The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader, have announced a partnership agreement that will enable the IHSA to provide a customized sports information platform for its member schools.
MaxPreps and the IHSA will offer a publishing platform across desktop, tablet and mobile that will streamline the process of managing sports information for hundreds of member schools and several thousand contests each month.
The partnership enables all box score information published on
MaxPreps.com to be automatically provided to the IHSA for use in managing various initiatives, including game results, regular-season standings, IHSA records, roster information, and football post-season qualifications. All coaches will have the ability to submit box scores to MaxPreps.com in order to accurately manage these IHSA data-driven initiatives.
"MaxPreps is honored to form a partnership with the IHSA that creates an efficient data entry process for all member schools," said Andy Beal, president and founder of MaxPreps. "High school sports are important to communities and most importantly young people throughout the United States. The IHSA is an exceptional leader in the positive growth of Illinois high school sports and MaxPreps is eager to work with the IHSA to serve their membership."
"A formal relationship felt like a natural fit, given that many of our teams and coaches are already utilizing MaxPreps' resources," said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman. "We have seen requests for scores, schedules, results and stats in all sports grow throughout the years. We are excited to be able to offer MaxPreps' platform, technology and reputation statewide in Illinois."
MaxPreps.com, one of the nation's most visited sites for high school sports coverage, has been on the prep sports scene since 2002, and has successfully partnered with 16 other high school state associations.
About MaxPreps.comMaxPreps is the leading online high school sports destination offering high school sports fans the most comprehensive coverage with the latest news, analysis, rankings and streaming content. MaxPreps aspires to cover every high school team, game and player by partnering with over 50,000 coaches throughout the country. A unit of CBS Interactive and a CBSSports.com site, MaxPreps was founded in August 2002 and is headquartered in Cameron Park, Calif. For more information about MaxPreps and for the latest high school sports news, scores and expert analysis, please visit www.maxpreps.com.
About the Illinois High School AssociationFounded in 1900, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is a private, not-for-profit organization with over 800 member high school schools. The IHSA governs the equitable participation of over 400,000 high school students in nearly 40 sports and activities. Visit
www.IHSA.org for more information or connect with the IHSA on Social Media via Facebook (/IHSA.IL), Twitter (@IHSA_IL & @IHSAState) and YouTube (/IHSA). The Future Plays Here!
