IHSA Softball Class 4A Playoffs
Friday, June 5SemifinalChicago Marist vs. Lincoln-Way West, 2:30 p.m.Mundelein vs. Oswego, 4:45 p.m. Saturday, June 6Third PlaceLoser game 1 vs. loser game 2, 12:15 p.m.ChampionshipWinner game 1 vs. winner game 2, 4:45 p.m.
Illinois high school sports spring season wrapping up
By Bobby Narang The 2025-2026 IHSA season is coming to a close in a few weeks. The spring season is wrapping up with playoffs in several sports over the next two-plus weeks, with the girls track season the first to end after this weekend’s state meet at Eastern Illinois University
Boys high school basketball schedule March 12-14; results March 9-3
Thursday, March 12University of Illinois (State Farm)IHSA State Tournament Class 1ASemi-finalsGoreville vs. Lawrenceville, 10 a.m.Eastland vs. Marshall, 11:45 a.m.Third placeTBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m.IHSA State Tournament Class 2ASemi-finalsManual vs. Tolono Unity, 2:30Farragut vs. Notre Dame (Quincy), 4:15Third PlaceTBD vs. TBD, 8:45 Friday, March 13IHSA State Tournament Class 3ASemi-finalsDeerfield vs. Kaneland,
Girls high school basketball State championships
Class 4AFriday, March 6Game 1: Nazareth Academy 54, Belleville East 36Game 2: Loyola Academy 46, Rolling Meadows 33Game 3: Belleville East 43, Rolling Meadows 30Saturday, March 7Game 4: Nazareth Academy 55, Loyola Acad. 23Class 3AFriday, March 6Game 1: Glenwood 46, Trinity 35Game 2: Washington 55, St. Viator 34Game 3: Trinity
Montini Broncos wins Class 4A State championship
By Bobby Narang Right before a snowstorm snarled the second day of the IHSA State championship football games, Montini started the flurry of points Friday, Nov. 28. The Montini Broncos, last year’s Class 3A State champions, added to the program’s growing trophy case with Class 4A victory over Rochester. It
IHSA and State to expand opportunities for student athletes
State senator Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, State representative Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) are announcing their work together to expand opportunities for student athletes to compete in local and national sporting events, based on their work on the Right to Play Act (House Bill 3037).
Third straight state championship: Nazareth Academy wins IHSA Class 5A state championship
By Bobby Narang Three-peat. Check. One for the thumb, covered? Check. Entering Saturday’s Class 5A State championship game, Nazareth Academy had a lot of bullet points to check off with a big victory. In a battle of familiar State powerhouses, Nazareth pulled out a thrilling 29-27 victory over Joliet Catholic
Lemont, Providence, IHSA baseball champions
By Bobby Narang The IHSA (Illinois High School Association) baseball season ended without much drama. Considering the four-class State tournament, which included the Class 3A and 4A teams, wrapped up the season in the first weekend of June, it was a mild surprise. In 3A, Lemont knocked off Highland in
Select high school football schedules Oct. 5-7; results Sept. 29-30
Thursday, Oct. 5Chicagoland ChristianChicago Christ the King at Wheaton Academy, 7:30Upstate EightGlenbard East at Fenton, 7:30 Friday, Oct. 6Chicagoland ChristianChicago Hope Academy at St. Edward, 7Chicago Christian at McNamara, 7Marian Central at Aurora Christian, 7DuKaneGlenbard North at St. Charles North, 7Geneva at Wheaton North, 7St. Charles East at Batavia, 7Wheaton
Delta Dental donates mouth guards
Delta Dental of Illinois is a partner with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) during the 2023-2024 school year to help protect high school student-athletes by donating mouth guards to 40 schools throughout the State. “Student-athlete safety is of the utmost importance to the IHSA and Delta Dental of Illinois,”
IHSA releases composite 2023 football season schedules
The Illinois High School Association has released the composite football schedules for the 2023 high school football season in Illinois. To see the schedules, go to IHSA.org. Key 2023 IHSA Football dates: —Illinois High School Association
High school boys basketball IHSA playoff results March 9-11
IHSA State Tournament Class 4ASaturday, March 11ChampionshipMoline 59, Benet 42Friday, March 10SemifinalsBenet 64, New Trier 49Moline 50, Benet 36Third PlaceNew Trier 53, Downers Grove North 34 IHSA State Tournament Class 3ASaturday, March 11ChampionshipMetamora 46, Simeon 42, otFriday, March 10SemifinalsSimeon 60, St. Ignatius 42Metamora 50, East St. Louis 43Third PlaceEast St.
York High School boys soccer teams joins football championship
By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) boys soccer season is hitting the final lap of the regular season. One year ago, York claimed the top prize in Class 3A with an historic run, by defeating Fremd, 4-0, in the championship game to win the program’s first State
Optimism, experience, swing in high school golf
By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) boys and girls golf is nearly set to get under way for the 2022 season. On the girls side, Barrington, Stevenson, Loyola Academy, and Hinsdale Central are all looking to equal or surpass last season’s exact order in Class 2A. Barrington
State champions: Batavia, Jalen Buckley, Kyle Clabough
By Bobby NarangCharleston, Ill. The 2022 high school boys state track and field meet almost was a return to normal. As the first full state meet in three years, everything was nearly perfect except for Friday’s weather during the preliminaries. Besides the small hiccup, the three-class finals experienced no delays
Belated, pleasing, gift! High school sports may start
By Bobby Narang Nearly a month after Christmas, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) delivered a very belated, but pleasing gift to high school athletes. Just when the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly was set to end some sports, in particular football and boys and girls basketball, the IHSA reversed course and
IHSA Athletics Remain On Pause, Contact Days Can Begin Pending IDPH Approval; Board Will Meet January 27
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for its regularly scheduled meeting January 13, where the Board announced that all IHSA sports not operating under an official IHSA season calendar may begin to conduct contact days as soon as they are allowable per Illinois Department of Public
IHSA Board meeting adds little clarity to sports scene
By Bobby Narang The more things change, the more they stay the same. That old saying certainly held true, at least in regards to the Illinois High School Association Board meeting Monday. The IHSA did not add much clarity to an already muddled and reduced high school sports scene. The
IHSA on hold; J.J. McCarthy ready for Michigan
By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting December 2 to discuss numerous topics, most notably the timeline of Winter sports. IHSA executive director Craig Anderson said that when a timeline is set for the lifting of the restrictions, then the IHSA