Announcements

As the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) looks to expand opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities, the statewide organization announced that it has filed for declaratory judgment against the Illinois Attorney General. The complaint seeks judicial direction pertaining to opportuniti... Read more

Several panels appeared today before an Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Ad-Hoc committee as a part of the association’s ongoing review of opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities. Among the panelists were parents and representatives from the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports ... Read more

At their regularly scheduled meeting today, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors were briefed on yesterday’s first meeting of the association's Ad-Hoc Committee studying participation opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities. For decades, the IHSA has ... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA offices in Bloomington on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, where they approved the promotion of Tracie (Brown) Henry from her current role as Coordinator of Special Programs to the position o... Read more

The blind drawing that determines the state final pairings in bracketed team sports was held at the IHSA Office on Friday, April 13. This drawing covered the spring sports of boys water polo, girls water polo, boys volleyball, girls soccer, girls softball, and boys baseball. ... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals in Peoria on Saturday, March 17, 2012. There were no action items at the meeting, but a list of Action Items and Eligibility Rulings from the meeting are ... Read more

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) annually bestows an honor, regarded as the highest achievable accolade in high school sports and activities, upon 12 individuals with their respective enshrinements into the NFHS National High School Hall of Fame. The Illinois High Sch... Read more

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) annually recognizes high school band, choral/orchestral directors, supervisors and adjudicators whose overall contributions have impacted high school activity programs. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is proud to announce t... Read more

History was made at the 2012 IHSA Boys Swimming & Diving State Finals on Friday, February 24, as the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay team from New Trier High School broke the national record for the event. The Trevian foursome of Max Grodecki, Sam Skinner, Reed Malone and Jack Mangan posted the record... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is proud to announce the 26 students who have been selected to the 2011-12 All-State Academic Team sponsored by Caterpillar. The 13 male and 13 female honorees of the IHSA’s top academic honor were chosen from a group that included over 450 students throug... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors approved a recommendation to extend the IHSA Girls Soccer State Final hosting contract at North Central College in Naperville at their regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA offices in Bloomington on Monday, February 13, 2012.  Th... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is proud to announce that Belvidere North High School graduate Heriberto “Eddie” Avila has been selected by the IHSA as its nominee for the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) 2012 National Spirit of Sport Award. The NFHS Spirit... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has come out in strong opposition of Illinois Senate Bill 2550 and is urging its member schools and the communities they reside in to speak out against this potentially dangerous legislation. Senate Bill 2550, which was filed by 53rd District Senator S... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has officially begun accepting State Final Hosting Bids for its Football State Finals and Dance State Finals, respectively, as the IHSA released the Site Proposal Specifications for both events to interested venues on January 18. The IHSA Football State... Read more

The IHSA is pleased to announce a special opportunity for teachers, coaches, and administrators to attend advanced concussion training in 2012. These programs, offered thru the Chicago Concussion Coalition, are free and contain the most up-to-date information on research, education, prevention,... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA offices in Bloomington on Monday, January 9, 2012. There were no action items at the meeting, but a list of Discussion Items and Eligibility Rulings from the meeting are listed below.... Read more

All 14 proposals on the ballot in the annual Illinois High School Association (IHSA) member school referendum were approved in voting by the membership last month. The online ballots were tabulated and certified in the IHSA Office Thursday (Jan. 5).  All the by-law changes take effect on Ju... Read more

The IHSA Sportsperson of the Year Award nomination form is available for eligible students to complete. The IHSA will recognize seven (7) individuals from across the state for their outstanding sportsmanship during interscholastic competition. Any IHSA member school whose conference has registered ... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors approved a recommendation at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, December 12, 2011, to modify three rules from the NFHS Basketball Uniform Rules for the 2011-12 season. The modifications address the most common illegal uniforms ... Read more

The blind drawing that determines the state final pairings in bracketed team sports was held at the IHSA Office on Friday, December 2, starting at approximately 9:15 am. This drawing covered girls basketball, boys basketball, dual team wrestling, and Scholastic Bowl. Paul Morello, announcer at ra... Read more