Wellington High School offered the boys sports of basketball and track & field for sure. Baseball was
offered as well. The Lady Dukes competed in basketball and volleyball, possibly even track.
Welllington competed in the Iroquois Conference. Some of the teams in the 1970s and 1980s include:
Armstrong, Potomac, Rossville-Alvin, Buckley-Loda, Cissna Park, Crescent City, Milford, Donovan, Sheldon, and Rankin.
Boys Basketball
There is very nice coverage of the Wellington High School boys basketball program on the IHSA website.
The boys did win four District titles, in 1942, 945, 1958, and 1959. Conference or county championships
won are being sought as well. The best of the Wellington HS basetball seasons are listed below.
1920-21 Urbana District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to East Lynn 33-19
Champaign
beat Urbana in title game
1921-22 Watseka
District Tournament Coach's
name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Rankin 17-13
Watseka
beat East Lynn in title game
.
1922-23
Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1923-24
Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1924-25
Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1925-26
Postseason scores & record needed. Coach
Forrest A. Stewart
1926-27
Postseason scores & record needed. Coach
Forrest A. Stewart
1927-28
Postseason scores & record needed. Coach
Forrest A. Stewart
1928-29
Postseason scores & record needed. Coach
Forrest A. Stewart
1929-30
Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1930-31
Postseason scores & record needed. Coach Leminger
1931-32 14 - 8 Postseason scores needed Coach Ernest
Martin
1932-33 18 -
8 Hoopeston District Tournament Coach Ernest
Martin
1st Rd lost to Armstrong 33-25
Potomac beat Armstrong in title game
1933-34 19 - 6 Milford District Tournament Coach Ernest
Martin
1st
Rd lost to Rankin 19-11
Potomac beat Watseka in title game
1934-35 Hoopeston
District Tournament Coach's
name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Alvin 35-16
2nd
Rd lost to Watseka 36-12
Watseka lost to Milford in semi-final
Milford beat Potomac in title game
1935-36
Milford District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Woodland 21-15
2nd Rd lost to Cissna Park 37-16
Cissna Park lost to East Lynn in title game
1936-37 Postseason scores,
record, and coach's name needed.
1937-38 Postseason scores & record
needed. Coach
Omer Estes
1938-39 Postseason scores & record needed. Coach
Joe McGann
1939-40 Postseason
scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1940-41
Cissna Park District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Stockland 38-37
Semi-final lost to Cissna Park 35-28
Cissna Park lost to Potomac in title game
1941-42
Wellingont District Champions Coach
Roy Paulson
Title Game Beat Potomac 42-41 (O/T)
Hoopeston Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Rankin 80-60
Rankin lost to Hoopeston in semi-final
Hoopeston beat Watseka in title game
1942-43 Potomac
District Tournament
Coach
O.W. "Bill" Smith (record needed)
1st Rd lost to East Lynn 36-31
East Lynn Beat Potomac in title game
1943-44
Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1944-45 16
- 12 Wellington District Champions Coach O.W.
"Bill" Smith
Semi-final Beat Alvin 35-32
Title Game Beat East Lynn 45-41
Hoopeston Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Cissna Park 45-39
Cissna Park lost to Milford in semi-final
Milford
beat Rossville in title game
1945-46 15 - 11 Potomac District Tournament Coach Curtis
Alexander
1st Rd Beat Potomac 35-31
Semi-final lost to Rankin 35-32
Rankin beat East Lynn in title game
1946-47
Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1947-48
Wellington District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Stockland 41-28
Stockland beat Sheldon in title game
1948-49
Wellington District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to East Lynn 41-30
East Lynn lost to Potomac in semi-final
Potomac
beat Sheldon in title game
1949-50 Postseason scores, record,
and coach's name needed.
1950-51
Wellington District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Sheldon 48-36
Sheldon lost to Rankin in title game
1951-52
Wellington District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Potomac 50-25
Potomac lost to Rankin in semi-final
Rankin lost to East Lynn in title game
1952-53 Rankin
District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Potomac 70-55
East Lynn beat Potomac in title game
1953-54 Postseason
scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1954-55 13 -
11 Postseason scores needed Coach Andrew
Bitta
1955-56 14 - 9 Rankin
District Tournament
Coach Andrew Bitta
1st Rd Beat Sheldon 88-66
Semi-final lost to Rankin 69-63
Potomac
beat Rankin in title game
1956-57
Cissna Park District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Crescent City 50-45
Semi-final lost to Rankin 73-61
Rankin beat Sheldon in title game
1957-58 11 -
11 Rankin District Champions Coach
Rod Gawlick
1st
Rd Beat Rankin 56-46
Semi-final Beat Potomac 64-45
Title Game Beat Sheldon 52-41
Hoopeston
Regional TOurney
1st Rd lost to Armstrong 54-46
Armstrong lost to Watseka in semi-final
Watseka lost to Cissna Park in title game
1958-59 19 -
5 Sheldon District Champions Coach Rod
Gawlick
1st
Rd Beat Henning 67-50
Semi-final
Beat Potomac 68-41
Title
Game Beat Stockland 62-57
Watseka Regional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Watseka 46-43
Watseka beat Armstrong in title game
1959-60
Potomac District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Crescent City 64-54
Crescent City lost to Sheldon in semi-final
Sheldon beat Potomac in title game
1960-61 Sheldon
District Tournament Coach's
name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Potomac 74-49
Potomac beat Crescent City in title game
1961-62 Rankin
District Tournament Coach's
name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Crescent City 62-45
Sheldon
beat Rankin in title game
1962-63
Potomac District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Crescent City 51-44
Crescent City lost to Potomac in semi-final
Potomac beat Sheldon in title game
1963-64 Postseason scores,
record, and coach's name needed.
1964-65 19 -
8 Rankin District Runner-Up
Coach Gene Morrison
1st
Rd Beat East Lynn 76-60
Semi-final Beat Armstrong 81-53
Title Game lost to Sheldon 80-68
1965-66 24 -
2 Great Record - Sheldon District Tourney Coach
Gene Morrison
1st Rd Beat Cissna Park 78-70
Semi-final lost to Sheldon 56-55
Armstrong beat Sheldon in title game
1966-67 19 -
7 Rankin District Tournament Coach Gene
Morrison
1st Rd Beat Crescent City 71-60
Semi-final lost to East Lynn 73-65
Armstrong
beat East Lynn in title game
1967-68
Armstrong District Tournament Coach's
name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Armstrong 66-51
Armstrong beat Sheldon in title game
1968-69 Postseason scores,
record, and coach's name needed.
1969-70 Sheldon
District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Sheldon 76-46
Sheldon beat Cissna Park in title game
1970-71
Armstrong District Tournament Coach's
name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Cissna Park 82-60
Cissna Park beat Sheldon in title game
1971-72 Watseka
Class 'A' Regional Tourney Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Buckley/Loda 66-47
Buckley/Loda lost to Watseka in semi-final
Watseka beat Cissna Park in title game
1972-73 11 -10 Watseka
Class 'A' Regional Tourney Coach Don
Ross
1st
Rd lost to Cissna Park 78-71
Watseka beat Cissna Park in title game
1973-74 Watseka
Class 'A' Regional Tourney
Coach Don
Ross 1st
Rd lost to Cissna Park 65-51
Watseka beat Cissna Park in title game
1974-75 13 -12 Watseka
Class 'A' Regional Tourney
Coach Don
Ross 1st
Rd Beat Milford 60-51
Semi-final lost to Watseka 79-55
Watseka beat St. Anne in title game
1975-76 12 -12 Watseka
Class 'A' Regional Tourney
Coach Don
Ross 1st
Rd lost to Cissna Park 80-59
Watseka beat St. Anne in title game
1976-77 Watseka
Class 'A' Regional Tourney Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Crescent-Iroquois 67-55
Crescent Iroquois beat Watseka in title game
1977-78 Clifton
Class 'A' Regional Tourney Coach's name
& record needed
1st
Rd lost to Watseka 77-61
Watseka beat Sheldon in title game
1978-79 13 -13 Rossville
Class 'A' Regional Tourney
Coach Craig Voigt 1st
Rd lost to Oakwood 102-68
Oakwood beat Bismarck-Henning in title game
1979-80 Bismarck
Class 'A' Regional Tourney Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Rossville-Alvin 59-47
Danville Schlarman beat Rossville-Alvin in title game
1980-81 Danville
Class 'A' Regional Tourney Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Schlarman 75-35
Danville Schlarman beat Hoopeston-East Lynn in title game
1981-82 Rossville
Class 'A' Regional Tourney Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to Armstrong 62-38
Schlarman beat Hoopeston-East Lynn in title game
1982-83
Hoopeston Regional Tournament
Coach's name needed.
1st Rd Beat Potomac 73-63
Semi-final
lost to Danville Schlarman 65-49
Hoopeston-East
Lynn Beat Schlarman in title game
1983-84 15 -10 Armstrong
Regional Tournament
Coach Pete
Sollars.
1st Rd Beat Rossville-Alvin 45-41
Semi-final
lost to Hoopeston-East-Lynn 73-34
Hoopeston-East
Lynn Beat Schlarman in title game
1984-85 Bismarck
Class 'A' Regional Tourney
Coach Pete Sollars 1st
Rd lost to Danville Schlarman 51-50
Hoopeston East Lynn beat Schlarman in title game
1985-86 Rossville
Class 'A' Regional Tourney
Coach Pete Sollars 1st
Rd lost to Armstrong 56-48
Hoopeston East Lynn beat Armstrong in title game
1986-87
Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed. - May not have had a team