Announcements

IHSA Assistant Executive Director Stacey Lambert announced the 26 members of the 2017 IHSA All-State Academic Team presented by Caterpillar on Monday, February 14, 2017: "This group is the best of the best,” said Lambert. “They embody the IHSA’s mission, excelling in the cla... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met at its regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Monday, February 13, 2017, where the Board approved the Terms & Conditions for the IHSA’s newest sports, Boys and Girls Lacrosse. As a part of appro... Read more

Joey Malinowski is the 2016-17 IHSA nominee for the NFHS Spirit of Sport Award: Motivation as an athlete has always come easy for Joey Malinowski. The 6-1, 240-pound junior at Central Catholic High School in Bloomington begins his summer days at 7:00 a.m. with a two-hour workout. Afternoons are s... Read more

Sabrina Kenoun is the 2016-17 IHSA nominee for the NFHS Heart of the Arts Award: When Buffalo Grove High School teacher Stefanie McCleish received an email seeking nominees for the NFHS Heart of the Arts Award, one student immediately came to mind. “The title of the award made me think... Read more

Glenbrook North High School girls’ tennis coach Peggy Holecek has been named the National High School Girls Tennis Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Holecek is the 16th coach in state history to win national honors (complete list) and the th... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is proud to announce its 2016-17 Officials of the Year in 20 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

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has announced that it will hold a free educational event for potential lacrosse officials at Glenbard West High School’s fieldhouse on Sunday, January 15, 2017 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The free event will feature IHSA boys’ lacrosse clini... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met at its regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Monday, January 9, 2017, where the Board voted to appoint Notre Dame College Prep (Niles) Principal Dan Tully  to a vacant at-large seat on the IHSA Board o... Read more

The blind drawing that determines the state final pairings in bracketed team sports was held at the IHSA Office on Monday, January 9, starting at approximately 2:00 pm. This drawing covered the winter sports of girls basketball, boys basketball, and dual team wrestling, as well as Scholastic Bowl. ... Read more

Illinois High School Association (IHSA) member schools approved all eight amendment proposals on the ballot in the annual referendum that ended December 30, 2016. The online ballots were tabulated and certified in the IHSA Office on Wednesday, Jan. 4. All the by-law changes take effect on July ... Read more

A Mayo Clinic study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that varsity football players from 1956 to 1970 did not have an increased risk of degenerative brain diseases, compared with athletes in other varsity sports. The researchers reviewed all the yearbooks and documented team rosters for May... Read more

The Student Advisory Committee nomination form is now available for interested students. The SAC is a diverse group of students who participate in interscholastic athletics/activities and are focused on providing education and leadership through open and honest communication with all... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met at its regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Monday, December 12, 2016, where the Board voted to implement a pitching regulation Policy in the sport of baseball. The pitch limitations are effective immediat... Read more

Today’s decision by the Honorable Kathleen G. Kennedy in the Circuit Court of Chicago to uphold the result of the IHSA Class 7A Semifinal Football game is not a victory. There is no celebration and there are no winners in this circumstance. It is simply a resolution. The Fenwick High School... Read more

The IHSA Football State Championships return to Memorial Stadium on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign-Urbana on Thanksgiving weekend, as the Class 1A-4A title games unfold on Friday, November 25 and the Class 5A-8A state championship games follow on Saturday, November 26. Making it t... Read more

For the sixth-straight year, CSN Chicago (CSN), the television home of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Championships, will be airing LIVE high-definition coverage of the 2016 IHSA Football State Championships on Friday, November 25 & Saturday, November 26 from Memorial Stadium ... Read more

IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson released the following statement on Saturday, November 19, 2016, on the conclusion of the IHSA Class 7A Football Semifinal game between Fenwick High School and Plainfield North High School: “On the final play of the fourth quarter in today’s IHSA... Read more

The annual Town Meetings/Principals’ Rules Meetings will begin on Thursday, November 10th.  IHSA By-law 3.120 requires attendance by the principal or principal’s designee at an annual meeting.   View a PDF of the complete details of the 2016-17 IHSA Town Meetings/Principals Ru... Read more

The IHSA Office is excited to announce that its member schools are eligible to apply for a three-year grant sponsored through a collaboration between the NFL Foundation, Gatorade, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) and the Professional Footba... Read more

A total of 18 by-law amendment proposals were received prior to the October 11 deadline from official representatives of IHSA member schools. The IHSA Legislative Commission will review the proposals at its first meeting on Monday, November 7.  Then the proposals will be discussed at town m... Read more