Tebow law takes effect, with questions, in Wis.
School officials in Wis. are wondering how, in practical terms, a Tim Tebow law there just enacted by Gov Scott Walker will work.
Sports
Gender gaps seen in H.S. sports, state by state
Md. doesn't have too many schools potentially out of compliance with Title IX, but in IL, more than 1 in 4 schools may be out of compliance.
IL H.S. Assn. settles disability lawsuit
A settlement reached by the IHSA and the attorney general in IL will create state championships in a few new sports for students with disabilities.
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 of our /slice project.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.