Athletics
Arenzville High School's Raiders competed in boys basketball for sure. As with most of the smaller schools on this site
we believe that AHS offered baseball and track as well. School team colors, fight song, team records, and coach's names are
all being sought at this time.
One interesting piece of Arenzeville HS trivia is that:
After the 1959 consolidation of Arenzeville with the districts in Concord and
Chapin to form Concord Triopia, the sports teams competed under the Triopia banner that first year. However the
students attended school in their old buildings until the new Triopia building was ready in 1960. Coach
Don Kemp became the head football coach at Triopia and went on to a long and distinguished career coaching
football at that school. He got his start at Arenzeville.
Boys Basketball
Boys basketball at Arenzville High School is the only sport covered on the IHSA website (
www.ihsa.org).
The Raiders had some real nice seasons including four District Championships and one UNDEFEATED regular season!! A
great article on the first two District Championship seasons can be viewed at
http://www.burgoo.org/stories/basketball.html.
The best of the Raider seasons as listed on the IHSA website are in turn listed below. As you can see,
Coach Don Kemp did a real nice job guiding the program through its later years. Scores invoving Arenzville High
School boys basketball teams playing in the IHSA state tournament are located on a website title "
Illinois Postseason High School Basketball Scores."
*All IHSA Postseason scores, season records, and coaches' names for seasons prior to 1940-41 are needed.
1940-41
Meredosia District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Woodson 33-16
Semi-Final lost to Chambersburg 31-25
Chambersburg beat Murrayville in title game
1941-42 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1942-43
Meredosia District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Versailes 70-20
Semi-Final lost to Chambersburg 43-33
Jacksonville Routt beat Chambersburg Murrayville in title game
1943-44 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1944-45
Meredosia District Tourney
Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Versailles 71-13
Semi-Final lost to Meredosia 30-27
Bluffs beat Meredosia in title game
1945-46
Chapin District Runner-Up Coach's
name & record needed
Semi-Final
Beat Murrayville 35-30
Title Game lost to Meredosia 46-32
1946-47 32 - 2 Meredosia District
Champions Coach Jack Escorcia
1st Rd Bear Ashland 55-40
Semi-final
Beat Chambersburg 48-42
Title Game Beat Murrayville 59-34
Jacksonville Regional Runner-Up
1st Rd Beat New Berlin 60-58 (O/T)
Semi-Final Beat Jacksonville 41-40
Title Game lost to Jacksonville Routt 54-37
ROUTT (54): Hanley 18, Bonjean 15, McGrath 9, Gruber 6, Lonergan 3, O’Connell 2, Spreen 1.
ARENZVILLE (37): Lovekamp 12, Wessler 11, Jones 6, Roegge 6, Beets 2.
1947-48 29 - 1 Chapin District Champions
Coach Jack Escorcia
Undefeated Regular Season!!
Ranked #18 in Illinois (one-class)
Chapin Districtr Tourney Champs
Semi-final Beat Meredosia 69-33
Title Game Beat Chambersburg 46-39
Virginia Regional Tournament
1st Rd Beat Jacksonville School for the Deaf 56-24
Semi-final lost to 39-38
Waverly lost to Jacksonville in title game 52-46
1948-49
Arenzeville District Runner-Up Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Chapin 50-46
Semi-Final Beat Perry 49-48
Title Game lost to Chambersburg 53-50
1949-50
Beardstown Regional Tourney Coach's name & record needed
(not assigned to a District this season)
1st
Rd Beat Industry 43-37
Semi-Final lost to Mt. Sterling 58-49
Rushville
beat Mt. Sterling in title game
1950-51 Rushville
Regional Tourney Coach's name & record needed
(not assigned to a District this season)
1st
Rd Beat Industry-Adair 67-37
Semi-Final lost to Astoria 52-48
Rushville
beat Astoria in title game
1951-52 Mt.
Sterling Reg. Runner-Up Coach's name & record needed
(not assigned to a District this season)
1st
Rd Beat Augusta Southeastern 65-18
Semi-Final Beat Beardstown 52-48
Title
Game lost to Rushville 70-47
RUSHVILLE (70): Wherley 23, Stevens 18, DeMoss 16, Little 9, Milby 3, Gillenwater 1.
ARENZVILLE (47): Janssen 10, West 9, Schnitker 8, McCloud 7, Allen 4, Crawford 3, Zulauf 2, Caris 2, Hobrock 2.
1952-53 18 - 9 Beardstown Reg. Runner-Up Coach's
name & record needed
(not assigned to a District this season)
1st
Rd Beat Table Grove VIT 69=67
Semi-Final Beat Mt. Sterling 62-48
Title
Game lost to Beardstown 82-64
1953-54 Rushville
Regional Tourney
Coach Don Kemp
(not assigned to a District this season)
1st
Rd Beat Augusta Southeastern 66-40
Semi-Final lost to Rushville 57-52
Astoria
beat Rushville in title game
1954-55
Mt. Sterling Regional Tourney Coach Don Kemp
(not assigned to a District this season)
1st
Rd lost to Rushville 68-58
Astoria
beat Beardstown in title game
1955-56
Mt. Sterling Regional Tourney
Coach Don Kemp
(not assigned to a District this season)
1st
Rd lost to Rushville 78-61
Rushville
beat Beardwtown in title game
1956-57 Chapin
District Champions Coach Don Kemp
Season Record Needed
Semi-final
Beat Chapin 61-52
Title
Game Beat Jacksonville Routt 68-52
Franklin Regional Tournament
1st Rd lost to New Berlin 86-82
Jacksonville beat Winchester in title game
1957-58 19 - 5 Jacksonville
District Runner-Up Coach Don Kemp
Semi_Final Beat Bluffs 74-53
Title Game lost to Jacksonville Routt 66-48
1958-59 19 - 11 Chapin
District Champions Coach Don Kemp
Semi-final Beat Perry 62-57
Title
Game Beat Bluffs 43-37
Pittsfield Regional Tournament
*1st Rd lost to Pleasant Hill 61-48
Brown County beat Pleasant Hill in title game
*Last boys basketball game for Arenzville High School.
NICE JOB ARENZVILLE HS RAIDERS!!
Boys Football
The Raiders competed in football and set the groundwork for some great years ahead after the merger to Triopia. Some
of the better grid iron seasons are listed below courtesy of Tom Sikorski:
1952 4-3 3rd place 3C's conference
Coach Verdie Altizer
1953 4-3 4th place 3C's conference
Coach Don Kemp
1954 3-3 4th place PMBC Conference
Coach Don Kemp
1955 4-2 2nd place (tie) PMBC Conference Coach Don
Kemp
1956 6-0-1 PMBC Conference Champs
Coach Don Kemp
1957 7-0 PMBC Conference Champs
Coach Don Kemp
1958 3-2-1 2nd place (tie) PMBC Conf.
Coach Don Kemp
Need More Information
If you have ANY further information to offer regarding the many accomplishments and achievements made by the students
and townspeople of Arenzville and its original High School, please share it with us. School team colors, fight song,
as well as other non-athletic related items are being sought. These items can be e-mailed to us at
ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net or real-mailed to us at:
Illinois HS Glory Days
6439 N. Neva St.
Chicago, Il. 60631