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Proviso Pirates Crown State Leading 1956-57 Athletics
Proviso High School tops the Suburban League in a 1956-57 sweep, earning 16 championships and 18 trophies across football, cross country, wrestling, basketball, indoor track, baseball, swimming, tennis, golf, and track. Notable feats include two state titles in cross country, basketball, wrestling, and swimming placing the Pirates among Illinois’ top programs for the era.
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Proviso High School
Pirates
Proviso Township
W .L
Ilinois
Chicago
Ares
A. J. Puplis
Frank Jenks
Don Maccle
H. G. Manilaw
Ken Murphy
Fresh- Soph
Wack Marino
Eric Yaeger
Frosh-Soph
C. E. Kassell
John Tiefenthal
Jack Allery
Fresh-Soph
Rex Griep
Ken Mur
Phy
Don Maedle
D. B. Appleton
Dale Diggerness
Joy Wrobke
Illinois
la Grange
Herrin
New Trier
Hinsdale
East Rockford
Bloom
Pirate
Walt Cryar
Larry Stillwell
Riverside
William Roetzheim
Northern Illinois
Lew Slimmer
Ben Witt
Tony Parrilli
Hal Kuezwara
Will
Parilli
Ken Peterson
Bill Taylor
Berndt Temmler
Ray Brinson
Ed Nield
Don Echelberger
Craig Usas
Soph Joe Sullivan
Wayne Olson
Ken Hogarty
Fred Dale
Usas
Rockford
Dale
Ray Ziegler
Chuck Whelpley
Vern Wilhelm
Hegarty
Ken Donofrio