This post is looking at the schools of the Western Big Six Conference, the Mid-Illini Conference, and the schools in the city of Peoria. The stats that have been put together were taken from the IHSA website, so if any stats are inaccurate, it is because either the stats on the website are inaccurate or I miscopied them.The schools involved are:
WB6- Sterling, Geneseo, UTHS, Moline, Alleman, Rock Island, Galesburg, Quincy
Mid-Illini- Dunlap, Canton, Limestone, East Peoria, Morton, Metamora, Washington, Pekin
Peoria- Peoria ND, Manual, Peoria, Richwoods
My hope is to educate the reader about the rich athletic traditions of these schools, and to celebrate those achievements. First off, you need to take out a pen and pad of paper- it’s time to test your sports knowledge.
My hope is to educate the reader about the rich athletic traditions of these schools, and to celebrate those achievements. First off, you need to take out a pen and pad of paper- it’s time to test your sports knowledge.
WB6, Mid-Illini, Peoria Quiz
1- From this group, which school has the largest enrollment?
A- Washington, B- Quincy, C- Moline, D- Pekin
2- From this group, which public school has the smallest enrollment?
A- Canton, B- Geneseo, C- Metamora, D- Manual
3- Which school won the very first girls basketball State Championship?
A- Sterling, B- Washington, C- Richwoods, D- Moline
Wharton FH, Moline |
4- Which school won the very first boys basketball State Championship?
A- Galesburg, B- Rock Island, C- Pekin, D- Peoria
5- Which school has had the most top four finishes in boys golf?
A- Galesburg, B- Quincy, C- Pekin, D- Dunlap
Rock Island FH |
6- Manual boys basketball won four straight State Championships, what other school/sport has done that?
A- Geneseo-Football, B- Washington-Wrestling, C-Morton-Girls Basketball, D-Galesburg-Baseball
Manual’s Dick VanSyoc |
7- Which school has their main spectator gym named for a female?
A- UTHS, B- Canton, C- Pekin, D- Limestone
8- The Western Big Six named their award for the outstanding athlete after a coach from which school?
A- Alleman, B- Moline, C- Rock island, D- Galesburg
Richwood’s State Champs |
9- From this group, when was the earliest State Championship won?
A- 1942, B- 1913, C- 1908, D- 1893
10- What school has won the most State Championships in baseball?
A- Galesburg, B- Rock Island, C- Manual, D- Washington
Pekin 1967 State Champs |
11- Who coached boys basketball at three different WB6 schools?
A- Jerry Leggett, B- Duncan Reid, C- Thom Sigel, D- Cliff Talley
12- Who coached the longest of any coach?
A- Don Morris-Alleman, B-Evan Massey-Galesburg, C- Gene Jones-Metamora, D- Bob LaCroix-Peoria/Richwoods.
Sterling State Champs |
13- Before Chuck Buescher went to Peoria and Dick VanSyoc went to Manual- both of them first coached at where?
A- Washington, B- Limestone, C- Richwoods, D- Moline
14- Which of these coaching legends had the longest tenure at this school?
A- Thiel at Galesburg, B- Hanks at Quincy, C- Leggett-Quincy, D- Hawkins at Pekin
Quincy’s Sherril Hanks |
15- What coach won a State Championship in two different sports?
A- Sean Taylor- Moline, B- Thom Sigel- Rock Island, C- John Gross- Limestone, D- Jay Hatch-Alleman
16- Which girls basketball team plays their home games in the school’s main gym?
A- Rock Island, B- Canton, C- UTHS, D- Quincy
Quincy’s Jerry Leggett |
17- What school has the most top four finishes in Boys Tennis?
A- Moline, B- Dunlap, C- Rock Island, D- Pekin
18- Who coached the longest?
A- Pat Ryan at Metamora, B- Wayne Hammerton- Richwoods, C- Bob Reade at Geneseo, D-Don Morris-Alleman
19- Which of these legends is the only one to win a State Championship?
A- Dawdie Hawkins, B- John Thiel, C- Duncan Reid, D- Sherril Hanks
20- What school has the most top four finishes at State in all sports?
A- Peoria ND, B- Moline, C- Rock Island, D- Peoria
Cantons Alice Ingersoll |
Answers
1- C. Moline 2093, Quincy 1876, Pekin 1820, Rock Island 1816, UTHS 1740
2- D. Manual 593, Canton 650, Geneseo 840, Limestone 891, Metamora 923
3- A. 1977 Sterling Golden Girls
4- D. 1908 Peoria High
5- B. Quincy 13, Dunlap 8, Pekin 8, Galesburg 7
7-B. Canton’s Alice Ingersoll Gym
8-A. Alleman’s Don Morris
9-D 1893 Peoria won Boys Track
10- C. Manual 1950, 1965, 1968
11- A. Jerry Leggett- Rock Island then Quincy then Moline
13-A. Both coached at Washington
14-A. Thiel- Galesburg 18, Hanks-Quincy 15, Leggett-Quincy 14, Hawkins-Pekin 14
15-D. Jay Hatch- Alleman, Softball and Basketball
16-B. Canton plays in Alice Ingersoll
17-A and D. Moline 5, Pekin 5
26, Bob Reade-Geneseo 17.
19-A. Hawkins-Pekin 1964, 1967
20-B. Moline 46, Peoria ND 41, Quincy 37, Alleman 31, Rock Island 29, Peoria 28, Galesburg 27
I hope you enjoyed the quiz. For the remainder of this blog, I have put together a variety of lists. Again, they are based on what is on the IHSA website for each school.
I hope you enjoyed the quiz. For the remainder of this blog, I have put together a variety of lists. Again, they are based on what is on the IHSA website for each school.
11.5 correct for me.
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