IHSA's March Madness -- 1979 Girls

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1979 Girls Summary

Boys - Girls | 1978 — 1980Class A — 1980Class AA

Skokie (Niles West)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Becky Schnell, Connie Erickson, Barb Atsaves, Tina Conti, Peg Japley, Lynn Carlson, Coach Gene Earl, Holly Andersen, Pam Hintz, Karen Wikstrom, Judy Becker, Missy Issacson, Debbie Durso.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Skokie (Niles West) 71, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 64
Chicago (Marshall) 61, Chicago (Corliss) 47
Bartonville (Limestone) 81, Jacksonville (H.S.) 56
Oak Forest 68, Pontiac 27
Mattoon 53, Chatsworth 51
Sterling (H.S.) 55, Kewanee (H.S.) 45
East St. Louis (Lincoln) 86, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 42
Waukegan (West) 86, Maple Park (Kaneland) 47
Quarterfinals
Skokie (Niles West) 80, Chicago (Marshall) 50
Oak Forest 70, Bartonville (Limestone) 67 (OT)
Sterling (H.S.) 60, Mattoon 32
East St. Louis (Lincoln) 71, Waukegan (West) 55
Semifinals
Skokie (Niles West) 68, Oak Forest 44
East St. Louis (Lincoln) 41, Sterling (H.S.) 33
Third Place
Sterling (H.S.) 60, Oak Forest 47
Final
Skokie (Niles West) 63, East St. Louis (Lincoln) 47

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Skokie (Niles West)         Gene Earl                28-1   2222
2  East St. Louis (Lincoln)    Earnest Riggins          32-2   1373
3  Sterling (H.S.)             Sue Strong               29-1   1629
4  Oak Forest                  Sandy Ryder              26-3   1837
   Bartonville (Limestone)     John Gross               26-4   1644
   Chicago (Marshall)          Dorothy Gaters           29-1   1900
   Mattoon                     Dwight Perry             21-3   1430
   Waukegan (West)             Gene Head                26-2   1983
   Chatsworth                  Skip Ball                19-2       
   Chicago (Corliss)           Narcissa Roberts         20-5       
   Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)  (unknown)                26-1       
   Jacksonville (H.S.)         Marge Howard             21-5       
   Kewanee (H.S.)              Frank Tocha              25-3       
   Maple Park (Kaneland)       Rich Schairer                       
   Mt. Vernon (H.S.)           Sara Rennie              19-7       
   Pontiac                     Judy Johnson             16-5

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Sue Galkantas, Oak Forest                       3  28   9  65
Peg Japely, Skokie (Niles West)                 3  19  17  55
Jolene Leseman, Sterling (H.S.)                 3  21  11  53
Jackie Joyner, East St. Louis (Lincoln)         3  22   3  47
Connie Erickson, Skokie (Niles West)            3  14  17  45
Barbara Atsaves, Skokie (Niles West)            3  11  19  41
Susan Galloway, Sterling (H.S.)                 3  14   7  35
Nancy Galkantas, Oak Forest                     3  14   4  32
Amy Eshleman, Sterling (H.S.)                   3  10  10  30
Holly Andersen, Skokie (Niles West)             3  11   6  28
Deborah Thurston, East St. Louis (Lincoln)      3  14   0  28

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Connie Erickson, Skokie (Niles West)         5-6    Sr.    
Sue Galkantas, Oak Forest                    5-10   Jr.    
Peg Japely, Skokie (Niles West)              5-11   Sr.    
Jackie Joyner, East St. Louis (Lincoln)      5-10   Jr.    
Jolene Leseman, Sterling (H.S.)              5-8    Sr.

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