With the school year completed, the Chicago Public League had a lot of success in multiple sports this past school year. Below is a list of city champions, as well as teams and individuals that placed at their respective state meets.
2022-2023 Chicago Public League Varsity Champions and IHSA Placers:
Chicago Public League Champions:
Fall:
Boys Soccer: Solorio Academy High School
Boys Cross-Country: Lane Tech
Girls Cross-Country: Jones College Prep
Football: Simeon
Girls Flag Football: Taft (First-Ever Flag Football Championship For Taft)
Girls Swimming: Lane Tech
Boys Golf: Lane Tech
Girls Golf: Whitney Young
Girls Volleyball: Whitney Young
Girls Tennis : Walter Payton
Winter:
Boys Basketball: Simeon (Robert Smith’s Final Season Capped With City Title)
Girls Basketball: Whitney Young
Boys Bowling: Lane Tech
Girls Bowling: Lane Tech
Boys Swimming : Whitney Young
Boys Wrestling: Lane Tech
Girls Wrestling: Rickover Naval Academy (First-Ever CPL Girls Wrestling Champions)
Competitive Cheer:
- Small – King
- Medium – Brooks
- Large – Taft
- Co-Ed – Whitney Young
Competitive Dance:
- 1A – Northside College Prep
- 2A – Kenwood
- 3A – Lincoln Park
Boys Indoor Track and Field: Kenwood
Girls Indoor Track and Field: Whitney Young
Spring:
Baseball: Kenwood (First-Ever Baseball Championship)
Softball: Taft
Boys Lacrosse: Whitney Young
Girls Lacrosse: Lane Tech
Girls Soccer: Lane Tech
Boys Volleyball: Whitney Young
Boys Track and Field: Kenwood
Girls Track and Field: Whitney Young
Boys Tennis: Lane Tech
Girls Water Polo: Jones/Payton Co-Op
Boys Water Polo: Curie
Girls Badminton – Payton
IHSA State Placers/Medalists:
Boys Track and Field – Parrish Hartley – Kenwood – 3A Long Jump Champion – (First T&F Title since 1986)
Boys Track and Field – 3200m Relay Team Champion – Payton (First-Ever T&F State Title)
Girls Track and Field – 3rd Place In State – Kenwood (First-Ever T&F State Trophy)
Girls Track and Field – Jaliyah Shepherd – Kenwood – 3A 100m State Champion
Girls Track and Field – 400m Relay Team Champion – Kenwood – Class 3A State Championship
Boys Track and Field – Dionta McDaniels – Harlan – 8th Place – 100m – Class 1A State Championship
Boys Track and Field – Evan Rainville – Payton – 5th Place – 400m – Class 2A State Championship
Boys Track and Field – Maxwell Woodruff – Lindblom – 10th Place – 800m – Class 2A State Championship
Boys Track and Field – Ameen Koya-Oyefuwa – Northside – 6th Place – 110m hurdles – Class 2A State Championship
Boys Track and Field – Tyler Randall – Westinghouse – 8th Place – 300m hurdles – Class 2A State Championship
Boys Track and Field – Michael Polizzi – Taft – 5th Place – 800m – Class 3A State Championship
Boys Track and Field – Elijah Easley – Kenwood – 9th Place – 110m hurdles – Class 3A State Championship
Boys Track and Field – Kenwood – 400m Relay – 9th Place – Class 3A State Championship
Boys Track and Field – Kenwood – 800m Relay – 8th Place – Class 3A State Championship
Boys Track and Field – Logic West – Kenwood – 4th Place – High Jump – Class 3A State Championship
Boys Track and Field – Julius Washington – Kenwood – 7th Place – High Jump – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Symone Frison – Lindblom – 3rd place – 100m – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Angelena Bullocks – Westinghouse – 4th Place – 100m – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Vionche Terry – Phillips – 6th Place – 100m – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Vionche Terry – Phillips – 6th Place – 200m – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Angelena Bullocks – Westinghouse – 9th Place – 200m – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Lulu Ton-That – Northside – 5th Place – 800m – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Josephine Dziedzic – Payton – 9th Place – 1600m – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Kennedy Ross – Lindblom – 3rd Place – 100m hurdles – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Jordan Hamb – South Shore International College Prep – 5th Place – 100m hurdles – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Tessa Myatt – Northside – 9th Place – 100m hurdles – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Kennedy Ross – Lindblom – 2nd Place – 300m hurdles – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Lindblom – 7th Place – 1600m Relay – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Payton – 10th Place – 3200m Relay – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Asia Thomas – Kenwood – 4th Place – 100m – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Mariyah Robinson – Simeon – 8th Place – 100m – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Asia Thomas – Kenwood – 2nd Place – 200m – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Jaliyah Shepherd – Kenwood – 6th Place – 200m – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Mariyah Robinson – Simeon – 7th Place 200m – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Simone Bernard – Whitney Young – 7th Place – 100m hurdles – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Whitney Young – 400m Relay – 8th Place – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Kenwood – 800m Relay – 5th Place – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Track and Field – Kenwood – 1600m Relay – 8th Place – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Wrestling – Aaliyah Grandberry – Curie – 2nd Place, 235 lb. weight class – State Championship (CPL Placer in IHSA Girls Wrestling)
Girls Wrestling – Jasmine Mejia – Rickover – 5th Place, 235 lb. weight class – State Championship
Girls Wrestling – Monica Griffin – Bowen – 3rd Place, 120 lb. weight class – State Championship
Boys Basketball – Simeon – 2nd Place in State 3A (Robert Smith’s Final Season).
Boys Soccer – Solorio – 4th Place In State
Boys Cross-Country – Muhiyadin Ali – Mather – 8th Place – Class 2A State Championship
Boys Cross-Country – Ritvik Viniak – Payton – 9th Place – Class 2A State Championship
Boys Cross-Country – Mohamed Abdullahi – Mather – 14th Place – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Cross-Country – Lucia Ton-That – Northside – 10th Place – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Cross-Country – Josephine Dziedzic – Payton – 12th Place – Class 2A State Championship
Girls Cross-Country – Evelyn Hett – Jones – 10th Place – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Cross-Country – Nikki Chopra – Whitney Young – 16th Place – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Cross-Country – Jade Lavallee – Whitney Young – 23rd Place – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Cross-Country – Hannah Diete – Taft – 24th Place – Class 3A State Championship
Girls Swimming – Kayla Duran – Taft – 6th Place – 100-yard breaststroke – State Championship
Girls Swimming – Renee Tan – Whitney Young – 11th Place – 500-yard freestyle – State Championship
Girls Swimming – Renee Tan – Whitney Young – 10th place – 200-yard freestyle – State Championship
Girls Swimming – Anastazja Szukala – Lane – 11th Place – 100-yard freestyle – State Championship
Competitive Dance – Whitney Young – 3rd Place – Class 2A State Championship
Competitive Dance – Kenwood – 10th Place – Class 2A State Championship
Boys Tennis – Gavin Murray – Von Steuben – 6th Place – Class 2A State Championship
Unified Basketball/Special Olympics – SouthSide Occupational- 1st- and 4th-place finishes