Manito Forman High School had some great success on many levels throughout its existence (www.ihsa.org).  Boys competed in baseball, basketball, golf, track, and wrestling for sure.  The girls were offered basketball, volleyball, softball, and track.  Forman competede against their rivals from Green Valley, Mason CIty, Easton, and Havana in the Blackhawk Conference.   If you have information on other sports being offered please write to us via e-mail.  We are also looking for the school fight song for Manito Forman High School.

 

The baseball program at Manito Forman High School truly hit its peak in the 1980s.  Six Regionals, four Sectionals, and four trips to the state finals in Class'A' highlighted the diamond success of the Forman High School hardballers. 

Unfortunately these are currently the only records and information we have available.  The excellent accomplishents of the 1980s are listed below.

                              Lost to Alton Marquette 5 - 4

                              Marquette eventual State Champs

                               Lost to Columbia 6 - 1

                               Columbia eventual State Champs

                               Lost to Alton Marquette 10 - 9

                               Marquette eventual State Runner-up

                               Lost to Anna-Joneboro 14 - 4

                               Anne-Jonesboro placed Third

 

The Manito High School girls basketball program made a state finals appearance of their own.  The 1980s saw the peak of this program as well. A total of five Regionals were won during a six year period.  The team of 1981-82 made a run to the State Finals by winning their Sectional and Super-Sectional titles after finishing the regular season undefeated.  The coaches name and team record of the 1982 squad are listed below.  The records and coaches names of the other teams are not currently available. 

 

                            Lost to Quincy Notre Dame 54 - 47

                            Notre Dame eventually Third Place winners

 

 
1985-86                Regional Champions

 

 

 

The Manito High School boys team also had some great seasons in their day.  A total of EIGHT Regional titles were won by the hardwood court boys teams.  The best seasons in the program's history are listed below.

 

 

*In 1987 Doug Swan was named to the All-Tournament team of the prestigious Macomb-Western Holiday Basketball Tourney.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Manito High School ladies had some success on the diamond as well. The girls of 1986-87 brought home a Regional title.  We are searching the team record of this and other great MFHS softball teams.

 

1986-87              Regional Champions                         Coach Becky Hayes   

 

The lady netters did not bring home any IHSA hardware but they did have a very successful program.  The best records and the coach's names are listed below.

 

1975-76                                                                          Coach Stampanato
1976-77                                                                          Coach Pieczanka
1977-78                                                                          Coach Pieczanka
1978-79                                                                          Coach Barb White
1979-80  10 - 9                                                                Coach Barb White
1980-81                                                                          Coach Stan Prosser
1981-82  12 - 7                                                                Coach Stan Prosser
1982-83                                                                          Coach Stan Prosser
1983-84  12 - 11                                                              Coach Stan Prosser
1984-85  15 - 10                                                              Coach Stan Prosser
1985-86                                                                          Coach Stan Prosser
1986-87  16 - 9                                                                Coach Stan Prosser
1987-88                                                                          Coach Stan Prosser

 

The Manito Forman High School grapplers had some great individual performances over the years   Two of the boys, Cory Daker and Shane Daker, each won individual state championships in the respective weight classes!

 

Team records and coaches names are not available at this time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The English Department at Manito Forman was not without merit.  How about its claim to a top five state-wide finish in this IHSA sponsored competition?!  This occurred in the 1958-59 school year when the Forman team placed FIFTH in State Competition. The main cause behind this finish was the state championship won by Larry Woiwode in the Original Comedy Category.  Great Job Larry!

 

 

                  1.)  Calumet City (Thornton Fractional)              14  
                  2.)  DuQuoin (H.S.)                                          10  
                  3.)  LaGrange (Lyons)                                        9  
                  3.)  Maywood (Proviso East)                               9   
                  5.)  MANITO FORMAN HIGH SCHOOL              5                       

                  5.)  Elgin (H.S.)                                                 5  
                  5.)  Geneseo (Darnall)                                        5  
                  5.)  Champaign (H.S.)                                        5   
                  9.)  Winnetka (New Trier)                                    4  
                  9.)  Northbrook (Glenbrook)                                 4  
                  9.)  Carthage                                                     4  
                  9.)  Greenville                                                    4  
                  9.)  Staunton                                                     4  
                  9.)  Freeport (H.S.)                                             4

 

 

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