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Fieldcrest Girls, EPG Boys ...
The 2022 McLean County Basketball Tournament took place Jan. 15-22. GIRLS read more
Fall Sports Wrap-Up
With the fall sports season completed and winter sports beginning, here are the conference champions from t... read more
2021 McLean County/HOIC Vol...
The bracket is set for the 2021 McLean County/HOIC Volleyball Tournament. The tournament will be hosted by... read more
Kellar Named 2021 IBCA Chuc...
Ridgeview High School and HOIC legend Rodney Kellar was named the 2021 recipient of the Chuck Rolinski Life... read more
Lockenour, Wieczorek Induct...
Two former HOIC athletic directors were recently inducted into the Illinois Athletic Directors Association ... read more

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Fieldcrest Girls, EPG Boys Win McLean County Basketball Tournament Titles

by Heart of Illinois Conference, 2022-01-18T07:35:24.000-08:00January 18 2022, at 07:35 AM PST

The 2022 McLean County Basketball Tournament took place Jan. 15-22.
GIRLS — On the girls side, top-seeded Fieldcrest defeated #3 Eureka for the title. It was the first time since joining the conference in 2016 that Eureka did not win the championship. #2 Tremont downed #4 Dee-Mack in the 3rd place game. #6 Ridgeview defeated #5 EPG for 5th place. #9 LeRoy won the consolation championship over #11 Fisher.
Girls Bracket: http://www.hoiconference.org/leagues/10458/documents/546725
BOYS — #1 El Paso-Gridley won the boys championship over #2 Eureka. It was EPG’s first tournament title since 2011. #4 LeRoy defeated #3 Flanagan-Cornell to take 3rd pla... [more]

Past Announcements

Fall Sports Wrap-Up

2021-12-03 09:00 PST by Heart of Illinois Conference

With the fall sports season completed and winter sports beginning, here are the conference champions from the fall season:
Golf — El Paso-Gridley (boys), Eureka (girls)
Footba... [more]

2021 McLean County/HOIC Volleyball Tournament

2021-10-18 12:49 PDT by Sean Berry

The bracket is set for the 2021 McLean County/HOIC Volleyball Tournament. The tournament will be hosted by Dee-Mack High School and take place Tuesday 10/19, Thursday 10/21, and Saturday 10/23. The three top seeds have first round byes — #1 Tremont, #2 Tri... [more]

Kellar Named 2021 IBCA Chuck Rolinski Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

2021-09-06 11:45 PDT by Heart of Illinois Conference

Ridgeview High School and HOIC legend Rodney Kellar was named the 2021 recipient of the Chuck Rolinski Lifetime Achievement Award by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. Congratulations Coach Kellar!

Lockenour, Wieczorek Inducted into IADA Hall of Fame

2021-06-23 08:35 PDT (2020-21) by Heart of Illinois Conference

Two former HOIC athletic directors were recently inducted into the Illinois Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame. Charlie Lockenour (Heyworth) and Dan Wieczorek (Fieldcrest) earned this honor after years of service to their schools and profession. C... [more]

Spring Sports Champs

2021-04-26 10:21 PDT (2020-21) by Heart of Illinois Conference

Spring sports have concluded with Dee-Mack baseball and Tremont softball claiming HOIC championships. In track and field, Eureka won both the boys and girls McLean County Track Meet to claim HOIC supremacy. Congratulations to these spring sports HOIC champi... [more]

HOIC Football Concludes Shortened Season

2021-04-26 10:14 PDT (2020-21) by Heart of Illinois Conference

The HOIC football season, abbreviated by the changes caused by the pandemic, concluded with three undefeated teams. Fieldcrest (4-0) finished atop the Large School division while LeRoy and Tremont each finished 3-0 in the Small School division.

Tri-Valley Finishes Undefeated to Capture HOIC Title

2021-04-26 10:10 PDT (2020-21) by Heart of Illinois Conference

Tri-Valley completed an undefeated 12-0 season to capture the 2021 HOIC regular season championship. Dee-Mack and Eureka finished 10-2 to tie for second place. Congratulations to the Vikings!

Eureka Girls, Fieldcrest and LeRoy Boys Claim HOIC Basketball Titles

2021-03-08 06:59 PST (2020-21) by Heart of Illinois Conference

Eureka completed an undefeated season to claim the 2021 HOIC girls basketball conference championship. Tremont finished second at 11-1 and Fieldcrest was third at 10-2.
Fieldcrest and LeRoy will share the boys basketball crown. Both teams finished 11-1... [more]

Links to Streaming HOIC Events

2021-02-04 09:23 PST (2020-21) by Heart of Illinois Conference

With limitations on spectators continuing, HOIC schools have provided fans with options for viewing events online. Home teams will be streaming using the methods listed below. 11 of t... [more]

Roberts, Hinman Named HOIC Legacy Award Winners

2020-02-18 07:43 PST (2019-20) by Heart of Illinois Conference

At the HOIC professional development day on Friday February 14th, HOIC President William Lapp presented the inaugural HOIC Legacy Awards to Robin Roberts and Jeff Hinman. Roberts was selected in the athletic realm for his contributions at Tri-Valley High Sc... [more]