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Nokomis' Brooklyn Marley guards Lincolnwood-Morrisonville's Karissa Ferrill closely during the showdown between the two Montgomery County foes on Thursday, Jan. 22, in Nokomis. Ferrill led Lincolnwood with eight points, but Marley and the Redskins picked up their fifth MSM Conference win of the season with a 49-26 victory over the Lancers.

Nokomis Unbeaten In MSM With Win Over Lincolnwood

The Nokomis girls basketball team held Lincolnwood-Morrisonville to four first half points, which was enough to hold off the scrappy Lancers in the second half as the Lady Redskins remained … more

1/26/26

Triad Sends Redskins To Ninth Place Bracket

The Nokomis Redskins had the unenviable task of closing out pool play with the top-seed in the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational on Wednesday, Jan. 21, the Triad Knights. Winners of the last … more

1/26/26

Wild Night Closes Out Pool Play

It was a wild one on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational, with three of the four games decided by five points or less. Seventh-seeded Litchfield pulled the biggest upset … more

1/22/26

Pana’s Delaney Hackler guards Nokomis senior Camryn Engelman during the Panthers’ home game against the Lady Redskins on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Engelman did a little bit of everything to help her team to a 54-40 win, scoring ten points with seven rebounds, five steals and four assists.

Lady Redskins Build Momentum With Wins

The Nokomis girls basketball team has been battle-tested the last few weeks, but if Monday’s results are any indication, the extra work was worth it. Playing in Nokomis on Jan. 19, the Lady … more

1/22/26

Three-Pointers Lift Griffins Past Nokomis

The death part of the “Live by the three, die by the three,” adage tends to get the most attention from basketball fans, but on Tuesday, Jan. 20, the long shot from beyond the arc definitely … more

1/22/26

Nokomis' Colby Wilson guards the inbound pass from Edinburg during the MSM Conference clash in Nokomis on Jan. 16. Edinburg came back from a 39-35 deficit to sneak past the Redskins, 49-46, for Nokomis' first conference loss of the season.

Wildcats Hand Nokomis First MSM Loss

Treyton Davis hit five threes and scored 23 points for Edinburg-South Fork as the Wildcats handed Nokomis their first MSM Conference loss of the season. The senior guard spaced his threes out … more

1/20/26

Mt. Pulaski Stays Unbeaten With Win Over Nokomis

The Nokomis High School girls basketball team may have lost three of their last four games, but no one can question the level of competition the Lady Redskins have faced. After tough losses … more

1/20/26

Lady Redskins Share The Wealth In Win

After losing back-to-back games for the first time this season, the Nokomis girls basketball team was ready to release a few frustrations and pick up an MSM Conference win in the process on Monday, … more

1/15/26

Nokomis' Carter Wexstten looks to get around Lincolnwood-Morrisonville defender Carson Daugherty during the MSM Conference clash in Nokomis on Jan. 9. The Lancers led 14-10 after eight minutes, but Nokomis outscored them 42-8 in the middle two quarters to improve to 3-0 in the conference and 13-5 overall.

Redskins Roll Past Lancers

The Nokomis High School boys basketball team improved to 13-5 overall and 3-0 in the MSM Conference with a 52-25 win over Lincolnwood-Morrisonville on Friday, Jan. 9. Despite the final 27-point … more

1/12/26

Swift Start Pushes Pirates Past Nokomis

Nokomis outscored Cumberland 31-24 in the final three quarters of their game on Saturday, Jan. 10, in Toledo, but a first quarter barrage helped the Pirates jump out to a big lead en route to a 45-37 … more

1/12/26

Last year's McGraw Invite MVP Lucas Thompson (#32) and senior 1,000-point scorers Tyler Thompson (#34) and Nolan Keller (#13) lead the top-seeded Triad Knights into the 58th incarnation of the annual boys basketball tournament in Litchfield. Currently tied with the 1991-93 Jerseyville Panthers, the Knights are looking for a record-setting fourth straight championship at the McGraw Invite.

Triad Top Seed At 2026 McGraw Invite

The schedule for the 2026 Rick McGraw Memorial Boys Basketball Invitational was released on Wednesday, Jan. 7, with 12 teams set to play four games each between Jan. 19 and Jan. 24. The Triad Knights … more

1/8/26

Nokomis forward Alivia Sabol (#45) proved to be a tall task to deal with on both ends of the court, as North Mac found out on Monday, Jan. 5. Sabol finished the game with 19 points, going 9-for-10 from the field with ten rebounds in Nokomis' 46-15 victory over the Panthers.

Lady Redskins Hold North Mac To 15 In Win

The Nokomis Lady Redskins were lights out on the defensive end on Monday, Jan. 5, as they hosted North Mac in their first game of the new year. After yielding seven points in the first quarter, … more

1/8/26

Bombers Pull Away With Win Over Nokomis

It wasn’t how they wanted to start the new year, but Nokomis is far from the first team to have problems with the Bombers from Brownstown/St. Elmo. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Lady Redskins fell to the … more

1/8/26

Williamsville's Tori Zobus goes airborne in an effort to impede Hannah Tarter's path to the hoop during the championship game of the Carlinville Holiday Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 30. Tarter finished with a game-high 18 points for Nokomis, but Zobus and the Bullets managed to pull out a 50-47 overtime victory over the Lady Redskins to capture the championship.

Bullets Battle Back To Beat Lady Redskins

They came as close as they possibly could to winning their first Carlinville Holiday Tournament championship since 2005, but ultimately, the Nokomis Lady Redskins had to settle for second for the … more

12/31/25

Redskins Finish With A Victory

A 16-4 first quarter and a barrage of free throws in the fourth frame helped Nokomis finish their run at the Vandalia Holiday Tournament with a victory on Tuesday, Dec. 30, as the Redskins defeated … more

12/31/25

Nokomis' Carsyn Bertolino peers around the outstretched arms of Calhoun's Sadie Kiel in the second half of the Carlinville Holiday Tournament semifinal on Saturday, Dec. 27. The Lady Redskins not only beat the Warriors for the first time in Coach Brandon Engelman's tenure, but the 44-28 win also stopped Calhoun's streak of three straight tournament titles at Carlinville.

Lady Redskins To Play For Carlinville Title

The Nokomis girls basketball team had the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone on Saturday, Dec. 27, in the semifinals of the Carlinville Holiday Tournament. A win over their opponents, the … more

12/29/25

Panthers Get Past Redskins In OT

The Litchfield and Nokomis boys basketball teams turned in an instant classic in their final game before Christmas on Tuesday, Dec. 23, with the Purple Panthers handing the Redskins a 58-55 overtime … more

12/29/25

Nokomis senior Daryl Evans goes up for a shot during the Redskins' pool play finale at the Vandalia Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 27. After losing their first two games in Vandalia to Greenville and Flora, the Redskins knocked off the host school 39-29 on Saturday to give themselves some momentum going into their final games in Vandalia on Dec. 29 and 30.

Redskins Bounce Back At Vandalia

After back-to-back losses to start the Vandalia Holiday Tournament, the Nokomis boys basketball team was looking for something to change their luck in their final game of pool play against the … more

12/29/25

2025-26 Holiday Basketball Tournaments

Below are the schedules for the holiday basketball tournaments involving the boys and girls basketball teams from Hillsboro, Litchfield, Nokomis and Lincolnwood. Carlinville Holiday Boys … more

12/28/25

Nokomis' Carter Wexstten cuts between a pair of Arcola defenders during the Redskins' home game on Dec. 17. Wexstten helped his team to a 46-29 win over the Purple Riders, scoring a team-high 11 points.

Redskins Win, Fall, Get Up And Win Again

The Nokomis High School boys basketball team wrapped up a busy week in Centralia on Saturday, Dec. 20, scoring a 54-49 victory over Christ Our Rock Lutheran. The Redskins were down two after eight … more

12/22/25