After recently celebrating its 20th anniversary, the IHSA Officials Conference will shift to a new venue in 2020. The Radisson Hotel in Normal and Normal Community West High School will host over 700 IHSA officials next July in what has been become a must-attend event for officials around the sta... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and digital broadcast partner the NFHS Network are proud to announce a new partnership with Quincy Media, Inc. that will create a statewide television and digital network to carry IHSA State Final broadcasts live during the 2019-20 school year and will con... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Officials Conference celebrates 20 years on Friday and Saturday, July 19-20, as the 20th annual event will once again unfold in East Peoria. The conference will be hosted at the East Peoria Embassy Suites and East Peoria Community High School. The theme of... Read more

One of the most legendary coaches in high school history, long-time St. Joseph High School boys basketball coach Gene Pingatore passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the age of 83.Pingatore is the IHSA’s all-time winningest boys basketball coach with a career record of 1035-384, which was... Read more

The Illinois High School Association is sad to share the news of the passing of long-time Clinton High School Principal Ron Conner. Conner was an avid supporter of student participation in athletics and activities, serving on the IHSA Board of Directors from 2003-2012, including as the Board’... Read more

The IHSA Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Monday, June 10, 2019, where the Board announced a new IHSA Boys & Girls Basketball State Final format. The format change comes in conjunction with the Board voting to seek Request For P... 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. We communicate on smart phones, drive smart cars, make purchases using smart cards and eve... Read more

The IHSA Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, where the Board approved a recommendation to begin conducting background checks as a part of the registration process for IHSA officials, while also expanding the IHSA’s partnership with officials... Read more

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) annually bestows the highest accolade in high school sports and activities upon 12 individuals with enshrinement into the NFHS National High School Hall of Fame. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is proud to announce that pio... Read more

The blind drawing that determines the state final pairings in bracketed team sports was held at the IHSA Office on Friday, March 22. This drawing covered the spring sports of boys water polo, girls water polo, boys volleyball, girls lacrosse, boys lacrosse, girls soccer, girls softball, and boys bas... Read more

Saturday, Mach 16, 2019 proved to be a special day for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), as the IHSA recognized two students at IHSA State Final events in Central Illinois. Joined by her family, Riley Maher (above), the IHSA nominee for the NFHS Spirit of Sport Award (click here to rea... Read more

Fremd High School in Palatine was named the winner of the fifth annual IHSA Class 3A/4A Student Section Showdown on Saturday, March 16, 2019, marking the first-ever Student Section Showdown victory for the group affectionately known as the Army of Darkness. Representatives from each of the Class ... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for their March meeting on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at the Pere Marquette in Peoria. The Board acted on one action item during the regularly scheduled meeting. ACTION ITEMS 1. The Board approved a recommendation to update the IH... Read more

NBC Sports Chicago - THE Home of the #AuthenticFan - will be airing LIVE cross-platform coverage of the 2019 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Boys Basketball State Championships on Friday, March 8 & Saturday, March 9 (Class 1A & 2A) and Friday, March 15 & Saturday, March 16 (Class... Read more

Okawville High School was named the winner of the fifthannual IHSA Class 1A/2A Student Section Showdown on Saturday, March 9, 2019, giving the Rockets their third consecutive straight title in the contest.Representatives from each of the Class 1A/2A finalists: Elwmood, Oakwood, and Okawville –... Read more

Belvidere North High School Student Johnathon Giesecke is the 2018-19 IHSA nominee for the NFHS Heart of the Arts Award and has been named the NFHS winner for Section 4: The thought of public speaking can be a daunting task for anyone, let alone a teenager. It would appear to be the opposite fo... Read more

On Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16, Special Olympics Illinois athletes, Unified Partners, and coaches from across the state will gather at the March Madness Experience Hall at the Peoria Civic Center as part of the IHSA State Basketball Tournament. To compete in the tournament, athletes... Read more

Statement from IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson: "The conclusion of tonight’s IHSA Class 3A Boys Basketball Sectional Final at North Lawndale High School in Chicago between North Lawndale High School and Farragut Career Academy was marred by a fourth quarter fight involving players and ... Read more

The Illinois High School Association is proud to announce that its nominee for the 2018-19 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Sprit of Sport Award is O’Fallon High School senior Riley Maher (right). The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) d... Read more

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