Quail Creek plays host to LIC Golf Championships
(ROBINSON) — The Mt. Carmel girls golf team may or may not win a record-setting sixth consecutive IHSA Class 1A state championship next month – after all they are only ranked ninth in the latest Class 1A iWannamaker ratings. However, the Lady Aces appear to have enough firepower to win a sixth straight Little Illini […]
Mt. Carmel lone unbeaten after Week 5
Mt. Carmel scored in the game’s final minute to rally past Paris, 24-20, in a battle of football unbeatens on Friday night. That was the highlight of Week 5 of the prep season, which had more than it’s fair share of excitement. Here’s what took place under the lights: Mt. Carmel 24, Paris 20 Quarterback […]
Lawrenceville jumps to early lead in LIC volleyball race
Lawrenceville has jumped to an early lead in the Little Illini Conference volleyball race. The Indians improved to 2-0 in the LIC with a straight-set win at Paris on Thursday night. There were three league games played, plus one non-conference affair. Here’s what happened (x-denotes conference game): x-Lawrenceville 2, Paris 0 x-Mt. Carmel 2, Robinson […]
A football showdown highlights Week 5
Week 5 of the Little Illini Conference football season delivers the biggest battle of unbeatens of the year. Paris and Mt. Carmel are both 4-0 overall, and 2-0 in the LIC. However, there is another team with a perfect conference mark lurking in the shadows. Two-time defending champion Olney began the season with two non-conference […]
Red hot LIC volleyball kicks off league season Thursday
The first round of Little Illini Conference volleyball league games is coming up on Thursday night, with three games on tap. The league sports an impressive non-conference mark of 55-23 (.705) to date, so there is no shortage of confidence heading into the 28-game campaign that decides the LIC title. Confidence is one thing, but […]
LIC football openers were hot affairs
Little Illini Conference football teams settled into conference play last week during one of the most oppressive heat waves in recent memory. The triple-digit temperatures altered everything, from kickoff times to numerous water breaks. The elements also forced coaches to shuffle players around, which even altered game strategy to a degree (no pun intended). By […]
Newton out of the gate quickly in LIC volleyball
Newton has either won outright or shared the last five Little Illini Conference volleyball championships. The Lady Eagles have already staked a claim to a possible sixth straight crown with an undefeated start to the 2026 season. Jill Kistner’s team is the lone unbeaten left in the league. Newton defeated Altamont, 2-0, on Tuesday night […]
LIC earns a split of non-conference games
It’s on to the conference season for Little Illini Conference football teams after a .500 finish to the non-league portion of the regular season. The collective 8-8 record at the end of the first two weeks falls short of last year’s impressive mark of 11-5 (the best in 10 years) in a 2025 season that […]
Paris’ Dawson Rogers wins High Jump title to lead LIC at state
(CHARLESTON) — Dawson Rogers saved his best performance for the biggest stage. The Paris junior recorded a personal best in the finals of the Class 2A high jump to win the IHSA state championship on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University. That was the top finish by a Little Illini Conference athlete at the three-class, three-day […]
Sectional softball and Regional baseball tourneys are underway
Five. That’s how many Little Illini Conference teams won IHSA Regional softball titles last week. Five! There wasn’t much time to celebrate, however, because the state tournament rolls on into Sectional Week. Plus, the three teams that carried No. 1 seeds into the post-season are still alive and well in the hunt for a berth […]