You'll soon see athletes in numerous sports highlighted with pictures in The News-Gazette and on our website.
From football players to cheerleaders, those who call themselves Falcons swooped in to help when the city was pummeled with rain last Thursday.
Though Wednesday's announcement from Gov. J.B. Pritzker wasn't what anyone wanted to hear, it's still a big difference from where we were at this time last year.
Outdoor recreation activities are not affected by the universal mask mandate that was created in response to the ongoing rise of COVID-19 cases.
Preps coordinator Colin Likas breaks down the local high school sports season that was, shining a spotlight on some of the best and brightest from fall, winter and spring athletics.
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After coaching in the college and high school ranks, Andy Place tries to help Maroons coaches and athletes in any way he can.
The Catlin lifer sent five kids through its school system and continues to help Storm athletics in a variety of ways.
Jerry Beckley has been the Westville Recreation League president since mid-2018 and has made clear contributions to the village through that position.
The Uni High sophomore placed second in singles play at last season's IHSA girls' badminton state tournament.
The 2020-21 school year was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving our preps coordinator with many thoughts and observations.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is recommending athletes in higher-risk sports undergo COVID-19 testing.
DARIEN — Homewood-Flossmoor, Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West, Oswego East, Plainfield North and Shepard high schools all sit more than 100 miles away from the University of Illinois, closer to rival Northwestern by driving distance.
She's the only local athlete participating in the 64-player singles draw, which begins play Wednesday at Hinsdale South High School.
The gathering was smaller than it might've been in a non-pandemic season, but Brad Underwood's team still felt some love from the university community on Thursday.
Dan Sheehan wasn't surprised by Monday's news after a letter was sent on behalf of school administrators to Gov. J.B. Pritzker and IDPH leader Dr. Ngozi Ezike about the subject.
With the IHSA’s 2021 spring season right around the corner, The News-Gazette will host its annual Faces of Spring photo shoot this coming Sunday.
The IHSA Board of Directors on Wednesday is expected to announce scheduling for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year, something Jane Stillman and others are anxiously awaiting.
Scheduling, spectator attendance and different regions' status in state COVID-19 mitigations are some of the issues on athletic directors' minds.
It can be confusing to figure out what the latest announcements about high school sports actually mean for athletes.
Lower-risk sports can compete out of conference, medium-risk sports can compete within conferences and higher-risk sports can hold intra-team scrimmages.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker addressed the topic Friday as he announced three of Illinois' regions have moved from Tier 3 to Tier 2 in the state's COVID-19 mitigations.
Executive director says IHSA board soon will face difficult scheduling decisions.
Board of Directors wanted to converse with officials from governor's office, health department prior to 2021.
Our Illinois football and prep sports writer weighs on the latest from his coverage area: This time, the impending debut of a News-Gazette podcast.
Even though competitive dance was moved from higher-risk to lower-risk in Illinois Department of Public Health COVID-19 safety guidelines, the sport still faces interesting barriers this season.
After initially allowing schools to start their basketball seasons on Nov. 16, the IHSA Board of Directors on Thursday sided with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recent COVID-19 pandemic mitigations.
Illinois governor on Tuesday put forth enhanced mitigations statewide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the fate of IHSA basketball as a winter sport up in the air and wrestling already shifted to later in the school year, how will kids be able to compete in all of their desired sports?
Craig Anderson feels the IHSA can navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, but he acknowledges the last seven months have been filled with difficulties.
High school instructors at schools such as Centennial, Champaign Central, Danville, Uni High and Urbana all are working through online-only means.
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