Golden High School excelled in boys basketball.  It is probable that the school also offered baseball and track. Basketball however is the only sport gaining attention on the IHSA web site.  If you have any further information on the Golden HS athletic program please write and share it with us.

 

 

One ten year period proved to be "golden" at Golden High School.  From 1938 to 1947 the Golden High School boys won 7 of the 10 District titles they challenged for.  Included in this was a run a four consective championships from 1938 to 1941.  Was it the coaching, a great run of competitive athletes, or a combination of both?  The years of the District Championships are listed below however the records and coaches names are not available.

 

Scores involving Golden High School were located on a website titled "Illinois High School Postseason Basketball Scores" found at the following web address:  https://sites.google.com/site/xtmi2000/

 

1921-22       Quincy District Tournament               Coach's name & record needed.

                    1st Rd lost to Hull 30-24

                    Kinderhook beat New Salem in title game.

     

1932-33       Quincy District Tournament               Coach's name & record needed.

 

1937-38       Golden District Champions              Coach's name & record needed.

                    Early Round Scores Needed

 

1938-39       IHSA District Champions                  Coach's name & record needed.

1939-40       Golden District Champions               Coach's name & record needed.

1940-41       Golden District Champions               Coach's name & record needed.

1945-46        Golden District Champions             Coach's name & record needed.

                     Early Rd Scores Needed

                     1st Rd lost to Camp Point 46-45

                     Quincy beat Camp Point in title game

                     Quincy lost in Sweet 16 Rd.    

1946-47        IHSA District Champions                 Coach's name & record needed.

                     District Scores Needed

                     Semi-Final lost to Clayton 37-26

                     Quincy beat Clayton in title game

   

1947-48        Beardstown Regional Runner-Up!  Coach's name & record needed. 

                     1st Rd Beat Camden 125-15

                     Title Game lost to Beardstown 78-59

BEARDSTOWN (78): Elmore 29, Fischer 24, Baujan 16, Varley 5, Bingham 4.

GOLDEN (59): W. Hanke 22, Nolty 19, Patton 9, Muller 4, R Hanke 3, Ihnen 2.

 

1948-49        Liberty Regional Tournament              Coach's name & record needed.

 

 

From Lois Musick Allen (Class of 1945):

 

"The picture on the web site is of a grade school which replaced the high school. It was built on the same site, and I have a brick from the original building.  I have a picture of the high school taken soon after it was built in 1896 and a picture which I took in 1941.  By that time an addition had been built on to the back side and enlarged the building considerably. My four years in high school coincided
with World War II, and school trips were restricted and we bought war bonds and collected scrap metal for the war effort. Thanks for bringing back so many good memories." 

                                                   

 

"...my grandmother, Violet F. Ogden (Beer), graduated in the class of 1924 from Golden High School. She had a wonderfully long and healthy life. Born 1908 in Golden and died in 2010 at the age of 102 1/2 in Washington State. I wonder if there is any list of her classmates or if they had year books back then, would love to see some pictures."