'13 @HeismanTrophy finalist Jordan Lynch returned to @NIU_Football tonight as the head coach for @CaravanFootball & led the program to its 13th @IHSAState Championship!
Jordan's brother Justin scored 5 touchdowns in Mt. Carmel's 37-13 win over Nazareth in #IHSA Class 7A.
Yesterday was an unprecedented day in the #IHSA's storied history.
βοΈ Everyone is entitled to their opinion...
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π’ You can say we got it wrong.
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π€ΌββοΈπ₯ Bremen High School freshman Morgan Turner made history at the 2023 #IHSA Individual Boys Wrestling State Finals, becoming the first female wrestler in @IHSA_IL history to place in the boysβ tourney. A freshman, Morgan placed third at 106 pounds in Class 2A!!!
Girls basketball: 1st quarter- Dixon 6 Stillman Valley 6.
Stillman Valleyβs Georgia Ballard who was injured before the season started was 6 points shy of 1,000 career points.
This is what high school sports is all about!
Malachi Davis misses a free throw to leave the door open, but Lawrence Brazil IIIβs steal and layup clinch Belleville Westβs IHSA Class 4A Boys #Basketball State Championship 60-56 over Whitney Young in OT #MarchMadness#PlayingInPeoria
#IHSA is saddened by the passing of singer-songwriter John Prine.
He was a graduate of Proviso Township HS (now Proviso East), where he competed in #Gymnastics. Proviso was a gymnastics powerhouse in the era, winning @IHSAState his sophomore year.
Pic courtesy of @PMSred
π‘ On Friday night, @IHSA_IL schools throughout the state will turn on their lights as a part of #LightsForTheFight to support their seniors & those on the frontlines facing the pandemic.
π° Learn more about the initiativeβ‘οΈihsa.org/IHSA-State/IHSA-Staβ¦#IHSA
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4οΈβ£9οΈβ£9οΈβ£ career games
4οΈβ£1οΈβ£9οΈβ£ career victories
6οΈβ£ state championships
1οΈβ£ last Gatorade bath
π Congrats to Ken Leonard, the #IHSA career leader in football coaching victories, & Sacred Heart-Griffin HS on closing his remarkable career tonight with an @IHSAState title!
πCongratulations to all of the teams who made it to Cheerleading State Finals! Here are our Medium Varsity teams advancing to tomorrow:
Antioch
Oak Forest
Columbia
Hampshire
Lemont
Johnsburg
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Vernon Hills
Grayslake North
The #IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee and the Illinois Department of Public Health have released Phase 4 Return To Play Guidelines.
High schools located in Phase 4 regions may choose to allow contact days to begin on July 5.
π Read more hereβ‘οΈ ihsa.org/News-Media/Announceβ¦
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Belleville West junior EJ Liddell has been named #Illinois Mr. Basketball for the 2017-18 season after leading Maroons to 4A @IHSAState title.
πMore on Liddell: ihsa.org/IHSAState/IHSAStateβ¦
πΈby @vipisphoto#IHSA
πCongratulations to all of the teams who made it to Cheerleading State Finals! Here are our Large Varsity teams advancing to tomorrow:
Lincoln-Way East
Stevenson
Edwardsville
Yorkville
Marist
Joliet West
Lincoln-Way West
Sandburg
Jacobs
Huntley
π Welcome back high school #football in Illinois! π
The first step toward @IHSAState at @IlliniFootball on π¦ Thanksgiving weekend starts today with the first allowable #IHSA practice.
Have a safe & successful 2β£0β£1β£8β£ season!!!
π―π Congratulations to Edwardsville High School alum A.J. Epenesa on being selected by the @BuffaloBills in the #NFLDraft
πππ₯ AJ was a 3-sport athlete & 2-time discus @IHSAState champ who still holds the state meet record (205-11)
#IHSA#nfldraft2020
A tragic loss in the Civic Memorial HS community forced the schoolβs team to withdraw from @IHSAState#Dance, and the team who replaced them, Jacksonville HS, let them know that the entire #IHSA dance community is thinking of them today.
@CM_Eagles@CMHSFanSection
π₯ From a cancer diagnosis, to aggressive chemotherapy treatment, to returning to play #lacrosse for O'Fallon High School in a 6β£-month span, Riley Maher is the #IHSA nominee for the @NFHS_Org Spirit of Sport Award.
More on Riley's incredible storyβ‘οΈihsa.org/IHSAState/IHSAStateβ¦
The #IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee and the Illinois Department of Public Health have released Stage 1 Return To Play Guidelines.
High schools located in Phase 3 regions may choose to allow workouts to begin on June 6.
π Read more here β‘οΈihsa.org/News-Media/Announceβ¦
πCongratulations to all of the teams who made it to Dance State Finals! Here are our 3A teams advancing to tomorrow:
South Elgin
Lake Park
Barrington
York
Bartlett
Naperville North
Huntley
Stevenson
Andrew
Warren
Waubonsie Valley
Minooka
Lincoln HS junior Kloe Froebe set the #IHSA State Final all-class single-game scoring record during a 76-56 win today.
Froebe scored 45 points on 12-of-18 shooting (2-4 3pt) & 19-of-23 from free throw line, breaking mark set by East St. Louis Tina Hutchinson (41 points) in 1983.
Latest COVID-19 update from #IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson:
"First and foremost, the IHSA continues to encourage all Illinois residents to heed the recommendations of state officials and medical experts. These quarantine...
Read full messageβ‘οΈihsa.org/default.asp
π Good luck to all the #IHSA alums who are a part of NCAA Men's #MarchMadness, including these @IHSAState Champs...
πAyo Dosunmu, Morgan Parkβ‘οΈIllinois
πEJ Liddell, Belleville Westβ‘οΈOhio State
πAdam Miller, Morgan Parkβ‘οΈIllinois
πLucas Williamson, Whitney Youngβ‘οΈLoyola
1β£6β£ #IHSA#Football teams will earn the opportunity to walk into Memorial Stadium on November 2β£3β£ & 2β£4β£ to play for an @IHSAState Championship.
ππ As the @IHSA_IL Playoffs get underway today, we wish all the players & coaches the best of luck in achieving their goals.
Sad to report that #IHSA legend and one of the most successful coaches ever, York High School's Joe Newton, has passed away.
More to come on his life and legacy: ihsa.org/IHSAState/IHSAStateβ¦
ππββοΈπββοΈThe #IHSA is incredibly proud to celebrate 5β£0β£ years of the @IHSAState Cross Country State Finals at Detweiller Park in Peoria on Saturday!
π°Read Kirk Wessler's amazing look back at the history & pageantry of #Detweiller50β‘οΈihsa.org/IHSAState/IHSAStateβ¦
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π₯ @SagesFootball win the @IHSA_IL state championship in Class 3A! #IHSA
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π Fremd wins the #IHSA class 4οΈβ£A State Girls Basketball Championship!
πFinal Score
βΉπ½ββοΈFremd: 58
βΉπ½ββοΈLincoln-Way West: 47
πCongratulations to all those who competed this weekend!
East St. Louis High Schoolβs Jashawn Anderson with a tip dunk in closing seconds of Class 3A @IHSAState title game to force OT!!!
#ihsa#sctop10@notthefakeSVP
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Welcome back #IHSA fall sports, practices may begin today!!!
ππ Best of luck on a safe/successful season and we hope to see you at @IHSAState!!!
π€Ό At Saturday's 2β£0β£2β£0β£ #IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals, TF North High School's Bailey brothers - Bilal, Nasir & Sincere - became the first set of three siblings to win @IHSAState titles in the same season!
π° More on the Baileysβ‘οΈihsa.org/IHSA-State/IHSA-Staβ¦#SCTOP10