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[AUG. 31, 2006] BLOOMINGTON -- Team champions will be crowned in a record 49 Illinois Elementary School Association state final events during the 2006-07 school term.

IESA will conduct state final competition at a total of 32 sites, beginning with two-class softball Sept. 22-23 and ending with Class AA track and field May 18-19. In between, there will be state finals in baseball, Class 1A-3A; cross country, Class A and AA for both boys and girls; seventh-grade girls basketball, Class 1A-4A; eighth-grade girls basketball, Class 1A-4A; cheerleading, five categories; seventh-grade boys basketball, Class 1A-4A; eighth-grade boys basketball, Class 1A-4A; single-class wrestling; seventh-grade girls volleyball, Class 1A-4A; eighth-grade girls volleyball, Class 1A-4A; Scholastic Bowl, Class A and AA; and Class A track and field.

"Interscholastic opportunities in our member schools provide a tremendous learning experience and provide a great vehicle for recognition," said IESA Executive Director Steve Endsley. "Through participation in their school's interscholastic activities, our students achieve recognition for themselves, their school and their community. We are the training ground for the next level, the proving ground, IHSA interscholastic activities."

Three of the 2006-07 IESA state finals will be at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria. State champions will be crowned in each of three classes in baseball the weekend of Sept. 29-30. Team and individual champions, both girls and boys, in Class A seventh- and eighth-grade track and field will be crowned the weekend of May 11-12. Class AA seventh- and eighth-grade track and field team and individual champions, both girls and boys, will be crowned May 18-19.

The Peoria Civic Center will host the expanded cheerleading championships Dec. 16. Champions will be crowned in large and small team cheer and in small, medium and large team routine.

Individual wrestling champions in 19 weight classes and a team champion will be determined the weekend of March 9-10 at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center in DeKalb.

On May 4, Heartland Community College in Normal will host the two-class Scholastic Bowl state meet for the second straight year.

The Bloomington-Normal area will host seven different state finals. Champion Fields in Normal will be the site of the Class A and AA softball state final Sept. 22-23. Parkside Junior High will host the cross country meet Oct. 14, with Class A and Class AA champions being crowned, both girls and boys. Normal Chiddix Junior High will host the Class 4A seventh-grade girls state basketball tournament Dec. 2 and 7. Normal Epiphany Grade School will host the 2A eighth-grade girls state basketball tournament Dec. 9 and 14 at Bloomington Central Catholic's gym. Normal Kingsley Junior High will host the Class 4A eighth-grade boys state basketball tournament Feb. 10 and 15. Bloomington Junior High will host the Class 4A seventh-grade state volleyball tournament March 10 and 13. Bloomington Holy Trinity Grade School will host the Class 2A eighth-grade state volleyball tournament at Bloomington Central Catholic's gym March 17 and 20.

Hosting two state finals each will be Assumption Central A&M, 1A seventh-grade girls basketball and 3A seventh-grade girls volleyball; Monticello, 2A seventh-grade girls basketball and 2A eighth-grade boys basketball; Riverton, 3A seventh-grade girls basketball and 1A seventh-grade boys basketball; Divernon, 1A eighth-grade girls basketball and 1A eighth-grade boys basketball; Clinton, 3A eighth-grade girls basketball and 3A seventh-grade boys basketball; and Stanford Olympia, 4A eighth-grade girls basketball and 4A seventh-grade boys basketball.

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