2 teams, 4 individuals heading to XC State meet
The Little Illini Conference is sending two full teams, plus four other individuals to next week’s IHSA state cross country championship meet at Detweiler Park in Peoria. This after solid performances on Saturday at Sectional meets in Toledo and Carbondale. Here’s a recap: Boys Race LIC boys champion Olney finished third at the Class 2A […]
And then there were four
Seven teams from the Little Illini Conference began the quest to win an IHSA state football championship. Three were defeated in last weekend’s Opening Round of play. That leaves us with four teams left as we move on to the First Round of the newly-expanded playoffs. Here’s the lineup for this weekend: FRIDAY Class 2A […]
LIC State Tennis Recap
(BUFFALO GROVE) — The state’s best girl’s tennis players gathered in the Chicago suburbs for the IHSA state championship tournament last weekend. The Little Illini Conference was represented by four singles players (one of them a Sectional champion) and one doubles team. Deerfield repeated as the Class 1A state champion, scoring 32 points, 12 points […]
LIC sending several to XC Sectional
The Little Illini Conference had quite a day at the IHSA Cross Country Regional meets held on Saturday. A total of four boys teams advanced from three different Regionals in two classes, along with three individuals not a part of the qualifying teams. On the girls side, four teams made it out from two sites, […]
Newton wins LIC volleyball championship
(Above photo courtesy of: Jasper County Daily News)Â (NEWTON) — The Newton Lacy Eagles won the Little Illini Conference volleyball championship on Thursday night with a 2-0 victory over Paris to complete a 7-0 league season. The title (either won outright or shared) was the 11th in the past 12 years for Jill Kistner’s seventh-ranked […]
Opening Round of a new era
It’s a new era in Illinois High School Association football. A new and bigger state tournament, approved by member schools in a statewide vote last December, kicks off this weekend with Opening Round games in eight classes around the state. There are now 384 teams in search of a state championship, an increase of 128 […]
Playoff preps as regular season concludes
The 2026 regular season is in the books. The playoff field has been unveiled. It’s on to the state football tournament. For the first time ever, seven Little Illini Conference teams are playing in the post-season. But, how did we get here? Let’s take a look back at Week 9. Here’s what happened last weekend: […]
Eagles can wrap up the title this week
In the last 11 seasons, including this one, Newton has either won or shared the Little Illini Conference volleyball championship 10 times. They stand 6-0 this year, with one league game remaining on Thursday. The Lady Eagles already own wins over the only two teams who have a shot at sharing the crown: Lawrenceville and […]
LIC will have strong showing at State
When the IHSA girls state tennis tournament hits Chicagoland courts this week, the Little Illini Conference will be well represented after a strong showing at area Sectional tournaments. The LIC qualified four singles players (including one Sectional champion) and one doubles tandem. Each sectional sends its top four in singles and doubles to the State […]
LIC lands record 7 teams in playoffs
Thanks to the expansion of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs, the Little Illini Conference has qualified a record number of teams for the post-season. Seven of the eight LIC teams were named to the 384-team field unveiled Saturday night by the IHSA. The league had previously landed six playoff spots (out of nine […]