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| Home of the Jets! (photo courtesy of Michael Reick) |
The History of the Winola High School
"Jets"
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New Windsor (population 720) is situated on Il. Rt. 17 seven and one-half miles east of US. Rt. 67. If you are
unfamiliar with the area, New Windsor is about 23 miles (as the crow flies) south and a little east of the Quad
Cities. New Windsor sits on the far east-central edge of Mercer County. The town hosts an annual rodeo
which draws competitors and spectators from all over the midwest.
Viola (population 956) is located in upper western Illinois on Iliniois Route 17 at the intersection of U.S.
Route 67. The town sits in the eastern portion of Mercer County. Viola is situated about 20 miles south of the Quad Cities.
Winola High School is the result of a consolidation effort of the towns of Viola and New Windsor.
The consolidation of the two high schools took place before the 1952 school year began. The high school students recieved
their education in the HS building in Viola.
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Winola School District enjoyed four decades of many successes before being
deactivated in 1988. As a result of the deactivation the high school students from New Windsor and Viola now
attend Sherrard High School in Sherrard. The Winola High School building still rises tall and proud in the town of Viola, though
now used for private purposes. Winola High School Quick Facts Year school opened: 1952 Year "new" gym opened:
1968 Year school closed: 1988 Consolidated to: Sherrard
School District School Nickname:
Jets School Colors:
Maroon and White School Fight Song: "Go
You Winola"
The tune of "Washington and Lee Swing"
Go you WINOLA through that fighting line,
Show that Maroon and White that you are mighty fine,
To trumpet forth your wisdom and your fame,
To fill the air with lots of fight for evermore We
work and strive through all sincerity
To bring to our fair school a victory.
Fly high, the banners of the Maroon and White,
For we will fight on
To VICTORY!!!!
Athletics Very limited information is available on the IHSA web site regarding athletics offered at Winola High
School. Successes were only found in boys basketball, and boys and girls track. It is probable
that football, girl's volleyball, and girl's basketball were also offered. Winola spent several years competing in the old Cornbelt Conference. The IHSA success of the Winola teams is listed below. Assistance is being sought regarding the many great Winola
teams that did not bring home IHSA hardware.
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Bill Mack was a Winola coach then. He went on to coach at Crystal Lake, then North Central
College and, after he retired he volunteered as an assistant at Beloit. I imagine his record is available on the website for
Hall of Fame coaches. It certainly wasn't because of his Winola record that he made the Hall of Fame but in his defense we
had a lot of injuries.
Boys Basketball
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The boys basketball program won a District title in the school's first year of existence. We are in need of
the team's record and coach's name. In fact, we are searching for all of the school's
team records, coach's names, and individual accomplishments. Several scores were located on
a website titled " Illinois Postseason Basketball Scores" which involved Winola High School in the IHSA Stae Tournament. The scores we located are listed below. 1952-53
District Champions!
Coach's name & record needed
District Scores Unavailable
Aledo Regional Tourney
1st Rd Beat Alwood 78-66 Semi-final
lost to Joy 66-58
Joy won Regional title.
| Winola HS First Basketball Team - District Champs |
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| Submitted by Kenneth Brown |
Front row: Tom Frakes, Terry
Brown, Gordy Miller, Coach Bill King, Tad Yarde,
Cletus Moseley, Pete Peterson
Back row: Garry McNeil, Harry Peterson,
Rodney Garret, Roger Birkhead, Jim Myers, Ken Brown.
| Winola Cheerleaders 1953 |
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| Submitted by Kenneth Brown (left click on photo for larger view) |
1953-54
Joy Regional Tourney Runner-up! Coach's name & record
needed
Winola did not compete in District Joy
Regional Tourney Scores
1st Rd Beat Alexis 63-46
Semi-final Beat Aledo 55-33
Title Game lost to Joy 59-51
1954-55
Sherrard Regional Tournament
Coach's name & record needed Winola
did not compete in District
Sherrard Regional Tourney Scores
1st Rd Beat Reynolds 55-50
Semi-final lost to Aledo 65-44
Aledo lost in title game 1955-56 Aledo
Regional Tournament
Coach's name & record needed Winola
did not compete in District Aledo
Regional Tourney Scores
1st Rd Beat Alexis 73-44
Semi-final lost to Little York 63-60
Little York won Regional title. 1956-57
Sherrard Regional Tournament
Coach's name & record needed Winola
did not compete in District
Sherrard Regional Tourney Scores
1st Rd lost to Little York 64-57 Little
York lost in semi-final round 1957-58 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name
needed 1958-59
Alexis Regional Tournament
Coach's name & record needed Winola
did not compete in District
Alexis Regional Tourney Scores
1st Rd lost to Rockridge 64-56
Rockridge lost in semi-final round 1959-60
Sherrard Regional Tournament
Coach's name & record needed Winola
did not compete in District
Sherrard Regional Tourney Scores
1st Rd score unavailable
Semi-final lost to Sherrard 69-62
Sherrard won Regional title 1960-61
Woodhull Regional Tournament Coach's
name & record needed Winola
did not compete in District
Woodhull Regional Tourney Scores
1st Rd lost to Alexis 72-59
Alexis lost in title game 1961-62 Alexis
District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed 1st
Rd lost to Alwood 69-56
Alwood lost in title game 1962-63 Alexis
District Tournament
Coach's name & record needed 1st
Rd lost to Monmouth Warren 59-41 Warren
lost in semi-final round 1963-64 Postseason scores,
record, and coach's name needed 1964-65
Postseason scores & record needed Coach
Battershell 1965-66
Postseason scores & record needed
Coach Battershell 1966-67 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed 1967-68 Aledo
Regional Tournament
Coach's name & record needed
Winola
did not compete in District Aledo
Regional Tourney
Scores
1st Rd Lost to Galva
78-59
Galva won Regional
title 1968-69 Alexis
District Tournament
Coach's name &
record needed 1st
Rd lost to Monmouth
Warren 69-61 Warren
won District title
1969-70 Oneida
Regional Tournament
Coach's name & record needed Winola
did not compete in
District Oneida
Regional Tourney
Scores
1st Rd Lost to Oneida
ROVA 76-60
ROVA lost in title
game 1970-71
Sherrard Regional Tournament
Coach's name &
record needed Winola
did not compete in
District
Sherrard
Regional Tourney Scores
1st Rd lost to
Galva 71-63
Galva won Regional
title 1971-72
Viola
Regional Tourney Runner-up! Coach's name &
record needed
1st year of IHSA
two class tournament 1st
Rd Beat Rockridge
77-61
Semi-final Beat Aledo
75-65
Title
game lost to Orion 57-52 1975-76
9 - 9 Coach
Kennelly **All
other season records, coaches' names, and postseason
scores are needed.
Boys Track & Field Two individuals brought home hardware from the
IHSA Boys State Track Meet! 1974-75
Duane Peterson 2 Mile
Run 8th
Place 1986-87
Mike Goben Triple
Jump 8th Place Girls Track & Field Two
ladies also earned medals at the IHSA Girls State
Track Meet. Julie Goben earned a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
in the high jump in 1983!! Lisa also
won two other medals in the high jump, making her a three-time medal
winner at the meet. 1981-82 Julie Goben High
Jump 5th
Place 1982-83
Julie Goben
High Jump STATE
CHAMPION!! 1983-84 Julie Goben
High Jump 8th
Place 1987-88
Lisa Bisom
Shot Put
7th Place Boys
Football
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We know the Jets played football. So far this is the extent of the information we
have obtained. Evan Thomas tells us: "The
initial Winola football coach was Leo Traister, who had been at Viola prior to consolidation. He
later moved to VIT and Eureka College. Bill Mack, now in the IHSA coaches Hall
of Fame, began his career at Winola in 1960. I believe he was there 4 years."
| Winola HS Football Team of 1953 |
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1964-65
Asst. Coach Battershell 1965-66
Asst. Coach Battershell 1975-76
0 - 9 Coach
Stubbs Boys
Wrestling Research by Dean
Bentley showed the Winola High School boys competed in wrestling as well. A 1976 Winola
High School yearbook revealed the grapplers of this year had a record of 7 -
10. Any other information regarding Winola HS wrestling
is welcome. 1975-76 7 - 10 Coach
Wyffels Girls
Volleyball The 1976 yearbook
shows that Winola High School also participated in girls volleyball. In that particular season in fact
they were quite good at it! 1975-76 13
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Coach Nederbrock
Girls Basketball The
Lady Jets competed in basketball as well. We only have the record from the 1975-76 season
currently available. Please contact us if you have
further informaton to share. 1975-76 2 - 8
Coach Nederbrock MEMORIES **From Evan Thomas: "I grew up in New Windsor and attended Winola High School. Bill King came to New
Windsor to coach in 1950 and continued as the Winola coach until
the '70's I have several yearbooks with records from the
late 50's and 60's.I will try to uncover some additional information. The first Winola football coach was Leo Traister who had
been at Viola and stayed after the merger. He moved over to VIT and then to Eureka
College. The Winola qb, Ron (Butch) McCready, played
for him at Eureka. Butch later coached at Roseville
and Savannah before moving into administration.
Bill Mack was a
Winola coach then. He went on to coach at Crystal Lake, then
North Central College and, after he retired he volunteered as an assistant at
Beloit. I imagine his record is available on the website
for Hall of Fame coaches. It certainly wasn't because of his Winola record that he made the Hall of Fame but in
his defense we had a lot of injuries. One
of my classmates at Winola, Bob Frase, was a letterman fencer at the U
of Illinois. He won a Big Ten title and competed in
NCAA tourney. I would guess he may be one of a very few Cornbelt grads who
ever competed in collegiate fencing.
Also, the "new" high school in New Windsor was designed
by Albert Heino, a Chicago architect
who was married to my aunt Doris from New Windsor. After Al's death
she moved back to New Windsor and spent a number of years teaching in
the Winola system. It's
been a long time, but there are still great memories of days at Winola."
**From Gordy L.: "I
love the concept of your site and I think I can be of some help. Winola HS opened
in 1952 (class of '53 was the first graduating class).
The school closed with the graduation of the class of 1988." Seeking More Information We are aware Winola had many more successful seasons than those listed. We are
seekng information regaring the teams, players, and coaches who
graced the courts and fields of Winola High School. If you can offer any assistance
in documenting this information please complete a . You can also send items to us via e-mail at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net . You may also write to us at: Illinois HS Glory Days 6439 N. Neva St. Chicago, Il. 60631 The photos below were sent courtesy of Michael Reick
| Winola Grade School Building |
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| Winola Loses Tough Game to Aledo - 1953 |
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