Ty Butler’s journey to a basketball court this season was far from a straight line. His decision meant its share of personal sacrifices.But he hasn’t looked back once.
Early Friday afternoon, Downers Grove North boys basketball coach James Thomas started noticing a string of text messages hitting his cell phone. Meanwhile, Downers Grove North football coach Joe Horeni also heard the positive news. He immediately sought out a group of his assistant coaches.
With the frustration growing for high school basketball players, Benet’s Molly Sheehan found another option.Sheehan has been idle while Illinois hasn’t allowed high school basketball to be played.So Sheehan, who signed with Division I Valparaiso in November, took advantage of a unique opportunity to graduate high school early and enroll at Valpo.
The Niego family has carried on a unique tradition over the years as the unofficial first family of Lyons Township High School,
Hinsdale Central boys swimming coach Bob Barber chose a basic way to describe the mood of his team at Wednesday’s practice.After the Illinois High School Association approved a plan Tuesday to give the green light for winter sports — besides boys and girl basketball — to resume practice and to be played seven days after the first practice, Barber said his swimmers were happy to be back in the pool.“We were blasting music and cranking out yardage,” Barber said. “We were having fun.”
Three Illinois regions moving out of Tier 3 and into Tier 2 of the Illinois COVID-19 mitigation plan can resume some youth and adult recreational sports, Gov. JB Pritzker said at a news conference Friday.
IHSA board of directors to meet Jan. 27, hopes to provide more details on resumption of high school sports
There is more than one way to realize an Olympic dream.Erin Virtue is proof of that.The former St. Francis setter played briefly for the U.S. women’s volleyball national team after starring at Illinois before beginning a coaching career that has taken her to the highest ranks of the game.Virtue is the assistant coach of the women’s national team that will attempt to win its first gold medal at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics.
The IHSA and IESA met with state leadership regarding the future of high school sports in Illinois this year. No decisions were made. The IHSA board of directors meets next week.
