Once again, the IHSA idiots prove that they cannot read a map. What were they thinking when they scheduled a 4A supersectional game in ROCKFORD for the NILES WEST and BARRINGTON sectionals? The correct answer is that they WEREN'T thinking.
For the record, here are the 4A schools that fed into the Niles West and Barrington sectionals:
NILES WEST SECTIONAL
Chicago (Foreman)
Chicago (Lane)
Chicago (Mather)
Chicago (Northside)
Chicago (Prosser)
Chicago (Schurz)
Chicago (St. Patrick)
Chicago (Steinmetz)
Chicago (Taft)
Chicago (Von Steuben)
Des Plaines (Maine West)
Evanston (Twp.)
*Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
*Glenview (Glenbrook South)
*Niles (Notre Dame)
Park Ridge (Maine East)
Park Ridge (Maine South)
Skokie (Niles North)
Skokie (Niles West)
Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
*Winnetka (New Trier)
BARRINGTON SECTIONAL
Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Barrington
Buffalo Grove
Deerfield
Fox Lake (Grant)
Gurnee (Warren)
Highland Park
Lake Forest (H.S.)
*Lake Zurich
*Libertyville
*Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Mundelein (Carmel)
*Mundelein (H.S.)
Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Palatine (Fremd)
Palatine (H.S.)
Round Lake
Waukegan (H.S.)
Wheeling
Zion (Z.-Benton)
It seems like every year, the IHSA treats us to some absolutely asinine decisions in terms of playoff travel. This one is a doozy.
For the record, here are the 4A schools that fed into the Niles West and Barrington sectionals:
NILES WEST SECTIONAL
Chicago (Foreman)
Chicago (Lane)
Chicago (Mather)
Chicago (Northside)
Chicago (Prosser)
Chicago (Schurz)
Chicago (St. Patrick)
Chicago (Steinmetz)
Chicago (Taft)
Chicago (Von Steuben)
Des Plaines (Maine West)
Evanston (Twp.)
*Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
*Glenview (Glenbrook South)
*Niles (Notre Dame)
Park Ridge (Maine East)
Park Ridge (Maine South)
Skokie (Niles North)
Skokie (Niles West)
Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
*Winnetka (New Trier)
BARRINGTON SECTIONAL
Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Barrington
Buffalo Grove
Deerfield
Fox Lake (Grant)
Gurnee (Warren)
Highland Park
Lake Forest (H.S.)
*Lake Zurich
*Libertyville
*Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Mundelein (Carmel)
*Mundelein (H.S.)
Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Palatine (Fremd)
Palatine (H.S.)
Round Lake
Waukegan (H.S.)
Wheeling
Zion (Z.-Benton)
It seems like every year, the IHSA treats us to some absolutely asinine decisions in terms of playoff travel. This one is a doozy.