Decision on school year will effect IHSA Spring 2020 season

The IHSA has held out hope for a spring 2020 season as school and athletic cancellations mount.

But on April 1, the governing board of high school athletics in Illinois said that while it will remain optimistic about returning to school on May 1, any further school postponements or the cessation of physical school attendance for the remainder of the year will almost certainly result in the cancellation of the 2020 spring season.

“Even though Illinois schools will remain closed through April 30th following the March 31st announcement by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, we remain optimistic that a May 1 return to school, followed by a to-be-determined acclimatization practice period, can still result in a truncated spring season that culminates with IHSA State Series tournaments and the crowning of state champions in June,” the IHSA said in a press release.

“In its discussions thus far, the IHSA Board of Directors has been highly supportive of creating an exemption to the IHSA Season Limitation By-law to allow spring sports to play into late June, but competing into or beyond July is not being considered at this time.”