With tonight’s win Coach Alexander moves to
#3
on the all time wins list for high school coaches in Illinois and
#1
all time for wins coaching public schools.
9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ CAREER WINS FOR COACH NEIL ALEXANDER!!!
Lincoln defeats Apollo conference foe Mattoon 40-35
With this win, the Railers improve to 18-4 overall on the season and 6-0 in Apollo Conference play.
STATE CHAMPIONS!
For the first time in school history, the Lady Railers win the 3A State Championship with a 60-44 win over Chatham Glenwood!
Lincoln finishes the season with a PERFECT 38-0 record.
What an amazing last four years these girls have given the town of Lincoln
It is with a heavy heart to hear about the passing of former Railer Basketball star Will Cook yesterday morning.
Will was a tremendous player and teammate on the court, but was an even better person off of it.
Rest in Peace Will Cook
Kloe Froebe (
@kloefroebe
) is now the new IHSA State record holder, regardless of class, for points scored in a single game
She currently has 43 points
If you were curious about just how special a long, long awaited State Championship is to the Lincoln community, here’s a nice write up from former sportswriter and LCHS graduate
@justin_tierney
THE GIRLS ARE HEADED TO REDBIRD ARENA!!
The Lady Railers defeat Highland 61-39 in the Taylorville Super Sectional to punch their ticket to the Final Four!
With this win, the Lady Railers improve to 35-0 and are the first team in school history, boys or girls, to reach 35 wins!
The Lady Railers finish their stellar season with a State Runner Up finish after falling to a talented Nazareth Academy 63-52
The girls finish the season with a 36-1 record
At a loss for words.
The work that this team has put in together since they were kids, to work their butts off to have such a special season... ended just like that.
THE LADY RAILERS HAVE PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!!
The Lady Railers defeat Deerfield 76-56 and will play last years State Runner Up Nazareth Academy tomorrow evening at 5:30 pm
With this win, the Lady Railers improve to 36-0 on the season!
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND!
The Lady Railers defeat Montini Catholic 58-41 to advance to their second straight 3A State Title game!
With this win, Lincoln’s record improves to 37-0 and will face fellow Central State 8 foe Chatham Glenwood in the Championship tomorrow evening
Kloe Froebe now holds the the record for most points scored in the state tournament in 3A
She’s also one point away from tying the 3A championship game record
The very first game held at Lanphier’s brand new Lober-Nika Gym was an instant classic which saw Lincoln come away with thrilling win.
Here’s the final six seconds of the game courtesy of the
@WLCNSports
livestream
At 6:30 pm Saturday night, before the home game against Chicago Harlan, a ceremony will he held to name the court after coach Neil Alexander.
With what Coach Al has done for the basketball program and our community, it would only be fitting to pack the stands for him.
#GoRailers
THAT’S A RAILER WIN!!
Lincoln handles Taylorville to win the Regional Championship 61-41. The Railers will face the winner of Urbana/Effinghan.
With this win the Railers improve to 26-4 on the season and keep their season alive.
Southeast is such a well coached, well rounded team that can get it done on both ends of the court. Wouldn’t be surprising at all to see them playing next Saturday in the championship game.
Railer Nation wishes Southeast nothing but the best of luck going forwarded!
Railers win!
They pull away in the fourth quarter after trailing Effingham for most of the game.
After this win coach Neil Alexander now has 800 all time wins!
Lincoln loses to a VERY good Southeast team 66-43. The Railers struggled to get anything going on offense all night long. The Railers finish the season 27-5.
A great four years for our two seniors Jermaine and Wyatt. Thank you for all you’ve done for this program.
Congratulations to
@Kevin_Seitzer
on his World Series Championship as the Atlanta Braves hitting coach!
Kevin was a former Railer Basketball player and key member of the 1980 Class AA 4th Place team.
Why not share another photo?! This one with Railer Nation in the background! What an amazing community that supports our girls to the absolute fullest!
STATE CHAMPIONS!!
Congratulations to the boys of West-Lincoln Broadwell for winning the IESA 7-1A State Championship!
The future is bright for Railer Basketball
ELITE EIGHT BOUND!!
The Lady Railers defeat
#2
AP Ranked Morton 61-30 with a running clock to capture the Sectional Championship!
The girls will be back in action Monday, Feb. 26th in LaSalle to take on the winner of Dixon/Kaneland in the Super Sectional!
THAT’S A RAILER WIN!
Lincoln survives and advances with a tough win over a very tough Lanphier team 57-47.
With this win, the Railers improve to 25-4 on the season and will take on the winner of the Taylorville/QND for the Regional Championship Friday night in Clinton.
THAT’S A RAILER WIN!
Lincoln sends Urbana home with a 70-53 win!
With this win, the Railers improve to 27-4 overall on the season and will face Southeast Friday night at Southeast in the Sectional Championship.
THE LADY RAILERS ARE HEADED BACK TO REDBIRD ARENA!
The Lady Railers beat Dixon 46-24 to capture their second straight Super Sectional!
With this win, the girls improve their record to 36-0 on the season and will play in the state semifinals Friday at 11:15 am in Normal
SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS!!
The Lady Railers beat the Rochester Rockets 53-23
With this win, The Lady Railers improve to 34-0 and move onto the Super Sectionals at Taylorville Monday night. for the first time since 2016.
Congratulations to the Lady Railer basketball team on their big win tonight!
The
#1
3A Lady Railers rallied from a 15 point deficit in the first half to defeat a very good
#1
2A Peoria Notre Dame 63-52 to extend their undefeated record to 24-0
On this day, 10 years ago
March 22nd, 2014 - the ‘13-14 Lincoln Railer boys basketball team capped off a magical 34-3 season with a program best runner up finish in the class 3A State Tournament.
After two free throws, Kloe Frobe now holds the 3A Championship Game scoring record with 22 points and counting to go along with her single state tournament game record of 45 points she set in last years semi final game.
The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association is proud to announce our 2019-20 3A/4A Boys All-State Teams! For more information please click the link below:
Awesome to see the Lady Railers starting to garner talk in the national rankings conversations!
The girls are “on the bubble” in the latest Sports Illustrated/SBLive Top 25 rankings
So this is why I hear JERRRMAINNNE HAMLIIIIN! 43,000 times a night. Mason is upstairs making slow-no videos in his bedroom. I love that he is getting into
@RailerNation
basketball like I was as a kid.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!
The Lady Railers defeat Champaign Central 74-35 to capture the Regional Championship!
With this win, the Lady Railers improve to 32-0 and will play in the Sectional Semifinals in Rochester next Tuesday against the winner of Mt. Zion vs. Chatham.
THAT’S A RAILER WIN!!
Lincoln defeats Decatur MacArthur 60-41 and will play in the Sectional Championship against Lanphier Friday night in Lincoln.
With this win, the Railers improve to 32-2 on the season.
It’s been a fun year and I think it’s safe to say the Railers have THE BEST fans in all of Illinois high school basketball.
Until next year Railer Nation
Normal West jv girls basketball team involved in an I-74 bus crash coming home from game in Champaign. Interstate has been closed near Downs...
sending prayers to all involved.
THAT’S A RAILER WIN!
Lincoln defeats Mahomet Seymour 45-26.
With that win, the Railers improve to 8-0 in Apollo Conference play and 16-2 overall on the season.
IT’S GAME DAY!!!
The Lady Railers take on Deerfield in the 3A State Semifinals at CEFCU Arena in Normal for a chance to play in the State Championship game tomorrow evening.
Tip-off is set for 11:45 am
IT’S GAMEDAY!!!
The Lady Railers look to complete perfection as they take on Nazareth Academy in the 3A State Championship game at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
Tip-off is set for 5:30 pm
Lincoln wins!
They defeat Cahokia 65-33 behind
@KamWhiteman15
‘s 26 pts and with that win they become your 2018 Lincoln/Eaton RR Tournament Champions!
The Railers improve to 3-0 on the season and are back in action at Taylorville Friday night.
We’re one sleep away from watching the Lady Railers take the court at CEFCU Arena against Deerfield in the 3A State Semi Final game.
For those who can’t make it to the game in person, the games will be broadcasted on local cable tv along with online streaming via NFHS
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THAT’S A RAILER WIN!!
It wasn’t pretty, but Lincoln defeats Danville 48-42 in the regional semifinals
With this win, the Railers improve to 26-5 on the season and will play in the Regional Championship Friday night against the winner of Champaign Central vs. Mahomet Seymour
Congratulations to the West Lincoln Broadwell 7th grade boys basketball team for their third place finish at state!
The future is bright for Railer Basketball!
THAT’S A RAILER WIN!
After a thrilling back and forth 4th quarter and overtime, Hamlin knocks down both his free throws to give lincoln a win over Bloomington 69-67.
With this win, the Railers improve to 23-2 overall on the season.