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Piasa Birds Bowling

Explore the seasons, athletes, coaches, accomplishments, and history of Southwestern High School's bowling program.

From regular-season competition to the IHSA postseason, the Piasa Birds have built a documented bowling history spanning both boys' and girls' teams.

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2013–14 Earliest IHSA Listing Beginning of available season summaries

13 Seasons Indexed 2013–14 through 2025–26

Boys & Girls Program Archives Both divisions documented

2025–26 Latest IHSA Listing Regional results available

Southwestern Athletic Tradition

The Piasa Bowling Legacy

Preserving the history of Southwestern boys' and girls' bowling, from the earliest documented seasons to today's program.

Bowling has provided Southwestern students with an opportunity to represent their school in winter athletic competition.

IHSA historical records document both the boys' and girls' programs beginning with the 2013–14 school year.

The archive identifies Patty Heineman as coach during that earliest listed season, followed by Ervin Mayhew beginning in 2014–15.

While the complete history of the program is still being assembled, surviving postseason reports and local coverage preserve many of its athletes and performances.

This landing page brings those sources together as the foundation for a year-by-year Southwestern bowling archive.

About the Archive

Building the Historical Record

Earliest listed season: 2013–14

Divisions documented: Boys and Girls

Historical sources: IHSA season summaries, postseason results, and contemporary local reporting

Research priorities: Complete rosters, dual-meet records, conference finishes, individual series, and postseason achievements

The first IHSA-listed season is not necessarily the program's founding year.

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Recent Bowling Results

Verified results from the 2025–26 IHSA postseason, including team placements and individual sectional qualifiers.

2025–26 • Boys Bowling

IHSA Alton Regional

6th Place 4,652 Total Pins

Southwestern finished sixth in the boys' regional competition hosted by Alton.

Individual Sectional Qualifier Colton Huber 1,069 six-game series

January 17, 2026

View Official Boys Regional Results →

2025–26 • Girls Bowling

IHSA Danville Regional

8th Place 3,410 Total Pins

Southwestern placed eighth in the girls' regional competition hosted by Danville.

Individual Sectional Qualifier Jaden Basnett 1,011 six-game series

February 6, 2026

View Official Girls Regional Results →

These results document the 2025–26 regional competitions. They are not full-season win-loss records.

Southwestern Bowling History

Year-by-Year Season Archives

Explore the documented seasons of Southwestern boys' and girls' bowling. Individual season pages will be added as their historical records are developed.

The First Documented Decade

2010s

2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

The Modern Program

2020s

2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Archive development: These seasons are verified in the IHSA's boys' and girls' historical listings. Season labels are displayed as plain text until individual PiasaBirds.com season pages are available.

For the existing source material, consult the official records linked below.

The People Behind the Program

Bowling Coaching History

The IHSA's season summaries identify the following coaches for Southwestern's boys' and girls' programs.

2013–14

Patty Heineman

Listed as Southwestern's boys' and girls' bowling coach during the earliest season currently documented in the IHSA summaries.

Earlier coaching assignments, if any, have not been established.

2014–15 Through 2025–26

Ervin Mayhew

Identified as head coach in the IHSA records for twelve consecutive seasons covering both boys' and girls' bowling.

The 2026–27 coaching assignment has not been independently confirmed here.

Source: IHSA Boys Bowling Season Summaries and IHSA Girls Bowling Season Summaries .

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Bowling Honors & Highlights

Recognizing documented individual accomplishments from Southwestern bowling history. Additional performances can be added as records are recovered.

2019–20 • Boys Bowling

Tucker Mayhew

188 Average

Recorded the third-highest season average in the Riverbender Bowling Conference during 2019–20.

He also posted a 672 three-game series and a 247 high game.

Mayhew received RiverBender.com's Male Athlete of the Month recognition in March 2020.

Read Athlete Profile →

2019–20 • Girls Bowling

Kyleigh Hallows

204 High Game

Posted a 204 game in conference competition during the 2019–20 season and recorded a 540 three-game series.

Hallows later bowled an 891 six-game series at the IHSA regional.

She was recognized as RiverBender.com's Female Athlete of the Month in March 2020.

Read Athlete Profile →

These are selected documented performances, not a ranking of Southwestern's all-time leading bowlers.

Bowling Records & Research

Official IHSA Bowling Archives

Explore historical season listings, postseason results, and individual performances documented by the Illinois High School Association.

Boys Bowling Historical Season Summaries → Southwestern coaching history and season listings from 2013–14 onward. Girls Bowling Historical Season Summaries → IHSA girls' season records and documented coaching assignments. IHSA Boys Postseason Results Archive → Regional, sectional, and state tournament history and statistical records. IHSA Girls Postseason Results Archive → Historical girls' bowling competition, championship results, and qualifiers.

Preserving an Accurate Archive

Historical Research Notes

Program beginnings: 2013–14 is the earliest season appearing in the IHSA's available Southwestern bowling summaries. The founding year has not been independently established.

Incomplete statistics: The IHSA's school summaries do not provide complete win-loss records for every listed season. Blank entries must not be interpreted as zero wins or losses.

Additional research: Complete schedules, team rosters, coaching staff records, conference honors, and postseason performances remain priorities for future archive development.

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Old team photographs, match schedules, score sheets, tournament results, newspaper articles, and memories from former bowlers and coaches can help complete the Southwestern bowling archive.

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