Athletics
Make no mistake about it, the kids from Chadwick could play ball, and not just basketball. Read this
resume':
Boy's Basketball
The boy's from Chadwick High School have a very long and storied history on the basketball court. CHS won
a total of 9 District Championships, 3 Regional Championships, and 1 Sectional Championship (which also gave them their only
Sweet Sixteen appearance). Not bad for such a small community. Chadwick may have participated in the Northwest
Upstate Illini Conference in it's later years. We are seeking the season records and coach's names from the better teams in
Chadwick High School history. The titles found on the IHSA web site (www.ihsa.org) are listed below.
1938-39 N.R.A. District
Champions Coach's
name unavailable
1939-40 N.R.A. District
Champions Coach's
name unavailable
1955-56 N.R.A.
District Champions
Coach's name unavailable
1956-57 N.R.A. District
Champions Coach's
name unavailable
1957-58 N.R.A. District
Champions Coach's
name unavailable
1961-62 N.R.A. District
Champions Coach's
name unavailable
***On February 28, 1962 in an IHSA District Tournament game against Lyndon, Chadwick won by the score
of 133-36, a 97-point margin of victory! In the first quarter alone, the Streaks scored 44 points.
1962-63 N.R.A. District
Champions Coach's
name unavailable
1966-67 N.R.A. District
Champions Coach's
name unavailable
1967-68 N.R.A.
District Champions
Coach's name unavailable
1979-80 22 - 4 (great
record) Coach
Jack Fritz
1980-81 27 - 2 Regional
Champions Coach Jack Fritz
1981-82 28 - 2 Regional
Champions Coach Jack Fritz
Sectional
Champions
Sweet
Sixteen Appearance
From the IHSA State Class 'A' Tournament program of 1982, courtesy of Mark Jurenga:
"Twin towers Jeff Hippen and Mike Ottens, a pair of 6-5 standouts, lead
tiny Chadwick. The Silver Streaks boast an enrollment of 87 students, smallest in the field. Hippen, a senior,
and Ottens, a junior, lead an attack that does quite well from the inside. Hippen's brother,
Jack, helped the Streaks to the sectional finals last year. Jack is currently playing at
Wisconsin. Coach Jack Fritz, in his sixth year, has never had a Chadwick team win fewer than 17 games. The
Silver Streaks, champions of the Upstate Illini Conference, lost their fifth game of the year to Savana and have been on a
roll ever since."
Some Facts:
During the 1982 season, coach Fritz was in his 6th year at Chadwick
with a record of 131-30. They lost in the 1982 Rock Island Super-Sectional to Monmouth 86-61 and finished the year 28-2. In
that Super-Sectional game, Hippens scored 24 points and had 7 rebounds, while Ottens
put in 16 with 9 boards. In the final AP regular season poll, Chadwick was ranked #13 in Class A.
1987-88 N.R.A.
Regional Champions Coach
Bob Prusator, Jr.
Boy's Baseball
Proving their athletes were well-rounded the Streaks also won 4 Regional titles in baseball:
1978-79 N.R.A. Regional Champions
Coach's name unavailable
1979-80 N.R.A. Regional Champions
Coach's name unavailable
1982-83 N.R.A. Regional Champions
Coach's name unavailable
1983-84 N.R.A. Regional Champions
Coach's name unavailable
One of the best baseball players to take the mound for the Streaks was Bruce Scheidegger. In 1976,
Scheidegger won 17 games and threw for 133.1 innings for the Streaks. He coached at Tonica, Prophetstown, Dixon and
Sterling and is now Athletics Director and Girls Basketball coach at Sterling.
The Lady "Streaks"
Not to be outdone, the Lady Streaks of Chadwick High School brought home some IHSA hardware of
their own winning Regional Titles in Softball and Volleyball. Their successes are listed below.
Girl's Volleyball
1984-85 N.R.A.
Regional Champions Coach's name unavailable
Girl's Softball
1984-85 N.R.A.
Regional Champions Coach's name unavailable
1985-86 N.R.A.
Regional Champions Coach's name unavailable
Seeking More Information
If you have any further information you can provide or corrections that need to be made regarding Chadwick
High School please complete a School Submission Form or a Guest Commentary Form. We are especially seeking a photo of
the high school building. You may also write us at:
Post Office:
Illinois HS Glory Days
6439 N. Neva St.
Chicago, Il. 60631
