In 1996 the Northwestern Illinois Conference (NWIC) and Upstate Illini Conference (UIC) merged under the Upstate Illini banner. Initially three divisions were formed for all team sports except football: West - Dakota, East Dubuque, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, River Ridge, Stockton, and Warren East - Ashton-Franklin Center, Durand, Kirkland-Hiawatha, North Boone, Pecatonica, Rockford Lutheran and South Beloit, and South - Forreston, Freeport Aquin, Fulton Unity Christian, Eastland, Pearl City, Milledgeville, Mt. Carroll and Polo. In 1999 Savanna was added to the South Division and Rockford Christian Life to the East Division for a total of 24 teams. In 2000, after six schools (Ashton-Franklin Center, Durand, Kirkland-Hiawatha, North Boone, Pecatonica and South Beloit) left to form the Four Rivers Conference, the two remaining schools from the East, Rockford Christian Life and Rockford Lutheran, also left the conference looking for competition within closer proximity.
Based on all of these changes, the remaining schools realigned under the new moniker '"Northwest Upstate Illini"' starting with the 2001 school year. The 18 remaining schools maintained divisional balance in all sports for 4 years, however, during the 2004-05 school year, the school districts of Savanna, Mt. Carroll and Thomson consolidated into the West Carroll School District, becoming the largest high school in the conference. This consolidation reduced the teams in the Northwest Division of football to 6 and also created a scheduling issue due to an odd number of teams within the conference. To correct this, prior to the 2005-06 school year, four schools, Ashton-Franklin Center, Durand, Pecatonica, and South Beloit, joined the conference. These four schools were previously members of the Four Rivers Conference and raised the number of schools from 17 to its highest total of 21. Fulton Unity left the conference to join the Northern Illinois Christian Conference after the 2007 school year, reducing the conference to a total of 20.
South Beloit left the NUIC after the 2015-16 season. The Sobos joined the Northeastern Athletic Conference to compete against schools from Chicago, Rockford, Aurora, Arlington Heights, Elgin, Hebron, Crystal Lake, Ottawa, Mooseheart and Kirkland.[1] To replace the exiting team, the NUIC added Amboy High School, formerly a member of the Three Rivers Conference. The Clippers began competition in the NUIC during the 2016-17 school year.[2]
Between 2019 and 2020, seven teams within the conference announced that they would begin playing 8-man football. This change, as well as several schools cooping, reduced the number of 11-man football teams to nine. In order to maintain competitive balance, Fulton High School joined the NUIC for the 2021-22 school year from the Three Rivers Conference. A member of the Three Rivers Conference since the league's inception in 1975, Fulton made the move to the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference prior to the 2021-22 school year. The addition of Fulton brought the total number of schools back to 21.[3] The Morrison Mustangs will join the NUIC starting in 2024, also leaving the Three Rivers Conference. This addition will reunite Fulton and Morrison in the Battle for the Wooden Shoe, a rivalry game began in 1977 that was halted in 2021 after Fulton left the conference.[4][5][6] The addition of Morrison takes the total number of schools in the conference to its highest total, 22. However, due to drastic decline in enrollment, Aquin Catholic High School closed in May 2024 reverting the total number of schools back to 21.
NUIC Sportsmanship Creed
Prior to every varsity sporting event, the following creed is read to everyone in attendance.
Current Membership
The Northwest Upstate Illini Conference comprises 21 high schools, grades 9-12. There are 20 public and 1 private high school within the conference.
In 2001, as the conference realigned under its new label, the divisions were broken into 2; nine team divisions.
Those groups were:
North - Dakota, East Dubuque, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, and Warren
South - Aquin, Eastland, Forreston, Fulton Unity, Milledgeville, Pearl City, Polo, Savanna, Mt. Carroll
Starting in 2005, after the addition of the teams from the Four Rivers Conference and the unification of Savanna, Mt. Carroll and Thomson into West Carroll, the league broke into three divisions for basketball. Each division had 7 teams, however, for girls basketball, River Ridge and Scales Mound formed a coop that would keep the West with only 6 teams.
Those groups were:
North - Aquin, Dakota, Durand, Orangeville, Pearl City, Pecatonica and South Beloit.
South - Ashton-Franklin Center, Eastland, Forreston, Fulton Unity, Milledgeville, Polo, and West Carroll.
West - East Dubuque, Galena, Lena-Winslow, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, and Warren.
This three division system lasted only for two years when Fulton Unity Christian joined the North Illinois Christian Conference for basketball prior to the start of in 2007-2008 school year. The league realigned back into two divisions with each having 10 teams. These divisions remained constant with the only change occurring in 2016 when Amboy was added to the East to replace South Beloit after their departure.
These groups were:
East - Amboy, Aquin, Ashton-Franklin Center, Dakota, Durand, Forreston, Milledgeville, Orangeville, Pecatonica, and Polo.
West - East Dubuque, Eastland, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Pearl City, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, Warren and West Carroll.
Prior to the 2019-2020 school year, the conference realigned back to three divisions. The divisions would be labeled North, South and West and would be unbalanced with two divisions having 7 teams and one having 6. Fulton joined the conference for the 2021-22 season and were placed in the South Division, giving each division 7 teams. Prior to the 2023-24 season, Orangeville and Aquin boys basketball began a coop, reducing the number of teams in the North to 6.[14][15]
These divisions are:
North - Dakota, Durand, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville/Aquin (coop), Pearl City, and Pecatonica
South - Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, Eastland, Forreston, Fulton, Milledgeville, and Polo
West - East Dubuque, Galena, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, Warren, and West Carroll
Football alignment
Initially in 2001, the Northwest Upstate Illini was divided into two football divisions, each having 7 total teams.
These divisions were:
Northwest - Dakota, Eastland-Pearl City (coop), Forreston, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Mt. Carroll and Savanna
Upstate - Aquin, East Dubuque, Milledgeville, Orangeville, Polo, Warren-River Ridge (coop), and Stockton
In 2005, Mt. Carroll and Savanna consolidated with Thomson to become West Carroll. During the same year, four teams from the Four Rivers Conference (Ashton-Franklin Center, Durand, Pecatonica, South Beloit) were accepted to join the conference. Durand, Pecatonica and South Beloit joined the Northwest Division and Ashton-Franklin Center entered the Upstate. In 2016, upon the departure of South Beloit, Amboy took their position in the Northwest division.
The final alignment of these divisions were:
Northwest - Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (coop), Dakota, Durand-Pecatonica (coop), East Dubuque, Eastland-Pearl City (coop), Forreston, Galena, Lena-Winslow, West Carroll
Upstate - Aquin, Ashton-Franklin Center, Milledgeville, Orangeville, Polo, River Ridge, Stockton, and Warren
Starting in 2019, Polo and River Ridge ceased playing traditional 11-man football and began playing 8-man.[16] This change, along with Warren forming a coop with Black Hawk High School in South Wayne, Wisconsin, has created a conference realignment specifically for football. The conference split geographically into North and South divisions with seven schools on each side. Crossover games between schools in different divisions were scheduled based on enrollment.
These divisions were:
North Division - Dakota, Durand-Pecatonica (coop), East Dubuque, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, Stockton
South Division - AFC, Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (coop), Aquin, Eastland-Pearl City (coop), Forreston, Milledgeville, and West Carroll
In 2021, five more teams from the conference transitioned to 8-man football.[17] These teams include Ashton-Franklin Center, and Milledgeville as well as the 1984 (2A) state champion Amboy, the 1989 (1A) state championship team Orangeville, and Freeport Aquin, who claimed the (1A) state championship in 1981, 1986 and 2005. However, with the 2022 addition of Fulton High School, the conference has a net loss of only four teams. These changes will reduce the number of 11-man teams to 10 teams and eliminate the need for divisional play. The 2022 season included:
11-Man Football - Dakota, Durand-Pecatonica (coop), East Dubuque, Eastland-Pearl City (coop), Forreston, Fulton, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Stockton and West Carroll
8-Man Football - Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (coop), Ashton-Franklin Center, Aquin, Milledgeville, Orangeville, Polo, and River Ridge
On November 18, 2021, the East Dubuque board of education voted 5 to 1 in favor of joining Southwestern High School (Wisconsin) for football, leaving the NUIC and bringing the total number of teams competing in 11-man football down to nine.[18] This reduction causes each team in the conference the need to seek a non-conference game each season. The 2023 season included the following alignment:
11-Man Football - Dakota, Durand-Pecatonica (coop), Eastland-Pearl City (coop), Forreston, Fulton, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Stockton and West Carroll
8-Man Football - • North 1 Division: Ashton-Franklin Center •North 2 Division: Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (coop), Aquin, Milledgeville, Orangeville, Polo, and River Ridge
The 2024 season creates a change in the structure of NUIC football. Regarding 11-man, Morrison joins the league with 2A state championships in 2009 and 2011. The total number of 11-man schools, however, remain at 9 due to the fact that West Carroll converts to 8-man. An additional change in 8-man includes Aquin and Orangeville cooping.
Volleyball alignment
In 2001, the conference utilized the same concept of North and South divisions for girls volleyball.
Those groups were:
North - Dakota, East Dubuque, Eastland, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, and Warren
South - Aquin, Forreston, Fulton Unity, Milledgeville, Mt. Carroll, Pearl City, Polo and Savanna
Similar to basketball, when the league expanded in 2005, some teams shifted and the arrangements moved to the following 3 division system:
North - Aquin, Dakota, Durand, Orangeville, Pearl City, Pecatonica and South Beloit.
South - Ashton-Franklin Center, Eastland, Forreston, Fulton Unity, Milledgeville, Polo, and West Carroll.
West - East Dubuque, Galena, Lena-Winslow, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, and Warren.
In 2014, the conference eliminated divisions and created a single volleyball conference with all 20 teams and South Beloit was replaced with Amboy after they left the conference in 2016.
Prior to the 2019-2020 school year, the conference realigned back to three divisions. The divisions would once again be labeled North, South and West and would be unbalanced with two divisions having 7 teams and one having 6, however, this alignment changed for the 2021-22 season as Fulton joinied the South Division, giving each division 7 teams.
These divisions are:
North - Aquin, Dakota, Durand, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, Pearl City, and Pecatonica
South - Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, Eastland, Forreston, Fulton, Milledgeville, and Polo
West - East Dubuque, Galena, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, and Warren, and West Carroll
Membership timeline
Full members Full members (Football Coop) Full members (8-man football) Full members (Wisconsin Football Coop) Full members (Basketball Coop) Partial member (listed sports) Upstate Illini Conference Other Conference (Listed)
Amboy, and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys basketball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Amboy, and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls basketball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Amboy, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys football. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Amboy, Ashton Franklin-Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Amboy, Ashton Franklin-Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Amboy, and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls volleyball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Ashton (A.-Franklin Center) and Byron co-operate for boys swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Ashton (A.-Franklin Center) and Byron co-operate for girls swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Dakota and Orangeville High Schools co-operate for boys wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Dakota and Orangeville High Schools co-operate for girls wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for boys cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for girls cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for football. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for boys wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for girls wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
East Dubuque and Hanover (River Ridge) High Schools co-operate for boys cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
East Dubuque and Hanover (River Ridge) High Schools co-operate for girls cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for girls cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Eastland and Milledgville City High Schools co-operate for boys golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Eastland and Milledgville City High Schools co-operate for girls golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Eastland and Pearl City High Schools co-operate for football.[20](Co-Op ends 2025)
Forreston and Polo High Schools co-operate for boys track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Forreston and Polo High Schools co-operate for girls track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Forreston and Byron High Schools co-operate for boys swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Forreston and Byron High Schools co-operate for girls swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Hanover (River Ridge) and Scales Mound High Schools co-operate for boys baseball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Hanover (River Ridge) and Scales Mound High Schools co-operate for boys golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Hanover (River Ridge) and Scales Mound High Schools co-operate for girls golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Hanover (River Ridge) and Scales Mound High Schools co-operate for girls basketball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Lena-Winslow and Stockton High Schools co-operate for boys wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Lena-Winslow and Stockton High Schools co-operate for girls wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Lena-Winslow and Pearl City High Schools co-operate for girls track. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Morrison and Erie High Schools co-operate for girls swimming and diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Orangeville and Freeport Aquin High Schools co-operate for boys baseball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Orangeville and Freeport Aquin High Schools co-operate for girls softball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Orangeville and Freeport Aquin High Schools co-operate for boys basketball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pearl City and Lena-Winslow High Schools co-operate for boys golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pearl City and Lena-Winslow High Schools co-operate for girls golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pearl City and Eastland High Schools co-operate for Speech Individual Events. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pecatonica and Durand High Schools co-operate for boys baseball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pecatonica and Durand High Schools co-operate for boys golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pecatonica and Durand High Schools co-operate for girls golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pecatonica, Dakota and Durand High Schools co-operate for boys soccer. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pecatonica, Dakota and Durand High Schools co-operate for girls soccer. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pecatonica and Byron High Schools co-operate for boys swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pecatonica and Byron High Schools co-operate for girls swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pecatonica and Durand High Schools co-operate for boys track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Pecatonica and Durand High Schools co-operate for girls track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Polo and Byron High Schools co-operate for boys swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Polo and Byron High Schools co-operate for girls swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Polo, Forreston, Eastland and Milledgeville High Schools co-operate for boys wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Polo, Forreston, Eastland and Milledgeville High Schools co-operate for girls wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Scales Mound and River Ridge High Schools co-operate for girls softball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Scales Mound High School co-operates with Benton High School (WI) in Benton, Wisconsin, for football, therefore they do not participate in the IHSA football playoffs.
Stockton, Lena-Winslow, and Warren High Schools co-operate for speech individual events. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Stockton and Lena-Winslow High Schools co-operate for boys cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Stockton and Lena-Winslow High Schools co-operate for girls cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Stockton and Warren High Schools co-operate for boys track and field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Stockton and Warren High Schools co-operate for girls track and field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Stockton and Warren High Schools co-operate for girls softball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
Warren and Stockton High Schools co-operate for boys baseball. (Co-Op ends 2023)
Teams currently competing in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference have won 96 team state championships in IHSA sponsored athletics and activities. This includes championships won prior to entering the league.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] The conference also has produced 146 individual championships, including golf,[25] public speaking,[35]track & field,[26][32] and wrestling.[36] Josh Alber and Seth Milks from Dakota are the only individual 4-time state champions in the history of the conference. As a wrestler, Alber finished his 4 years of competition undefeated with a final record of 182 wins and 0 losses. Alber also became the first four-time state champion in IHSA history to complete high school competition without a loss or tie.
State Champions
Note: Championships listed here also include championships won by current member schools prior to any respective consolidations, as well as prior to the formation of the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference.
Danelle Buttel Marissa Ludewig Jennifer Mennenga Mandy Scheffner
Forreston
Track & Field
4x400m Relay
Girls
1994-95
A
Jennifer Birkholz Danelle Buttel Marissa Ludewig Mandy Scheffner
Forreston
Track & Field
4x400m Relay
Girls
1995-96
A
Courtney Kuehl Chrissy Lehmann Tammy Schurch Kelli Wessels
Lena-Winslow
Track & Field
4x400m Relay
Girls
1997-98
A
Male Athlete(s)
School
Sport/Activity
Event/Level
Gender
Year
Class
Dave Melhus
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
98 lbs
Boys
1974-75
A
Jerry Raab
Stockton
Wrestling
98 lbs
Boys
1975-76
A
Brad Anderson
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
98 lbs
Boys
1979-80
A
Pete Alber
Dakota
Wrestling
98 lbs
Boys
1980-81
A
Dave Seward
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
103 lbs
Boys
1961-62
-
Patrick Hamilton
Morrison
Wrestling
103 lbs
Boys
1995-96
A
Seth Milks
Dakota
Wrestling
103 lbs
Boys
2005-06
A
Josh Alber
Dakota
Wrestling
103 lbs
Boys
2010-11
1A
Butch Wingett
Fulton
Wrestling
105 lbs
Boys
1974-75
A
Jerry Raab
Stockton
Wrestling
105 lbs
Boys
1976-77
A
Mike Lizer
Dakota
Wrestling
105 lbs
Boys
1978-79
A
Tony Alber
Dakota
Wrestling
105 lbs
Boys
1979-80
A
Tyler Fleetwood
Fulton
Wrestling
106 lbs
Boys
2015-16
1A
Mark Massery
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
112 lbs
Boys
1967-68
-
Dennis Lizer
Dakota
Wrestling
112 lbs
Boys
1976-77
A
Paul Evans
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
112 lbs
Boys
1977-78
A
Matt Jacobs
Dakota
Wrestling
112 lbs
Boys
1997-98
A
Seth Milks
Dakota
Wrestling
112 lbs
Boys
2006-07
A
Alec Henze
Dakota
Wrestling
113 lbs
Boys
2014-15
1A
Alec Henze
Dakota
Wrestling
113 lbs
Boys
2015-16
1A
Pat Johnson
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
119 lbs
Boys
1976-77
A
Dan Anderson
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
119 lbs
Boys
1980-81
A
Randy Stubbe
Dakota
Wrestling
119 lbs
Boys
1997-98
A
Seth Milks
Dakota
Wrestling
119 lbs
Boys
2007-08
A
Mark Massey
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
120 lbs
Boys
1968-69
-
Josh Alber
Dakota
Wrestling
120 lbs
Boys
2011-12
1A
Josh Alber
Dakota
Wrestling
120 lbs
Boys
2012-13
1A
Tyler Fleetwood
Fulton
Wrestling
120 lbs
Boys
2016-17
1A
Phoenix Blakely
Dakota
Wrestling
120 lbs
Boys
2019-20
1A
Phoenix Blakely
Dakota
Wrestling
120 lbs
Boys
2021-22
1A
Matt Jacobs
Dakota
Wrestling
125 lbs
Boys
1998-99
A
Cort Lawton
Polo
Wrestling
125 lbs
Boys
2005-06
A
Vince Alber
Dakota
Wrestling
125 lbs
Boys
2006-07
A
Steve Webster
Dakota
Wrestling
126 lbs
Boys
1973-74
A
Dave Melhus
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
126 lbs
Boys
1976-77
A
Robert McKnight
Amboy
Wrestling
126 lbs
Boys
1977-78
A
Jack Nickels
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
126 lbs
Boys
1978-79
A
Greg Alber
Dakota
Wrestling
126 lbs
Boys
1987-88
A
Printice Walls
Dakota
Wrestling
126 lbs
Boys
2014-15
1A
Ethan Doty
West Carroll
Wrestling
126 lbs
Boys
2018-19
1A
TJ Silva
Dakota
Wrestling
126 lbs
Boys
2022-23
1A
Andy Reeter
Dakota
Wrestling
130 lbs
Boys
1998-99
A
Seth Milks
Dakota
Wrestling
130 lbs
Boys
2008-09
1A
Paul Engaldo
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
132 lbs
Boys
1974-75
A
Josh Alber
Dakota
Wrestling
132 lbs
Boys
2013-14
1A
Phoenix Blakely
Dakota
Wrestling
132 lbs
Boys
2022-23
1A
Carver James
Dakota
Wrestling
138 lbs
Boys
2012-13
1A
J.J. Wolfe
Dakota
Wrestling
138 lbs
Boys
2013-14
1A
Nate Olsen
Dakota
Wrestling
138 lbs
Boys
2014-15
1A
Joe Eads
Morrison
Wrestling
138 lbs
Boys
2016-17
1A
Jesse Milks
Dakota
Wrestling
140 lbs
Boys
2005-06
A
Mark McDonnell
Morrison
Wrestling
140 lbs
Boys
2010-11
A
Lonnie Robinson
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
145 lbs
Boys
1974-75
A
Dave Lloyd
Ashton (now AFC)
Wrestling
145 lbs
Boys
1981-82
A
Ryan Castro
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
145 lbs
Boys
1996-97
A
Darren Olsen
Dakota
Wrestling
145 lbs
Boys
2004-05
A
Mark McDonnell
Morrison
Wrestling
145 lbs
Boys
2011-12
A
Quincy Kalkbrenner
Lena-Winslow
Wrestling
145 lbs
Boys
2012-13
1A
J.J. Wolfe
Dakota
Wrestling
145 lbs
Boys
2014-15
1A
Greg Krulas
Dakota
Wrestling
145 lbs
Boys
2015-16
1A
Carver James
Dakota
Wrestling
152 lbs
Boys
2013-14
1A
Greg Krulas
Dakota
Wrestling
152 lbs
Boys
2014-15
1A
Joe Fosdick
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
155 lbs
Boys
1973-74
A
Jim Kurth
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
155 lbs
Boys
1981-82
A
Mike Kurth
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
155 lbs
Boys
1982-83
A
Matt Wenger
Dakota
Wrestling
160 lbs
Boys
2003-04
A
Caleb Kraft
Dakota
Wrestling
160 lbs
Boys
2006-07
A
Quincy Kalkbrenner
Lena-Winslow
Wrestling
160 lbs
Boys
2013-14
1A
Nathan Olsen
Dakota
Wrestling
160 lbs
Boys
2015-16
1A
Joe Fosdick
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
167 lbs
Boys
1975-76
A
Mike Lindeman
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
167 lbs
Boys
1979-80
A
Brian Woodley
Dakota
Wrestling
167 lbs
Boys
1993-94
A
Matthew Wenger
Dakota
Wrestling
167 lbs
Boys
2004-05
A
Matthew Wenger
Dakota
Wrestling
167 lbs
Boys
2005-06
A
Carl Bonvillain
Lena-Winslow
Wrestling
167 lbs
Boys
2006-07
A
Trey Griffin
Lena-Winslow
Wrestling
167 lbs
Boys
2009-10
1A
Jake Apple
Dakota
Wrestling
167 lbs
Boys
2010-11
1A
Carver James
Dakota
Wrestling
170 lbs
Boys
2014-15
1A
Andrew Wenzel
Dakota
Wrestling
170 lbs
Boys
2018-19
1A
Logan Staver
Lena-Winslow
Wrestling
182 lbs
Boys
2012-13
1A
Griffin Luke
Lena-Winslow
Wrestling
182 lbs
Boys
2022-23
1A
Jeff Eastlick
Stockton
Wrestling
185 lbs
Boys
1977-78
A
Chuck Haas
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Wrestling
185 lbs
Boys
1978-79
A
Andy McPeek
Lena-Winslow
Wrestling
189 lbs
Boys
1992-93
A
Wes Folk
Dakota
Wrestling
189 lbs
Boys
1994-95
A
Mitch Alberstett
Durand
Wrestling
189 lbs
Boys
2007-08
A
Mitch Alberstett
Durand
Wrestling
189 lbs
Boys
2008-09
1A
Trey Griffin
Lena-Winslow
Wrestling
189 lbs
Boys
2010-11
1A
Matt McDonnell
Morrison
Wrestling
195 lbs
Boys
2011-12
A
Ty Harmston
Lena-Winslow
Wrestling
195 lbs
Boys
2012-13
1A
Matt Kuebel
Fulton
Wrestling
215 lbs
Boys
1997-98
A
Scott Nicholas
Dakota
Wrestling
215 lbs
Boys
2005-06
A
Ty Harmston
Lena-Winslow
Wrestling
220 lbs
Boys
2013-14
1A
Eli Pannell
Fulton
Wrestling
220 lbs
Boys
2018-19
1A
Noah Wenzel
Dakota
Wrestling
220 lbs
Boys
2022-23
1A
Jake Peterson
Polo
Wrestling
285 lbs
Boys
2009-10
1A
Ian Kuehl
Lena-Winslow
Wrestling
285 lbs
Boys
2017-18
1A
Jamin Soria
Ashton (now AFC)
Wrestling
HWT
Boys
1992-93
A
Jamin Soria
Ashton (now AFC)
Wrestling
275 lbs
Boys
1994-95
A
George Pulford
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Track & Field
880yd Walk
Boys
1896-97
-
Floyd "Bud" Smith
Mt. Carroll (now West Carroll)
Track & Field
High Jump
Boys
1952-53
-
Carl Colby
Pecatonica
Track & Field
Pole Vault
Boys
1900-01
-
Aaron Ruter
Forreston
Track & Field
Discus
Boys
2003-04
A
Steve Brondyke
Fulton
Track & Field
Shot Put
Boys
1977-78
A
Steve Brondyke
Fulton
Track & Field
Shot Put
Boys
1978-79
A
Dave Eaton
Galena
Track & Field
100m Dash
Boys
1986-87
A
Sammy Biggs
Morrison
Track & Field
100m Dash
Boys
2005-06
A
Troy Piper
Durand
Track & Field
400m Dash
Boys
1981-82
A
Gary Medendorp
Fulton
Track & Field
400m Dash
Boys
1982-83
A
Sammy Biggs
Morrison
Track & Field
400m Dash
Boys
2005-06
A
Kevin Glastetter
Milledgeville
Track & Field
400m Dash
Boys
2010-11
1A
Scott Bartelt
Polo
Track & Field
880yd Dash
Boys
1975-76
A
Jerry Funk
Forreston
Track & Field
800m Run
Boys
1984-85
A
Allen Berkstresser
Mt. Carroll (now West Carroll)
Track & Field
1 Mile
Boys
1905-06
-
Jeremy Daughenbaugh Kurt Kramer Jayson Lietzen Jeremy Spencer
Lena-Winslow
Track & Field
4x100m Relay
Boys
1992-93
A
De'Angelo Fernandez McKeon Crase Noah Dewey Michael Taylor
Forreston
Track & Field
4x100m Relay
Boys
2022-23
A
Nick Allen Keegan Anderson Koby Brackemeyer Nathan Mickle
Morrison
Track & Field
4x800m Relay
Boys
2017-18
A
Keegan Anderson Koby Brackemeyer Nathan Mickle Hunter Newman
Morrison
Track & Field
4x800m Relay
Boys
2018-19
A
Mason Wright
Forreston
Track & Field
Triple Jump
Boys
2016-17
1A
Max Milbrath
Pecatonica
Track & Field
Triple Jump
Boys
2022-23
1A
A.J. Christensen
Forreston
Track & Field
110m High Hurdles
Boys
2017-18
1A
A.J. Christensen
Forreston
Track & Field
300m Intermediate Hurdles
Boys
2017-18
1A
Doug Althaus Brian Ely Dennis Ely Doug Ely
Amboy
Track & Field
4x400m Relay
Boys
1983-84
A
Trey Timpe
Stockton
Golf
-
Boys
2013-14
1A
Alec Mackenzie
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Individual Events
Extemporaneous Speaking
CoEd
1940-41
-
Alec Mackenzie
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Individual Events
Original Oratory
CoEd
1940-41
-
Stephen Baldridge
Savanna (now West Carroll)
Individual Events
Prose Reading
CoEd
1966-67
-
Championship totals
School
Team
Individual
Combined
Amboy
2**
2
4
AFC
0
3
3
Aquin
6
0
6
Dakota
10
50
60
Durand
0
3
3
East Dubuque
0
0
0
Eastland
6
0
5
Forreston
17
9
26
Fulton
1
13
14
Galena
4
2
6
Lena-Winslow
8
14
22
Milledgeville
4
1
5
Morrison
3
9
12
Orangeville
6
0
6
Pearl City
1*
0
1
Pecatonica
0
3
3
Polo
2**
4
6
River Ridge
3
0
3
Scales Mound
0
0
0
Stockton
12
8
20
Warren
0
0
0
West Carroll
11
25
36
Totals
96
146
242
*Pearl City was the host school for the football coop with Eastland in the 2014 championship.
**Championships in 8-man football are considered a non-sanctioned IHSA activity.
