Springfield High School
| Springfield Senators | |
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| Location: Springfield, Illinois | |
| Coaches | Deb Eaton |
| State Championships | none |
| National Championships | none |
| Program Status | active |
| School Size | ~1600 |
| NAQT Page | link |
Springfield High School is a public high school located in the capital of Illinois. The team competes in Class 2A for all IHSA Scholastic Bowl affiliated activities. They belong to the Central State 8 Conference, in which they hold the most championship titles.
Often considered one of the greatest in downstate Illinois, they have consistently been among the top fifteen teams in the state. They host the Barron Robinson Memorial Invitational. They stood 3rd at the 2007 Masonic State Tournament, 4th at the 2008 IHSA State Championship Tournament, 2nd at the 2022 IHSA State Championship Tournament, and have played at the HSNCT multiple times, where they made playoffs twice (2012 and 2013).
Springfield's greatest players are Jackson Myers (class of 2014), Aidan Fein (class of 2020), and Jack Casey (class of 2022). Other notable players include Carl Butt, Caitie Flynn, Johnny Smith, Patrick Northrup, Drew Borland, Arnav Nagrecha, and Ethan Baima. They were coached by Dave Adkins for fourteen years, who is currently in the IHSSBCA Hall of Fame. After Adkins's retirement in 2015, Springfield was coached by Christine Craddock for a few years. Deb Eaton took over the program in 2019.
History
1980s - 2001
Not much is known about Springfield from this time, other then the fact that they often rivaled the prestigious Springfield Southeast that was coached by Cathy Groesch.
Notable Team Accomplishments
- IHSA State Tournament: 2022 - 2nd Place Class AA, 2008 - 4th Place Class AA
- Masonic State Tournament: 2007 - 3rd Place, 2008 - Consolation
- IHSA Sectional titles: 2022 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2009 (2A), 2008 (2A)
- IHSA Regional titles: (15) 2023 (2A), 2022 (2A), 2021 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2018 (2A), 2015 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2013 (2A), 2012 (2A), 2011 (2A), 2009 (2A), 2008 (2A), 2007 (2A), 2006 (2A), 2005 (2A)
- Masonic State Qualifier: (11) 2023 (3A), 2020 (3A), 2019 (3A), 2014 (AA), 2013 (AA), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002, 1998
- Central State Eight Champions: (10+) 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008
- IHSSBCA NAQT Illinois State Championship: 2023 - 11th, 2022 - 9th, 2019 - 14th, 2018 - 19th, 2017 - 20th, 2016 - 25th, 2015 - 34th, 2013 - 11th
- NAQT High School National Championship Tournament: 2019 - T165th, 2018 - T244th, 2014 - T117th, 2013 - T50th, 2012 - T71st, 2011 - T140th, 2009 - T97th
IHSSBCA Individual Awards
All-Sectional Honorees
- 2022-23: Ethan Baima, Arnav Nagrecha (2A)
- 2021-22: Jack Casey (2A)
- 2019-20: Aidan Fein, Jack Casey (2A)
- 2018-19: Aidan Fein (2A)
- 2017-18: Aidan Fein (2A)
- 2014-15: Connor Davlin, Kyle Britton (2A)
- 2013-14: Jackson Meyers (2A)
- 2012-13: Jackson Meyers, Patrick Northup (2A)
- 2011-12: Johnny Smith, Max Havey, Neil Parker (2A)
- 2010-11: Johnny Smith, Max Havey, Neil Parker (2A)
- 2009-10: Johnny Smith (2A)
- 2008-09: Carl Butt, Michael Lanier (2A)
- 2007-08: Carl Butt, Caitie Flynn (2A)
- 2004-05: Johnathan Allen, Dylan Burns (2A)
- 2003-04: Johnathan Allen (2A)
- 2002-03: John Morse (2A)
All-State Honorees
- 2023-24: Ethan Baima (Second Team) Class 2A
- 2022-23: Jack Casey (First Team) Class 2A
- 2019-20: Aidan Fein (Second Team) Class 2A
- 2018-19: Aidan Fein (Second Team) Class 2A
- 2013-14: Jackson Meyers (First Team) Class 2A
- 2012-13: Jackson Meyers (Second Team) Class 2A
- 2011-12: Johnny Smith (Second Team) Class 2A
- 2010-11: Johnny Smith (Second Team) Class 2A
- 2008-09: Carl Butt (First Team) Class 2A
- 2007-08: Carl Butt, Caitie Flynn (First Team) Class 2A
- 2006-07: Caitie Flynn (Second Team) Class 2A