Litchfield racer Bodee Everett picked up his second top five of the season at the Wayne County Speedway as he finished fourth at the track in Wayne City on Aug. 12.
Everett started second in his …
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8/21/23
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Hillsboro graduate Jade Scroggins has never had tunnel vision and is not about to start having it now.
The daughter of Craig and Tera Scroggins of Hillsboro has dealt with injuries that required …
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by Dan Chamness
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8/21/23
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Time on the track has been harder to come by this season for the Lynch Motorsports family, but Nathan, Evan and Brady Lynch did have the chance to show off their cars in their home town on Aug. 6.
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8/17/23
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Magnus Wells learned the javelin quickly and just as quickly he established himself as the top thrower in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
The Augustana College freshman, a …
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by Dan Chamness
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8/14/23
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When asked what was the most important attribute that a college athlete brings to the table, without hesitation, Litchfield graduate Trevor Geggie answered “heart and determination”.
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by Dan Chamness
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8/10/23
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With six top five finishes in as many rounds, Morrisonville’s Jhak Walker is currently in first place in the National Enduro Promotions Group (NEPG) Series with nine races left on the 2023 …
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8/10/23
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Some mechanical gremlins gave the Everett Racing Team some trouble in July, but those might be a thing of the past after driver Bodee Everett’s second place finish at Wayne County Speedway on …
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8/10/23
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Another year, another Old Settlers, and another four-mile fun run and two mile fun walk opeining the week of festivities.
Nearly forty people entered in the annual Old Settlers Four Mile Fun Run …
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8/10/23
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As far as omens go, a skunk scurrying into the staging area at the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship to escape the torrential downpour wasn’t the best one for …
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8/10/23
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A 1961 Chevy Impala convertible, owned by Floyd Klaus of Highland, won best of show at the Old Settlers car show on Sunday, Aug. 6.
The top car earned its owner a spectacular wood trophy, …
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8/10/23
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Litchfield Chamber of Commerce and M&M Multisport are once-again teaming up to host the Colors of Cancer 5K Fun Run/Walk, set to be held on Saturday, Sept. 23.
The race will start at 8 a.m. …
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8/10/23
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For the second year in a row, there will be a new addition to the Krager family photo at the golf tournament held in memory of Austin Anthony Krager, who passed away in May 2019. And once again, that …
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8/3/23
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The Montgomery County Farm Bureau and Montgomery County Country Financial representatives partnered together to host the third annual Drive Out Hunger Golf Scramble on Friday, July 28 at Indian …
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8/3/23
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Celebrating her birthday the day before the start of the tournament, Alexandra Snyder may have been the youngest of the 67 golfers from 10 different countries in the 13-year-old division of the World …
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8/3/23
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In his own words, Chase Saathoff’s bike may have broke at the Progressive American Flat Track race at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima, OH, on June 24, but his spirits haven’t since …
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8/3/23
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Mabry Bruhn of Monticello has been awarded as the 2023 Section IV female recipient of the NIAAA Student Athlete Scholarship. As the NIAAA Section IV award winner, she will receive a $1,500 check and …
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8/2/23
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At 5-foot-11, 280 pounds, Hillsboro graduate Raymond Wille had the size to play either offensive or defensive line in college.
The talent was there also. And so he did. His original college of …
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by Dan Chamness
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7/31/23
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The Cahokia Creek Dirt Riders will be hosting two benefits for the family of the late Raymond Devlin (a member of the club who passed away earlier this year) on Saturday, July 22, and Sunday, July …
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7/20/23
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Baseball has been a big part of Evan Herpstreith’s life for a long time, but after two years at Lincoln Land, the 2021 Nokomis High School graduate is turning his focus to a field of a different kind.
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7/20/23
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The players from the Impact FC 2009 boys soccer team got the opportunity to do what most young athletes dream of and set foot on the same field on which the professionals play, on Sunday, July 2.
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7/17/23
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