In yet another move from Governor JB Pritzker, the announcement was made during his daily press conference to once again put sports on hold, this time winter sports, a day before the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) was set to make their announcement. Governor Pritzker today announcing that winter sports was not cancelled but some events were put on hold.

The Governor continued by stressing that the Illinois Department of Public Health has had to adapt.

Governor Pritzker says this is for the best right now that there are no games, but he would still like to see them practicing safely.

Governor Pritzker says that if you want to have sports and to have events back, wear a mask to help stop the spread.

IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson says that once again it seems that they were blindsided by this news.

“About 15 minutes prior to Governor Pritzker’s press conference today, we were alerted that the IDPH has elevated the sport of basketball from a medium risk level to a high risk level. We remain considerate of the recent rise in positive COVID-19 cases in our state. However, in our meeting with IDPH on Friday, we felt that we presented multiple options that would allow for basketball to be conducted safely by IHSA schools this winter, many of which are being utilized in neighboring states who plan to play high school basketball. Despite that setback, there is some positive news, as IDPH accepted the IHSA' mitigations related to other sports, including cheerleading and dance, allowing them to move from a medium risk level to a low risk level. We will hold our special Board of Directors meeting on October 28th as scheduled where our Board will provide direction on the other winter sports, as well as discuss the IHSA sports schedule for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year."