| STEVE GOERS 1967-68 Bardolph -- 7-14 1972-73 Oswego -- 19-6 1973-74 Oswego -- 22-6 1974-75 LaSalle-Peru -- 12-12 1975-76 LaSalle-Peru -- 20-7 1976-77 LaSalle-Peru -- 17-10 1978-79 Harvard -- 13-13 1979-80 Harvard -- 19-7 1980-81 Rockford Boylan -- 7-17 1981-82 Rockford Boylan -- 21-9 1982-83 Rockford Boylan -- 14-11 1983-84 Rockford Boylan -- 27-1 1984-85 Rockford Boylan -- 29-3 1985-86 Rockford Boylan -- 29-3 1986-87 Rockford Boylan -- 28-4 1987-88 Rockford Boylan -- 26-5 1988-89 Rockford Boylan -- 22-8 1989-90 Rockford Boylan -- 17-11 1990-91 Rockford Boylan -- 23-7 1991-92 Rockford Boylan -- 30-3 1992-93 Rockford Boylan -- 25-5 1993-94 Rockford Boylan -- 27-8 1994-95 Rockford Boylan -- 25-5 1995-96 Rockford Boylan -- 28-4 1996-97 Rockford Boylan -- 31-4 1997-98 Rockford Boylan -- 30-2 1998-99 Rockford Boylan -- 28-4 1999-00 Rockford Boylan -- 22-8 2000-01 Rockford Boylan -- 24-5 2001-02 Rockford Boylan -- 29-3 2002-03 Rockford Boylan -- 20-10 2003-04 Rockford Boylan -- 21-9 2004-05 Rockford Boylan -- 24-6 2005-06 Rockford Boylan -- 26-4 2006-07 Rockford Boylan -- 28-4 2007-08 Rockford Boylan -- 25-5 2008-09 Rockford Boylan -- 18-10 TOTALS - 833-253 (.767) |
| GENE PINGATORE 1969-70 Westchester St. Joseph -- 3-13 1970-71 Westchester St. Joseph -- 9-16 1971-72 Westchester St. Joseph -- 15-10 1972-73 Westchester St. Joseph -- 10-13 1973-74 Westchester St. Joseph -- 16-8 1974-75 Westchester St. Joseph -- 16-7 1975-76 Westchester St. Joseph -- 7-18 1976-77 Westchester St. Joseph -- 16-10 1977-78 Westchester St. Joseph -- 31-2 1978-79 Westchester St. Joseph -- 26-3 1979-80 Westchester St. Joseph -- 19-6 1980-81 Westchester St. Joseph -- 24-4 1981-82 Westchester St. Joseph -- 29-2 1982-83 Westchester St. Joseph -- 26-5 1983-84 Westchester St. Joseph -- 25-8 1984-85 Westchester St. Joseph -- 20-7 1985-86 Westchester St. Joseph -- 30-1 1986-87 Westchester St. Joseph -- 28-3 1987-88 Westchester St. Joseph -- 26-4 1988-89 Westchester St. Joseph -- 23-5 1989-90 Westchester St. Joseph -- 25-4 1990-91 Westchester St. Joseph -- 23-4 1991-92 Westchester St. Joseph -- 26-2 1992-93 Westchester St. Joseph -- 17-10 1993-94 Westchester St. Joseph -- 20-8 1994-95 Westchester St. Joseph -- 22-8 1995-96 Westchester St. Joseph -- 19-7 1996-97 Westchester St. Joseph -- 21-7 1997-98 Westchester St. Joseph -- 20-7 1998-99 Westchester St. Joseph -- 32-1 1999-00 Westchester St. Joseph -- 22-8 2000-01 Westchester St. Joseph -- 5-20 2001-02 Westchester St. Joseph -- 18-9 2002-03 Westchester St. Joseph -- 20-8 2003-04 Westchester St. Joseph -- 24-6 2004-05 Westchester St. Joseph -- 28-2 2005-06 Westchester St. Joseph -- 28-2 2006-07 Westchester St. Joseph -- 24-5 2007-08 Westchester St. Joseph -- 21-7 2008-09 Westchester St. Joseph -- 26-5 TOTALS - 840-275 (.753) |
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| Rockford Boylan boys basketball head coach Steve Goers (pictured here with former player Tori Boyd on March 12, 2007) is one of two active coaches with over 800 wins. Goers and St. Joseph coach Gene Pingatore were neck-and-neck for most of the 2008-09 basketball season for the title of Illinois's winningest boys basketball coach. |
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| Photo by Tyrone Anderson |
| Westchester St. Joseph's Gene Pingatore looks on as his team battles St. Viator on Friday, January 11, 2008. Pingatore passed Dick Van Scyoc for the all-time coaching wins mark with his 827th win against Mundelein Carmel on Friday, January 16. |
| Updated Win Counter GENE PINGATORE 840 all at St. Joseph STEVE GOERS 833 702 at Boylan DICK VAN SCYOC 826 ART TROUT 810 Top 5 Active Coaches: 1. Gene Pingatore (840) 2. Steve Goers (833) 3. Mike Flaherty (Chicago Mt. Carmel) 4. Gordy Kerkman (Aurora West) 5. Neil Alexander (Lincoln) Top 5 NISB Area Active Coaches: 1. Steve Goers (833) 2. Joe Murphy (Winnebago) 3. Russ Zick (Rochelle) 4. Scott Olson (LaSalle-Peru) 5. Bob Barnett (Hampshire) |
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| 2008-09 Boylan Schedule: Wednesday November 26 - Rochelle (Boylan Tournament) - Boylan - W Friday November 28 - Barrington (Boylan Tournament) - Boylan - W Saturday November 29 - Crystal Lake South (Boylan Tny.) - Boylan - W Saturday November 29 - Schaumburg (Boylan Tournament) - Boylan - L -- Friday December 5 - Rockford East* - Boylan - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday December 6 - Rockton Hononegah* - Hononegah - 6/7:30 p.m. - L Friday December 12 - Belvidere North* - Boylan - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Friday December 19 - Rockford Guilford* - Boylan - 6/7:30 p.m. - W -- Mon. - Wed. December 29 - 31 - Pekin Tournament - Pekin - 3W - 1L -- Friday January 9 - Belvidere* - Belvidere - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday January 10 - Rockford Auburn* - Auburn - 6/7:30 p.m. - L Friday January 16 - Rockford Jefferson* - Boylan - 6/7:30 p.m. - L Saturday January 17 - Chicago Lincoln Park - Boylan - 6/7:30 p.m. - L Friday January 23 - Machesney Park Harlem* - Harlem - 6/7:30 p.m. - L Friday January 30 - Rockford East* - East - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday January 31 - Rockton Hononegah* - Boylan - 6/7:30 p.m. - L Friday February 6 - Belvidere North* - North - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday February 7 - Belvidere* - Boylan - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Friday February 13 - Rockford Auburn* - Boylan - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday February 14 - Homewood-Flossmoor - Boylan - 6/7:30 p.m. - L Friday February 20 - Rockford Jefferson* - Jefferson - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday February 21 - Machesney Park Harlem* - Boylan - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Friday February 27 - Freeport* - Freeport - 6/7:30 p.m. - W *Denotes NIC-10 Conference Games |
| 2008-09 St. Joseph Schedule: Mon. - Wed. November 24-26 - St. Charles East Toutnament - East - 2 W Fri. - Sat. November 28-29 - St. Charles East Toutnament - East - 1 W / 1 L -- Thursday December 4 - Arlington Heights St. Viator* - St. Viator - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Friday December 12 - Joliet Catholic* - St. Joes - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday December 13 - Chicago Marist* - Marist - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Friday December 19 - Chicago Heights Marian* - St. Joes - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday December 20 - Milwaukee Madison @ Windy City Showdown - 1:00 - W -- Fri. - Sat. December 26-27 - Proviso West Tournament - West Mon. - Tue. December 29-30 - Proviso West Tournament - West - 2W - 2L -- Friday January 9 - Lagrange Nazareth* - Nazareth - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday January 10 - Evanston - Evanston - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Friday Janaury 16 - Mundelein Carmel* - Carmel - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday January 17 - Chicago North Lawndale - 8:00 p.m. - W Friday January 23 - Chicago St. Patrick* - St. Joes - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Friday January 30 - Niles Notre Dame* - St. Joes - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday January 31 - Lisle Benet* - Benet - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Friday February 6 - Arlington Heights St. Viator* - St. Joes - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday February 7 - Quincy - Batavia Shootout - 6:00 p.m. - W Friday February 13 - Joliet Catholic* - JCA - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Saturday February 14 - Hoffman Estates Conant - Conant - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Friday February 20 - Chicago Marist* - St. Joes - 6/7:30 p.m. - W Wednesday February 25 - Chicago Heights Marian* - Marian - 6/7:30 p.m. - W *Denotes ESCC Conference games |
| Read about Pingatore's Historic Game: Daily Herald (Marty Maciaszek) Westchester Suburban Life (Ryan Long) Chicago Sun-Times (Dick Quagliano) Chicago Tribune (Steve Reaven) |
| Gene Pingatore Is No. 1 |
| Click Below for Original Northern Illinois Sports Beat Story on "The Road to 827," published in April 2008. Road to 827 Boylan's Steve Goers and St. Joseph's Gene Pingatore Set To Make History ... |
| Boylan's State Tournament Road (Guilford Regional): Mon., Mar. 2 Game 1 at 6:00 p.m.: (4) Machesney Park Harlem vs. (5) Rockford Boylan - W Game 2 at 8:00 p.m.: (3) Rockford Auburn vs. (6) Rockford Guilford Tue., Mar. 3 Game 3 at 7:30 p.m.: (1) Rockton Hononegah vs. Winner Game 1 - L Wed., Mar. 4 Game 4 at 7:30 p.m.: (2) Rockford Jefferson vs. Winner Game 2 Fri., Mar. 6 Game 5 at 7:30 p.m.: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 |
| St. Joseph's State Tournament Road (St. Joseph Regional): Mon., Mar. 2 Game 1 at 7:30 p.m.: (15) River Grove Guerin vs. (18) Chicago NSC-Pritzker Tue., Mar. 3 Game 2 at 7:30 p.m.: (2) Westchester St. Joseph vs. Winner Game 1 - W Wed., Mar. 4 Game 3 at 7:30 p.m.: (7) Chicago Orr vs. (9) Chicago Raby Fri., Mar. 6 Game 4 at 7:30 p.m.: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 - W *Riverside-Brookfield Sectional (1-1) |