Madness" is generally understood today as referring to the NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments, which both begin this week.

"March Madness" is the basketball ... official with IHSA, first used the term "March Madness" in an essay in 1939 to describe the excitement surrounding the Illinois high school tournament.

March Madness is here with the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball ... School Association (IHSA) assistant executive secretary, wrote an essay titled “March Madness” in the Illinois Interscholastic in ...

But starting with the 2027 state tournament, players and coaches will have to get used to seeing 35 seconds up above the basket each time a team starts a new possession. The IHSA approved last ...

The 2024-25 Illinois High School Association boys basketball ... tournament continues Monday with the Elite Eight in each class, known as supersectionals. Winners of these games advance to the ...

A total of seven teams from the Springfield area advanced to the IHSA boys basketball sectional ... High school boys basketball playoff results, schedule for the Springfield area Williamsville ...

The 2024-25 Illinois High School Association girls basketball playoffs are down to the final ... Winners of these games advance to the IHSA state finals set for March 6-8 at CEFCU Arena in Normal.

The 2024-25 Illinois High School Association boys basketball playoffs are down to 128 teams after Friday's regional finals, with 32 teams slotted into sectionals across each of the four classes.

Kara Hawley/Rockford Register Star / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The 2025 Illinois (IHSA) high school girls basketball state tournament is here, and High School on SI has brackets for all ...

But Momence showed some fight, and cutting the lead to four in the 4th quarter. But Hoopeston didn't play to lose; they played to win. Cranking up the defensive pressure to force several steals and ...

High school girls basketball playoff schedule for the Springfield area The IHSA released the brackets on Friday. This page will be updated with scores throughout the postseason. No. 1 Chicago ...