Announcements
2025 SIJHSAA STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Location: Rend Lake College, 468 North Ken Gray Parkway, Ina, IL 62846
Admission Prices: $5 (9th grade students and older) / $2 (8th grade students and younger) / Baby in arms - Free
Pass Gate: Cheerleaders, players, and those on each school’s pass gate list - use Northwest Entrance to James Waugh Gymnasium
Tournament Programs: Color-printed programs including team pictures will be available on site
Seating: Home team fans (top team on tournament bracket) will sit on the west end of the gym, visiting team fans (bottom team on tournament bracket) will sit on the east end of the gym
Liquid Containers: No one will be allowed to bring drinks or drink containers into the facility. Drinks will be available for purchase at the tournament concession stand.
What you are allowed to bring into the facility regarding signs, poms, noise-makers, etc.?: see SIJHSAA By Law: Article IV, Section 7.
Pets: No pets are allowed in the facility.
Reminder of SIJHSAA By Law Article IV Section 7
Section 7. During all Regional and State contests the SIJHSAA prohibits the use of all types of noisemakers, confetti, radios, shakers, poms (unless used by cheerleaders), rally towels, thunder sticks, camera lights, laser lights, and also tripods in the stands. Signs must be no larger than a legal sized sheet of paper. (8 1/2 X 14) Body painting materials shall not be administered at games or containers brought on game sites. Body paint may be worn on arms and the face. Appropriate shirts must be worn to all events. Bands are limited to the National Anthem. They are not to be used to give a home game atmosphere nor to create noise or to rally the fans.
Greg Hale - Executive Director
2025 Girls Class S State Basketball
2025 Girls Basketball Class S State @ Rend Lake College
2025 Girls Class M State Basketball
2025 Girls Basketball Class M State @ Rend Lake College
2025 Girls Class L State Basketball
2025 Girls Basketball Class L State @ Rend Lake College
Welcome to the SIJHSAA website
Your REPUTATION can be made, or even destroyed, in a moment.
Your CHARACTER is developed over a lifetime.
The Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association is one of two governing bodies of junior high sports in the state of Illinois.The SIJHSAA was founded in 1921 and its first championship competition held was in basketball in 1928. The tourney was held in DuQuoin with Herrin winning the first championship. The SIJHSAA currently sponsors 23 "state" tournaments at the 8th grade level each year in the sports of baseball, softball, cross-country, basketball, bowling, volleyball, golf and track.
E-mail the SIJHSAA • Visit the IESA Site • Visit the IHSA Site
Greg Hale - 618-318-2091
SIJHSAA JIM BURNES LEADERSHIP AWARD
SIJHSAA Jim Burnes Leadership Award
The SIJHSAA and Baysinger Architects are pleased to announce the opening of 2024-2025 nominations for the Jim Burnes Leadership Award.
The SIJHSAA is one of two organizations in Illinois that sponsors junior high athletics. It comprises over 180 schools throughout Southern Illinois and is divided into ten geographical regions.
This award is for 8th graders only and will be based on the following criteria: GPA, sports participation, community activities, specific honors, a typed essay, and recommendations from inside the school and community. Please be sure to look over the criteria and dates on the forms.
SIJHSAA Jim Burnes Leadership Award Information
Each school will get to nominate one person. The school athletic director will nominate this person. This person will also be the leadership award winner for their school and will receive a certificate from the SIJHSAA proclaiming them the Leadership Award winner from their school. The winner of this award will then proceed on to the regional level, where the winner will be honored with a plaque and a luncheon honoring their accomplishments.
If you have any questions, please e-mail Tracy Lauderdale at tlauderdale@sijhsaa.com
2024 SIJHSAA Jim Burnes Leadership Award
The SIJHSAA proudly salutes
these 8th-grade students on being named
2024 Regional winners for the annual Jim Burnes Leadership Award
| Name | School | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Hayden Staples | Jonesboro | 1 |
| Harper Fromm | Gallatin County | 2 |
| Harper Ellermeyer | Murphysboro | 3 |
| Elle Hall | Duquoin | 4 |
| Kylan Portz | Marissa | 5 |
| Keh’Mari Henderson | Whiteside | 6 |
| Mallory Shubert | Aviston | 7 |
| Titus Junkins | Rome | 8 |
| Quinn Wolfe | Salem | 9 |
| Mallory Kocher | St Joe Olney | 10 |
The SIJHSAA would like to thank Baysinger Architects for their help in sponsoring this award.
Rick Franklin Coaching Longevity Award Winners
Rick Franklin Coaching Longevity Award Winners
| Name | School | Year |
| Tracy Lauderdale | O’Fallon District 90 | 2017 |
| Terry Herrell | Centralia Jr High | 2017 |
| Gerard Albers | Germantown | 2017 |
| Norman Henderson |
Richland County Middle School |
2017 |
| Thomas Roper | Marion Jr High | 2017 |
| Jenna Fletcher | Marion Jr High | 2017 |
| Tony Ringering | Red Bud Jr High | 2017 |
| Jason Finke | Nashville Middle School | 2017 |
| Robert Konkel | St.Ann Catholic School - Nashville | 2017 |
| Joe Voss | St.Theresa School-Belleville | 2017 |
| Kent Snyder | Mascoutah | 2017 |
| Becky Wessel | Carlyle Jr High | 2017 |
| Jeff Wessel | Carlyle Jr High | 2017 |
| Marvin Linton | Carlyle Jr High | 2017 |
| Mike Gherdardini | Carlyle Jr High | 2017 |
| Suzie Worman |
Franklin Park MiddleSchool | 2018 |
| Mike Layne | Murphysboro Middle School | 2018 |
| Bryan Weaver | Millstadt Middle School | 2018 |
| Rick Gaebe | Okawville Jr High School | 2018 |
| Robert Crow | Hamilton County Jr High | 2018 |
| Trevor Clark | Johnston City Middle School | 2018 |
| Armondo Settles | Casey Middle School | 2018 |
| Darron Rushing | Washington Middle School | 2018 |
| Jessie McNeil | Mounds Meridian Jr High | 2018 |
| Cam Smith | Rome | 2019 |
| Joy Travelstead | Marion Jr High | 2020 |
| Tim Leffler | Christopher Jr High | 2020 |
| Larry Luedders | St. Mark's-Steeleville | 2021 |
| Cindy Harner | Goreville |
2021 |
| Joshua Sterns | Shiloh Middle School | 2022 |
| Beth Miller | Jonesboro | 2022 |
