The Illinois High School Association record book, linked above, contains plenty of individual, team and school records throughout Illinois. This effort put forth by the IHSA helps document records for electronic viewing, and thus stored in an easily-accessible place.
Northern Illinois Sports Beat encourages those who witness new records to send the information to the IHSA. Most records listed are the Top 50 best of all-time.
To send in proof of a new state record, or Top 50 performance, here's what you need to do, per IHSA guidelines:
1. Ask the head coach of the team which established the record to mail or fax the IHSA a letter detailing the record. The letter must have the coaches signature on it. If the head coach is not available, the high school athletics director or principal can submit this information.
2. If you can't get either person to let the IHSA know, cut out a newspaper clipping from your local paper*. Also send a note detailing the category, the mark, the full name of the record-setting individual and his/her team (or the name of the record-setting team), the name of the opposing team, the exact date, and the stage of the state tournament (if applicable). For percentage records, include the number of successes and attempts.
3. For sportswriters: It is a good thing when covering the event that had the record performance to note this in your article. Then, submit your copy personally to the IHSA. That way, they won't have to do verification checking. By doing so, you are doing your job even better by supporting high school sports.
To send in the record, fax 1-309-663-7479 or mail to: Scott Johnson, IHSA Asst. Executive Director, P.O. Box 2715, Bloomington, IL 61702. Please keep a copy for your records, in case they don't get it.
Historical Win-Loss Records
The IHSA also has a detailed Season Summaries account of wins, losses, ties and head coaches names for each member school. You can help out by going HERE.
*Unfortunately, a record written about on Northern Illinois Sports Beat cannot be sent in because it is not a "newspaper clipping." That's their guidelines. |
