York High Fall Sports Best In State: Group

ELMHURST, IL – York High School has been named the top high school in Illinois for the 2021 fall sports season, according to an Elmhurst School District 205 news release.

The designation comes from MaxPreps, a national database of high school athletic rankings and statistics.

York's boys soccer team and girls cross country team won state championships in November. Boys soccer is also ranked 16th nationally and girls soccer fifth nationally.

York's athletes continued to find success past the fall.

The girls bowling team finished fifth in the state, with senior Katharine Svehla receiving all-state honors and finishing third overall at state.

Senior Connor Groya is the first state champion for York boys swimming in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle.

Following York in the rankings are New Trier, Fenwick, Barrington and Hinsdale Central high schools.

According to MaxPreps, the rankings are determined by "points awarded for state championships, runner-up finishes and placement in national rankings. Points are awarded on a weighted basis with larger states receiving more points than smaller states (due to more competition), more popular sports (based on NFHS participation survey) receiving more points than less popular sports and larger schools gaining more points than smaller schools (again based on more competition)."