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Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts
Location: Chillicothe, Illinois
Coaches	Katie Eggleston
State Championships	None
National Appearances	SSNCT: 2019, 2021, 2022
Program Status	Active
School Size	School Enrollment - 610
NAQT Page	link

Illinois Valley Central High School, also known as IVC is a public high school in Chillicothe, Illinois, which draws students from northeastern Peoria County. It competes in Class AA, the "large school" division, of the Illinois High School Association’s State Championship Series. IVC competes in the Illini Prairie Conference & Peoria Area League as well as various regional tournaments throughout its season. The team is coached by Katie Eggleston & was coached by Diana Hegwood between 2012-2024.

IVC has qualified for SSNCT playoffs twice, finishing tied 17th in 2021 & tied 7th in 2022.

Several players have gone on to play collegiately including Mitch Baron (NYU,Yale), Rachel Mattson (Iowa), Sam Alahi (Illinois).

Notable Team Accomplishments

IHSA State Tournament: (1) 2006 A - 2nd Place
IHSA Sectional Titles: (1) 2006 A
IHSA Regional Titles: (6) 1997 A, 2005 A, 2006 A, 2007 A, 2016 AA, 2021 AA
Masonic State Tournament Qualifier: (8) 1997, 2006, 2007, 2016 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2020 (2A), 2022 (2A), 2024 (2A)
Masonic Sectional Titles: (6) 2007, 2016 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2020 (2A), 2022 (2A), 2024 (2A)
NAQT Small School National Championship Tournament: T-7th (2022), T-17th (2021), T-33rd (2019)
IHSSBCA Turnabout Tournament (Division II): 2nd Place - 2021
Illini-Prairie Conference Champions: (5) 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Peoria Area League Champions: (3) 2016, 2021, 2022
Peoria County Champions: (3) 2016, 2019, 2020
Central Prairie League Champions †: (1) 2016
Mid-Illini Conference Champions †: (2) 1989, 2004

Individual Awards

IHSSBCA All-Sectional Honorees

2022-23: Aaron Payne (Class 2A)
2021-22: Sam Alahi (Class 2A)
2019-20: Robert Holeman, Sara Moore (Class 2A)
2018-19: Rachel Mattson, Robert Holeman (Class 2A)
2017-18: Rachel Mattson (Class 2A)
2015-16: Mitch Baron, Trevor Nigus (Class 2A)
2007-08: Zachary Watkins (Class 1A)
2006-07: Zachary Watkins, Randy Bard (Class 1A)
2005-06: Michael Hahn, Brett Sick (Class 1A)

IHSSBCA All-State Honorees

2021-22: Sam Alahi (First Team) Class 2A
2007-08: Zachary Watkins (Second Team) Class 1A
2005-06: Michael Hahn (First Team) Class 1A

NAQT SSNCT Top Scorer

2021-22: Sam Alahi - 7th Place
2020-21: Sam Alahi - 10th Place

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-'''Illinois Valley Central High School''', also known as '''IVC''' is a public high school in Chillicothe, Illinois, which draws students from northeastern Peoria County. It competes in Class AA, the "large school" division, of the [[Illinois High School Association]]’s State Championship Series. IVC competes in the Illini Prairie Conference & [[Peoria Area League]] as well as various regional tournaments throughout its season. The team has been coached by Diana Hegwood since 2012.
+'''Illinois Valley Central High School''', also known as '''IVC''' is a public high school in Chillicothe, Illinois, which draws students from northeastern Peoria County. It competes in Class AA, the "large school" division, of the [[Illinois High School Association]]’s State Championship Series. IVC competes in the Illini Prairie Conference & [[Peoria Area League]] as well as various regional tournaments throughout its season. The team is coached by Katie Eggleston & was coached by Diana Hegwood between 2012-2024.
 IVC has qualified for [[SSNCT]] playoffs twice, finishing tied 17th in 2021 & tied 7th in 2022.