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Nokomis' 5'8" Mason Stauder goes in amongst the trees, Meridian's 6'4" Brett Brown and 6'5" Brooks Brown, during the Redskins' home game on Friday, Jan. 27. Stauder had six points off the bench for Nokomis, who improved to 21-5 with a 55-41 win over the Hawks.

Win Puts Redskins In Driver's Seat In MSM

After finishing second to Calvary last year, the Nokomis boys basketball team is just two wins away from an MSM Conference title after their latest conference conquest. The Redskins traveled to … more

1/30/23

Redskins Fourth At Carrollton Invitational

The Nokomis girls basketball team is expected to find out where they will play the postseason at this week, but regardless of whether their regional is at Okawville or Metro-East Lutheran, the Lady … more

1/30/23

Adjustments Send Redskins To Semis

Last year the Nokomis Lady Redskins and Carrollton Lady Hawks met in the third place game at the Carrollton Invitational Basketball Tournament, with the tournament hosts holding the Skins to a … more

1/26/23

Redskins Deal With Aces For 20th Victory

Twenty was the number of the day for the Nokomis boys basketball team on Tuesday, Jan. 24, as the Redskins picked up their 20th win of the season. Playing in Mulberry Grove, the Redskins scored 20 or … more

1/26/23

Christian Larson (#20) and the Mattoon Green Wave had no answer for Nokomis' Elijah Aumann (#31) in the fifth place game at the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 21, in Litchfield. Aumann had 27 points in the Redskins' 56-38 win over Mattoon, giving him 86 for the tournament (second most behind Hillsboro's Will Christian) and a spot on the all-tournament team for the second consecutive year.

Nokomis Finishes Strong At Litchfield

For Nokomis, their run at the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational in Litchfield was less about how it started and more about how it finished. After taking one on the chin with a loss to Taylorville in … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 1/23/23

Redskins, Toppers Battle For Shot At Fifth

Before the Hillsboro/Nokomis boys’ basketball game played Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Rick McGraw Invitational Tournament held in Litchfield High’s bigger gym, the Toppers had won 72 of the … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 1/23/23

Redskins Score 20th Win

The Nokomis Lady Redskins secured their second consecutive 20-win season on Saturday, Jan. 21, with a 72-42 victory over Granite City in the opening round of the Carrollton Tournament. After … more

1/23/23

Eleven players from seven teams earned all-tournament recognition for their play at the 2023 Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 21, in Litchfield. Above, from the left, are Aydin Hitt, Jake Stewart and McGrady Noyes, the tournament's MVP, from champion Triad; Sam Buckley and Adam Ogden from second place Civic Memorial; and the tournament's leading scorer with 94 points in four games, Will Christian of seventh place Hillsboro. Below are Elijah Aumann from fifth place Nokomis; Drake Howard from fourth place Taylorville; Landen Moss and Kaleb Gardner from third place Greenville and Christian Larson from sixth place Mattoon.

Triad Takes The Title At McGraw Invitational

All three Montgomery County boys basketball teams who participated in the 2023 Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational won their final games at the 12-team Litchfield tournament, so it was only appropriate … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 1/23/23

Even with a COVID-shortened 2020-21 season, the Nokomis boys basketball program needed less than five years to reach win number 1,600 after notching win number 1,500 on Feb. 23, 2018. The Redskins hit the next milestone on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational in Litchfield with a 60-47 win over Father McGivney in their pool play finale. Team members, from the left, are Saint Newman, Brody Steele, Reece Lohman, Elijah Aumann, Ian Keller, Maddux Himes, Drake Taylor, Mason Stauder, Ryan Eisenbarth, Nolan Himes, Kennedy DeWerff and Kam Coss.

Nokomis Boys Score 1,600th Victory

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Nokomis Redskins and Father McGivney Griffins met up for their pool play finale at the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational in Litchfield. With Taylorville’s wins over … more

1/19/23

Nokomis’ Drake Taylor goes up for two during the Redskins’ opening game at the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational in Litchfield on Saturday, Jan. 14. The Tornadoes hit eight threes in the game to upset the second seeded Redskins 47-44.

Nokomis Falls Short In McGraw Opener

Taylorville hit eight threes to pull off an early upset at the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational as the 10th seeded Tornadoes defeated second seeded Nokomis 47-44. Will Bitschenauer had five of … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 1/17/23

Lady Redskins Near Twenty-Win Season

Two impressive defensive performances yielded the Nokomis girls basketball team two more wins as the Lady Redskins are just a win away from their second straight 20-win season. The Redskins … more

1/17/23

Nokomis freshman Camryn Engelman (#15) hits a three during the Lady Redskins' 57-22 win over South Fork on Monday, Jan. 9, much to the delight of her sister Natalie (#5) and cousin Hailey (#3). The win put Nokomis alone at the top of the MSM Conference standings with a 5-0 record and two conference games to play.

Lady Redskins Top Of MSM

So far, 2023 has been very kind to the Nokomis girls basketball team. In their four games since the start of the new year, the Lady Redskins have outscored their opponents by 128 points, an average … more

1/12/23

Kam Coss's three in the final 10 seconds of the Redskins' 59-36 win over Lincolnwood didn't mean a whole lot in terms of the final score, but with the entire Nokomis student body in attendance, the senior's basket might as well have been the game winner. Students from Nokomis, Lincolnwood and Morrisonville (Lincolnwood's co-op partner) filled the Woodshed in Raymond for the game on Friday, Jan. 6, which also featured the Nokomis' girls taking on their counterparts in orange.

Skins Win On A Day To Remember

A low buzz emanated from 507 Prairie Street in Raymond on Friday, Jan. 6, one that could be heard outside the glass doors and brick facade of the gym affectionately known as The Woodshed. On an … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 1/9/23

Lincolnwood's Sophie Foster tries to track down Nokomis' Natalie Brownback before she can get to the hoop during the Lancers' unusual home game on Friday, Jan. 6. Playing in front of one of the largest crowds that the Woodshed in Raymond has hosted, thanks to students from Lincolnwood, Nokomis and Morrisonville (Lincolnwood's co-op partner) filling the gym for the school day game, Nokomis defeated the Lancers 58-19.

Threes Set The Tone In Unique Rivalry Game

Going into Friday’s game in Raymond, Nokomis senior Audrey Sabol had made four of her 33 attempts from three-point range in her career, which included a 0-for-7 clip to that point in the … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 1/9/23

On Saturday, Jan. 7, Elijah Aumann became the 22nd member of the Nokomis boys basketball program's 1,000 point club. Aumann finished the game with 17 points, upping his career total to 1,010.

Aumann Passes 1,000 In Win Over Calvary

Saturday’s boys basketball game in Nokomis was all about celebrating the past, the present and the future. Not only did the Redskins honor the members of the 1983, 2008 and 2013 state teams, … more

1/9/23

Lady Redskins Score Early, Often In Victory Over Timberwolves

The Nokomis girls basketball team scored 22 points in the first quarter and held Okaw Valley to that same number for the game as they picked up their 16th win of the season on Saturday, Jan. 7, by a … more

1/9/23

Lady Redskins Send Bombers Away

After a small blip in the championship game of the Carlinville Holiday Tournament, things were back to normal for the Nokomis High School girls basketball team on Monday, Jan. 2. Hosting … more

1/5/23

Nokomis Boys Remain Unbeaten In MSM

Edinburg had more threes than twos, but didn’t quite have enough of either on Tuesday, Jan. 3, as the Nokomis boys basketball team improved to 3-0 in MSM Conference play with a 57-30 victory … more

1/5/23

Nokomis guard Addison Dangbar (left) drives by Calhoun defender Gracie Klaas during the championship game of the Carlinville Holiday Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 29. Dangbar had a team-high 11 points in the Redskins' 41-34 loss to the Warriors and was named to this year's all-tournament team.

Warriors Post Win Over Redskins In Title Game

The Nokomis girls basketball team made it to the championship game of the Carlinville Holiday Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 29, in part due to their success in the post. In the title game against … more

1/3/23

The Nokomis High School boys basketball team took second at the Vandalia Holiday Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 29, going 4-1 overall at Vandalia. In front, from the left are Ian Keller, Saint Newman, Mason Stauder, Kam Coss and Maddux Himes. In the back are Elijah Aumann, Ryan Eisenbarth, Reece Lohman, Drake Taylor, Nolan Himes, Brody Steele and Kennedy DeWerff.

Redskins Second At Vandalia Tournament

The Nokomis boys basketball team held undefeated Christ Our Rock Lutheran to their lowest point total of the season in the championship game of the Vandalia Holiday Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 29, … more

1/3/23