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The '''Illinois Elementary School Association''' (IESA) is the governing body for middle school and junior high athletics and activities in Illinois.  It is an affiliate member of the National Federation of State High School Associations.  It has been in existence since the late 1920s.
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The '''Illinois Elementary School Association''' (IESA) is the governing body for middle school and junior high school athletics and activities in Illinois.  It is an affiliate of the National Federation of State High School Associations.  
  
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Unlike the [[IHSA]], which counts a vast majority of Illinois high schools as members, a great many Illinois middle and junior highs are not members of or have limited participation in IESA competitions, particularly in the Chicago area.
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Although the vast majority of Illinois high schools are members of the analogous [[IHSA]], many Illinois middle schools and junior high schools are ''not'' members of the IESA; membership is especially low in the Chicago area. It is unusual for high schools to have a team but not compete in the IHSA tournament, but there are many middle schools that have teams do not compete in the IESA tournament. That being said, there are about 400 schools that compete in the IESA tournament each year.
  
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The IESA began sponsoring scholastic bowl in 1989, and through 1996, its state tournament was a single class tournament. Starting in 1997, the state was broken into two classes with larger schools competing in Class AA, and smaller school in Class A.
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==History==
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The IESA was founded in 1928.
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The IESA began sponsoring a Scholastic Bowl State Tournament in 1988-89, with Canton (Ingersoll) beating Springfield (Grant) in the first ever Championship match. In 1997, IESA split into two classes, with Washington (St. Patrick) winning the first Class A (small school) Championship. Comparatively, the [[IHSA]] began their State tournament in 1986-87.  
  
 
==State Tournament Format==
 
==State Tournament Format==
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Similar to the IHSA, the IESA, within each class, divides the state up into 8 sectionals of roughly equal number of competing schools.  Each sectional is further divided into four Regionals. Regional champions then meet to determine the sectional championship and advancement to state. The eight sectional champions then compete at the state tournament.
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Since 1997 the IESA Scholastic Bowl State Series has divided schools into two classes based on size (designated "AA" for larger schools and "A" for smaller schools). Within each class, schools are assigned to one of eight geographic sectionals, and each sectional is divided into four regionals. Teams play to advance from regionals to sectionals to the state championship.
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Originally, the tournament consisted of only a State championship match with the teams with the best records in each pool advancing to the final round. In 1993, a consolation match was introduced with the teams having the second-best records advancing to a 3rd/4th Place game.
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The IESA uses a [[round robin]]-based format at the regional level (in contrast to the IHSA's use of [[single elimination]]), and allows for tiebreaker rounds if necessary. Regionals with more than four teams, which is most of them, have two round robin pools and the pool winners playing a single match for the championship. Teams are guaranteed at least two matches, so in the rare case of a two-team regional the teams play best-of-three. Each sectional has four teams play a round robin format. At all levels, pool ties are broken by playing five-tossup matches.
  
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Unlike the IHSA which still uses single elimination at the Regional level, the IESA plays a round robin, and allows for tie-breaker rounds if there are ties between pool winners to advance to a winner-take-all championship round.
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==Tournament Hosts==
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The IESA State Tournament has been hosted at many venues over the years. Since 2012, it has been hosted by the Peoria Civic Center, the former venue of the [[IHSA]] State Tournament. For many years the event bounced around the Bloomington-Normal area, due to its central geographic location in the state. Locations included Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Heartland Community College, Bloomington JHS, & Normal Metcalf.  
  
 
==Match Format==
 
==Match Format==
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IESA matches consist of 24 tossups and 20 bonuses.  Excluding ties, the match ends when either the 24th tossup has been read, the 20th bonus has been read, or either team exceeds 300 points.  Ties are broken strictly with tossups, with the winning team being the first to answer two tossup questions correctly.
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IESA matches consist of 24 [[tossups]] and 20 [[bonuses]].  Excluding ties, the match ends when either the 24th tossup (and associated bonus) has been read, the 20th bonus has been read, or either team exceeds 300 points.  Match ties are broken using tossups only; the team that is first to answer two tossups correctly wins.
  
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All tossups are worth ten points (there are no powers or negs).  All bonus questions are four parts, with each part being worth 5 points each.  Bonus parts are read all at once with teams being given up to 30 seconds to confer. The controlling team then gives answers one at a time, being told if they are correct or incorrect after each answer.
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All tossups are worth ten points; there are no [[powers]] or [[negs]].  All bonus questions are four parts, with each part worth 5 points each.  Unlike in standard quiz bowl, but like the IHSA format used until 2012, the entire bonus is read before teams have any opportunity to confer or answer, so no bonus part can mention a previous part's answer, which significantly constrains the writing style. After the question is read completely, both teams have up to 30 seconds to confer; the controlling team may end conferral early. After conferral, the controlling team gives its answers, then [[bounceback|the non-controlling team may attempt to answer any parts the controlling team missed]].
  
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Among the more bizarre rules that exists (despite attempts to remove the rule by a small number of coaches) is a rule that once time on a bonus question runs out or is called by the team in control, all players must put writing implements down.  Any player not putting their writing implements down, even if it is clear they are not writing or communicating, incurs a penalty for that team.
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IESA Scholastic Bowl rules contain many stipulations about behavior. Perhaps the most famous behavior rule is that when the bonus conferral period ends, all players must put down their writing implements; a penalty is given to any team with a player who does not do so, even if they are clearly not writing or communicating.
  
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Protests are not allowed in IESA scholastic bowl matches.
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Protests are not allowed in IESA matches (rule 6, article 2, c2, case manual 6-1-2b). Coaches may call a "Clarification time out" in order to ask questions about a moderator decision, but not to protest the acceptability of answers.
  
 
==Questions==
 
==Questions==
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The questions used in IESA tournament play have been the antithesis of good quizbowl practice for its entire existence.  For many years, the questions were provided by [[Questions Galore]], with [[Avery Enterprises]] taking over after Avery purchased Questions Galore. While a small number of coaches have been fighting to bring the IESA into line with the rest of the nation, this has yet to produce good questions for the tournament.
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For many years, the questions were provided by [[Questions Galore]], with [[Avery Enterprises]] taking over after Avery purchased Questions Galore. Since 2023, the questions are provided by [[David Reinstein|Reinstein QuizBowl]].
  
 
==IESA vs. IHSA==
 
==IESA vs. IHSA==
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Historically, the IHSA has kept a great distance from quizbowl coaches and players, with change and reform taking a long time because of the lack of good communication between coaches and IHSA administrators.  The IESA, while still using a top-down approach that limits communication, has shown far more interest in working in their community.  Among other initiatives, the IESA sponsors a well-attended annual meeting for coaches and officials with workshops which can be helpful to new coaches.  The IESA has a link on its website which advertises local tournaments.  The IESA also recently began experimenting with online scorecards.
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Historically, the IHSA has kept a great distance from quizbowl coaches and players, with change and reform taking a long time because of the lack of good communication between coaches and IHSA administrators.  The IESA, while still using a top-down approach that limits communication, has shown far more interest in working in their community.  Among other initiatives, the IESA sponsors a well-attended biannual meeting for coaches and officials with workshops which can be helpful to new coaches.  The IESA has a link on its website which advertises local tournaments.  The IESA also recently began experimenting with online scorecards.
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The quirky rules, however, have been a barrier to crossover between IHSA and IESA officials.  Many people who work IHSA events as moderators and scorekeepers have refused to work IESA events.
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The IESA has a committee edit the questions before they are sent out and then gives the moderators time before the tournament to review the questions and submit edits.
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==State Championship Results==
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
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! Years
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! Host
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! AA Champion
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! AA Second Place
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! A Champion
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! A Second Place
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|-
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| [[1989 IESA State Championship Tournament|1988-89]]
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| Mattoon
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| [[Ingersoll|Canton Ingersoll]]
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| [[Grant|Springfield Grant]]
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[1990 IESA State Championship Tournament|1989-90]]
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| Mattoon
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| [[Mt. Zion]]
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| [[Cumberland|Toledo Cumberland]]
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[1991 IESA State Championship Tournament|1990-91]]
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| Summit Hill|Frankfort Summit Hill
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| Mt. Zion
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| Cumberland
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[1992 IESA State Championship Tournament|1991-92]]
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| [[Franklin|Springfield Franklin]]
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| Forrest Prairie Central
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| Dallas City
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[1993 IESA State Championship Tournament|1992-93]]
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| Danville (North Ridge)
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| Chatham (Glenwood)
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| Morris (Saratoga)
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[1994 IESA State Championship Tournament|1993-94]]
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| Chatham (Glenwood)
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| Chatham (Glenwood)
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| Morris (Saratoga)
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[1995 IESA State Championship Tournament|1994-95]]
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| Metamora GS
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| Channahon
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| Bradford
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[1996 IESA State Championship Tournament|1995-96]]
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| Metamora GS
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| Streator (St. Anthony)
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| Channahon
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[1997 IESA State Championship Tournament|1996-97]]
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| Pekin (Edison) & Wenona (Fieldcrest)
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| Ottawa (Shepard)
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| Mahomet-Seymour
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| Washington (St. Patrick)
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| Wheeler (West)
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|-
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| [[1998 IESA State Championship Tournament|1997-98]]
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| Illinois State University
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| Danville (North Ridge)
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| Washington (Centra)l
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| Bartonville (Monroe)
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| Griggsville-Perry
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|-
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| [[1999 IESA State Championship Tournament|1998-99]]
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| Illinois Weslyan University
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| [[Springfield (Franklin)]]
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| Glasford (Illini Bluffs)
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| Bartonville (Monroe)
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| Effingham (St. Anthony)
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|-
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| [[2000 IESA State Championship Tournament|1999-00]]
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| Illinois Weslyan University
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| [[Dunlap Middle]] School
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| [[Barrington Station Middle]]
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| Dallas City
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| Breese (All Saints)
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|-
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| [[2001 IESA State Championship Tournament|2000-01]]
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| Illinois Weslyan University
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| Morton (JHS)
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| Cahokia (Wirth)
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| [[Normal (Metcalf)]]
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| Colfax (Ridgeview)
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|-
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| [[2002 IESA State Championship Tournament|2001-02]]
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| Illinois State University
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| Streator (Northlawn)
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| Morton (JHS)
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| Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
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| Raymond (Lincolnwood)
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|-
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| [[2003 IESA State Championship Tournament|2002-03]]
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| Normal (Metcalf) & Pekin (Edison)
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| Jacksonville (Turner)
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| St. Jacob (Triad)
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| Flanagan
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| Bunker Hill (Meissner)
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|-
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| [[2004 IESA State Championship Tournament|2003-04]]
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| Normal (Metcalf) & Pekin (Edison)
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| Rockford (West)
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| Springfield (Franklin)
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| Springfield (Blessed Sacrament)
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| Catlin
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|-
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| [[2005 IESA State Championship Tournament|2004-05]]
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| Normal (Metcalf) & Pekin (Edison)
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| Rockford (West)
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| Lincolnshire ([[Daniel Wright]])
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| Columbia (ICS)
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| Paris (Crestwood)
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|-
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| [[2006 IESA State Championship Tournament|2005-06]]
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| Heartland Community College
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| Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright)
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| Morton (JHS)
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| Normal (Metcalf)
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| Peoria (St. Vincent de Paul)
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|-
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| [[2007 IESA State Championship Tournament|2006-07]]
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| Heartland Community College
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| Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright)
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| River Forest (Roosevelt)
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| Streator (St. Anthony)
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| Normal (Metcalf)
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|-
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| [[2008 IESA State Championship Tournament|2007-08]]
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| Heartland Community College
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| Macomb
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| Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright)
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| Bloomington (Cornerstone)
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| Columbia (ICS)
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|-
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| [[2009 IESA State Championship Tournament|2008-09]]
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| Heartland Community College
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| Macomb
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| Rochester
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| Metamora (St. Mary’s)
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| Bloomington (Holy Trinity)
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|-
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| [[2010 IESA State Championship Tournament|2009-10]]
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| Heartland Community College
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| Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright)
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| Dunlap (Valley)
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| Normal (Metcalf)
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| Paris (Crestwood)
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|-
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| [[2011 IESA State Championship Tournament|2010-11]]
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| Heartland Community College
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| Dunlap (MS)
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| Springfield (Franklin)
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| Palatine (Quest)
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| Bushnell-Prairie City
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|-
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| [[2012 IESA State Championship Tournament|2011-12]]
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| Peoria Civic Center
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| Barrington (Prairie)
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| Dunlap (MS)
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| Normal (Metcalf)
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| Springfield (Our Savior’s)
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|-
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| [[2013 IESA State Championship Tournament|2012-13]]
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| Peoria Civic Center
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| Barrington (Station)
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| Bloomington (JHS)
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| Palatine (Quest)
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| Champaign (Next Generation)
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|-
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| [[2014 IESA State Championship Tournament|2013-14]]
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| Peoria Civic Center
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| Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright)
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| Danville (North Ridge)
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| Champaign (Next Generation)
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| Normal (Metcalf)
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|-
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| [[2015 IESA State Championship Tournament|2014-15]]
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| Peoria Civic Center
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| Buffalo Grove ([[Aptakisic]])
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| Morton (JHS)
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| Palatine (Quest)
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| Normal (Metcalf)
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|-
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| [[2016 IESA State Championship Tournament|2015-16]]
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| Peoria Civic Center
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| Springfield (Franklin)
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| Rockford (Marshall)
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| Peoria (Academy)
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| Palatine (Quest)
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|-
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| [[2017 IESA State Championship Tournament|2016-17]]
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| Peoria Civic Center
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| Barrington (Station)
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| Rockford (Marshall)
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| Normal (Metcalf)
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| Springfield (Christian)
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|-
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| [[2018 IESA State Championship Tournament|2017-18]]
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| Peoria Civic Center
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| Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright)
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| Springfield (Franklin)
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| Palatine (Quest)
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| Peoria Heights (St. Thomas)
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|-
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| [[2019 IESA State Championship Tournament|2018-19]]
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| Peoria Civic Center
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| Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright)
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| Springfield (Franklin)
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| Peoria Academy
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| Champaign (Next Generation)
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|-
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| [[2022 IESA State Championship Tournament|2021-22]]
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| Peoria Civic Center
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| Barrington Prairie
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| Champaign (Edison)
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| Champaign (Next Generation)
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| Springfield (Christian)
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|-
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| [[2023 IESA State Championship Tournament|2022-23]]
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| Peoria Civic Center
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| Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright)
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| Springfield (Franklin)
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| Palatine (Quest)
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| Spring Bay (Riverview)
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|-
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{|
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The 2020 & 2021 tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike the [[IHSA]], no aspect of the State series was conducted.
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==Top Teams from the IESA State Championship Tournament==
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===Multiple State Titles===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
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|-
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! Count
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! Team
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! Years
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|-
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| 7
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| Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright)
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| 2006 (2A), 2007 (2A), 2010 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2018 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2023 (2A)
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|-
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| 5
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| Normal (Metcalf)
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| 2001 (1A), 2006 (1A), 2010 (1A), 2012 (1A), 2017 (1A)
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|-
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| 5
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| Palatine (Quest)
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| 2011 (1A), 2013 (1A), 2015 (1A), 2018 (1A), 2023 (1A)
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|-
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| 2
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| Mt. Zion
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| 1990-91
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|-
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| 2
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| Chatham (Glenwood)
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| 1993-94
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|-
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| 2
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| Bartonville (Monroe)
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| 1998-99
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|-
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| 2
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| Dunlap (Middle)
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| 2000 (2A), 2011 (2A)
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|-
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| 2
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| Rockford West
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| 2004 (2A), 2005 (2A)
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|-
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| 2
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| Macomb
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| 2008 (2A), 2009 (2A)
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|-
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| 2
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| Springfield (Franklin)
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| 1999 (2A), 2016 (2A)
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|-
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| 2
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| Barrington (Station)
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| 2013 (2A), 2017 (2A)
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|-
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| 2
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| Peoria Academy
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| 2016 (1A), 2019 (1A)
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|-
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| 2
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| Champaign (Next Generation)
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| 2014 (1A), 2022 (1A)
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|-
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| 2
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| Barrington (Prairie)
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| 2012 (2A), 2022 (2A)
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|-
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{|
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==Notable Milestones==
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*The 1991 IESA State Tournament saw the first title re-match between Mt. Zion & Toledo (Cumberland).
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*The 1995 IESA State Tournament was the first tournament that did not feature a returning team from the year before
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*The 1998 IESA State Tournament saw all four pools in both Class A & AA require tiebreakers to determine who advanced to each round.
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*The 2001 Class A State Championship featured two schools from McClean County: Normal (Metcalf) & Colfax (Ridgeview)
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*The 2004 IESA State Tournament saw Rockford (West) win the State championship in its first year with a program.
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*The 2008 IESA State Tournament saw Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) become the first team to appear in the State championship match 4-consecutive years
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*The 2010 IESA State Tournament saw both Normal (Metcalf) & Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) become the first three-time IESA State champions.
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*The 2011 IESA State Tournament Class AA championship saw Barrington Prairie defeat Dunlap MS, a rematch of the 2000 Class AA championship between Barrington & Dunlap school districts.
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*The 2012 IESA State Tournament saw Normal (Metcalf) become the first school in either class to become a 4-time state champion.
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*The 2017 IESA State Tournament saw Normal (Metcalf) become the first school in either class to become a 5-time state champion.
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*The 2019 IESA State Tournament saw Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) overtake Normal (Metcalf) for the most state titles in either class and the first to become a 6-time state champion.
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*The 2019 Class AA State Championship featured a rematch between Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) & Springfield (Franklin).
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*The 2023 IESA State Tournament saw Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) become the first school in either class and the first to become a 7-time state champion.
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*The 2023 Class AA State Championship featured another rematch between Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) & Springfield (Franklin), the third meetup between both teams in the State title match.
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The questions, format, and quirky rules, however, have been a barrier to crossover between IHSA and IESA officials.  Many people who work IHSA events as moderators and scorekeepers have refused to work IESA events.  This is largely due to the questions being so problematic, and moderators having limited time and ability to repair the questions, especially in an environment where protests are not allowed.
 
  
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[[Caterogry:State championships]]
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[[Category:State championships]]
 
[[Category:Middle school quizbowl in Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Middle school quizbowl in Illinois]]

Latest revision as of 18:51, 28 December 2023

The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) is the governing body for middle school and junior high school athletics and activities in Illinois. It is an affiliate of the National Federation of State High School Associations.

Although the vast majority of Illinois high schools are members of the analogous IHSA, many Illinois middle schools and junior high schools are not members of the IESA; membership is especially low in the Chicago area. It is unusual for high schools to have a team but not compete in the IHSA tournament, but there are many middle schools that have teams do not compete in the IESA tournament. That being said, there are about 400 schools that compete in the IESA tournament each year.

History

The IESA was founded in 1928.

The IESA began sponsoring a Scholastic Bowl State Tournament in 1988-89, with Canton (Ingersoll) beating Springfield (Grant) in the first ever Championship match. In 1997, IESA split into two classes, with Washington (St. Patrick) winning the first Class A (small school) Championship. Comparatively, the IHSA began their State tournament in 1986-87.

State Tournament Format

Since 1997 the IESA Scholastic Bowl State Series has divided schools into two classes based on size (designated "AA" for larger schools and "A" for smaller schools). Within each class, schools are assigned to one of eight geographic sectionals, and each sectional is divided into four regionals. Teams play to advance from regionals to sectionals to the state championship.

Originally, the tournament consisted of only a State championship match with the teams with the best records in each pool advancing to the final round. In 1993, a consolation match was introduced with the teams having the second-best records advancing to a 3rd/4th Place game.

The IESA uses a round robin-based format at the regional level (in contrast to the IHSA's use of single elimination), and allows for tiebreaker rounds if necessary. Regionals with more than four teams, which is most of them, have two round robin pools and the pool winners playing a single match for the championship. Teams are guaranteed at least two matches, so in the rare case of a two-team regional the teams play best-of-three. Each sectional has four teams play a round robin format. At all levels, pool ties are broken by playing five-tossup matches.

Tournament Hosts

The IESA State Tournament has been hosted at many venues over the years. Since 2012, it has been hosted by the Peoria Civic Center, the former venue of the IHSA State Tournament. For many years the event bounced around the Bloomington-Normal area, due to its central geographic location in the state. Locations included Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Heartland Community College, Bloomington JHS, & Normal Metcalf.

Match Format

IESA matches consist of 24 tossups and 20 bonuses. Excluding ties, the match ends when either the 24th tossup (and associated bonus) has been read, the 20th bonus has been read, or either team exceeds 300 points. Match ties are broken using tossups only; the team that is first to answer two tossups correctly wins.

All tossups are worth ten points; there are no powers or negs. All bonus questions are four parts, with each part worth 5 points each. Unlike in standard quiz bowl, but like the IHSA format used until 2012, the entire bonus is read before teams have any opportunity to confer or answer, so no bonus part can mention a previous part's answer, which significantly constrains the writing style. After the question is read completely, both teams have up to 30 seconds to confer; the controlling team may end conferral early. After conferral, the controlling team gives its answers, then the non-controlling team may attempt to answer any parts the controlling team missed.

IESA Scholastic Bowl rules contain many stipulations about behavior. Perhaps the most famous behavior rule is that when the bonus conferral period ends, all players must put down their writing implements; a penalty is given to any team with a player who does not do so, even if they are clearly not writing or communicating.

Protests are not allowed in IESA matches (rule 6, article 2, c2, case manual 6-1-2b). Coaches may call a "Clarification time out" in order to ask questions about a moderator decision, but not to protest the acceptability of answers.

Questions

For many years, the questions were provided by Questions Galore, with Avery Enterprises taking over after Avery purchased Questions Galore. Since 2023, the questions are provided by Reinstein QuizBowl.

IESA vs. IHSA

Historically, the IHSA has kept a great distance from quizbowl coaches and players, with change and reform taking a long time because of the lack of good communication between coaches and IHSA administrators. The IESA, while still using a top-down approach that limits communication, has shown far more interest in working in their community. Among other initiatives, the IESA sponsors a well-attended biannual meeting for coaches and officials with workshops which can be helpful to new coaches. The IESA has a link on its website which advertises local tournaments. The IESA also recently began experimenting with online scorecards.

The quirky rules, however, have been a barrier to crossover between IHSA and IESA officials. Many people who work IHSA events as moderators and scorekeepers have refused to work IESA events.

The IESA has a committee edit the questions before they are sent out and then gives the moderators time before the tournament to review the questions and submit edits.

State Championship Results

Years Host AA Champion AA Second Place A Champion A Second Place
1988-89 Mattoon Canton Ingersoll Springfield Grant
1989-90 Mattoon Mt. Zion Toledo Cumberland
1990-91 Frankfort Summit Hill Mt. Zion Cumberland
1991-92 Springfield Franklin Forrest Prairie Central Dallas City
1992-93 Danville (North Ridge) Chatham (Glenwood) Morris (Saratoga)
1993-94 Chatham (Glenwood) Chatham (Glenwood) Morris (Saratoga)
1994-95 Metamora GS Channahon Bradford
1995-96 Metamora GS Streator (St. Anthony) Channahon
1996-97 Pekin (Edison) & Wenona (Fieldcrest) Ottawa (Shepard) Mahomet-Seymour Washington (St. Patrick) Wheeler (West)
1997-98 Illinois State University Danville (North Ridge) Washington (Centra)l Bartonville (Monroe) Griggsville-Perry
1998-99 Illinois Weslyan University Springfield (Franklin) Glasford (Illini Bluffs) Bartonville (Monroe) Effingham (St. Anthony)
1999-00 Illinois Weslyan University Dunlap Middle School Barrington Station Middle Dallas City Breese (All Saints)
2000-01 Illinois Weslyan University Morton (JHS) Cahokia (Wirth) Normal (Metcalf) Colfax (Ridgeview)
2001-02 Illinois State University Streator (Northlawn) Morton (JHS) Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Raymond (Lincolnwood)
2002-03 Normal (Metcalf) & Pekin (Edison) Jacksonville (Turner) St. Jacob (Triad) Flanagan Bunker Hill (Meissner)
2003-04 Normal (Metcalf) & Pekin (Edison) Rockford (West) Springfield (Franklin) Springfield (Blessed Sacrament) Catlin
2004-05 Normal (Metcalf) & Pekin (Edison) Rockford (West) Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) Columbia (ICS) Paris (Crestwood)
2005-06 Heartland Community College Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) Morton (JHS) Normal (Metcalf) Peoria (St. Vincent de Paul)
2006-07 Heartland Community College Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) River Forest (Roosevelt) Streator (St. Anthony) Normal (Metcalf)
2007-08 Heartland Community College Macomb Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) Bloomington (Cornerstone) Columbia (ICS)
2008-09 Heartland Community College Macomb Rochester Metamora (St. Mary’s) Bloomington (Holy Trinity)
2009-10 Heartland Community College Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) Dunlap (Valley) Normal (Metcalf) Paris (Crestwood)
2010-11 Heartland Community College Dunlap (MS) Springfield (Franklin) Palatine (Quest) Bushnell-Prairie City
2011-12 Peoria Civic Center Barrington (Prairie) Dunlap (MS) Normal (Metcalf) Springfield (Our Savior’s)
2012-13 Peoria Civic Center Barrington (Station) Bloomington (JHS) Palatine (Quest) Champaign (Next Generation)
2013-14 Peoria Civic Center Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) Danville (North Ridge) Champaign (Next Generation) Normal (Metcalf)
2014-15 Peoria Civic Center Buffalo Grove (Aptakisic) Morton (JHS) Palatine (Quest) Normal (Metcalf)
2015-16 Peoria Civic Center Springfield (Franklin) Rockford (Marshall) Peoria (Academy) Palatine (Quest)
2016-17 Peoria Civic Center Barrington (Station) Rockford (Marshall) Normal (Metcalf) Springfield (Christian)
2017-18 Peoria Civic Center Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) Springfield (Franklin) Palatine (Quest) Peoria Heights (St. Thomas)
2018-19 Peoria Civic Center Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) Springfield (Franklin) Peoria Academy Champaign (Next Generation)
2021-22 Peoria Civic Center Barrington Prairie Champaign (Edison) Champaign (Next Generation) Springfield (Christian)
2022-23 Peoria Civic Center Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) Springfield (Franklin) Palatine (Quest) Spring Bay (Riverview)
The 2020 & 2021 tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike the IHSA, no aspect of the State series was conducted.

Top Teams from the IESA State Championship Tournament

Multiple State Titles

Count Team Years
7 Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) 2006 (2A), 2007 (2A), 2010 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2018 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2023 (2A)
5 Normal (Metcalf) 2001 (1A), 2006 (1A), 2010 (1A), 2012 (1A), 2017 (1A)
5 Palatine (Quest) 2011 (1A), 2013 (1A), 2015 (1A), 2018 (1A), 2023 (1A)
2 Mt. Zion 1990-91
2 Chatham (Glenwood) 1993-94
2 Bartonville (Monroe) 1998-99
2 Dunlap (Middle) 2000 (2A), 2011 (2A)
2 Rockford West 2004 (2A), 2005 (2A)
2 Macomb 2008 (2A), 2009 (2A)
2 Springfield (Franklin) 1999 (2A), 2016 (2A)
2 Barrington (Station) 2013 (2A), 2017 (2A)
2 Peoria Academy 2016 (1A), 2019 (1A)
2 Champaign (Next Generation) 2014 (1A), 2022 (1A)
2 Barrington (Prairie) 2012 (2A), 2022 (2A)

Notable Milestones

  • The 1991 IESA State Tournament saw the first title re-match between Mt. Zion & Toledo (Cumberland).
  • The 1995 IESA State Tournament was the first tournament that did not feature a returning team from the year before
  • The 1998 IESA State Tournament saw all four pools in both Class A & AA require tiebreakers to determine who advanced to each round.
  • The 2001 Class A State Championship featured two schools from McClean County: Normal (Metcalf) & Colfax (Ridgeview)
  • The 2004 IESA State Tournament saw Rockford (West) win the State championship in its first year with a program.
  • The 2008 IESA State Tournament saw Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) become the first team to appear in the State championship match 4-consecutive years
  • The 2010 IESA State Tournament saw both Normal (Metcalf) & Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) become the first three-time IESA State champions.
  • The 2011 IESA State Tournament Class AA championship saw Barrington Prairie defeat Dunlap MS, a rematch of the 2000 Class AA championship between Barrington & Dunlap school districts.
  • The 2012 IESA State Tournament saw Normal (Metcalf) become the first school in either class to become a 4-time state champion.
  • The 2017 IESA State Tournament saw Normal (Metcalf) become the first school in either class to become a 5-time state champion.
  • The 2019 IESA State Tournament saw Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) overtake Normal (Metcalf) for the most state titles in either class and the first to become a 6-time state champion.
  • The 2019 Class AA State Championship featured a rematch between Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) & Springfield (Franklin).
  • The 2023 IESA State Tournament saw Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) become the first school in either class and the first to become a 7-time state champion.
  • The 2023 Class AA State Championship featured another rematch between Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright) & Springfield (Franklin), the third meetup between both teams in the State title match.
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