Livingston High School "Eagles"
*HOME PAGE
Closed High Schools Alumni Apparel
*RECENT UPDATES
FAQs
*CLOSED HIGH SCHOOLS LISTED BY COUNTY
IN THE BEGINNING - Where Closed High Schools Consolidated To
CLOSED HSs SOUTH of I-72
*YOUR COMMENTS
*CONTACT US
*THE "TO-DO" LIST
*ABOUT THE AUTHORS
GREAT CONFERENCES
*CLOSED ILLINOIS GRADE SCHOOLS
RELIGIOUS ORDERS
MASCOTS & NICKNAMES
HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOLS
*LINKS TO OTHER SITES
COUNTRY SCHOOLS / SPECIAL BLDGS
*Ctry. Schools-Wtsde. Cty.
THE TOP 25
*Schools That Start With "A"
*Schools That Start With "B"
*Schools That Start With "C"
*Schools That Start With "D"
*Schools That Start With "E"
*Schools That Start With "F"
*Schools That Start With "G"
*Schools That Start With "H"
*Schools That Start With... "I"
*Schools That Start With "J"
*Schools That Start With "K"
*Schools That Start With "L"
*Livingston High School
*Schools That Start With "M"
*Schools That Start With "N"
*Schools That Start With "O"
*Schools That Start With "P"
*Schools That Start With "Q"
*Schools That Start With "R"
*Schools That Start With "S"
*Schools That Start With.. "T"
*Schools That Start With.. "U"
*Schools That Start With.. "V"
*Schools That Start With "W"
*Schools That Start With.. "X"
*Schools That Start With.. "Y"
*Schools That Start With.. "Z"
*Worden High School
CLOSED HSs CHICAGO

Livingston High School Building
livingstonhstrimdav.jpg
Photo Submitted by Douglas Combs

The History of Livingston High School
 
Livingston (population 825) is located in southeastern Illinois about 40 miles northwest of East St. Louis.  Livingston is nestled in the northeastern corner of Madison County.  Interstate Highway 55 is the main roadway to and from Livingston.  The Union Pacific Railroad runs through town as well. 
 
Livingston was established in 1905 as a coal mining town.  Livingston grew quickly at first but leveled off to its current population by the 1970s.  More can be read about the town on its official website www.livingstonillinois.com .

A wood building was erected in 1907 for school purposes, and it was enlarged in 1912. High school education began in Livingston in 1917, and its first graduate was a young lady named Jennie Bert. A newer brick building was built in 1918, and a newer building was built in 1927 - and still stands on the south edge of town. The 1927 building served high school students for nearly 75 years, and was built on an old baseball diamond. It's art deco-like gymnasium was built in 1949, and before it was built, the gymnasium was located in the basement. 

It was in the early 2000s that Livingston began serious consolidation talks with its nearby neighbor, Staunton.  The effort became a reality in 2004 when Livingston High School graduated its last senior class and was absolved into the Staunton School District.
 
The fate of the Livingston High School building is a happy one.  The building is now utilized as an antique mall.  

 
Livingston High School Quick Facts
 
Year opened:                            1917
Year closed:                             2004
Consolidated to:                        Staunton School District
Livingston HS team nickname:    the "Eagles"
Livingston HS team colors:         Purple & Gold
School Fight Song:                    unavailable

Livingston High School Gymnasium Monogram
livingstongymmongramdav.jpg
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Combs

Athletics
 
The Eagles competed in baseball, basketball, football (briefly) and track.  The Lady Eagles competed in basketball, volleyball, and track.  According to the IHSA website (www.ihsa.org) the Eagle basketball program was the pride and joy of the town.  School team colors, fight song, team records, and coach's names are all being sought. 
 
To view an excellent account of seasons of interest in basketball, baseball, and football, check out this web address provided to us by Jim Matesa.  Includes photos of some great Eagle teams as well as information on the former Livingston Grade School teams:
 
 
Boys Basketball
 
The Livingston Eagles of the hardwood court were a force to reckoned with in the 1940s through the 1970s.  Ten District titles and six Regional titles were won in the years between 1938-39 and 1976-77!!  Unfortunately this is the current extent of the information we have available on the program. Team records and coach's names are being sought.

The current gymnasium was built in 1949, and before that, basketball games were held in the school's basement gymnasium. In the 1920s, admission was reported to be 35 cents for adults and 20 cents for children. 
 
An article found in the 1947 Greenville High School yearbook had this to say about the Livingston HS boys beating Greenville in the championship of the 1947 Regional:
"Friday night was the thrill game of the tourney, a see-saw battle in which neither team led by more than five points. Moving into a 10-8 first quarter lead, hopes ran high among local fans, and the half saw us still holding a two-point lead, 17-15. Schmollinger kept up his torrid pace in the third, but Livingston was beginning to click. In the final frame, Livingston caught up for the first time and with two quick lay-in shots sewed up the game, 37-32. However, no one will say the Flyers didn't do their best. It was just one good team losing to another."
Submitted by Mark Jurenga 
  
Several scores from games involving Livingston High School in the IHSA State Tournament were located on a website titled "Illinois Postseason Basketball Scores." These scores are listed below.
 
1921-22                 Hillsboro District Tournament             Coach's name & record needed
                              1st Rd score needed (win)
                              2nd Rd lost to Coffeen 22-11
                              Coffeen lost to Witt in semi-final
                              Witt lost to Greenville in title game
    
1922-23 through 1927-28  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
     
1928-29                 Edwardsville District (2nd Place)        Coach's name & record needed
                              Semifinal- Livingston 14 Collinsville 13
                              Title game score needed
    
1929-30 through 1932-33  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed
   
1933-34                 Gillespie District Tournament            Coach's name & record needed
                               1st Rd Beat Modesto 25-9
                               2nd Rd lost to Staunton 21-15
                               Staunton lost to Litchfield in title game
  
1934-35                 Wood River District Tournament       Coach's name & record needed
                               1st Rd Beat Modesto 25-9
                               2nd Rd lost to Granite City 33-26
                               Granite City beat Alton for title
   
1935-36                  Litchfield Regional Tournament       Coach's name & record needed
                               1st Rd lost to Litchfield 34-26
                               Litchfield lost to Staunton in title game
  
1936-37                 Litchfield District Tournament            Coach's name & record needed
                               1st Rd Beat Raymond 42-20
                               Semi-final lost to Hillsboro 33-26
                               Benld beat Hillsboro in title game
  
1937-38  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
  
1938-39                  IHSA District Champions               Coach's name & record needed
                               District Scores Needed 
                               Gillespie Regional Tournament
                               1st Rd Beat Staunton 20-11
                               Semi-final lost to Litchfield 36-31
                               Litchfield Beat Gillespie in title game
   
1939-40                  IHSA Regional Champions             Coach's name & record needed
                               Greenville Regional
                               Championship Game - Livingston def. Greenville
                               Highland Sectional Tourney
                               1st Rd- Livingston 32 Collinsville 30
                               Semi-final lost to Granite City 32-19
                               Granite City beat Wood River in title game
LIVINGSTON (32): Semenak 22, Tosolin 6, Scanzoni 3, Rochelli 1.
COLLINSVILLE (30): Dallape 11, McFarlane 11, Savage 3, Volik 3, Whitechurch 2
GRANITE CITY (32): Phillip 11, Parsaghian 9, Gages 8, Hagopian 4.
LIVINGSTON (19): Semenak 11, Raini 4, Scanzoni 2, Rochelli 2.
    
1940-41  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
    
1941-42                 Highland Regional (2nd Place)        Coach's name & record needed
                              1st Rd Beat Highland St. Paul 58-34
                              Semi-final Beat Staunton 40-35
                              Championship- Collinsville 53 Livingston 28
        
1942-43                 Greenville Regional Tournament        Coach's name & record needed
                              1st Rd Beat Pocahontas 56-33
                              Semi-final lost to Staunton 22-17
                              Staunton lost to Greenville in title game
   
1943-44  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
     
1944-45                 Greenville Regional Champions      Coach's name & record needed
                              1st Rd Beat Highland St. Paul 47-29
                              Semi-final Beat Greenville 38-36
                              Title Game Beat St. Jacob 32-25
                              Collinsville Sectional Tournament
                              Semi-final lost to Belleville 35-34
                              Belleville lost title game to Collinsville
        
1945-46                Sorento District Champions           Coach's name & record needed
                             Title Game Beat Sorento 47-19
                             Highland Regional Tournament
                             1st Rd Beat Carlyle 63-24
                             Semi-final lost to Pocahontas 44-40
                             Pocahontas lost to Greenville in title game
    
1946-47                Sorento District Champions            Coach's name & record needed
                             Semi-final Beat Fillmore 49-33
                             Title Game Beat Worden 33-26
                             Greenville Regional Champions
                             1st Rd Beat Pocahontas 66-31
                             Semi-final Beat Highland 49-29
                             Title Game Beat Greenville 37-32
                             East St. Louis Sectional Tourney
                             Semi-final lost to Dupo 43-35
                             Dupo lost to Collinsville in title game
                                
1947-48                Sorento District Champions              Coach's name & record needed
                             Semi-final Beat Worden 53-26
                             Title Game Beat Fillmore 47-24
                             Highland Regional Tournament
                             1st Rd Beat Greenville 58-33
                             Semi-final Beat Pocahontas 59-31
                             Title Game Beat Highland 55-48
                             Collinsville Sectional Tourney
                             Semi-final lost to Collinsville 53-26
                             Collinsville beat Belleville in title game
    
1948-49   18 - 6    Sorento District Champions            Coach Anton Perne
                              1st Rd Beat Witt 54-34
                              Semi-final Beat Coffeen 55-50
                              Title Game Beat Panama 60-29
                              Greenville Regional Tournament
                              1st Rd lost to Carlyle 53-51
                              Carlyle lost to Highland in semi-final
                              Highland lost to East St. Louis in title game
  
1949-50   12 - 10  Sorento District Runner-Up           Coach Anton Perne
                              1st Rd Beat Witt 34-31
                              Semi-final Beat Fillmore
                              Title Game lost to Coffeen 44-39
    
1950-51                 Greenville Regional Tournament      Coach's name & record needed
                              Livingston did not compete in District
                              1st Rd Beat Witt 52-32
                              Semi-final lost to Highland 57-46
                              Highland beat Greenville in title game
  
1951-52   15 - 6     Highland Regional Champions      Coach George Spudich
                              Livingston did not compete in District
                              1st Rd Beat Highland St' Paul 46-39
                              Semi-final Beat Witt 51-50
                              Title Game Beat Carlyle 44-40
                              Wood River Sectional Tourney
                              Semi-final lost to Waterloo 62-48
                              Waterloo lost to Madison in title game
      
1952-53                 Greenville Regional Tournament         Coach's name & record needed
                              Livingston did not compete in District
                              1st Rd lost to Highland 60-47
                              
1953-54                 Highland Regional Tournament           Coach's name & record needed        
                              1st Rd Beat Highland St. Paul 52-47
                              Semi-final lost to Carlyle 75-38
                              Carlyle lost to Greenville in title game
    
1954-55  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1955-56  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1956-57  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
     
1957-58                 Livingston District Champions        Coach's name & record needed
                              (early round scores needed)
                              Title Game Beat Bunker Hill 55-44
                              Litchfield Regional Tourney
                              1st Rd lost to Staunton 56-49
                              Staunton lost to Bethalto in semi-final
                              Bethalto lost to Litchfield in title game
                
1958-59                 Worden District Champions           Coach's name & record needed
                              Semi-final Beat Bunker Hill 77-42
                              Title Game Beat Worden 52-47
                              Hillsboro Regional Tourney
                              1st Rd lost to Hillsboro 71-65
                              Hillsboro lost to Bethalto in semi-final
                              Bethalto lost to Litchfield in title game
   
1959-60                 Bunker Hill District Champions       Coach's name & record needed
                              Semi-final Beat Benld 59-47
                              Title Game Beat Worden 72-44
                              Carlinville Regional Tourney
                              1st Rd Beat Gillespie 60-56
                              Semi-final lost to Litchfield 76-57
                              Litchfield beat Staunton in title game
           
1960-61  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
           
1961-62                 Worden District Tournament               Coach's name & record needed
                              1st Rd lost to Mt. Olive 66-48
                              Mt. Olive lost to Worden in title game
         
1962-63                 Mt. Olive District Tournament             Coach's name & record needed
                              1st Rd lost to Mt. Olive 59-47
                              Mt. Olive lost to Worden in title game
                        
1963-64                 IHSA District Champions                 Coach's name & record needed
                              District Scores Needed
                              IHSA Regional Qualifier
                              Regional Scores Needed
   
1964-65                 IHSA District Champions                 Coach's name & record needed
                              District Scores Needed
                              IHSA Regional Qualifier
                              Regional Scores Needed
  
1965-66  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1966-67  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
  
1967-68                 Worden District Champions            Coach's name & record needed
                              Semi-final Beat Witt 69-60
                              Title Game Beat Highland St. Paul 83-60
                              Carlinville Regional Tournament
                              1st Rd Beat Hillsboro 64-62
                              Semi-final lost to Carlinville 94-78
                              Carlinville beat Bunker hill in title game
LIVINGSTON (64): Genczo 16, Waters 13, Renner 13, Kovaly 9, Ulrich 7, Schuette 6
HILLSBORO (62): Bernhardt 19, Frailey 15, Whalen 9, Malisa 8, Menzer 5, Marshall 4, Mazzier 2
CARLINVILLE (94): Heinz 38, Whitler 16, Mathias 15, Lowe 14, Wilton 11
LIVINGSTON (78): Kovaly 27, Waters 21, Pozzo 14, Schuette 9, Genczo 4, Renner 2, Ulrich 1
   
1968-69                 Mt. Olive District Tournament             Coach's name & record needed
                              1st Rd lost to Highland St. Paul 60-57
                              St. Paul lost to Worden in title game
   
1969-70                 Livingston District Tournament           Coach's name & record needed
                              1st Rd Beat Witt 73-36
                              Semi-final lost to Worden 93-42
                              Worden beat Mt. Olive in title game
   
1970-71                 Worden District Tournament               Coach's name & record needed
                              1st Rd lost to Highland St. Paul 76-67
                              St. Paul beat Worden in title game
   
1971-72                 Greenville Class 'A' Regional              Coach's name & record needed
                              1st Rd lost to Trenton Wesclin 66-62
                              Wesclin lost to Troy Triad in semi-final
                              Triad lost to St. Paul in title game
  
1972-73                 Postseason scores & record needed  Coach Dave Lamore
1973-74                 Postseason scores & record needed  Coach Dave Lamore
1974-75                 Postseason scores & record needed  Coach Dave Lamore
1975-76                 Postseason scores & record needed  Coach Dave Lamore
  
1976-77    24 - 5    IHSA Class 'A' Regional Champs    Coach Dave Lamore
                              Regional Scores Needed
                              Vandalia Sectional Tournament
                              Semi-final Beat Vandalia 66-63
                              Title Game lost to Madison 70-65
                              Madison won state championship!

From Jim Matesa (Class of 1977):

"I have some info on the Livingston Eagles Basketball teams of the late '70's of which I am proud to have been a part of.  Dave Lamore was the coach from the '73-74 season to the "76-77 season.  The 76-77 season finished with a record of 24-5.  They won a regional championship, and lost in the Vandalia Sectional title game to Madison 70-65.  A lot of the old-timers in this area still remember that title game and still say it was one of the best high school games they ever saw.  Earlier in the season the Eagles had beaten Madison at home [78-72].  Madison only lost 3 games the entire season and steamrolled through the rest of the post season to a State championship.  Starting five for Livingston were seniors Todd Brooke, Tom Salter, John Schuette, Jim Matesa and sophomore Ray Robertson.  Senior Louie Wray was the sixth man."

1977-78  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.

1978-79  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.

1979-80  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1980-81  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1981-82  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1982-83  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1983-84  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1984-85  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1985-86  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1986-87  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1987-88  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
  
1988-89                 Postseason scores & record needed  Coach Ron Hampton
 

Livingston HS Eagles of 1988-89
livingstonhsbball198889dav.jpg
From 1989 Staunton Regional Tournament Program - Submitted by Mark Jurenga

1989-90  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1990-91  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1991-92  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1992-93  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1993-94  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1994-95  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1995-96  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1996-97  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1997-98  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
  
1999-00                    Postseason scores & record     Coach Doug Zehr
2000-01                    Postseason scores & record     Coach Doug Zehr
  
2001-02  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
2002-03  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
2003-04  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed
      
 

Livingston Versus Collinsville as researeched by Mark Jurenga:

*Collinsville is #2 in IHSA history in wins with 1,939 after the 2006-2007 season.
 
11 meetings
Collinsville won series 8-3
Post-season: Collinsville won series 4-2

Boys Baseball

 
Two District Championship teams and a long-term coach were the hi-lites found on the Livingston Eagle baseball program.  The coach was Coach Jim Augustine who was the helm from 1968-69 through the 1992-93 school year. Unfortunately the team records for these years are not available.
 
1948-49          District Champions
1949-50          District Champions
 
1968-69 through 1992-93      Coach Jim Augustine
 
Great Baseball Alum
Michael DalPazzo (senior at SIUE in 2007), graduated from Livingston High in 2003. Mike was a 3-year starter at SIUE (soph season cut short by injury).
 
AT Livingston High
4-year starter in baseball and basketball
3 time MVP in basketball at Livingston.
 
Senior Legion baseball accomplishments. (DalPazzo played for Highland)
2000 American Senior Legion District 22 Player of the Year.
2000, 2001, 2002 District 22 All-Star
 
Girls Volleyball
 
The Lady Eagle netters did not win any IHSA hardware, however they are listed on the IHSA website from 1979-80 through 1987-88.  The coach's names of these
teams are listed below.
 
1979-80                        Coach Ron Hampton
1980-85                        Coach Mike Baumer
1985-87                        Coach Gail Scheller
1987-88                        Coach Brenda Smith
 
Need Your Assistance
 
If you have any information on the history of Livingston High School, especially a photo of the high school building, please write to us via e-mail at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net. You can also write to us via real mail at:
 
Illinois HS Glory Days
6439 N. Neva St.
Chicago, Il.   60631