Mt. Carmel makes it 5 in a row!
(DECATUR) — The Mt. Carmel Lady Aces are the Queens of Golf in Illinois. Saturday, they steamrolled their way to a record-tying fifth consecutive IHSA Class 1A state championship at Red Tail Run Golf Course here. They led from the start, eventually finishing 25 shots ahead of runner up Quincy Notre Dame. Mt. Carmel finished […]
Paris wins its’ first LIC girls tennis championship
(ROBINSON) — With all four of their entries receiving seeds going into Friday’s Little Illini Conference girls tennis tournament here, the Paris Tigers seemed to have the best chance of winning the team championship. On paper. “The point totals looked close enough that one upset might be enough to shift things in another team’s favor,” […]
2025 All-Conference Girls Tennis Team
2025 ALL-CONFERENCE GIRLS TENNIS TEAM First Team Paedyn Keys, Paris Jailyn Hall, Newton Olivia Sornberger, Newton Ezha Biyok, Olney Bella Moreschi, Paris Myah Bartos, Paris Second Team Julia Eckerty, Casey-Westfield Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel Honorable Mention Daisy Mumford, Casey-Westfield Shelby Fry, Paris Ava Barrett, Paris
Mt. Carmel clinches at least a tie for LIC title
(PARIS ) — Mt. Carmel clinched at least a tie for the Little Illini Conference volleyball championship with a straight-set win over Paris on Thursday night, bringing to an end one of the busiest weeks of the conference season. The Lady Aces, with their 2-0 win, finished their league season with a 6-1 record. When […]
Week 7 primer: The playoff dash is here!
Welcome to Week 7 of the prep football season, as the dash to the playoffs unfolds. Already, 50 teams statewide, including two from the Little Illini Conference, have punched their ticket to the playoffs, with six wins guaranteeing admission. There are an additional 75 teams with five wins to date, so they are “playoff eligible.” […]
LIC’s best gather in Robinson
(ROBINSON) — The field is set for the 2025 Little Illini Conference girls tennis championship tournament to be played in Robinson on Friday. There are 12 entries in both singles and doubles, two from each of the six tennis-playing LIC schools. A seed meeting was held on Wednesday, and the top four seeds receive automatic […]
Another big week of LIC action
There are three weeks remaining in the regular season, but this is the busiest of the three as far as Little Illini Conference volleyball teams are concerned. There are six league game on tap, three each on Tuesday, Oct. 7 and Thursday, Oct. 9. One of the biggest matchups of the season to date is […]
Mt. Carmel girls, four individuals advance to state
The Little Illini Conference will send one team and four individuals to this weekend’s IHSA Golf state championship tournaments, after qualifying in Sectional play on Monday, Oct. 6. The girls Class 1A state tournament will be held at Red Tail Run Golf Club in Decatur on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11. LIC boys will play […]
Week 6 recap: Olney, Casey-Westfield rally to stay undefeated
The Little Illini Conference still has two undefeated football teams. But to get to 6-o, both Casey-Westfield and Olney had to overcome deficits. Folks in Clark County will be talking about Casey-Westfield’s Houdini act for a long time. Olney, meanwhile, ran into a team that wouldn’t let them have the ball, yet they managed a […]
Week 6 football primer: Showdown No. 1
Call this Showdown Week 1. The three teams currently tied for first place in the Little Illini Conference football race – Casey-Westfield, Mt. Carmel, and Olney – will spend the next three weeks sorting things out. Maybe. This week, the featured game is Mt. Carmel at Olney. The homestanding Tigers can take their status from […]