Announcements

Competitive Dance Sectional assignments are posted. The top six qualifying teams in each division from each Sectional will advance to the State Competition. Each team entered into the IHSA State Series has been assigned by the IHSA to one of the five (5) proportional divisions for Sectionals. Assignments are made according to the IHSA Grouping Policy # 19. The number of competing schools, travel distance, geographical location and the number of entries are primary factors in the determination of number and boundary lines for the Sectionals. The Sectional competition order will be randomly determined at the IHSA office and be posted online and provided to the Sectional Managers. Read more

Coaches, you can now enter your list of participants in the IHSA Schools Center. Click here for directions on how to enter your list of participants. Read more

Coaches remember to update your top 15 Officials list throughout the season. You do not have to list 15 Officials. However, in order to have a voice in who is selected to judge post-season make sure to list those that you think should be assigned for Sectionals and State. Read more

The Illinois High School Association's Legislative Commission voted Monday (Nov. 25) to refer 11 proposals that would 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, which are h... Read more

Comcast SportsNet Chicago, the television home for the most games and comprehensive coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox, will once again be the home of the IHSA Football State Championship games in 2013. CSN Chicago will bring viewers all eight state championship games live... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and its broadcast partners at the NFHS Network and PlayOn! Sports announced today that Saturday’s IHSA Semifinal Football Playoff game between Washington High School and Sacred Heart Griffin High School will be broadcast on statewide television, as w... Read more

Customers in Illinois who receive their cable television through Comcast/Xfinity receive free access to all content on IHSA.tv. Comcast/Xfinity customers should visit www.IHSA.tv, click on the IHSA event they would like to view and then the “Sign in” option below the Xfinity logo on t... Read more

Comcast SportsNet Chicago and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced on November 11 that CSN Chicago will air the 2013 IHSA Girls Volleyball State Championship matches on a tape delay. The rebroadcasts will air on Saturday, November 23, one week after the state finals are played. ... Read more

Following the first meeting of the Legislative Commission meeting on November 4, the following proposals have been combined:  Proposals 14 and 17, Proposals 15 and 19.  Proposals 22 and 23 will be voted on together, although they have not been combined.  Additionally, proposal 18 has ... Read more

The Illinois High School Association’s (IHSA) eight state championship football teams will get the opportunity to experience football’s greatest rivalry. The Chicago Bears have invited the head coach and player representatives from each state championship team to Solider Field to see... Read more

Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Executive Director Marty Hickman ruled on October 26 that Rochester High School will forfeit its September 6 football victory over Sacred Heart Griffin High School (38-33). When the IHSA releases the football playoff pairings this evening, Rochester will be se... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Football Playoff Pairing Show will return to Comcast SportsNet Chicago again in 2013. Comcast SportsNet Chicago, the television home for the most games and the most comprehensive coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox, will produce t... Read more

State Final previews can now be found on the IHSAState page: http://www.ihsa.org/IHSAState.aspx

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors reelected Wauconda High School Principal Dan Klett as the Board President at its regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. In addition, the Board also voted East Peoria Principal Chu... 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

Voting for seats on the Illinois High School Association Board of Directors and Legislative Commission closed at midnight on Tuesday, October 1, and the results were tallied and certified Thursday morning. Jeanette Nuckolls, principal at Urbana (University), was reelected as an at-large board mem... Read more

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has designated October as National High School Activities Month. The NFHS created National High School Activities Week in 1980 to increase the public’s awareness of the values and needs of interscholastic activity programs. The p... Read more

The blind drawing that determines the state final pairings in bracketed team sports was held at the IHSA Office on Friday, September 27, starting at approximately 8:15 am. This drawing covered the fall sports of boys soccer and girls volleyball.  Boys football, which operates under a different ... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) launched a new page within its www.IHSA.org website on September 20 entitled IHSAState (www.IHSA.org/IHSAState). The new site will contain original content celebrating the pageantry, history and tradition of high school sports and activities in Illinois... Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Monday, September 16, 2013, where the Board heard an update on the upcoming IHSA Student Leadership Conference. The IHSA Student Leadership Conference will... Read more