Championship Day Welcome to Championship Day! The stage is set to recognize four teams as the best in title contests tonight. Small School Girls | 3:30 pm Top-seeded Paris cruises into the final where they are matched up with #7 seed Central Southeastern. Paris finished third a year ago in their inaugural appearance, while Central won the Small School Girls bracket in … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Year Alex Staab was honored with the State Farm Holiday Classic Volunteer of the Year on day 1. A native of Germantown Hills, he was the Bradley University PA announcer from 2016-2022, is in his sixth season as the radio voice for Illinois Central College women’s basketball team, and has been the IHSA State Softball Finals PA Announcer since 2019. The Classic … [Read more...]

Tidbits from Day 1 Action at the 2022 State Farm Holiday Classic The Chosen Ones All four top seeds were victorious on day 1. The biggest upset of the day came when #2 seed Aurora Christian fell to #15 seed Minonk Fieldcrest. Record Watch Normal Community boy’s coach Dave Witzig is tied with former Rock Island coach Thom Sigel for the most Classic coaching wins at 58. His … [Read more...]

Tidbits from Day 3 Action at the 2021 State Farm Holiday Classic The Games With both Morton and Normal University High girls losing in their respective semifinal games, every bracket will crown a new champion on Day 4. Through Day 3, there has been only one overtime game – a Small School Boys matchup won by Aurora Christian 47-43 over Quincy Notre Dame. In Large School … [Read more...]

Tidbits from Day 2 Action at the 2021 State Farm Holiday Classic Record Breaker Bloomington Central Catholic’s Cole Certa set a boys' tournament record with 10 3-pointers in the Saints’ 72-32 victory over Annawan. The record has stood since 1999, when Rock Alleman’s Tyler Ryan hit nine from behind the arc. Speaking of 1999 Long-time Classic Committee member Mike Sondgeroth … [Read more...]