!
Jason Clawson 119 Lb. Class 4TH Place!!
1994-94 Individual Medalist:
Kevin Clawson 103 Lb. Class State Champion!!
1996-97 Individual Medalist:
Steve Speaker 152 Lb. Class 4TH Place!!
2004-05 Regional Champions
Individual Medalist:
Clayton Rush 103 Lb. Class 2ND Place!!
2005-06 Individual Medalist:
Clayton Rush 112 Lb. Class State Champion!!
2006-07 Regional Champions
Individual Medalist:
Clayton Rush 119 Lb. Class State Champion!!
2007-08 Individual Medalist:
Ethan Ball 145 Lb. Class 4TH Place!!
2008-09 Individual Medalist:
Austin Skiles 112 Lb. Class 2ND Place!!
Ethan Ball 152 Lb. Class 3RD Place!!
BOYS TENNIS
Two Green Dragon tennis athletes took Top Ten honors at the State Meet:
1986 Individual Medalist:
Mickey Maule Singles 7TH Place!!
1994 Individual Medalist:
Ryan Rader Singles 7TH Place!!
DRAMA
Aledo High School could also hold its own in the activity scene as well. The 1943-44 Drama club had a Top Five finish at the State Meet, as well as winning the Sectional championship!
1943-44 IHSA State Finalist – 5TH Place!!
Sectional Champions
Final Team Standings
1) Champaign (H.S.) A
2) Granite City A
3) Freeport (H.S.) A
4) DuQuoin (H.S.) B
5) Aledo B
SCHOLASTIC BOWL
Aledo High had a successful “Schol Bowl” program under the tutelage of Paul Thielmann. They won two Sectional championships to advance to the IHSA finals.
1987-88 22 – 20 Team Qualified for IHSA Finals!! Coach Paul Thielmann
Sectional Champions
1994-95 21 – 7 Team Qualified for IHSA Finals!! Coach Paul Thielmann
Sectional Champions |
