Edwards County
| Edwards County Lions | |
| Location: Albion, Illinois | |
|---|---|
| Coaches | Will Swardstrom |
| State Championships | None |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | School Enrollment - 291 |
| NAQT Page | link |
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