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

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<p>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 <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-school-football/2026/08/19/ihsa-high-school-football-mount-carmel-batavia-private-school" >presented their sides of the issue</a>.</p><p>The time for empty talk has passed. Over the next six weeks, schools across the state will discuss several possible rule changes and state…

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