Litchfield’s Sam Schwab teed off for the first of two rounds at the Kentucky Regional Final of the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championships on Wednesday, July 16, and if …
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7/17/25
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The rousing story of two trailblazing superstars—Julius “Dr. J” Erving and Moses Malone—whose improbable alliance and unsung legacies shaped the wildest and most innovative …
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7/14/25
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The second annual Old Settlers Powerlifting Meet is quickly approaching and this year, the event has a sweet new spot.
Hillsboro’s Raise The Bar is partnering with Virden-based McCormick …
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7/14/25
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Reid Detmers’ streak of appearances without yielding an earned run ended on July 9, but it didn’t take the Nokomis native too long to bounce back. Detmers had gone 22 innings without …
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7/14/25
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The Sandlot Kids 9U baseball team took the championship at the Play the Turf Tournament in Jacksonville on June 27-28. In front, from the left, are Beau Arkebauer, Jaxynn Cox, Harlo Stokes, Ellis …
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7/14/25
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Nokomis' Carter Sabol was selected to the 2025 Baseball Academic All-America First Team as chosen by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) after a successful season with the from Missouri Baptist …
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7/10/25
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While the current generation has been hitting the track in the full-sized cars, the next generation of Lynch Motorsports did the same, on a smaller scale.
Stryker Lynch, the five-year-old son of …
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7/10/25
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Litchfield racer Bodee Everett had his season heading in the right direction with a pair of top three finishes in late May, but bad luck has taken its toll on the 14-year-old in his last two races.
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7/10/25
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Harvel’s Bryan Leach has raced twice since his season opener in Jacksonville on June 27, where he finished tenth in the modified class.
Leach was one of nine cars to take a DNF (did not …
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7/10/25
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Pickleballers from the Panhandle and beyond made their way to Raymond Park on Saturday, June 28, for the Pickleball Smash tournament, hosted by the Raymond Town Celebration. Concessions were served …
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7/10/25
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The Hearn brothers brought home some hardware from World Wide Technologies (WWT) Raceway on July 5, as they both made it to the finals on the day. Timothy Hearn raced in the Sportsman class and was …
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7/10/25
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Magnus Wells’ junior season with the Augustana College track team was a special one to say the least.
The son of Mike and Haley Wells of Coffeen, Wells set five new personal records, added …
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7/7/25
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Just two hundredths of a second separated Tom Drane and Hillsboro’s Chase Saathoff at the finish line of the DuQuoin Mile on Saturday, July 5, with the Australian-born points leader edging the …
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7/7/25
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Twenty years ago, I quit my job as a housekeeping supervisor at the Hyatt in St. Louis to pursue a vague dream of “working in baseball.” It’s what I convinced myself I wanted to do …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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7/7/25
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The 12U Litchfield Squatches finished their summer baseball season with an impressive 12U South SWIBL tournament run in the last weekend in June. The squad got off to a hot start, winning their round …
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7/3/25
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It was a banner summer season for the Hillsboro 14U softball girls squad, who capped off an undefeated season with an end-of-season tournament title on Friday evening, June 27. The girls final record …
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7/3/25
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Several personnel matters were taken care of during the Panhandle School Board meeting on Wednesday, June 25, after the meeting was pushed back two days from its original date.
Four of the six …
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6/30/25
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Kinsley Trader, upcoming senior at HHS, competed at the USTA Nationals in Rapid City, SD, on Monday, June 16, through Wednesday, June 18. She also attended the practice for Advanced and Elite …
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6/30/25
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The stable of drag racers from Litchfield continues to grow as Wesson Eichelberger made his junior dragster debut at Midstate Dragway in Havana on May 24.
Eichelberger, who turned seven in June, …
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6/30/25
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Litchfield racer Corey Wood picked up the shootout win at the Rosalee Noble Memorial Race at the Coles County Dragway in Charleston on Friday, May 30. Holding the check in front, with their dog …
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6/30/25
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