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NASCAR To Honor Pat Cailey At Friday’s Race

The NASCAR Foundation and Martin Truex Jr. Foundation will honor the late Pat Cailey of Litchfield as a cancer hero. Cailey will honorarily ride with Grant Enfinger #9 Chevrolet Silverado RST owned … more

9/26/24

The Litchfield Middle School cross country team had four medalists at the Shelbyville Trail Invite on Saturday, Sept. 14. From the left are Madison Betz (19th), Maggie Schwab (5th), Connor Engstrom (15th) and Brylan Marten (29th).

Panther Cubs Compete In Taylorville, Shelbyville

The Litchfield Middle School cross country team competed in their third and fourth matches of the season recently, participating in the Tornado Invite at the Christian County Fairgrounds in … more

9/26/24

The Hillsboro JFL cheerleaders lent support to one of their own on Saturday, Sept. 21, by raising money for Isabel McLaughlin's fight against cancer. In front, from the left, are Stella Lawson, Ana Singleterry, Isabel McLaughlin, Cora Jarman, Sadie Lawson and Tahlia Newingham. In the second row are Rayna Segrest, Karsyn Jones, Aaliyah Haynie, Mila Reed, Charlotte Reams, Myrah Noyes, Brylee Morris and Lettie Emerson. In the back are Sophia Brown, Josie Whittenmeyer, Aubrey Newingham and Riley Meyers.

JFL All For Izzy On Saturday

Any time someone from Hillsboro sports purple, you know the cause must be a special one and that was the case on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Junior Topper JFL games. The JFL cheerleaders were decked … more

9/23/24

Eli Atkins wrapped up his collegiate career this past May competing for the Greenville Panthers, capping off his running endeavors with another SLIAC Championship.

College Report: Atkins Finishes Career With All-Conference Honors

For Eli Atkins, a Hillsboro graduate, the longer distance, the better. Of course that depends on the type of running, which there are many. As a college athlete, he competed in indoor track, … more

9/23/24

Dozens of family and friends of the late Austin Krager gather each year to volunteer at the golf tournament that bears his name. The tournament raises money for the Panhandle School District special education program, where Krager’s sister Skylar is a teacher, and for the Capital Area Career Center, where Krager was enrolled and studied auto body mechanics before his death in May 2019.

Panhandle, CACC Benefit From Krager’s Legacy

The photos from the sixth annual Austin Krager Memorial Golf Open tell the story. Whether it was family or golfers or volunteers or just friends sharing lunch, the smiles on the faces of those who … more

9/12/24

Saathoff Second Twice At Springfield Mile Races

Good things came in twos for Hillsboro motorcycle racer Chase Saathoff on Sunday, Sept. 1, as he finished in the runner-up spot in both Progressive American Flat Track Springfield Mile Singles series … more

9/12/24

The team of Andy Carter, Adam Carter, David Gibson and Hans Christian finished second in the afternoon flight at the Arrowhead Open on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Lakeshore Golf Course in Taylorville.

Arrowhead Keeps Redskins On Target

Former Redskins, current coaches and those who are friends of Nokomis athletics converged on Lakeshore Golf Course in Taylorville on Saturday, Aug. 17, for the 11th annual Arrowhead Open. The … more

9/12/24

Miss Independence Paityn Reagan and Little Miss Amelya Walch presented the first place plaques to the team of Sam Herman, Bill Krager, Nate Brockmeyer and Devin Brown at the TEAM Golf Outing on Saturday, Aug. 24, in Raymond.

TEAM Celebrates 11th Year

The 11th annual TEAM Golf Outing was held on Saturday, Aug. 24, with dozens of players teeing off at Shoal Creek Golf Course to raise money for Lincolnwood athletics. The team of Bill Krager, Sam … more

9/12/24

Isaiah Atkins wrapped up his collegiate running career this past May, leaving the track as a four time NCCAA All-American and NCCAA national champion in the 4x800.

The College Report: Atkins Finishes Track Career An NCCAA All-American

When questioned if he liked cross country or track better, Isaiah Atkins, a recent graduate of Greenville University and a former Hillsboro Hiltopper athlete, answered in a way that every teammate of … more

9/9/24

THE COLLEGE REPORT: Beckham Bids Baseball Bye-Bye

Billy Beckham’s college baseball career, as extensive as it was, could have been even a year longer. What is not over is his involvement with the sport of baseball and his education. But, … more

by Dan Chamness | 8/29/24

Coffeen Fire Department To Host Golf Scramble

The Coffeen Fire Department will host its first golf scramble on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Indian Springs Golf Club, located at 21347 Illinois Rt. 185 in Fillmore. There will be a 1 p.m. shotgun start … more

8/29/24

Morrisonville's Jhorjie Walker took first overall in the 65cc Beginner class, running 12 laps in 30 minutes and 24 seconds in round six of the So. IL Off-Road Racing Series in Plainview on Aug. 18. Walker was one of four members of her family to compete in the youth hare scrambles, with two of her brothers finishing second in their respective classes.

Round Five Of So. IL Series Draws 200-Plus

More than 200 riders hit the course in Plainview on Sunday, Aug. 18, as the So. IL Off-Road Racing Series kicked off round number five. Hosted by the Central Illinois Trail Riders, the event … more

8/29/24

Hillsboro Youth Falling In Love With Tennis

Hillsboro Youth Tennis had a great summer, starting with 14 junior high age players graduating from a two-week US Tennis Association program taught by Coaches Marian Williams and Joe Mattson and the … more

8/22/24

Litchfield's Corey Wood (left) and Dustin Bryant (right, with his father, Phil Bryant) both came up with wins at the Midstate Dragway Twin 10K races on Aug. 17-18. Wood won one of the feature races, going home with $10,000, while Bryant was the no-box bonus winner and earned a $1,000 payday.

Wood Takes Home 10K, Bryant A Grand At Havana

A pair of Litchfield drag racers took up residence in the winner's circle at Havana's Midstate Dragway this past weekend as the track hosted this month's Twin 10K Races. Corey Wood won … more

8/22/24

Success Continues For Litchfield Racers

Litchfield racer Dustin Bryant picked up the win in the Mod class at Midstate Dragway in Havana on Aug. 10, after Jeremy Murphy went red in the final round. Bryant's win comes on the heels of a win … more

8/19/24

Walshville's Travis Lentz (center) and Donnellson's Cooper Duff (left) made up two thirds of the podium at the Amateur National XC Championship on Saturday, Aug. 10, as they finished first and third in the Super Mini class and Youth Bikes Division. Brody Amos (right) of Scottsburg, IN, broke up the Montgomery County sweep with a second place finish in his home state.

Lentz, Duff Earn Podium Spots At National

It's roughly three and a half hours to Springville, IN, from Hillsboro, but the Lawrence County Recreational Park sure felt like home for a pair of Montgomery County racers at the National … more

8/15/24

Twenty-three new McCormick Strength Training records and thousands of pounds lifted later, the competitors in the inaugural Old Settlers Powerlifting Meet were all smiles at Lincoln Plaza in Hillsboro on Aug. 3.

As Weights Rise, Records Fall At Old Settlers

President Abraham Lincoln’s prowess as an athlete has been detailed in several books about his life, but even Honest Abe would have been in awe of the strength shown at the inaugural Old … more

8/15/24

Saathoff Takes 2nd, 4th In South Dakota Races

After back-to-back wins in DuQuoin and Peoria, someone finally took the top spot away from Hillsboro racer Chase Saathoff in the American Flat Track Singles Series. Tom Drane, who was third in … more

8/15/24

Three generations of racers have spent time behind the wheel of the late George “Goose” Morris’ Plymouth Duster, which will be making its annual trek through the area for this year’s Wild Goose Chase Poker Run on Sept. 7. In the top photo, Chris Morris watches his son Brayden, a senior at Lincolnwood, make a pass in the Duster at Midstate Dragway, a near recreation of George Morris watching Chris make a run in the same car years before.

Wild Goose Chase Poker Run Takes Flight Sept. 7

It doesn’t matter if it’s old or new, American-made or imported or whether it shines like a diamond or leaves a trail of rust after ever pot hole, if it starts, then it’s welcome at … more

8/15/24

Central Park Slam Set For September 21-22

The MoCo Pickleball Club will be hosting the Central Park Slam Pickleball Tournament Sept. 21-22 at the Central Park courts in Hillsboro. Men’s and women’s doubles events will take place … more

8/15/24