Illinois has champions in girls’ basketball
Benet, Morton win 2nd consecutive titles in girls' basketball in Classes 4A and 3A. Calhoun won 1A and Byron 2A last weekend.
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IHSA announces Illinois’s top cheerleading squads
Cheerleading champs in IL: Buffalo Grove, Wilmington, Joliet West, Oak Forest. In all 40 teams competed at the state finals.
Longest rushing touchdown in a title game
Results from the state championships in football from Illinois—and a spectacular rush for a touchdown, the longest in IHSA title game history.
IL football state championship predictions, 5A–8A
We can't predict a winner in Class 7A, but here are our mathematics-based predictions for the state final games in Illinois, Classes 5A, 6A, & 8A.
IL football state championship predictions, 1A–4A
We have a few predictions for the IL high school state title football games, starting with 1A–4A. Based on select team statistics.
Football’s victory margins vary widely in Week 1
The mean victory margin in Week 1 of IL high school football was about 23 points.
IL is 4th in high school sports participation
Nationwide participation in HS sports is up for the 26th consecutive year. IL saw a slight increase, but not in Football.
Number of football home games to be played
Based on early schedules of football in Illinois, we created a pie chart showing how many home games teams will play.
Illinois H.S. football enrollments for 2015
A histogram shows the distribution of football enrollments at Illinois high schools for this fall season.
Practice Like Pros: training to reduce concussions
IL H.S. Assn. is participating in a seminar by Mike Ditka and other youth football advocates about making practices safer for preventing concussions.