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Foley: The shot clock is coming to IHSA basketball, and it’s for the better

Herald & Review - Decatur 25 Dec 2025
The shot clock is on its way to IHSA basketball, starting in 2026-27. After seeing it implemented at the St. Teresa Christmas Tournament, I’ve seen enough to say it’s for the better ... .
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Peoria-area high school football programs with coaching vacancies

Pekin Daily Times 21 Dec 2025
High school football is always in the news cycle. Once the Illinois High School Association playoffs ended in early December, coaches began to assess their futures ... He won 99 games with 10 Class 4A playoff appearances and three conference titles.
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New coach, new class, same expectations for Peoria girls basketball power

Pekin Daily Times 19 Dec 2025
PEORIA — Change has been an overwhelming theme for Peoria Notre Dame this season. The Irish have a new girls basketball coach, while also playing in a higher classification following a historic two-year run in Class 2A ... IHSA basketball previews ...
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IHSA adds 16 football playoff spots per class

The Southern Illinoisan 18 Dec 2025
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — Member schools of the Illinois High School Associated recently voted in favor of expanding the football playoffs from 32 teams to 48 teams per class, with 24 teams in each bracket, north and south ... .
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IHSA expands football playoffs

Herald & Review - Decatur 18 Dec 2025
The IHSA football playoff s are expanding ... .
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IHSA passes 12 proposals, including non-contact week in summer

The Intelligencer 18 Dec 2025
Over 90 percent of the IHSA's 802 member high schools took part in the 2025 voting process. .
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PREP FOOTBALL: IHSA to change football playoffs, season

Commercial News 18 Dec 2025
Starting next fall, football teams in Illinois will have more chances to make their way to a state championship ... The voting was independently certified on Tuesday morning. × This page requires Javascript ... Please enable it in your browser settings.
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IHSA Announces Football Playoff Expansion, Eliminates Week Zero Scrimmages

Journal Online Chicago 18 Dec 2025
The IHSA announced 725 out of the 802 IHSA schools participated in the vote ... “Too often throughout the years, football decisions have negatively impacted other sports at IHSA schools,” IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson said.
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Scheduling relief or false hope? IHSA playoff expansion divides local schools

Kankakee Daily Journal 18 Dec 2025
Chauncey Carrick said he wasn’t sure if Proposal 19 is going to fix all of the issues with IHSA football scheduling ... The IHSA announced the passage of the proposal on Tuesday by a statewide vote of 377-252, with 96 abstentions.
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Suburban Life-area coaches react to IHSA football playoff expansion: ‘It is a net positive’

Kankakee Daily Journal 18 Dec 2025
It was announced Tuesday that a proposal to expand the IHSA football playoffs by 128 teams was passed by a schoolwide membership vote, 377-252, with 96 abstentions ... IHSA Executive Director Craig ...
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IHSA football playoff field to expand to 384 teams across classes

Muscatine Journal 17 Dec 2025
The IHSA member schools passed through Proposal 19, pushing the football season up a week earlier and sending an additional 16 teams per class into the playoffs ... .
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IHSA playoff field expanding to 384 teams

Muscatine Journal 17 Dec 2025
The IHSA football playoffs are expanding ... .
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Reaction split among area coaches on IHSA football changes: 'We will see how it goes'

The News-Gazette 17 Dec 2025
Playoff field expanding to 48 teams per class starting in 2026, while season will kick off one week earlier ... .
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