high school sports

For nearly 30 years, Eric “Coach E” Ewald has shaped Lincoln basketball from the background — building confidence, refining an offense and quietly making players better people. Now, the longtime Railers assistant is stepping into the spotlight as an inductee of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

The change adds 16 schools to the brackets of each of the eight classes, determined by student enrollment, that make up the IHSA Football Championships.

Peoria will remain the host for the Illinois High School Association’s softball state finals for at least the next three years.

Peoria Notre Dame and Illini Bluffs are in the IHSA state semifinals for the first time and guaranteed to come home from CEFCU Arena with a trophy. The Irish and Tigers now hope that trophy is the championship variety.

The Illinois High School Association is grappling with a shrinking number of game officials, largely due to the increasingly poor treatment they've endured from fans, athletes and coaches. The IHSA has entered a new partnership aimed at reducing the negative behavior, but skepticism remains about how effective these efforts will be.

The Morton school district has agreed to take steps toward better equity in its athletic programs, resolving a Title IX complaint filed by retired former Potters softball coach Gigi MacIntosh.

The inaugural Illinois High School Association girls state wrestling competition gets underway Friday, with the Richwoods High School hosting one of the state’s four sectionals.

East Peoria Community High School administrators are examining their usage of Native American imagery with the “Raiders” nickname for their sports teams.

For years, esports have become more and more mainstream – with college programs offering scholarships and marquee tournaments broadcast nationally on TV. That’s now trickling down to high schools.

Some Peoria high school athletic directors say blaming the area’s recent surge in COVID-19 cases on the return of high school sports may be premature.“How…