Little Illini Conference
The Little Illini Conference is a high school athletic conference in East Central Illinois that is a member of the Illinois High School Association. A group of small schools near the Indiana border, Little Illini is known for its strong football squads, in particular Casey-Westfield, who has won one state football championship [1] The conference has undergone significant rearrangement in the past decade with the addition of several larger schools from the Apollo Conference driving many smaller schools to other conferences.
| Little Illini Conference | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1970 |
| Association | IHSA |
| Members | 9 Class 1A-4A |
| Region | East Central Illinois (Clark, Clay, Crawford, Edgar, Edwards, Lawrence, Jasper counties) |
| Locations | |
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History
The conference also has been strong in volleyball in recent years, with Cumberland reaching the Class 1A final four three straight times from 2008-2010. Edwards County took third place in Class 1A in 2007.
In 2014 several schools, including Cumberland, Palestine-Hutsonville and Oblong left the Little Illini Conference to join the Little Okay Valley Conference in central Illinois while Paris High School joined the conference. This followed the addition of Newton, Olney and Robinson high schools, which had been longtime members of the Apollo Conference.
Edwards County left the LIC for the Black Diamond Conference in 2016. They became an affiliate member in the BDC for baseball and softball from 2014/2015-2015/2016
Member Schools
Small Division
| School | Location (Population) |
Team Name | Colors | Enrollment 2017-2018 |
IHSA Class 2/3/4 |
IHSA Class Football |
County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey-Westfield High School | Casey, IL (2,769) |
Warriors | 293 | A, 1A, 2A | 2A | Clark | |
| Flora High School | Flora, IL (5,070) |
Wolves (Wolfgals) | 372 | A, 1A, 2A | 2A | Clay | |
| Lawrenceville High School | Lawrenceville, IL (4,348) |
Indians | 320 | A, 1A, 2A | 2A | Lawrence | |
| Red Hill High School | Bridgeport, IL (1,886) |
Salukis | 269 | A, 1A, 1A | 2A | Lawrence |
Large Division
| School | Location (Population) |
Team Name | Colors | Enrollment 2017-2018 |
IHSA Class 2/3/4 |
IHSA Class Football |
County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall High School (Illinois) | Marshall, IL (3,933) |
Lions | 418 | A, 1A, 2A | 2A | Clark | |
| Newton High School (Illinois) | Newton, IL (2,849) |
Eagles | 461 | A, 1A, 2A | 2A | Jasper | |
| Paris Cooperative High School | Paris, IL (8,837) |
Tigers | 618 | A, 1A, 2A | 2A | Edgar | |
| Richland County High School | Olney, IL (9,115) |
Tigers | 733 | A, 2A, 3A | 4A | Richland | |
| Robinson High School (Illinois) | Robinson, IL (7,713) |
Maroons | 457 | A, 1A, 2A | 2A | Crawford |