Trevor Nigus: Article creation - Edwards County High School (IL)

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Article creation - Edwards County High School (IL)

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|citystate = Albion, Illinois
|currentcoach = Will Swardstrom
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|status = Active
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'''Edwards County High School''' is a public high school in Albion, Illinois located between [[Fairfield]] & the Indiana border. It competes in Class A, the "small school" division, of the [[Illinois High School Association]]'s State Championship series. The Lions compete in the Black Diamond Conference & has been a participant on WSIU's ''[[Hi-Q]]''.

Edwards County is one of the more competitive schools in southeastern Illinois along with Fairfield & [[Cumberland]]. In recent years the team has shown success in regional & state tournaments. The expansion of the [[Masonic]] State Tournament into three classes has seen the Lions finish on the podium twice in 2020 & 2019, including the State championship against [[Villa Grove]] in 2020. In 2019, the program achieved it's highest finish on ''Hi-Q'' finishing 3rd after running into powerhouse, [[Carbondale]]. During the [[COVID-19]] impacted 2021 season, Edwards County won its first IHSA Sectional title.

==Notable Team Accomplishments==
*Masonic State Tournament: 2020 - 2nd Place (1A), 2019 - 3rd Place (1A), 1997 - Consolation
*IHSA Sectional titles: 2021-1A
*IHSA Regional titles: 2021-1A, 2013-1A, 2006-1A, 2004-1A
*Black Diamond Conference Champions: 2020, 2016
*Masonic State Qualifiers: 2020-1A, 2019-1A, 2017-1A, 2004, 1997
*IHSSBCA Turnabout Champions: 2017

==Individual Awards==
===IHSSBCA All-Sectional Honorees===
*2023: Jake Wiseman (1A)
*2022: Max Fieber, Emma Wiseman, Zoe Barnes (1A)
*2020: Jack Krouse, Aaron Brown (1A)
*2019: Adam Grimes (1A)
*2018: Hallie Murbarger (1A)
*2017: Rachel Roberts (1A)
*2016: Rachel Roberts (1A)
*2015: Rachel Roberts (1A)
*2014: Ean Stanhope (1A)
*2013: Ean Stanhope, Sam Turpin (1A)
*2010: Dalton Michels (1A)
*2009: Dalton Michels, Ben Heidinger (1A)
*2006: Ruth Shilling (1A)
*2004: Jason Metcalf (1A)
*2003: Kate Heidinger (1A)

===IHSSBCA All-State Honorees===
*2020: Jack Krouse (Second Team) Class A
*2017: Rachel Roberts (Second Team) Class A
*2006: Ruth Shilling (Second Team) Class A
*2003: Kate Heidinger (Second Team) Class A

[[Category:High school teams]]
[[Category:Illinois high school teams]]

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Trevor Nigus: Article creation - Edwards County High School (IL)