Lincolnwood High Sports | The Journal-News

Lady Lancers Hit All The Right Notes

Morrisonville senior Kirsten Osterholt already has a reputation locally of being skilled with a guitar pick as one-third of the band Long Way Home, but on Monday, April 15, Osterholt showed that … more

4/18/24

Lancers Score MSM Win Over Minutemen

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team picked up their first MSM Conference game on Tuesday, April 16, beating Bunker Hill 17-1 in five innings. The Lancers scored 10 runs in the fifth … more

4/18/24

Above are the eight young hurlers who toed the rubber in their team's 10 a.m. games, which were determined by a razor-thin margin, with the largest final deficit a 3-0 affair. From the left are Litchfield's Laynie Wyatt and Tate Dobrinich, Nokomis' Reaghan Jonas and Drake Taylor, Hillsboro's Anika Camp and Dylan Lessman and Lincolnwood's Taryn Millburg and Jonah Elvidge.

Annnd Here's The Pitch...

If you stood in the right place at the Hillsboro Sports Complex on Saturday, April 13, you could see all eight Montgomery County high school baseball and softball teams without taking another step, … more

4/15/24

Lady Toppers Slip Past Lancers In Eight

If barnburner was a literal term, the Hillsboro Fire Department would have been busy after the Montgomery County Softball Tournament on Saturday, April 13. Both semifinal games were decided by just … more

4/15/24

Lancers Finish Third With Win Over Toppers

When Lincolnwood High School and Hillsboro met in the third place game of the 2024 Montgomery County Baseball Tournament on Saturday, April 13, both were coming off relatively close losses in the … more

4/15/24

Lady Panthers Hold Off Lincolnwood

The Litchfield-Mt. Olive and Lincolnwood-Morrisonville softball teams have both had their struggles at times this season, so it was only appropriate that the two teams find their footing against one … more

4/15/24

Dobrinich Lights Out Against Lancers

Litchfield’s Tate Dobrinich pitched a seven-inning, two-hit shutout to help the Panthers pick up a 3-0 win over Lincolnwood in their opening game of the Montgomery County Baseball Tournament on … more

4/15/24

Lincolnwood Folds Aces

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team distributed 17 runs across five innings on Friday, April 12, as they defeated Mulberry Grove 17-4 to pick up their eighth win of the season. The … more

4/15/24

Pawnee Gets Round Two Over Lincolnwood

For the second game in a row, the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team finished seven innings with the same number of hits as Pawnee, but fell to the Indians in an MSM Conference game. With … more

4/15/24

Litchfield’s Bella Lueken watches from third base as Lincolnwood pitcher Taryn Clarke prepares to bring her delivery to the plate in the sixth inning of the game in Litchfield on Monday, April 8. Clarke only allowed two earned runs in the game, but Litchfield picked up a 5-1 win over the visitors from Montgomery County’s panhandle.

Purple Panthers Hold Off Lincolnwood

Litchfield’s Laynie Wyatt struck out 10 and held Lincolnwood to three hits as the Lady Panthers scored a 5-1 win over the Lancers. The only blip for the Panthers came in the second inning, … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 4/11/24

County Tournament Set For This Saturday

All eight Montgomery County baseball and softball teams will be in the same locale on Saturday, April 13, as the Hillsboro Sports Complex hosts the Montgomery County Baseball and Softball … more

4/11/24

Lincolnwood’s Brodey VanHooser slides into home just underneath the tag of Pawnee catcher Griffin Boblitt in the first inning of the MSM Conference showdown between the Lancers and Indians on Tuesday, April 9. The run cut the Indians’ lead to 3-2 at the time, but the visitors managed to knock off the Lancers 11-3 in Lincolnwood’s conference opener.

Lancers Take Tough Luck Loss

It was an MSM Conference showdown on Tuesday, April 9, as the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team played host to Pawnee. The two teams had a combined record of 18-6 going into the game and the … more

4/11/24

Nine-Run Third Keeps Hawks Unbeaten

A nine-run third inning blew open a one-run game as the Carrollton Lady Hawks defeated Lincolnwood-Morrisonville 13-0 on Tuesday, April 9. Lincolnwood was down just 1-0 going into the third, … more

4/11/24

Lincolnwood junior Jonah Elvidge (#2) celebrates at home plate with teammates Lance Weitekamp (#20) and Mason Tryon (#22) after his two-run home run against Auburn on Friday, April 5, in Raymond. The homer cut the Trojans' lead to 3-2 at the time, but Auburn survived that rally and

Trojans Hand Lancers Second Loss

Two of the top teams in the area squared off in Raymond on Friday, April 5, as 6-1 Lincolnwood-Morrisonville played host to 6-2 Auburn. The game was the first of April for both teams as the rain … more

4/8/24

Lincolnwood's Jenna Matli hustles to first during the Lancers' home game with Auburn on Friday, April 5. While the Lancers lost that game 13-3, with all 13 runs coming from the fourth inning on, Matli was a bright spot with two hits and a run scored. She continued her hot streak the following day with two more hits in the Lancers' 11-1 win over Greenfield-Northwestern.

Lincolnwood Bounces Back After Auburn Loss

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville softball team finally got back on the field on Friday, April 5, as they welcomed Lincolnwood grad and Auburn Coach Ryan Patterson to town after a week-long layoff. With … more

4/8/24

Aces Edge Lady Lancers If Friday Pitchers’ Duel

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville softball team came up on the short end of a 2-0 pitchers’ duel in Mulberry Grove on Friday, March 29, despite outhitting the Aces 6-3. The Lancers got single … more

4/4/24

Lincolnwood Holds Hawks To One Hit

Jonah Elvidge struck out 13 and allowed just five base runners in a seven-inning one-hitter as the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys shut out Carrollton 6-0 on Friday, March 29. The Hawks’ … more

4/1/24

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 Tate Dobrinich got a little help from Nokomis' Mason Stauder during the slam dunk contest at the Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Basketball Classic on March 24, as he hurdled the Redskin guard on one of his attempts. Dobrinich scored 47 out of a possible 50 points, winning the contest and completing a sweep for the Purple Panthers as A.J. Odle won the three-point shootout at the event.

Seniors Wrap Up Career On The Court

Several seniors from Montgomery County wrapped up their high school basketball careers on Sunday, March 24, at the Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Basketball Classic, held at the Big House on West … more

3/28/24

Lancers Handed First Loss

It took a team from north of Chicago and a two-hour trip south, but someone finally knocked the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team from the ranks of the unbeaten on Saturday, March 23. The … more

3/25/24