Girls Roundup: Paris wins title at State Farm Classic
(BLOOMINGTON) — The Paris girls basketball team made the biggest LIC splash of the holiday break by capturing the prestigious State Farm Classic championship here on Tuesday. The Tigers knocked off top-seed Winnebago, 53-40, in the title game played at Illinois Wesleyan University. Paris, seeded third, improved to 12-2 on the season with the victory. […]
LIC boys making a hardware run
There was no snow on Christmas Day, but the forecast does call for rain this weekend – as in the raining of basketballs at boys holiday tournaments all around the state starting as soon as Friday, Dec. 26. All eight Little Illini Conference teams will be making the trip to five different sites over the […]
LIC girls gear up for holiday tournaments
It’s “Merry Christmas!” then back to work for Little Illini Conference girls basketball teams. All eight schools are engaged in holiday tournaments somewhere this weekend, with six events in particular drawing our attention. Robinson (3-8) gets to stay at home, as the Lady Maroons host the Holidaze Hoopla tourney. They play Shiloh first on Saturday […]
Half the league still perfect in LIC play
Four basketball teams will get to share the Christmas love this holiday season as fully half the league is still undefeated at this early juncture of the LIC boys basketball race. On Friday, the final night of league play before the holiday, Lawrenceville, Newton, and Olney all won to improve to 2-0, one step ahead […]
Mt. Carmel moves into first place in LIC girls race
Mt. Carmel has moved into first place in the Little Illini Conference girls basketball race. The Lady Aces improved to 3-0 in LIC games with a 48-41 victory over Robinson on Monday night. The Lady Aces had to overcome early deficits in the game before finally regrouping in the second half to overcome the Maroons. […]
IHSA releases sectional basketball assignments
(BLOOMINGTON) — The Illinois High School Association has released its’ Sectional team assignments for the 2026 boys and girls state basketball tournament series. LIC schools will host a total of one Sectional and four Sub-sectional (Regional) tournaments. Olney will host the Sectional, in the Class 2A girls tournament series. One school will host two Regionals: […]
Five way tie for first
Perhaps due in part to the weather, but at this early moment in the LIC boys basketball race there are five teams tied for first place. Five! Casey-Westfield, Lawrenceville, Marshall, Newton, and Olney each sport 1-0 LIC marks after the first two weeks of conference play. On top of that, two of the teams — […]
A historic night in Marshall
(MARSHALL ) — History was made on Tuesday night in Marshall. For the first time in over 60 years, the Lions hosted a home wrestling match. Marshall, fielding its’ first wrestling team since the 1960s, faced Robinson in the home opener. Though the visiting Maroons won the dual, 60-9, the event itself seemed as important […]
Paris 2-0 for early LIC lead
Paris has grabbed the early lead in the LIC girls basketball race thanks to a 66-32 conference win over Marshall on Monday night in Paris. The Tigers took control of the contest in the second quarter, outscoring Marshall 26-7 to grab a commanding 43-17 lead by halftime. Paris moved to 2-0 in the LIC (and […]
Lawrenceville leads the way after first week of boys basketball
Lawrenceville has drawn perhaps the most pre-season attention of any Little Illini Conference boys basketball team. After all, the Indians are the defending LIC tournament champions from last season, have three starters back from last year’s 24-8 Regional championship team, and have a lofty Top 5 ranking in one Class 1A pre-season poll to their […]