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The Illinois High School Boys Basketball Championship is a single elimination tournament held each spring in the United States. It is organized by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). In 1939, H. V. Porter of the IHSA coined the term "March Madness" From 1908 to 1971, it was a single tournament contested by nearly all high schools in ...
In 1908, the IHSA's mission expanded in an unforeseen direction when its board was convinced by Lewis Omer of Oak Park and River Forest High School to sponsor a statewide basketball tournament. Although a handful of other state associations had sponsored track meets, none had ever attempted to organize a statewide basketball tournament.
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) celebrated 100 years of the IHSA State Tournament in the 2006-07 season. A list of "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament" was assembled on December 14, 2005. [1] [2] Throughout the state, 281 individuals were nominated and were chosen by geographic region and tournament era. [3]
The Illinois High School Association released its playoff groupings for the 2023-24 postseason. Here are 3 interesting things we noticed.
Metamora's Cooper Koch shoots over Richwoods' Lathan Sommerville in the second half of their Class 3A boys basketball sectional title game Friday, March 1, 2024 at Pontiac High School. The Knights ...
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Christina Loukas (Deerfield) is a 2008 and 2012 US Olympic team member in diving. She was the first female diver in Illinois to score over 500 points in state competition, and won multiple Big Ten championships. [24] [27] [28] [29] Jewell Loyd (Niles West) is a basketball player in the WNBA.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL. SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS. BOYS. FIRST ROUND. WEDNESDAY (All games at 7 p.m. unless noted) OPEN DIVISION. Pool A. No. 9 La Mirada at No. 1 Harvard-Westlake