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Plains Slips Past Lincolnwood

Lincolnwood's bid for the program's third regional championship came up just short on Wednesday, Oct. 23, as the Lancers fell to Pleasant Plains in the championship game of the Carlinville Regional. … more

10/24/24

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville volleyball team honored four of its own on Thursday, Oct. 17, prior to the Lancers’ three-set win over Springfield Lutheran. From the left are Jazmin Seaton-Hobson, with parents Amanda and Travis Hobson; Morgan Hampton, with parents Cassandra and Phil Hampton; Kierstyn Denney, with parents Zach and Kimberly Denney; and Morgan Cowdrey, with parents, Lesley and Scott Cowdrey.

Lancers Beat Lutheran On Senior Night

With 120 wins, just 25 losses and two regional titles under their belts thus far, the Class of 2025 has accomplished a lot for the Lincolnwood High School volleyball program. What the four seniors … more

10/24/24

County Trio Wrap Up Season At Golf State Finals

High school golfers from all over the state descended on the Bloomington-Normal area this past weekend as the state tournaments for all three IHSA classes teed off on Friday, Oct. 18, followed by … more

10/21/24

Players from Mt. Olive/Litchfield, Morrisonville/Lincolnwood and Hillsboro joined players from Edinburg to make up the South Central squad in the eighth grade girls Junior High All-State Showcase at the Future Champions Sports Complex in Jacksonville on Oct. 5-6. From the left are Libby Knes and Koralyne Jones of Mt. Olive/Litchfield; Kinlee Paprotth, Karissa Ferrill and Brianna Boyd of Morrisonville/Lincolnwood; Gracelynn Crayne of Hillsboro; and Reagan Swinger, Daisy Shanks, Paige Lareau, Cally Cooper and Keely Westenhaver of Edinburg/South Fork.

Junior High Softball, Baseball Wraps Up

IESA Class 1A Baseball Morrisonville Regional Tuesday, September 24 • (4) Springfield St. Agnes 7, (5) Jerseyville St. Francis Holy Ghost 0 • (2) Morrisonville-Lincolnwood 16, (7) Bunker … more

10/21/24

Third Time The Charm For Lancers

After falling to Carlinville 4-0 and 3-0 during the regular season, the Lincolnwood High School soccer team got the better of the Cavaliers when it mattered most. On Saturday, Oct. 19, the fifth … more

10/21/24

Lincolnwood Gets Past Wildcats In MSM Win

At 8-20 overall and 2-5 in the MSM Conference, the Mt. Olive High School volleyball team is on the opposite side of the standings of Lincolnwood, who is 24-4 and 6-1 in the MSM, but that didn’t … more

10/17/24

Lincolnwood Shuts Out North Mac 7-0

The Lincolnwood High School soccer team ended up on both sides of a pair of shutouts to keep their record at .500 for the year, going into the final regular season game on Oct. 14. After falling … more

10/15/24

From the left, Montgomery County golfers Tucker Maguire, Sam Schwab and Bryce Cowdrey will compete in the IHSA Class 1A State Golf Tournament on Oct. 18-19, at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington after finishing in the top ten at the Ziegler-Royalton Sectional in West Frankfort on Oct. 7.

County Trio Are Statebound

There may have been just six Montgomery County golfers playing at Ziegler-Royalton Sectional on Monday, Oct. 7, but the group definitely made their presence felt at the Franklin County Country Club … more

10/10/24

Lancers Beat Hillsboro In Annual Grace Game

In 2016, the Hillsboro and Lincolnwood volleyball programs played twice, just two days apart. The second of those two games was the first “Grace Game,” with both teams trading in their … more

10/10/24

Litchfield's Darby Braasch has her sights set on passing the runner in front of her during the Carlinville Invitational on Oct. 8. Braasch finished 16th overall in the girls race with a time of 24:06.83, a 77 second improvement over her time on the same course in September.

Panthers, Redskins Improve At Carlinville

The Litchfield and Nokomis cross country teams were at Loveless Park in Carlinville for the second time this season as the Cavaliers hosted the Carlinville Invite on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The … more

10/10/24

Jones, Armentrout Compete At Sectionals

Sectionals were even better the second time around for Lincolnwood’s Carly Armentrout as the Lancer junior finished 38th at the Class 1A Rochester Sectional at Lincoln Greens Golf Course in … more

10/10/24

Lancers Shoot Down Staunton For 7th Win

Penalty kick shootouts are usually a mixed bag in terms of how well they go for a particular team, but so far this season, the Lincolnwood Lancers have had the advantage when the game comes down to … more

10/10/24

Lady Lancers Clip 'Birds

After picking up the win over Hillsboro on Oct. 7, the Lincolnwood volleyball team scored another victory over a South Central Conference foe as they defeated Southwestern in three sets, 25-23, … more

10/10/24

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville volleyball team defeated Hillsboro in three sets to take the top spot at the Morrisonville Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 5, in Morrisonville. Members of the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville volleyball team, pictured on the left, in front, from the left, are Zarah Guzman, Ava Walton, Morgan Hampton, Camryn Poggenpohl and Macie Daugherty. In the back row are Audrey Germann, Hannah Hill, Kinley Morris, Jazmin Seaton-Hobson, Kierstyn Denney, Morgan Cowdrey, Tori Elvidge and Kylie Jack.

Lincolnwood, Hillsboro Go 1-2 At Morrisonville

If Monday’s game is anything like the championship of the Morrisonville Tournament, then volleyball fans of Hillsboro and Lincolnwood are in for a treat when the two teams face off for the … more

10/7/24

Comet Corners Send Lancers To Loss Column

The Lincolnwood soccer team was in Greenville on Saturday, Oct. 5, for a match-up with the Comets. The Lancers would have plenty of chances in the game, but some bad bounces and good defensive play … more

10/7/24

Lincolnwood's Bryce Cowdrey pumps his fist after sinking a 15-foot putt for birdie on the par-5 18th hole at Timber Lakes Golf Course in Staunton on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The shot gave Cowdrey a 73 for the Mt. Olive Regional, good for medalist honors by one stroke over Metro-East Lutheran's Ryan Suhre. For video of the putt, go to www.thejournal-news.net or The Journal-News Facebook page

Birdie Gives Cowdrey Top Spot At Staunton

Lincolnwood’s Bryce Cowdrey is just a sophomore, meaning that his high school golf career is still in its infancy. But whatever comes next for Cowdrey, his final shot at the regional in … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 10/3/24

Lincolnwood’s Ella Jenkins, at right, works to get the ball past Litchfield’s Megan Lee on Sept. 30, as Lincolnwood picked up their 16th win this season.

Lady Lancers Dig Up Win Over Panthers

The Lincolnwood and Litchfield volleyball teams met up for the first time this season on Monday, Sept. 30, with both teams sporting pink in support of breast cancer awareness. The Panthers took it to … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 10/3/24

Nokomis' Natalie Brownback goes up for a kill against Lincolnwood Kierstyn Denney during the showdown between the two MSM Conference leaders on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Brownback and the Lady Redskins picked up a three set win over Denney and the Lancers, improving to 4-0 in the MSM.

Win Keeps Nokomis On Top In MSM

It was close, it was loud and it had meaning. In other words, it was everything you wanted from a rivalry game when Nokomis and Lincolnwood met up in Raymond on Tuesday, Oct. 1, with someone set to … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 10/3/24

Lady Lancers Advance Two To Golf Sectionals

Two members of the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville golf team are headed to sectionals after playing in the Class 1A Williamsville Regional at The Rail in Sherman on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Senior Anna Jones and … more

10/3/24

Late Goal Puts Athens On Top Of Lincolnwood

It was the same score, but a different outcome for the Lincolnwood soccer team when they faced Athens for the second time this year on Monday, Sept. 30. After beating the Warriors 2-1 at the Kickoff … more

10/3/24