Athletics
The Odell High School Rams had many great seasons of success. The boys competed in basketball, baseball, track,
and golf. The girls competed in volleyball, basketball, softball, and track. The best seasons of the sports we were able
to research on the IHSA web site (
www.ihsa.org) are listed below.
Boys Basketball
The Odell High School hardwood court men had some real nice seasons. The teams of 1952 and 1967 won District titles.
Coach
Dick Laity led the teams of the 1970's to some very successful seasons as well. Records and coach's
names of the District Championship teams and other great Odell HS teams are not available. Several scores involving Odell
High School participating in the annual IHSA State Tourney were located on a website titled "
Illinois Postseason High School Basketball Scores" and are reprinted below.
1925-26 Livingston Co. Tourney Champs
Coach J.E. Lukens
1931-32 Pontiac District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Cornell 34-24
2nd Rd Beat Kempton 31-16
Semi-Final lost to Fairbury 39-22
Fairbury
beat Dwight in title game
1932-33 Dwight District Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Cornell 23-14
Pontiac beat Morris in title game
1933-34 Dwight District Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Chatsworth 21-18
Dwight
beat Mazon in title game
1934-35 Dwight District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Dwight 21-19
2nd Rd Beat Forrest 25-23
Semi-Final lost to Cullom 34-27
Gardner
beat Cullom in title game
1935-36 Dwight Regional Tourney Coach's name
& record needed
1st
Rd lost to Dwight 31-17
Dwight beat Reddick in title game
1936-37 Dwight Regional Tourney Coach's name
& record needed
1st
Rd lost to Dwight 34-24
Dwight beat Fairbury in title game
1937-38 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1938-39 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1939-40 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1940-41 Piper City District Runner-Up Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Cabery 24-17
2nd Rd Beat Kempton 29-26
Semi-Final lost to Cullom 41-15
Cullom beat Braidwood in title game
1941-42 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1942-43 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1943-44 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1944-45 Cullom District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Forrest 62-12
Cullom beat Odell St. Paul in title game
1945-46 Cullom District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Chatsworth 52-24
Cullom beat Kempton in title game
1946-47 Piper City District Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Piper City 55-35
Kempton beat Piper City in title game
1947-48 Forrest District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Piper City 44-35
Forrest beat Kempton in title game
1948-49 Cullom District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Chatsworth 57-50
Cullom beat Kempton in title game
1949-50 Piper City District Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Saunemin 58-49
Odell St. Paul beat Cullom in title game
1950-51 Chatsworth District Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Saunemin 62-34
Semi-Final lost to
Kempton beat Piper City in title game
1951-52 Chatsworth District
Champions Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Chatsworth 62-43
Semi-Final Beat Cullom 60-52 (O/T)
Title Game Beat Saunemin 69-55
Gardner Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Gardner 46-44
Forrest
beat Braidwood in title game
1952-53 Chatsworth District Runner-Up Coach's
name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Reddick 53-45
Semi-Final
Beat Saunemin 51-48
Title
Game lost to Cullom 50-43
1953-54 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1954-55 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1955-56 Chatsworth District Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Saunemin 70-54
Odell St. Paul beat Saunemin in title game
1956-57 Cullom District Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Piper City 45-35
Semi-Final lost to Cullom 63-61
Cullom beat Saunemin in title game
1957-58 Odell District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Saunemin 50-48
Semi-Final lost to Reddick 61-51
Reddick beat Odell St. Paul in title game
1958-59 Chatsworth District Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Kempton 56-35
Kempton beat Reddick in title game
1959-60 Cullom District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Kempton 62-47
Odell St. Paul beat Cullom in title game
1960-61 Odell District Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
Odell score needed
Odell
St. Paul beat Braidwood in title game
1961-62 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1962-63 Chatsworth District Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Chatsworth 78-71
Reddick beat Odell St. Paul in title game
1963-64 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1964-65 Odell District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Kempton-Cabery 75-69
Semi-Final lost to Reddick 83-68
Odell St. Paul beat Reddick in title game
1965-66 Cullom District Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Odell St. Paul
Semi-Final lost to Braidwood 91-57
Braidwood
beat Saunemin in title game
1966-67 Odell District
Champions Coach's
name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Kempton-Cabery 77-59
Semi-Final Beat Reddick 65-52
Title Game Beat Braidwood 68-57
Pontiac
Regional Tourney
1st Rd Beat Herscher 70-53
Semi-Final lost to Pontiac 73-72
Dwight
beat Pontiac in title game
1967-68 Odell District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Reddick 70-55
Mazon beat Reddick in title game
1968-69 Odell District Runner-Up
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Cornell 72-62
Semi-Final
Beat Cullom Tri=Point 70-60
Title
Game lost to Reddick 92-74
1969-70 Cullom District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Reddick 58-56
Reddick beat Cornell in title game
1970-71 Mazon District Runner-up
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Mazon 69-49
Semi-Final
Beat Cornell 59-52
Title Game lost to Reddick 56-42
1971-72 15- 9 Clifton Class A Regional Tourney Coach
Dick Laity
1st
Rd lost to Reddick 74-68
Dwight beat Herscher in title game
1972-73 Clifton Class A Regional Tourney
Coach
Dick Laity
1st
Rd lost to Reddick 52-48
Clifton Central beat Reddick RUCE in title game
1973-74 Clifton Class A Regional Tourney
Coach
Dick Laity
1st
Rd lost to Herscher 66-57
Dwight beat Reddick RUCE in title game
1974-75 23- 4 Clifton Class A Regional Runner-Up Coach
Dick Laity
1st
Rd Beat Reddick RUCE 75-40
Semi-Final Beat Saunemin 64-60
Title Game lost to Dwight 60-40
1975-76 Dwight Class A Regional Tourney
Coach
Dick Laity
1st
Rd Beat Coal City 72-65
Semi-Final lost to Wilmington 62-56
Dwight
beat Wilmington in title game
1976-77 Dwight Class A Regional Tourney
Coach
Dick Laity
1st
Rd Beat Dwight 62-51
2nd Rd lost to Lockport Borromeo 64-59
Reed-Custer
beat Gardner-South Wilmington in title game
1977-78 14-11 Gardner Class A Regional Tourney
Coach
Dick Laity
1st
Rd Beat Wilmington 58-44
Semi-Final lost to Dwight 68-64
Dwight
beat Gardner-South Wilmington in title game
1978-79 21- 5
Gardner Class A Regional Tourney
Coach
Dick Laity
1st
Rd Beat Reed-Custer 84-55
Semi-Final lost to Dwight 61-56
Dwight
beat Gardner-South Wilmington in title game
1979-80 Gilman Class A Regional Tourney
Coach
Dick Laity
1st
Rd Beat Cullom Tri-Point 76-50
Semi-Final lost to Piper City Ford Central 56-52
Chatsworth
beat Ford Central in title game
1980-81 Dwight Class A Regional Tourney
Coach
Dick Laity
1st
Rd lost to Dwight 82-59
Coal City beat Dwight in title game
1981-82 Clifton Class A Regional Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Gridley 57-51
Bloomington C.C. beat Wapella in title game
1982-83 Wenona Class A Regional Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Streator Woodland 53-51
Ottawa Marquette beat Marseilles in title game
1983-84 Streator Class A Regional
Tourney Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Ottawa Marquette 79-62
Ottawa Marquette beat Streator Woodland in title game
1984-85 Gilman Class A Regional Tourney Coach's
name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Wenona 52-50
Semi-Final lost to Ottawa Marquette 94-53
Ottawa
Marquette beat Seneca in title game
1985-86 Streator Class A Regional
Runner-Up Coach Jerry Farber
1st Rd Beat Seneca 68-66 (O/T)
Semi-Final Beat Cornell 53-44
Title
Game lost to Ottawa Marquette 77-61
1986-87 Marseilles Class A Regional
Tourney Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Marseilles 58-51
*Semi-Final lost to Ottawa Marquette 60-45
Ottawa
Marquette beat Streator Woodland in title game
*Final boys basketball game for Odell High School, HS closed in the summer of 1987.
Girls Basketball
The RamGals won consecutive Regional Championships in the early 1980's. Coaches' names
and team records of these teams are needed.
1980-81 Regional Champions Coach
David Woodward