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Brodey VanHooser slides safely into third base during Lincolnwood/Morrisonville's game against Tri-City on Thursday, May 1. VanHooser, a junior at Morrisonville, made the most of his chance to play in his hometown as he doubled and scored a run in the Lancers' 10-3 win, which improved them to 8-0 in the MSM Conference.

With free hot dogs and a drawing for students in attendance, Morrisonville High School went all out when the Lincolnwood/Morrisonville co-op baseball team played at Memorial Field, the Lancers second … more

5/5/25

Lady Lancers Fall To Plains

The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville softball team dodged MSM powerhouse Tri-City for their appearance at PMRA Field in Morrisonville, but option number two wasn’t much easier for the Lady Lancers. … more

5/5/25

Lincolnwood Clubs Conference Competition

The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville baseball team improved to 7-0 in the MSM Conference this week as they defeated Edinburg/South Fork 17-1 on Monday, April 28, followed by a 9-1 victory over Tri-City on … more

5/1/25

Millburg Steps Away From Lincolnwood Basketball

After 13 years at the helm of his alma mater, Lincolnwood Head Basketball Coach Matt Millburg is stepping away from the program that he loves. Millburg, along with long-time Assistant Coach Josh … more

5/1/25

Lincolnwood Girls Pick Up Tenth Victory

A four-run third inning and another solid pitching performance gave the Lincolnwood/Morrisonville softball team their tenth win of the season on Monday, April 28, as they defeated Central A&M 5-2 … more

5/1/25

Lincolnwood/Morrisonville's Ella Jenkins beats Kalasandra Cook's throw to Cloey Dirks at first by a step during the fifth inning of the Lancers' game in Raymond against Nokomis on Thursday, April 24. Jenkins scored two batters later as part of a four-run inning for Lincolnwood, who won 5-0 over the Lady Redskins.

Elvidge Tosses One-Hitter In Win Over NHS

Tori Elvidge tossed a one-hitter to help Lincolnwood/Morrisonville to a 5-0 victory over Nokomis on Thursday, April 24, in Raymond. The Lincolnwood sophomore retired the first 14 batters she … more

4/28/25

With Nokomis shortstop Kannon Jonas set to make the throw to first behind him, Lincolnwood/Morrisonville's Jhude Walker hustles his way to third during the Lancers' home game against the Redskins on Thursday, April 24. Nokomis kept Walker from scoring in the inning, but weren't so fortunate earlier in the game as the Lancers picked up a 5-2 victory for their fifth MSM Conference win of the season.

Lancers Hold Off Redskins In MSM Clash

The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville baseball team took a 3-0 lead after two innings in their intra-county match-up with Nokomis on Thursday, April 24, then held on for a 5-2 victory over the Redskins for … more

4/28/25

Homer Gives Lancers Edge In Pitchers' Duel

A Mason Tryon solo home run in the sixth inning was the difference maker in a pitcher’s duel between Lincolnwood/Morrisonville’s Brodey VanHooser and Greenfield-Northwestern’s Talon … more

4/28/25

Lancers Stay Unbeaten In MSM

The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville baseball team improved to 4-0 in the MSM Conference on Thursday, April 17, as they defeated Bunker Hill 7-2 in Raymond. The win came two days after a 16-1 thrashing … more

4/21/25

Hill Leads Lincolnwood Comeback

A two-out, two-run double by Hannah Hill capped off a four-run seventh inning for the Lincolnwood/Morrisonville softball team as the Lady Lancers came from behind to beat Greenfield-Northwestern 9-8 … more

4/21/25

With Litchfield/Mt. Olive catcher Marissa Bono’s throw from the plate to her sister, shortstop Charlie Bono, passing in front of her, Lincolnwood’s Morgan Cowdrey begins her slide into second with a stolen base in the first inning of the Lancers’ home game against the Purple Panthers. Cowdrey went 3-for-4 for the day, with two two-run singles in the Lancers’ ten-run fifth inning, which gave them a 10-0 no-hit victory over the visitors from Litchfield.

Lincolnwood Roars Past Litchfield In Fifth

Some mercy rule shortened games are a trickle, one run here, two or three there, until one eventually hits the magic number. Others are a roar. The latter was the case in Raymond on Monday, April 14, … more

4/17/25

Lancers Roll Minutemen For Third MSM Win

The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville baseball team rebounded from a close loss to Vandalia on April 14, as they scored their third MSM Conference victory in as many chances with a 16-1 victory over Bunker … more

4/17/25

Lancers Compete For Pawnee

In addition to the Nokomis contingent, two Lincolnwood seniors, Morgan Hampton and Jared Klein, competed in the meet via the Lancers’ co-op with Pawnee. Klein finished second in the triple … more

4/17/25

Aces Deal Lady Lancers A Loss

After knocking off Litchfield at home on Monday, thanks in part to eight unearned runs, the Lincolnwood/Morrisonville softball team was bit by the same bug that helped them the day before. Playing on … more

4/17/25

Lancers Complete Rare Sweep Of Pawnee

The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville baseball team entered their game on Thursday, April 10, with the opportunity to do something they hadn’t done since 2018. After beating Pawnee 4-1 two days earlier … more

4/14/25

April’s Dark Cloud Continues To Hang Over Lady Lancers

April hasn’t been the Lady Lancers’ month so far as the Lincolnwood/Morrisonville softball team fell to 6-9 overall and 1-4 on the month with a pair of losses to Pawnee and Auburn on … more

4/14/25

Hillsboro outfielder Clayton Rufus climbs the left field fence in an effort to snag Jhude Walker’s high fly ball in the second inning of the Toppers’ game against Lincolnwood-Morrisonville on Monday, April 7. Walker also scored one of four Lincolnwood runs in the first as the Lancers came away with a 9-3 victory over the neighboring Hiltoppers.

Early Runs Lift Lancers Over Hillsboro

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team built a four-run first inning into a 9-3 victory over visiting Hillsboro Monday afternoon, April 7; the Lancers moved to 3-4, while the Toppers fell to … more

by Ron Deabenderfer and Kyle Herschelman | 4/10/25

Lancer Baseball Hands Pawnee First MSM Loss

The first three batters in the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville line-up were tops in more ways than one on Tuesday, April 8, as the Lancers opened up MSM Conference play in Pawnee. The trio of Jonah … more

4/10/25

Lincolnwood Falls Despite One-Hitting Lady Indians

Lincolnwood sophomore Tori Elvidge had the definition of a tough luck loss on Tuesday, April 8, as the Lincolnwood/Morrisonville softball team fell to Pawnee 6-2, despite Elvidge tossing a … more

4/10/25

Panthers 'Leits' Out Against Lincolnwood

Max Leitschuh did everything but sell hot dogs in between innings for the Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball team on Tuesday, April 1, as the Panthers defeated Lincolnwood-Morrisonville 7-0 in Raymond. … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 4/3/25