High school sports

The Ozark Conference dissolved when most of its members left for other conferences, leaving Rolla isolated and looking at options.

The Illinois High School Association is grappling with a shrinking number of game officials, largely due to the increasingly poor treatment they've endured from fans, athletes and coaches. The IHSA has entered a new partnership aimed at reducing the negative behavior, but skepticism remains about how effective these efforts will be.

A pair of bills were debated by the Senate education and workforce development committee aimed at expanding access to activities like sports and clubs to students who are homeschooled.

Supporters of the bill argued that allowing transgender athletes to play puts cisgender women at a disadvantage. Transgender kids and their parents said participating in team sports is about more than winning.

For many schools in the St. Louis region, winter sports are scheduled to begin this week as fall sports come to a close. But concerns about the recent rise in coronavirus cases persist.

All middle school sports and some high school competitions will be allowed to resume Monday, although high school football is most notably excluded.

Last week was a busy one for David Kvidahl, who covers high school sports for STLhighschoolsports.com and STLtoday.com.On Tuesday, he was calling Cardinal…

St. Louis area medical professionals are throwing their support behind a bill making its way through the Missouri legislature. The bill would help protect…