IHSA Announcements

January 12, 2009

BADEN BALLS TO BE USED IN 2009-10

The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors announced on Monday, January 12, 2009, that the IHSA will sign a new ball contract with Baden Sports, Inc. making Baden the “official ball of the IHSA” in several sports starting with the 2009-10 school year.

Every IHSA school will receive one free ball from Baden in each respective sport. The official ball models for each sport are listed below:

Sport                                       Baden Ball Model
Boys Basketball                      Perfection Elite™  BX7E
Girls Basketball                       Perfection Elite™  BX6E
Football                                  Perfection  D1  F7000L
Soccer                                    Perfection Elite™  SX751-CPL        
Volleyball                                Perfection Elite™  VX5E
Baseball                                  Perfection 3B-PPRO
Softball                                   LEXUM  2BSFPCY (Cork core)
Boys Water Polo                    LEXUM  WPX500
Girls Water Polo                     LEXUM  WPX400

Baden balls are required in State Series contests only for the sports above. The IHSA will release information for balls in all other sports in the near future.

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