July 28, 2021 – Jim Stewart was recently appointed to the position of Head Baseball Coach at St. Teresa High School for the 2021-2022 school year.
He replaces JD Arnold, who served as Head Coach for the past 6 seasons. Stewart is an alumnus of St. Teresa High School, graduating in 1986. While attending St. Teresa, Stewart was a multi-sport athlete. Coach Stewart was a player on the 1986 Basketball team that went to the IHSA State Quarterfinals. He was the head baseball coach at St. Teresa High School from 2000 – 2014. He had an overall record of 297-154. This includes 4 conference championships, 5 regional championships, and 2 sectional finals.
Prior to coaching at St. Teresa Stewart was head coach of Maroa Forsyth from 1995-1997, with an overall record of 47-37, including a conference championship and a trip to the Illinois State finals. Upon taking the position Coach Stewart stated, “I am humbled and excited at the opportunity to be coaching at St. T again. I look forward to coaching and sharing my passion and knowledge of the game with a great group of student-athletes. I hope to continue to build on these athlete’s foundational skills and help the program become what I know it can be.”
“Coach Jim Stewart has an excellent reputation in coaching and at St. Teresa High School. He is knowledgeable about the game and current players, and will assure continued success of the program,” said Larry Daly, Principal.
