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Panthers Take Down Rams
The Litchfield High School wrestling team picked up a victory over Shelbyville on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in a meet on the Rams’ home mats. The Panthers picked up 10 wins in the 14 matches with … more
Williamsville’s Tori Zobus (#35) and Mia Root (#24) try to catch up with Litchfield’s Madi Jenkins as she goes up for a shot during the Panthers’ game with the Bullets on Nov. 28. Jenkins had four points in the game, which Williamsville won 52-22.
2nd Half Sends Bullets Past Purple Panthers
The Litchfield girls basketball team trailed by just six points at halftime before the Bullets from Williamsville wore the Panthers down and came away with a 52-22 victory on Tuesday, Nov. 28, on … more
T. Todt Shootout Vs. Cancer Set For Dec. 9
Several area high school basketball teams will participate in a 16-team shootout to honor the legacy of a beloved area broadcaster. The fifth annual T. Todt Shootout vs. Cancer event will be … more
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Litchfield's Tate Dobrinich goes up for a slam for two of his 11 points in the Panthers' 89-49 win over Tri-City on Friday, Nov. 24. The win was one of two for the Panthers at the Bill Rucks Tournament in Mt. Pulaski as Litchfield went on to finish fourth in the eight-team event.
Panthers Fourth At Mt. Pulaski
After picking up a pool play win against Mt Pulaski, the host school of the Bill Rucks Thanksgiving Tournament, Litchfield would drop two of their final three games of the tournament to finish in … more
Members of the regional champion Litchfield Middle School eighth grade girls basketball team, in front, from the left, are Kayleigh Morgan, Charlotte Reyes, Adia Melchert, Lynzie Reid, Kinley Hemken and Emma Estell. In the back row are Coach Drew Logan, Manager Halle Rogers, Samantha Rieke, Jennah Longwell, Mckenna Harmon, Allison Belusko, Emma Weidner, Jada Carroll, Sarah Rieke and Assistant Coach Jennifer Flemming.
Litchfield Girls Score Regional Championship
The Litchfield Middle School girls basketball program has made it to the IESA State Tournament 10 times in the past, but it’s been 13 years since the Panther Cubs have advanced past the … more
Litchfield Wrestling Goes 2-2 In Collinsville
The Litchfield High School wrestling team opened up their season on Tuesday, Nov. 21, with a quad meet at Collinsville High School. The Panthers split their four matches, beating Freeburg 57-24 and … more
Litchfield Sixth, Diveley All-Tourney At Waverly
Monday’s win for the Litchfield girls basketball team showed that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Tuesday’s fifth place game at the Waverly Thanksgiving Tournament showed that … more
Litchfield senior Emma Diveley drives to the hoop during the Lady Panthers’ pool play finale at the Waverly Tournament on Monday, Nov. 20. Diveley had a team-high 18 points in the Panthers’ 38-22 win over North Greene, Litchfield’s first win of the season and Coach Evan Malloy’s first varsity win of his career.
Lady Panthers Score First Victory
The Litchfield girls basketball team picked up a much-needed boost on Monday, Nov. 20, as the Lady Panthers scored their first win of the season. In their third and final pool play game at the … more
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Litchfield Boys Win Opener In A Shootout
On Monday evening, Nov. 20, the Litchfield Purple Panthers tipped off their 2023-2024 basketball campaign as they battled the host Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers in the Bill Rucks Thanksgiving Tournament. … more
It was eighth grade night for the Nokomis Junior High girls basketball team on Thursday, Nov. 9, before the Lady Braves’ game against Vandalia. Eighth grade players, in front, from the left, are Hannah Tarter, Brooklyn Marley, Quincee Riebe, Kara Beaty, Emily Harston, Lily Broers, Carsyn Bertolino and Kendree Dean. In the back are Deanna Tarter, April Marley, Ben Tarter, Jamie Marley, Aaron Marley, Corey Riebe, Keri Riebe, Jake and Katina Beaty, Kelly and Diantha Harston, Heather Broers, Aaron and Shandy Bertolino, Amy Fox and Joe Dean.
Nokomis, Litchfield To Play For 8th Grade Regional Titles
Two Montgomery County eighth grade girls basketball teams will be playing for regional championships on Wednesday, Nov. 22, as the Nokomis Lady Braves and Litchfield Lady Panther Cubs both punched … more
After setting school records in rushing yards, touchdowns and points scored, A.J. Sypherd was selected to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 3A all-state team.
Sypherd Earns All-State Honors
After a record-breaking senior season, Litchfield’s Adam “A.J.” Sypherd earned one more accolade recently as he was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association … more
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
Nokomis' Natalie Brownback (#12) shadows Chloe Law (#5) as the Litchfield sophomore brings the ball down the court in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Sporting a mask due to a broken nose suffered during volleyball, Brownback played like a super hero in the first half, scoring 12 of her 14 points to give the Lady Redskins a 33-9 halftime lead en route to a 62-16 victory over the Purple Panthers.
Nokomis Knocks Off Litchfield In Debut
Thirteen different players combined for 70 points when the Litchfield and Nokomis girls basketball teams opened up the 2022-23 season on Nov. 15 in Nokomis. One year later, just three of those … more
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Panthers Hopeful For Senior Moment In '23
If you wanted to sum up the 2022-2023 Litchfield Purple Panther boys basketball season in one word, it would be “injury”. “Last season it seemed like we couldn’t go a … more
Pictured above, Litchfield graduate Alex Bishop takes a swing at a recent golf tournament. Bishop, who’s collegiate career ended in May, is pursuing a professional golf career.
Bishop’s Swinging For The Big Time
by Isaiah Atkins For many people, the chance to go ‘pro’ in a sport is something one can only dream of. For Litchfield native Alex Bishop, its something he’s chasing. Over this … more
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Litchfield's Mannix Hancock (left) opened up plenty of holes for fellow senior AJ Sypherd this season so it was only right that the pair earned not one, but two spots on the South Central Conference all-conference first team.
12 Panthers Earn All-SCC Honors
A breakthrough season for the Litchfield-Mt. Olive football team yielded the Purple Panthers 12 spots on this year’s all-conference list, tied for the second most this season. The … more
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Litchfield High School senior Camden Quarton saved the best run of his cross country career for last as he set a new personal record with a time of 15:15.66 on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the IHSA Class 1A State Finals in Peoria. The time put Quarton in 15th and gave him his second state medal in cross country.
Quarton Saves Best For Last
In 2021, a Litchfield sophomore with a strong running pedigree finished 23rd at the IHSA Boys Cross Country State Finals to win the schools first state medal in boys cross country, running a time of … more
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Hillsboro and Litchfield both landed three players on the South Central Conference volleyball all-conference team, which was released last week. On the top row are Hillsboro's Addison Lowe, Kennady Clayton and Amya Greenwood. On the bottom row are Litchfield's Amy Frerichs, Annika Rhodes and Gina Painter.
Three Toppers, Three Panthers On All-SCC Volleyball Teams
Hillsboro and Litchfield both landed three players on the South Central Conference volleyball all-conference team, which was released last week. Hillsboro’s Kennady Clayton and Addison … more
Four Litchfield Middle School runners competed in the IESA Cross Country State Finals on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Maxwell Park in Normal. From the left are Coach Jenny Schwab, Madi Betz, Maggie Schwab, Jake Wilson, Nolan Engstrom, Coach Robyn Engstrom and Coach Vincent Fanelli.
Panther Cubs Compete At IESA State
Nearly 1,800 students from schools all over the state competed in the IESA Cross Country State Finals on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Maxwell Park in Normal, including four from the first-year program at … more
Litchfield senior Anthony Bader earned first team all-conference honors this past year, his second straight selection after being a second team pick last year as a junior.
Panthers, Toppers Get Seven Each On All-SCC
A round of penalty kicks was the only difference between the Litchfield and Hillsboro boys soccer teams in conference play so it was fitting that the two teams tied for the most players on this … more
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