Football Primer – Week 2
Updated weather information. As far as Massey is concerned, the Little Illini Conference is about to have another outstanding non-conference football weekend. The renowned company which predicts the score of every high school, college, and pro game in the U.S. has the LIC winning six of eight Week 2 games – which would match the […]
First LIC matchups of the season
Tuesday, all six Little Illini Conference girls tennis teams were on the courts, and it was the first time league schools faced each other in a dual setting. Casey-Westfield defeated last year’s tournament champion, Olney, 7-2, while Robinson won the last two doubles matches to edge past Newton, 5-4. In addition, Paris lost to a […]
Mt. Carmel sets another record
(Harrisburg) — Mt. Carmel set a new team record and tied an individual mark on Aug. 28th at Shawnee Hills Golf Course here. The Lady Aces set a new nine-hole team mark with an eight under par round of 136 in easily winning a five-team tournament. That total was 35 shots better than runner-up Harrisburg’s […]
Hays, Farrell lead LIC runners at major invite
This story has been updated. (Paris) — Little Illini Conference runners won both the boys and girls races at a prestigious early-season cross country meet in Paris on Saturday. There were five LIC teams in the 17-team boys field for the Doc Acklin Cross Country Invitational. Paris finished third, Robinson ninth, Marshall 12th, Casey-Westfield 13th […]
A strong start for the LIC
Last year, Little Illini Conference football teams won only five games against non-conference opponents. The league has already surpassed that total after going 6-2 in games played on the first weekend of the 2025 season. And, there is still one week to go in the non-league portion of the campaign. Here is a breakdown of […]
Four teams still unbeaten
It has been a busy start to the Little Illini Conference volleyball season. A total of 16 matches were played in the first four days alone. At this early juncture, four teams are off to undefeated starts. Paris, 14-22 last year, is already 3-0 after straight-set wins over Heritage, North Vermillion, Ind. and Charleston. Lawrenceville […]
Football Primer – Week 1
Scrimmages are over. From this point forward, everything counts. The Little Illini Conference football season kicks off this weekend with eight games around the state. Let’s get you set for the excitement with our Week 1 Primer. THE LINEUP Friday, Aug. 29 North Vermillion, Ind. at Paris, 6:30 p.m. Fisher at #9 1AÂ Casey-Westfield, 7:00 […]
Golf Update
This is our first boys/girls golf update of the season, covering the period from Aug.14-23. BOYS Last year, the top three teams at the Little Illini Conference tournament were separated by only six shots. If early-season returns this year are any indication, it may be another wide-open field that gathers on Sept. 24 at Richland […]
It’s Opening Night for Volleyball!
Little Illini Conference volleyball teams are not wasting any time getting the 2025 campaign started. Five teams make their debut on Monday, Aug. 25, the first day of the season in Illinois. Here’s the lineup for Day One (All times CST): Mt. Carmel at Carmi, 5:00 p.m. Teutopolis at Casey-Westfield, 6:00 p.m. Lawrenceville at Red […]
Final football tune-ups this weekend
It is the final tune-up before the start of the football season, one week hence. Welcome to Week 0 on the schedule, filled with pre-season scrimmages. The Illinois High School Association introduced scheduled scrimmages in 2024, which replaced many local team affairs. However, certain aspects of those public events, such as other fall team and […]