Another LIC basketball showdown looming
With only a few days remaining before the start of the Illinois High School Association girls state basketball tournament, one thing is for certain: the Little Illini Conference race has become a two-team affair. But, before Mt. Carmel and Paris can both even reach the Tuesday winner-take-all meeting, they must first clear other league hurdles. […]
LIC names scholarship award winners
(ROBINSON) –– Since 1986, the Little Illini Conference has awarded thousands of dollars worth of scholarships to deserving students. Proceeds from the Annual LIC Basketball Tournament are used to support these scholarships. The scholarship may be used to pay for tuition, books, supplies or additional appropriate college expenses. This year’s scholarship award winners are: Zander […]
Indians, Warriors to play for LIC boys title
(ROBINSON) — It’s the matchup Little Illini Conference boys basketball fans have asked for. It’s the matchup the seeds have called for. Lawrenceville and Casey-Westfield will play for the LIC title here on Friday night. Both sailed through semifinal challenges on Wednesday. Lawrenceville, not only the top seed in the tourney but for now the […]
Two upsets in first round of LIC boys basketball tournament
(ROBINSON) — As if the weather wasn’t causing enough angst in Little Illini Conference basketball circles, then there was the action on the court itself. Of the four games played here Saturday in the LIC boys tournament, two ended in upsets. Only the top two seeds – No. 1-ranked (Class 1A) Lawrenceville and Casey-Westfield – […]
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING LIC BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to the weather forecast for Saturday, Jan. 24, there have been several changes made to the Little Illini Conference boys basketball tournament schedule in Robinson. We plan to move the entire schedule up several hours, and we will re-arrange a couple of games to get the southern teams home sooner. The schedule […]
Lawrenceville wins 3rd straight LIC wrestling title
(OLNEY) — Lawrenceville captured its’ third straight Little Illini Conference wrestling championship on Saturday in Olney. The Indians won the six-team meet with a total of 177.5 points, some 16 points better than runnerup Robinson (161.5). The host Tigers took third with 131 points, followed by Mt. Carmel (114), Paris (91.5), and Marshall (27). Marshall […]
Boys Roundup: Lawrenceville passes first LIC test as new No. 1
This week, Lawrenceville moved into the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Class 1A boys basketball poll. Now with a state-sized target on their back, the Indians returned to Little Illini Conference play in a matchup against Newton on Friday. Coach Tad Schick’s team passed its’ first test, defeating the Eagles, 61-52, to improve […]
Are Tigers and Aces destined to meet in LIC girls final?
Mt. Carmel and Paris – the two teams most in Little Illini Conference girls basketball circles have talked the most about for the last two seasons. Last year, it was Mt. Carmel, buoyed by the LIC tournament title, which made a run all the way to the IHSA Class 2A state tournament in Bloomington-Normal, where […]
LIC boys tournament pairings announced
The pairings have been announced for the Little Illini Boys Basketball Tournament, which will be hosted by Robinson High School. Lawrenceville (16-1) received the No. 1 seed for the eight-team tournament that begins on Saturday, Jan. 24. There was a tie between Paris and Robinson for the No. 7 and No. 8 seed spots. There […]
Two league unbeatens being put to the test
Two of the four unbeaten teams in the LIC boys basketball race are being put to the test this week. That list could be trimmed in half by the end of the weekend. But, there could also be a new sole leader in the standings at the midway point of the conference race. Let’s see […]