Established in 2015 to recognize and honor outstanding teams from Elgin’s past. Nominated by members of the foundation, teams are selected annually by the board of directors. High school teams must be a varsity team in an IHSA team sport that advanced to the state final tournament or had an undefeated regular season, while college teams must have had a top four finish in a state or national competition.
2023 1986 St. Edward Girls Basketball Team
Row 1 (bottom row): Jody Thompson and Debbie Jelcz (managers)
Row 2: Stephanie Otte (manager), Heidi Schmitt, Kristine Sullivan, Jennifer Kuch, Tammy Engers, Maureen Mueller
Row 3: Peter Sauter (Asst. Coach), Anne Rotundo, Amy Dayon, Yvette Robeson, Ken Mattini (Coach), Beth Hasenmiller, Alice Garry, Maureen Knott, Carl Valenti (Asst. Coach)
Missing: Julie Mousel
- Regular season 24-1, overall 31-2
- 13-1 Conference Champions 12-0
- 27-2 Won Class 1A Regional, Sectional, and Supersectional
- Finished 3rd place in Class 1A State Tournament
2023 Youth Team Recognition 1966 Elgin VFW Teener League All-Stars
FRONT ROW: Rick Sund, Terry Whipple, Bob Breskovich, Elmer Schick, Terry Burnell
MIDDLE ROW: Jim Kasules, Dennis Manic, Jack Dahlman, Jim Capps, Dan Mick, Mike LeVault
BACK ROW: Chuck Turner (coach), Dave Hachtel, Larry Burnell, Mike Sterricker, Jim Payne (coach), Bob Marvin (coach)
Missing: Billy Bryan
- State Tournament 3-0- Defeated Batavia, Skokie, and Woodstock
- Area Tournament 2-1- Defeated West Allis, and WI
- National Champions 4-1- Defeated teams from OK, SD, and PA
2023 1991 Elgin High School Softball Team
- Undefeated regular season 26-0, overall 30-1
- First undefeated conference season in Upstate 8 history
- Won conference and regional; Lost sectional final to Moline
- Part of state record: 56 regular season game unbeaten streak
2022 1972-1973 Elgin High School Basketball Team
Bottom Row: Jeff Wilkins, Don Helper (mgr), Ed Bartee, Steve Corn, Tom Koch, Mark Vallee (mgr), Tim Jones
Top Row: Bill Flanagan (assistant coach), Ed Linz (mgr), Andy Kaptain, Tom Hudgens, Dan Benac, Tom Hale, Terry Drake, Jay Geldmacher, Randy Ollis, Steve Roth, Coach Bill Chesbrough
The team finished the regular season with a 22 – 1 record and proceeded to win the regional and sectional titles before beating Proviso East 67-66 for the supersectional title. As a member of the Elite 8, the team advanced to the quarterfinals where they were defeated by West Aurora in double overtime. Overall, the 72-73 team outscored opponents by an average of 73.2 points per game to 52.5.
- Upstate 8 Conference co-champions with West Aurora
- 13-1 conference record
- 27-2 overall and outscored opponents by an average of 73.2 points per game to 52.5
2022 1997 – 1998 LARKIN HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM
- 14-0 Upstate 8 Conference Champions
- 29-0-1 Undefeated regular season record
- Team advanced to the sectional championship
2021 1939 Elgin High Lightweight Football Team
Front Row – Bob Becker, Dick Real, George Wendt, Les Davenport, Harold Groneman, Laverne Studebaker, Charles Wagner, Tom Bonnike, Floyd Meyer, Bill Davis
Middle Row – Darwin Kaiser, Elmer (Red) Steinmann, Roger McDonough, Bill Schmitz, Frank Waterman, Tom Maule, Tom Kienle, Bill Clements, Carl Lindoerfer, Roland Ekstrom, Jim Nesler, Dave Koch, Webster Blazier, Jim Reese
Back Row – Assistant Coach Myron Myers, Ken Lindoerfer, Frank Bonnike, Jack Snellgrove, Dale Ramft, Glenn Runge, Jerome Samples, Milford Rein, Paul Scheele, Murrell Goll, Herb Funk, Capt. Art Mapes, Don Wiltshire, Bob Connell, Coach John Krafft Missing: Roy Whipple and Lyle Holth
- Undefeated Big Seven Conference Champions (9-0)
- Outscored opponents 173 – 0
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