MSL Bowling: Girls State Tournament History

Champions, Medalists, Top Team Finishers and More Facts and Figures

The Mid-Suburban League has been a significant part of the girls bowling state tournament scene with teams and individuals reaching the pinnacle of success. We’ve got all the top 10 team finishes, individual state champions and medalists from each school, state qualifiers, regional and sectional champions and other breakdowns in the MSL Bowling: Girls State Tournament History.

TOP TEAM FINISHES

STATE CHAMPIONS

Warren Myers won two titles as Forest View’s head coach

1974 - Forest View (Diann Tomaino)

1977 - Forest View (Warren Myers)

1978 - Forest View (Warren Myers)

1992 - Palatine (Joe Petricca)

2004 - Schaumburg (Mark Kelly)

2006 - Hoffman Estates (Dan Pfligler)

SECOND PLACE

1973 - Schaumburg (Sharon Niekamp)

1975 - Forest View (Diann Tomaino)

1976 - Forest View (Pam Frase)

1998 - Prospect (Greg Troyer)

2000 - Conant (John Braglia)

2003 - Prospect (Greg Troyer)

2005 - Hoffman Estates (Dan Pfligler)

2008 - Schaumburg (Mark Kelly)

2018 - Hoffman Estates (Dan Pfligler)

THIRD PLACE

1974 - Schaumburg

1983 - Schaumburg (Tom Egan)

1985 - Buffalo Grove (John Fiegan)

1998 - Elk Grove (Bob Straub)

1999 - Conant (John Braglia)

2007 - Schaumburg (Mark Kelly)

2014 - Hoffman Estates (Dan Pfligler)

2018 - Schaumburg (Dan Pfligler)

TOP 10

1979 - Prospect (5th, David Manchester)

1980 - Conant (10th, Joe Petricca)

1982 - Buffalo Grove (9th, John Fiegan)

1983 - Elk Grove (9th, Rick Baker)

1984 - Buffalo Grove (5th, John Fiegan)

1984 - Palatine (6th, Luann Macey)

1985 - Schaumburg (6th, Tom Egan)

1985 - Elk Grove (10th, Rick Baker)

1986 - Prospect (9th, David Manchester)

1987 - Conant (6th, Karen Roesner)

1988 - Elk Grove (7th, Al Dorn)

1994 - Conant (8th, John Braglia)

1995 - Palatine (9th, Jim Voutiritsas)

1996 - Prospect (5th, Greg Troyer)

1995 - Conant (8th, John Braglia)

1997 - Wheeling (5th, Lee Thomson)

1997 - Schaumburg (8th, Myra Traubenik)

1998 - Conant (4th, John Braglia)

1998 - Schaumburg (7th, Myra Traubenik)

1999 - Prospect (4th, Greg Troyer)

1999 - Schaumburg (8th, Myra Traubenik)

1999 - Hersey (10th, Walt Jasinski)

2000 - Prospect (7th, Greg Troyer)

2001 - Prospect (5th, Greg Troyer)

2001 - Conant (7th, John Braglia)

2002 - Prospect (4th, Greg Troyer)

2002 - Buffalo Grove (9th, Jean Tripam)

2003 - Schaumburg (6th, Mark Kelly)

2004 - Palatine (8th, Jeff Manz)

2007 - Hoffman Estates (5th, Dan Pfligler)

2007 - Palatine (9th, Jeff Manz)

2008 - Hoffman Estates (4th, Dan Pfligler)

2009 - Schaumburg (7th, Mark Kelly)

2010 - Schaumburg (5th, Mark Kelly)

2011 - Prospect (6th, Greg Troyer)

2011 - Hoffman Estates (8th, Dan Pfligler)

2015 - Hoffman Estates (10th, Dan Pfligler)

2016 - Schaumburg (9th, Mark Kelly)

2017 - Hoffman Estates (5th, Dan Pfligler)

2019 - Schaumburg (7th, John Slavich)

NOTE: No tournament was held in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

Buffalo Grove’s Jessica Soskich is one of only three bowlers to win two state titles.

1981 - Jackie Sinkler (Forest View, 1,073)

1984 - Kelly Sellinger (Schaumburg, 2,285)

1985 - Chris Gawlik (Rolling Meadows, 2,373)

1990 - Kim Adams (Rolling Meadows, 2,263)

1992 - Tracy Anderson (Palatine, 2,418)

2004 - Kim Unger (Prospect, 2,529)

2008 - Marilyn Gawlik (Schaumburg, 2,645)

2016 - Jessica Soskich (Buffalo Grove, 2,749)

2017 - Jessica Soskich (Buffalo Grove, 2,669)

INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (1980 first year awarded)

NOTE: 1980 first year individual medals awarded

BUFFALO GROVE (5 placewinners, 2 champions)

1984 - Debbie Hackett (4th, 2,190)

1984 - Denise Kochan (9th, 2,111)

1985 - Kelly Kusch (5th, 2,177)

2016 - Jessica Soskich (1st, 2,749)

2017 - Jessica Soskich (1st, 2,669)

CONANT (5 placewinners)

1982 - Michelle Tillert (11th, 1,063)

1985 - Kelly Collins (10th, 2,108)

1998 - Amy Tantillo (10th, 2,356)

2000 - Michelle Knebelsberger (7th, 2,449)

2004 - Allison Vura (9th, 2,331)

ELK GROVE (4 placewinners)

1988 - Deanne Sandine (7th, 2,219)

1997 - Katie Shaw (15th, 1,710)

2006 - Kira Dolce (9th, 2,404)

2011 - Tedra Tado (5th, 2.590)

FOREST VIEW (1 placewinner, 1 champion)

1981 - Jackie Sinkler (1st, 1,073)

FREMD (1 placewinner)

1997 - Tracy Pietrucha (6th, 2,361)

HERSEY (3 placewinners)

1997 - Becky Graffia (10th, 2,297)

1997 - Anna Jarosz (14th, 1,714)

1998 - Becky Graffia (6th, 2,400)

HOFFMAN ESTATES (9 placewinners)

1997 - Chevy Hopkins (12th, 2,270)

1998 - Chevy Hopkins (7th, 2,380)

2005 - Natalie Cortese (5th, 2,443)

2006 - Candice Whitecotton (10th, 2,401)

2006 - Natalie Cortese (11th, 2,396)

2007 - Natalie Cortese (8th, 2,485)

2007 - Amanda Cortese (2nd, 2,667)

2017 - Amanda Richae (2nd, 2,652)

2018 - Alexis Orwat (4th, 2,547)

PALATINE (5 placewinners, 1 champion)

1992 - Tracy Anderson (1st, 2,418)

1992 - Michelle Abrahamson (10th, 2,240)

1995 - Cathy Kipp (11th, 2,308)

1996 - Cathy Kipp (10th, 2,353)

2005 - Maggie Zakrzewski (9th, 2,405)

PROSPECT (9 placewinners, 1 champion)

1986 - Cheryl Duew (5th, 2,184)

1988 - Cheryl Duew (3rd, 2,301)

1996 - Sherree Bell (12th, 2,314)

1997 - Sherree Bell (5th, 2,390)

1998 - Amy Ward (3rd, 2,456)

1999 - Amy Ward (3rd, 2,464)

2003 - Mandy Hazlett (6th, 2,535)

2004 - Kim Unger (1st, 2,529)

2024 - Kaitlyn Ruszczak (3rd, 2,588)

ROLLING MEADOWS (3 placewinners, 2 champions)

1984 - Chris Gawlik (8th, 2,112)

1985 - Chris Gawlik (1st, 2,373)

1990 - Kim Adams (1st, 2,263)

SCHAUMBURG (15 placewinners, 2 champions)

1983 - Kelly Sellinger (3rd, 1,141)

1984 - Kelly Sellinger (1st, 2,285)

1998 - Jenny Sutherland (8th, 2,378)

2003 - Kirstin Harper (12th, 2,447)

2004 - Alyssa Surges (2nd, 2,516)

2004 - Kristin Harper (5th, 2,405)

2007 - Samantha Kelly (7th, 2,492)

2008 - Marilyn Gawlik (1st, 2,645)

2009 - Marilyn Gawlik (12th, 2,535)

2009 - Jodi Gawlik (11th, 2,561)

2010 - Jodi Gawlik (2nd, 2,729)

2011 - Jodi Gawlik (2nd, 2,758)

2016 - Kylie Frick (7th. 2,647)

2018 - Kylie Frick (7th, 2,516)

2020 - Haylie Frick (2nd, 2,576)

WHEELING (2 placewinners)

1996 - Amy Myslinski (4th, 2,438)

1997 - Amy Myslinski (8th, 2,339)

TWO INDIVIDUAL STATE TITLES

Jessica Soskich (Buffalo Grove, 2016-17)

THREE-TIME STATE MEDALISTS

Natalie Cortese

Natalie Cortese (Hoffman Estates, 2005-07)

Jodi Gawlik (Schaumburg, 2009-11)

TWO-TIME STATE MEDALISTS

Kelly Sellinger (Schaumburg, 1983-84)

Chris Gawlik (Rolling Meadows, 1984-85)

Cheryl Duew (Prospect, 1986, 1988)

Cathy Kipp (Palatine, 1995-96)

Sherree Bell (Prospect, 1996-97)

Amy Myslinski (Wheeling, 1996-97)

Chevy Hopkins (Hoffman Estates, 1997-98)

Amy Ward (Prospect, 1998-99)

Kristin Harper (Schaumburg, 2003-04)

Marilyn Gawlik (Schaumburg, 2008-09)

Jessica Soskich (Buffalo Grove, 2016-17)

Kylie Frick (Schaumburg, 2016, 2018)

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL PINFALL (12 Games)

Schaumburg’s Jodi Gawlik is one of 12 bowlers to roll a 300 game (2011) at the state tournament.

2,758 - Jodi Gawlik (Schaumburg, 2011)

2,749 - Jessica Soskich (Buffalo Grove, 2016)

2,729 - Jodi Gawlik (Schaumburg, 2010)

2,669 - Jessica Soskich (Buffalo Grove, 2017)

2,667 - Amanda Cortese (Hoffman Estates, 2007)

2,652 - Amanda Richae (Hoffman Estates, 2017)

2,647 - Kylie Frick (Schaumburg, 2016)

2,645 - Marilyn Gawlik (Schaumburg, 2008)

2,590 - Tedra Tado (Elk Grove, 2011)

2,588 - Kaitlyn Ruszczak (Prospect, 2024)

2,576 - Haylie Frick (Schaumburg, 2020)

2,561 - Jodi Gawlik (Schaumburg, 2009)

2,547 - Alexis Orwat (Hoffman Estates, 2018)

2,535 - Mandy Hazlett (Prospect, 2003); Marliyn Gawlik (Schaumburg, 2009)

2,529 - Kim Unger (Prospect, 2004)

2,516 - Alyssa Surges (Schaumburg, 2004), Kylie Frick (Schaumburg, 2018)

TEAM STATE QUALIFIERS

26 - Schaumburg (1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

17 - Conant (1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2020)

16 - Prospect (1979, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2024)

13 - Palatine (1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)

12 - Hoffman Estates (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

12 - Hersey (1986, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

11 - Elk Grove (1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2010, 2012, 2014)

11 - Buffalo Grove (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020)

8 - Forest View (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982)

5 - Rolling Meadows (1976, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2006)

4 - Wheeling (1980, 1981, 1997, 1999)

1 - Arlington (1977)

1 - Fremd (2005)

SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS

Hersey and coach Mark Gunther won the first of three consecutive sectional titles in 2023.

10 - Palatine (1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007)

10 - Schaumburg (1983, 1985, 1994, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)

8 - Prospect (1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003)

6 - Buffalo Grove (1983, 1984, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2020)

6 - Elk Grove (1983, 1985, 1987, 1997, 2010, 2012)

6 - Hoffman Estates (2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2017, 2018)

5 - Conant (1996, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2013)

4 - Hersey (1989, 2023, 2024, 2025)

1 - Rolling Meadows (1985)

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

NOTE: 2014 was first year of regionals

4 - Hersey (2015, 2023, 2024, 2025)

3 - Buffalo Grove (2016, 2017, 2020)

2 - Hoffman Estates (2017, 2018)

2 - Schaumburg (2016, 2019)

1 - Elk Grove (2014)

1 - Prospect (2022)

DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

7 - Forest View (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982)

4 - Schaumburg (1973, 1974, 1975, 1978)

2 - Conant (1980, 1982)

1 - Rolling Meadows (1976)

1 - Arlington (1977)

1 - Prospect (1979)

1 - Wheeling (1980)

1 - Buffalo Grove (1982)

TEAM STATE CHAMPIONS

3 - Forest View (1974, 1977, 1978)

1 - Palatine (1992)

1 - Schaumburg (2004)

1 - Hoffman Estates (2006)

SECOND PLACE

2 - Schaumburg (1973, 2008)

2 - Forest View (1975, 1976)

2 - Prospect (1998, 2003)

2 - Hoffman Estates (2005, 2018)

1 - Conant (2000)

THIRD PLACE

4 - Schaumburg (1974, 1983, 2007, 2018)

1 - Buffalo Grove (1985)

1 - Elk Grove (1998)

1 - Conant (1999)

1 - Hoffman Estates (2014)

TOP 10 TEAM FINISHES

16 - Schaumburg

10 - Prospect

9 - Hoffman Estates

8 - Conant

5 - Forest View, Palatine

4 - Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove

1 - Wheeling, Hersey

COACHING

STATE TITLES

2 - Warren Myers (Forest View)

1 - Joe Petricca (Palatine), Mark Kelly (Schaumburg), Dan Pfligler (Hoffman Estates), Diann Tomaino (Forest View)

TOP THREE TROPHIES

5 - Dan Pfligler (Hoffman Estates)

3 - Mark Kelly (Schaumburg)

2 - Warren Myers (Forest View), Greg Troyer (Prospect), John Braglia (Conant), Diann Tomaino (Forest View)

1 - Joe Petricca (Palatine), Pam Frase (Forest View), Tom Egan (Schaumburg), John Fiegan (Buffalo Grove), Bob Straub (Elk Grove), Sharon Niekamp (Schaumburg)

TOP 10 FINISHES

10 - Dan Pfligler (Hoffman Estates)

7 - Mark Kelly (Schaumburg), Greg Troyer (Prospect)

5 - John Braglia (Conant)

3 - John Fiegan (Buffalo Grove), Myra Traubenik (Schaumburg)

2 - Warren Myers (Forest View), Joe Petricca (Palatine), Tom Egan (Schaumburg), David Manchester (Prospect), Rick Baker (Elk Grove), Jeff Manz (Palatine)

1 - Diann Tomaino (Forest View), Pam Frase (Forest View), Bob Straub (Elk Grove), Luann Macey (Palatine), Karen Roesner (Conant), Al Dorn (Elk Grove), Lee Thomson (Wheeling), Walt Jasinski (Hersey), Jean Tripam (Buffalo Grove), John Slavich (Schaumburg)

Information compiled from IHSA.com website. For corrections, suggestions or to submit photos contact Marty Maciaszek at marty.maciaszek@gmail.com.