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Nokomis’ match-up with Springfield Lutheran on Tuesday, Feb. 23, was everything that you have come to expect from the Redskins over the last 40 years or so.
Coach Dan DeWerff’s team …
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2/25/21
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“Waste not, want not” could have been the theme of Hillsboro’s pregame huddle before they hosted the Carlinville Cavaliers in South Central action Monday evening, Feb. 22, as …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/25/21
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With 2:40 left in the third quarter, the Lincolnwood girls basketball team had recovered from a seven point deficit against visiting Brussels and seemed poised to make their move. Eight minutes …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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2/25/21
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You would be hard pressed to find a team playing better than the Hillsboro girls basketball team after the team’s 43-30 win over Carlinville on Feb. 22.
Arguably, the Toppers are two made …
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2/25/21
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After scoring just two points in Litchfield’s season opening loss to Staunton on Feb. 19, senior Cara Pence lit the scoreboard for 18 against Vandalia Monday evening, Feb. …
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2/25/21
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The Litchfield Purple Panthers knew coming into this season they would have several hurdles to get through, one being an inexperienced lineup.
A two-week set back would not help matters out, …
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2/25/21
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The Calhoun Warriors handed the Nokomis girls basketball team their second loss of the season on Tuesday, Feb. 23, beating the Redskins by just three points, 48-45.
Shooting wasn’t the issue …
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2/25/21
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Since the 1998-99 season, when Hillsboro downed Nokomis 64-45, the Hiltopper boys basketball team had a record of 1 win, 22 losses when playing the Nokomis Redskins (the lone win came in the 2014-15 …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/22/21
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Trailing by eight at the end of the first half, Litchfield Coach Rob Corso’s Lady Panthers outscored Staunton 12-5 in the third period to inch within a point, but Coach Corrie Allan’s …
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2/22/21
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In their six games this season, the Lincolnwood boys basketball team has scored 290 points, an average of 48.33, while giving up 280, an average of 46.67. Those numbers should probably yield a record …
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2/22/21
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Since Feb. 14, 2020 Simmons Gym has been silent, but on Friday night, Feb. 19, the silence was broken as the Litchfield Purple Panthers finally hit the hardwood in their 2021 campaign.
Litchfield …
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2/22/21
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Five days after Lincolnwood defeated Pawnee for the Lady Lancers’ first win of the season, the Indians had a shot for revenge on their home floor. Pawnee would make the most of their second …
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2/22/21
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That the Hillsboro varsity boys could win in Roxana this season was questionable, given the Shells return an athletic, experienced, senior-laden bunch, so that made the Toppers’ 23 point margin …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/22/21
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Nokomis’ perfect start to the season survived by the skin of the Lady Redskins’ teeth on Thursday, Feb. 18, as they defeated East Alton-Wood River (EAWR) 56-53 in overtime.
All season …
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2/22/21
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No matter how you slice up the Hillsboro girls game against Roxana on Thursday, Feb. 18, the Lady Hiltoppers were dominant in their 52-15 win over the Shells.
Offensively, the Toppers scored ten …
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2/22/21
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Ben Clavin scored a career best 22 points and hit five three-pointers in Nokomis’ 60-35 win over Mt. Olive on Friday, Feb. 19.
The Redskins led 9-8 after one quarter, but tacked on 11 points …
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2/22/21
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The Nokomis girls basketball team has had one of the best starts to the season in the area, but the Lady Redskins ran into a Hillsboro squad hitting its stride on Saturday, Feb. 20, as they fell to …
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2/22/21
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The long awaited Litchfield High School girls and boys basketball seasons will open on Feb. 19 when the Lady Panthers go toe-to-toe with the Lady Bulldogs of Staunton in a South Central match-up at …
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2/18/21
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In 18 years of coaching high school basketball Drew Logan has run into a lot of different obstacles, but nothing has been thrown at him like the past year has delivered.
In his tenth year at …
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2/18/21
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Kyra Huber, a Hillsboro graduate, raced down the track to victory.
And it only took the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh sophomore only 8.08 seconds to win the 60-meter dash in a dual meet …
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by Dan Chamness
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2/18/21
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