IHSA Searching for Answers

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

Halloween Discount for 2021 B-rrry Scurry

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

Golf and Cross Country Series to Include Sectionals

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

IHSA Allows Return to Play for All Sports

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

IESA Alters Sports Schedules

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 Cancels Fall Sports

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,

IHSA Modified 2020-21 Schedule

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

IHSA Defers to IDPH, ISBE, and Governor on Return to Play

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.

Return to Play Guidelines for Teams Begin June 6

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors has approved Return to Play Guidelines, developed within the current structure of Governor J. B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan.  Guidelines provide the first step in IHSA student-athletes returning to participation.  They were developed by the IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC)

IHSA Return to Play Guidelines

Illinois High School Association Executive Director Craig Anderson wrote,  “I recognize that IHSA schools, students, and coaches are anxious for the IHSA Return To Play Guidelines to be released.  In many ways, they represent the first step in a return to normalcy, as we continue to recover from the COVID-19

Join Virtual Bix 7 Races

The 46th anniversary, Quad-City Times Bix 7, originally to be held Saturday, July 25, 2020, will happen with safe social distancing.  The seven-mile run through the streets of Davenport, IA, will not traverse the hilly Brady Street course or beyond.  Because of concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic the race will

IHSA to Discuss Spring Sport Tournaments

Below is an update from IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson, following Governor J. B. Pritzker’s announcement, on Friday, April 17, 2020, that Illinois high schools will cease in-person learning for the remainder of the 2020 school year. “The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors is scheduled to meet

February 1 B-rrry Scurry Race Results

The Saturday, February 1, 2020, weather was excellent for the 39th Annual Clinton Community College B-rrry Scurry 4-Mile run.  With a temperature of 36° and light winds, 676 runners and walkers completed the flat and fast route through historic neighborhoods of Clinton, IA.  The B-rrry Scurry coldest temperature was set