Alpha High School Quick Facts
Year opened: 1895
Year closed: 1948
Consolidated to:
Alwood School District
School nickname: the "Bulldogs" (sometimes the "Miners")
School colors: Red & White
School Fight Song: unavailable
Athletics
We know that the Alpha boys competed in basketball and football. It is believed the Alpha High School students also
participated in baseball and track. If you have team records or conference champions from other teams, as well as those
listed below, that you would like to share please forward the information to us.
The official name of the Alpha High School athletic teams was the Bulldogs. However the Alpha teams were sometimes referred
to as the "Miners" because of the coal mines which once existed around the area.
Boys Basketball
The Alpha High School Bulldogs boy's basketball team could play with the best of them, a tradition which continues
at Alwood HS today. The Alpha roundballers brought home one District title and five Regional titles in their
existence. As stated on other pages, IHSA hardware is only one measuring stick for athletic or school successes.
Alpha's first basketball facilites were upstairs in a two-story building, according to the town's centennial publication.
A gym was built in 1923-24. Several scores involving Alpha High School in the IHSA state tournament were located on a site
titled
"Illinois Postseason Basketball Scores." These scores are listed below.
1926-27 N.R.A. Henry County Champions
Coach Duke Rumble
**In addition to its 1927 Henry County championship,
they won it in another unknown year between 1924-26. From 1924 to 1929, Alpha won 72 percent of its games!
1931-32 21 - 5 good record
Coach's name unavailable
1932-33 19
- 7 IHSA District Champions Coach
Robert Douglas
District Scores Needed
Peoria Sectional Tournament
1st Rd lost to East Peoria HS 24-17
East Peoria lost to Canton in title game
1933-34
19 - 8 Galva District Tournament Coaches
name needed
1st Rd lost to Cambridge 23-16
Cambridge beat Kewanee in title game
1934-35 22 - 6 Galva Invite champions Coaches
name needed
Galva
DIstrict Runner-Up
1st Rd Beat Annawan 46-16
Semi-final Beat Galva 47-30
Title
Game lost to Kewanee 28-23
1935-36
20 - 5 Kewanee Regional Tournament Coaches name needed
Early
Rd Score Needed
Semi-final
lost to Wethersfield 26-24
Wethersfield
lost to Kewanee in title game
1936-37 28 - 4
Galva Regional Champions Coaches name needed
1st
Rd Beat Aledo 26-16
Semi-final
Beat Lafayette 26-23
Title
Game Beat Kewanee 33-28
Moline
Sectional Tournament
1st
Rd Beat Roseville 28-20
Semi-final
lost to East Moline 37-25
East
Moline lost to Moline in title game
1937-38 16 - 2
Aledo Regional Champions Coaches name needed
Early
Rd Scores Needed
Title
Game Beat Viola 41-22
Moline
Sectional Tournament
1st
Rd lost to East Moline 35-26
East
Moline lost to Fulton in semi-final
Fulton
lost to Moline in title game
1938-39 Aledo
Regional Champions Coach Robert Andreen
Season
Record Needed
Regional
Scores
1st
Rd Beat Aledo 48-26
Semi-final
Beat Alexis 48-19
Title
Game Beat Sherrard 36-25
Moline
Sectional Runner-Up!
1st
Rd Beat Savanna 40-21
Semi-final
Beat Mendota 25-20
Title
Game lost to Moline 40-38
Moline
lost in Sweet 16 Rd.
1940-41
16 - 11 Postseason scores needed Coaches name needed
1941-42 Joy
Regional Tournament Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd lost to New Boston 36-21
New
Boston lost to Viola in title game
1942-43 Aledo
Regional Runner-Up Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Alexis 47-24
Semi-final
Beat Seaton
Title
Game lost to Aledo 34-31 .
1943-44 26
- 3 IHSA Regional Champions Coach's name
& record needed
Early
Rd Scores Needed
Title
Game Beat Aledo Roosevelt Military 28-24
Moline
Sectional Runner-Up!
Early
Rd Score Needed
Semi-final
Beat Morrison 44-34
Title
Game lost to Kewanee 59-30
Kewanee
lost to eventual State Champ
Taylorville in Elite 8 Round
1944-45 Aledo
Regional Champions Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Sherrard 50-28
Semi-final
Beat Aledo 45-28
Title
Game Beat Aledo Roosevelt Military 35-30
Moline
Sectional Tournament
1st
Rd lost to Moline 47-36
Moline beat
Kewanee in title game
Moline
place 4th in state tournament
1945-46
Joy Regional Runner-Up Coach's name & record
needed
1st Rd Beat Joy 39-27
Semi-final Beat Sherrard 45-41
Title Game lost to Aledo 59-46
1946-47 Postseason scores, record, and coach's
name needed.
1947-48 Joy
Regional Tournament Coach's name & record needed
**1st
Rd lost to New Boston 49-27
New Boston lost to Joy in semi-final
Joy
lost to Aledo in title game
**Final game for the Alpha High School "Bulldogs." Consolidated with Woodhull in the summer of 1948 to form the Alwood
School District.
Noteable Roundball Athlete
Dean Kelly - Led the Bulldogs to a 16-11 record in 1940-41 and was among the area's leading scorers
with 270 points.
Football
Football was offered at Alpha beginning in 1939. They won a conference championship in 1943 and was runner-up in 1944.
1943-44 N.R.A. Conference Champions
Coaches name unavailable
1944-45 N.R.A. Conference Runner-Up Coaches
name unavailable
Information needed
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