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Litchfield senior Alyssa Lohman (#6) was one of six seniors honored prior to the Panthers' 7-0 victory over North Mac on senior night, Thursday, April 25. Lohman and company have won six straight, outscoring opponents 37-2 during the span with five shutouts.

The Litchfield girls soccer program is no stranger to scoring goals, but by even the Lady Panthers’ lofty standards, what sophomore Chloe Law did on April 23 was at another level. Already … more

4/29/24

Litchfield senior Ian Otto snags a pop up in foul territory at first base during the Purple Panthers' trip to Greenville on Thursday, April 25. Otto hit a solo home run for the Panthers, who went on to beat the Comets 4-1 for Greenville's first South Central Conference loss.

Panthers Hand Comets First South Central Loss

Nearly a month ago, the Purple Panthers and Greenville Comets tangled in a non-conference slugfest as a combined 26 runs were put on the board. On Thursday evening, April 25, the two teams … more

4/29/24

Gipson Perfect Against Purple Panthers

Emma Gipson pitched a four-inning perfect game and went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and six runs batted in on Thursday, April 25, as Gillespie remained perfect in the South Central … more

4/29/24

Fenton, Stewart Win At Litchfield Home Meet

The Litchfield girls track team picked up four wins on Tuesday, April 23, as they hosted their lone home meet of the season. The wins came from three different athletes, with Izabella Fenton … more

4/29/24

Litchfield's Drake Gasperson struck out ten batters in relief to help the Panthers to an 8-1 win over Carlinville on Monday, April 22.

Purple Panthers Drop Cavies 8-1

An old coach once said, your baseball team is as good as your last three batters. On Monday the Litchfield/Mt. Olive baseball club proved this theory as there last three batters would combine 4-7 at … more

4/25/24

Litchfield's Georgia Glover (#3) awaits the delivery to the plate from Carlinville pitcher Hallie Gibson during the Lady Panthers' non-conference meeting with the Cavaliers on Monday, April 22. Gibson struck out 16 batters as the Cavaliers defeated Litchfield 7-3.

Litchfield Closer, But Cavies Still Win

It wasn't a win, but it wasn't 8-1 either as the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team fell to Carlinville for the second time this year, this time by a 7-3 final score. The non-conference bout on … more

4/25/24

Sponsor Sypherd In Shrine All Star Game

Litchfield senior football player AJ Sypherd has received an invitation to participate in the Illinois High School Shrine All Star Football Game this upcoming summer. Sypherd is excited for the … more

4/25/24

Piasa Birds Slip Past Purple Panthers

In a game where hits were a plenty, runs were at a minimum as Southwestern and Litchfield/Mt. Olive would square off in a non-conference affair Wednesday on the campus of Litchfield High School. The … more

4/25/24

Litchfield Takes Two Against Pana

In one of the longest rain delays possible, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive Purple Panthers took down the Pana Panthers 6-2. The contest that began on Thursday, April 18, in Pana would finally come to … more

4/22/24

The Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team huddled up at Casey's in Nokomis when tornado sirens sounded on their way home from their game in Pana on April 18, while the Purple Panther baseball team was just down the street doing the same at the Nokomis Fire Department and Police Department. The hospitality wasn't lost on the Panther parents, some of whom reached out to express their thanks for the hospitality and for helping to keep their kids safe.

Litchfield Falls To Pana In Odd Double Dip

It took two towns, two days and the hospitality of a Montgomery County gas station, but Litchfield and Pana finally got their non-conference game in the books on April 19. The two Panther … more

4/22/24

Nokomis' Ella Huelson tracks her hit toward left field during the Lady Redskins' home game on Wednesday, April 17, against Litchfield. The Redskins scored first, but Litchfield came away with a 5-2 victory, with Litchfield catcher Bella Roach (pictured above) driving in one run and scoring another for the Panthers.

Litchfield Outduels Nokomis

It was a rematch of the championship game of the Montgomery County Softball Tournament on Wednesday, April 17, as the Nokomis Lady Redskins hosted Litchfield as they faced the Purple Panthers for the … more

4/22/24

Seven The Magic Number For Litchfield Boys

The Litchfield boys track team had seven top five finishes and seven new personal records on Friday, April 19, as the Panthers placed seventh at the Rochester Rocket Invitational. Of the seven … more

4/22/24

Stewart Leads Litchfield At Rochester

Kendall Stewart played a part in half of Litchfield’s eight top ten finishes at the Rocket Invitational on Friday, April 19, in Rochester, including her fifth win of the season in the 300 meter … more

4/22/24

Litchfield Girls Shut Out Cavaliers, Hawknadoes

The Litchfield girls soccer team picked up their first South Central Conference win of the year on Thursday, April 11, as they knocked off Carlinville 1-0 at Lloyd Hill Field. The lone goal came … more

4/18/24

Panthers Show Versatility To Take Second

The Litchfield boys track team snapped up 13 top five finishes, including four wins, as they took second as a team at the Pana Invitational on Saturday, April 13. The Purple Panthers finished … more

4/18/24

Fenton, Stewart Win At Pana

The Litchfield girls track team picked up a pair of wins at the Pana Invitational on Saturday, April 13, as they finished seventh overall in the 15-team meet. Running a bit of a skeleton crew in … more

4/18/24

Max Effort Lifts Litchfield Baseball

Challenging any mother figure, in any aspects of life, is a daunting task, and wining that challenge is an even harder one. The Carlinville and Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball teams did not want … more

4/18/24

SCC-Leading Cavies Knock Off Lady Panthers

Fresh off their championship at the inaugural Montgomery County Softball Tournament, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team was looking to carry over their momentum when they faced off against … more

4/18/24

Above are the eight young hurlers who toed the rubber in their team's 10 a.m. games, which were determined by a razor-thin margin, with the largest final deficit a 3-0 affair. From the left are Litchfield's Laynie Wyatt and Tate Dobrinich, Nokomis' Reaghan Jonas and Drake Taylor, Hillsboro's Anika Camp and Dylan Lessman and Lincolnwood's Taryn Millburg and Jonah Elvidge.

Annnd Here's The Pitch...

If you stood in the right place at the Hillsboro Sports Complex on Saturday, April 13, you could see all eight Montgomery County high school baseball and softball teams without taking another step, … more

4/15/24

With teammate Elise Walch backing up the play from left field, Litchfield-Mt. Olive shortstop Charlie Bono camps underneath out number one in the seventh inning of the championship game of the inaugural Montgomery County Softball Tournament. The Lady Panthers went on to defeat Nokomis 8-4 to capture the title, with the Litchfield baseball team accomplishing the same feat just across the way at the Hillsboro Sports Complex on Saturday, April 13.

Litchfield Softball Makes The Most Of Title Shot

Both Litchfield-Mt. Olive and Nokomis knew going into the championship game of the inaugural Montgomery County Softball Tournament just how important it was to make the most of their limited … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 4/15/24