The 2024 edition of the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational tips off this Saturday, Jan. 13, at 2:30 p.m. with top seeded Triad facing ninth seeded Father McGivney in the opener at Simmons Gym in …
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1/11/24
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Two weeks ago East Alton-Wood River and Litchfield squared off on a neutral court, with the Purple Panthers walking away with a 34-point win. On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Oilers and Purple Panthers met …
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1/11/24
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If the Litchfield boys basketball team didn’t have a win to hang their hat on going into their meeting with Vandalia on Jan. 5, at Simmons Gym, they had one after it. The Purple Panthers may …
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1/8/24
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After playing one of their best games of the year, the Litchfield boys basketball team took a small step back on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 6, at the Taylorville Shootout. The Cardinals from Pleasant …
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1/8/24
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The Litchfield girls basketball team fell to Gillespie 63-19 on Thursday, Jan. 4, thanks in part to some foul trouble and a strong first quarter by the Miners. Both Chloe Law and Kyndal Law had three …
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1/8/24
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At the end of 2023, the Litchfield boys basketball team began to create a monster that dominated their opponents in the first half. That monster would not go away as the calendar turned, as the …
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1/4/24
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The Litchfield girls basketball team snapped a six-game losing streak on Thursday, Dec. 28, with a 45-10 victory over Sangamon Valley/Tri-City (SV/TC) in the 11th place game at the Riverton Christmas …
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1/2/24
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After strolling through the pool play portion of the Carlinville Holiday Tournament, the Purple Panthers ran into a road block in the championship contest on Friday evening. Litchfield finished pool …
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1/2/24
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It was a busy and competitive last few days of 2023 for the Litchfield High School wrestling team as they went. In their opening match, the Panthers scored a 48-33 win over West Frankfort, picking up …
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1/2/24
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The Litchfield Purple Panthers tipped off the 57th annual Carlinville Holiday Tournament on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 26, against the one-win East Alton-Wood River Oilers. On paper, Litchfield would be …
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12/28/23
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It’s been a tough road for the Litchfield girls basketball team this season, but the Lady Panthers still have a chance to go out on a win at the Riverton Christmas Tournament. The Lady Panthers …
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12/28/23
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The 2024 Illinois Coaches Association 50th Shrine All-Star Game will be played on Saturday, June 15, at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington and one Litchfield High School senior will be …
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12/28/23
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A 20-7 third quarter advantage gave Nokomis a 55-48 win over Litchfield on Wednesday, Dec. 20, as the Redskins moved to 4-6 and Litchfield moved to 7-5.
Both teams held leads in the third …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/28/23
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Schedules and results from the Carlinville boys and girls, Riverton girls, Vandalia boys and Waverly boys basketball tournaments.
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12/27/23
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Six members of the Litchfield High School wrestling team medalled at the Skull and Crossbones Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 16, with five of the six winning their final match at the tournament at …
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12/21/23
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The Litchfield High School wrestling team put six wrestlers in the top eight and took ninth in the overall standings at the 32-team Rex Avery Invitational in Petersburg on Saturday, Dec. 9.
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12/21/23
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In a blink of an eye the world can change and for the Litchfield High School boys basketball team, a major change occurred Thursday evening, Dec. 14.
Just 24 hours before their South Central …
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12/18/23
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The Litchfield girls basketball team traveled to Waverly on Thursday, Dec. 14, to face the South County Vipers. The Panthers started out strongly, but fell to the home team 35-22 to fall to 2-11 on …
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12/18/23
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At first glance, Hillsboro’s 49-24 win over Litchfield looks exactly like what you would have predicted if you just looked at the team’s records before the game.
The Toppers were 5-5 …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/14/23
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For several years, the annual regular season meeting between the Litchfield and Hillsboro wrestling teams took place in one of three places: Hillsboro, Litchfield or Mt. Olive, who was the customary …
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12/14/23
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