Roundup: Last LIC unbeaten falls
Robinson became the last Little Illini Conference baseball team to fall from the ranks of the unbeaten on Saturday when the Maroons suffered a walk-off, 4-3 loss at Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg in an early-season battle of unbeatens. The host Hatchets won it on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning after Robinson had tied […]
Sensational softball start
Almost two weeks into the regular season, there are still five undefeated Little Illini Conference softball teams. Five! The league also boasts of a collective non-conference mark of 21-4 (.840) through games of March 21. All eight teams sport .500 or better records. And, we’re just getting started. As per usual, Casey-Westfield has drawn much […]
LIC announces All-Conference boys basketball team
The Little Illini Conference has released its’ All-Conference girls basketball team for the 2025-26 season, as chosen by league coaches. They selected a first, second, and Honorable Mention team. Lawrenceville, which finished third at the IHSA Class 1A state tournament after winning both the regular-season and LIC tournament championships, led the way with five selections. […]
Illinois basketball coaches name All-State teams
(TOLUCA) — The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association has released its’ 2025-26 All-State basketball teams. The girls team was released last weekend, while the boys team was released this week during the state tournament series at State Farm Center in Champaign. There were a total of six Little Illini Conference athletes named to the squads, four […]
Softball season gets underway
Ready or not, softball season is upon us. There were five games involving Little Illini Conference teams played in the first week. Casey-Westfield, ranked again in pre-season Class 1A state polls after a third-place finish in the IHSA state tournament last year, and league co-champion Newton, both picked up initial wins. In fact, 2025 was […]
Indians overwhelm LeRoy for 1A Super Sectional title, state berth
(CHARLESTON) —Â Lawrenceville unleashed the perfect combination of power and finesse on Monday night at the IHSA Class 1A Super Sectional game played at Groninger Arena on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. The Indians simply overwhelmed LeRoy, 48-26, to advance to the state tournament for the first time since 1996. Next up for coach Tad […]
Lawrenceville bids for first state trip in 30 years
Lawrenceville makes a bid for its’ first trip to the Illinois High School Association state basketball championships since 1996 on Monday night at Groninger Arena on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. The Indians, ranked second in the final AP poll of the year, face fourth-ranked Leroy in the Class 1A Super Sectional, […]
LIC announces All-Conference girls basketball team
The Little Illini Conference has released its’ All-Conference girls basketball team for the 2025-26 season, as chosen by league coaches. They selected a first, second, and Honorable Mention team. Mt. Carmel, which won both the regular-season and LIC tournament championships, and Paris, which advanced the farthest in post-season play (to the Class 2A Sectional title […]
It’s Champaign or bust for LIC boys as state tourney play begins
The conference season is complete. So is the regular season. But, what lies ahead is what everyone wants the most – a trip to State Farm Center in Champaign and a berth in the Illinois High School Association state basketball tournament. The first stop on the road to Champaign is at scattered first-round sites around […]
Three LIC teams cut down the nets
Three Little Illini Conference girls basketball teams celebrated on Friday night by cutting down the nets after winning IHSA Regional championships. Mt. Carmel, Olney, and Paris will all move on to the Class 2A Sectional tournament next week. Here’s the rub – they will all be at the same tournament site in Olney, joined by […]