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Montgomery County's all-conference baseball and softball players were Hillsboro's Anika Camp, Litchfield's Bella Roach; Hillsboro's Nathan Matoush, Litchfield's Carson Saathoff and Hillsboro's Ketch Mills.

Five Montgomery County players were among those honored by the coaches of the South Central Conference on this year’s SCC all-conference baseball and softball lists. Hillsboro had three … more

7/20/23

Win Over Staunton Snaps Toppers' Losing Streak

The losing streak ended (the Toppers hadn’t won a varsity baseball game since March 30, 2023) when Hillsboro defeated Staunton 5-4 in non conference action Monday evening, March 25, at the … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 3/28/24

Litchfield's Ava Ballard (#21) clears a ball away from forward Jenna Hadowsky of Pana during the second half of the regional battle between two of the South Central Conference's Lady Panthers. Ballard, the Litchfield defense and goalkeeper Olivia Mitchell held off hard-charging attack by Hadowsky and company to beat Pana 4-1 and advance to Tuesday's sectional semifinal against Southwestern.

Litchfield Wins Panther Battle Over Pana

The first half of the season was a perfect storm for the Litchfield girls soccer team as a tough schedule and a fairly inexperienced, but talented group of players yielded just two wins in the … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 5/8/23

Members of the Hillsboro High School football team lent a hand at the 21st Annual Rich Sanders Memorial Topper Golf Scramble on Saturday, July 15, at Indian Springs Golf Course near Coffeen. From the left are Treyton Kuhl, Alec Leetham, Drake McSperritt, Chase Knetzer, Hayden Tittsworth, Cole Lenczycki, Dylan Lessman, Zander Wells, Hunter Payne, Jace Stewart, Logan Gill, Wyatt Chappelear, Jaden Loskot, Rheece Malloy, Austin Newingham, Westin Fenton, Daniel Kenny, Caleb Page, Ethan Hamby, Brady Elliot, Cody Boerckel, Ethan Neece, Cody Payne, Liam Kalar, Olan Lentz, Landon Reincke, Trenton Phillips, Amony Anderson Claybrook and Elijah Patton

Toppers Benefit From Annual Golf Tourney

The team of Son Clayton, Jim Eickhoff, Danny Eickhoff and Alex Eickhoff took first place at the 21st Annual Rich Sanders Memorial Topper Golf Scramble on Saturday, July 15, but the big winners on the … more

7/20/23

Hillsboro Girls Win At Litchfield Tourney

The Hillsboro girls soccer team picked up a 6-0 win over North Mac in the opening game of the Litchfield Tournament on Monday, March 25. The Lady Hiltoppers improved to 4-1 with the win and had … more

3/28/24

Lincolnwood Baseball Gets 12th Win

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team picked up their 12th win of the season on Monday, April 22, with a 6-2 victory over Staunton. The visiting Bulldogs got a single run in the first and … more

4/25/24

Cahokia Creek To Spend Weekend Riding For Ray

The Cahokia Creek Dirt Riders will be hosting two benefits for the family of the late Raymond Devlin (a member of the club who passed away earlier this year) on Saturday, July 22, and Sunday, July … more

7/20/23

Nokomis' Kannon Jonas (left) and Brenton Lyons (right) go all out for a short fly ball during the Redskins' home game against Taylorville on Monday, March 25. The pair ended up colliding on the play, forcing Lyons to miss the rest of the game. Before then, the senior had two hits and scored a run as the Redskins defeated Taylorville 11-1.

Tornadoes A Breeze For Nokomis Baseball

The Nokomis High School baseball team dodged the raindrops that would come later that evening and the Tornadoes on Monday, March 25, as they defeated Taylorville 11-1 in five innings to improve to … more

3/28/24

Midnight Havoc, from the Midwest Royals in Litchfield, took first at the Allstar World Championships in the U17 Level 1 Small division, defending the world championship that the Royals won last year with team Girl Fight. In front, from the left are Sophia Toigo, Lana Davidson, Juanita Melchert, Kineligh Moore and Sutton Emelander. In the middle are Kinze Haulk, Charlie Hurst, Chole Newman, Paige Swank and Kaelyn DeClerk. In the back are Tilly Fergurson, Caitlyn Schneck, Hayden Thompson, Addy Fergurson, Colton Gerl, Tara Fryman, Lyla Drewl and Maddison Durston.

Royals' Midnight Havoc Return As World Champs

It started with a “Fight” turned into “Havoc” and ended up with the Midwest Royals collecting their second straight world championship from the Allstar World Championships in … more

4/25/24

Redskins Combine For Five Inning No-Hitter

Matthew Ulrici, Hunter Broers and Ian Keller combined for a five-inning no-hitter on Wednesday, May 3, as Nokomis defeated Pana 10-0. Ulrici drew the start and was perfect through three innings … more

5/8/23

White Shoots 95 At Championships

Carter White of Litchfield recently represented his school at the 2023 High School Clay Target League National Championship, which was held at the Michigan Trapshooting Association in Mason, MI, on … more

7/20/23

Taylor Holds Hiltoppers To One Hit, One Run

A four-run second inning by Auburn erased an early Hillsboro lead and allowed the Trojans to come away with their fifth win of the season on Monday, March 25, as the Lady Hiltoppers dropped a 5-1 … more

3/28/24

Gasperson No-Hits Minutemen In Win

Winning ball games has become a routine in the last few weeks for Litchfield as the Purple Panthers rattled off three straight wins. On Wednesday, May 4, the Litchfield baseball club continued that … more

5/8/23

Herpstreith Bids Adieu To Baseball After 2nd Season

Baseball has been a big part of Evan Herpstreith’s life for a long time, but after two years at Lincoln Land, the 2021 Nokomis High School graduate is turning his focus to a field of a different kind. … more

7/20/23

Team Hitch Up Kicks Off Opening Day Derby April 1

“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” ~ Rogers Hornsby ~ If … more

3/28/24

Litchfield's Georgia Glover (#3) awaits the delivery to the plate from Carlinville pitcher Hallie Gibson during the Lady Panthers' non-conference meeting with the Cavaliers on Monday, April 22. Gibson struck out 16 batters as the Cavaliers defeated Litchfield 7-3.

Litchfield Closer, But Cavies Still Win

It wasn't a win, but it wasn't 8-1 either as the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team fell to Carlinville for the second time this year, this time by a 7-3 final score. The non-conference bout on … more

4/25/24

Lady Hiltoppers Win A Wild One Over Griffins

A wild one helped the Hillsboro High School softball team score their sixth win of the year on Wednesday, May 3, as the Lady Hiltoppers defeated Father McGivney 4-3 in Hillsboro. With the score … more

5/8/23

College Report: Yakana Takes Top Spot At NCCAA Finals

Just call her the champ. While competing at the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Finals in Cedarville, Ohio, Greenville University’s Sara Yakana , a Litchfield … more

3/28/24

Piasa Birds Slip Past Purple Panthers

In a game where hits were a plenty, runs were at a minimum as Southwestern and Litchfield/Mt. Olive would square off in a non-conference affair Wednesday on the campus of Litchfield High School. The … more

4/25/24

Litchfield Golf Battle Tested At Rend Lake

Thursday’s Battle at Rend Lake proved to be aptly named as some of the state’s best boys golf teams unleashed some heavy artillery on Aug. 17, at Rend Lake Golf Course in Whittington. … more

8/21/23