New IHSA bylaw proposals would put public and private schools in separate state tournaments

Until now, the dispute between public and private schools over competitive balance played out in press conferences and postgame interviews. Mount Carmel football coach Jordan Lynch and Batavia football coach Dennis Piron both regularly offered juicy quotes that presented their sides of the issue.The time for empty talk has passed. Over the next six weeks, schools across the state will discuss several possible rule changes and state tournament format tweaks that could change the landscape of high school sports in Illinois.The ongoing battle between public and private schools over an alleged “private school competitive advantage” is at the center of the two most significant bylaw proposals the Illinois High School Association released on Tuesday. The West Suburban Conference submitted both, and it includes Downers Grove North and South, Proviso East and West, Hinsdale Central and South, Leyden, Morton, Addison Trail, Willowbrook, York, Lyons, Glenbard West and Oak Park.Proposal 8, submit