Red hot LIC volleyball kicks off league season Thursday
The first round of Little Illini Conference volleyball league games is coming up on Thursday night, with three games on tap. The league sports an impressive non-conference mark of 55-23 (.705) to date, so there is no shortage of confidence heading into the 28-game campaign that decides the LIC title. Confidence is one thing, but […]
LIC football openers were hot affairs
Little Illini Conference football teams settled into conference play last week during one of the most oppressive heat waves in recent memory. The triple-digit temperatures altered everything, from kickoff times to numerous water breaks. The elements also forced coaches to shuffle players around, which even altered game strategy to a degree (no pun intended). By […]
Newton out of the gate quickly in LIC volleyball
Newton has either won outright or shared the last five Little Illini Conference volleyball championships. The Lady Eagles have already staked a claim to a possible sixth straight crown with an undefeated start to the 2026 season. Jill Kistner’s team is the lone unbeaten left in the league. Newton defeated Altamont, 2-0, on Tuesday night […]
LIC earns a split of non-conference games
It’s on to the conference season for Little Illini Conference football teams after a .500 finish to the non-league portion of the regular season. The collective 8-8 record at the end of the first two weeks falls short of last year’s impressive mark of 11-5 (the best in 10 years) in a 2025 season that […]
Paris’ Dawson Rogers wins High Jump title to lead LIC at state
(CHARLESTON) — Dawson Rogers saved his best performance for the biggest stage. The Paris junior recorded a personal best in the finals of the Class 2A high jump to win the IHSA state championship on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University. That was the top finish by a Little Illini Conference athlete at the three-class, three-day […]
Sectional softball and Regional baseball tourneys are underway
Five. That’s how many Little Illini Conference teams won IHSA Regional softball titles last week. Five! There wasn’t much time to celebrate, however, because the state tournament rolls on into Sectional Week. Plus, the three teams that carried No. 1 seeds into the post-season are still alive and well in the hunt for a berth […]
Robinson’s Austyn McDowell wins 100 title to lead LIC at state
(CHARLESTON) — Robinson freshman Austyn McDowell has already left her mark on the Little Illini Conference. Now she’s working on the rest of the state. In her first-ever appearance at the Illinois High School Association Class 1A state track and field championships at Eastern Illinois University here, McDowell finished first in the meet’s premiere event […]
LIC softball begins post-season play with three No. 1 seeds
The Little Illini Conference has been rewarded for an outstanding softball season with three No. 1 seeds entering IHSA state tournament play, which begins on Monday at Regional sites all across the state. Casey-Westfield, Marshall, and Mt. Carmel were accorded top seeds in earlier voting by coaches. Robinson was seeded second as well. This after […]
Olney edges Casey-Westfield for LIC boys tennis title
(CASEY) — Olney repeated as Little Illini Conference boys tennis champions by a narrow margin on Friday in the meet hosted by Casey-Westfield. The Tigers finished with 27 points, just enough to edge past the host Warriors, who totalled 25.5 points. Paris finished third with 14 points, followed by Robinson (8.5), Newton (3) and Mt. […]
LIC girls track sends 46 entries to state
The Little Illini Conference will be well represented at the IHSA girls state track meet next week at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. LIC athletes wracked up an impressive total of 46 state meet entries based on their qualifications at three Sectional meets held on Friday. Nine individuals and relays will come in as Sectional […]