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TUE, 9/22/2020

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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While Michigan brought back high school football Friday and other states nearby continue to play, Illinois teams like Neuqua Valley will wait until spring for their seasons.

Prep Football | Mixed emotions after governor's prep sports comments

Illinois ADs react to Governor J.B. Pritzker's comments this week about high school sports in the state.
Despite rallies around the state calling for high school football to return this fall, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday it’s not going to happen.

Columns | IHSA's Anderson reacts to Pritzker's comments on high school sports

IHSA executive director Craig Anderson on Tuesday responded to comments from Gov. J.B. Pritzker concerning the state of high school sports. Anderson also addressed issues concerning the future.
The IHSA board of directors on Monday made significant changes to several of its previously stated return to activities guidelines.

Prep Sports | IHSA makes significant adjustments to sport guidelines

The Illinois High School Association board of directors met virtually for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, where the board approved several updates to the IHSA Return To Activities guidelines, while also providing guidance on the IHSA's independent team participation rule for the 2020-21 school year.
COURTESY OF TIM O’GRADY Schaumburg High School junior swimmer Nina Mollin is keeping her Olympic dreams alive. She has dual citizenship with the U.S. and Canada and is using the high school season to stay sharp in the hopes of participating in the Canadian Olympic trials in April of 2021.

Prep Sports | Girls swimming: Schaumburg's Mollin still has Olympic dreams

Schaumburg junior Nina Mollin hasn't let Covid-19 interfere with her goal of representing Canada in the Olympics.
Hersey’s coach since 1988, Nancy Lill is like her peers adjusting to a fall unlike any before.
Prep Sports | Girls volleyball teams adjusting to new fall routine
It's been a season of adjustment for girls volleyball coaches and players whose season has been switched from the fall to spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lake Zurich junior golfer Kiana Pouyat has used hard offseason work to become an improved player this season.
Prep Sports | Girls golf: Lake Zurich's Pouyat turns hard work into positive results
To say Lake Zurich girls golf coach Mel Fox has been impressed with the approach junior Kiana Pouyat has taken to her game, might be a tad of an understatement.
Grant’s Aly Negovetich is off to a strong start to this season.
Prep Sports | Girls cross country: Grant's Negovetich picks up where she left off
Grant girls cross country standout Aly Negovetich hasn't missed yet this fall.
Louie Diab, an 11-year-old from Glen Ellyn, is raising money Saturday in support of collegiate men’s gymnastics programs.
News | Glen Ellyn boy fundraising to save college gymnastics
Louie Diab, an 11-year-old from Glen Ellyn, is raising money Saturday in support of collegiate men's gymnastics programs.
John M. Smith, who coached youth sports in Glen Ellyn since 1986, passed away in 2018. The second annual golf outing benefiting his foundation will be held Sept. 27.
Prep Sports | Smith golf outing coming up; several announce HOF classes
The second annual John M. Smith golf outing is Sept. 27; three organizations annouce Hall of Fame classes.
Barrington High School sophomores Campbell Paris, left, and Jessica Horwath have been named to Prep Volleyball’s Top 150 list of best players in the country.
Prep Sports | Girls volleyball: Barrington's Paris, Horwath make elite national rankings
Childhood friends Campbell Paris and Jessica Horwath, now sophomores at Barrington, both were named to Prep Volleyball's Top 150 team. They started for the Fillies last year as freshmen and now anxiously await the spring of 2021 for their sophomore year.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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