If you listed the qualities you wanted in a college athlete, in most cases, passion/intensity would be near the top of most people’s lists.
It is for recent Knox College graduate Trevor …
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12/21/23
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Poor free throw shooting and eight fourth quarter turnovers were the primary reasons Hillsboro’s boys basketball team fell to the Cumberland Pirates 53-46 in the third place game at the St. …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/18/23
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In a blink of an eye the world can change and for the Litchfield High School boys basketball team, a major change occurred Thursday evening, Dec. 14.
Just 24 hours before their South Central …
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12/18/23
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After an intense back-and-forth, two-point loss to South County the night before the Lincolnwood boys basketball team managed to avoid a letdown on Saturday, Dec. 16, as they gutted out a 49-43 …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/18/23
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The Nokomis boys basketball team outscored Auburn in three of the four quarters on Dec. 16, and by a significant margin, 34-23. The exception, a 25-7 third quarter by Auburn, is what allowed …
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12/18/23
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A difficult third quarter spoiled a career night by Ella Greenwood as Hillsboro fell to Salem 57-51 on Saturday, Dec. 16, on the Wildcats’ home floor.
Both teams entered the game with a …
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12/18/23
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The Hillsboro boy’s basketball team gave their fans an early Christmas present Friday evening, Dec. 15, by invading Vandalia to claim a 57-47 South Central Conference win over the Vandals.
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/18/23
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When Lincolnwood and South County in the first game of the season, the Lancers were just two points down with two minutes to play before falling to the Vipers by eight. Friday’s second meeting …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/18/23
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On paper, it was a 13-point loss, but in the grander scheme, Lincolnwood Head Coach Justin Millburg hopes it’s a turning point.
After a tough first half against Southwestern in their TEAM …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/18/23
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Nokomis and New Berlin entered their game on the Redskins’ home floor on Friday, Dec. 15, allowing an average of 38 and 37 points per game respectively, so the 39-36 final score in favor of the …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/18/23
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Despite surrendering 31 points to Hillsboro in the first quarter of a winners’ bracket semifinal Thursday, Dec. 14, in the St. Elmo Christmas Tournament, the Windsor/Stew-Straws Hatchets came …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/18/23
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The Litchfield girls basketball team traveled to Waverly on Thursday, Dec. 14, to face the South County Vipers. The Panthers started out strongly, but fell to the home team 35-22 to fall to 2-11 on …
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12/18/23
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At first glance, Hillsboro’s 49-24 win over Litchfield looks exactly like what you would have predicted if you just looked at the team’s records before the game.
The Toppers were 5-5 …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/14/23
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After eight games away from the Woodshed to start the season, the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team returned to their home court on Tuesday, Dec. 12, to face the Gillespie Miners.
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12/14/23
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The question of, “What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?” is one of the world’s great paradoxes, but when two immovable objects meet, you have …
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12/14/23
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For several years, the annual regular season meeting between the Litchfield and Hillsboro wrestling teams took place in one of three places: Hillsboro, Litchfield or Mt. Olive, who was the customary …
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12/14/23
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As the top seed in the St. Elmo Christmas Tournament, the Hillsboro Hiltoppers had two distinctions; they were selected to play the opening game on Tuesday, Dec. 12, and they were pitted against the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/14/23
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After falling behind 10-0 in the opening quarter of their game with Highland on Dec. 12, the Litchfield boys basketball team pulled within one point of the lead in the opening minutes of the third …
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12/14/23
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After three straight losses to high caliber teams, the Nokomis girls basketball team was ready to release some pent up aggression on Tuesday, Dec. 12, and the Pawnee Indians were the ones unfortunate …
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12/14/23
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A grueling three-game stretch against Altamont, Hillsboro and Central A&M came to a close for the Nokomis girls basketball team on Monday, Dec. 11, as they played host to the Raiders from …
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12/14/23
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