Basketball and football for this school year were pushed back because of COVID-19 mitigation; basketball can play now through March 13, while football starts practice March 3 and opening night is March 19.
Almost 11 months after prep basketball was abruptly shut down in Illinois because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's back.
Illinois schools have some clarity moving forward while medium- and high-risk sports still hope to be cleared to practice and play.
There is still a glimmer of hope that seniors playing spring sports in Illinois will have a proper sendoff. But dreams of a postseason championship and accolades have been shattered.
Kendi Young took a break from football before he got to high school, but his return to the sport was inevitable.
Scores from Wednesday's prep sports action in the Region.
Baseball
A rundown of all the Region athletes who signed a National Letter of Intent to play for a college athletic program.
Name: Faith Maldonado.
KANKAKEE — Illiana Christian shook off a subpar first half and took control in the third quarter against Peotone in Thursday’s championship game of the Kankakee Holiday Tournament.
KANKAKEE — Illiana Christian has been there before in more ways than one. For the second straight year, the Vikings advanced to the championship game of the Kankakee Holiday Tournament, outlasting Momence 56-52 on Wednesday afternoon.
CRETE — Ah, the life of a high school basketball player during the Christmas holiday.
OAK LAWN — Nathaniel Sanders came close to being the most unlikely hero of a very exciting boys basketball game Friday night.
LANSING | How good of a start did Illiana Christian get off to Friday night in their duel with Timothy Christian?
LANSING | Instead of a glove, his left hand was wrapped in a white bandage.
PEORIA | Jacob Thompson wasn't entirely pleased when the word came down from the Illinois High School Association that the Illiana Christian cross country team he was on would be running in Class 3A this year, thanks to their two top-three finishes in the last two seasons.
LOCKPORT | The biblical character David had to be a bad dude.
TINLEY PARK | An advanced level of competition, coupled with less-than-desirable conditions, would likely overwhelm many runners during a given race.
LANSING | One is the loneliest number, especially when it serves as the difference maker between a team making or missing the playoffs.
LANSING | T.F. South junior Cyrus Dixon achieved individual glory at Saturday's South Suburban Conference Blue meet, while T.F. North demonstrated its cross country programs are on the upswing.
CALUMET CITY | Although Friday night's weather conditions were mostly clear and calm, the scene on T.F. North's football field resembled more a mighty storm.
LANSING | Oak Forest demonstrated Thursday against T.F. South that sometimes a slow and steady approach can prove effective in sports.
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CALUMET CITY | Whatever sting Thornton Fractional may have felt after Monday's close loss to Bremen was replaced Tuesday by an out-of-this-world feeling.
LANSING | Although former T.F. North coach Tim Zasada now oversees Reavis' squad, returning to T.F. South's sidelines holds special meaning to him.
CALUMET CITY | Thornton Fractional has its sights set on making soccer history this season for District 215, and if the team's recent play provides any indication, that goal could very well be achieved.
SCHERERVILLE | Illiana Christian senior Matthew Zandstra demonstrated Tuesday that when it comes to his execution on the golf course, he is far from green.
LANSING | The annual rivalry football game between T.F. South and T.F. North always holds some meaning, but for two teams fighting to remain in the playoff discussion, the importance of Friday's contest exponentially increased.
LANSING | T.F. South's authoritative victory over longtime rival T.F. North on Thursday was brought to fans courtesy of the letter 'D.'
CALUMET CITY | Oak Forest entered Tuesday's soccer game looking to derail Thornton Fractional's ongoing quest for a South Suburban Conference title, but the latter made sure the opposite scenario occurred.
CALUMET CITY | Just when a team thinks it has an opponent figured out, that team is occasionally thrown for a loop.