1st Rd. Beat Niantic 20-10

                            2nd Rd. Lost to Decatur 55-9

    

                              1st Rd. Lost to Kincaid 60-55

    

                              1st Rd. Lost to Macon 68-61 

                              Lost to Taylorville 69-60

                              Taylorville won Regional title.

                              1st Rd lost to Bluye Mound 73-50

                              Blue Mound won Regional title 

                              Title Game lost to Shelbyville 72-55

Standing in Rear: Coach Jack Dettro, Mike Beck, David Curtin, Tony Roth, Bruce Brauer, Bob Colbrook, Gerry Myers, Steve Bollinger

Knealing: Brian Burnett, Bruce Olsen, Mike Blakeman, Jim Pollock, Danny Blakeman, Eric Swigert, Michael Johonson.

"When Mike Beck crosses halfcourt, the four-year starter is within range. That may be an overstatement, but Beck is deadly from the 22 to 25 foot mark. He's averaging 21 points per game while running mate Tony Roth, also a four-year regular, adds 12 points per outing. While Roth and Beck take care of the outside, 6-2 center Steve Bollinger handles the inside. Bollinger contributes 18 points and a bushel of rebounds per contest. "We like the running game," Stonington coach Jack Dettro, in his 25th year, said. "We get a lot of baskets off of the transition game." The Wildcat winning streak was 17 games after sectional action. Stonington's enrollment is 133 and this is the first Wildcat showing in the "Sweet Sixteen" 
Some Facts:
Coach Jack Dettro was in his 25th year with a record of 485-193.
 
In the Super-Sectional and Quarterfinal games, Mike Beck would combine for 44 points, while Tony Roth totaled 21 points. Gerry Myers had 17 rebounds in the two games.
Morrisonville Tournament (2nd Place)
vs. Springfield (Calvary)             W 96-53
vs. Morrisonville                        W 78-57
vs. Mt. Pulaski                          L 67-69
Meridian Conference Tournament (Champs)
vs. Blue Mound                         W 54-52
vs. Assumption                         W 73-65
vs. Maroa-Forsyth                     W 69-59

Stoniington Class A Regional (Champs)
vs. Bethany                              W 93-63
vs. Blue Mound                          W 76-52
vs. Moweaqua                           W 68-59
Shelbyville Class A Sectional (Champs)
vs. Riverton                              W 70-59
vs. Mt. Pulaski                           W 77-52
Decatur (Millikin University) Class A Super-Sectional (Champs)
vs. Tolono (Unity)                      W 56-54
IHSA Class A State Tourney (Champaign-Urbana)
vs. Monmouth (H.S.)                  L   59-81

 

 

 

The Stonington boys baseball team won a Regional title as well.  Unfortunately the team record of this and other great SHS diamond teams are not currently available.

 

 

 

The girls competed in softball as well. Information is needed including coaches names, season records, and individual successes.

 

 

The Lady netters of Stonington High had some nice seasons of their own.  The girls won a District and Regional title.  Unfortunately, again, this is the extent of the information we have regarding this program.   

 

 

 

The Stonington High School linksters had some great success in the early 1980s.  In fact the team of 1981-82, which has an Elite 8 baskeball appearance and the schol's only Regional title in baseball,  finshed NINTH in IHSA competition in boyus golf as well. Matches for SHS meets were played at the Taylorville golf course.

     

 

                            Final Team Standings 

                             1)  Elgin (St. Edward)                       660
                             2)  Dunlap                                       663  
                             2)  West Frankfort (Frankfort)            663  
                             4)  Benton                                       671
                             5)  Rochester                                  672  
                             6)  Somonauk                                 676  
                             7)  Petersburg (PORTA)                   677  
                             8)  Elmhurst (Immac.Concep.)          684  
                             9)  STONINGTON HIGH SCHOOL    725  

 

 

Five male tracksters from Stonington High won medals at the IHSA State Track Meet over the years.  One, Bernard Livergood, was even crowned STATE CHAMPION in the 'B' Meet Long Jump in 1920!!

 

1981-82A       Tony Roth                      200 Meter Dash                   3RD Place

*Bernard Livergood, 1919-20 State Long Jump Champion went on to play for one of college football's more storied programs.  Bernard was a member of the 1922, 1923, and 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teams.  As you may recall, this was the Knute Rockne era with the infamous "Four Horsemen".  Bernard was a backup fullback for Elmer Leyden!

1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish National Championship Team(10-0-0)

LE *Chuck Collins, 6-0, 177; *Clem Crowe, 5-9, 169; Joe Rigali, 5-9, 147

LT *Joe Bach, 5-11, 186; *Joe Boland, 6-0, 215; *John McMullan, 6-0, 204

LG *John Weibel, 5-9, 165; *Charles Glueckert, 5-11, 185; *Vince Harrington, 5-8, 175

C *Adam Walsh, 6-0, 187 (Captain); *Joe Harmon, 5-9, 165; *Joe Maxwell, 6-1, 180

RG *Noble Kizer, 5-8, 165; *Dick Hanousek, 5-10, 177

RT *Edgar (Rip) Miller, 5-11, 180; *John Wallace, 6-0, 178; *John McManmon, 6-2, 202

RE *Ed Hunsinger, 5-11, 172; *Wilbur Eaton, 5-8, 165

QB *Harry Stuhldreher, 5-7, 151; *Eddie Scharer, 5-8, 145; *Gene (Red) Edwards, 6-1, 160;

*Frank Reese, 5-10, 152

LH *Jim Crowley, 5-11, 162; *Max Houser, 6-1, 170; *Harry O’Boyle, 5-9, 160

RH *Don Miller, 5-11, 160; *Ward (Doc) Connell, 5-10, 168;

FB *Elmer Layden, 6-0, 162; *Bill Cerney, 5-9, 165; *Bernie Livergood, 5-10, 175; *Tom

Hearden, 5-9, 156; *John Roach, 6-0, 139

STONINGTON HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD RECORDS 1938 - 1968

 

Event                         Name                  Record                     Year

 

100-yard Dash             S. Younker           10.25 seconds (sec.)   1965

 

220-yard Dash             S. Younker           22.6 sec.                     1965

 

440-yard Dash             D. Robinson          52.2 sec.                     1938

 

880-yard Run               J. Curtin                2:04.7 minutes (min.)   1968

 

Mile Run                      D. Lahue               4:48.0 min.                  1962

 

2-mile Run                   P. Marucco           11:06.5 min.                 1968

 

120 High Hurdles         C. Graham             16.4 sec.                     1963

 

180 Low Hurdles         C. Graham             21.3 sec.                     1963

 

High Jump                    R. Beard                 6 feet (ft.) 1 inch (in.)  1962

 

Long Jump                   J. Marucco              21 ft. 9 in.                   1965

 

Pole Vault                    S. Younker              11 ft. 9 in.                   1965

 

Shot Put                       K. Robinson            49 ft. 5 in.                   1965

 

Discus                          K. Robinson            152 ft. 11½ in.            1965

 

880 Relay          O. Hemingway, C. Garwood,   1:39.0 min.           1963

                          S. Younker, J. Marucco

 

Mile Relay         G. Younker, J. Embry,         3:45.9 min.                1968

                         C. Bernard, J. Curtin

 

                         R. Beard, M. Hodges,          3:45.9 min.                1962

                         C. Graham, D. Zindel

 

440 Fresh. Rel.  S. Younker, J. Marucco,      50.2 sec.                   1962

                         C. Garwood, G. Tumiati

 

880 F/S Relay   M. DeMichael, R. Snow        1:45.9 min.               1968

                         C. DeFoor, G. Younker

          

Boys Football

                       

Rick Thomas tells us that "According to Mr. Tom Doyle who went to high school in the 1930s (football player, pharmacist, and county coroner), Stonington had a football team for about 7 years in the 1930s.  In a game at Stonington against rival Blue Mound in 1939, one of the school's football players died and another was badly hurt, and the experience weighed heavy on the people so the town dropped its team after that season."
                    

 

*Susan Nolen (1959-2013; Class of 1977; co-valedictorian), received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania (summa cum laude), taught at Stanford University, the University of Michigan, and until January 2013, was a professor and chair of Yale University's Department of Psychology.  Her research focused on depression and mood regulation.  Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema received three major teaching awards and numerous awards for her research on depression, mood regulation, and gender, including the David Shakow Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association, and the the Leadership Award from the Committee on Women of the American Psychological Association.  Her research was funded by grants from private foundations and the National Institute of Mental Health.  Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema published over 100 research articles and 12 books, including scholarly books, textbooks, and three books for the general public on women's mental health.  (Information probided by Rick Thomas)
     

 

It is remembered by Brad Besson (Class of 1984) that "Super Fan" Archie Gilmore was a staunch supporter of the school and a great man.

 

Memories 

**From Class of 1983 alum Dan Blakeman:

 

     "The seniors from 1981-82 season won an 8^th grade class A basketball championship in 1978.  Tony DeMichael was also the coach of those seniors when they were in the 8^th grade.  Some years later after Stonington annexed into the Taylorville school district Tony DeMicheael coached an 8^th grade girls AA team that also won a state championship.  Allison Curtin, a name that is familiar in High School AA girls and University of Illinois Women’s Basketball, was on that team. Allison is from Stonington. 

 

From Dan Campbell (Class of 1990):

 

"I graduated from Stonington HIgh School in the class of 1990 with a graduating class of only 12. Band Teacher John Reid had a great influence upon me.  I believe he taught band and choir right up until the school closing in 1992.  He used to close the school choir concerts with The Lord Bless You And Keep You.  He also taught Jazz band which was a favorite personal music style for him. I was sad to see in the newspaper that the high school building was torn down."