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Litchfield's Keenan Powell (#0) scored 22 points in the Panthers' 65-39 victory over Lincolnwood at the T. Todt Shootout on Saturday, Dec. 9, in Litchfield.
Fourth Quarter Pushes Panthers Past Lancers
The Litchfield boys basketball team has been a little bit like fireworks so far this season. When the Purple Panthers are on, it’s a thing of beauty. When they’re not? Things can blow up … more
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Litchfield's Chloe Law puts up a shot over Lincolnwood's Lilly Terneus during the T. Todt Shootout on Saturday, Dec. 9, in Litchfield. Law scored 13 points to lead the Lady Panthers to their second win of the season, 29-22 over the Lancers..
Litchfield Girls Beat Lancers For 2nd Win
While the Litchfield girls basketball team has been improving throughout the first part of the season, the improvement hadn’t yielded results in the winning column…yet. That ended on … more
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Lady Hiltoppers Fend Off Nokomis By Ten
Hillsboro jumped out to a 16-6 lead then held off a three-point barage by Nokomis to remain perfect in five chances at the T. Todt Shootout as the Lady Hiltoppers defeated the Lady Redskins 50-40 on … more
Hillsboro's Caleb Greenwood looks for an open lane during the Toppers' game against Pana on Friday, Dec. 8.
Afternoon In Litchfield A Delight For Toppers
Perhaps it is only a coincidence, but both Hillsboro boys’ basketball victories this season have come in afternoon games. The first was against Woodlawn in Carlyle Saturday, Dec. 2, and the … more
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Nokomis Boys Pick Up Second Win At Shootout
The Nokomis and North Mac boys basketball teams entered Saturday’s T. Todt Shootout in Litchfield with similar resumes. Both teams were in the unfamiliar position of being under .500, with … more
The Litchfield Middle School girls basketball program had made it to the IESA State Finals 10 times going into this season, but not since 2010. On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the eighth grade Lady Panther Cubs ended that drought with a 26-18 win over Auburn at the Vandalia Sectional. In front, from the left are Emma Estell, Charlotte Reyes, Jada Carroll, Lynzie Reid, Aida Melchert and Kayleigh Morgan. In the back are Head Coach Drew Logan, Samantha Rieke, Kinley Hemken, Allison Belusko, Jennah Longwell, McKenna Harmon, Emma Weidner, Sarah Rieke, Manager Halle Rogers and Assistant Coach Jennifer Flemming. Just making the tournament wasn’t enough for the Panther Cubs, though, as they will play for third place on Thursday, Dec. 14, at Germantown Hills Middle School.
Litchfield Girls To Play For 3rd
For the fifth time in the program’s history, a Litchfield Middle School girls basketball team will be bringing home a trophy from the IESA state tournament. The eighth grade Lady Panthers … more
For the tenth time in the program’s history, the Nokomis Junior High girls basketball team advanced to the IESA State Finals, thanks to their eighth graders’ 25-11 victory over North Greene on Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Central A&M Sectional. In front, from the left are Brooklyn Marley, Quincee Riebe, Kara Beaty, Hannah Tarter, Carsyn Bertolino, Lily Broers, Kendree Dean and Emily Harston. In the back are Head Coach Sean Hendrickson, Nina Johnson, Kennedi Aumann, Joelle Jackson, Paige Suslee, Avry West, Assistant Coach McKenna Sanders and Assistant Coach Evan Duff.
Lady Braves Make It Back To State
Since 2002, the Nokomis Junior High girls basketball program has made it to the IESA State Finals nine times, but only once had a group of girls made it to state as both seventh graders and eighth … more
Vandals Spoil Panthers Season-High
The Litchfield Lady Panthers continue to improve as the season progresses as they scored a season-high number of points, despite falling to Vandalia 61-45 on Thursday, Dec. 7. The bulk of the … more
Altamont Pushes Past Nokomis
One of the questions the Nokomis girls basketball team had to solve going into their game with Altamont on Dec. 7, was how to slow down senior all-stater Grace Nelson. And for a half, the Lady … more
Bullets Knock Off Nokomis
It’s been a gauntlet for the Nokomis boys basketball team this season as the Redskins have faced five teams that are a combined 23-6 as of Dec. 8. The last of those five, and one of two … more
Panthers Score Rare SCC Win Over Greenville
The Litchfield Purple Panthers opened up South Central Conference play on Friday night, Dec. 8, in Simmons Gym as they welcomed the Greenville Comets. Since 2006, the Comets have got the better … more
Vipers Score MSM Win Over Lady Lancers
South County improved to 2-1 in the MSM Conference at the expense of the Lincolnwood girls basketball team on Thursday, Dec. 7, as the Lady Lancers were trying to do the same. Lincolnwood was trying … more
Hillsboro's Aubrey Evans launches herself toward the baseline to save a loose ball from going out of bounds during the Toppers' 50-22 win over Alton Marquette on Wednesday, December 6.
Lady Hiltoppers Score Key Conference Win
The Hillsboro girls basketball program is the only South Central Conference team that has finished fourth or better every year since the conference eliminated divisions in 2012-13. The Lady … more
Panther Wrestlers Get Taylorville, MacArthur
The Litchfield-Mt. Olive wrestling team picked up a pair of victories in Taylorville on Monday, Dec. 4, beating the host Tornadoes 42-27 and Decatur MacArthur 42-34. In the match with MacArthur, both … more
Hillsboro’ Jace Stewart tries to get a shot off over the outstretched hand of Lincolnwood’s Gabe Armentrout during the Toppers’ home game against the Lancers on Dec. 5. Stewart had 15 points and helped Hillsboro come back from two double digit deficits, but Lincolnwood escaped with a 60-57 win.
Lincolnwood Gets Rivalry Win In Hillsboro
It doesn't have conference or postseason implications, but the early season match-up between the Hillsboro and Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball teams may fit into the "must see" category if … more
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Lady Redskins Defeat Lady Rams On Monday
The Nokomis Lady Redskins used a 20-6 scoring advantage in the second quarter to roll to a 47-27 win over Ramsey on Monday, Dec. 4, their sixth victory in their first seven games. The Rams entered … more
Litchfield’s Madi Jenkins (left) and Daphney Hartel (right) battle for a rebound with Riverton’s Brandy Petit during the Purple Panthers’ home game on December 4. Despite eight points from Hartel, Riverton managed to sneak away with a 29-26 victory.
Lady Panthers Come Up Short Against Riverton
The middle quarters were the difference makers on Monday, Dec. 4, in Litchfield as the Lady Panthers hosted Riverton. A 9-2 second quarter run gave Litchfield an 18-11 lead at halftime, but the Hawks … more
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Lincolnwood Improves To 1-0 In MSM Conference
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team held Mt. Olive to two points in the first quarter on Friday, Dec. 1, as they rolled to a 59-16 win over the Wildcats in MSM Conference play. Six … more
Litchfield Panthers Get Big Win Over Ramsey
Simmons Gym would be once again rocking boys hoops as the Purple Panthers entertained the Ramsey Rams in Litchfield's home opener on Tuesday, Dec. 5.  The Purple Panthers dominated the Rams from … more
Lady Wilcats Outlast Lady Lancers Monday
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team outscored Mt. Olive in three of the four quarters in their game on Monday, Dec. 4, but that one exception was enough to push the Wildcats past the … more
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