Below is a summary of the items IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson sent to member high schools, on Friday, January 22, 2021. He clarifies the impact of today’s announcement by Governor Pritzker on IHSA sports. An updated mitigation table (including Phase 4), sports schedules, risk levels, and other pertinent information
On January 15, 2021, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) allowed District 1, which includes Whiteside County, to return to Tier 2 mitigations, due to reduced COVID-19 positivity rates within the District. The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA), of which Morrison Junior High School is a member, released the
Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker announced on Friday, January 15, 2021, that three regions in the State (1, 2, and 5) are being rolled back from Tier 3 mitigations to Tier 2 mitigations. Whiteside County is included in Region 1, and mitigation guidelines will impact Morrison High School activities.
The guidelines for high school sports remains an ever-changing target, as the IHSA defined spectator restriction and contact days for winter sports for the 2020-2021 school year. The following clarification is scripted from the board minutes of a December 14, 2020, meeting.
The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) might have to suspend operations for the first time in its 91-year history, as a side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic regulations in Illinois. “We are in financial difficulty,” longtime IESA Executive Director Steve Endsley said Wednesday, December 9, 2020. “We are like any mom-pop
Jerry Lindsey submitted this article. On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, the following statement was sent by the IHSA Board of Directors to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH.) “This plan, like nearly every aspect of our current lives, remains fluid,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. “Changes may come,
The Illinois High School Association’s Winter Sport Mitigation Considerations are now posted online. Click the six links below.
At a Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Board of Directors meeting, The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) decided to formally invite representatives from Governor Pritzker’s Office and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), to attend the IHSA Board meeting. On Thursday, November 19, they plan to discuss the 2020-21 Basketball
linton Community College will host the 40th Annual B-rrry Scurry 4-Mile Run on Saturday, February 6, 2021. It will be a hybrid race, combining a virtual run with a run featuring a very limited number of participants. Saturday, October 31, 2020, is set for “B-rrry’s Gone Batty,” online registration special
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors announced on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, they voted to expand the IHSA State Series in two fall sports. The Board added a second round of postseason play in Boys and Girls Golf and Boys and Girls Cross Country. There will be
The current COVID-19 pandemic has become the point of focus and concern for all educational institutions. The IHSA has been monitoring and providing constant guidelines for allowing sport activities to continue within IDPH guidelines. IHSA Board of Directors approved Phase 3 Guidelines on June 5, 2020, followed by an adjusted
Jerry Lindsey wrote this article. The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) held its fall board meeting in a zoom format. Members announced several changes to the Alternative Plan for the Return to Play activities, established in July 2020. Following the announcement of his spring 2021 retirement, Executive Director Steve Endsleys
Parks and Recreation Coordinator Katie Selburg reported, “We have made the final decision not to offer any youth sports (Soccer and Flag Football) for the 2020 fall season. “The most recent Illinois guidelines laid out for youth sports participation in Phase 4 would make our programs very challenging to administer,
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, and announced plans for the 2020-21 school year. The plan was sent to the Illinois Department of Health (IDPH) for final approval. The COVID-19 pandemic led the Board to propose unprecedented scheduling changes. They include
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, that it will defer to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and the Governor’s Office on all of its Return to Play Guidelines moving forward.