Week 4 primer: Battle of 3-0’s heads the Friday slate
It’s the first full Friday night of the Little Illini Conference football season. Four games are on tap, including a matchup of 3-0 unbeatens to spice up the card. Here is the Week 4 primer: FRIDAY Marshall (1-0, 3-0) at Olney (1-0, 3-0), 7:00 p.m. It’s the first 3-0 start for Marshall since 2018… Olney […]
Final rounds before LIC tourney
The Little Illini Conference girls golf tournament is just a few days away. Here are match results for the final pre-tourney week, beginning on Monday, Sept. 15. The LIC championship for boys and girls will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 24 in Olney. Thursday, Sept. 18 At Mt. Carmel Mount Carmel 140 Miley Kennard 34 […]
Invites and conference duals
Five of the six Little Illini Conference girls tennis teams played in weekend tournaments. Casey-Westfield, Newton, Olney and Robinson were in the field for the Mattoon Invitational, while Mt. Carmel was engaged in a tourney in Herrin. In the days since our last update on Sept., 3, LIC teams have squared off in dual meets. […]
IHSA releases golf state series assignments
(BLOOMINGTON) — The Illinois High School Association has released post-season assignment details for the upcoming golf state series. A total of 529 boys teams(242 in Class 1A, 137 in the larger Class 2A, 150 in the largest Class 3A)Â and 466 girls teams (283 teams in Class 1A, 183 in Class 2A) will compete for […]
Lions and Tigers and Aces, oh my!
The first weekend of Little Illini Conference league play produced some big numbers and some big surprises. Here’s a recap: FRIDAY Marshall (3-0, 1-0) 34, Paris (2-1, 0-1) 30 Marshall built an 11-point lead in the second half, then held off favored Paris to improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2018. It wasn’t […]
Football Primer — Week 3
Let the conference race begin! After two weeks of non-league action, Little Illini Conference football teams stay in-house for the rest of the regular season. The next seven weeks will determine not only a champion but also who will earn the right to play in the IHSA state tournament. Here is the lineup for Week […]
Conference season begins Thursday
The conference season begins Thursday for Little Illini Conference volleyball teams. From the looks of it, this could be one wild championship race. Paris has the best non-conference record coming in at 10-1. Right on the Tigers’ heel comes Robinson (7-1) and Marshall (6-1). Seven league teams have a .500 or better record. Five of […]
Four teams still undefeated as non-conference play ends
Little Illini Conference football schools finished non-conference play with a flourish over the weekend, with five more wins in Week 2 to bolster its’ total to 11 wins in two weeks. The collective celebrating won’t last long, though. Internal warfare begins this Friday in the form of conference games for the next seven weeks. Here’s […]
Best non-conference finish in years
The Little Illini Conference has just completed its’ most successful regular-season non-conference schedule in years. For the third straight season, the LIC has played all non-league games in the first two weeks of the season. That’s a front-loaded total of 16 games. This year’s non-league record was an impressive 11-5, a win total more than […]
Four LIC runners among state’s best
Four cross country runners from the Little Conference rank among the best in the state, according to the the latest rankings from Illinois Running News. On the boys side, Olney sophomore Quaid Berger moved up five spots in the rankings into eighth place in Class 2A. Tiger teammate Judah Dicks was 18th this week, his […]