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With a strong wind blowing across the ninth green, Micah Gehlbach watches her putt approach the hole during Lincolnwood's match on Oct. 1. Gehlbach, one of three seniors honored after the match, would birdie the hole and finished the match with a 52.

Lincolnwood Girls Golf Celebrates Senior Trio

A stiff wind made it a tough day on the links for the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls golf team as they closed out their regular season on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Shoal Creek. The Lady Lancers turned … more

10/5/20

Rams Score Wins Going Into Regional Tourneys

Hadley Seaton and Brenna Hayes both earned top individual honors as the Ramsey-Nokomis golf teams knocked off Windsor on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Rams home course of Ramsey Lake. Seaton would … more

10/5/20

Lincolnwood Falls Short To Auburn At Two Meets

Auburn proved to be Lincolnwood's Achilles' heel in the final full week of the regular season as the Lancers took second to the Trojans in a pair of matches in Petersburg and Auburn on Sept. 28 and … more

10/5/20

Hailey Rentz’s sweatshirt said it all at the South Central Conference Tournament.

Litchfield Makes It Back-To-Back Titles

The Litchfield girls golf team thought they could make a run at the conference championship last year, a thought that came to fruition with a 27 stroke win over second place Carlinville. This … more

10/1/20

Ella Pfeifer was one of eight seniors to be honored during the Hillsboro girls tennis senior night on Monday, Sept. 28, at the Hillsboro Sports Complex. Pfeifer won her singles match and her doubles match, with partner and classmate Torrence Clark, to help the Toppers to an 8-1 victory over Vandalia.

Tennis Toppers Storm To Win On Senior Night

For a moment, it looked as if Mother Nature might put a halt to the festivities planned for the Hillsboro girls tennis team’s senior night. With three of the singles matches still up in the … more

10/1/20

Vandalia and Hillsboro were the only two schools to land more than one player in the top ten. Dom Haggard (right) shot an 80 to claim fifth place in the talented field, while Preston Lyerla was tied for eighth overall with an 82.

Hillsboro Second To Vandals

If everything went absolutely perfect, going into Tuesday’s South Central Conference Tournament at Indian Springs there was an outside shot that the Hillsboro boys golf team could extend their … more

10/1/20

With no seniors in the lineup, the Litchfield boys golf team turned in a solid performance and took third at the South Central Conference Tournament. From the left are Ian Otto, Zach Boston, Tug Schwab, Allen Schneider, Keagan Marten and A.J. Odle.

Young Panthers Place Third

With three freshmen, two sophomores and a junior teeing off for Litchfield at the South Central Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 29, it was hard to know what to expect. But as they have … more

10/1/20

Hillsboro junior Meagan Jorn earned all-conference honors by virtue of her fifth place finish.

Lady Toppers Step Up Game At SCC

The Hillsboro girls golf team may have finished a spot lower in the standings compared to last year’s South Central Conference Tournament, but the Lady Hiltoppers were much improved at the 2020 … more

10/1/20

Lincolnwood Faces Tough Teams

It was a tough match against some familiar foes on Monday, Sept. 28, as the Lincolnwood girls golf team teed off at Edgewood Golf Course in Auburn. The Lancers would finish third at the four-team … more

10/1/20

Panther Cross Country Hosts Only Home Meet

The Litchfield cross country team welcomed runners from Staunton and Hillsboro to town on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the Panthers' lone home meet of the season. In the girls race, the Lady Panthers … more

10/1/20

For the second time this season, Tug Schwab was under par for his round as the Litchfield High School freshman carded a 1-under-par 35 on Thursday, Sept. 24. The round helped the Panthers come away with wins over Staunton and Greenville at the Greenville Country Club as they improved to 18-4 on the season.

Schwab 'Subpar' In Litchfield Win

In most things, “subpar” carries a negative connotation, but for Tug Schwab, the word is music to the Litchfield High School freshman’s ears. For the second time this season, … more

9/28/20

Lady Panthers Move To 20-0

The Litchfield and Hillsboro girls golf teams saw a lot of each other to end the week as they joined some fellow South Central Conference golfers at matches in Pana and Vandalia on Sept. 23 and … more

9/28/20

Ramsey-Nokomis Girls Score Second Victory

The Ramsey-Nokomis co-op golf teams were in action on Sept. 23 and 24 this week as the Rams hit their home fairways at the Ramsey Lake Golf Course. In Wednesday’s match, Ramsey played well … more

9/28/20

Cam Bone, the nine-year-old son of Mac and Stacey Bone of Litchfield, took first place overall in the Micro Mini division at the AMA Hillclimb Grand Nationals, hosted by the Pioneer Motorcycle Club in Waterford, OH on Sept. 18-20.

Bone Crushes It At Nationals

He had already been a state champion twice this year, but now Camron Bone can add national champion to his list of accomplishments. Bone, the nine-year-old son of Mac and Stacey Bone of … more

9/28/20

Jhadyn Walker ran second in the highly competitive A Open division at the National Enduro Championship Series Stop in Park Hills, MO, on Sept. 20, and 21st overall in the field of more than 400 riders.

Walker Brothers Second At Park Hills

The 2020 KENDA AMA National Enduro Championship Series made it’s sixth stop on Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Missouri Mudders course in St. Joe State Park in Park Hills, MO. More than 400 riders … more

9/28/20

Rich Komor, pictured with wife, Barb, took first at the Motion Raceway Alumni Race at the Coles County Dragway on Saturday, Sept. 26, in Charleston.

Komor Wins Motion Raceway Alumni Race

It was a night to celebrate the past at the Coles County Dragway in Charleston on Saturday, Sept. 26. And Litchfield racer Rich Komor had more to celebrate than most. The Charleston dragstrip … more

9/28/20

Hemken Collects Three Top Three Finishes

Sorento racer Eldon Hemken took home three top three finishes in as many races last weekend as he raced at Tri City Speedway on Sept. 18 and 20, with a trip to Charleston Speedway sandwiched … more

9/28/20

Loskot Picks Up Three Top Ten Finishes In Street Stock

Nokomis' Anton Loskot ran the Tri City/Charleston/Tri City tripleheader on Sept. 18-20. Loskot ran fourth in his heat race in the Street Stock class at Tri City on Sept. 18, good enough for a … more

9/28/20

Reynolds Scores Heat Win, Top Five Finish At Macon

Hillsboro racer Justin Reynolds scored a heat victory and a top five feature finish on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Macon Speedway. Reynolds, driving the 3X, started fifth in the first heat and beat out … more

9/28/20

Seniors on the Hillsboro High School golf teams were honored with their parents before the start of the match on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Hillsboro Country Club. Coaches Bob Allen and Jim Luckett introduced each senior and parents, highlighted their high school careers and what each senior intends to do in the future. From the left are senior Anna Colwell and mother Donna Riggs; mother Shannon Daniels, senior Tad Daniels, and father Tory Daniels; and mother Melody Riggs, senior Shaw Riggs, and father Dave Riggs.

HHS Knocks Off Carlinville, Litchfield

It was senior night for the Hillsboro golf team on Tuesday, Sept. 22, and one of the members of the class of 2021 made the most out of his time in the spotlight. Tad Daniels, who was honored prior … more

9/24/20