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First Middletown High School
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1910-1941

Middletown High School Building
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Now New Holland-Middletown Grade School

The History of Middletown High School
 
Middletown (population 434) is located in west Logan County at the intersection of County Roads 1300th Street and 50th Avenue. A nearby town of note for location purposes is Lincoln just 14 miles to the east of Middletown. A branch of the Salt Creek runs through the southwest side of town.
 
The origin of the town dates back to 1836, as the first known school in MIddletown was started as a subscription school, which meant that tuition was charged. The educational system in Middletown grew steadily that by 1910, a school was built for the fourth time. Only this time, a three-year high school was included with the grade school. 
 
The high school curriculum stayed at three years until 1940 when a fourth year was added. A new high school was built in 1948, as evidenced by a photo above. The school system remained in intact until 1960-61 when Middletown and nearby New Holland began their talks of consolidation. This effort became a reality in 1961 with the creation of the New Holland-Middletown school district. There are also pages on this site for New Holland and New Holland-Middletown, which closed in 1988.  
 
The children of Middletown are now attending school as a part of the Lincoln School System. When the New Holland-Middletown system was started, the high school was located in New Holland and the grades 4 - 8 school in Middletown. When the New Holland-Middletown school was closed, Middletown kept its grade school (the old high school building), which now serves its kids for grades K-8 as a part of the Lincoln school system.  
 
Middletown High School Quick Facts
 
Year opened:             1910 (as a three-year school)
Fourth year added:     1940
Year closed:              1961
Consolidated to:         New Holland-Middletown School District
School nickname:       Comets
School colors:            Purple & White
School Fight Song:     unavailable             

Inscription on Middletown School Building
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Athletics
 
The only sport listed on the IHSA web site (www.ihsa.org) for Middletown High School is boys basketball. Though no IHSA hardware was won, Middletown was know as a very competitive team. Their best seasons are listed below. It is believed that Middletown also offered baseball and track. We are hopeful an area alum or fan will help us with the details.
 
Boys Basketball  
 
The best of the Middletown hardwood seasons are listed below. The complete record of each season is listed on the IHSA web site covering the years from 1935 through 1961.
 
1921-22                   Bloomington District Tournament       Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Stanford 90-7
                                Bloomington beat Stanford in title game.
   
1922-23 through 1931-32:  Postseason scores, record, and coaches' names needed.
                  
1932-33                   Lincoln District Tournament                Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Beason 31-28
                                Mt. Pulaski beat McLean in title game.
   
1933-34                   Lincoln District Tournament                Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Kenney 29-26
                                Mt. Pulaski beat Lincoln in title game.
    
1934-35                   Lincoln District Tournament                Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd Beat Wapella 32-31
                                2nd Rd lost to Atlanta 35-28
                                Mt. Pulaski beat Hartsburg in title game.
    
1935-36                   Greenview District Tournament           Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Greenview 34-22
                                Petersburg beat St. Jose in title game.
    
1936-37                   Petersburg District Tournament          Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Kilbourne 35-18
                                Petersburg beat Kilbourne in title game.
      
1937-38                   New Holland District Tournament       Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Beason 29-18
                                Hartsburg beat Beason in title game.
      
1938-39                   Greenview District Tournament          Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd Beat Kilbourne 28-24
                                2nd Rd lost to Chandlerville 46-23
                                Greenview beat Bath in title game.
                  
 
1939-40     18-  8     New Holland District Runner-Up     Coach James Wood
                                Early Rd Scores Needed
                                Title Game lost to Latham 35-25
                                Lincoln Regional Tourney Qualifier
                                1st Rd lost to Elkhart 32-26
                                Lincoln beat Latham in title game
                       
1940-41     14-10     New Holland District Tourney             Coach James Wood
                                1st Rd Beat New Holland 41-29
                                Semi-Final lost to Hartsburg 34-20
                                Hartsburg beat Latham in title game
     
1941-42                   Lincoln Regional Tournament             Coach's name & record needed 
                                Middletown not assigned to District this season
                                1st Rd lost to Mt. Pulaski 25-21
                                Lincoln beat Mt. Pulaski in title game.
       
1942-43                   Lincoln Regional Tournament             Coach's name & record needed 
                                Middletown not assigned to District this season
                                1st Rd lost to Springfield Cathedral 52-42
                                Lincoln beat Mt. Pulaski in title game.
      
1943-44 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
        
1944-45 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
   
1945-46                   Lincoln Regional Tournament             Coach's name & record needed 
                                Middletown not assigned to District this season
                                1st Rd lost to Atlanta 51-30
                                Mt. Pulaski beat Atlanta in title game.
         
1946-47                   New Holland District Tournament       Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to New Holland 50-20
                                Armington beat Beason in title game.
      
1947-48                   Lincoln Regional Tournament             Coach's name & record needed 
                                Middletown not assigned to District this season
                                1st Rd lost to Hartsburg Emden 70-20
                                Hartsburg-Emden beat Lincoln in title game.
      
1948-49                   Easton District Tournament                Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Tallula 43-36
                                Easton beat Chandlerville in title game
       
1949-50                   Greenview District Tournament          Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Greenview 56-47
                                Elkhart beat Chandlerville in title game
            
1950-51                   Greenview District Tournament          Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd Beat Tallula 48-29
                                2nd Rd lost to New Holland 45-43
                                Bath beat New Holland in title game.
       
1951-52     11-11     New Holland District Tournament       Coach Art Leeth
                                1st Rd lost to Elkhart 56-55 (O/T)
                                Armington beat Elkhart in title game
         
1952-53                   Williamsville District Tournament        Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Rochester 56-50
                                Williamsville beat Rochester in title game
       
1953-54  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
     
1954-55  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
    
1955-56                   Hartsburg District Tournament            Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Armington 79-74
                                Hartsburg-Emden beat Elkhart in title game
         
1956-57                   Armington District Tournament           Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Elkhart 63-46
                                Hartsburg-Emden beat Atlanta in title game
                            
1957-58                   Hartsburg District Tournament            Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to Elkhart 46-39
                                Elkhart beat Hartsburg-Emden in title game
                      
1958-59                   Hartsburg District Tournament            Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to New Holland 53-38
                                Armington beat Elkhart in title game
                   
1959-60                   Armington District Tournament           Coach's name & record needed 
                                1st Rd lost to New Holland 48-42
                                Hartsburg-Emden beat New Holland in title game
                       
1960-61       2-21     Hartsburg District Tournament            Coach Glenn Bolsky
                                 *1st Rd lost to New Holland 63-51
                                 Hartsburg-Emden beat Elkhart in title game
*Final varsity boys basketball game for the Middletown High School "Comets."
 
Special Thank You
 
The photos on this page are courtesy of Jon, Jim, and Dan Wheat who spent a sunny Sunday afternoon in January (2006) getting these shots of the former Middletown High School building. 
 
Need More Information
 
We are looking for more information regarding the many successes of the Middletown School System.  We are especially interested in photos of the school building and great teams.  You can e-mail the photos and information to us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net.  You may also write to us at:
 
Illinois HS Glory Days
6439 N. Neva St.
Chicago,  Il.   60631  

New Holland-Middletown Grade School Sign
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Middletown, Illinois