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1952–53 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1952–53 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Regular season Under the leadership of Harry Combes and coming off consecutive third-place finishes in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA Tournament, the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Fighting Illini men's basketball program had become one of the most powerful in the nation. The 1952-53 team returned one of the most dominant players in the NCAA, Johnny Kerr. It also returned United Press honorable mention all-American guards Irv Bemoras and Jim Bredar. Unfortunately the Illini would lose 4 conference games during the Big Ten season which would give them a second-place finish. Three of the four losses came at the hands of ranked opponents. The starting lineup included ''captain'' Jim Bredar and Irving Bemoras at guard, Clive Follmer and Max Hooper at the forward slot with Robert Peterson and, future hall of famer John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Combes
Harry Combes (March 3, 1915 – November 13, 1977), a native of Monticello, Illinois, served as head men's basketball coach at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois between 1947 and 1967. Biography Combes played high school basketball for Monticello High School (Illinois), Monticello High School, where he led his teams to an overall combined record of 72–9 when he graduated in 1933. A three-year letterwinner, Combes was also a star player for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Illini from 1935 to 1937 and helped lead Illinois to both its Big Ten titles in the 1930s. Combes began coaching basketball at Champaign Central High School, Champaign High School, where he posted an astounding 254–46 record, including winning the state title in 1946. Beyond the single championship, Combes led Champaign Central to seven state tournament appearances in nine years from 1939 to 1947. During that time the ''Maroons'' captured fourth place in 1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Cooperative High School (Paris, Illinois)
Paris Cooperative High School is located in Paris, Illinois. The school mascot is the Tiger and its colors are orange and black. On July 1, 2009, the renamed Paris Cooperative High School (formerly Paris High School) became the first cooperative high school in the state of Illinois. Paris High School is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), and accreditation division of AdvancED.Institution Summary AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-11 Athletics Teams Paris has been competing in the since 2015 after leaving the |
Sterling High School (Illinois)
Sterling High School is a four year public high school located in Sterling, Illinois. The school district (of which this is the sole comprehensive high school) includes Sterling, the village of Coleta, and the census-designated places of Como and Galt. Text list/ref> Three area middle schools feed into Sterling High School: Challand Middle School, St. Mary’s School, and Sterling Christian School. History In 1886, voters approved $50,000 () in bonds to build a high school in an Elizabethan architectural style, featuring a three-story brick structure with cut stone trimmings. Originally set to open on September 12, 1898, construction delays pushed the first day to October 3, 1898. The facility included eleven classrooms, a half-octagon assembly hall seating 279 students, science labs, an art room, and a library, though shelving remained empty due to funding shortages. The third floor was intended to house a gymnasium, and the basement included bicycle storage, lunchrooms, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterling, Illinois
Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States, along the Rock River. The population was 14,782 at the 2020 census, down from 15,370 in 2010. Formerly nicknamed "Hardware Capital of the World", the city has long been associated with manufacturing and the steel industry. History In 1834, Hezekiah Brink built the first cabin in what was to become Harrisburg. Two years later, William Kirkpatrick settled downstream in an area that became Chatham. In 1838, Harrisburg and Chatham merged to become the Town of Sterling in an effort to become the county seat. The name ''Sterling'' was chosen to honor Major James Sterling, who distinguished himself in the area during the Blackhawk War in 1832. On February 16, 1857, Sterling was incorporated as a city by state law. On July 18, 1856, Abraham Lincoln visited Sterling to speak at a rally for the presidential candidate John C. Fremont. He spent the night at the home of Sheriff William Manahan, which has since been preserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downers Grove North High School
Downers Grove North High School (DGN; sometimes Downers North or North; formerly Downers Grove High School) is public high school situated in the city of Downers Grove in the Illinois state of the United States. The school was established in 1928. About DGN is a public four-year high school located near the corner of Main Street and Ogden Avenue and located at the intersection of Main Street and Grant Street in Downers Grove, Illinois, a wealthy, western suburb of Chicago, in the United States. The original entrance is on Forest Street and the Athletic Entrance is located off Prince Street. It is part of Community High School District 99, which also includes Downers Grove South High School. The North campus draws students from Downers Grove (north of 55th St.), and small sections of Woodridge, Oak Brook, Lisle and Westmont. History The original building (then called Downers Grove High School) was finished in 1928, with additions made in 1935, 1952, 1976, 1999–2000, 2011-2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downers Grove, Illinois
Downers Grove is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer, whose surname serves as the eponym for the village. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the village was 50,248. It is a south-western suburb of Chicago located between Interstate 88 (Illinois), I-88 and Interstate 55 in Illinois, I-55. History Downers Grove was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer, a farmer who traveled to Illinois from Rutland, New York, but was originally from Vermont. Downers Grove was named for a lush grove of old-growth Quercus macrocarpa, bur oak trees surrounding the village, which stood out from the local Oak savanna, savanna landscape. Its other early settlers included the Blodgett, Curtiss, Blanchard, Stanley, Lyman, and Carpenter families. The original settlers were mostly migrants from the Northeastern United States and Northern Europe. In 1839, Reverend Orange Lyman, a presbyterian minister, and his wife Maria Dew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marshall Metropolitan High School
John Marshall Metropolitan High School (commonly known as simply Marshall) is a public four-year high school located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1895, Marshall is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. Marshall is named in honor of John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Marshall serves the students of the East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, North Lawndale and Humboldt Park neighborhoods. Background The student body is approximately 89% African American. Marshall High school is a Title I high school as determined by U.S. Department of Education standards, meaning that 40% or more of the students come from families that qualify as low income under United States Census The United States census (plural censuses or census) is a census that is legally mandated by the Constitution of the United States. It takes place every ten years. The first census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
