IHSA Announcements

April 14, 2009

Spring Bracket Drawing

The blind drawing that determine the state final pairings in bracketed team sports was held at the IHSA Office on Tuesday, April 14. This drawing covered the spring sports of boys water polo, girls water polo, boys volleyball, girls soccer, girls softball, and boys baseball.

Traditionally, the pairings are made by ordering the sites that feed into the state finals in alphabetical order and numbering them from 1 to 4 or 1 to 8. Then numbered peas are drawn from a bottle. The number on the first pea drawn represents the site whose winner will occupy the first position on the bracket, and so on.

Girls Water Polo

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of Barrington Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of LaGrange (Lyons)Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of Naperville (Neuqua Valley) Sectional
Pea #5 represents winner of New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) Sectional
Pea #6 represents winner of Northbrook (Glenbrook North) Sectional
Pea #7 represents winner of Oak Park (Fenwick) Sectional
Pea #8 represents winner of Vernon Hills Sectional

Bracket drawing:
Quarterfinal bracket position #1: pea #1, Barrington Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #2: pea #3, LaGrange (Lyons)Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #3: pea #7, Oak Park (Fenwick) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #4: pea #2, Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #5: pea #6, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #6: pea #8, Vernon Hills Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #7: pea #4, Naperville (Neuqua Valley) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #8: pea #5, New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) Sectional

Boys Water Polo

Bracket drawing:
Quarterfinal bracket position #1: pea #6, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #2: pea #3, LaGrange (Lyons)Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #3: pea #1, Barrington Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #4: pea #5, New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #5: pea #7, Oak Park (Fenwick) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #6: pea #2, Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #7: pea #4, Naperville (Neuqua Valley) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #8: pea #8, Vernon Hills Sectional

Boys Volleyball

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of Bolingbrook Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of Chicago (St. Rita) Sectional
Pea #5 represents winner of Elgin (H.S.) Sectional
Pea #6 represents winner of Highland Park Sectional
Pea #7 represents winner of Park Ridge (Maine South) Sectional
Pea #8 represents winner of Villa Park (Willowbrook) Sectional

Bracket drawing:
Quarterfinal bracket position #1: pea #1, Bolingbrook Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #2: pea #8, Villa Park (Willowbrook) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #3: pea #3, Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #4: pea #4, Chicago (St. Rita) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #5: pea #6, Highland Park Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #6: pea #5, Elgin (H.S.) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #7: pea #7, Park Ridge (Maine South) Sectional
Quarterfinal bracket position #8: pea #2, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) Sectional

Girls Class 1A Soccer

Starting lineup:

Pea #1 represents winner of Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran) Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of Rockford (R. Christian) Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of TBA Sectional (Chicago area)

Bracket drawing:
Semifinal bracket position #1: pea #4, TBA Sectional (Chicago area)
Semifinal bracket position #2: pea #1, Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #3: pea #3, Rockford (R. Christian) Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #4: pea #2, Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran) Sectional

Girls Class 2A Soccer

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of Lisle (Benedictine U.) Super-Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Rochelle Super-Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of TBA 1 Super-Sectional (Chicago area)
Pea #4 represents winner of TBA 2 Super-Sectional (central and southern Illinois)

Bracket drawing:
Semifinal bracket position #1: pea #3, TBA 1 Super-Sectional (Chicago area)
Semifinal bracket position #2: pea #2, Rochelle Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #3: pea #1, Lisle (Benedictine U.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #4: pea #4, TBA 2 Super-Sectional (central and southern Illinois)

Girls Class 3A Soccer

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of Barrington Super-Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Lisle (Benedictine U.) Super-Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of Normal (Community West) Super-Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of TBA Super-Sectional (north and northwest suburbs)

Bracket drawing:
Semifinal bracket position #1: pea #3, Normal (Community West) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #2: pea #2, Lisle (Benedictine U.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #3: pea #4, TBA Super-Sectional (north and northwest suburbs)
Semifinal bracket position #4: pea #1, Barrington Super-Sectional

Girls Class 1A Softball

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of Carbondale (SIU) Super-Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Champaign (U. of Illinois) Super-Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of Dakota Super-Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of Virginia Super-Sectional

Bracket drawing:
Semifinal bracket position #1: pea #2, Champaign (U. of Illinois) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #2: pea #3, Dakota Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #3: pea #1, Carbondale (SIU) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #4: pea #4, Virginia Super-Sectional

Girls Class 2A Softball

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of Charleston (EIU) Super-Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Edwardsville (SIUE) Super-Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of Rock Island (Augustana Coll.) Super-Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of Romeoville (Lewis U.) Super-Sectional

Bracket drawing:
Semifinal bracket position #1: pea #1, Charleston (EIU) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #2: pea #4, Romeoville (Lewis U.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #3: pea #3, Rock Island (Augustana Coll.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #4: pea #2, Edwardsville (SIUE) Super-Sectional

Girls Class 3A Softball

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of DeKalb (NIU) Super-Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Elgin (Judson U.) Super-Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of Normal (ISU) Super-Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of Springfield (Lincoln Land C.C.) Super-Sectional

Bracket drawing:
Semifinal bracket position #1: pea #3, Normal (ISU) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #2: pea #1, DeKalb (NIU) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #3: pea #2, Elgin (Judson U.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #4: pea #4, Springfield (Lincoln Land C.C.) Super-Sectional

Girls Class 4A Softball

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of Barrington Super-Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Bloomington (Illinois Wesleyan U.) Super-Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of Chicago (Loyola U.) Super-Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of Lisle (Benedictine U.) Super-Sectional

Bracket drawing:
Semifinal bracket position #1: pea #4, Lisle (Benedictine U.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #2: pea #2, Bloomington (Illinois Wesleyan U.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #3: pea #3, Chicago (Loyola U.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #4: pea #1, Barrington Super-Sectional

Boys Class 1A Baseball

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of Champaign (U. of Illinois) Super-Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Lisle (Benedictine U.) Super-Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of Marion (Southern Illinois Miners) Super-Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of Springfield (Lincoln Land C.C.) Super-Sectional

Bracket drawing:
Semifinal bracket position #1: pea #4, Springfield (Lincoln Land C.C.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #2: pea #1, Champaign (U. of Illinois) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #3: pea #2, Lisle (Benedictine U.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #4: pea #3, Marion (Southern Illinois Miners) Super-Sectional

Boys Class 2A Baseball

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of Lisle (Benedictine U.) Super-Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Rock Island (Augustana Coll.) Super-Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of Sauget (GCS Park) Super-Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of Springfield (Lincoln Land C.C.) Super-Sectional

Bracket drawing:
Semifinal bracket position #1: pea #1, Lisle (Benedictine U.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #2: pea #4, Springfield (Lincoln Land C.C.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #3: pea #2, Rock Island (Augustana Coll.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #4: pea #3, Sauget (GCS Park) Super-Sectional

Boys Class 3A Baseball

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of Crestwood (Standard Bank Stadium) Super-Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Naperville (North Central Coll.) Super-Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of Rock Island (Augustana Coll.) Super-Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of Sauget (GCS Park) Super-Sectional

Bracket drawing:
Semifinal bracket position #1: pea #3, Rock Island (Augustana Coll.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #2: pea #4, Sauget (GCS Park) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #3: pea #2, Naperville (North Central Coll.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #4: pea #1, Crestwood (Standard Bank Stadium) Super-Sectional

Boys Class 4A Baseball

Starting lineup:
Pea #1 represents winner of Bloomington (Illinois Wesleyan U.) Super-Sectional
Pea #2 represents winner of Crestwood (Standard Bank Stadium) Super-Sectional
Pea #3 represents winner of Rockford (RiverHawks Stadium) Super-Sectional
Pea #4 represents winner of Schaumburg (Alexian Field) Super-Sectional

Bracket drawing:
Semifinal bracket position #1: pea #1, Bloomington (Illinois Wesleyan U.) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #2: pea #2, Crestwood (Standard Bank Stadium) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #3: pea #3, Rockford (RiverHawks Stadium) Super-Sectional
Semifinal bracket position #4: pea #4, Schaumburg (Alexian Field) Super-Sectional

For spring tournaments where teams are assigned directly to regionals, the regional winners will be paired at the sectional level as follows:

The regional hosts will be placed in alphabetical order according to the IHSA naming system and numbered from 1 to 4.
The first sectional semifinal will match the winner of Regional 4 and the winner of Regional 2.
The second sectional semifinal will match the winner of Regional 3 and the winner of Regional 1.

An exception to these pairings is made for the southernmost sectional in the following sports: boys volleyball, Class 3A girls soccer, Class 4A girls softball, and Class 4A boys baseball. In these sectionals, the two regional winners from the Metro-East area will be paired in one semifinal and play at a local site. The winners of the other two regionals will be play their semifinal at the sectional site.