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Several of the living members of that team made appearances at select games across the state, and signed a "Ball of Fame" [5] which was subsequently raffled off at the state tournament. [6] The proceeds from the Ball of Fame raffle went to the Illinois School Activities Foundation, which annually awards scholarships to high school students from ...
Twenty-three Illinoisans are members of the National High School Hall of Fame sponsored by the NFHS. The honorees include: H. V. Porter (1982) was an IHSA and NFHS administrator who coined the term "March Madness". [87] Dwight (Dike) Eddleman (1983) was a three-sport athlete (football, basketball, athletics) at Centralia High School. [87]
25 high school basketball teams from 11 states are part of the 19th annual Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of ... 2023 at Ottawa High School. The Redbirds defeated the Cadets 60-48 for berth in ...
Marquette High School was originally known as St. Joseph's. It began teaching grade school and high school level courses in 1859. The name was later changed to St. Xavier Academy in 1900 when the school became an all-girls high school. In 1946, the school became a co-ed facility known as Ottawa Catholic High School.
An all-American from Manual is among 14 players, coaches or teams from central Illinois selected for the IBCA Hall of Fame for 2025. Former Mr. Basketball among 17 from Peoria area part of IBCA ...
The National High School Hall of Fame is a program of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) that honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to high school sports or performing arts. As of 2019, a total of 482 individuals have been inducted since the first class in 1982.
Former Manual basketball great Frank Williams did not attend the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday, instead letting his game do the talking.
Ottawa Township High School: Ottawa, Illinois: F: 20 Jerry Renner: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr: East High School: Aurora, Illinois: G: 21 Sam Leeper: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr: Unity High School: Tolono, Illinois: G: 22 Jay Lovelace: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr: Carbondale Community High School: Carbondale, Illinois ...