The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) released a draft for Stage 2 of Return to Play guidelines Wednesday. Currently, the plans are pending Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) approval. Stage 2 could begin as early as June 26 if the Phase 4 requirements of Restore Illinois are met throughout […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Area high schools are in the process of preparing their athletes to return to competition. The IHSA permitted limited participation last week, allowing districts to conduct conditioning, agility and strength training exercises in small groups. Oakwood chose to wait until this week in order to get […]
The IHSA boys basketball state finals will move to Champaign-Urbana beginning in 2021. After being held in Peoria for 25 years, the State Farm Center won the bid as part of a joint proposal from the University of Illinois, the Fighting Illini Athletic Department, State Farm Center, Visit Champaign County, […]
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors has approved Return to Play Guidelines developed within the current structure of Governor Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan that provide the first step in IHSA student-athletes returning to participation. The Return to Play Guidelines are aimed at student-athlete acclimatization and general physical […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com They’d worked with their hearts set on one thing: making it to Peoria to play in the Class 2A IHSA state championship baseball game. Instead, St. Joseph-Ogden’s Brendan Cooperider saw that everything they were working toward was really already right there. “The Spartan baseball program has […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com For Sam Wesley, the opportunity to carry on the St. Joseph-Ogden baseball tradition carried weight. “Growing up watching players like Dalton Parker and Ty Brown motivated me to want to compete for a state championship,” Wesley said. “I always wanted to be like their class. They […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com Oakwood’s Caleb Lashuay knows the gift he’s been given. A Class of 2020 Valedictorian, Lashuay entered high school with his sights set on getting straight A’s not because he wanted to prove something, but rather because he was just appreciative of the opportunity to learn. “I […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Coaches always talk about how a season is a marathon, not a sprint. Nothing could be truer with high school cheerleading. Like many squads, the Oakwood High School cheerleaders began the 2019-20 season in the heat of the summer. But unlike many other squads, they will […]
