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Litchfield junior drag racer Greyson Hopley, son of Terra Hamby and Dan Hopley, picked up a win in the season opener of the Midwest Juniors Super Series, held at Kil-Kare Dragway in Xenia, OH, on May … more
Hillsboro seven-year-old Huntley Durbin is heading back to the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Lorretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN, on July 31 through Aug. 5. … more
If you haven’t heard of pickleball by this point, you’re probably living under a rock. According to an article on pickleball website The Dink , an estimated 36.5 million people played … more
Nearly 50 eager individuals were running for a reason in Raymond on Saturday, June 10, at the first Tutus and Bow Ties Fun Run to benefit Project Third Day-Panhandle in Raymond. The starting … more
It takes a while to get from Montgomery County to Casey, but several local motocross riders have found the trip worthwhile so far. Four rounds into the Thor Showdown Series at Lincoln Trail … more
Litchfield junior drag racer Timothy Hearn picked up a win on day two of the Midstate Lucky Sevens event at the Central Illinois Dragway in Havana on Sunday, June 4, earning the $500 grand prize in … more
Racing season is starting to heat up for 14-year-old Addy Beal of Farmersville, and by the looks of it, the driver of the Bad Addytude is ready. Racing at Coles County Dragway in Charleston on … more
The drag racers known as the Litchfield Gang recently partnered with Five Star Racewear ( fivestarracewear.com/thelitchfieldgang ) to release new merchandise featuring the cars of Dustin Bryant, … more
Litchfield racer Dustin Bryant, pictured above with his dad Phil, hadn’t raced since October, but old habits die hard and Bryant put on a show at Ellis I-57 Dragstrip in Benton on May 27-28. … more
The family of the late Troy Helton, who passed away in January 2022, hosted the inaugural Troy Helton Memorial Youth Topper Football Camp June 7-9 at Hillsboro High School. About 60 children … more
Haley Major , a Hillsboro graduate, and her Kaskaskia College teammates earned a berth in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Softball World Series. The Kaskaskia College … more
On Saturday, June 10, the Roy L. Hertel Foundation For Better Communities held its fourth annual golf outing at Indian Springs Golf Course in Fillmore. After expenses, the group was able to … more
It’s been more than 15 years since I first started writing for The Journal-News and I’ve had the opportunity to cover some pretty cool things, from state championships to UFC fights to … more
After leading the most laps last year and sharing a surname with one of the men that made St. Louis famous, it was only appropriate that   Kyle Busch made it to victory lane in the second annual … more
Few riders in the Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) Singles class were better than Chase Saathoff in the month of May as the Hillsboro motorcycle racer upped his total to five podium finishes on … more
Gillespie’s Collin Johnson made his enduro return at Cahokia Creek Dirt Riders in White City and came away with a win in this year’s Little Red Sprint Enduro. Johnson, who had been … more
Young athletes from all over the area will once again be in Litchfield on June 26 through June 28 for this year's Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Power Camp at the Litchfield High School and … more
Jed’s Food Shed will be in Fillmore on Saturday, June 10, as the second annual Camren’s Classic wiffle ball tournament begins at 10 a.m. The food truck, operated by Julie Friesland, … more
Four members of the Hillsboro High School girls tennis team had the chance to pick the brain of a former college player and welcome a new face to the Midwest recently. Auburey Reincke, Ryder … more
Seven Hillsboro players and three Litchfield players earned all-conference accolades from the girls soccer coaches of the South Central Conference by virtue of their play this past season. … more
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