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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
Four Redskins, Five Lancers Land On MSM All-Conference Team
Four members of the Nokomis volleyball team and five members of the Lincolnwood/Morrisonville volleyball team earned all-conference honors for the 2024 season, with the two teams combining for five … more
Nokomis' Kinley Stolte tries to keep the ball from getting to Litchfield freshman McKenna Harmon during the season opener for both teams on Nov. 19, in Nokomis. Stolte had a team-high 18 points in the Redskins' 55-29 victory over the Purple Panthers.
Nokomis Beats Litchfield In Opener
The Nokomis and Litchfield girls basketball programs are in different stages of development, as evidenced by the Lady Redskins’ 55-29 win over the Panthers on Nov. 19, but that doesn’t … more
Lincolnwood-Morrisonville’s Taylor Lush (#25) looks for help as the Bunker Hill defense swarms the Morrisonville senior in the post during the first half of the Lancers’ season opener in Raymond on Monday, Nov. 18. Both teams turned in solid defensive efforts as neither led by more than six points, with Lincolnwood earning a 30-26 victory to move to 1-0 overall and in the MSM Conference.
Lincolnwood Slips Past Minutemaids For 1st Win
It was opening night for the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville and Bunker Hill girls basketball teams as the Minutemaids traveled to Raymond to face the Lancers on Nov. 18. With a little rust and a lot … more
Central Anything But A Breeze For Toppers
The Hillsboro girls basketball team faced a formidable challenge in their season opener on Monday, Nov. 18, as they took on Breese Central on the Cougars’ home court. With 20 straight … more
Hillsboro Hits The Hardwood Tuesday
Twenty-nine young men reported for basketball practice at Hillsboro High when preparations began for the 2024-25 season. The five seniors are Caleb Greenwood, Jackson Tuetken, Nathan Matoush (last … more
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Four members of the Litchfield-Gillespie boys soccer team were named to this year’s all-conference squad. From the left are first team selection Landon Wernsing, third team selection Brody Dykema and second team selections Brayden Ronco and Cooper Martin.
Litchfield Boys Soccer Celebrates 2024 Season
The Litchfield-Gillespie   boys soccer team celebrated its successes at the annual banquet on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Litchfield High School cafeteria. The Panthers went 10-11 this season … more
Four Hillsboro and two Litchfield volleyball players were among the 21 players selected to the 2024 South Central Conference all-conference volleyball team, which was voted on by the coaches of the conference.
Four Toppers, Two Panthers Earn All-Conference Honors
Four Hillsboro and two Litchfield volleyball players were among the 21 players selected to the 2024 South Central Conference all-conference volleyball team, which was voted on by the coaches of the … more
Members of the Hillsboro Country Club Ryder Cup team from the left are Jake Smith, Drake Vogel, Broc Everly, Kyle McBrain, Nathan Lynch, Aaron Hutchinson, Kenny Markezich, Michael Keller, Dane Huber, Logan Mutchler, Michael Fuller and Nathan McDice.
Montgomery County Ryder Cup Goes Back To Hillsboro
Bragging rights were on the line for Montgomery County’s two country clubs as two 12-man teams squared off for the annual Hillsboro/Litchfield Country Club Ryder Cup on Sept. 28-29. The … more
Playing well was the key to winning a club championship at the Litchfield Country Club in 2024, but apparently, having a certain last name didn’t hurt either. Above, Litchfield High School junior Sam Schwab (right) defeated former Panther standout Michael Niehaus to become the youngest club champion in the 102-year history of the Litchfield Country Club.
Schwab And Schwab Take Titles At Litchfield Country Club
The 2024 club champions have been crowned at the Litchfield Country Club as members hit the course for the regular and senior tournaments. In the senior division, Steve Schwab defeated defending … more
The Litchfield Gang, a group of drag racers from Montgomery County, had plenty of success in 2024, but their trip to Midstate Dragway in Havana on Aug. 24, was one of their most successful. Phil Bryant took the top spot in the Top ET, beating his son-in-law, Randy Weller, in the final. Weller did get a win in the modified class however, with Litchfield racer Corey Wood also making it to the semifinals. Above, members of the Litchfied Gang gather in victory lane after the success in Havana. From the left are Roger Burdell, Sarah and Randy Weller, with their daughters Hadley and Camryn in front, Corey Wood, Robert Lee, Dustin Bryant and Sharon and Phil Bryant.
Litchfield Gang Takes Top Spots At Midstate
It was a big year for the Litchfield Gang, particularly at the Midstate Dragway in Havana. The track hosted seven IHRA events this summer, with the lowest score thrown out in the final point … more
Litchfield’s Timothy Hearn waits in the staging lanes for his run at World Wide Technologies Raceway in Madison on Oct. 23, the final race of the year for the track’s high school racing program. In his first year in the series, the 15-year-old finished fourth in the overall point standings.
Hearn Fourth In WWTR High School Racing Series
This season was far from Timothy Hearn’s first year in a race car, but it was the Litchfield High School sophomore’s first full season racing something other than a junior dragster as he … more
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Huber Takes Title At Hillsboro Country Club
Former Hillsboro High School and Illinois College standout Dane Huber shot a 152 for 36 holes to win this year’s club championship at the Hillsboro Country Club. Huber, a junior on … more
Redskins Land Five On Lincoln Prairie All-Conference
Five Nokomis High School football players accounted for eight spots on the 2024 Lincoln Prairie Conference all-conference football teams, which were voted on by the coaches of the conference. … more
VanGiesen, Speiser Swim At Sectionals
Hillsboro High School sophomore Luci Van Giesen competed in the IHSA girls swimming sectional in Edwardsville on Saturday, Nov. 9, going up against athletes from 36 other schools, stretching from … more
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