The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and Comcast SportsNet Chicago (CSN) have announced additional IHSA State Championship rebroadcasts that will air on CSN in February and March.
The final rounds of the IHSA Competitive Dance, Competitive Cheer and Individual Wrestling State Finals will be the latest rebroadcasts to appear on CSN. The
Dance and Cheer broadcasts will feature all of the Saturday performances from the final round of each respective competition, while wrestling will be broken into three programs that will feature the 14 state championship bouts from each class.
“We are excited to see the IHSA’s partnership with CSN continue to flourish and grow,” said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman. “Our partnerships with CSN, PlayOn! Sports and the NFHS Network continue to provide more broadcast opportunities, which allows for greater exposure of the accomplishments of the student-athletes in our state.”
The Dance and Cheer rebroadcasts will be one-hour programs that air back-to-back on Monday, February 17 beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Class 1A Wrestling State Championship matches will be rebroadcast on Sunday, March 9, the Class 2A title bouts on Monday, March 10 and the Class 3A state finals will follow on Tuesday, March 11. The wrestling action will begin at 7:00 p.m. on all three nights.
The IHSA Competitive Dance State Finals will be held at Bloomington’s U.S. Cellular Coliseum on Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1. U.S. Cellular Coliseum is also the host venue for the Competitive Cheer State Finals, which follow on Friday and Saturday, February 7-8. The Individual Wrestling State Finals will be contested at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois in Champaign on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 20-22. Live broadcasts of every performance/match from these three state finals is available on
www.IHSA.tv with a subscription.
A complete CSN primetime rebroadcast schedule is available below:
Monday, February 17th
IHSA Competitive Dance – 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
IHSA Competitive Cheer – 8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9th
IHSA Class 1A Individual Wrestling Finals – 7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Monday, March 10th
IHSA Class 2A Individual Wrestling Finals - 7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 11th
IHSA Class 3A Individual Wrestling Finals - 7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Additional rebroadcast dates & times can be found by visiting
www.ihsa.org/NewsMedia/IHSATVNetwork.aspx