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2021-22 School year begins with
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[January 13, 2022]
As the 2020-21 school year was coming to an
end, and students were already looking forward to the return of
sports in the fall, the Lincoln Community High School Board of
Education made a milestone decision to return to the Central State
Eight Conference. The school had been with CS8 for many years, then
made the change to the Apollo Conference. The high school sports and
academic activities will continue to be part of the Apollo until the
school year 2022-23.
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May 11
Open forum meeting held to discuss LCHS
returning to the Central State Eight Conference
Part One: An overview of the topic
May 12
Open forum meeting held to discuss LCHS
returning to the Central State Eight Conference
Part Two: Community members speak on proposed LCHS
conference move
May 18
LCHS Board votes to rejoin the Central State
Eight Conference
Switch could take place for 2022-23 school year
Railer Football
In the fall of 2021, students returned to classes and to their high
school sports. As teams began practicing for those respective
sports, it became clear that this could be a milestone year for
Railer Football. Though known to be gallant warriors on the field,
the Railers have not in the past enjoyed many wins.
This year would be different, and fans were thrilled. While the team
took some losses, they also won several games this year,
accomplishing something that will long be remembered by all.
August 21
Meet the Railers 2021 football debut
Meet the Railers First Scrimmage - Album
Meet the Railers - slideshow
August 28
Railers fly high to open season in 58-6 rout
of Clinton
September 4
Railer football team makes the plays it needs
in win over Charleston, moves record to 2-0
September 11
Valiant effort by Railers against Jersey
Panthers 32-16
September 18
Railers compete early, fall to Mahomet-Seymour
53-22
September 25
Railers vs Braves: The almost but not quite
October 2
Railers get strong, timely play on both sides
of the ball to secure 35-34 homecoming win
Ooctober 9
Railers football: Effingham -- It just wasn’t
meant to be!
October 16
Gandolfi leads disciplined Railer football
team to 42-0 win over Taylorville
October 23
LCHS football team outscores opponent 22-12 in
second half but falls 46-28 to Triad
Railer Boys Basketball
The LCHS Railer Basketball Team has long been a force to be reckoned
with on the court and the 2021 by the end of the year was proving to
be no exception. The team started strong and was undefeated going
into the Christmas break. Railers took the championship at the Eaton
Tournament, but stumbled a bit at the Collinsville games finishing
the tournament in fifth place.
November 23
Railers defeat Cahokia 50-33 to start the
2021-22 season
The Railers are ready to start the 2021-22 season.
November 24
The 2021 Lincoln/Eaton Thanksgiving Tournament
Champions ~ your Lincoln Railers!
November 29
2021 Lincoln/Eaton Thanksgiving Tournament Team -
Lincoln's Jake Bivin and Payton Cook lead the all-tournament team
From left to right: Trae Warren, Jack Young, Jake Bivin and Payton
Cook battled it out for the tournament championship and were named
to the all-tournament team following Lincoln’s 44-30 win over
Champaign Centennial.
Payton Cook reached double-figures in all four games of the
tournament, averaging 14.5 points per game.
Jake Bivin averaged 13.3 points per game for the tournament. His 20
points scored Saturday night is a career-high so far at the Varsity
level.
Congratulations, Payton and Jake!
2021 Lincoln/Eaton Thanksgiving Tournament team
Jake Bivin ~ Lincoln (junior)
Payton Cook ~ Lincoln (junior)
Daylen Byrd ~ Belleville West (sophomore)
Zach Hawkinson ~ Sacred Heart-Griffin (junior)
Martez Rhodes ~ Danville (senior)
JaVaughn Robinson ~ Danville (freshman)
D'Necco Rucker ~ Belleville Althoff (junior)
Trae Warren ~ Champaign Centennial (senior)
Jack Young ~ Champaign Centennial (senior)
Blake Wolters ~ Mahomet-Seymour (junior)
December 22
Railers remain undefeated heading into
Christmas Break
December 28
Railers defeat Alton 35-17 in Collinsville
Tournament
December 29
Railers defeat Madison 24-19 in Collinsville
Tournament
Quincy edges Railers in Collinsville
Tournament
December 30
Lincoln claims 5th place in the Collinsville
Tournament
Lady Railer Basketball
Not to be outdone by their male counterparts the Lady Railer
Basketball Team was having a remarkable season as the 2021 calendar
year came to an end.
The team has wins in the double digits and claims ownership of the
Pana Thanksgiving Tournament and the Peoria Manuel Tournament
championship trophies.
November 17
Lady Railers sweep Rochester in 2021-22 season
opener
November 20
Lady Railers fall to Mattoon 54-45 in Pana
Thanksgiving Tournament
November 22
Lady Toppers win the 2021 Turkey Tussle
Tournament
November 29
Lady Railers win the Pana Thanksgiving
Tournament over Mattoon
December 2
Lady Railers sweep Pleasant Plains
December 2 – SPORTS
Kloe Froebe battled the tough Cardinal defense all
night long.
Lady Railers sweep Pleasant Plains
December 7
High School Girls Basketball - Lincoln Crushes
Rantoul 86-6
December 10
Lady Railers defeat Taylorville
December 15
Lady Railers crush Charleston
Lady Railers pick up 10th win on the season
December 20
Lady Railers defeat Champaign Centennial
Lady Railers top Effingham
December 23
Lincoln defeats Chatham Glenwood 55-16
December 29
Lady Railers stun state-ranked Peoria 46-38 in
the Peoria Manual Tournament
December 30
The 2021 champions of the Peoria Manual Tournament -
your Lady Railers!
December 30
Lincoln wins the Peoria Manual Tournament
Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers Boys Basketball
November 24
The Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers picked up their first
win of the season over Illini Central.
Hilltoppers defeat Illini Central 66-53 in the
Bill Rucks Tournament
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Lady Hilltoppers Basketball
November 17
Mount Pulaski girls off to a 2-0 start in the
8th Annual Turkey Tussle Tournament
November 19
High School Girls Basketball: Lady Toppers
headed to tournament championship
Hartem Stags Girls High School Volleyball
September 23
Hartem Stags defeat Warrensburg-Latham in volleyball
Hartem Stags win the 2021 St. Anthony High School Volleyball
Tournament
November 1
Stags volleyball regional championship picture
courtesy of Hartem Volleyball
The Stags beat Monmouth United 25-12 and 25-14 on Thursday night to
win the Regional Championship at West Prairie.
Hartem will play Roanoke-Benson tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the
Sectional semifinal at Abingdon High School.
The Stags improve to 31-5 on the season.
Stags leaders
Gentri Fangmeier 8 kills
Addie Beekman 7 kills 7 digs
Avah Classen 17 assists
Violet Merz 10 points
Lexi Becker 5.5 blocks
Junior High Girls Basketball
October 22
Alyson Murphy reached 1,000 points in her basketball
career on Tuesday night. She is pictured here with Clay Leonard and
Luke Martin.
Murphy reaches 1,000 points for the Honeybears
Mount Pulaski’s Alyson Murphy reached the elite milestone of scoring
1,000 points in her Honeybear basketball career on Tuesday night.
Murphy achieved her longtime goal of being a member of this
exclusive club by nailing a three in the second quarter versus
Williamsville.
With 3:34 showing on the clock, the eighth-grader collected a pass
from the corner from teammate Audrey Cooper and drained the basket
from the wing. The crowd rose to their feet and erupted in applause
as the ball fell through the hoop.
MPGS Coach Jamie Anderson called a timeout to recognize Murphy.
Murphy’s classmates, Luke Martin and Clay Leonard, carried a banner
congratulating Murphy onto the court. Balloons revealing “1,000”
were also unveiled on the gym’s stage. Murphy would finish the game
with 22 points as Mount Pulaski defeated Williamsville 39-20.
The Honeybears improve to 10-1 on the season.
Congratulations, Alyson!
December 3
Sectional Champs heading to State ~ the WLB Lady
Wolverines
Team pic courtesy of WLB Lady Wolverines Basketball
West Lincoln Broadwell 7th Grade Girls going
to State
Sectional Champs heading
to State ~ Mount Pulaski Honeybears
Team pic courtesy of MPGS Honeybears Basketball
Mount Pulaski 7th Grade Girls going to State
December 6
The 8th Grade Regional Champions ~ The Mount Pulaski
Honeybears
The 8th Grade Regional Champions ~ The WLB Lady
Wolverines.
December 6
Mount Pulaski 7th Grade Girls to play for IESA
State Championship
Mount Pulaski 7th Grade earns 2nd Place at
State Class 2A
Honeybears 8th Grade Girls win Regionals
West Lincoln Broadwell 7th Grade Girls to play
for Class 1A Third Place at State
Lady Wolverines 8th Grade Girls win Regionals
December 10
Mount Pulaski 8th Grade Girls Going to State
Washington St. Patrick ends 8th Grade Lady
Wolverines season
7th Grade Lady Wolverines earn 4th Place at
State
December 14
Honeybears fall to Teutopolis at State
Mount Pulaski Junior High Baseball
The Mount Pulaski Junior High Bruins Baseball Team had a great end
of the season in fall of 2021.
September 9
Mount Pulaski Bruins Baseball Team crowned
2021 Logan County Champions
September 22
Mount Pulaski clinches Regional Championshipon
a Walk-Off
September 28
The State-Bound MPGS Bruins Baseball Team
October 4
Mustangs hand Bruins an 8-2 loss at State
October 5
Mount Pulaski brings home 4th place in State
In other local sports news
November 2
Mount Pulaski’s Volley for the Cure a huge
success
December 9
Lincoln Youth Wrestling Results from the 2021
Lincoln Railer Rumble
December 21
Lincoln Youth Wrestling Results from the 2021
Clinton Challenge
December 10
Lincoln Junior High wrestlers begin season on
the road
December 16
Trojan Wrestlers drop two
December 17
Trojan Wrestlers split dual competition
December 18
Trojan Wrestlers defeat three on the road at
Litchfield
December 20
Junior High Wrestlers take championship
at Dawson Duals
Photo provided by Dan Fulscher
December 20
Junior High Wrestlers take championship
at Dawson Duals
October 8
ISU stadium to be re-named for Hartem Alumnus
Rudy Klokkenga
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