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.
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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.
Parent-filed lawsuit — asking court to rule Return To Play guidelines are invalid — still on table.
Bloomington-Normal native Brad Nichols declined the position in July after the Unit 4 School Board tabled the vote on his confirmation.
Governor answered more questions Wednesday about high school sports and why those like football continue to be postponed.
Once a COVID-19 vaccination is created, will high school athletes around the nation be required to receive it in order to compete?
The NFHS is supporting an ongoing aerosol study that likely will have an impact on prep sports — especially indoor activities.
NFHS executive director Dr. Karissa Niehoff spoke about issues facing kids who are being held out of their sports right now — and they aren't all athletic-based.
High school athletic departments this month have faced their first tests when it comes to determining if they can safely host fall sporting events.
Numerous area cross-country teams are operating under uncertain regular-season schedules, pointing to issues IHSA teams can face with pandemic-related travel restrictions.
Though nearly all 2020 IHSA fall sports are being contested outdoors, athletic directors still have to plan sanitation efforts for their school's facilities.
St. Thomas More's athletic director position is changing hands for the fourth time in five school years.
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