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It was senior night for the Lincolnwood High School volleyball team on Friday, April 16. From the left are manager Drake Lercher, son of Tammy Lercher and Mark Lercher; Emme Weller, daughter of Dave and Meri Beth Weller; Katelyn Payne, daughter of Terri and Tim Payne; Maggie McClelland, daughter of Ally and Joe McClelland; Lexie Millburg, daughter of Carrie Millburg and Brian and Charliene Millburg; Jayden Kuchar, daughter of Jeff Kuchar and Rulene Kuchar; and Cassie Krager, daughter of Mark and Jill Krager.

The saying, “It doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful,” applies directly to the 2021 Lincolnwood High School volleyball season. The season was shortened, there was no … more

4/19/21

Mohawks First To Hit The Baseball Field

To the surprise of no one who has followed the Morrisonville baseball program in the past, the Mohawks were among the first ones to take the field in the 2021 season. The Morrisonville-Lincolnwood … more

4/19/21

Lincolnwood Splits To End Season, But Future Bright

The Lincolnwood High School soccer team improved to 5-6 on Friday, April 16, with a 4-1 victory over the co-South Central Conference champions, the Gillespie-Litchfield co-op team. The Lancers, … more

4/19/21

It was senior night for the Lincolnwood/Nokomis/Morrisonville/Pawnee soccer program on Monday, April 12. Seven seniors were honored prior to the game, which the Lancers won 6-0 over Taylorville. From the left are Sam Terneus, son of John Terneus and the late Darci Terneus; Ian Marvel, son of Steve and Janice Marvel; Gavin Lipe, son of Greg and Jill Lipe; Filip Kates, son of Jason and Veronica Kates; Graham Gunn, son of Will and Lisa Gunn; Benny Clavin, son of Tricia and Jim Havera and the late Eric Clavin; and Sara Slightom, daughter of Brett and Beth Slightom.

Lancers Score Big Win On Senior Night

The Lincolnwood High School soccer team celebrated senior night with a 6-0 victory over Taylorville on Monday, April 12, then followed that up with a 10-0 victory over Calvary the following … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 4/15/21

Tigers Extend Win Streak At Expense Of Lancers

All good things must come to an end, or at least that’s true in the case of most win streaks. After peeling off 10 consecutive wins, the Lincolnwood volleyball team finally suffered their … more

4/15/21

Lancers Claim Win Over Future Teammates

It was a civil war in every sense of the word on Friday, April 9, in Morrisonville. Starting next year, the Lincolnwood and Morrisonville volleyball teams will be following the lead of the … more

4/12/21

Royer, Hatalla Push Panthers Past Lancers

Three second half goals tripped up Lincolnwood on Thursday, April 8, as the Lancers fell to North Mac 3-0. After a scoreless first half, the Panthers rallied behind the combo of Kaedyn Royer and … more

4/12/21

Nokomis’ Skylar Stewart puts up some resistance as Katelyn Payne of Lincolnwood gets under a ball during the intra-county squabble in Raymond on Tuesday, April 6. Payne and the Lancers would score their ninth win of the season with a 25-10, 256 victory over the visiting Redskins.

Lancers Defend Home Court Against Redskins

Tuesday’s match-up in Raymond featured two teams on the opposite ends of the confidence spectrum as Lincolnwood hosted Nokomis on April 6. The Lancers, winners of seven straight after … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 4/8/21

Lancers Fall In Shootout

Three of Lincolnwood’s first five soccer games this season have been decided by either one or two goals, but on Monday, the margin between a win and a loss was even smaller. After tying in … more

4/8/21

Nine-year-old Grace Herschelman wasn't able to make it to the Lincolnwood/Hillsboro INAD awareness game in her honor this year, but was their in spirit and in cardboard form. In front, from the left, are Justine Sellback, Sydney Glick, Jasmine Vickery, Lexie Millburg, Ally Devore, Reagan DeVaisher, Kylee Pastrovich and Olivia Hefley. In the middle row are Jayden Kuchar, Emme Weller, Jordan Jacobs and Maggie McClelland. In the back row are Desi Pitchfork, Haelee Damm, Avery Pope, Cassie Krager, Haley Major, Katelyn Payne, Alayna McCario Kaci Papin, Emma Miller and Layne Rupert.

Orange And Black Go Purple For Grace

Nothing has been normal about the 2020-2021 volleyball season this year, but on Saturday, April 3, the Lincolnwood and Hillsboro volleyball teams made sure that one of their traditions didn’t … more

4/5/21

Toppers Win Close At Lincolnwood

It was a tale of two halves as the Lincolnwood Lancers faced off against the Hillsboro Hiltoppers last Wednesday in Raymond. The two teams took turns dominating a half when they had the wind … more

by Seth Watson | 4/5/21

Lincolnwood’s Luke Webb (#4) hammers home a left-footed shot for one of his two goals in the Lancers’ 7-0 win over Lanphier on Monday, March 29. Webb wasn’t the only player with multiple goals in the win as teammate Levi Weir had two goals in the first half and one in the second for his first hat trick of the season.

Lancers Turn Lions Into Lambs

It was the first game of season at Terry Todt Field for the Lincolnwood High School soccer team and the Lancers wasted little time in exploiting their home field advantage. With the wind at their … more

4/1/21

Lady Lancers Net Two Wins To Start Week

There was a block party at the Woodshed in Raymond on Monday, March 29, as the Lincolnwood volleyball team put down nine blocks in a two-game win over Bunker Hill. Spread out between five … more

4/1/21

Lady Lancers Take Two

After falling to Lutheran on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood volleyball team rebounded by clobbering a pair of MSM Conference foes to improve their record to 3-1 on the season. Wherever you looked on the … more

3/29/21

Lincolnwood Soccer Scores First Victory

Mother Nature did its best to keep the Lincolnwood soccer team off the field this week, raining out their game with Hillsboro on March 25, but the Lancers were finally able to see the field for the … more

3/29/21

With Lutheran’s Paige Bergschneider blocking her view, Lincolnwood’s Desi Pitchford elevates for a hit during the Lancers’ home game against the Crusaders on Tuesday, March 23.

Crusaders Knock Off Lancers

The Lincolnwood volleyball program has had plenty of memorable matches against conference rival Springfield Lutheran in years past. Tuesday night’s home game against the Crusaders is a contest … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 3/25/21

Redskins, Lancers Land On All-MSM Squads

Three Montgomery County players were named to the 11-player MSM Conference girls basketball all-conference team, with two of the three coming from the conference champion Nokomis Redskins. Both … more

3/25/21

Lincolnwood Off To Strong Start To Season

Loaded with seniors who have played varsity for three or more years now, the Lincolnwood High School volleyball team opened their 2021 season with a win over Mt. Olive on Friday, March 19. more

3/22/21

Cardinals Blank Lancers In Opener

The Pleasant Plains Cardinals already had three games under their belt when they took to their home field against Lincolnwood on Saturday, March 20. That coupled with the team’s general overall … more

3/22/21

The eighth graders from the Lincolnwood Junior High School volleyball program finished off a perfect season, and a perfect career, on Thursday, March 18, with a 25-19, 25-20 victory over Mt. Pulaski in the IESA Class 8-2A sectional. Team members, in front, from the left, are Paityn Reagan, Carly Armentrout, Tori Elvidge, Audrey Germann, Taryn Love and Braylin Crawford. In the back row are Kirsten Pope, Ellie Nudo, Jazmin Seaton-Hobson, Kierstyn Denney, Morgan Cowdrey and Morgan Hampton. With no state tournament this year, the win ended the Knights’ season with a perfect 12-0 record. The eighth graders also went 27-0 last year before COVID-19 struck, and never lost a set in those 39 games.

Lady Knights Go Out On Top

It’s been a miracle run for the eighth grade Lincolnwood Junior High volleyball players the past two years, one that came to a close on Thursday, March 18. In 39 games, the Knights are 39-0, … more

3/22/21