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With a salute from the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville cheerleading squad, Lancer head basketball coach Matt Millburg received the game ball after beating Hillsboro 56-45 at the Woodshed in Raymond. The win was the 200th of Millburg’s coaching career, which started in the 2012-13 season at his alma mater.

Lancers Beat Toppers For Millburg’s 200th

The Woodshed in Raymond hosted a celebration of head basketball coach Matt Millburg Tuesday evening, Dec. 10, as the Lincolnwood Lancers used quickness defensively and an outstanding 32 point … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 12/12/24

Framed by Staunton's Ele Feldmann (#4) and Lilyan Troeckler, Hillsboro guard Amya Greenwood cuts to the basket for two of her team-high 16 points in the South Central clash on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Greenwood had half of her points in the first quarter, when Hillsboro led 20-14, but the Bulldogs rallied to hold the Toppers to just 22 points the rest of the way for a 49-42 victory.

Staunton Tops Hillsboro In Early SCC Clash

With almost two months of the girls basketball season still to go, it’s hard to call a game on Dec. 10, a key one in the race for the South Central Conference title. With that said, that was … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 12/12/24

Nokomis' Konnor Reynolds rises up for two of his team-high 15 points during the Redskins' 53-43 win over Sullivan on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Reynolds went 7-for-9 from the field on Tuesday, with nine rebounds and five steals in the win.

First Half Boost Pushes Nokomis Past Sullivan

The Nokomis boys basketball team jumped out to an early lead over Sullivan and picked up their fifth victory of the season on Tuesday, Dec. 10, as they won the battle of the Redskins 53-43. All … more

12/12/24

Mt. Olive Tops Lancers In Defensive Battle

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team turned in a solid defensive performance and held Mt. Olive under their season average, but the Wildcats were just as potent on the defensive end in … more

12/12/24

With only one regular season dual meet scheduled for home this year, Monday, Dec. 9, was senior night for the Litchfield High School wrestling team. From the left are Devin Hansel, Samuel Schoeneweis, Isaiah Johnson and Clayton Hauter. Not pictured is Shay Westhoff.

Panthers Snag Home Wins Before Hitting The Road

The Litchfield High School wrestling team had their second home match in three days on Monday, Dec. 9, but after taking on Taylorville and MacArthur, the Panthers will be road warriors for most of … more

12/12/24

Nokomis Defense Stymies Second Straight Opponent

All 14 Nokomis players saw time on the floor, with nine finding their way into the scoring column as the Lady Redskins put on a defensive clinic against Ramsey on Monday, Dec. 9, in Nokomis. … more

12/12/24

Pretzel Defense Ends Lancer Win Streak

The good news on Saturday, Dec. 7, was that the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team got the opportunity to play in a bigger atmosphere as they took the floor at the Bank of Springfield … more

12/12/24

Lady Redskins Volleyball Donates To AVM Research

During the month of October, members of the Nokomis High School volleyball team joined Ayden’s AVM Army to raise funding and awareness for AVM in memory of Ayden O’Malley. This fall, the … more

12/12/24

Lady Redskins Score Season High In Win

Ten different players combined for 70 points as the Nokomis girls basketball team improved to 6-0 on the season with a 70-12 victory over Bunker Hill on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The Redskins had a … more

12/9/24

Hillsboro Fifth At Kaskaskian Classic

It wasn’t an earth changing event, but it seemed to be extra important to Hillsboro and Okawville fans when the two boys’ basketball teams squared off in the fifth place game of the … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 12/9/24

Lady Hiltoppers Roll Past Pana, Salem

The Hillsboro girls basketball team stole one from Pana on Thursday, Dec. 5. Literally. The Lady Hiltoppers scored a third of their points in transition after steals on the defensive end as they beat … more

12/9/24

Roxana's Savion Hall fights to escape the clutches of Litchfield's Vincent Moore during their match at 120 pounds at the Litchfield super duals on Saturday, Dec. 7. Moore, who beat Hall by technical fall a few moments later, was one of four Litchfield wrestlers to go undefeated at the meet, which featured teams from Auburn, PORTA, Carlinville and Pinckneyville in addition to the Shells and host Panthers.

Panthers Pick Up Pins At Super Duals

The Litchfield High School wrestling team was at home for the first time this season on Saturday, Dec. 7, as they hosted PORTA, Roxana, Auburn, Pinckneyville and Carlinville for the Panthers’ … more

12/9/24

Lincolnwood's Cooper Poggenpohl pressures Mt. Olive guard Max Grejtak during the Lancers' home game on Friday, Dec. 6. The Lancers held Mt. Olive to a season low in their 51-21 victory over the Wildcats.

Lincolnwood Yields Season Low In Win

Since Matt Millburg took over as head coach of the Lincolnwood boys basketball program in 2012, the Lancers have held their opponent to under 25 points 12 times. Three of those times have come at the … more

12/9/24

Hillsboro Wrestling Splits With Althoff, Trico

The Hillsboro High School wrestling team took on a tough Belleville Althoff squad on Friday, Dec. 6, and were handed their first loss of the season. The Hiltoppers won five of the 14 matches in the … more

12/9/24

Third Quarter Send Rockets Past Panthers

Simmons Gym on the campus of Litchfield High was once again alive on Friday night, Dec. 6, as the Purple Panthers welcomed the undefeated Routt Rockets in their home opener. The Rockets, coming off a … more

12/9/24

Hillsboro's Kamdin Civitate (#42) guards Trevor Johnson of Flora during the Toppers' pool play finale on Friday, Dec. 6. On the offensive end, Civitate finished with eight points as the Toppers picked up their first win of the season by a 62-52 final score.

Toppers Pick Off Flora For First Win

Those Hillsboro fans who traveled to Carlyle to see the Toppers play the Flora Wolves to finish Pool A play of the Kaskaskian (Basketball) Classic Friday evening, Dec. 6, witnessed several firsts for … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 12/9/24

Litchfield Girls Get First Conference Win

The Litchfield girls basketball team put together one of their most complete games of the season to score their third victory of the season and equal last year’s win total. Playing in … more

12/9/24

Trojans Have Too Many Horses For Nokomis

The Nokomis boys basketball team didn’t beat Auburn on Friday, Dec. 6, when they paid the Trojans a visit, but the Redskins are in good company as no one else has been able to figure out a way … more

12/9/24

Ponies Power Past Lancers

A solid performance from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter helped South Fork stay in front of Lincolnwood on Thursday, Dec. 5, as the Lancers fell to the visiting Ponies 34-23 in Raymond. … more

12/9/24

While he did hit six threes in the Toppers' game against Woodlawn at the Kaskaskian Classic on Dec. 3, Hillsboro senior Nathan Matoush got more than his fair share of points under the rim as well, with 12 rebounds and a 9-for-12 performance inside the arc. While Hillsboro fell to the Cardinals by a deceptive 73-58 final score, Matoush had a night to remember, scoring 45 points and becoming the 20th member of the Hillsboro boys basketball 1,000 point club for his career.

Matoush Scores 45 To Pass 1,000 Point Mark

This wasn’t Chris and Jill Matoush’s first rodeo. They’d been through the countdown, the anticipation, the pride of watching one of their own score his or her 1,000th point. … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 12/5/24