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Railer Basketball
As high school sports resumed in early February the Railer
Basketball Team wasted no time in making a notable impression in the
Apollo Conference. In addition, the tail end of the 2020-21 school
year with its abbreviated game play season still left plenty of time
for LCHS players to hit some excellent milestones.
February 3
Lincoln defeats Taylorville 41-25 in the
season opener
February 6
Railers win over Lanphier answers unfinished
2020 business
- Dylan Singleton scores a career-high 26 points
- Big game interviews
Railers defeat Teutopolis 43-37 in home opener
March 5
Lincoln Railers defeat Charleston 56-35
- Brody Whiteman scores a career-high 24 points
March 13
Lincoln wins final home game over Taylorville
45-29
- Singleton and Hullinger combine for 40 points
March 15
Railers fall to Bloomington Central Catholic
53-40
- Dylan Singleton scores his 1,000th career point
Lincoln Railers win final game of the 2021
season over Peoria Quest Charter Academy 58-26
- Hullinger finishes career with 625 points and 101 three-pointers
- Neil Alexander moves into second place in IHSA history with 882
career basketball coaching wins
Lady Railer basketball
Like their male counterparts, the Lady Railers hit the ground
running when sports resumed in February of 2021. While the team lost
their season opener, they came back with a vengeance for the rest of
the season.
Kloe Froebe gained a reputation of leading the Railer ladies in
scoring in consecutive games and broke an old school record for
Freshman performance.
February 5
Kloe Froebe
shoots a free throw in the Lincoln game versus Teutopolis. Froebe
led all scorers with 20 points.
February 5
Lady Railer Basketball is BACK!
Lincoln falls to Teutopolis 59-36 in the season
opener
February 19
Lady Railers defeat Mahomet-Seymour 48-38
- Kloe Froebe leads all scorers with 28 points
February 23
Teutopolis hands Lady Railers a 66-47 loss
- Kloe Froebe scores a season-high 31 points
February 24
Lady Railers crush the Purple Raiders 61-34
~ Kloe Froebe scores a career-high 36 points
MARCH 9
Lady Railers crush Mount Zion 58-38
- Kloe Froebe breaks Steph Reichle's Varsity freshman
scoring record held
Interview with Lady Railer sensation Kloe
Froebe [YouTube]
Mount Pulaski Basketball
Mount Pulaski High School enjoyed the return of sports in February
with a notable end of the school year season.
February 6
Mount Pulaski defeats Illini Central 68-32 in
home opener
February 22
Mount Pulaski edges out Midwest Central 63-60
Grant Davis leads Hilltoppers with 22 points
Junior High Girls Volleyball
February 6
Hartem Stags 7-A and 8-A open 2021 volleyball
launch season with wins over Delevan and Little Flower
High School Girls Volleyball
March 25
Hartem Stags open season winning a thriller
March 26
Maroa-Forsyth defeats Mount Pulaski 25-8 and
25-19
Sacred Heart-Griffin defeats Lincoln
High School Wrestling & Lincoln Youth Wrestling
June 4
Austin O’Donoghue becomes the all-time career
wins record holder for Railer Wrestling
June 12
Austin O’Donoghue awarded the Walt Landers
Wrestling Scholarship for 2020/2021
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High School Baseball
The LCHS Railer Baseball Team got off to a strong start and
continued playing well throughout their season.
April 15
Lincoln Railsplitters Baseball off to a 2-0
start
April 15
Lincoln Head
Coach August Casson talks to his team following the 17-1 win over
PORTA
The Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers Baseball Team stormed the competition
throughout their season, winning Regional, and their
Super-sectional. The team made history as the first team in school
history to make the trip to State competition.
June 8
The Hilltoppers are Regional Baseball Champs
June 16
Toppers Top Titans 11-1 in Super-Sectional
Championship
Drew Martin and friends have a "Date at State" on
Thursday
Toppers vs. Titans in baseball
Super-Sectionals - slideshow
Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers Super-Sectional
Champions - slideshow
June 19
Mount Pulaski’s historic 4th place finish at
State
Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers make school history
- first team ever to play in a state tournament - slideshow
July 1
Mount Pulaski senior Drew Martin and
Warrensburg-Latham senior Brayden Closs named to 2021 Illinois High
School Baseball 1A All-State Team - Pdf
Track & Field
The end of the 2020-21 school year saw two Lady Railer track stars
standout with a record-breaking start for Becca Heitzig and a trip
to State for Heitzig and Reese McCuan. Brenden Heitzig, Garrett
Slack, Drake Rutledge, Jayson Butler, Jalen Franz, and Aidan Gowin
also made the trip to State representing the LCHS Boys Track Team.
May 20
LCHS Track standout Becca Heitzig off to a
triple record-breaking start
June 14
LCHS Track and Field Coach Rademaker and
athletes Heitzig and McCuan reflect on IHSA State Championship
LCHS lady track stars in action - slideshow
June 21
LCHS athletes place in IHSA 2A BOYS Track and
Field Championships
LCHS athletes headed to State Track and Field
Tournament
Notable moments in local sports
There were also other notable moments in local sports news that made
the page on Lincoln Daily News. Starting with the announcement that
LCHS alumni Jermaine Hamlin would not be playing basketball for the
fighting Illini in the new school year.
April 22
Lincoln's Jermaine Hamlin leaving the Fighting
Illini
May 15
Lincoln's Jermaine Hamlin headed to Eastern
Illinois University, Charleston
The LCHS Railsplitter Baseball Team had the exciting opportunity to
play at Busch Stadium
June 1
Railsplitters win exhibition game at Busch
Stadium in St. Louis
LCHS Railer Baseball takes on Mount Vernon in
Busch Stadium - slideshow
Railer fans enjoy a great game in Busch
Stadium - slideshow
Mount Pulaski High School saw the departure of long-time Head
Volleyball Coach Donna Dulle. LCHS Basketball Coach Neil Alexander
was IHSA Coach of the Year.
May 20
Mount Pulaski Varsity Volleyball Coach Donna
Dulle's career concludes with two state tiles and 12 state trophies
July 6
LCHS Coach Neil Alexander named 2021 IHSA Boys
Basketball Coach of the Year, Class 3A, District 18 - Pdf
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