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Hillsboro's Kearstynn Davis earned all-tournament honors for her play at the Taylorville Tournament this year. Davis averaged 11.4 points per game at Taylorville and had double-doubles in four of Hillsboro's five games.
Lady Hiltoppers Take Third At Taylorville Tourney
The Taylorville Holiday Tournament is always a test for the Hillsboro girls basketball team, and by all accounts, in 2024 the Lady Hiltoppers earned a passing grade. After going 2-1 in their first … more
Nokomis senior Ian Keller (left) and the Redskins had their hands full with Greenville in their opening game on Wednesday, Nov. 27, as the Comets handed the Redskins a 51-22 loss. Keller, who averaged 4.7 points per game as a sophomore but missed all of last season due to injury, bounced back from the rough start as he rattled off three straight games with doubled-digit point totals, leading Nokomis to a 3-0 record and a championship at the Mary Sur Thanksgiving Shootout in Neoga.
Redskins Bounce Back To Win Neoga Tourney
After everything that could possibly go wrong did go wrong in their opener on Wednesday, Nov. 27, the Nokomis boys basketball team bounced back at the Mary Sur Thanksgiving Shootout in Neoga, winning … more
Tucker Armentrout led the Lancers in scoring in three of their four games at the Gene Bergschneider Turkey Tournament in New Berlin, averaging 13.75 points in Lincolnwood's four games to earn all-tournament honors.
Lancers Off To Solid Start After New Berlin Tourney
If the Lincolnwood boys basketball team can play like they did on Saturday the rest of the season, the Lancers will win their fair share of games in 2024. With shutdown defense and balanced scoring, … more
Purple Panthers Rebound To Take Fifth At Mt. Pulaski
Sometimes a good turkey dinner changes everything and that held true for the Litchfield High School boys basketball team. After dropping their first two games before Thanksgiving at the Mt. … more
Lady Panthers Pick Up First Win, Take Seventh At Waverly
After pieces and parts went right over their first five games of the season, the Litchfield girls basketball team put it all together on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the seventh place game of the Waverly … more
Carlyle Tops Toppers In Opener
When Hillsboro and Carlyle took the floor for warm-ups before opening the 24th Kaskaskian Classic basketball tournament November 30, a sinking feeling in the … more
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Rockets Pack A Punch In Hillsboro
Among the game deciding factors that became obvious in the early stages of Hillsboro’s contest against visiting Rochester Tuesday evening, Nov. 26, were 1) the Rockets had taller players (their … more
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The winning team of the Spooktacular Scramble held on Saturday, Oct. 26, scored a 52 on the day. From the left is Alex White, Alex Eickhoff and Joe Mattson. Not pictured is Nic Ondrey.
Imagine Hillsboro Hosts Spooktacular Scramble
The annual Spooktacular Scramble was held on a beautiful Saturday, Oct. 26, at Indian Springs Golf Course. Hosted by the Imagine Hillsboro Education Committee, 15 teams competed for cash prizes, … more
County All-Stars Hit The Court At LLCC
Twenty-two volleyball players from 15 different schools hit the court once again as Lincoln Land Community College hosted its annual all-star match on Nov. 24. Hillsboro seniors Addison Lowe and … more
Future Topperettes Have A Ball At Opener
It was the first game of the season for the Hillsboro boys basketball team on Tuesday, Nov. 27, but ball gowns definitely won out over basketballs at halftime of the junior varsity game. After a … more
Litchfield wrestler Jayden Ellinger has his hand raised in victory after defeating Chaze Fajarado of Sparta in the Panthers' first meet of the season on Monday, Nov. 25, in Collinsville. Ellinger was one of five Litchfield wrestlers to pick up two wins on the night, with both of his victories coming by pin.
Panthers Get First Win In Opening Meet
The Litchfield-Mt. Olive wrestling team picked up a win in its first meet of the season on Monday, Nov. 25, as the Panthers defeated Sparta at a triangular meet in Collinsville by a 60-18 final … more
Free Throws Send Raiders Past Lancers
Monday’s was the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team’s final game before Thanksgiving, which turned out to be appropriate as there were more fouls than any turkey farm in the … more
New Look Litchfield Falls At Mt. Pulaski
A new era of Purple Panthers basketball tipped off Monday evening, Nov. 25, as Litchfield High began their 2024-2025 season in the Mt. Pulaski Tournament. Litchfield, in a pool with Edinburg, Auburn … more
Trojans Slip Past Panthers At Waverly
The Litchfield High School girls basketball team wrapped up pool play at the Waverly Tournament on Monday, Nov. 25, with a 50-33 loss to Triopia. The Trojans outscored the Panthers in all four … more
New Starters, New Coach, New Chance For LHS
Simmons Gym on the campus of Litchfield High School may be a little different this basketball season. The structure and the design will remain the same but the fans may need to grab a roster as the … more
The Nokomis Lady Redskins improved to 4-0 and captured the championship of the Nokomis Fall Tip-Off on Saturday, Nov. 23, with a 55-37 victory over Pawnee. In front, from the left are Lily Broers, Hannah Tarter, Camryn Engelman, Grace DeWerff, Brooklyn Marley, Becca Hill and Cloey Dirks. In the back are Kalasandra Cook, Lizzy Hill, Kendree Dean, Alivia Sabol, Natalie Brownback, Carsyn Bertolino and Kinley Stolte. The tournament gave Nokomis two reasons to celebrate as they won the program's 800th game two days earlier to kick off this year's event.
Nokomis Gets 800th Win, Tournament Title
The Nokomis girls basketball team celebrated a milestone on Nov. 21, then celebrated a tournament championship two days later as the Lady Redskins rolled through their home tournament. Nokomis went a … more
Hillsboro's Ella Greenwood (#10) pops a three over Rochester defender Mylie Deatherage (#20) during the first half of their game at the Taylorville Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 23. Greenwood finished the game with six threes, including one in the final seconds overtime that tied the game at 46. Hillsboro went on to win the game in the second overtime by a 53-51 final score.
Double OT Thriller Gives Lady Toppers First Win
After two difficult losses to start the year, Hillsboro’s game against Rochester was more what the Lady Hiltoppers were hoping for coming into the 2024 season. At least, eventually it was as … more
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Litchfield's Elise Walch looks for a way past Brownstown-St. Elmo defenders Presley Williams and Dayana Haslett (#23) during the first half of the Panthers' home opener on Nov. 21. Walch had 18 points to pace the Panthers, but the visitors got 35 points from Haslett to hand Litchfield a 53-42 victory.
Lady Panthers Improve, But Fall To Bombers
It wasn’t a win, but it was a vast improvement of where they were a year ago, as the Litchfield girls basketball team hosted Brownstown-St. Elmo (BSE for short) on Thursday, Nov. 21. Last year, … more
Lincolnwood Girls Eighth At Nokomis Tournament
It was a frustrating weekend for the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team as they finished eighth in the Nokomis Tip-Off Classic, which wrapped up on Saturday, Nov. 23. After seeing games … more
After Stellar Season, Briar May Kuhl It In 2025
If 2024 was Briar Kuhl’s last year of ATV racing, the Hillsboro High School junior made it a pretty good one. Racing his Yamaha Raptor in the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series, … more
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