Team Recognition

Sitting in front: Kobe Chanthaboury
First Row: Scott Henke, Sean Harrington, Steve Williams, Marcus Smallwood, Joe Heaton, Rano Mariotti, John Holden
Second Row: Mike Roth, Marcus Howard, Jack Belinski, Dustin Ackman, Jim Ebert, Brent Gooden, Mark Mallo, Matt Ludemann
Third Row: Stacy Borrico (Mgr.), Carlos Rochel (Mgr.), Mike Termini (Asst. Coach), Jim Harrington (Head Coach), Rob Brault (Asst. Coach), Josh Morales (Mgr.), Jenny Nelson (Mgr.)

• • Most wins in school history, 30-2
  • Elite 8 in 1998
  • Regional and Sectional Champions
  • Upstate 8 Conference Champions
  • Elgin Christmas Tournament champions

Front row – Robert Smiley, Thomas O’Connor, Ed Ryan, Pierre Lombard, Leon Meredith, Ralph Williams
Middle row – John Agnew, Francis Whitman, Marvin Durrenberger, Charles Butler, Everett Smith, Elmer Noble, George Ackemann, Edwin Reimer
Back row – Coach Paul Church, Earl Hageman, Ferdinand Kinane, Donald Barnes, Earl Britton, Gus Farwick, Elmer Crane, William
Durrenberger, Arthur Johnson

• Conference record 5-0-1 Season record 6-2-1
• Conference co-champions with Rockford
• Defeated unbeaten Central Conference Champion Decatur in postseason 6-0
• Lost to Stamford (CT), Champions of the East, in intersectional battle 7-0

Front Row: Jay Survant, Dick Estergard, Willard Schuldt
Back Row: Coach John Krafft, Bob Zito, Ron Weisner, Pete Kovacs, Bob Daly, Ron Ultes, Jerry Schurmeier, Don Westphal, Assistant Coach Bill Chesbrough

• Regular season 15-4, overall 23-5
• Conference champions 9-1
• Won regional and sectional
• Lost to state champion Mt. Vernon in state semi-finals
• defeated Collinsville for 3rd place in state

Back Row: Mgr. Bob Nelson, Buddy Bradford, Mike Haseman, Rod Taylor, Brian Lye, Woody Hicks, Coaches George Limberis and Scott Chesterfield
Middle Row: Mike Kasten, Tony Jackson, Brian Wiess, Jim Limberis, Lee Sotos, Steve Jeffress
Front Row: Brian Corn, Bob Graham, Todd Opsahl, Jeff Fox
Missing: Andy Underwager

• Elgin won the District Championship at Trout Park
• Elgin won the six-team State Tournament behind Todd Opsahl’s pitching and Woody Hicks 2-run double defeating Mt. Greenwood 3-2
• Undefeated in Ohio Valley Regional; beat West 7 Detroit 3-2 on Brian Corn’s 9th inning home run.
• Lost first game of World Series, then won 7 consecutive games to capture championship.
• Brian Corn, MVP of World Series with 6 home runs and .481 batting average
• Elgin won 21 and lost 2 in tournament play

Bottom row (left to right): Dick Schrieber, Morris Svendsen, Captain Bob Survant, Bob Peterson, Dick Simonsen, Dick Estergard, Jerry Schurmeier, Coach John Krafft
Back Row: Manager Bob White, Bob Weigal, Jerry Menz, Steve Pearsall, Ron Ultes, Jay Survant, Ralph Sherwood, Ron Weisner, Carver Leach.

• Regular season 18-3, overall 23-4
• Conference Champions
• Won Regional and Sectional
• Lost in state finals to West Aurora

Front Row (left to right); Jack Wolff, Dustin Kram, Homer Denson, Jamal Jackson, Stephen Moyer, Connor Boesch, Juwan Stewart, Dee Robinson
Middle Row: Asst. Coach Pat Barnhart, Asst. Coach Mark Sommerville, Demetrios Roumbos, Jordan Anderson, Chris Benjamin, Chaq Bennett, Asst. Coach Tarnell Davis, Head Coach Reed Nosbisch
Third Row: Ethan Mayfield, Jorge Contreras, Charles Sanders, Desmond Douglas, Isiah Smith, Noah Fox

• Season Record 31-6; School record for wins
• Illinois Skyway Conference Co-Champions 11-3
• Averaged 80.2 PPG; Defensive average 66.7 PPG
• NJCAA Division III National Finals- 2nd Place

Top row (Left to Right): Ryan Wardlow, Scott Sieder, Paul Griffin, Bobby Schiller, Jason “Wally” Richardson, Nick Tepper, Jomar Tobor, Kyle Neubauer, Matt Jackson, Doug Sanders
Middle Row (Left to Right): Jim Van Syckle, Brett Porto, Justin Opsahl, Robert Johnson, Coach Andy Jakubowski, Coach Bill Angelo, Coach Justin Kees, Alex Turk, Kyle Kobernus, Rob Fumagalli, Mike Hlavacek
Bottom Row (Left to Right): Aaron Kappes, Chris Bielski, Josh Higgins, Dan Vogt, Travis Stauffer, Paul Holmer, Brett Von Eyser, Erik Keehn, Dan Deutsch, Matt Sassi

• Season Record 54-10; most wins in school history
• Region and District Champions
• Illinois Skyway Conference Champions
• NJCAA D-II World Series- 3rd Place