The week of June 19 through June 24, 60 athletes from Hilltop Elite Academy of Tumbling and Trampoline, Inc. (HEAT) in Hillsboro traveled to Springfield to compete against other …
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7/10/23
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Ainsley Pollard of Hillsboro recently competed at the USTA Trampoline and Tumbling Nationals in Springfield on June 19 to 24. Pollard was named the national champion in the double-mini category for …
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7/10/23
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Claire Trader of Hillsboro recently attended the Power of Dance National competition on Tuesday, June 27, in Chicago.
After attending a Power of Dance competition in April where she received 6th …
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7/10/23
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Litchfield graduate Cara Pence is coming home.
Or about as close as you can get and play college volleyball. After spending the last two volleyball seasons at North Central University, Pence …
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by Dan Chamness
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7/3/23
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More than 75 campers attended this year’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes Power Camp in Litchfield.
The free three-day, sports-focused camp for fifth through eighth graders was organized …
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7/3/23
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Before this year’s first full pull, members of the Montgomery County Fair Board took a few minutes to pay tribute to four long-time volunteers at the fair’s truck and tractor pulls on …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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6/29/23
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Two staples of the Montgomery County pulling community were absent from the announcers booth for the 2023 Montgomery County Fair tractor and truck pulls in Butler on June 25, but those who …
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6/29/23
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More than 50 drivers competed in four classes at the Montgomery County Fair demolition derby on Saturday, June 24, at the fairgrounds in Butler.
The drivers of the last three vehicles running in …
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6/26/23
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Friday's motocross event at the Montgomery County Fair was a chance for some of the county’s best to race close to home, but it also gave fairgoers the opportunity to see the pros in …
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6/26/23
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The Litchfield School District offered a new extra-curricular opportunity, trapshooting, for sixth through twelvth graders thanks to one local family’s Father’s Day tradition.
On …
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6/26/23
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Haley Major , a Hillsboro graduate and recent Kaskaskia College graduate, is headed to Indiana State University.
As a student only. That is her decision as of today. If that remains the …
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6/26/23
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Vince Vitale and Wayne Adams, owners of Vitale Foods, presented a check for $7,200 to Bill Christian, the City of Hillsboro’s youth sports administrator, on Friday afternoon, June 16, at the …
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by Tori O’Dell
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6/26/23
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Katrina Millburg may not have won the Junior Miss Irish Days pageant, but that experience turned into a major blessing for her community.
That’s why the 11-year-old wanted to be Junior …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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6/26/23
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It took seven rounds, but someone finally knocked Travis Lentz off the top of the podium in the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series.
Racing in the 85cc (12-13) youth bikes class, Lentz …
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6/22/23
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Alex Bishop , a Litchfield graduate and Purdue University-Northwest golfer, might not always be called “the champ”, but you can if you would like to.
The former Purple Panther golfer …
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by Daniel Chamness
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6/22/23
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After a four year hiatus the Imagine Hillsboro Cardboard Boat Regatta will return on Saturday, July 15.
Hundreds of spectators were on hand for the last event with the winner coming out of …
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6/20/23
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It was a fight to the finish in DuQuoin on Saturday, June 17, as the Progressive American Flat Track series invaded the “Magic Mile” in southern Illinois.
Hillsboro’s Chase …
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6/20/23
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Six Lady Redskins and five Lady Lancers were among those selected by the softball coaches of the MSM Conference for this year’s all-conference teams.
Both Nokomis and Lincolnwood had two …
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6/20/23
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The Nokomis and Lincolnwood/Morrisonville baseball teams each had five honorees on this year’s MSM Conference all-conference list, including two first-teamers each.
Nokomis seniors Matthew …
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6/20/23
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It was a busy weekend for the Durbin brothers on June 2-4, as Huntley and Archer Durbin competed in the North/East Mini Major at Lincoln Trail Motosports in Casey.
The Hillsboro racers competed …
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6/20/23
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