Chicago Bears to host state football champs on Dec 29
The IHSA and the Chicago Bears have announced that state champions will be invited to the Bears-Packers game on Dec 29 and honored with a ceremony.
Sports
The Martin-Incognito hazing/bullying NFL sideshow
We take a quick look at the hazing and bullying of Jonathan Martin, formerly of the Miami Dolphins, by Richie Incognito. The case has a few possible lines of defense.
Round 1 upsets: Downers Grove North, Wheaton South
Our mathematical model doesn't usually predict games very well during the IL football playoffs, because some teams produce at a higher level than they did in the regular season.
Students selected to the US Army All-American team
We extend our congratulations to four marching band members and five football players from Illinois and Maryland, selected for the US Army All-American Bowl on Jan 4.
30 teams end the regular season in IL undefeated
Congratulations to 30 teams that finished the regular football season in Illinois with a 9-0 record. There are only two asterisks on the list this year.
Amateurism by-law violation self-reported in IL
Members of the Rochester High School football team violated the IHSA by-law on amateurism this season, and the IHSA has changed the score of one game to reflect the violation.
VB captain retrieves drunk friend from drinking party
A team captain for a high school volleyball team in Massachusetts retrieved a friend from a teenage drinking party, but even though she was sober, she was suspended for her friendly actions.
Week 7 analysis of our football predictive statistics
An analysis of our predictive statistics in week 7 for Illinois high school football reveals a few upsets and an 83-percent performance for our algorithms.
Upsets in Illinois varsity football, week 4
Our predictions start the year off well, despite a few upset victories, one of which was pretty big but affected by small sample size bias.
U.Md. athletic director keeps W.Va. band in the stands
A marching band controversy is brewing in a game between the University of Maryland, a future Big 10 school, and West Virginia University, which plays in the Big 12.