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WED, 9/23/2020

Wednesday, September 23, 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.
COURTESY OF JASON JECMEN Longtime Warren High School cross country and track coach Bill Dawson, shown here holding the plaque, passed away recently.

Columns | Longtime Warren coach Dawson leaves legacy of grateful athletes

Longtime Warren boys cross country and track coach Bill Dawson died on Sept. 11 of esophageal cancer. He leaves a legacy of runners whose lives are changed for the better because of his direction and encouragement.
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.
Conant senior Nikko Ganas enters the final week of Mid-Suburban League dual play with a 4.75-point cushion over Henry Quinn, the Butler-bound Hersey senior standout, for league MVP honors.
Prep Sports | Boys golf: Mid-Suburban League teams gearing up for postseason
Old Orchard Country Club will be the epicenter of Mid Suburban League boys golf in coming days.
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.
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 CHAR VANDERSTEEN Neuqua Valley’s Nicolas Dovalovsky has continued to excel on the cross country course this fall.
Prep Sports | Boys cross country: Neuqua's Dovalovsky, DGS' Neumann shine
Two of the top boys cross country performances of the season were turned in last weekend by Neuqua Valley's Nicolas Dovalovsky and Downers Grove South's Tim Neumann.
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.
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.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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