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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 …
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The 2026 Rick McGraw Invitational kicked off Monday, Jan. 19, and the host Litchfield Purple Panthers started action the next day. Entering the tournament as the seventh seed, the Purple Panthers …
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1/22/26
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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 …
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1/22/26
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The Hillsboro fourth grade girls are on fire this year. They brought home the championship in the Orange Effect Tournament in Edwardsville Jan. 17-18. They defeated Troy and Edwardsville Saturday in …
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1/22/26
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The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team pulled out a 53-49 victory over Springfield Lutheran in overtime on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to up their record to 5-13 overall and 2-3 in the MSM …
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1/22/26
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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 …
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1/22/26
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The Litchfield girls basketball team made the trip to Father McGivney Catholic High School on Tuesday, Jan. 20, for a non-conference match-up with the Griffins.
The Lady Panthers managed to keep …
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1/22/26
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An 8-for-10 performance from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter helped the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team pick up their eighth win of the season on Monday, Jan. 19, as they …
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1/22/26
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What a difference an eight-minute quarter can make in a basketball game!
Hillsboro’s boys basketball team made their 12th seed in the 2026 Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational Tournament seem too …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/22/26
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The Litchfield High School wrestling team was missing seniors Vincent Moore and Tristan Staggs on Saturday, Jan. 17, at their home tournament, the Rich Lovellette Invitational, but those who were …
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1/20/26
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team continues to sharpen things up in preparation for the Auburn Regional on Jan. 31. On Saturday, Jan. 17, Kohl Fuller was the tip of the spear.
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1/20/26
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Mason Tryon is the poster child for why Morrisonville High School wanted to host one of the varsity sports in their co-op agreement with Lincolnwood High School.
“Obviously, the co-op’s been …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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1/20/26
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Last year, the Hillsboro girls basketball team played Effingham in the championship game of the Vandalia Mid-Winter Tournament. This year, the Lady Hiltoppers will see the Flaming Hearts a little bit …
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1/20/26
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Three Litchfield-Mt. Olive wrestlers combined for nine wins at the Mary Kelly Invitational on Friday, Jan. 16, but one of those wins may be just a little more memorable than the others.
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The Litchfield girls basketball team got 20 points from Adia Melchert and 21 from the freshman combo of Koralyne Jones and Mataya Melchert on Thursday, Jan. 15, as the Lady Panthers picked up their …
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The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team picked up their fourth win of the season on Friday, Jan. 16, with a 69-38 victory over Mulberry Grove.
The Armentrout brothers led Lincolnwood …
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A slow start kept the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls from an MSM Conference win on Thursday, Jan. 15, as South County withstood a late rally to beat the Lancers 37-30.
Lincolnwood had three …
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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 …
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1/20/26
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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 …
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On Friday evening, Jan. 16, the Bunker Hill Minutemen overcame an early season loss to the Purple Panthers with a 59-53 victory in Bunker Hill.
The six-point loss is Litchfield’s fifth loss in …
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