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-Valley, and #3 Eureka. Good luck to all teams!

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!

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. Congratulations to two very deserving hall of famers.

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 champions!

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.