The City Tournament begins Wednesday; here’s a look at all the past champions and schedule
The 76th City Tournament begins on Wednesday at the Bank of Springfield Center with two girls basketball games as No. 3 Southeast faces No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin at 6 p.m. At 8 p.m., No. 1 Springfield High meets No. 4 Lanphier.
On Thursday, the boys tip off as No. 3 Lanphier plays No. 2 SHG at 6 p.m. while No. 1 Springfield High squares off with No. 4 Southeast at 8 p.m. The tournament concludes with four games apiece on Friday and Saturday.
The Springfield High boys basketball team is looking for its first title since 2009 but will face stiff competition from last year’s champion Lanphier as well as a young, but hungry, SHG team that won it twice in 2022 and ’23.
Meanwhile, the Senators are seeking their first repeat title since the Solons won six straight from 2014-19.
The State Journal-Register will have all the action from all four nights.
2025 City Tournament schedule
At Bank of Springfield Center
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22
Girls games
No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin vs. No. 3 Southeast, 6 p.m.
No. 1 Springfield High vs. No. 4 Lanphier, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 23
Boys games
No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin vs. No. 3 Lanphier, 6 p.m.
No. 1 Springfield High vs. No. 4 Southeast, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 24
Girls games
No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin vs. No. 4 Lanphier, 4 p.m.
No. 1 Springfield High vs. No. 3 Southeast, 7:22 p.m.
Boys games
No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin vs. No. 4 Southeast, 5:42 p.m.
No. 1 Springfield High vs. No. 3 Lanphier, 9:12 p.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 25
Girls games
No. 3 Southeast vs. No. 4 Lanphier, 3 p.m.
No. 1 Springfield High vs. No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin, 6:30 p.m.
Boys games
No. 3 Lanphier vs. No. 4 Southeast, 4:45 p.m.
No. 1 Springfield High vs. No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin, 8:30 p.m.
Boys City Tournament past champions
1949 — Springfield (Herb Scheffler coach)
1950 — Cathedral (Luke Gleason)
1951 — Springfield (Herb Scheffler)
1952 — Cathedral (Luke Gleason)
1953 — Lanphier (Rolla Sorrells)
1954 — (tie) Cathedral (Luke Gleason) and Lanphier (Arlyn Lober)
1955 — Lanphier (Arlyn Lober)
1956 — Lanphier (Arlyn Lober)
1957 — Lanphier (Arlyn Lober)
1958 — Lanphier (Arlyn Lober)
1959 — Springfield (Ray Page)
1960 — Springfield (Ray Page)
1961 — Springfield (Ray Page)
1962 — Springfield (Ray Page)
1963 — Lanphier (Arlyn Lober)
1964 — Griffin (Jim Belz)
1965 — Lanphier (Arlyn Lober)
1966 — Griffin (Jim Belz)
1967 — Springfield (Verdie Altizer)
1968 — Lanphier (Arlyn Lober)
1969 — Lanphier (Arlyn Lober)
1970 — Southeast (Larry Garrison)
1971 — Southeast (Larry Garrison)
1972 — Southeast (Larry Garrison)
1973 — Griffin (Larry Selinger)
1974 — Springfield (Norm Keefner)
1975 — Springfield (Norm Keefner)
1976 — Springfield (Norm Keefner)
1977 — Lanphier (Bob Nika)
1978 — Lanphier (Bob Nika)
1979 — (tie) Griffin (Bill Fleischli) and Southeast (Larry Garrison)
1980 — Springfield (Norm Keefner)
1981 — (tie) Griffin (Bill Fleischli), Southeast (Larry Garrison) and Lanphier (Bob Nika)
1982 — (tie) Griffin (Gary Dorr) and Southeast (Larry Garrison)
1983 — Lanphier (Bob Nika)
1984 — Lanphier (Bob Nika)
1985 — Lanphier (Bob Nika)
1986 — Springfield (Clark Barnes)
1987 — Southeast (Tony Johnson)
1988 — Springfield (Clark Barnes)
1989 — Southeast (Tony Johnson)
1990 — Southeast (Tony Johnson)
1991 — Southeast (Tony Johnson)
1992 — Springfield (Clark Barnes)
1993 — (tie) Springfield (Clark Barnes) and Southeast (Rick Montooth)
1994 — Springfield (Clark Barnes)
1995 — Springfield (Clark Barnes) and Lanphier (Craig Patton)
1996 — (tie) Springfield (Clark Barnes), Lanphier (Craig Patton) and Southeast (Rick Montooth)
1997 — (tie) Springfield (Clark Barnes), Southeast (Rick Montooth) and Sacred Heart-Griffin (Dan Dabalt)
1998 — Springfield (Clark Barnes)
1999 — Springfield (Clark Barnes)
2000 — Southeast (Rick Montooth)
2001 — Lanphier (Craig Patton)
2002 — Lanphier (Craig Patton)
2003 — Southeast (Rick Montooth)
2004 — Lanphier (Jim Youngman)
2005 — Southeast (Rick Montooth)
2006 — (tie) No. 1 (seed) SHG (Al Klunick), No. 2 Southeast (Rick Montooth), No. 3 Lanphier (John Angelo)
2007 — No. 3 Lanphier (John Angelo)
2008 — (tie) No. 1 Lanphier (John Angelo) and No. 2 Southeast (Tim Goers)
2009 — No. 4 Springfield High (Matt Reed) 3-0
2010 — No. 3 Southeast (Lawrence Thomas) 3-0
2011 — No. 1 Southeast (Lawrence Thomas) 3-0
2012 — No. 1 Lanphier (Chuck Shanklin) 3-0
2013 — No. 1 Southeast (Lawrence Thomas) 3-0
2014 — No. 1 Lanphier (Blake Turner) 3-0
2015 — No. 1 Lanphier (Blake Turner) 3-0
2016 — No. 2 Southeast (Lawrence Thomas) 3-0
2017 — No. 1 Lanphier (Blake Turner) 3-0
2018 — No. 2 Southeast (Lawrence Thomas) 3-0
2019 — No. 1 Southeast (Lawrence Thomas) 3-0
2020 — No. 1 Lanphier (Blake Turner) and No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Tim Allen) 2-1
2021 — No tournament, COVID-19
2022 — No. 1 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Tim Allen) 3-0
2023 — No. 1 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Tim Allen) 3-0
2024 — No. 1 Lanphier (Blake Turner) 3-0
Girls City Tournament past champions
1973 — Lanphier (2-0)-x
1974 — No tournament
1975 — No tournament
1976 — Springfield (3-0)
1977 — Southeast (3-0)
1978 — Southeast (3-0)
1979 — Springfield (3-1)
1980 — Southeast (4-0)
1981 — (tie) Southeast, Ursuline, Sacred Heart (all 3-1)
1982 — Sacred Heart (4-0)
1983 — Sacred Heart (4-0)
1984 — Lanphier (4-0)
1985 — (tie) Sacred Heart, Southeast (both 3-1)
1986 — Lanphier (4-0)
1987 — Lanphier (4-0)
1988 — Sacred Heart (3-1)
1989 — Springfield (4-0)
1990 — SHG (4-0)
1991 — Lanphier (4-0)
1992 — Southeast (4-0)
1993 — Springfield (4-0)
1994 — Springfield (4-0)
1995 — Springfield (4-0)
1996 — Springfield (4-0)
1997 — Springfield (4-0)
1998 — Springfield (4-0)
1999 — Springfield (4-0)
2000 — Springfield (4-0)
2001 — Springfield (4-0)
2002 — Southeast (4-0)
2003 — Springfield (3-0)
2004 — (tie) Springfield, SHG, Southeast (all 2-1)
2005 — Springfield (3-0)
2006 — Lanphier (3-0)
2007 — SHG, Southeast, Springfield (all 2-1)
2008 — SHG, Southeast, Springfield (all 2-1)
2009 — Springfield (3-0)
2010 — Sacred Heart-Griffin (3-0)
2011 — Springfield (3-0)
2012 — Springfield (3-0)
2013 — Southeast (3-0)
2014 — Springfield High (3-0)
2015 — Springfield High (3-0)
2016 — Springfield High (3-0)
2017 — Springfield High (3-0)
2018 — Springfield High (3-0)
2019 — Springfield High (3-0)
2020 — Sacred Heart-Griffin (3-0)
2021 — No tournament, COVID-19
2022 — Sacred Heart-Griffin (3-0)
2023 — Sacred Heart-Griffin (3-0)
x — three-team, single-day tournament
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