Harvard High School

Hello Hornet fans!

We hope you have all enjoyed the Fall season and are ready to take on the Winter sports season with us. We have completely transitioned to the winter season and it appears the weather has transitioned as well.

This time of year is extremely busy with holidays but it is also a busy time at the IHSA. Twenty-five new by-law proposals were introduced this year with eleven of them passed to membership by the legislative committee.The hottest and most talked about by-law proposals are the reduction of summer contact days from 25 down to 20 and the removal of football districts. The rationale for the reduction of contact days is to force specific focus on skill development and to make it easier for high school students to participate in multiple sports during the summer months.

As of now, football districts will take over in the 2021-2022 school year. What that means is that the IHSA will set the schedules for all football teams based on geography and size. The new proposal will eliminate football districts and keep football schedules status quo, with schools forced to schedule their own games.

This time of year is always exciting. We will keep you updated on any major changes that will affect your Hornet athletics.

For a full list of the proposed IHSA by-law changes click here

We hope that you are all able to have a joy filled holiday season!

GO HORNETS

On November 6, 2019, we highlighted our Fall Athletic Season and announced each sport's MVPs as well as All-Conference Athletes. Congratulations to the following students:

Girls Golf MVP - Joelle McMillan

Boys Golf MVP - James Crout

Boys Soccer MVP - Aldo Popoca

Cheer MVP - Anjolina Carpenter, Cournee Guerra, and Ariel Torres

Football MVP - Damon Mueller and Antonio Rodriguez

Girls Cross Country MVP - Lizeth Flores

Boys Cross Country MVP - JJ Lich

Volleyball MVP - Desiree Brady

All Conference Athletes:

Cross Country - Steven Austin

Boys Golf - James Crout and Hunter Gratz

Volleyball - Desiree Brady

Boys Soccer - Oger Bernal, Miguel Juarez, and Aldo Popoca

Football - Damon Mueller, Antonio Rodriguez, Marco Vazquez, and Dylan Perkins

Girls Golf - Emma Ackland, Jennah Brookner, Julia Chupich, and Joelle McMillan

Coached by: David Schultz, Adam Schultz, Jeremy Gricar, & Renee Gonzalez

The Harvard Wrestling Team has started the season 9-2 and placed second at the Vernon Hills Dual Team tournament. Brett Lovell (10-0), Nik Jimenez (10-0), and Nathan Rosas (9-0) have all started their seasons undefeated.

Coached by David Widzicz

Andrew Dudley and Will Harter are Harvard's upper boards on the Chess Team. With their leadership, we hope the team will qualify for the State Finals this year. In order to do so, the team will have to win at least 2 of 4 matches at the Sectional Tournament.

Dinah led her team with 15 points in a well deserved victory over Christian Liberty Academy.

Boys Basketball

• Tuesday, December 3 vs Oregon

Girls Basketball

• Wednesday, December 4 vs Elgin
• Wednesday, December 11 vs Genoa-Kingston
• Friday, December 13 vs Woodstock
• Wednesday, December 18 vs Marengo
• Monday, December 30 vs North Boone

Wrestling

• Tuesday, December 10 vs Byron
• Thursday, December 12 vs Woodstock, Du-Pec
• Tuesday, December 17 vs Richmond Burton
• Thursday, December 19 vs Rochelle
• December 20-21, Sciacca-Holtfretter Tournament

The Harvard High School Girls Track and Field team will be hosting the first ever FREE gift wrapping event for the community of Harvard! The event is December 17th from 4-7:30 at the Harvard Diggins Library.

Whether you are playing golf or basketball, stretching helps you to stay flexible. Flexibility can prevent injuries, especially at the knee and ankle. Stretching correctly will improve motion, increase blood flow, and decrease stiffness. It's important to know the proper way to stretch for each muscle group. Warm up the muscles before stretching, by walking, jogging or doing jumping jacks. Cooling down is also important because it will help the muscles to relax.

Get in free to all home games throughout the entire school year when you show your Hornet Fan Pass card (Adults, $30 each). Passes are available at the high school athletic office.

We appreciate all the help and support that the Harvard Booster Club has given to all of our student-athletes.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarvardBoosterClub/

Check out the Harvard High School Facebook page!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarvardHighSchool/

Visit the Harvard High School 8to18 website for more details of upcoming events!

Website: https://il.8to18.com/harvard

Andrew Walters

Email: awalters@cusd50.org
Website: https://www.cusd50.org/harvardhighschool/
Phone: 815-943-6461

Sarai Juarez

Email: sjuarez@cusd50.org
Phone: 815-943-6461