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Lady Redskins First At Pawnee Track Meet

The Nokomis girls track team had 15 finishes of third or better and topped the team standings in Pawnee on Tuesday, April 15, scoring almost 40 more points than the host in the runner-up spot. … more

4/17/25

Nokomis Softball Scores Victory Over Riverton

The Nokomis High School softball team picked up their third win of the season on Monday, April 14, as they beat Riverton 19-3 in six innings. With the game played at Edinburg, who co-ops … more

4/17/25

Nokomis Feeling Jumpy At EAWR Invite

The Nokomis High School was a little jumpy on Saturday, April 12, as the Redskins hit the road for the East Alton-Wood River Invite. Going up against 21 other schools, the Redskins finished in the … more

4/17/25

Litchfield, Nokomis Girls Compete In Carlinville

The Litchfield and Nokomis girls track teams were in Carlinville on Friday, April 11, for the Cavaliers’ annual girls invitational. The Lady Panthers picked up one win and five other top three … more

4/17/25

DeWerff, Petty Pace Nokomis At Pawnee

The Nokomis boys track team was in Pawnee on Tuesday, April 15, with the Redskins finishing fourth with 57 points. Freshman Maddox DeWerff had one of the Redskins’ top individual finish, … more

4/17/25

Nokomis senior Drake Taylor follows through on the mound during the Redskins' game against Greenville on April 10. While Nokomis fell to the Comets 15-2, despite a home run by Taylor, they would bounce back with a pair of wins on Saturday, April 12, to get back on track.

Saturday Sweep Snaps ‘Skins Skid

The Nokomis High School baseball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a doubleheader sweep in Vandalia on Saturday, April 12, as they beat Central A&M 14-1, then edged the Vandals 5-2. … more

4/14/25

Nokomis' Kalasandra Cook connects with a pitch during the Lady Redskins' home game against Altamont on Friday, April 11. The Indians broke open a 0-0 game with 11 runs in the third inning, going on to win 12-1 in five.

11-Run Inning Lifts Indians Past Nokomis

An 11-run third inning by Altamont kept the Nokomis softball team from snapping a six-game losing streak on Friday, April 11, as the Lady Redskins fell to the visiting Indians by a 12-1 final score. … more

4/14/25

Hillsboro Boys On Top At Gillespie Quad

The Hillsboro boys track team picked up 99 points and a team victory on Tuesday, April 8, as they took the top spot in a quad meet in Gillespie. The Toppers finished 12 points ahead of Vandalia and … more

4/10/25

Redskins On Wrong End Of 4-2 Decisions

The score of Nokomis’ two games to start the week could hardly be a coincidence as the Redskins had to feel as if they had been walloped with a sturdy piece of lumber following the close … more

4/10/25

Gibson’s Gem Sinks Lady Redskins

Carlinville senior Hannah Gibson held Nokomis to just one hit over five innings on Monday, April 7, as the Cavaliers handed the Lady Redskins a 14-0 loss. Gibson struck out ten batters and faced just … more

4/10/25

Tri-City's Casey Whittington futilely reaches toward second base after being tagged out by Nokomis' Levi German during the MSM Conference game on Thursday, April 3, in Riverton. Nokomis made the most of seven errors by the Tornadoes, beating them for 8-5 on Thursday for their second conference victory of the year.

Redskins Get Real Win On Fake Grass

While rain forced the cancellation of most baseball games in the area, the Nokomis baseball team was able to squeeze one game in on Thursday, April 3. Thanks to a move to the artificial turf at … more

4/7/25

Nokomis Avoids Rain, But Not Tornadoes

This time of year, the schedule is always “if weather permits” when it comes to the next game. On Thursday, April 3, the weather permitted, but the opposition did not for the Nokomis Lady … more

4/7/25

German Homers In MSM Conference Win

Levi German gave the Nokomis baseball team a 2-0 lead three batters into the bottom of the first inning and the Redskins never looked back as they defeated Tri-City/Sangamon Valley (TCSV) 8-3 on … more

4/3/25

Early Runs Sink Lady Redskins

Tri-City/Sangamon Valley (TCSV) scored eight runs in the first two innings to pick up a 10-4 MSM Conference win over Nokomis on Tuesday, April 1, on the Lady Redskins’ home field. The … more

4/3/25

Nokomis senior Drake Taylor slides in safely at home during the Redskins' home game against Mulberry Grove on Wednesday, March 26. The run was one of 15 Nokomis scored against the Aces as they scored their third win of the season, 15-0, in four innings.

Eisenbarth One Hits Aces In Mercy Rule Win

Luke Eisenbarth threw a four-inning one-hitter and Nokomis scored ten runs in the bottom of the third inning to pick up their third win of the season on Wednesday, March 26, against Mulberry Grove. … more

3/31/25

Nokomis senior Jayde Gonet connects with a pitch for one of the Lady Redskins' four hits against Gillespie on Wednesday, March 26. The Miners took advantage of nine Nokomis errors to pick up a 9-0 win over Nokomis, who fell to 2-5 with the loss.

Lady Redskins Look To Bounce Back After Losses

After a comeback win over North Mac and a close loss to Pawnee, Nokomis’ games on March 26 and 27 were not how they wanted to end the second week of the season. The Lady Redskins were outscored … more

3/31/25

Sporting a black and gold jersey and a cancer ribbon on her cheek in support of the Montgomery County Cancer Association, Nokomis senior Grace DeWerff prepares to make the throw from short during the Lady Redskins' 6-5 come from behind wind against North Mac. The second annual fundraiser also featured a food truck and a silent auction, with funds going to Stamp Out Cancer via the Super Spencer Squad.

Nokomis Girls Battle Back Twice To Beat North Mac

The Nokomis Lady Redskins came back from a one-run deficit in their game against North Mac on Monday, March 24... then they did it again two innings later, this time to beat the Panthers 6-5 in … more

3/27/25

Nokomis' Izaak Doyen struck out eight and allowed just one run in four innings of relief as the Redskins battled back to beat North Mac 6-4 on Tuesday, March 25. Nokomis wore special black and gold jerseys and raised money for Stamp Out Cancer's Super Spencer Squad, which benefits the Montgomery County Cancer Association. Assistant Coach Justin Goodwin threw out the first pitch of the game in honor of his mother, Elaine, who passed away from thyroid cancer.

Redskins Finally Break Through

“This is the inning we’re going to break through,” Nokomis Assistant Coach Ryan Janssen said, pacing in the first base box as he watched North Mac pitcher Cade McCready warm-up … more

3/27/25

Mt. Pulaski, Taylorville Hand Nokomis Home Losses

After splitting their first two games to start the week, the Nokomis High School baseball team fell to Mt. Pulaski and Taylorville to wrap up week one of the 2025 season. On Thursday, March 20, the … more

3/27/25

Comets, Cardinals Knock Off Nokomis In Opening Week

After spliting their first two games to start the week, the Nokomis High School softball team finished off the first week of the season with a pair of losses to Greenville and Warrensburg-Latham. On … more

3/27/25