Welcome to the new LittleIllini.com
Welcome to the all-new LittleIllini.com — a complete reimagining of the digital home for the Little Illini Conference, one of Illinois’ most competitive and tradition-rich high school athletic leagues. For the past 12 years, this site served an important purpose: listing scores and standings for our member schools across various sports. It was the very […]
Mt. Carmel shooting for a 5-peat
MT. CARMEL — Mt. Carmel continues to build on its’ girls golf dynasty. How long will it last? One year ago, coach Karin Kelsey’s Lady Aces won their fourth straight IHSA Class 1A state title by an eye-popping 48 shots, over two 18-hole rounds played at Red Tail Run in Decatur. Five of the six […]
The hunter becomes the hunted
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. —Â From the ashes of a winless season in 2023 came an attack mindset for the Olney Tigers football team heading into 2024. “Last year, we took the mentality that we were going on a ‘revenge tour’ after going 0-9,” said coach Luke Carmody of the way an almost unheard-of turnaround campaign […]
Newton always figures into title talk
NEWTON – When talk turns to Little Illini Conference volleyball, the conversation usually begins with the Newton Lady Eagles. More often than not, it ends with them, too. In eight of the last nine seasons, Newton has either shared or won outright the LIC championship, interrupted only in the COVID-delayed 2020 season played in the […]
New non-conference opponents dot LIC football schedules
Last year, Little Illini Conference football teams finished 5-11 against non-conference opponents in the first two weeks of the regular season. This year, lots of new faces dot team schedules as the league looks to better that mark. However, a glance back at 2024 showed LIC teams were more than willing to schedule larger, playoff-caliber […]
Year of celebrations ahead for three LIC schools
There will be a lot to celebrate at Little Illini Conference schools during the 2025-26 school year. Three different conference schools will be honoring a total of six state championship teams from five different sports. Casey-Westfield takes the cake, though. Three of those six state championship trophies belong to Warrior Nation. This is the 40th […]
Basketball Capital Classic pairings released
The pairings have been released for the 2025 Basketball Capital Classic, to be played in Lawrence County on Nov. 28-29. Three teams from the Little Illini Conference are in the eight-team field: Lawrenceville, Mt. Carmel and Olney. Again this year, the tourney will be co-hosted by Lawrenceville and Red Hill. Four teams are assigned to […]
2025 All-Conference Softball Team
First Team Addyson O’Dell, Newton Alisson Stanley, Newton Allie Hermann, Newton Allyson Truelove, Casey-Westfield Amelia Collins, Newton Ava Goble, Casey-Westfield Bailee Frichtl, Newton Erin Harris, Lawrenceville Eva Hermann, Robinson Evie Sellers, Mt. Carmel Haley McGuire, Marshall Jacie Young, Paris Kyla Gustafson, Marshall Lucy Moore, Casey-Westfield Lyla Keepes, Mt. Carmel Lynn Welborn, Marshall Taylor Bloomer, Olney […]
2025 All-Conference Baseball Team
First Team Owen Keeney, Casey-Westfield Rylie Hines-Gilbert, Casey-Westfield Daryn Hupp, Casey-Westfield Jackson Maulding, Casey-Westfield Emery Ivers, Lawrenceville Maddox Pargin, Lawrenceville Garrett Pugh, Marshall Ryder Sloss, Mt. Carmel Brendan Bowser, Mt.Carmel River Deisher, Mt. Carmel Quincy Fulton, Newton Carson Barthelme, Newton Drake Wolfe, Newton Mattey Sanders, Olney Brody Redman, Olney Sean Dunn, Paris Gabe Roush, Paris […]
2025 All-Conference Track Teams
Boys Team Felipe Gonclave, Olney Ian Pianfetti, Olney Hayden Parcel, Casey-Westfield Tristin Butler, Olney Hayden Borgic, Newton Quaid Berger, Olney Harrison Hays, Paris Miles Hardiman, Robinson Owen Schackmann, Newton Mason Barrett, Paris Rex Hallam. Olney Gavyn Cothern, Olney Gavin Root, Olney Ryan Kirby, Olney Drew Rogers, Paris Jevan Wampler, Robinson Casey Thomann, Olney Wade Wickham, […]