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The Lincoln Tigers and Tigerettes won 29 state championships in sports, 14 of them in girls' track and field within a 17-year period; [2] the girls' track and field coach, Nino Fennoy, became the coach at East St. Louis Senior High School after consolidation, as did the boys' basketball coach, Bennie Lewis Sr., whose program dominated the state in the 1980s.
As a high school player, Ellis led East St. Louis Lincoln High School to Illinois Class AA boys' championships in 1987 and 1988. In the state title game in 1987, Ellis scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. In the 1988 title game, he scored 26 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and blocked 9 shots. [2]
Miles was born in Belleville, Illinois and attended East St. Louis Lincoln High School and East St. Louis Senior High School in East St. Louis, Illinois.Before declaring to enter the 2000 NBA draft, Miles had signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team, alongside fellow top recruit Omar Cook.
Forced to brink against Stuart Cramer, East Lincoln girls basketball's postseason experience bled through in their NCHSAA 3A third round playoff game.
Down 36-39, Lincoln tied the scored three times in the third quarter, but Tolman didn’t let it take a lead, getting 3-pointer from Malik Gelinas and a layup from John Helaire that had the Tigers ...
Nov. 28—Two-time defending state champion Saint Louis collected 12 first-place votes to claim the No. 1 ranking in the season debut of the Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10. Two-time ...
Playing alongside LaPhonso Ellis as a sophomore and junior, Martin played on two state championship teams for Lincoln High in his native East St. Louis, Illinois.Through his 3 years in the IHSA tournament, Martin scored 198 points and grabbed 111 rebounds in 12 games.
East Saint Louis Senior High School is the only high school located in East St. Louis, Illinois. The school serves about 1,438 students in grades 9 to 12 in the East Saint Louis Public Schools district. [2] It was featured in the Jonathan Kozol book Savage Inequalities. In 1998, East St. Louis Lincoln High School consolidated with East St ...