Game On: IHSA Sets Sports Calendar For Rest Of School Year
PEORIA – The start of high school basketball in central Illinois is on the horizon, and a timetable has been set for football, volleyball, soccer and other sports. The Illinois High School Association on Wednesday announced its revised calendar for the remainder of the academic year after COVID-19 restrictions put activities on hold for most of […]
Mitigations Scaled Back In All Regions Of State; HS Sports Allowed
SPRINGFIELD – All regions of the state had moved out of Tier 3 mitigations as of Friday, Jan. 22, as the COVID-19 health metrics continue to show improvement statewide. “With all regions of Illinois now out of Tier 3, we can now see that the entire state is headed down the right path,”said Illinois Department of […]
Pritzker Keeps School Sports On The Sidelines
Amid growing calls to allow contact sports to resume this fall, Illinois’ governor Tuesday appeared to double down on postponement of the seasons.
High School Athletes And Parents In Illinois Push For Fall Sports
More than 500 parents and students rallied Sunday to pressure Gov. JB Pritzker to reinstate fall season contact sports.
IHSA Shortens High School Sports Seasons, Pushes Some To Spring To Comply With New Guidelines
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois High School Association announced a new sports schedule following new public health guidelines issued by the state. The IHSA will shorten seasons and move football, boys soccer and girls volleyball to the spring season, among other changes. Tennis, golf and other “lower risk” school sports would be allowed to compete this […]
New Guidelines For High School Sports Amid COVID-19 Released
CHAMPAIGN – On Friday, the Illinois High School Association released guidelines for allowing student athletes to practice and play. It comes as the Illinois Department of Public Health announced the number of confirmed coronavirus cases grew to 145,750 including 7,005 deaths. Here are a few of the Phase 4 Return To Play Guidelines: Schools must […]