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Hillsboro senior Samantha Page finished fourth in the long jump at the South Central Conference track meet in Carlinville on May 6, posting a best jump of 4.40 meters.

The Hillsboro High School girls track team walked into the South Central Conference meet on Tuesday, May 6, with 18 entries and emerged six hours later with 14 top eight finishes, including a … more

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Hillsboro senior Austin Newingham took third in the discus at the South Central Conference track meet on Tuesday, May 6, with a season-best throw of 39.81 meters.

Toppers Close Out SCC Meet With Win

Almost six hours after the first events of the 2025 South Central Conference kicked off, the last race was decided by literally the blink of an eye. Neck and neck with the hosts from Carlinville, the … more

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Litchfield freshman Jennah Longwell picked up points for the Panthers in the discus with a seventh place finish and threw a personal best of 22.47 meters in the shot put at the South Central Conference track meet on Tuesday, May 6, in Carlinville.

Lady Panthers Own SCC 4x400

As they had done for each of the last five South Central Conference championships, the Litchfield girls track team saved the best for last. The foursome of Gracie Boden, Kilee Hoover, Brooke Braasch … more

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Nokomis Softball Holds Off Lady Lancers In Round Two

The Nokomis Lady Redskins avenged an earlier loss to Lincolnwood/Morrisonville on Tuesday, May 6, with a 5-4 victory over the Lady Lancers. Lincolnwood jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, … more

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Litchfield Girls Wrap Up Unbeaten SCC Season

The Litchfield/Mt. Olive girls soccer team finished off a perfect 8-0 record in South Central Conference play on Wednesday, May 7, with a decisive 10-0 victory over the Gillespie Miners. The … more

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Hillsboro's Briley Kirby sprints toward third base after a double by Lainey Lessman in the fifth inning of the Toppers' game against Pana on May 5. Before the Pana centerfielder can pick up the ball, Kirby was already on the way home, scoring Hillsboro's third run of the inning.

Pana Holds Off Lady Toppers

Three runs in the bottom of the fifth helped Hillsboro crawl back from a 7-1 deficit on Monday, May 5, but Pana held off the Lady Hiltoppers for the final two innings for a 7-4 victory. Pana built up … more

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Senior Clayton Rufus pitched the final two and two-thirds innings of the Hillsboro baseball team's 16-3 loss to Pana on Monday, May 5, striking out three batters.

Panthers Beat Hillsboro In Five

Hillsboro Baseball Coach Kyle McBrain warned his coaching staff when the Toppers’ gradual improvement during this season became evident in a 4-2 loss to Litchfield last week that improvement in … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 5/8/25

Joined by his parents, Nikki and Monty, and his sister, Tori, Jonah Elvidge announced his decision to continue his academic and baseball pursuits at Harper College on Monday, May 5.

Elvidge Transitioning To College Ball

Transitions are nothing new to Lincolnwood senior Jonah Elvidge. He went from an undersized eighth grader to a starter in basketball for the Lancers, playing in all 119 varsity games and joining the … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 5/8/25

Lancers Score Back-To-Back 11-Run Wins

With one out in the top of the first inning of Lincolnwood/Morrisonville’s home game on Monday, May 5, Central A&M shortstop Marshall Minott hit a solo home run over the center field fence … more

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Litchfield Tops North Mac For 1st SCC Win

Lili Anne Readenour homered in the first inning and had a solid showing on the mound for the Litchfield/Mt. Olive softball team as the Purple Panthers defeated North Mac 7-2 on Monday, May 5. … more

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North Mac Out-Duels Litchfield For SCC Win

After a big conference win on Friday afternoon, the Litchfield/Mt. Olive baseball team looked to carry that success over as they traveled to Virden on Monday, May 5. Both Panther ball clubs looked to … more

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USTA To Host Family, Youth Tennis Events

May is National Tennis Month and to celebrate USTA Midwest and Coach Marian Williams are hosting two area family tennis events. According to the United States Tennis Association, tennis players … more

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Nokomis Shuts Down Bunker Hill For 14th Win

Three Nokomis pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout on Tuesday, May 6, as the Redskins improved to 14-12 overall and 7-3 in the MSM Conference with an 11-0 victory over Bunker Hill. Kannon … more

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The eight senior members of the Hillsboro High School girls soccer team were honored prior to their game versus Wesclin on Tuesday, May 6. Impressively, all eight seniors played together all four years for the soccer Toppers. Pictured above, from the left are Tatum Christian with parents Bill and Heidi Christian, Addison Compagni with mother Angie Compagni, Brynn Connor with parents Jeremy and Shanna Connor, Kamryn Langston with parents Karita Reyes and Ronnie Langston, Reagan Lentz with parents Matt and Brandi Lentz, Sara Milanos with father Angelo Milanos, Aubrey Reincke with parents Vince and Heather Reincke and Zoey Spinner with parents Matthew Spinner and Victoria Spinner.

Lady Soccer Toppers Honor Eight Seniors

The Hillsboro girls soccer team will have a drastically different look to it in 2026, which was evident from the long line of honorees at senior night on Tuesday, May 6. Tatum Christian, Addison … more

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With Litchfield's David Schoen glued to first base, Hillsboro's Joel Malloy peers in at Panther starting pitcher Max Leitschuh as he takes a trepidacious lead during the South Central Conference clash on Friday, May 2, in Litchfield. Baserunners were at a premium in the game, which Litchfield won by a 4-2 final score.

Purple Panthers Hold Off Toppers

Two young baseball teams were involved in a well-played, albeit delayed by weather-related field conditions, Friday evening, May 2, when Hillsboro invaded Litchfield for their first meeting of the … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 5/5/25

Litchfield First At Carlinville

Anchored by the trio of Martavious Jones, Harrison Thomas and Alec Roach, the Litchfield boys track team brought a little extra baggage home from this year’s Jokisch-Grandone Invitational in … more

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Hillsboro Girls Beat Personal Bests

The Hillsboro girls track team finished fifth or better with eight of their 14 entries and recorded six personal records on Friday, May 2, as the Lady Hiltoppers competed in the Don Williams … more

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Brodey VanHooser slides safely into third base during Lincolnwood/Morrisonville's game against Tri-City on Thursday, May 1. VanHooser, a junior at Morrisonville, made the most of his chance to play in his hometown as he doubled and scored a run in the Lancers' 10-3 win, which improved them to 8-0 in the MSM Conference.

Lancers Get Win In Morrisonville

With free hot dogs and a drawing for students in attendance, Morrisonville High School went all out when the Lincolnwood/Morrisonville co-op baseball team played at Memorial Field, the Lancers second … more

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Petty Sets Personal Best At Jokisch-Grandone

Nokomis senior Kadynn Petty set a new personal best in the 200 and had a pair of top six finishes for the Redskins on Friday, May 2, at the Jokisch-Grandone Invitational. Petty ran a 24.20 to finish … more

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Hillsboro Boys Top Pana, Rochester

Hillsboro finished either first or second 16 times at the triangular meet in Pana on Tuesday, April 29, with several personal bests dotting the results of the meet as well. The Toppers finished the … more

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