Announcements

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

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Football Playoff Pairing Show returns to CSN Chicago for its sixth season in 2016. CSN Chicago, the home for the most games and the most comprehensive coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox, will air the show live from 8 p.m. to 10 p... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is proud to celebrate 100 years of the IHSA Boys Golf State Final Tournament in 2016 with a series of stories chronicling the history, memorable players, and storied programs that have made the last 100 years so special. Fans and players past, present a... 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 12, 2016, where the Board announced that it has directed the IHSA staff to proceed with conducting an IHSA Road Race this spring. The IHSA ... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is proud to take part in the National Federation of State High School Association’s (NFHS) new high school participation campaign #MyReasonWhy. There are countless benefits to participating in high school sports and activities, but a lot of concerns... Read more

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and its 51 state high school associations begin the annual celebration of National High School Activities Month today with the launch of the #MyReasonWhy campaign. The #MyReasonWhy campaign is designed to showcase the tremendous val... Read more

The blind drawing that determines the state final pairings in bracketed team sports was held at the IHSA Office on Tuesday, September 20, starting at approximately 2:00 pm. This drawing covered the fall sports of boys soccer and girls volleyball.  Boys football, which operates under a different... Read more

The IHSA Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Monday, September 12, where the Board announced that the Student Section Showdown will return for its third installment during the 2016-17 school year. The inaugural contest took place in 20... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is proud to announce its fourth class of recipients of the IHSA Distinguished Media Service Award. The 2016-17 honorees include IHSA TV icon Dave Bernhard, a Southern Illinois prep sports staple in WQRL’s Jim Muir and the voice of high school sports ... Read more

The Concussion Legacy Foundation has created the first ever national concussion education day, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 13. On Team Up Day, millions of athletes will hear a speech from their coach, captain and medical team that encourages them to Team Up & Speak Up to Fight Concussions, with... Read more

The IHSA Baseball Advisory Committee met for its regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. The committee’s meeting included a recommendation on pitching limitations. IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee member Dr. Preston Wolin was a guest of... Read more

The IHSA Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Tuesday, August 22, where the Board filled two vacancies by appointing Bloomington High School Principal Tim Moore (above right) and Dunbar High School Principal Gerald Morrow (below right) to ... Read more

The IHSA has introduced a new mobile app designed to bring you the latest IHSA news, updates, and scores while you are on the go. The app features include: IHSA Today: A blog in the style of a “school bulletin,” updated every weekday with news and reminders. Stay on top of c... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader, have announced an expanded partnership agreement that will enable the IHSA to provide a customized sports information platform across all team sports for its member schools. MaxPreps and the IHSA will ... Read more

The NFHS Network is no longer strictly for laptops, tablets and phones! Watch IHSA action straight from your living room on the NFHS Network App, available on the App Store on Apple TV (Compatible with Apple TV 4th Generation model only). It's simple: download the free app through the App Stor... Read more

Led by an encouraging report in football participation nationwide, the number of participants in high school sports increased for the 27th consecutive year in 2015-16 according to the annual High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State High School Associat... Read more

In July, 2016, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced its newest educational course as a part of its NFHS Learn series: Concussion For Students. Concussion for Students, developed in Partnership with the Barrow Neurological Institute, has been designed specific... Read more