The 2024 Illinois Coaches Association 50th Shrine All-Star Game will be played on Saturday, June 15, at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington and one Litchfield High School senior will be …
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12/28/23
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Braxton Kieffer may have missed a trip to the IHSA State Finals by one win, but the Litchfield High School sophomore has made the most out of his second chance at state.
By virtue of a pair of …
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3/7/24
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When the Hillsboro High baseball team invaded Vandalia Tuesday afternoon, March 19, a four run rally in the top of the seventh meant a 5-5 tie entering the bottom of the seventh. The Vandals, now 2-1 …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/21/24
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In theological circles, St. Anthony is the patron saint for recovery of lost items, but in high school golf, St. Anthony doesn’t lose much of anything. The defending Class 1A state champions …
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9/5/23
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Friends of the Harris family of Kincaid adopted the rallying cry, “Nobody Fights Alone” after Kathy Harris was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer in May, and throughout the …
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10/12/23
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Don’t know the difference between a single-leg and a singlet, but have a kiddo who is interested in wrestling? The Hillsboro Jr. Topper Wrestling program can help you out.
Coach Paul …
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10/30/23
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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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It's been a long way back to .500 for the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team, but after starting the season 0-4, the Lancers have reached that mark before Christmas.
Since going …
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12/21/23
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The Nokomis boys basketball team jumped out to a big lead, then withstood a three-point barrage by Okaw Valley to come away with a 63-54 win in their opening game of the Vandalia Holiday Tournament …
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12/28/23
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An 11-run third inning for Athens paved the way for a 17-0 victory over Lincolnwood on Tuesday, March 19, as the Lady Lancers fell to 2-3 on the season.
Playing on their home field, Lincolnwood …
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3/21/24
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Hillsboro’s Sam Frailey was just a stroke off of medalist honors on Friday, Sept. 1, as the Lady Toppers hosted Vandalia and Auburn at the Hillsboro Country Club. Frailey shot a 52 on the day …
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9/5/23
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For the third straight year, no one in the South Central Conference was faster than Camden Quarton in the world of cross country.
Quarton, who also finished second in his freshman year, earned …
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10/16/23
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For the first time in seven years, a 800-plus series was rolled at the Litchfield bowling alley.
Bobby White of Litchfield, bowled a 258, a 279 and a 287 for an 824-scratch series on lanes five …
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12/21/23
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A 20-7 third quarter advantage gave Nokomis a 55-48 win over Litchfield on Wednesday, Dec. 20, as the Redskins moved to 4-6 and Litchfield moved to 7-5.
Both teams held leads in the third …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/28/23
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Like all sports, soccer has its own terminology. A brace is two goals. Three goals is a hat-trick. Four goals is a haul. But five goals? Five goals is a glut. By definition, a glut is an excessively …
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9/5/23
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The Hillsboro volleyball team went on a 12-point run to end the first set of their conference game with Gillespie on Thursday, Oct. 12, then rolled to a second set win to improve to 21-7 overall and …
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10/16/23
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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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If you listed the qualities you wanted in a college athlete, in most cases, passion/intensity would be near the top of most people’s lists.
It is for recent Knox College graduate Trevor …
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12/21/23
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After finishing off the Kickoff Classic on Route 66 as the overall champions, the first Classic title in school history, the Hillsboro High School boys soccer team returned home Thursday afternoon to …
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9/5/23
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Coming into the 2023 season, the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville volleyball team had four players on their roster with varsity experience. Now, with just two weeks until the postseason, the Lancers are …
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10/12/23
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