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Irving Crown High School
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Courtesy of Annie Bahnmiller (www.dundeehs.com)

The History of Carpentersville Irving Crown High School
 
Carpentersville (population 30,586) is located in the northeastern portion of Illinois. Carpentersville is situated in the far northeast corner of Kane County.  Illinois Route 25 is the main roadway through Carpentersville, connecting it to Interstate Highway 90 just three miles to the south.  Illinois Route 31 also passes through town while Route 68 brushes its southern border. The Fox River flows to the west of town.
 
A nice history of the town of Carpentersville can be viewed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpentersville,_Illinois .  In summary the article points out that Carpentersville was first settled in the late 1830s by two brothers with the last name of Carpenter.  They named the area Carpenter's Grove.  In 1851 the land was platted for a town and the town was named Carpentersville. The town was officially incorporated in 1887.

Irving Crown High School Entrance
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Courtesy of Annie Bahnmiller (www.dundeehs.com)

According to another Wikipedia source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundee-Crown_High_School)  the Carpentersville area supported one high school, that of Dundee Community High School, from 1874 until 1964.  It was in that year that the population of the area forced a second high school to be opened.  Irving Crown High School was opened to accommodate this population boom.
 
Carpentersville and the surrounding towns of East Dundee, West Dundee, Algonquin, and Sleepy Hollow supported Dundee Community High School and Irving Crown High School for twenty years.  Declining school enrollment led to the decision that only one high school was needed for the area.  In 1983 Dundee Community High School and Irving Crown High School were closed and merged into one high school.
 
Dundee-Crown High School was the name given to the "new" high school of Carpentersville.  Dundee Crown High School continues to serve the high school-aged students in the area today.
 
To view an excellent website that includes information on Dundee and Irving Crown High Schools check out www.dundeehs.com , submitted to us by webmaster Annie Bahnmiller!    
 
Carpentersville Irving Crown High School Quick Facts
 
Year opened:                            1964
Year closed:                             1983
Consolidated to:                        Carpentersville Dundee Crown High School
Irving Crown HS team nickname: the "Vikings"
Irving Crown HS team colors:      Royal Blue & White
Irving Crown HS FIght Song:       "Cheer for the Vikings of Crown High School" 
                                                                Courtesy of ANNIE BAHNMILLER
 
Cheer for the team
The fighting Vikings of Crown High School
We will win the game
The blue and white above all others
Our team's in there fighting
And we are sure to win the game
We're sure to win (rah rah)
We're sure to win (rah rah)
'Cause this is Viking Victory Day
VI-VI-VIKI
IN-IN-INGS
Vikings Vikings Are Best!
ATHLETICS
 
The Vikings and Lady Vikings competed in many different sports during the 20 years the school was open.  Several of these sports are listed on the IHSA website (www.ihsa.org).  We have documented these sports below.  As you can see, we are still interested in the school's team uniform colors, school fight song, coach's names, team records, and any other items you may wish to share with others on this page.   
 
BOYS BASEBALL
 
The Viking's baseball program won one Regional Championship.  We are searching for the coach's name and team record of other great Irving Crown High School baseball teams as well. 
 
1967-68     12 - 10        Regional Champions       Coach Stan Strainis
 
**Memories from David Nielsen:
"Carl Mueller, Frank Van Milligen, and Rick Waters were all conference. We almost won the sectional too, lost 2 to 1 in the championship against LaSallle-Peru who wound up taking second in the state."

Irving Crown HS Baseball "Vikings" Regional Champs
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Submitted by David Nielsen

BOYS BASKETBALL
 
Coach Jim Hinkle appears to have led the Irving Crown High School boys basketball program for wseveral years, though most of the information is missing.  We only know that the Vikings won a Regional title in the 1980-81 season. 
 
1965-66   3 - 19                                             Coach Robert Sayre
1967-68 10 - 13                                             Coach Robert Sayre                 
1974-75                                                        Coach Jim Hinkle
1980-81             Regional Champions          Coach Jim Hinkle
1982-83                                                        Coach Jim Hinkle
 
FOOTBALL
 
The grid iron heroes of Carpentersville Irving Crown HS had some real nice seasons.  The team of 1976-77 finished with an 8 - 2 record under the direction of head coach Jerry Curtright. Other seasons with above .500 records are listed below as well. 
 
1965-66    3 - 5                           Coach Robert Seamans
1967-68    7 - 2                           Coach Robert Seamans 
1971-76                                     Coach Jerry Curtright
1976-77    8 - 2                           Coach Jerry Curtright
1977-78                                      Coach Bill Owen
1978-79    5 - 3                           Coach's name unavailable 
1979-80                                     Coach Robert Carlson
1980-81                                     Coach Robert Carlson
1981-82    5 - 4                           Coach Robert Carlson
1982-83    5 - 4                           Coach Robert Carlson
1983-84    4 - 5  (last season)      Coach Robert Carlson
 
BOYS WRESTLING
 
Coach Al Zinke led the grapplers of ICHS to some incredible duel meet records.  The team of 1982-83, the school's final season, ended with an impressive 16 - 1 record. 
 
1978-79  14 - 3                           Coach Al Zinke
1979-80  13 - 3                           Coach Al Zinke
1980-81    8 - 8                           Coach Al Zinke
1981-82  12 - 4 - 1                       Coach Al Zinke
1982-83  16 - 1                            Coach Al Zinke
 
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
 
Two individual earned medals at the IHSA Class AA State Track Meet.  Their excellent accomplishments are listed below. 
 
1968-69        Mike Markowitz   Pole Vault   5TH Place
1969-70        Mark Kellar          Discus         3RD Place
 
GIRLS BASKETBALL
 
The Lady Viking basketball program sent a team the deepest into the IHSA playoffs by reaching the Sweet 16 round of play in the 1979-80 school year.  The team record is needed.  Regiional Championships were won in 1981 and 1982 as well.   
 
1979-80                 Sweet 16 Finalist                Coach Rich Bolinder
                             Regional Champion
                             Sectional Champion
                             Super-Sectional Finalist
                             Lost to Buffalo Grove 63 - 51
                             Buffalo Grove Finished 4TH

1980-81                 Regional Champions
1981-82                 Regional Champions
1982-83   12 - 12    (final season)                        Coach Joe Komaromy
 
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
 
The Irving Crown Lady Viking thinclads won a Sectional Championship in 1983, the school's final season as Irving Crown High School.  The IHSA website does not list any individual medalists from the school however.  
 
1982-83                 Sectional Champions
 
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
 
One individual scored a big victory for Irving Crown High School in the IHSA's Individual Events competition. David Cantry was crowned STATE CHAMPION in the 1969 competition category of "After Dinner".  David's efforts led to ICHS landing a seventh place finish in Individual Eveents Team Competition.  
 
1968-69             David Cantry       "After Dinner"      STATE CHAMPION!!
                        Team Finished SEVENTH at IHSA State Meet!!
 
MEMORIES AND FACTS ABOUT IRVING CROWN HIGH SCHOOL
 
The following was provided by Dave Haberkorn from the IHSA Member School Directory:
 

1965-66:  Principal Donald Rich.

From the 1966-67 directory

Coaches: Robert Seamans (athletic director) football; Robert Sayre basketball; Tom Miller track and cross country; Stan Strainis baseball; Richard Bates wrestling.

 

From the 1968-69 directory:

Principal William Wynn.

Coaches same except Tom Welch golf  and Dave Hersted wrestling

Irving Crown HS Hallway
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Submitted by Dolly Hallenbeck

Irving Crown HS Entrance
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Courtesy of Dolly Hallenbeck

Any Information You Would Like to Share? 
 
If you have any further information to share regarding the great, through short, run of Carpentersville Irving Crown High School please contact us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net .  A photo of the original Irving Crown High School building is being sought to share on this page.  Our mailing address is:
 
IHSGD Website
6439 N. Neva St.
Chicago, Il.    60631