1997 IHSA State Championship Tournament - Revision history

Trevor Nigus: /* New Location */

2025-03-25T04:49:00Z

New Location

Trevor Nigus at 18:35, 22 March 2025

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Trevor Nigus: /* Quarterfinals */

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Quarterfinals

Trevor Nigus: /* New Location */

2023-05-16T04:16:04Z

New Location

Trevor Nigus at 21:51, 14 May 2023

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Trevor Nigus: /* New Location */

2023-05-14T21:37:25Z

New Location

Trevor Nigus: /* New Location */

2023-05-14T21:32:50Z

New Location

Tom Egan: /* Notes */

2017-07-05T17:26:56Z

Notes

Zachary Yan at 05:53, 24 May 2014

2014-05-24T05:53:48Z

David Reinstein at 20:18, 3 May 2011

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 When questioned as to why this move was made, the reason given by then IHSA Administrator Susan Henrichsen was that the move was an attempt to garner better publicity for Scholastic Bowl by moving it along side the Boys Basketball Tournament.  While for a time, the Scholastic Bowl Tournaments were mentioned at the bottom of the posters advertising the Basketball Tournament, that practice was short-lived.  Also for a time, the awards ceremony was held on the stage of the main theater.  This also went away, with awards being presented in the largest of the competition rooms.
-There is a general feeling among some that the continued use of the Peoria Civic Center under these conditions is unintentionally demeaning to the players and the activity, as it is a reminder that academic competition is subordinate to athletic competition.  This is made clear by the efforts made by the IHSA, the municipality, and the local businesses to play up the Basketball Tournament, while not mentioning the Scholastic Bowl event at all. Later administrators have stated clearly that the move was for financial reasons, as the rooms are given over to the IHSA gratis, and as a non-revenue competition, the IHSA must keep costs down. The IESA Scholastic Bowl State Finals moved to the Civic Center in 2012.
+There is a general feeling among some that the continued use of the Peoria Civic Center under these conditions is unintentionally demeaning to the players and the activity, as it is a reminder that academic competition is subordinate to athletic competition.  This is made clear by the efforts made by the IHSA, the municipality, and the local businesses to play up the Basketball Tournament, while not mentioning the Scholastic Bowl event at all. Later administrators have stated clearly that the move was for financial reasons, as the rooms are given over to the IHSA gratis, and as a non-revenue competition, the IHSA must keep costs down. The [[IESA]] Scholastic Bowl State Finals moved to the Civic Center in 2012.
 In 2020, it was announced that the IHSA Scholastic Bowl State Finals would again move to Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois for 2021, having previously hosted the IESA between 2006-2011. This also coincided with the departure of the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals moving back to Champaign. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic marked a premature end to the venue as the 2020 IHSA State Finals were canceled. Therefore, making the 2018-19 tournament the last to play in Peoria. The IESA Scholastic Bowl State Finals still compete at the Civic Center.

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 When questioned as to why this move was made, the reason given by then IHSA Administrator Susan Henrichsen was that the move was an attempt to garner better publicity for Scholastic Bowl by moving it along side the Boys Basketball Tournament.  While for a time, the Scholastic Bowl Tournaments were mentioned at the bottom of the posters advertising the Basketball Tournament, that practice was short-lived.  Also for a time, the awards ceremony was held on the stage of the main theater.  This also went away, with awards being presented in the largest of the competition rooms.
-There is a general feeling among some that the continued use of the Peoria Civic Center under these conditions is unintentionally demeaning to the players and the activity, as it is a reminder that academic competition is subordinate to athletic competition.  This is made clear by the efforts made by the IHSA, the municipality, and the local businesses to play up the Basketball Tournament, while not mentioning the Scholastic Bowl event at all. Later administrators have stated clearly that the move was for financial reasons, as the rooms are given over to the IHSA gratis, and as a non-revenue competition, the IHSA must keep costs down.
+There is a general feeling among some that the continued use of the Peoria Civic Center under these conditions is unintentionally demeaning to the players and the activity, as it is a reminder that academic competition is subordinate to athletic competition.  This is made clear by the efforts made by the IHSA, the municipality, and the local businesses to play up the Basketball Tournament, while not mentioning the Scholastic Bowl event at all. Later administrators have stated clearly that the move was for financial reasons, as the rooms are given over to the IHSA gratis, and as a non-revenue competition, the IHSA must keep costs down. The IESA Scholastic Bowl State Finals moved to the Civic Center in 2012.
-The IESA Scholastic Bowl State Finals moved to the Civic Center in 2012.
+In 2020, it was announced that the IHSA Scholastic Bowl State Finals would again move to Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois for 2021, having previously hosted the IESA between 2006-2011. This also coincided with the departure of the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals moving back to Champaign. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic marked a premature end to the venue as the 2020 IHSA State Finals were canceled. Therefore, making the 2018-19 tournament the last to play in Peoria. The IESA Scholastic Bowl State Finals still compete at the Civic Center.
 ==CLASS A==

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−	The '''1997 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Championship Tournaments''' ended the eleventh State Championship Series conducted in Scholastic Bowl by the IHSA. It was the sixth season in which there were separate State Championship Tournaments held for small schools (Class A) and large schools (Class AA).	+	The '''1997 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Championship Tournaments''' ended the eleventh State Championship Series conducted in Scholastic Bowl by the IHSA. It was the sixth season in which there were separate State Championship Tournaments held for small schools (Class A) and large schools (Class AA). The tournament was held at the Peoria Civic Center.

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-The class A and class AA Tournaments were both moved to the Peoria Civic Center, with Woodruff and Carlinville still acting as hosts (meaning, they were responsible for providing scorekeepers and timers, as well as arranging for set up at the facility).  This was an especially confusing choice given that Carlinville is located nowhere near Peoria, and being a smaller school, had access to a smaller number of potential qualified personnel.  Eventually, Carlinville would be dropped as a host, with Woodruff following soon after.  Today, the tournament has no host school, making it somewhat unique among the various State Championship Tournaments run by the IHSA.  The former coach at Woodruff, Jon Rathbun, acts as the tournament director.
+The class A and class AA Tournaments were both moved to the Peoria Civic Center, with [[Woodruff]] and [[Carlinville]] still acting as hosts (meaning, they were responsible for providing scorekeepers and timers, as well as arranging for set up at the facility).  This was an especially confusing choice given that Carlinville is located nowhere near Peoria, and being a smaller school, had access to a smaller number of potential qualified personnel.  Eventually, Carlinville would be dropped as a host, with Woodruff following soon after. Woodruff coach, Jon Rathbun, continued acting as tournament director until 2010.
 The choice of the Peoria Civic Center was also controversial, as it was hardly an ideal location for the Tournaments.  Some of the rooms were quite small, and occasionally required last minute switching to accommodate teams with larger fan bases, causing delays in the tournament.  The rooms were also located in a ring around a section of the Center which was concurrently hosting the Class AA Boys Basketball State Championship Series, and the accompanying fan events.  It was not uncommon for some rooms to be able to hear cheering crowds and the sound of horns from the basketball games in progress.  Some rooms were separated by temporary walls, forcing moderators to speak softer than normal in a large, already noisy room, to prevent the room next door from hearing them.

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−	{{~~Browse box\|Tournament = 1997 [[Illinois Scholastic Bowl\|~~IHSA ~~State Championship]]~~
−	~~\|previous = [[1996 IHSA State Championship Tournament\|1996 IHSA State]]~~
−	~~\|next = [[1998 IHSA State Championship Tournament\|1998 IHSA State]]~~
−	\| }}

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