Photo courtesy IHSA Facebook BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - High school basketball seasons will be looking different this year. Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health has classified basketball as a high-risk sport. The sport would have been delayed but there have been guidelines set in place for this season by the Illinois High School Association. Executive Director Craig Anderson was surprised to hear about the adjustment and its […]
Photo courtesy IHSA Facebook. BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors provided an update on winter sports during their virtual board meeting Thursday afternoon. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced new safety measures will be put in place as the state heads into Phase 3, effective Friday at midnight. Because of this, the IHSA Board decided to pause all winter sports and activities. “All IHSA sports […]
Photo courtesy IHSA Facebook BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors provided updates related to the basketball season ahead of their board meeting next Thursday. The Board announced that they are formally inviting representatives from Governor Pritzker’s Office and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to attend the IHSA Board meeting on November 19. Other organizations that have worked in contact with the governor […]
Photo courtesy IHSA Facebook Page BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) approved several updates to their Return To Activities guidelines Monday afternoon. The IHSA Board of Directors waived the 2020-2021 season limitations for winter, spring and summer sports. Per IHSA by-laws, they will return to normal season game limitations. Under the initial plan, these season's sports would have been allowed no more than two contests per week. […]
Photo courtesy: IHSA Facebook BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) implemented a new policy to address hate speech and harassment on Monday. Under the IHSA Hate Speech and Harassment Policy, it reinforces that they don't allow such actions while providing an outline to address and educate everyone involved should such an incident occur during an IHSA event. “This is an important topic to our Board of Directors, […]
