Stillman Valley

Stillman Valley Cardinals
Location: Stillman Valley, Illinois
Coaches	John Vos
State Championships	1983 Masonic tournament, 2003 IHSA
Program Status	Unknown
School Size	Unknown
NAQT Page	link

Stillman Valley High School is a public high school in Stillman Valley, Illinois, which is near Rockford. It currently competes as a member of the Big Northern Conference. It also competes in Class A, the "small school" division, of the Illinois High School Association's (IHSA) State Championship Series.

Along with Byron and Winnebago, Stillman Valley's legacy in Illinois Scholastic Bowl stems from its roots in starting the Masonic Academic Bowl, then called the Northern Illinois Academic Bowl. Stillman Valley won the very first Masonic tournament in 1983 over rivals, Winnebago. The tournament eventually expanded to become a statewide tournament in 1990, where the Cardinals again appeared on the podium in 2001 & 2003. The early 2000's are perhaps the Cardinals' most iconic era as Kelly Tourdot, who went on to play at Illinois, led the team to win the IHSA Class A Tournament in 2003 under the leadership of Coach Christine Beem. Coach Beem was inducted into the IHSSBCA Hall of Fame in 2014.

Notable Team Accomplishments

• IHSA State Tournament: 1st - 2003 (1A)
• Masonic State Tournament: 4th - 2001, 3rd - 2003
• IHSA Sectional titles: 2003 (1A), 2002 (1A)
• IHSA Regional titles: 2013 (2A), 2010 (1A), 2004 (1A), 2003 (1A), 2002 (1A)
• Masonic State Qualifiers: 2010 (1A), 2003, 2001
• Big Northern Conference Champions: 2015, 2014, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
• Northern Illinois Academic Bowl Champions†: 1983

Notable Individual Awards

IHSSBCA All-Sectional Honorees

• 2017: Jaron Johnson, Samuel Winter (Class 2A)
• 2015: Seth VanBriesen, Kenzie Flynn (Class 2A)
• 2013: Derek VanBriesen, Thomas Winter (Class 2A)
• 2012: Paxton Abbott, Derek VanBriesen (Class 2A)
• 2011: Paxton Abbott, Hunter Winstead (Class 1A)
• 2010: Paxton Abbott, Elizabeth Winter (Class 1A)
• 2008: Arthur LeDoux, Hannah Smith, Christina Winter (Class 1A)
• 2007: Tyler Gorsenger (Class 1A)
• 2006: Tyler Gorsenger (Class 1A)
• 2005: Jacob Simmering (Class 1A)
• 2004: Michael Rayburn, Jacob Simmering (Class 1A)
• 2003: AJ Newhausen, Kelly Tourdot (Class 1A)
• 2002: Kelly Tourdot (Class 1A)

IHSSBCA All-State Honorees

• 2013: Derek VanBriesen (Class 2A, Second Team)
• 2005: Jacob Simmering (Class 1A, Second Team)
• 2003: A.J. Newhausen (Class 1A, First Team)
• 2003: Kelly Tourdot (Class 1A, First Team)
• 2002: Kelly Tourdot (Class 1A, First Team)

Team Illinois

• 2003: Kelly Tourdot

IHSA State Tournament Class 1A Champion
Preceded by	Year	Succeeded by
Latin School	2003	Latin School

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