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Off-road motorcycle racers in the area will have an opportunity to show off their skills close to home this year as a new racing series kicks off this month.
The So. IL Off-Road Racing Series …
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2/8/24
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Three area racers placed in the top three in the standings of the National Enduro Series (NEPG) in 2023, which features some of the country’s top off-road endurance racers.
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2/8/24
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When illness kept Litchfield sophomore Braxton Kieffer from competing in the Panthers’ home tournament in the last weekend of the regular season, the Rich Lovellette Classic, Coach Chance …
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2/5/24
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It was a productive trip to Auburn for the Hillsboro High School wrestling team as the Toppers advanced three wrestlers on to the Vandalia Sectional on Feb. 9-10.
The top three finishers in each …
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2/5/24
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The theory that the 2023-24 version of the Litchfield Purple Panthers is better than the same vintage Hillsboro Hiltoppers was proven decisively Friday evening, Feb. 2, in Simmons Gym when Litchfield …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/5/24
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A relatively warm late January/early February became a bit warmer in Hillsboro Saturday evening, Feb. 3, when the Nokomis Redskins and the Hillsboro Hiltoppers staged a barn-burner of a high school …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/5/24
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The Lincolnwood and Springfield Lutheran boys basketball teams had already met twice before going into the game between the two MSM Conference rivals on Thursday, Feb. 1. The Crusaders won the first …
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2/5/24
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The Nokomis boys basketball team tried to hand Calvary their first MSM Conference loss of the season, but fell to the Saints 67-53 on Friday, Feb. 2.
Calvary entered the game 5-0 with an average …
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2/5/24
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Six teams were 4-2 or better in the South Central Conference girls basketball standings going into Thursday, Feb. 1. Two of those teams, Hillsboro and North Mac, faced off in Hillsboro that night, …
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2/5/24
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To reach the 20-win mark before the regionals, the Nokomis girls basketball team had to win both of their last two games of the regular season. On Thursday, Feb. 1, they accomplished the first part …
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2/5/24
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As the season gets later, the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team has gotten better and better as they picked up their second straight win on Friday, Feb. 2.
The Lady Lancers mixed …
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2/5/24
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The Greenville Lady Comets are one of three teams with just two losses in South Central Conference play, hoping that somehow the two one-loss teams, Carlinville and Staunton, stumble and open the …
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2/5/24
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The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team held Carlinville to single digits in each of the first three quarters as they defeated the Cavaliers 45-37 on Saturday, Feb. 3.
The win marked …
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2/5/24
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The Litchfield High School wrestling program has had many proud moments since Rich Lovellette started the program back in 1969, but even after 54 years, new accomplishments are still out there for …
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2/1/24
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While the Hillsboro girls basketball team has shown the ability to hit from outside the three-point arc, the Lady Hiltoppers are at their best when they are on the run and turning steals into points …
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2/1/24
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The Nokomis girls basketball team moved a step closer to two significant accomplishments this week as they defeated Sangamon Valley/Tri-City 61-10 on Monday, Jan. 29, then downed North Mac 63-51 on …
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2/1/24
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On Dec. 12, Lincolnwood’s Gabe Armentrout scored a season-high 16 points, just two off of his career best of 18, in the Lancers’ 59-41 win over Gillespie. It was the Lancers’ first …
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2/1/24
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team picked up two final dual wins on Jan. 24 and Jan. 30, in meets in Carlinville and Pittsfield.
Both wins were against the Cavaliers as they defeated …
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2/1/24
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The Litchfield High School wrestling team had one last dual meet before the Rich Lovellette Invitational on Jan. 26-27, as they traveled to Jerseyville on Jan. 25, to wrestle the host Panthers and …
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2/1/24
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Since the restart of the program five years ago, the goal for Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball has been to get better. That improvement isn’t always just shown in wins and losses, but …
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2/1/24
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