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Hillsboro's Nathan Matoush dives back into first ahead of the tag by Nokomis' Bryce Gillock during the county showdown in Nokomis on April 25. A little later, Matoush got the final two outs in the Toppers' 4-2 win over the Redskins.

Hiltoppers Avenge Tourney Loss To Nokomis

When Nokomis defeated Hillsboro 2-0 in the first round of the Montgomery County Baseball Tournament in mid-April, Drake Taylor was the winning pitcher while Dylan Lessman absorbed the loss. Perhaps … more

4/29/24

Lincolnwood's Lance Weitekamp crosses home behind Nokomis catcher Nolan Herpstreith during the MSM/Montgomery County tilt on April 24. Weitekamp's run helped the Lancers take an early 3-0 lead, but Nokomis came back and held on for a 6-5 victory over the home team.

Redskins Hold On For Win Over Lancers

Nokomis scored two runs in the sixth inning to take the lead over Lincolnwood on Wednesday, April 24, then added two more runs in the seventh to secure the win as they defeated the Lancers 6-5 in an … more

4/29/24

Late Runs Push Aces Past Lady Redskins

Nokomis came up just short against Mulberry Grove on Thursday, April 25, as the Lady Aces scored five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to come away with a 6-3 win. The Lady Redskins scored first … more

4/29/24

Nokomis Girls Runner-Up At Gillespie Track Meet

With 15 entries finishing in the top three, the Nokomis girls track team finished just six points out of first in a five-team meet in Gillespie on Thursday, April 25. The Lady Redskins finished with … more

4/29/24

Purple Panthers A Close Second On Home Track

The Litchfield High School track team hosted Pleasant Plains and Taylorville on Tuesday, April 23, and the LHS senior boys made the most of their lone meet on their home track. Of … more

4/29/24

Redskins Third At Gillespie

Nokomis junior Bond Knodle won three events and set two new personal records to help the Redskins to a third place finish at a five-team meet in Gillespie on Thursday, April 25. The Redskins … more

4/29/24

Late Charge Pushes Altamont Past Nokomis

The Nokomis Redskins came within a strike of handing Altamont their seventh loss of the season on Monday, April 22, but the Indians proved there is a reason they’ve won 16 games this year. … more

4/25/24

Trojan Ten-Spot Results In Road Loss For Nokomis

On Monday, April 22, the Nokomis Lady Redskins fell to Auburn 16-1 on the Trojans’ home field. The game was closer early on, but a ten-run fourth inning gave Auburn the mercy rule win. … more

4/25/24

Vandenbergh Tops Qualifying Mark

However long it has been since Nokomis had a state qualifier in track, that streak could very well come to an end in a few weeks. On Wednesday, April 19, in Gillespie, Nokomis junior Irene … more

4/23/24

Nokomis' Reaghan Jonas waits her turn in the on-deck circle during teammate Presley Mehochko's at-bat in the seventh inning of the Redskins' game in Hillsboro on Thursday, April 18. After falling 3-2 to the Redskins at the Montgomery County Softball Tournament, Hillsboro avenged the loss with a 6-3 victory, with senior catcher Sophia Blankenship driving in two runs for the Toppers.

Hillsboro Avenges Loss To Nokomis

Five days after facing off in the Montgomery County Softball Tournament, the Nokomis and Hillsboro softball teams met up again on Thursday, April 18. The game was moved up an hour to try to beat the … 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

O’Malley At Her Best At Gillespie

Abygail O’Malley picked up one of Nokomis’ four wins at their meet in Gillespie on Wednesday, April 17, and set two new personal records to help the Lady Redskins finish third at the … more

4/22/24

Nokomis Second At Miner Meet

The Nokomis boys track team finished second in a five-team meet in Gillespie on April 17, with wins in six events. The Redskins finished with 59 points, just five points behind … more

4/22/24

North Mac Survives Slugfest With Nokomis

The good part of the Nokomis softball game on Saturday, April 20, was that the Lady Redskins scored 11 runs, their most since beating Shelbyville 11-2 on March 27. The bad part is that the team on … more

4/22/24

Late Runs Push Nokomis Past Okaw Valley

The Nokomis baseball team were up 7-0 when thunderstorms forced the postponement of their game with Tri-City on Thursday, April 18, but the Redskins managed to carry that momentum over to their next … more

4/22/24

Vanden Bergh, Engelman Get Wins At Staunton

The Nokomis girls track team finished in the top half of the team standings at the Bulldogs vs. Cancer Invitational on Friday, April 12, placing fifth with 84 points. With ten top five finishes, … more

4/18/24

Nokomis Puts Five In Top Five At Staunton

Nokomis put five in the top five on the boys’ side at the Bulldogs vs. Cancer Invitational in Staunton on April 12, helping the Redskins to an eighth place finish in the team standings. … more

4/18/24

Redskins Move To 4-1 In MSM Conference

The Nokomis Redskins picked up their fourth MSM Conference win in five opportunities on Monday, April 15, as they defeated Bunker Hill 12-2 in Nokomis. Things seemed to be going the … 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