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From the left are Kennedy DeWerff, with parents Michael DeWerff and Danielle DeWerff; Maddux Himes, with parents Jacob and Barbie Himes; Reece Lohman, with parents Trent and Nikki Lohman; Saint Newman, with mom Terra Mills; Mason Stauder, with parents Scott and Nicole Stauder; Brody Steele, with parents Frank and Beth Steele; and Chloe Flowers, with parents Jillianne Quinn and Josh Flowers.
Nokomis Takes Time To Honor Seniors
Nokomis High School took a moment to honor its six senior basketball players and one senior cheerleader prior to their 74-25 win over Tri-City on Tuesday, Feb. 13. From the left are Kennedy DeWerff, … more
Hillsboro's Aubrey Evans (right) goes up for two of her eight points in the Toppers' regional semifinal against Auburn on Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Virden. Hillsboro won 45-38 to beat Auburn for the third time this year and advance to Friday's regional championship at North Mac against Gillespie.
Hiltoppers Stop Auburn In Regional Again
The Auburn girls basketball program has had a fair amount of success in the past, including three 20-win seasons in the last seven years with an average of 18-wins per season (not including the COVID … more
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West Central's Baylee Littig tries to wrestle possession away from Nokomis' Cloey Dirks during the regional semifinal game in Concord on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Dirks had a team-high 11 points for the Lady Redskins, but a tough second quarter stretch that carried over into the third proved costly for Nokomis, whose season came to an end with a 53-37 loss to the Cougars.
Nokomis' Special Season Comes To An End Early
Unless you’re one of the lucky few who hoists a state championship trophy, every season ends too early. That was the case for the Nokomis girls on Tuesday, Feb. 13, as they saw their campaign … more
Hillsboro's Mitchell Lowe brings the ball down the floor during the Toppers' game on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Lowe joined fellow seniors Jace Stewart, Adrian Harston and Elliott Lentz in senior night festivities before the game, then celebrated with his teammates after the game as the Toppers defeated the Piasa Birds 49-43.
Hillsboro Boys Knock Off Piasa Birds
It hadn’t happened before this season, so Feb. 13 was a red letter day for a Hillsboro’s boys’ basketball program as the young men swept a triple header from the visiting Piasa … more
Lincolnwood Boys Hold Off Tigers At Home
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team held Greenfield-Northwestern to almost half of its scoring average as they beat the 18-win Tigers 38-27 on Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Raymond. With … more
North Mac Hands Litchfield First SCC Loss
After all the ups and downs for the Purple Panthers, it would not be complete without a speed bump in the last week of the season. Needing just one win in their last two games to be the outright … more
Nokomis Blows Past MSM Foe Tri-City
The good news for Tri-City was that they were able to take advantage of the opportunities that the Nokomis defense gave them on Feb. 13, and hit seven threes against the Redskins. The bad news … more
Litchfield Sports Boosters Plan Bowling Tournament
Strike up some fun with the Litchfield Sports Boosters as they host a bowling tournament on Saturday, Feb. 17. Doors open at the Litchfield Bowling Alley at 5 p.m., and the tournament begins at … more
After becoming the first Litchfield wrestler to win a girls wrestling regional title, freshman Rilynn "Rino" Younker made history again with the school's first sectional title and state qualifying berth in girls wrestling on Saturday, Feb. 10, in Peoria.
It's The Year Of The Rino
Saturday, Feb. 10, was the first day of the Lunar New Year and while the Chinese zodiac says that it’s the year of the Dragon, everyone in Peoria found out quickly that it is actually the year … more
Hillsboro's Zander Wells (left) locks up with Tiffin Kouzoukas of Benton during their quarterfinal match at the Vandalia Sectional on Friday, Feb. 9. Wells defeated Kouzoukas in an 11-5 decision one of three wins on the weekend as the senior went on to finish third and qualify for the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament for the first time.
Wells Far From Done With Wrestling
The COVID pandemic may keep Zander Wells from 100 wins in his prep wrestling career, but nothing was going to stop the Hillsboro High School senior from a trip to state. On Saturday, Feb. 10, … more
Litchfield's Vincent Moore leans in to put more leverage on the shoulder of Salem's Aden Doolen during their match on Friday, Feb. 9, at the Vandalia Sectional. Moore won that match en route to a second place finish at 106 pounds as he earned his second straight trip to the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament.
Moore Earns Second Straight State Trip
Vincent Moore got a taste of state wrestling last year, but this year, the Litchfield sophomore is ready for a whole meal. Moore, whose two losses at state last year were to the fourth and … more
Panthers Put A Scare Into Auburn In Regional Opener
The beauty of the postseason is that everyone starts with the same record: 0-0. Auburn found that out first hand on Saturday, Feb. 10, as the 16-win Trojans nearly lost to the three-win Litchfield … more
After Record Year, Lancers Bow Out At Pleasant Hill
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team saw their season come to an end on Saturday, Feb. 10, as the Lady Lancers fell to Pleasant Hill-Western in their regional opener. When the … more
Panthers Clinch Share Of SCC
The 2013-14 season was the last time Litchfield hoisted the South Central Conference crown in boys basketball as they shared the title with the Greenville Comets. Prior to that the Purple Panthers … more
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball program honored two four-year players on senior night on Thursday, Feb. 8, prior to the Lady Lancers’ game against Mt. Olive in Raymond. From the left are Taryn Millburg, with parents Justin and Beth Millburg, and Chelsie Anderson, with parents George and Vickie Anderson.
Lancers Avenge Loss To Mt. Olive
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team hit seven threes to avenge an earlier loss to Mt. Olive as they defeated the Lady Wildcats 35-27 in the season finale on Thursday, Feb. 8. It … more
It was senior night for the Hillsboro girls basketball team as the Lady Hiltoppers took time to honor Sophia Blankenship and Aubrey Evans, on Thursday, Feb. 8. Pictured above, from the left, are Blankenship, with parents Cody Hodges and Gabe Blankenship, and Evans, with parents Katie McDonald and Reginald Evans.
Comets Battle Back To Beat Toppers
The regular season finale between Hillsboro and Greenville on Thursday, Feb. 8, is a pretty good example of what the South Central Conference has been in girls basketball any year. With four teams … more
Cavies Spoil Diveley's Big Game On Senior Night
Litchfield may not have won on senior night, Thursday, Feb. 8, but it wasn’t due to a lack of effort or the performance of their lone senior. Emma Diveley, daughter of Charles and Shannon … more
The Duff Boys Racing Team picked up some hardware and an addition to their wardrobe on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the AMA District 17 banquet in Ottawa. The trio finished the 2023 racing season with top five finishes in the standings in 13 classes in the District 17, Full Gas Sprint Enduro and Fox Valley Off-Road series.
Duff Boys Kick Off 2024, Celebrate 2023
Donnellson brothers Zach and Cooper Duff kicked off the 2024 racing season at Woods Night at Megatraxas indoor course in Mendota on Jan. 20. Cooper Duff took the top spot in the 85cc/Super Mini … more
Nokomis' Mason Stauder goes up for a shot against Bryce Yates of Bunker Hill during the Redskins' home game on Thursday, Feb. 8. Stauder had 12 points against the Minutemen as Nokomis picked up the 45-25 victory.
Nokomis Splits With Minutemen, Bulldogs
The Nokomis boys basketball team split their final two games of the next-to-last week of the regular season as they defeated Bunker Hill 45-25 on Feb. 8, in Nokomis, then fell to St. Anthony 43-30 on … more
Panthers' Greff Delivers Victory Over Hiltoppers
If one likes a close athletic contest, the place to be on   Friday night, Feb. 9, was in the North Mac Junior High gym (the Girard High School gym before Virden and Girard merged to form the … more
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