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Hillsboro's Sophia Blankenship goes up for a block against Nokomis' Addison Glenn during the two Montgomery County squads' game in Hillsboro on Monday, Sept. 26. The home team would escape with a 25-18, 25-23 win over the Lady Redskins on Dig for a Cure Night.

Montgomery County Volleyball Teams Dig For A Cure

The Hillsboro and Nokomis volleyball teams finished second and third at this year’s Montgomery County Invitationals and the result of their regular season clash on Monday, Sept. 26, backed up … more

9/29/22

Nokomis Downs Greenville For Fourth Win

On Monday, Sept. 26, the Nokomis Lady Braves traveled to Greenville for a conference match-up. The seventh and eighth grade squads both came away with a win as they both improved to 4-0 overall and … more

9/29/22

Nokomis senior Elijah Aumann scored three goals in the Lincolnwood co-op team’s 5-1 win over Athens on Monday, Sept. 26, at Terry Todt Field in Raymond. Aumann’s third goal of the game was his 32nd of the season, tying a 20-year-old program record for goals in a season, set in 2002 by Nick Umberger.

Aumann Ties Record In Lincolnwood Win

For the 10th time this season, Elijah Aumann scored multiple goals for the Lincolnwood co-op soccer team in the Lancers’ 5-1 win over Athens on Monday, Sept. 26. While Aummann finding the back … more

9/29/22

Lancers, Redskins Continue County Clash

The day after Lincolnwood and Nokomis squared off against their Montgomery County Class 2A neighbors, the two Class 1A rivals met for the second time this season, on Tuesday, Sept. 27, in … more

9/29/22

Nokomis senior Craig Bertolino ran 24 times for 93 yards in the Redskins' week five game against St. Joseph-Ogden on Friday, Sept. 23. The Spartans were less than hospitable hosts, at least on the field, as they ran up a 42-0 lead before beating the Redskins 42-12.

Redskins Fall To St. Joe-Ogden

Logan Smith threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns to lead St. Joseph-Ogden past Nokomis on Friday, Sept. 23. Smith, who completed 12 of his 15 pass attempts, also scored the first touchdown for … more

9/26/22

Lady Redskins Score First MSM Conference Victory

After three straight losses dipped their record back to .500 on the year, the Nokomis High School volleyball team rose back over the mark on Thursday, Sept. 22, with a convincing two-set win over … more

9/26/22

Nokomis Junior High Girls Sweep Carlinville

The Nokomis Junior High girls basketball program hosted their second home game of the season on Thursday, Sept. 22, against Carlinville, with both teams picking up victories. It would take a … more

9/26/22

In front, from the left, were Camren Neisler, Austin McDowell, Josh Clymer, B.J. Chausse, Kamden Ransdell, Connor Engelman and Abel Gunn. In the back row are Coach Bob Davis, Brenden Friesland, Ryan Archibald, Reid Detmers, Andrew Herpstreith, Ben Marley, Marckus Coss and Assistant Coach Kris Detmers.

Former Braves Remember Undefeated State Championship Season

It’s been 10 years since the Nokomis Junior High baseball team began their quest for a state championship, but the memories of this team are as fresh as ever for those who got to experience the … more

9/22/22

Lutheran Powers Past Nokomis In MSM Clash

Death, taxes and Springfield Lutheran’s superiority in volleyball, those things in life are certain. Since 1994, the Crusaders have more state trophies (3) than losing seasons (2). So far this … more

9/22/22

Lady Braves Start 2022 Girls Basketball Season

The 2022 Nokomis Junior High girls basketball season started out with a trip to Morrisonville to take on the Morrisonville/Lincolnwood co-op team on Monday, Sept. 19. The Lady Braves came … more

9/22/22

Nokomis senior Braxston Taylor flattens Heyworth quarterback Parker Bell as he throws out of his own end zone during the Redskins' game in Heyworth on Friday, Sept. 16. The Redskin defense held Heyworth, gave up just 13 points, forced two turnovers and held the Hornets to 0-and-4 on fourth down conversions on Friday as Nokomis picked up their first win of the season by a 28-13 final score.

Nokomis Football Abuzz After Win Over Hornets

After three unsuccessful, but not completely unproductive weeks, the Nokomis High School football team was ready for a win. With a 22-13 halftime lead, it looked like the Redskins could be in … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 9/19/22

Vandals Edge Nokomis

The Nokomis High School volleyball team put up some big numbers in their match against Vandalia on Wednesday, Sept. 14, but it wasn’t quite enough as the Vandals snuck past the Redskins in … more

9/19/22

Redskins Fall To Vipers

After a pretty stellar weekend at the Montgomery County Invitational, it was a less than stellar start to the week for Nokomis on Monday as they fell to South County in two games. Playing on the … more

9/15/22

Sixteen area high school volleyball teams traveled to Lincolnwood High School in Raymond and Nokomis High School Sept. 9-10 for the annual Montgomery County Invitational, A Grace-Filled Journey. After pool play on Friday night, the top eight teams compete at Lincolnwood High School on Saturday. This year, teams from Montgomery County’s four high schools (Lincolnwood, Hillsboro, Nokomis and Litchfield) took the top four spots in the gold bracket. Just before the championship game, the top eight teams posed for a group photo with Charlotte Herschelman of Hillsboro, sister to the late Grace Herschelman, namesake of the tournament. For the first time in the tournament’s history, Lincolnwood High School took home braggin’ rights. Proceeds from this year’s tournament will benefit research for treatments for INAD (infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy), that took the life of Grace Herschelman in May 2021.

County Volleyball Strikes Gold At Grace Tournament

For at least one weekend, Montgomery County volleyball was the gold standard. For the first time in the five-year history of the Montgomery County Invitational, all four Montgomery County teams were … more

9/12/22

Nokomis defensive back Kadynn Petty lays out to try to bring down an East Alton-Wood River ball carrier during the Redskins' 59-14 loss to the Oilers on Friday, Sept. 9, in Wood River.

Oilers Too Slick In Win Over Redskins

East Alton-Wood River running backs Ryan Morton-Burch and Seth Slayden combined for 216 yards and five touchdowns on Sept. 9, as the Oilers defeated Nokomis 59-14 in Wood River. The five scores … more

9/12/22

Redskins Continue To Be Three-Set Thrillers

If you’re looking to get the most bang for your buck, go watch Nokomis volleyball. Almost half of the Redskins’ games, seven of the 16, have gone to three sets, with three more ending in … more

9/12/22

Lady Redskins Tie One On At Altamont

Five games, 203 points scored and a fourth place finish. That was what Nokomis got out of this year’s Altamont Volleyball Tournament. What the Lady Redskins did not get was a win. With no … more

9/8/22

Running back Zaylon Sisk was one of the bright spots in Nokomis' 42-27 loss to Sullivan on Friday, Sept. 2, as the Redskin senior ran for 143 yards on 16 carries with all four Nokomis touchdowns.

Nokomis Still Looking For Answers

The Redskins are better than this. Nokomis High School football Coach Paul Watson knows this. But after a second straight loss in what Watson and the coaching staff thought should have been a … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 9/6/22

Redskins Fall To Rams, 4th At Altamont

The Nokomis Lady Redskins hosted a talented Shelbyville squad on Thursday, Sept. 1, and came out on the losing end of a two-set match with the visitors. The Rams led early, but Nokomis tied the … more

9/6/22

Registration for the Camren's Classic Wiffle Ball Tournament is due by Saturday, Sept. 25.

Stan’s Field To Host Classic For Camren

On Sunday, Oct. 2, you won’t have to venture too far into Fillmore before you hear the familiar “thwack” of plastic on plastic as the young and young at heart compete to be … more

9/5/22