Coronavirus

COVID-19 cases on the rise in Southern Illinois

July 12, 2021 @ 6:57 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — State public health officials are reporting 2,945 new cases of COVID-19 over the past week, including 53 additional deaths. Southern...

First IL vaccine lottery winners announced

July 9, 2021 @ 8:37 am

CHICAGO, Ill. (WJPF) — The first winners of the state’s All In For The Win vaccine lottery have been selected. The first one...

IHSA still expecting to provide a season for every sport in 2020-21 school year ...

December 14, 2020 @ 3:18 pm

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, December 14, 2020, where the Board announced...

National Pro Fastpitch suspends games for 2021 season

December 3, 2020 @ 9:07 am

Nashville, TN – Confronted with multiple COVID-related problems, the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) has decided to suspend games for the 2021 season, making this the...

LISTEN: Marion Athletic Director Ryan Goodisky talks high school athletics in ye...

December 2, 2020 @ 10:10 am

Rick Hayes catches up with Marion Athletic Director Ryan Goodisky to discuss piloting a high school athletic department during 2020-21 and through COVID-19 restrictions...

LISTEN: Marion Athletic Director Ryan Goodisk...

SIU Women's Basketball begins 7-day pause and cancels next three games

November 27, 2020 @ 6:04 pm

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois women’s basketball coach Cindy Stein announced on Friday that the team had one player test positive for COVID-19, and due to...

IHSA temporarily pauses sports & activities under new state mitigations

November 19, 2020 @ 2:53 pm

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for a special virtual meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2020, where the Board provided...

IHSA releases statement on Governor Pritzker's November 17 mitigation update

November 17, 2020 @ 8:58 pm

IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson: “The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) recognizes that today’s announcement by Governor Pritzker will temporarily pause the IHSA’s winter...

LISTEN: Greater Egyptian, South Egyptian are two sides of the IHSA Basketball co...

October 30, 2020 @ 4:55 pm

Friday morning, Matt Varney spoke with the President of the Greater Egyptian Conference, Ryan Fritch, and the South Egyptian Conference, Allen Pearman, about the...

LISTEN: Greater Egyptian, South Egyptian are ...

IHSA Board acts on Winter Sports at Special Board Meeting, Basketball approved d...

October 28, 2020 @ 3:00 pm

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for a special board meeting on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, where the Board provided...