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(1-7-21)
IHSA Meets with IDPH
On January 6, 2021 the IHSA Ececutive Director Craig Anderson, members of the IHSA staff, and the IESA staff met virtually with Illinois Department of Public Health Director (IDPH) Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Deputy Governor Jesse Ruiz, and IDPH Chief of Staff Justin Dewitt.  I wasn't invited to be a part of this meeting, but wanted to give you a summary of what occured.

The IHSA and IESA leadership used the meeting to reintroduce recommended mitigaitons from the IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC), as well as to seek understanding on any preliminary insight the IDPH may have related to the return of interscholastic sports.  The IHSA also asked IDPH leadership to review the risk levels of all remaining sports, with consideration for lowering some sports from their current risk levels.  High School and Jr. High School students are already leaving or participating out-of-state, participating for their school teams would be the safest venue for participation.  

At the time of this meeting, the IDPH has made no changes to the current COVID-19 mitigation tier status.  Illinois remains in Tier 3 status until at least January 15.  As a result, IHSA, IESA, and SIJHSAA sports remain on pause.  The meeting didn't produce any type of timeline when interscholastic games would be allowed to start. They were told that if any region of the state meets the guidelines to move to Tier 2 mitigations, they may do so starting January 15.  Please keep in mind that Tier 2 mitigations do not allow for contests to be played.  Volleyball teams would be allowed to practice as a medium risk sport, but games would not be allowed.  If basketball is not moved from high risk to at least medium risk, basketball teams will not be allowed practice regardless of the Tier status.  If a given region does not move to Tier 2 and remains in Tier 3, then the sports for the schools in those regions will remain paused.

For a given region to move back to Tier 2 mitigations, a region must experience less than 12 percent test positivity rate for three consecutive days and greater than 20 percent available intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital bed availability, and declining COVID hospitalizations in 7 out of the last 10 days.  The IDPH stressed - Keep your community members informed as to what it will take to move to Tier 2 and how important it is to follow all COVID safety protocols so we can have a chance to resume our sport season.  If the positivity rate continues to drop and would get below 6.5% we could be looking at a return to Phase 4 which could mean contests would be allowed.

I felt that SIJHSAA schools should be aware of this meeting and what took place.  The IHSA will conduct its Executive Directors Board Meeting on January 13, 2021-8:30 am.  I am invited to listen in and will report back to member schools.

 

SIJHSAA Director

Greg Hale

(12-15-20)

The SIJHSAA Board of Control will meet virtually on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 2pm to discuss the status of winter sports heading into January.

(11-19-20)

The SIJHSAA Board of Control met today (11-19-20) to discuss the status of winter and spring sports.  The SIJHSAA Board of Control recognizes that this week's announcements on November 17, 2020 by Governor Pritzker will temporarily pause the SIJHSAA winter sport season.  We remain optimistic that these mitigations, coupled with the emergence of a vaccine, will aid in creating participation opportunities in the new year for SIJHSAA student-athletes in the winter and spring.  The Board of Control voted to put all SIJHSAA Sport Activities on pause complying with the Governor's Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations. The SIJHSAA administration will closely follow COVID related mitigations released by the Illinois Department of Public Health.  If any changes occur, the SIJHSAA administration will be in contact with its member schools, whether it be reduced mitigaitons or strenthened mitigations.  This means no open gyms, practices, or contests may be held until further notice.  The SIJHSAA Board of Control will meet again on December 22, 2020 to review the status of upcoming winter and spring sports.

 (11-5-20)

The SIJHSAA Board of Control held a special meeting today, mainly dealing with the girls and boys basketball situation.  As you know the IDPH has moved basketball to a higher risk sport in the Governor's All Sports Policy.  This change by the IDPH will not enable schools to participate in this sport at the present time.  Governor Pritzker has stated that basketball isn't canceled, its postponed and moved to the spring.  In turn the Illinois High School Association has basically stated that the IDPH has ignored the SMAC-IHSA Sport Medicine Committee's Return To Play Guidelines for basketball.  

The IHSA has announced that they will follow the SMAC Basktball Guidelines and will not follow the recommendation of the Governor, IDPH, and ISBE.  With this situation that is going on between the IHSA and the governor-IDPH-ISBE, the SIJHSAA Board of Control met to give some guidance to its member schools on where we are going with basketball and upcoming winter sports.

A motion was made to postpone all SIJHSAA sports until approved IDPH Return To Play Guidelines are in place.  The main concern of the SIJHSAA Board of Control was liability issues that could occur dealing with association insurance and liability issues that could arise for member schools, if participating in violation of IDPH guidelines.  

Thus, at this point girls and boys basketball practices set to start on November 16 and contests slated to start on November 30 are presently postponed.  If circumstances change, the SIJHSAA will notify member schools of updated information for basketball and other winter sports.

The SIJHSAA will monitor what is occuring concerning basketball and other winter sport activities.  The Board of Control will meet again on November 19, 2020 to review these issues.

 

Greg Hale
Executiver Director

SIJHSAA

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2020 Class L Girls State Cross Country Meet

October 23rd at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds

Host DuQuoin Middle School


2020 SIJHSAA Class L Girls Team Results
 
2020 SIJHSAA Class L Girls Individual Results
 
 

Class L Girls
Top 10 Schools

Place School Points
1 Waterloo
59
2 Mascoutah 67
3 Triad 106
4 Carterville 106
5 Olney 135
6 Salem 145
7 Millstadt 166
8 Anna 172
9 Herrin 198
10 Du Quoin 255

Top Ten Runners

Place Individual School Time
1 Ella Sager
Fairfield
11:57.6
2 Cameron Crump Waterloo 12:03.4
3 Kara Odum Marion 12:08.4
4 Kacey Ruger Triad 12:18.3
5 Mia Gilmore Murphysboro 12:19.8
6 Payton Frey Highland 12:21.7
7 Ava Rau Waterloo 12:23.7
8 Mackenzi Thomas Olney 12:29.4
9 Lyla Seaman Carterville 12:36.6
10 Kamryn Rader Waterloo 12:43.8

 

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2020 Class L Boys State Cross Country Meet

October 23rd at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds

Host DuQuoin Middle School


2020 SIJHSAA Class L Boys Team Results
 
2020 SIJHSAA Class L Boys Individual Results
 
 

Class L Boys
Top 10 Schools

Place School Points
1 Herrin
62
2 Salem 72
3 Triad 101
4 Benton 120
5 Highland 121
6 Marion 138
7 Waterloo 161
8 Massac 179
9 Olney 191
10 Millstadt 196

Top Ten Runners

Place Individual School Time
1 Drew Twyman
Triad
10:36.8
2 Gabe McLain Benton 10:39.1
3 Cole Buchanan Benton 10:52.7
4 Madox Billingsley Herrin 11:04.1
5 Waylon Hall Herrin 11:09.7
6 Zach Duffie Smithton 11:10.4
7 Adrian Mann Harrisburg 11:11.3
8 Quentin Osburn West Frankfort 11:12.5
9 Caiden Beer Salem 11:22.5
10 Clayton Denton West Frankfort 11:29.3

 

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2020 Class S Girls State Cross Country Meet

October 23rd at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds

Host DuQuoin Middle School


2020 SIJHSAA Class S Girls Team Results
 
2020 SIJHSAA Class S Girls Individual Results
 
 

Class S Girls
Top 8 Schools

Place School Points
1 Jonesboro
41
2 St Clare 58
3 St. Joe - Olney 67
4 Pinckneyville 204 100
5 All Saints Academy 140
6 Immaculate Conception 164
7 New Horizon 174
8 Rome 186

Top Ten Runners

Place Individual School Time
1 Jadyn Gerardi
Lick Creek
11:25.2
2 Elena Rybak St. Clare 11:38.8
3 Micah Merrill Goreville 11:47.6
4 Molly Merrill Goreville 11:57.9
5 Vanessa Teel Pinckneyville 204 12:11.1
6 Claire Nash St. Teresa 12:19.0
7 Kelysee Weiler St. Joe - Olney 12:20.9
8 Kinley Leed Jonesboro 12:24.4
9 Kylie Rakers Aviston 12:30.3
10 Madelyn Dill St. Bruno 12:35.5

 

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2020 Class S Boys State Cross Country Meet

October 23rd at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds

Host DuQuoin Middle School


2020 SIJHSAA Class S Boys Team Results
 
2020 SIJHSAA Class S Boys Individual Results
 
 

Class S Boys
Top 8 Schools

Place School Points
1 Pinckneyville #204
38
2 St Clare 80
3 New Horizon 101
4 Albers-Damiansville 102
5 Marissa 121
6 Bluford 149
7 Goreville 155
8 Rome 179

Top Ten Runners

Place Individual School Time
1 Zach Thompson
St. Clare
10:20.4
2 Thomas Fischer Pickneyville 204 11:07.7
3 Jaxon Dalby Bluford 11:08.4
4 Nolan Goebel Albers-Damiansville 11:14.1
5 Noah Hunt Willow Grove 11:14.4
6 Dakota Bender North 11:21.4
7 Hayden Summers Altamont Lutheran 11:21.5
8 Sam Kuckuck Maryville Christian 11:26.7
9 Landen Carter Pickneyville 204 11:31.0
10 Nathaniel Marlow Bluford 11:33.1

 

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SIJHSAA - Important Announcements

Baseball and Softball Final Four Team Pictures now posted under Latest News in 2020 State

(Thursday, August 27, 2020) (NEW Update to Basketball 9-25-20)

Upcoming Plans for Sports for the remainder of the year.

2020 Basketball Revised Starting Information 9-25-20

Basketball 2 game limit per week lifted.  18 Game limit for the season added.
See details in the link above.

SIJHSAA Sports Alternative Plan 8-25-20

 

(Friday, August 28, 2020) (UPDATED Mask Requirements)

The SIJHSAA Face Covering requirements for Spectators and Coaches has been adjusted to align with the Illinois High School Association.  The IHSA adjusted guidelines Friday.  This deals with the outdoor sports of baseball, softball, and cross country.  

*Spectators: Face coverings should be worn except for when eating, drinking OR when outside and able to maintain a safe social distance (6 feet)

*Coaches should wear face coverings at all practices and contests unless they are actively engaged in strenuous activity with your team OR when maintaining a safe social distance (6 feet).

 

Greg Hale
Executive Director
SIJHSAA

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Press Release about 2020 SIJHSAA Fall Sports

Updated 8/28/2020 with New Return to Play Guideline Links
With New Mask Information for Spectators and Coaches.

From: Greg Hale, SIJHSAA Executive Director

The SIJHSAA Board of Control had a special meeting on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 8:30am via zoom. The BOC made final decisions concerning the fall sports of baseball, softball, girls and boys cross country. The BOC voted to approve the above mentioned sports in conjunction with the specifications set down by the Illinois High School Athletic Association and the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Listed below is a brief description of major guidelines for the above mentioned sports.

Baseball/Softball

Baseball-Softball Return to Play Guidelines for 2020 (PDF) UPDATED 8/28/2020

  • Use IHSA Phase 4 Guidelines for practices and contests.
  • Schools may play a maximum of 2 Varsity/8th grade contests per week and no tournaments. Of these contests, one can be a double header (against same opponent) (3 games in a given week if one of the contests is a DH)
  • JV /7th grade teams have the same limitation.
  • Spectator and group gatherings subject to IDPH guidelines during this time.
  • State Series TBD

Cross Country

Cross Country Return to Play Guidelines for 2020 (PDF) UPDATED 8/28/2020

  • Use IHSA Phase 4 Guidelines for practices and contests.
  • Schools limited to a maximum of 2 Varsity/8th grade meets per week. (maximum 3 teams in a meet)
  • JV/7th grade teams have the same limitations (maximum 3 teams in a meet)
  • Spectator and group gatherings subject to IDPH guidelines during this time.
  • State Series TBD

Note:

  • Competitions should be within an Illinois Covid Region or within a conference (During Conference Competitions you may compete outside your Illinois Covid Region)
  • If the Governor places all schools on remote learning, all SIJHSAA sports will be suspended or canceled.
  • Any schools in an Ilinois Covid Region that is placed in Phase 3 or lower, of the Governors Restore Illilnois Plan, all sports and or sport state series in that region will be suspended or canceled.
  • The eligibility of students that are remote learning is the decision of the member school.
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All Stars N Stitches is the official t-shirt provider of the SIJHSAA
Now With Online Pre-Ordering of State Tournament T-shirts and apparel.
 
There will be a specific 2-week buying window prior to the event that will allow people to purchase.
 
The store will close 5-7 days prior to the event so that there is time to fulfill the orders.
 
Once the online store closes, fans may only purchase t-shirts at each individual state tournament site.
 
To make sure you get the t-shirt products you want pre-order!
 
Online All Sports Pre-Order Announcement 2020
 
Links to Brochures
2020 T-Shirt Brochure Class L Volleyball
2020 T-Shirt Brochure Class M Volleyball
2020 T-Shirt Brochure Class S Volleyball
 
2020 T-Shirt Brochure Bowling
 
Links to Web Online Stores
Volleyball Class L
Volleyball Class M
Volleyball Class S

Bowling
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Your REPUTATION can be made, or even destroyed, in a moment.
Your CHARACTER is developed over a lifetime.

The Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association is one of two governing bodies of junior high sports in the state of Illinois.The  SIJHSAA was founded in 1921 and its first championship competition held was in basketball in 1928. The tourney was held in DuQuoin with Herrin winning the first championship. The SIJHSAA currently sponsors 23 "state" tournaments at the 8th grade level each year in the sports of baseball, softball, cross-country, basketball, bowling,  volleyball, and track.
 

E-mail the SIJHSAA • Visit the IESA Site • Visit the IHSA Site

Greg Hale - 618-318-2091

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Sportsmanship

As Director of the SIJHSAA I would like to remind all players, coaches, administrators, and fans of appropriate sportsmanship at our SIJHSAA Events.

By Law - Article VIII: Sportsmanship - Section 1:  The SIJHSAA provides opportunities for athletic competition for grade school students.  We do so with the intent of enhancing their educational experiences and hopefully instilling them positive qualities in the areas of integrity, sportsmanship, responsibility, and competition.

By Law - Article IV: Contests - Section 6: During all Regional and State contests the SIJHSAA prohibits the use of all types of noise-makers, confetti, radios, shakers, rally towels, thunder sticks, camera lights, laser lights, and also tripods in the stands.  Signs must be no larger than a legal sized sheet of paper.(8 1/2 X 14)  Body painting materials shall not be administered at games or containers brought on game sites.  Body paint may be worn on arms and the face.  Appropriate shirts must be worn to all events.  Bands are limited to the National Anthem.  They are not used to give a home game atmosphere nor to create noise or to rally the fans.

By Law - Article VIII:  Sportsmanship - Section 2:  Any coach ejected from a SIJHSAA contest shall not be permitted to attend the next interscholastic contest at that level (jv/varsity) of competition, or any other SIJHSAA interscholastic contests at any level in the interim. During a suspension coaches may not attend contests or travel with the team to and from contests from which sport they are suspended.  Any fan ejected  from a SIJHSAA contest shall not be permitted to attend the next 2 interscholastic contests at that level (jv/varsity) of competition, or any other SIJHSAA interscholastic contests at any level in the interim.  Additional penalties may be assessed by the school and/or the SIJHSAA.

By Law - Article VIII:  Sportsmanship - Section 3:  Any player ejected from a SIJHSAA contest shall not be permitted to participate in the next interscholastic contest at that level (jv/varisty) of competition, or any other SIJHSAA interscholastic contests at any level in the interim.  During a suspension players may attend contests and travel with the team to and from contest from which sport they are suspended.  The player may sit on the bench in street clothes(not in uniform) while in attendance.  Additional penalties may be assessed by the school and/or the SIJHSAA.

SIJHSAA Director - Greg Hale

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SIJHSAA Jim Burnes Leadership Award

The SIJHSAA along with Baysinger Architechts, is pleased to announce the opening of 2020-2021 nominations for the Jim Burnes Leadership Award.

The SIJHSAA is one of two organizations in Illinois that sponsor junior high athletics. The SIJHSAA is made of over 180 schools throughout Southern Illinois and is divided up in to 10 geographical regions.

This award, for 8th graders only, will be based on the following criteria: GPA, sports participation, community activities, specific honors, a typed essay, and recommendations from inside the school and community. Please be sure to look over the criteria and dates that are on the forms.

  • Jim Burnes Leadership Award Instructions
  • Jim Burnes Leadership Award Recommendation Form
  • Jim Burnes Leadership Award Verification Form

Each school will get to nominate one person. This person will be nominated by the school athletic director. This person will also be the winner of the leadership award for their school and will receive a certificate from the SIJHSAA proclaiming them the Leadership Award winner from their school. The winner of this award will then proceed on to the regional level where the winner of the regional level will be honored with a plaque and a luncheon honoring their accomplishments.


Winners of each region will be announced by April 1st.


A possible luncheon will be held on May 7th at Alongi’s for regional winners and their
parents. This will all depend on the COVID status that we are in.

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2017-2018 Rick Franklin Coaching Longevity Award Winners

 

Name School Year 
Tracy Lauderdale O’Fallon District 90 2017
Terry Herrell Centralia Jr High 2017
Gerard Albers Germantown 2017
Norman Henderson  
Richland County Middle School  
2017
Thomas Roper Marion Jr High 2017
Jenna Fletcher Marion Jr High 2017
Tony Ringering Red Bud Jr High 2017
Jason Finke Nashville Middle School 2017
Robert Konkel St.Ann Catholic School - Nashville   2017
Joe Voss St.Theresa School-Belleville   2017
Kent Snyder Mascoutah   2017
Becky Wessel Carlyle Jr High 2017
Jeff Wessel Carlyle Jr High 2017
Marvin Linton Carlyle Jr High 2017
Mike Gherdardini Carlyle Jr High 2017
Suzie Worman
Franklin Park MiddleSchool 2018
Mike Layne Murphysboro Middle School 2018
Bryan Weaver Millstadt Middle School 2018
Rick Gaebe Okawville Jr High School 2018
Robert Crow Hamilton County Jr High 2018
Trevor Clark Johnston City Middle School 2018
Armondo Settles Casey Middle School 2018
Darron Rushing Washington Middle School 2018
Jessie McNeil Mounds Meridian Jr High 2018
Cam Smith Rome 2019
Tim Leffler Christopher Jr High 2019
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