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Members of the Hillsboro High School girls soccer team who earned spots on the all-conference team were honored by Coach Dave Mattson during an end-of-season awards banquet on Tuesday, May 30, at the Hillsboro Sports Complex. From the left are third team all-conference members Ava Pollard and Allie Kuhns; second team all-conference members Avery Walden, Sierra Compton and Isabella White; and first team all-conference honorees Sally Mattson and Kinley Richardson.

Seven Hillsboro players and three Litchfield players earned all-conference accolades from the girls soccer coaches of the South Central Conference by virtue of their play this past season. … more

6/1/23

Litchfield Girls Better In Rematch With North Mac

When the Litchfield and North Mac girls basketball teams met at the Waverly Tournament almost two months ago, Litchfield fell to the more experienced team by 27. On Thursday, Jan. 11, the pair of … more

1/16/24

SCC-Leading Cavies Knock Off Lady Panthers

Fresh off their championship at the inaugural Montgomery County Softball Tournament, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team was looking to carry over their momentum when they faced off against … more

4/18/24

Panthers Take Step Toward SCC Title

The Litchfield-Gillespie boys soccer team’s path to a South Central Conference title got a little less bumpy on Tuesday, Sept. 19, as the Panthers knocked off Carlinville 2-1 in Litchfield. The … more

9/21/23

Triad Wins Third McGraw Title In Four Chances

The Triad High School boys basketball team defeated Civic Memorial 52-37 to win their second straight Rick McGraw Memorial Invitiational title on Saturday, Jan. 20, and their third championship in … more

1/22/24

Litchfield Volleyball Gets Two SCC Wins

The LitchfieldHigh School volleyball team improved to 3-0 in the South Central Conference with a pair of wins over Southwestern and Vandalia, sandwiching a loss to Metro-East Lutheran on Monday. On … more

9/21/23

Hillsboro's Tatum Christian (left) and Ella Greenwood (right) were named to this year's South Central Conference all-conference team, earning a second and third team nod respectively.

Christian, Greenwood Make All-SCC

With three 20-win teams and one of the closest championship races one could imagine, the 2023-24 girls basketball season was another great one in the South Central Conference. And with just four … more

2/29/24

Five Montgomery County boys basketball players earned all-conference recognition this year, three from Litchfield and two from Hillsboro. From the left are Hillsboro's Nathan Matoush and Litchfield's Victor McGill, who were first team selections, and Litchfield's Keenan Powell and A.J. Odle and Hillsboro's Jace Stewart, who were all third team all-conference.

Five From County Make All-Conference

Three players from the co-conference champion Litchfield boys basketball team and two players from Hillsboro were among the 18 players honored as all-conference selections by the South Central … more

2/29/24

Litchfield's Camden Quarton finished second in this year's Dave Holden Open in Greenville, running a 17:17 to help the Panthers to a one-point win over East St. Louis on Tuesday, Sept. 12.

Panthers Run At Shelbyville, Greenville

The Litchfield High School cross country team added a new stop to their schedule this year as they made the switch from the PORTA Invitational to the Shelbyville Trail Invite, held Saturday, Sept. 9, … more

9/14/23

Greenville was in full bloom for Litchfield's Caitlyn Travis (left) and Greenville's Katrina Campbell as the two competed in the Dave Holden Open on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Campbell finished second in the race that honors the late founder of the Greenville cross country program, but Travis and the Panthers took the top team spot, with six runners finishing in the top eight.

Litchfield Girls Off To A Quick Start

East St. Louis and Greenville took the top two individual spots in the Dave Holden Open on Tuesday, Sept. 12, in Greenville, but everything else belonged to the Litchfield Lady Panthers. Zhakeya … more

9/14/23

Litchfield Middle School seventh grader Kohen Kieffer took first the IESA Jerseyville Regional on Feb. 24, and advanced to this Saturday’s sectional in Vandalia.

Litchfield Qualifies Five For IESA Sectional

Five Litchfield Middle School wrestlers finished in the top three at the IESA Jerseyville Regional on Feb. 24, which earned them a spot in the sectional on Saturday, March 2, in Vandalia. The … more

2/29/24

Panthers Have A Field Day At Plains

The Litchfield boys track team took home four wins from the Pleasant Plains Invitational on Saturday, April 6, plus 10 other podium finishes as they finished the day with 73 points. The seven-team … more

4/8/24

Panthers Pin Pirates At Shelbyville

In addition to their win over Shelbyville on Tuesday, Nov. 28 (see the Nov. 30 Journal-News), the Litchfield High School wrestling team alss picked up a 42-37 win over Cumberland at the meet in the … more

12/4/23

Keenan Powell's third jump of 12.85 meters in Thursday's preliminary round of the IHSA Class 1A State Finals was enough to get him to Saturday's final round, but the Litchfield High School junior had bigger plans for the finale. Powell jumped 13.43 meters (44'0.75") in his first of three jumps on May 27 to break the school record and finish third overall in the triple jump.

Powell, Quarton Add To Newkirk's Legacy

Even after 31 years of making the trek from Litchfield to Charleston, no matter how hard Dan Newkirk tried to think otherwise he knew that this year was different. “My thought was to keep … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 5/30/23

Litchfield senior Tug Schwab shot a 2-over-par 38 on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Hillsboro Country Club to help the Panthers to a pair of close wins over Hillsboro and Carlinville.

Panthers Hold Off Cavies, Toppers

It was senior night for the Hillsboro High School golf program as the Toppers took a moment before their match on Sept. 19, to honor it’s three soon-to-be graduates. Austin Loskot, Carson … more

9/21/23

Litchfield's Tristan Staggs peers under the knee of a prone Dane Jiannoni of PORTA during their 190-pound match at the Litchfield duals on Saturday, Dec. 2. Staggs went on to pin Jiannoni at the 2:37 mark of the match, one of three wins on the day for the Litchfield sophomore. As a team, Litchfield went 3-2, with wins over Roxana, Pinckneyville and Carlinville.

Panthers Pick Up Wins At Home Duals

The Litchfield High School wrestling team hosted their annual duals on Saturday, Dec. 2, with Roxana, PORTA, Pinckneyville, Auburn and Carlinville also in attendance. The Panthers went 3-2 on the … more

12/4/23

Litchfield Girls Finish Fourth At Carlinville Invite

The Litchfield girls track team scored points in 12 of the 14 events in which they entered at the Carlinville Girls Invitational on Friday, April 5, as the Lady Panthers finished fourth in the … more

4/8/24

Litchfield Girls Golf Gets First Victory

The Litchfield girls golf team picked up their first win of the season on Thursday, Sept. 7, placing third in a quad meet at Cloverleaf Golf Course in Bethalto. The Lady Panthers shot a 221 at the … more

9/14/23

The Litchfield boys golf team celebrated the five senior members of this year’s team on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Litchfield Country Club. From the left are Ian Otto, with parents Gary and Jessica Otto; A.J. Odle, awith parents Jim Odle and Amber Odle; Zach Leitschuh, with mom Dee Leitschuh; Tug Schwab, with parents Jenny and Ben Schwab; and Brawly Jacobs, with parents Kerri Bishop and Wade Jacobs.

Panthers Get Three Wins, Celebrate Seniors

Sam Schwab shot an even-par 35 to take medalist honors and lead Litchfield to three wins on Monday, Sept. 18, as the Panthers improved to 18-1 on the season. Schwab had five pars on the day, plus two … more

9/21/23

Litchfield Shares The Wealth In Wins

If any opposing coaches hoped that the Litchfield boys soccer team would cool off after their overtime win over Hillsboro on Sept. 5, they are extremely disappointed. The Panthers picked up three … more

9/14/23