Boys Football
The Gilman Owls had many great seasons on the grid iron. The problem is they are not currently available on the
IHSA website. Two of the GHS squads made the IHSA State Playoffs. The boys of 1981-82 even made it to the Final
Four!Their accomplishments are listed below. Many of the records listed were supplied by Tom Sikorski.
1950 7-1-1
Coach Al Bohrer
1951 5-3-1 Coach
Al Bohrer
1954 6-2-1 Wil-Ro-Kee Conference Champs
Coach Len Burt
1959 2-6 Kan-Wil Conference Co-Champs (2-1 in league) Coach
Dave Casstevens
1962 6-2 Vermillion Valley Conference Co-Champs Coach
Marv Hamilton
(first
year in the league)
1963 6-2-1 2nd place VV Conference Coach
Marv Hamilton
1966 6-2 2nd place (tie) VV Conference Coach
Marv Hamilton
1967 6-1-1 Vermillion Valley Conference Co-Champs Coach
Ray Gibson
1968 9-0 Vermillion Valley Conference Champions Coach
Ray Gibson
1969 5-3 2nd place (tie) VV conference Coach
Gerald Martin
1971 6-2 Vermillion Valley Conference Champions Coach
Gerald Martin
1972 6-1-1 2nd place (tie) VV Conference Coach
Gerald Martin
1977 5-3
Coach John Boma
1979 5-4 2nd place (tie) VV Conference Coach
John Boma
1980 8-2 Vermillion Valley Conference Champs Coach
John Boma
Qualified
for Class 1A Football Playoffs
Sweet
16 Qualifier
Lost
to Chenoa 24 - 6
1981 11-1 Vermillion Valley Conference Champs Coach
John Boma
Qualified
for Class 1A Football Playoffs Coach
John Boma
Final
Four Qualifier
Beat
Octavia 20 - 6
Beat
Arcola 8 - 6
Lost
to Maroa-Forsyth 10 - 8
1982 7-2 2nd place East Central Conference Coach
John Boma
(first
year in the league)
Gilman last fielded a football team in 1982.
Boys Track & Field
One name sticks out above the rest when it comes to State Meet Competition in Gilman High School track lore. Reo
Rorem for two straight years was a terror at the IHSA State Class 1A Meet. During back to back seasons
in 1975 and 1976 Reo was the long distance king of the small schools in Illinois. His efforts in the
1-mile and 2-mile runs placed Gilman HS 4TH and 7Th respectively in those years. Check out Reo's
heroics and the final team standings below.
1974-75 Team Finished 4TH in STATE MEET Competition!!
Individual Medalist
Reo Rorem 1 Mile Run
STATE CHAMPION!!
2
Mile Run 2ND PLACE
Final Team Standings
1.)
Maple Park (Kaneland) HS 34
2.) Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) HS 18
2.) Granville (Putnam County) HS 18
4.) GILMAN HIGH SCHOOL 10
4.)
Prophetstown HS
10
6.) Mahomet (M.-Seymour) HS 9
6.) Carthage (Hancock Central) HS 9
8.) Stillman Valley HS
8
8.) Mt. Sterling (Brown County) HS 8
8.) Clifton (Central) HS
8
8.)
Watseka HS
8
8.) Flanagan HS
8
1975-76 Team Finished 7TH in STATE MEET Competition!!
Individual Medalist
Reo Rorem 1 Mile Run
STATE CHAMPION!!
2 Mile Run STATE CHAMPION!!
Final Team Standings
1.)
Granville (Putnam County) HS 23
2.) Maple Park (Kaneland) HS
22
3.) Farmington (East) HS
17
4.) Lebanon HS
14
4.) Peru (St. Bede) HS
14
4.) Momence HS
14
7.) GILMAN HIGH SCHOOL
12
8.) Paxton HS
11
9.) Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) HS 10
9.) Polo HS
10
