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Litchfield senior Zach Leitschuh rounds the turn near the start of the 200 meter dash at the South Central Conference Championships on Tuesday, April 30, in Virden. Leitschuh was also a part of the Panthers 4x200 meter relay team that won earlier in the day, one of five SCC championships for Litchfield, who won their first conference title in boys track since 2012.

Last year, the 4x400 meter relay was a Hail Mary for the Litchfield boys track team at the South Central Conference Championships. On Tuesday, April 29, it was a victory lap. After losing by … more

5/2/24

Litchfield's Kendall Stewart (right) and North Mac's Emma Crawford leap over a hurdle during the 300 meter hurdle race at the South Central Conference Championships on Tuesday, April 30, in Virden. Stewart, who played a part in 36 of Litchfield's 56 points, finished second to Crawford in the event, running a 50.43.

Lady Panthers Pick Up Pair Of SCC Titles

A few scratches cost the Litchfield girls track team some points at the South Central Conference Championships on Tuesday, April 30, but the defending champions still made quite the impact on the … more

5/2/24

Witt Sets New LMS 400 Record

Litchfield Middle School eighth grader Ryker Witt ran a 54.2 in the 400 meters during the Panthers’ home meet on April 24, breaking a 44-year-old school record. The son of Jon and Kelsey Witt … more

5/2/24

Senators A Good Test For Litchfield Baseball

Tuesday’s game in Springfield was one of those that the Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball team knows will make them better in the future, even if they don’t get the win. Taking on … more

5/2/24

Five-Run Fourth Lifts Comets Past Litchfield

A five-run fourth inning by Greenville erased a 2-0 Litchfield-Mt. Olive advantage on Tuesday, April 30, as the Lady Comets held on for a 6-3 win in Bond County. Despite playing on the road, the … more

5/2/24

Purple Panthers To Host Youth Baseball Camp

The Litchfield High School baseball program will be hosting a youth camp for students going into fourth through eighth grades on July 15-19 at the Litchfield High School baseball field. … more

5/2/24

Litchfield senior Alyssa Lohman (#6) was one of six seniors honored prior to the Panthers' 7-0 victory over North Mac on senior night, Thursday, April 25. Lohman and company have won six straight, outscoring opponents 37-2 during the span with five shutouts.

Scoring Surge Has Litchfield On Target

The Litchfield girls soccer program is no stranger to scoring goals, but by even the Lady Panthers’ lofty standards, what sophomore Chloe Law did on April 23 was at another level. Already … more

4/29/24

Litchfield senior Ian Otto snags a pop up in foul territory at first base during the Purple Panthers' trip to Greenville on Thursday, April 25. Otto hit a solo home run for the Panthers, who went on to beat the Comets 4-1 for Greenville's first South Central Conference loss.

Panthers Hand Comets First South Central Loss

Nearly a month ago, the Purple Panthers and Greenville Comets tangled in a non-conference slugfest as a combined 26 runs were put on the board. On Thursday evening, April 25, the two teams … more

4/29/24

Gipson Perfect Against Purple Panthers

Emma Gipson pitched a four-inning perfect game and went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and six runs batted in on Thursday, April 25, as Gillespie remained perfect in the South Central … more

4/29/24

Fenton, Stewart Win At Litchfield Home Meet

The Litchfield girls track team picked up four wins on Tuesday, April 23, as they hosted their lone home meet of the season. The wins came from three different athletes, with Izabella Fenton … more

4/29/24

Litchfield's Drake Gasperson struck out ten batters in relief to help the Panthers to an 8-1 win over Carlinville on Monday, April 22.

Purple Panthers Drop Cavies 8-1

An old coach once said, your baseball team is as good as your last three batters. On Monday the Litchfield/Mt. Olive baseball club proved this theory as there last three batters would combine 4-7 at … more

4/25/24

Litchfield's Georgia Glover (#3) awaits the delivery to the plate from Carlinville pitcher Hallie Gibson during the Lady Panthers' non-conference meeting with the Cavaliers on Monday, April 22. Gibson struck out 16 batters as the Cavaliers defeated Litchfield 7-3.

Litchfield Closer, But Cavies Still Win

It wasn't a win, but it wasn't 8-1 either as the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team fell to Carlinville for the second time this year, this time by a 7-3 final score. The non-conference bout on … more

4/25/24

Sponsor Sypherd In Shrine All Star Game

Litchfield senior football player AJ Sypherd has received an invitation to participate in the Illinois High School Shrine All Star Football Game this upcoming summer. Sypherd is excited for the … more

4/25/24

Piasa Birds Slip Past Purple Panthers

In a game where hits were a plenty, runs were at a minimum as Southwestern and Litchfield/Mt. Olive would square off in a non-conference affair Wednesday on the campus of Litchfield High School. The … more

4/25/24

Litchfield Takes Two Against Pana

In one of the longest rain delays possible, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive Purple Panthers took down the Pana Panthers 6-2. The contest that began on Thursday, April 18, in Pana would finally come to … more

4/22/24

The Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team huddled up at Casey's in Nokomis when tornado sirens sounded on their way home from their game in Pana on April 18, while the Purple Panther baseball team was just down the street doing the same at the Nokomis Fire Department and Police Department. The hospitality wasn't lost on the Panther parents, some of whom reached out to express their thanks for the hospitality and for helping to keep their kids safe.

Litchfield Falls To Pana In Odd Double Dip

It took two towns, two days and the hospitality of a Montgomery County gas station, but Litchfield and Pana finally got their non-conference game in the books on April 19. The two Panther … more

4/22/24

Nokomis' Ella Huelson tracks her hit toward left field during the Lady Redskins' home game on Wednesday, April 17, against Litchfield. The Redskins scored first, but Litchfield came away with a 5-2 victory, with Litchfield catcher Bella Roach (pictured above) driving in one run and scoring another for the Panthers.

Litchfield Outduels Nokomis

It was a rematch of the championship game of the Montgomery County Softball Tournament on Wednesday, April 17, as the Nokomis Lady Redskins hosted Litchfield as they faced the Purple Panthers for the … more

4/22/24

Seven The Magic Number For Litchfield Boys

The Litchfield boys track team had seven top five finishes and seven new personal records on Friday, April 19, as the Panthers placed seventh at the Rochester Rocket Invitational. Of the seven … more

4/22/24

Stewart Leads Litchfield At Rochester

Kendall Stewart played a part in half of Litchfield’s eight top ten finishes at the Rocket Invitational on Friday, April 19, in Rochester, including her fifth win of the season in the 300 meter … more

4/22/24

Litchfield Girls Shut Out Cavaliers, Hawknadoes

The Litchfield girls soccer team picked up their first South Central Conference win of the year on Thursday, April 11, as they knocked off Carlinville 1-0 at Lloyd Hill Field. The lone goal came … more

4/18/24