Announcements

NBC Sports Chicago - THE Home of the #AuthenticFan - will be airing LIVE cross-platform coverage of the 2019 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Girls Basketball State Championships on Friday, February 22 & Saturday, February 23 (Class 1A & 2A) and Friday, March 1 & Saturday, March 2... Read more

IHSA Assistant Executive Director Stacey Lambert announced the 26 members of the 2019 IHSA All-State Academic Team presented by Caterpillar on Tuesday, February 12, 2019: "This group is the best of the best,” said Lambert. “They embody the IHSA’s mission, excelling in th... Read more

The IHSA Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Monday, February 11, 2019, where the Board approved three action items. ACTION ITEMS 1. The Board approved a recommendation to provide a waiver request to IHSA By-laws 3.021 and 3.022 fo... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is proud to announce its 2018-19 Officials of the Year in 22 IHSA sports. To be considered for this honor, an official must first be nominated by an Officials Association recognized by the IHSA. IHSA staff members then vote on the winners based on factors ... Read more

Earlier this year, the IHSA staff selected the individuals listed below as the Illinois Coaches of the Year in their respective sports. Coaches of the Year are selected based on the results of the 2017-18 school year, as well as other elements such as career success, sportsmanship and contributions ... Read more

Due to the numerous school absences throughout the state in the last few weeks, and more predicted for this week, we have extended the deadline to submit a Student Advisory Committee nomination to February 7, 2019. We are looking for student representation in the following districts: 1, 2, 3, 5, ... Read more

Just a reminder that All State Academic Team Applications are Due on Friday, February 8th. Please note, this means the physical application must be in the IHSA office on this date, not postmarked. With the crazy winter weather everyone is experiencing PLEASE do not wait until the last minute to... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met at its regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, where the Board approved the hiring of Robert Gibson as the IHSA’s Director of Information Technology. Gibson is slated to b... Read more

By Karissa Niehoff (below right), Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Craig Anderson (top right), Executive Director of the Illinois High School Association. If you are the mother or father of a high school athlete here in Illinois, this message is... Read more

Illinois High School Association (IHSA) member schools approved eleven amendment proposals in the annual by-law referendum that ended December 17, 2018, including a proposal to implement a district scheduling system for football starting with the 2021 season. The online ballots were tabulated a... Read more

The first release of information about the IHSA's new two-year classification cycle, which was adopted by the IHSA Board of Directors in June 2018, has been posted. The classification cycle covers the next two school years: 2019-20 and 2020-21. During that period, classifications in multi-class spor... Read more

The blind drawing that determines the state final pairings in bracketed team sports was held at the IHSA Office on Tuesday, December 11, starting at approximately 1:00 pm. This drawing covered the winter sports of girls basketball, boys basketball, and dual team wrestling, as well as Scholastic Bowl... Read more

The IHSA Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Monday, December 10, 2018, where the Board approved the formation of an advisory committee for Esports. The committee will be charged with developing recommendations on a format for a poten... Read more

The Illinois High School Association's Legislative Commission voted Wednesday (Nov. 28) to refer 11 proposals to amend the IHSA Constitution and By-laws to a vote of the general membership. The Commission voted after hearing feedback from member school personnel at 28 town meetings held around the s... Read more

For the eighth-straight year, NBC Sports Chicago, the television home of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Championships, will be airing LIVE high-definition coverage of the 2018 IHSA Football State Championships on Friday, November 23 & Saturday, November 24 from the University ... Read more

The IHSA, Visit Champaign County, the University of Illinois, and the Champaign-Urbana communities are proud to welcome the competing teams and fans to the 2018 IHSA Football State Finals on Friday and Saturday, November 23-24. The Tent City tradition will continue across the street from Memorial... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) will once again feature its IHSA Greatest Games Championship Series as a part of the 2018 IHSA Football State Championship broadcasts on NBC Sports Chicago (channel finder) on Friday and Saturday, November 23-24. NBC Sports Chicago and NBC Sports Chicag... Read more

A total of 27 by-law amendment proposals were received prior to the October 16 deadline from official representatives of IHSA member schools. The IHSA Legislative Commission will review the proposals at its first meeting on Monday, November 5. Then the proposals will be discussed at town meeting... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Football Playoff Pairing Show returns to NBC Sports Chicago for its eighth season in 2018. NBC Sports Chicago – THE Home of the #AuthenticFan – will air the show live on NBC Sports Chicago+ on Saturday, October 20 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. V... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met at its regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, where the Board announced new state final venues for IHSA Debate and Journalism. The IHSA Debate State Finals return will return ... Read more