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Litchfield-Mt. Olive infielder Alyssa Aubuschon scoops a grounder during the Panthers' game with Greenville on Friday, March 29. The hosts held the Comets to just three runs, but a stellar outing from Greenville's Kaitlyn Lurkins silenced Litchfield's bats and gave the visitors a 3-1 win.
Lady Panthers Beat Rams, Fall To Comets
The Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team picked up their second win of the season on Wednesday, March 27, as they defeated Ramsey 13-4 on the Rams’ home field. The two teams were tied at 0-0 … more
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville-Pawnee boys and girls golf teams competed in the MSM Conference Tournament on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Edgewood Golf Course in Auburn. The Lincolnwood girls won this year’s tournament with a 418, while the Lincolnwood boys shot a 356 to finish second behind South County. From the left are Rian Deardorff, Brady Schmedeke, Kaylee Gerlach, Lance Weitekamp, Bryce Cowdrey and Luke Pope. In the back are Jenna Matli, Zeke Castleberry, Carly Armentrout, Anna Jones, Kennady Klinger and Jared Klein. Armentrout was the girls individual medalist, while Gerlach, Matli, Jones and Klinger joined her on the all-conference team. Cowdrey, Castleberry and Weitekamp all made all-conference on the boys’ side.
Lincolnwood Boys Runner-Up At MSM Meet
For the third year in a row the Lincolnwood boys golf team finished second at the MSM Conference tournament at Edgewood Golf Course in Auburn, but the Lancers did shave a few strokes off South … more
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball program honored two four-year players on senior night on Thursday, Feb. 8, prior to the Lady Lancers’ game against Mt. Olive in Raymond. From the left are Taryn Millburg, with parents Justin and Beth Millburg, and Chelsie Anderson, with parents George and Vickie Anderson.
Lancers Avenge Loss To Mt. Olive
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team hit seven threes to avenge an earlier loss to Mt. Olive as they defeated the Lady Wildcats 35-27 in the season finale on Thursday, Feb. 8. It … more
Hillsboro’s Cheyenne Harston (#30) and Kamryn Langston look for the steal against Gillespie’s Erika Gill during the regional championship game in Virden on Feb. 16. The Miners jumped out to a seven-point first quarter lead en route to a 59-45 victory over the Lady Hiltoppers for their first regional title since 2012.
Season Ends In Regional Championship
A strong start in both the first and second halves helped Gillespie score their first regional championship since 2012 on Friday, Feb. 16, as the Miners defeated Hillsboro 59-45 in the title game at … more
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
Nokomis' Addison Glenn (#10) looks for some space around the block of Hillsboro's Addison Lowe (#14) during the gold bracket semifinal between the Redskins and Hiltoppers on Saturday, Sept. 9. Hillsboro eeked out a three-set win over the Redskins, 17-25, 25-17, 15-11, but Nokomis bounced back with a win over Father McGivney in the third place game, 17-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Redskins Repeat Third Place MCI Finish
Only one of the 16 teams entered into this year’s Montgomery County Invitational Grace Tournament had the chance to go undefeated. But if you can’t go 5-0, going 4-1 is a pretty good … more
Lincolnwood's Taylor Lush muscles through Maryville Christian defenders Rayley Smith (#10) and Kerstin Howell (#25) during the Lancers' final pool play game at the Nokomis Fall Tipoff on Friday, Nov. 17. Lush had four points in the Lancers' 32-26 win over the Lions, their second victory of the season.
Lady Lancers Fourth At Nokomis
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team went 1-2 and finished fourth in the inaugural Nokomis Fall Tipoff this past weekend, evening their record to 2-2 on the season. The … more
It was senior night for the Hillsboro girls basketball team as the Lady Hiltoppers took time to honor Sophia Blankenship and Aubrey Evans, on Thursday, Feb. 8. Pictured above, from the left, are Blankenship, with parents Cody Hodges and Gabe Blankenship, and Evans, with parents Katie McDonald and Reginald Evans.
Comets Battle Back To Beat Toppers
The regular season finale between Hillsboro and Greenville on Thursday, Feb. 8, is a pretty good example of what the South Central Conference has been in girls basketball any year. With four teams … more
Toppers End March With Busy Stretch
Hillsboro’s baseball team played a pitching-staff-testing five games in four days as Easter approached ( a sixth game was played on Monday, March 25; it was a win over Staunton reported in … more
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Ramsey Golf Picks Up Wins Over Altamont
The Ramsey-Nokomis boys golf team picked up a victory over Altamont on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the St. Elmo Golf Club. The Rams shot a 182 on the day to beat the Indians by five strokes, with the two … more
Cavies Spoil Diveley's Big Game On Senior Night
Litchfield may not have won on senior night, Thursday, Feb. 8, but it wasn’t due to a lack of effort or the performance of their lone senior. Emma Diveley, daughter of Charles and Shannon … more
Birds Fly Past Purple Panthers In Season Finale
Heading into the postseason, what better way to prepare for the big games ahead than to have a big game to finish the season. For Litchfield, that big game took place in Piasa on Thursday, Feb. 16, … more
Armentrout Medalist In Lancers’ Win At Lakeshore
Carly Armentrout continued her run of strong play as she took medalist honors and led Lincolnwood to a win at a quad meet at Lakeshore Golf Course in Taylorville on Sept. 7. Armentrout shot a 49 on … more
Nokomis' Addison Glenn (right) and Valmeyer's Kierstin Miller (left) go up for a free ball during the sectional semifinal in Nokomis on Oct. 30. Glenn led Nokomis with 15 kills, but Miller and the Pirates escaped with a three-set win to advance to the sectional final.
Redskins, Pirates Put On A Show
On Nov. 1, 2007, the Nokomis and Valmeyer volleyball teams met up in the semifinal of the Trico Sectional in Campbell Hill. Both teams were under .500 at the time, but records don’t mean as … more
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Litchfield Learning At Waverly
The 2023-24 season is going to be a learning process for the Litchfield girls basketball team and their new head coach, Evan Malloy. While the Panthers are still in search of their first win this … more
The Duff Boys Racing Team picked up some hardware and an addition to their wardrobe on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the AMA District 17 banquet in Ottawa. The trio finished the 2023 racing season with top five finishes in the standings in 13 classes in the District 17, Full Gas Sprint Enduro and Fox Valley Off-Road series.
Duff Boys Kick Off 2024, Celebrate 2023
Donnellson brothers Zach and Cooper Duff kicked off the 2024 racing season at Woods Night at Megatraxas indoor course in Mendota on Jan. 20. Cooper Duff took the top spot in the 85cc/Super Mini … more
Comets Get Hillsboro 44-33 In Season Finale
Prior to the start of the Hillsboro at Greenville end-of-the-regular-season basketball game, the odds seemed stacked in the Comets’ favor. They had defeated the Toppers 51-39 in the Kaskaskian … more
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Litchfield's Chloe Law hit the post on this shot late in the Panthers' home game against Metro-East Lutheran on Monday, April 8, but the sophomore made two other goals earlier as Litchfield came away with a 7-0 victory over the Knights.
Litchfield Blanks Knights 7-0
In their first six games of the season, the Litchfield girls soccer team had an unfortunate pattern going. The Panthers defeated Jerseyville, but then lost their next two games. Then they beat … more
Rochester Holds Off Lady Toppers
The Hillsboro girls basketball team nearly picked up their first win of the season on Saturday morning, Nov. 18, in the Toppers’ second game of the Taylorville Thanksgiving Tournament. … more
Nokomis' Mason Stauder goes up for a shot against Bryce Yates of Bunker Hill during the Redskins' home game on Thursday, Feb. 8. Stauder had 12 points against the Minutemen as Nokomis picked up the 45-25 victory.
Nokomis Splits With Minutemen, Bulldogs
The Nokomis boys basketball team split their final two games of the next-to-last week of the regular season as they defeated Bunker Hill 45-25 on Feb. 8, in Nokomis, then fell to St. Anthony 43-30 on … more
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