Illinois High School Lacrosse Association (IHSLA) News

Fenwick Friars win Chiefs Summit Frosh Tourney

chiefslax — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

On Saturday, April 26th the Fenwick Friars won the First Annual Chiefs Summit Frosh Tourney in Orland Park. Fenwick beat Naperville Central, Hinsdale Central, and the host D230 Chiefs in the Championship Game to take the trophy. Third Place went to the Fox Valley Foxes club team. Other participating schools were York, Minooka,Homewood-Flossmoor, and Downers Grove North/South. The Summit was the first tourney of its kind in the southwest suburbs. Photos are available at www.highfivephotos.com

IHSLA Championship Games Rescheduled

Jamie Considine — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The IHSLA Lacrosse Cup Championship and the State Championship games originally scheduled for May 31, 2008 at Toyota Park have been rescheduled to Sunday, June 1 at Toyota Park. The corrected dates and times of the playoffs and championships are posted on the IHSLA website.

Summer Lacrosse Camps Posted

Jamie Considine — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Visit the "Camps" page to see a listing of summer lacrosse camps in Chicagoland and the surrounding area. If you would like your camp to be included on this free link list, please email the website administrator with the URL.

Playoff Schedules and All-Star Game Finalized

Jamie Considine — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The playoff schedules have been set and are as follows:

Seeding Meeting - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 8:00 am - Hillside Best Western

Playoffs - State Championship
Tuesday, May 20; Thursday, May 22; Saturday, May 24; Wednesday, May 28
State Championship Game, Sunday, June 1, at approx. Noon (20 minutes after the Lacrosse Cup Game) at Toyota Park.

Playoffs - Lacrosse Cup
Wednesday, May 21; Friday, May 23; Tuesday, May 27; Thursday, May 29
Lacrosse Cup Championship Game, Sunday, June 1, at 10:00am at Toyota Park.

All Star Game - Thursday, 7:00pm, June 12 at St. Rita

Support Page Added to Website

Jamie Considine — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:00:00 GMT

A support page now resides on the IHSLA website that helps registered users answer common questions to site operations. It explains how to register for an account, how to update game scores, and how to enter player stats among other activities. The page is accessed using the Support link on the main menu.

Chicago Machine Fundraiser for High School Teams

Jaime Glenn, Chicago Machine — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Coaches and Parents, The Chicago Machine is pleased to work alongside Illinois High School teams to help raise money for their programs. The fundraiser not only helps raise money for the program, but also gives teams the opportunity to meet and interact with professional Chicago Machine players of the Major League Lacrosse (MLL). The fundraiser involves selling Machine tickets; 50% of every ticket sold will go back to your program. The top 2 teams with the most tickets sold, get to play an intra-squad game at Toyota Park before a Machine Game. There are also several individual incentives that range from receiving a Machine mini stick, winning a helmet, to warming up with the Machine before a home game. If you are interested in learning more about this fundraiser, please contact Jaime Glenn at 312-255-1522. Also, don't forget about the #5 Notre Dame vs. Denver at Toyota Park on April 5th. It is a game you don't want to miss!

New IHSLA Website Now Online

Jamie Considine — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT

The new IHSLA website is now online and is awaiting your feedback. Suggestions from the February IHSLA meeting were incorporated over the last two weeks. The site has been fully debugged and made ready for deployment during the week of Feb 24, 2008. Security features were added that limit coaches' game editing access to scores only. Game schedules will be managed by Linda Bertelson from Lacrosse America. Also, distributable HTML code was added which allows users to put the real-time schedules, team rosters and field locations on their own websites. Finally, a spreadsheet-like page was incorporated into the roster editing module to allow coaches to quickly update player stats.

JV/Frosh FREE Coaching Clinic

Lacrosse America — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Free coaches clinic sponsored by Lacrosse America for coaches and players at the freshman and sophomore level. Click here for more information.

Lane Tech Takes Centerstage

Michael Piccini — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:52:00 GMT

The Lane Tech stadium will take centerstage in the upcoming football movie, "The Express". Many of the stadium scenes in the movie were filmed on location at Lane Tech this spring. "The Express" is the life story of Ernie Davis, a Syracuse University football player who led the Orange to the school's only national championship in 1959. He became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy, in 1961. Despite being the first player taken in the 1962 NFL draft, Davis never played a single game of professional football. He died of leukemia in 1963, at the age of 23. "The Express", starring Rob Brown as Ernie Davis and Dennis Quaid as coach Rob Schwartzwalder, will be released in theaters nationally on Oct. 10, 2008.

Glenview North Expands Lacrosse Program

Michelle Verne — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:51:00 GMT

Glenview North announced today that the school will be transitioning their club-status lacrosse program to varsity status. The school district will provide jerseys, body armor, and will hire and pay salaries to the coaching staff. Parents will continue to contribute to helmets and gloves for the players. Varsity status was conferred because the Glenview North administration recognized the popularity of the sport, both from the perspective of the players and the fans.