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The 2023 season ended in heartbreak for the Hillsboro High School boys soccer team Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the Effingham St Anthony IHSA regional final as the Toppers fell to the Newton Eagles by the …
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10/19/23
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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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It’s hard to imagine a ball club that has experienced as many ups and downs as the Litchfield boys basketball team has experienced in the last four years: four head coaches (including one that …
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3/4/24
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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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On paper, Tuesday's regional championship game between Lincolnwood and Pleasant Plains looked like it would be a defensive battle. On the field, nothing occurred to dissuade fans from that thought as …
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10/19/23
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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 2023-24 basketball season was one of contrasts-low points (the home 53-21 loss to Pana in the first conference game of the season) was the lowest to me because as the Panthers’ season …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/4/24
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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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From when he helped start the program in 2002 until his retirement last spring, former Litchfield Middle School wrestling coach Dan Newkirk had his fair share of memorable moments at the IESA State …
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3/11/24
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The Lincolnwood High School volleyball team entered their game on Monday, Oct. 16, with a shot at a share of the MSM Conference title. Unfortunately, Pawnee had other ideas and kept the Lancers from …
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10/19/23
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After a convincing win in their first pool play game the Litchfield boys basketball team looked to wrap up pool play with an unblemished record and a chance to play Friday night basketball in Simmons …
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1/18/24
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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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The Nokomis Junior High eighth grade volleyball team moved a step closer to state on Thursday, March 7, as they captured the championship of the IESA Class 2A Central A&M Regional in Assumption.
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3/11/24
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A 12-0 run by defending champion Triad that stretched from the final two and a half minutes of the third quarter into the first minute of the fourth quarter kept Nokomis from upsetting the number one …
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1/18/24
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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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Litchfield’s Keenan Powell picked up another win and another personal-best on Saturday, March 9, as the Panthers competed in the Jersey Winter Thaw at Principia College in Elsah.
Powell, …
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3/11/24
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Sixth-seeded Bethalto Civic Memorial raced to an early 11-2 advantage to open the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational's second round Pool C game against the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/18/24
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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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The tandem of Kendall Stewart and Izabella Fenton led Litchfield at the Jersey Winter Thaw on Saturday, March 9, as both picked up top five finishes at the meet in Elsah.
Stewart finished third …
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3/11/24
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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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