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After eight games away from the Woodshed to start the season, the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team returned to their home court on Tuesday, Dec. 12, to face the Gillespie Miners.
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12/14/23
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The question of, “What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?” is one of the world’s great paradoxes, but when two immovable objects meet, you have …
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12/14/23
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For several years, the annual regular season meeting between the Litchfield and Hillsboro wrestling teams took place in one of three places: Hillsboro, Litchfield or Mt. Olive, who was the customary …
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12/14/23
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As the top seed in the St. Elmo Christmas Tournament, the Hillsboro Hiltoppers had two distinctions; they were selected to play the opening game on Tuesday, Dec. 12, and they were pitted against the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/14/23
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After falling behind 10-0 in the opening quarter of their game with Highland on Dec. 12, the Litchfield boys basketball team pulled within one point of the lead in the opening minutes of the third …
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12/14/23
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After three straight losses to high caliber teams, the Nokomis girls basketball team was ready to release some pent up aggression on Tuesday, Dec. 12, and the Pawnee Indians were the ones unfortunate …
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A grueling three-game stretch against Altamont, Hillsboro and Central A&M came to a close for the Nokomis girls basketball team on Monday, Dec. 11, as they played host to the Raiders from …
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On Saturday, Dec. 16, the Lincolnwood boys and girls basketball will be back at the Woodshed to face the Southwestern Piasa Birds in a celebration of all things pertaining to Lancer …
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12/14/23
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A strong defensive effort in the second quarter of the Lancers’ match-up with Sangamon Valley gave the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls their fourth win of the season as they stopped the Storm …
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12/14/23
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Ten members of the Hillsboro wrestling team hit the junior varsity circuit and competed at the Jersey Meat Grinder JV Tournament in Jerseyville on Saturday, Dec. 9. Hillsboro finished eighth at the …
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12/14/23
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Blaze Helton , a Hillsboro graduate, got a football opportunity this year that not many athletes get.
The Illinois College football player played in only three games and had three tackles. But, …
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by Dan Chamness
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12/14/23
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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 …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/11/23
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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 …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/11/23
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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 …
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12/11/23
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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 …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/11/23
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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 …
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12/11/23
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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 …
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12/11/23
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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 …
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12/11/23
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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.
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12/11/23
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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 …
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