Announcements

Congratulations to the following students for winning the 2025 Jim Burnes Regional Leadership Award. They will be honored with a luncheon and a plaque on May 9th, 2025, at Debra K's Catering in Sesser, IL. The luncheon will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. More information will follow on this event. Thank you, and congratulations to all students who applied for this award.

Name School Region
Samaia Jones Massac 1
Lincoln Charles DeBose Eldorado 2
Tinley Hobbs Christopher 3
Eden Bauersachs Pinckneyville 4
Brynlee Liefer Red Bud 5
Ryleigh Ochab Whiteside 6
Harper O'Brien Aviston 7
Audrey Schumm Rome 8
Maci Susmena Salem 9
Kielyn Massie Flora 10

The SIJHSAA would like to thank Baysinger Architects for their help in sponsoring this award.

SIJHSAA 2025 State Track T-Shirts

T-Shirts are only sold online

The store will remain open until Monday, May 6th, 2025. Orders WILL NOT be Processed until after that date.

If you select PICK UP, you can pick up at the event. If you select SHIPPING, it will not ship until AFTER the event.

Link to State Track Store

SIJHSAA 2025 State Golf T-Shirts

T-Shirts are only sold online

The store will remain open until Wednesday, May 7th, 2025. Orders WILL NOT be Processed until after that date.

If you select PICK UP, you can pick up at the event. If you select SHIPPING, it will not ship until AFTER the event.

Link to State Golf Store

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

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

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