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Despite Nokomis first baseman Jayde Gonet going all out for the catch, Lincolnwood's Jenna Matli managed to beat out the throw for an infield single during the county clash on Tuesday, April 30. The play at first was one of several impressive picks Gonet had during the game, in addition to picking up a hit and an RBI in the Lady Redskins' 8-3 win over the Lancers.

Five-Run Frame Pushes Nokomis Past Lancers

The Nokomis Lady Redskins snapped a six-game losing streak at the expense of county rival Lincolnwood on Tuesday, April 30, beating the Lancers 8-3. The Redskins went down in order in the first, … more

5/2/24

Tornadoes Beat Lancers In Pitcher’s Duel

Pitching took center stage on Monday, April 29, in Buffalo as Tri-City edged Lincolnwood-Morrisonville in MSM Conference play 2-1, with just five hits allowed between the two teams in the game. … more

5/2/24

Cook Serves Up No-Hitter To Ramsey In 19-0 Victory

After losing a heartbreaker to Nokomis on Wednesday, the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team released some frustrations on Thursday, April 25, as they defeated Ramsey 19-0 in a four-run no-hitter … more

4/29/24

Friday Trip To Plains Unpleasant For Lady Lancers

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville softball team managed to get a game in on Friday, April 26, but fell to Pleasant Plains by a 12-2 final score in six innings. The Cardinals chipped away at the Lady … more

4/29/24

Lincolnwood Baseball Gets 12th Win

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team picked up their 12th win of the season on Monday, April 22, with a 6-2 victory over Staunton. The visiting Bulldogs got a single run in the first and … more

4/25/24

Lincolnwood Breaks Up Gipson’s Bid At Perfection

Lincolnwood wasn’t able to defeat Gillespie on Monday, April 22, in Raymond, but the Lady Lancers did manage to spoil Emma Gipson’s perfect game in the final inning of the 9-0 loss to the … more

4/25/24

Lincolnwood-Morrisonville Camp To Be Held May 20-23

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville basketball program will hold their annual summer camp on May 20 through May 23 at the Lincolnwood High School gym and Raymond Grade School multi-purpose gym, from 3:30 … more

4/25/24

Hillsboro catcher Landon Summers jumps to snag a high throw and avoid Lincolnwood's Brodey Vanhooser as the sophomore from Morrisonville slides into home plate during the second inning of the game on Saturday, April 20. Vanhooser's run was one of 11 in the inning for Lincolnwood, who defeated the Toppers 13-0 in five innings.

Lincolnwood Slides Past Toppers

Different dates but same teams equals same result, at least in high school baseball. That theory was tested and proven true Saturday morning, April 20, when the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville co-op team … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 4/22/24

Grizzlies Ballpark A Bear For Lincolnwood

Grizzlies Ballpark proved to be appropriately named on Friday, April 19, as the home of the Gateway Grizzlies was definitely a bear for the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team. … more

4/22/24

Lady Lancers Take Two At Home Field

After their game was rained out on Thursday, the Lincolwnood-Morrisonville softball team got back on the diamond on Saturday, April 20. The Lancers played host to two South Central Conference … more

4/22/24

Lady Lancers Hit All The Right Notes

Morrisonville senior Kirsten Osterholt already has a reputation locally of being skilled with a guitar pick as one-third of the band Long Way Home, but on Monday, April 15, Osterholt showed that … more

4/18/24

Lancers Score MSM Win Over Minutemen

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team picked up their first MSM Conference game on Tuesday, April 16, beating Bunker Hill 17-1 in five innings. The Lancers scored 10 runs in the fifth … 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

Lady Toppers Slip Past Lancers In Eight

If barnburner was a literal term, the Hillsboro Fire Department would have been busy after the Montgomery County Softball Tournament on Saturday, April 13. Both semifinal games were decided by just … more

4/15/24

Lancers Finish Third With Win Over Toppers

When Lincolnwood High School and Hillsboro met in the third place game of the 2024 Montgomery County Baseball Tournament on Saturday, April 13, both were coming off relatively close losses in the … more

4/15/24

Lady Panthers Hold Off Lincolnwood

The Litchfield-Mt. Olive and Lincolnwood-Morrisonville softball teams have both had their struggles at times this season, so it was only appropriate that the two teams find their footing against one … more

4/15/24

Dobrinich Lights Out Against Lancers

Litchfield’s Tate Dobrinich pitched a seven-inning, two-hit shutout to help the Panthers pick up a 3-0 win over Lincolnwood in their opening game of the Montgomery County Baseball Tournament on … more

4/15/24

Lincolnwood Folds Aces

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team distributed 17 runs across five innings on Friday, April 12, as they defeated Mulberry Grove 17-4 to pick up their eighth win of the season. The … more

4/15/24

Pawnee Gets Round Two Over Lincolnwood

For the second game in a row, the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team finished seven innings with the same number of hits as Pawnee, but fell to the Indians in an MSM Conference game. With … more

4/15/24

Litchfield’s Bella Lueken watches from third base as Lincolnwood pitcher Taryn Clarke prepares to bring her delivery to the plate in the sixth inning of the game in Litchfield on Monday, April 8. Clarke only allowed two earned runs in the game, but Litchfield picked up a 5-1 win over the visitors from Montgomery County’s panhandle.

Purple Panthers Hold Off Lincolnwood

Litchfield’s Laynie Wyatt struck out 10 and held Lincolnwood to three hits as the Lady Panthers scored a 5-1 win over the Lancers. The only blip for the Panthers came in the second inning, … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 4/11/24