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Lady Panthers Fall To Bullets In Season Opener

The Litchfield High School volleyball team opened up their season on Tuesday, Aug. 25, as the Williamsville Lady Bullets made their way to Simmons Gym. The Panthers, led by new head coach Megan … more

8/27/26

Lady Panthers Meet In The Middle In Staunton

For the third time in as many chances this season, the Litchfield High School girls golf team finished smack dab in the middle of the team results at their latest meet as the Lady Panthers finished … more

8/24/26

LHS, HHS Girls Improve

After shaking off the rust in their season opener on Tuesday, Aug. 18, in Staunton, the Litchfield and Hillsboro girls golf teams were back on the same course on Thursday, Aug. 20, as the Lady … more

8/24/26

Litchfield Boys Tested At Home, Hickory Stick

The Litchfield High School boys golf team was tested in their home opener on Tuesday, Aug. 18, as the Panthers welcomed Father McGivney, Carlinville and Southwestern to the Litchfield Country Club. … more

8/20/26

Litchfield, Hillsboro Girls Open 2026 Season In Staunton

The Hillsboro and Litchfield girls golf teams joined Vandalia and Greenville at Timber Lakes Golf Course in Staunton as the Lady Bulldogs hosted the opener for both Montgomery County teams. … more

8/20/26

After Bulldogs Top All-Sport List Last Year, Who's Got Next?

For the second year in a row, Staunton was the landing spot for All-SCC Trophy after the Bulldogs captured four South Central Conference titles in the 2025-26 school year. Staunton finished with … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 8/13/26

Litchfield Football To Play JV Only In 2026

Varsity football may not be in the cards for Litchfield High School in 2026, but administrators at the school are hoping the year of junior varsity ball will help the program in the future. … more

7/27/26

Litchfield wrestlers Vinny Moore and Rilynn Younker each took first in their weight class at the Midwest Nationals Tournament in Bloomington on Saturday, June 27.

Moore, Younker Score Wins At Midwest Nationals

Litchfield wrestlers picked up a pair of championships at the Midwest Nationals Tournament in Bloomington on Saturday, June 27, earning championship rings in the process. Vinny Moore, a 2026 graduate … more

7/2/26

This year's all-state softball and baseball selections from the four Montgomery County high schools, from the left, are Hillsboro's Lainey Lessman and Peyton Chappelear, Lincolnwood's Tori Elvidge and Litchfield-Mt. Olive's Matthew Bywater.

Four Earn All-State Honors This Spring

Hillsboro’s Lainey Lessman and Peyton Chappelear, Lincolnwood-Morrisonville’s Tori Elvidge and Litchfield-Mt. Olive’s Matthew Bywater were recently named to the softball and baseball all-state … more

6/22/26

Litchfield, Hillsboro Put 11 On All-SCC List

Eight players from the Litchfield-Mt. Olive co-op girls soccer team and three members from the Hillsboro girls squad earned all-conference honors this season, as voted on by the coaches of the South … more

6/18/26

Six Toppers, One Panther Make Softball All-Conference Teams

Six Hillsboro softball players and one from the Litchfield-Mt. Olive co-op team made all-conference this season, as voted on by the coaches of the South Central Conference. Hillsboro’s Lainey … more

6/18/26

Four Make All-SCC Baseball Teams

Litchfield-Mt. Olive earned three spots on this year’s South Central Conference all-conference baseball teams, while Hillsboro earned two spots from the coaches of the South Central Conference this … more

6/18/26

Litchfield Head Baseball Coach Rocky Giannuzzi talks things over at third base earlier this season with Titan Hires, one of ten seniors on this year's Panther roster. After four years at the helm of the program, Giannuzzi recently made the decision to resign to spend more time with his family.

Giannuzzi Resigns As Panther Baseball Coach

After four years at the helm of his alma mater’s baseball team, Litchfield High School Baseball Coach Rocky Giannuzzi has made the decision to resign. “This program has meant a great deal to … more

6/11/26

Litchfield's Allison Belusko hit 94 of 100 targets to win the Class 2A female junior varsity division at the Illinois High School Clay Target League State Tournament on May 31, in Bunker Hill.

Belusko Brings Home State Title

Litchfield’s Allison Belusko hit 94 of her 100 targets to bring home a state championship in the Class 2A junior varsity female division at the Illinois High School Clay Target League State … more

6/8/26

Litchfield’s Avery Stewart and Father McGivney’s Layla Tobin clash while going for a corner kick in the first half of the IHSA Class 1A super-sectional game in Bethalto on Monday, June 1. The Panthers held McGivney to three goals, almost two fewer than their season average, but the Griffins continued their shutout streak and earned a spot in the Class 1A State Tournament with a 3-0 victory over Litchfield.

Griffins Beat Litchfield For Spot At Soccer State

The Litchfield-Mt. Olive girls soccer team saw their season come to an end at the Civic Memorial Super-Sectional on Monday, June 1, with a 3-0 loss to Father McGivney Catholic High School as the … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 6/4/26

Litchfield's McKenna Harmon shields Marquette's Katherine Fitzgerald from the ball during the sectional championship game at Litchfield on Friday, May 29. Harmon scored twice for the Lady Panthers, who won their first sectional title in girls soccer with a 3-1 win over the Explorers.

Panthers Claim Sectional Crown

The Litchfield-Mt. Olive girls soccer team avenged their only loss of the season on Friday, May 29, and earned the program’s first ever trip to the super-sectionals in the process. The Lady … more

6/1/26

Litchfield's Alec Roach (right) and Morrison's Levi Milder sprint toward the finish line during the fifth and final preliminary heat for the 100 meter dash at the IHSA Class 1A State Finals on Thursday, May 28. Both Roach and Milder advanced to Saturday's finals, finishing seventh and fifth respectively.

Roach Doubles Up At State

Ben Bishop, Cameron Crow, Jeremy Pattillo, Keenan Powell, Kohle Verstreater and now, as of Saturday, May 30, Alec Roach. Of the 32 members of the Litchfield High School boys track team who have won … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 6/1/26

Shells Walk It Off In Litchfield

Following their heroic, walk-off effort on Wednesday night, the Litchfield Purple Panthers advanced to compete in their third consecutive regional championship game on Saturday, May 30. Standing in … more

6/1/26

Litchfield Battles Back To Beat North Mac

With their backs against the wall, the Litchfield Purple Panthers manufactured three dramatic runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, overtaking North Mac and punching their ticket to the regional … more

6/1/26

Civic Memorial's Abby Brueckner works to keep the ball away from Litchfield senior Chloe Law during the sectional semifinal game in Litchfield on Tuesday, May 26. Law assisted on the Panthers' second goal, her 100th of her career, and scored the go-ahead goal in the final six minutes of Litchfield's 3-2 win over the Eagles, which moved them on to the sectional final on Friday, May 29, against Alton Marquette.

Litchfield Soccer Returns To Sectional Championship

The Litchfield girls soccer team snapped one losing streak against a Metro-East power to earn their spot in Friday’s sectional championship, now they just need to do it again to win their first … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 5/28/26