Farina High School

ATHLETICS

Farina High School probably offered boys sports of baseball, track, and baskeball. In fact the boys basketball team won one District title in 1929. We are in need of information on these sports including the team nickname, uniform colors, conference affiliation, and coaches names.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Farina High School won one District title before its merger with La Clede and Long Grove townships. The coach's name and team record is not known. Some of the Farina High School basketball results fromt he IHSA tournament were located on the web address of https://sites.google.com/site/xtmi2000/ and are listed below.

1922 Centralia District Tourney - Farina Finished 2nd!

1st Round - beat Beecher City 41 - 10

2nd Round - beat Coulterville 40 - 11

Semi-Final - beat Trenton 20 - 10

Title game - lost to Centralia 55 - 15

1928-29 District Champions

1929 Pana Sectional Tournament

1st Round - lost to Gillespie 43 - 22

1935 Vandalia District Tournament

1st Round - beat Patoka 34 - 19

2nd Round - lost to Greenville 39 - 22

1936 Effingham Regional Tournament

1st Round - beat Windsor 23 - 19

Semi-final - lost to Teutopolis 20 - 15

1937 Salem Regional Tournament

1st Round - lost to Flora 35 - 16

1942 Sandoval Regional Tournament

1st Round - beat Carlysle St. Mary 39 - 22

2nd Round - lost to Centralia 51 - 14

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

We are also interested in items and activities that made Farina High School unique. Band, chorus, plays, meetings, clubs, and dances were likely all a part of the Farina High School experience. If you have knowledge of these please write and share them with us.

SEEING YOUR ASSISTANCE

Photos and information regarding the former Farina High School can be e-mailed to us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net. You can also send items to us at:

Illinois HS Glory Days

6439 N. Neva St.

Chicago, Il. 60631