Illinois high school dynasties & their games
We publish a new tool for determining the state titles won by IL schools for a particular event or in a given school year. Part...
Sports
Draft photos: IHSA softball 3A, semifinal game 2
We congratulate Washington Community HS on winning the 3A IL state softball championship, defeating Sacred Heart-Griffin and then Marengo. [...]Read More... from Draft photos: IHSA...
No-hitter in IL softball Class 4A semifinal
To advance to the state final in softball in Class 4A, Nikole Van Gennep of Lincoln-Way East threw a no-hitter after a lengthy rain delay....
Champions set records in Hinsdale, Lincolnshire
Hinsdale Central won more athletic titles in 2014-15 than any other school ever has. Stevenson HS joins schools that have won 4+ titles. [...]Read More......
IL High School Association has a new director
Craig Anderson will be the 7th executive director at the IHSA, the association that governs sports at public and private high schools in Illinois. [...]Read...
Writing prompts: 1st Triple Crown in 37 years
We congratulate American Pharoah on winning the Triple Crown. Like other great athletes, he may become the subject of student essays. [...]Read More... from Writing...
Memory impacted in knock-out concussions
A brain structure associated with memory was smaller in NFL players who lost consciousness from concussion than in a control group. [...]Read More... from Memory...
Study links school sports & gambling
High school students involved in competitive sports are more likely to develop an addiction to gambling, a study out of Israel suggests. [...]Read More... from...
Writing prompts for Deflategate
What can we learn (and teach) from the Deflategate scandal? It ended Monday as the NFL handed out punishments for the New England Patriots. [...]Read...
IL considers new rules for football practice
IL is likely to revise its rules on full-contact football practices for the fall. They're looking to reduce the chances for brain injury. [...]Read More......