The kids of Sciota Northwestern had some great successes in athletics. The boys are listed on the IHSA website (www.ihsa.org) as competing in baseball, basketball, football, and track.  The girls are listed in track and volleyball, though it is thought that softball and basketball were offered as well.  School team nickname, colors, coach's names, as well as other interesting items regarding the SNHS athletic program are being sought.

 

 

Let's start at the top....the Sciota Northwestern boys could play some football!!  Try TWO Championship Game appearances on for size!  Add to this TEN State Playoff appearances, the last eight being all in a row during the schools last eight years of existence.Check out the incredible good work by Coach Bill McCarty and especially Coach Tim Lafferty!!

 

Another great coach in Northwestern's storied football history was Coach Robert Bauman.  Coach Bauman led the Huskies for 25 years and was inducted into the IFCA Hall of Fame!  Coach Bauman went on to become the Regional Superintendent of Schools for McDonough and Hancock counties. He just recently retired from that position. 

 

1986-88                                                                        Coach Bill McCarty

                            Lost to Carthage 14 - 0

                            Carthage finished 2ND

  

                            Lost to Orangeville 50 - 6

                            Orangeville State Champions

 
1992-95                                                                        Coach Tim Lafferty

                             Lost to Carthage 14 - 0

                             Carthage State Champions

 

                             Lost to Chenoa 35 - 28   

 

                             Lost to Villa Grove 14 - 9

 

                             Lost to Sterling Newman 35 - 8

                             Newman finished 2ND   

 

                             Lost to Fulton 34 - 7  

 

                             Lost to Carthage 14 - 0 

 

                             Lost to Moweaqua 26 - 18

                             Moweaqua Finished 2ND  

 

                             Lost to Carthage 30 - 8

                             Carthage Finished 2ND

 

 

The Sciota Northwestern lady netters made some noise in the State Tournament as well. The program won three District titles, two Sectional titles, one Regional title, and one Super-Sectional title. The team of 1977-78 made an Elite 8 appearance before bowing out of the tourney.

 

 

                           Lost to Freeburg 20-14, 20-17

                           Freeburg Finished 3rd

 

1983-84                Regional Champions

 

 

A total of three Regional Championships highlighted the Northwestern boys baseball program.  Team records and coach's names while they played soley as Northwestern High School are not currently available.

 

 

The boys of 1992 through 2003 played on a coop team with nearby La Harpe High School.  The teams were known as the La Harpe - Northwestern Thunder.  All of these teams were coached by Todd Porter.  The boys had some great seasons including winning two Regional Championships!!.

 

 

 

The Northwestern High School Lady Tracksters won a Sectional Championship and had five athletes and two Relay teams bring home hardware from the IHSA State Track Meet. Tiffany Morrell managed to bring home the GOLD!!

 

 

2000-01A       Relay Team                  4x800 Meter Relay    7TH Place
                     Jennifer Link                300 Meter Hurdles     4TH Place

 

The hardwood court had two seasons in which the Northwestern boys advanced to the Sectional round of the state tournament.  This came in back to back seasons in the early 1980s. The boys of 1967-68 also won the McDonough County tournament. Unfortunately the team records and coach's names of these and other great Northwestern basketball teams are not available at this time.

 

 

*Information regarding the 1967-68 McDonough County Tourney Championship team was provided by Bev Chenault:

 

"Northwstern won the McDonough County Basketball Tournament in 1968.  Winning team members were: Seniors- Jerry Lewis, Sam Harper, Phil Soule, Max Schisler, Juniors - Jim Hainline, Kevin Soule, Mitchell James, Sophomores - Steve Kreps, Mitch John, and Bob Keime.  Managers - Jim Wilson & Dale Baker, and all under the coaching of former WIU basketball great, Lupe Rios." 

 

*Sciota Northwestern boys basketball top finishes at the Macomb Western Holiday Basketball Tournament as researched by Mark Jurenga:

1966
Champ- Sciota (Northwestern) 62 Monmouth 62
1967
Consolation Champ- Sciota (Northwestern) 70 Mt. Sterling (Brown County) 61
1974
Consolation Champ- Bushnell-Prairie City 57 Sciota (Northwestern) 51
1980
Consolation Champ- Canton 61 Sciota (Northwestern) 59
NW Randy Bowman set a single game record for the tourney with 51 pts. vs. Lewistown in a 97-83 consolation bracket win.
1986
Consolation Champ- Rock Island (Alleman) 61 Sciota (Northwestern) 55
 
All-Tournament Team
1974- Bill Bainter
1980- Randy Brown
         John Rios
1981- Randy Bowman
1983- Dave Billeter
1986- Gary Wilson
1987- Gary Wilson
1989- Aaron Allen

 

 

Four male tracksters won medals at the IHSA State Track Meet as well.