1939-40 28 - 3 IHSA District
Champions Coach Ray Litherland
District Scores Needed
Danville Regional Champions
Early Round Scores Needed
Title Game Beat Georgetown 22-18
Champaign Sectional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Urbana 35-33 (2 O/Ts)
Urbana
lost to Champaign in semi-final
Champaign beat Paxton in title game
Champaign placed 4th in State Tournament
1940-41 34
- 1 IHSA District Champions
Coach Ray Litherland
Undefeated Regular Season!
District Scores Needed
Danville Regional Champions
Regional Scores Needed
Champaign Sectional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Potomac 37-28
Potomac lost to Champaign in semi-final
Champaign lost to Urbana in title game
Urbana lost to Morton in State Title Game
1941-42 27
- 5 Danville Regional Champs Coach
Ray Litherland
Season Record Needed
Did
not play in District
1st Rd Beat Catlin 44-31
Semi-final Beat Westville 32-31
Title Game Beat Danville 26-24
Casey Sectional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Vandalia 36-32 (O/T)
Vandalia lost to Paris in semi-final
Paris beat Mattoon in title game
Paris beat Moline in State Title Game!
1942-43 Postseason
scores & record needed Coach Ray Litherland
1943-44 Postseason scores & record needed Coach
Ray Litherland
1944-45
Champaign Regional Tourney Coach's name & record needed
Did
not play in District
1st Rd lost to Sadorus 50-36
Sadorus lost to Urbana in semi-final
Urbana lost to Champaign in title game
Champaign lost to Decatur in State Title Game
1945-46
Fisher Regional Tournament Coach Ray
Litherland
Season Record Needed
Did not play in District
1st Rd Beat Bellflower 47-39
Semi-final lost to Fisher 49-41
Fisher lost to Champaign in title game
Champaign beat Centralia in State Title Game!
1946-47 24 - 5
Champaign Regional Tourney Coach Ray Litherland
Did not play in District
1st
Rd lost to Champaign 82-22
Champaign
beat Urbana in title game
Champaign lost to Paris in State Title Game
1947-48
Mansfield District Runner-Up Coach Ray
Litherland
Season Record Needed
1st Rd Beat Sidney 36-29
Semi-final Beat Philo 33-29
Title Game lost to Tolono 43-20
1948-49
Longview District Champion Coach
Ray Litherland
Season
Record Needed
Semi-final
Beat Philo 38-26
Title Game Beat Sidney (?)
Champaign Regional Tournament
1st Rd Beat Urbana 46-44
Semi-final lost to Monticello 57-44
Monticello lost to Champaign in title game
Champaign lost in Sweet 16 Round
1949-50
Danville Regional Tournament Coach Ray Litherland
Season Record Needed
Did not play in District
1st Rd lost to Westville 54-44
Westville lost to Oakwood in semi-final
Oakwood lost to Danville in title game
Danville lost to Mt. Vernon in State Title Game
1950-51
Westville Regional Tourney
Coach
Ray Litherland
Season Record Needed
Did not play in District
1st Rd lost to Westville 58-35
Westville lost to Danville in title game
Danville won Sectional, lost in Sweet 16 Rd
1951-52 27
- 4 Danville Regional Champs Coach
Ray Litherland
1st
Rd Beat Catlin 52-43
Semi-final Beat Georgetown 57-40
Title Game Beat Danville 51-50
Champaign Sectional Tourney
Semi-final lost to Champaign 53-44
CHAMPAIGN (53): Leach 15, Burks 14, McKinney 9, Butts 6, Hopkins 4, Koch 3, Kellerhals
2.
HOMER (44): J. Lewis 19, B. Lewis 14, Umbarger 8, Temple 2, Dodd 1.
Champaign beat Bloomington in title game
Champaign lost to Hebron in Sweet 16 Rd
Hebron won IHSA State Title over Quincy
1952-53 14 - 12 Westville
Regional Tourney
Coach John Brown
Did not play in District
1st Rd lost to Westville 71-67
Westville lost to Schlarman in semi-final
Schlarman beat Georgetown in title game
Schlarman won Sectional, placed 4th in IHSA Tourney
1953-54 Postseason scores, record,
and coach's name needed.
1954-55
IHSA District Champions Coach's
name & record needed
District Scores Needed
Westville Regional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Danville 86-55
Danville lost to Georgetown in title game
Georgetown won Sectional, lost in Sweet 16 Rd
1955-56
Chrisman District Tournament Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Ridge Farm 89-61
Ridge Farm lost to St. Joseph in title game
1956-57 Postseason scores, record, and coach's
name needed.
1957-58 Homer
District Tournament Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Ridge Farm 62-49
Ridge Farm lost to Chrisman in semi-final
Chrisman beat St. Joseph in title game
1958-59 Broadlands
District Tournament Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Ogden 49-48
Ogden
lost to Broadlands ABL in title game
1959-60 Homer
District Tournament Coach's name & record needed
Homer
scores needed
Catlin beat ABL in title game
1960-61 Broadlands
District Tournament Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to ABL 74-47
ABL lost to St. Joseph in title game
1961-62 Homer
District Tournament Coach's name & record needed
Homer
scores needed
ABL
beat Catlin in title game
1962-63 Broadlands
District Tournament Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to ABL 58-55
ABL beat Ogden in title game
1963-64 Homer
District Tournament Coach's name & record needed
Homer
scores needed
ABL
beat Ridge Farm in title game
1964-65 Broadlands
District Tournament Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to ABL 81-59
ABL lost to Catlin in title game
1965-66 Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1966-67 Ridge
Farm District Tourney Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Ridge Farm 62-52
ABL beat Ridge Farm in title game
1967-68 16
- 11 Broadlands District Champs Coach
Bob Gilhaus
Semi-final Beat ABL 68-55
Title
Game Beat Ridge Farm 54-52
Danville Schlarman Regional
1st Rd Beat Danville 58-56
Lost to 3rd Ranked Schlarman 83-49 in semi-final
Schlarman beat Oakwood in title game
Schlarman won Sectional, lost in Sweet 16 Rd
1968-69 Homer
District Tournament Coach's name & record needed
1st
Rd Beat Ridge Farm
Other scores needed
1969-70 8 - 17 Ridge
Farm District Tourney
Coach Bob Gilhaus
Season Record Needed
Semi-final
lost to ABL 65-53
ABL lost to Sidell Jamaica in title game
1970-71
20 - 7 IHSA District Champions Coach
Richard Burgmeier
District Scores Needed
Danville Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Danville Schlarman 72-58
Danville beat St. Joe-Ogden in title game
1971-72 22 - 5 Broadlands Class 'A' Regional Coach
Richard Burgmeier
1st Rd Beat Villa Grove 64-56
Semi-final Beat ABL 61-60
Title Game lost to St. Joe-Ogden 66-58
1972-73
19 - 5 Little Okaw Conf. Champs Coach Jim
Skinner
2nd place- conf. tourney Asst Coach Jim
Trask
Lost to Cerro Gordo - Elite 8 finalist
Tolono Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Villa Grove 62-60
1973-74
18 - 10 IHSA Regional Champions Coach
Jim Trask
Jamaica Tourney 3rd Place Asst Coach Randy Wadell
Little
Okaw Tourney 2nd Place
Broadlands Regional Champs
1st Rd Beat Newman 66-58
Semi-final Beat ABL 83-59
Title Game Beat Tuscola 60-58
Tuscola Sectional Tourney
Semi-final
lost to Cerro Gordo 69-55
Cerro Gordo beat Chrisman in title game
Cerro Gordo lost to State Champ Lawrenceville in Elite 8 Round
1974-75 15 - 12 Broadlands Reg. Runner-Up
Coach Jim Trask
2nd Place Little Okaw Tourney Asst Coach Randy Waddell
Broadlands
Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat Normal U-High 79-36
Semi-final Beat St. Joe-Ogden 57-50
Title Game lost to Villa Grove 53-32
Villa Grove lost in 1st Rd of Sectional
1975-76 23 - 4 Tolono Regional Runner-Up
Coach Jim Trask
Little Okaw Tourney Champs Asst Coach Randy Waddell
Little Okaw Reg Season Runner-Up (12-2)
Regional Scores
1st Rd Beat ABL 65-60
Semi-final Beat Tolono Unity 78-62
Title
Game lost to St. Joe-Ogden 85-56
St. Joe-Ogden lost in Sectional Semi-to Monticello
1976-77
9 - 14 Broadlands Regional Tourney Coach Jim Trask
1st
Rd Beat Villa Grove 52-44
Semi-final lost to St.Joe-Ogden 73-60
1977-78
7 - 16 Postseason scores needed Coach Jim Trask
1978-79
15 - 10 IHSA Regional Champions Coach
Jim Trask
Regional Scores Needed
Tuscola Sectional Tournament
Semi-final lost to Decatur St. Theresa 72-57
St. Theresa beat Georgetown in title game
St. Theresa lost in Sweet 16 Round
1979-80
17 - 9 Postseason scores needed Coach
Randy Waddell
1980-81 1
- 21 Postseason scores needed. Coach Mike Spezia
1981-82
7 - 16 Postseason scores needed. Coach Bob Gilhaus
1982-83
12 - 12 Postseason scores needed. Coach Bob Gilhaus.
1983-84
15 - 7 Postseason scores needed. Coach Bob Gilhaus
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.
One
of the all-time winningest coaches in state history, Don Kemp, started his coaching career at sometime
at Homer High School. After stops at Arenzville and Concord Triopia, he had a cumulative
record of 564-236. Another great coach, Don Vandersnick, had
a coaching stop at Homer along with stops at Batavia, Galva, Wheaton and Lincoln
and had a record of 363-203.
*Greg Bange - Great player named to the 1980 Decatur
Herald & Review All-Area team with a 24.3 points per game average. Greg
is also still listed (2015) on the IHSA website as having the 19th highest scoring average for a career at 21.3 points
in 71 games!
Basketball Coaches of Homer High School (1968 - 1980)
Bob
Gilhaus- 1968 (15-11), 1969 (15-12), 1970 (8-17)-
Total (38-40)
(2) District Titles and (1) Regional win against Danville
(1968)
(2) Runner-up finishes in Champaign County Tournament (Losing
to Unity in 1968, 1969)
Richard Bergmeier- 1971 (20-7), 1972 (22-5)- Total
42-10
2nd Place Fisher Tournament 1971
2nd
Place County Tournament (lost to St. Joe- Last
Champaign County Tournament) 1971
ECC League Co-Champs (w/ St. Joe) at 8-1 (1971)
Broadlands District
Champs 1971
Consolation Champs at Charleston Holiday Tourney 1972
1st
Little Okaw regular Season Champs (13-1)
1972
1st Little Okaw Conference Tournament Champs 1972
(Beating Cerro Gordo 72-69 in OT) 1972
Regional Runner up 1972 (Losing to St Joe 66-58) 1972
Jim
Skinner- 1973 (19-5)
Little Okaw Regular Season Champs (13-1; beating out
2nd ranked Elite 8 Cerro Gordo 12-2)
Little Okaw Conference Tournament 2nd Place
(Losing to 2nd ranked Elite 8 Cerro Gordo 64-60 OT)
One of (3) teams to beat 2nd ranked Cerro Gordo
(IHSA Class A Champion Lawrenceville & Oakland were the other two)
Jim Trask- 1974 (18-10),
1975 (15-12), 1976 (23-4), 1977
(9-14), 1978 (7-16), 1979 (15-10)- Total (87-66)
Regional Champs 1974, 1979, Regional Runner-ups, 1975,
1976
Little Okaw Tournament Champs 1976, Runner ups in 1974,
1975
3rd Place Jamaica Tourney 1974, Jamaica
Consolation Tourney Champs 1975, 1976
Randy Waddell- 1980 (17-9)
2nd
Place Little Okaw regular season (10-4)
2nd Place Little Okaw Tournament (losing
to Cerro
Gordo)
3rd Place Jamaica Tournament
Boys
Track & Field
Two individuals from the Homer High School Panther track teams
brought back a total of 5 medals from the State Track Meet. There accomplishments
are listed below.
1970-71 Bill Edwards
Discus
4th Place
1971-72 Bill Edwards
Discus
3rd Place
1974-75 Eric Miller
330 Yard Low Hurdles 8th Place
1975-76
Eric Miller
120 Yard High Hurdles 3rd Place
Eric Miller
330 Yard Low Hurdles 4th Place