“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little scared.” Litchfield Head Coach Rocky Giannuzzi wasn’t the only one feeling that way at that moment. The …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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5/28/24
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They may not have been supposed to be there, but that doesn’t make the sting of the end of the season hurt any less as the Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball team saw their …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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5/28/24
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A lot of athletes would dream of the year that Litchfield senior Tate Dobrinich has experienced: a football playoff game, winning a regional basketball game and standing on the mound for the last out …
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5/28/24
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At some point, the Litchfield Middle School girls track team will realize that IESA state champions don’t come along every year. Or maybe, if things continue at their current pace, they …
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5/23/24
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Between 1999 and 2001, the Litchfield Middle School boys track program scored three individual IESA state titles, but since then, there have been plenty of medals, but no Panthers atop the podium.
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5/23/24
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Nine conference championships, nine sectional championships, 13 state qualifying berths and now, in her final season as a Purple Panther, Litchfield’s Kendall Stewart is a two-time state …
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5/20/24
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Standing on the campus of Gillespie High School on May 19, 2012, the Litchfield High School baseball club hoisted the regional championship plaque with a 5-0 victory.
Fast forward 12 years …
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5/20/24
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The Litchfield boys track team narrowly missed a sectional title on Wednesday, May 15, but came away from Carlinville with a pretty good consolation prize. The Panthers, who finished second to …
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5/20/24
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In 2000 and 2012 the Litchfield High School baseball club hit the 24-win mark, creating the record for most wins in the program's history. That record would be broke on Thursday, May 16, when …
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5/20/24
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The Litchfield Middle School track program is no stranger to success at the state level, but even with their lofty standards, the 2024 campaign will be one that stands out.
The Panthers, who …
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5/16/24
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The season came to an end for the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team on Tuesday, May 14, as they fell to the higher-seeded Indians of Carlyle 5-4 in ten innings in the semifinals of the Vandalia …
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5/16/24
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The Litchfield girls soccer team knew they would have a hard path to secure the seventh regional title in the program's history. That thought proved to be correct as Alton Marquette defeated the …
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5/16/24
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Lili Readenour struck out a season-best 17 batters and the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team collected 17 hits as they defeated North Greene on Thursday, May 9, in White Hall. The outing was …
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5/16/24
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The relays have been a strong suit for the Litchfield girls track team all season long and on Thursday, May 9, the Lady Panthers received another payoff for their hard work.
The 4x100 and 4x400 …
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5/13/24
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When Hillsboro and Litchfield met up in the girls soccer regional championship last year, it took Chloe Law just 89 seconds to put the Lady Panthers on the board, but the Lady Hiltoppers answered …
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5/13/24
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The Litchfield boys track team didn’t have a full roster for the Gillespie Invite on Friday, May 10, but still made sure to put their best foot, or feet, forward as they took second at the …
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5/13/24
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Prom had some athletes from Litchfield and Nokomis missing in action, but all three Montgomery County track programs were in Carlinvile on April 27, for the Jokisch-Grandone Invite. Ten new personal …
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5/13/24
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With a nod to poet T.S. Elliot, one might say two neighboring teams ended their regular season baseball play on the opposite ends of the famous bang/whimper spectrum this past weekend. Litchfield …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/13/24
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With regional play on the doorstep of the Purple Panthers’ schedule, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball team was able to squeeze in a game Saturday, May 11, with a trip to Glen Carbon to battle …
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5/13/24
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Playing good baseball entering postseason play is the goal for all managers, and the Litchfield-Mt. Olive Purple Panthers have been on a roll as they have rambled off five straight wins, including a …
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5/13/24
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