IHSSBCA Kickoff
The IHSSBCA Kickoff is a high school tournament held at several sites across the state of Illinois, usually in mid-November. This tournament is the traditional beginning of the Illinois Scholastic Bowl season, although since its inception, several tournaments have taken dates before Kickoff.
In general, the four sites have been located in the Chicago area, northern Illinois, central Illinois, and southern Illinois (this is the same order in which the results are listed below). For several years, some of these sites divided teams into "large" and "small" school divisions, however, this division was left strictly to the host, based on the schools attending that site, and did not follow any traditional way of deciding "small" and "large" schools.
WIth the exception of the IHSA State Regionals, and the Masonic Sectionals, this tournament comprises the largest annual attendance of Illinois teams in any given year.
Question quality has varied from year-to-year. For the tournament in 2006-08, Aegis Questions became the supplier. The 2009 tournament will be held on an NAQT IS set.
Results
2000-01
| Host: | Loyola | Sterling | PORTA | Fairfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | ||
| Big School: | Wheaton North | Stevenson | Auburn | Streator | Springfield Southeast | MacArthur | Salem | Robinson | |
| Small School: | Downers Grove North | Lake Park | LaSalle-Peru | Moline | Warrensburg-Latham | Dunlap |
Attendance:
- Loyola: 32 (16 large, 16 small)
- Sterling: 24 (12 large, 12 small)
- PORTA: 30 (18 large, 12 small)
- Fairfield: 10
- Total: 96
2001-02
| Host: | Loyola | Sterling | St. Teresa | Fairfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | ||
| Big School: | Downers Grove North | Fremd | Streator | Sterling | Springfield Southeast | University (Normal) | Carterville | Highland | |
| Small School: | Latin School | Lake Forest | Marion Central Catholic "B" | Coal City | Bloomington Central Catholic | Sullivan |
Attendance:
- Loyola: 36 (18 large, 18 small)
- Sterling: 32 (16 large, 16 small)
- St. Teresa: 30 (15 large, 15 small)
- Fairfield: 12
- Total: 110
2002-03
| Host: | Von Steuben | Sterling | Springfield | Fairfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | ||
| Big School: | Wheaton North | Stevenson | Rockridge | Richmond-Burton | MacArthur | Quincy | Fairfield | Litchfield | |
| Small School: | Downers Grove North | Crystal Lake South | Stillman Valley | Boylan | Bunker Hill | Rossville-Alvin |
Attendance:
- Von Steuben: 47 (18 large, 29 small)
- Sterling: 30 (15 large, 15 small)
- Springfield: 27 (13 large, 14 small)
- Fairfield: 16
- Total: 120
2003-04
| Host: | Von Steuben | Sterling | Springfield | Wayne City | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | ||
| Big School: | Wheaton North | Marist | Auburn | Winnebago | MacArthur | Bunker Hill | Carterville | Fairfield | |
| Small School: | Rufus King [WI] | St. Ignatius | Pittsfield | Meridian (Macon) |
Attendance:
- Von Steuben: 46 (22 large, 24 small)
- Sterling: 24
- Springfield: 25 (10 large, 15 small)
- Wayne City: 8
- Total: 103
2004-05
| Host: | Von Steuben | Sterling | Unity (Tolono) | Fairfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | ||
| Big School: | New Trier | Stevenson | Auburn | Bettendorf [IA] | MacArthur | Morton | Carbondale | O'Fallon | |
| Small School: | Stevenson "B" | Von Steuben | Byron | Morrison |
Attendance:
- Von Steuben: 40 (20 large, 20 small)
- Sterling: 30 (18 large, 12 small)
- Unity: 27
- Wayne City: 15
- Total: 112
2005-06
| Host: | Wheaton North | Sterling | Bloomington | Wayne City | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | ||
| Big School: | Fenwick | Deerfield | Auburn | Moline | Quincy | Springfield | Carbondale | Fairfield | |
| Small School: | Morrison | Auburn "B" |
Attendance:
- Wheaton North: 46
- Sterling: 34 (18 large, 16 small)
- Bloomington: 30
- Wayne City: 10
- Total: 120
2006-07
| Host: | Wheaton North | Sterling | Bloomington | Wayne City | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | ||
| St. Ignatius | Maine South | Auburn | Morrison | Springfield | Bloomington | O'Fallon | Fairfield |
Attendance:
- Wheaton North: 54
- Sterling: 24
- Bloomington: 42
- Wayne City: 8
- Total: 128
2007-08
| Host: | Wheaton North | Sterling | PORTA | O'Fallon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | ||
| Wheaton North | New Trier | Byron | Bettendorf (IA) | Bloomington | Petersburg (PORTA) | O'Fallon | Carbondale |
Attendance:
- Wheaton North: 54
- Sterling: 26
- Petersburg: 24
- O'Fallon: 20
- Total: 124
2008-09
| Host: | Wheaton North | Sterling | PORTA | Carbondale | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | winner | runner-up | ||
| Auburn | Loyola | LaSalle-Peru | Moline | Springfield | Warrensburg-Latham | Carbondale | Marissa |
Attendance:
- Wheaton North: 54
- Sterling: 26
- Petersburg: 32
- Carbondale: 12
- Total: 124