Crim: QND's Connell says IHSA changes to address 'competitive equity' unfairly penalizes all private schools - Muddy River Sports

Crim: QND's Connell says IHSA changes to address 'competitive equity' unfairly penalizes all private schools - Muddy River Sports

QUINCY – The public-private debate is as old as high school athletics itself.It reached a fever pitch last fall in Illinois when private schools won seven of the eight state football championships.While insisting that was not the tipping point, the Illinois High School Association Board of Directors has since voted to implement three changes to address what it calls “competitive equity” and to simplify the postseason classification process.“Ligh…