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Litchfield Girls Shut Out Cavaliers, Hawknadoes

The Litchfield girls soccer team picked up their first South Central Conference win of the year on Thursday, April 11, as they knocked off Carlinville 1-0 at Lloyd Hill Field. The lone goal came … more

4/18/24

Panthers Show Versatility To Take Second

The Litchfield boys track team snapped up 13 top five finishes, including four wins, as they took second as a team at the Pana Invitational on Saturday, April 13. The Purple Panthers finished … more

4/18/24

Fenton, Stewart Win At Pana

The Litchfield girls track team picked up a pair of wins at the Pana Invitational on Saturday, April 13, as they finished seventh overall in the 15-team meet. Running a bit of a skeleton crew in … more

4/18/24

Max Effort Lifts Litchfield Baseball

Challenging any mother figure, in any aspects of life, is a daunting task, and wining that challenge is an even harder one. The Carlinville and Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball teams did not want … more

4/18/24

SCC-Leading Cavies Knock Off Lady Panthers

Fresh off their championship at the inaugural Montgomery County Softball Tournament, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team was looking to carry over their momentum when they faced off against … more

4/18/24

Above are the eight young hurlers who toed the rubber in their team's 10 a.m. games, which were determined by a razor-thin margin, with the largest final deficit a 3-0 affair. From the left are Litchfield's Laynie Wyatt and Tate Dobrinich, Nokomis' Reaghan Jonas and Drake Taylor, Hillsboro's Anika Camp and Dylan Lessman and Lincolnwood's Taryn Millburg and Jonah Elvidge.

Annnd Here's The Pitch...

If you stood in the right place at the Hillsboro Sports Complex on Saturday, April 13, you could see all eight Montgomery County high school baseball and softball teams without taking another step, … more

4/15/24

With teammate Elise Walch backing up the play from left field, Litchfield-Mt. Olive shortstop Charlie Bono camps underneath out number one in the seventh inning of the championship game of the inaugural Montgomery County Softball Tournament. The Lady Panthers went on to defeat Nokomis 8-4 to capture the title, with the Litchfield baseball team accomplishing the same feat just across the way at the Hillsboro Sports Complex on Saturday, April 13.

Litchfield Softball Makes The Most Of Title Shot

Both Litchfield-Mt. Olive and Nokomis knew going into the championship game of the inaugural Montgomery County Softball Tournament just how important it was to make the most of their limited … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 4/15/24

With Nokomis' Blain Goodwin leading off first behind him, Litchfield's Ethan Saathoff finishes off his delivery to home plate in the sixth inning of the championship game of the Montgomery County Baseball Tournament on Saturday, April 13, in Hillsboro. Saathoff was nearly unhittable in the title game, allowing just two hits in six and two-thirds innings as the Panthers avenged last year's loss in the championship with a 4-0 victory over the Redskins.

It's Litchfield's Turn For The Title

After falling to Nokomis in the championship game of the Montgomery County Tournament last year, Litchfield Head Baseball Coach Rocky Giannuzzi stopped his team from gathering up their things and had … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 4/15/24

Lady Panthers Hold Off Lincolnwood

The Litchfield-Mt. Olive and Lincolnwood-Morrisonville softball teams have both had their struggles at times this season, so it was only appropriate that the two teams find their footing against one … more

4/15/24

Dobrinich Lights Out Against Lancers

Litchfield’s Tate Dobrinich pitched a seven-inning, two-hit shutout to help the Panthers pick up a 3-0 win over Lincolnwood in their opening game of the Montgomery County Baseball Tournament on … more

4/15/24

Panthers Bounce Back Against North Mac

After dropping three of their last four, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball team was back in the win column on Friday, April 12, as they defeated the North Mac Panthers 7-2 on the campus of Litchfield … more

4/15/24

Litchfield Boys Go For Broke At Vandalia Meet

The Litchfield boys track team had 17 top three finishes and broke 28 personal records on Tuesday, April 9, as they continue to work toward sectionals at the end of the season. The Panthers … more

4/15/24

Six A Serious Number For Lady Panthers

The Litchfield girls track team picked up six wins and six runner-up finishes, as they finished second at a quad meet in Vandalia on Tuesday, April 9. The Lady Panthers collected 62 points, 23 … more

4/15/24

The Litchfield Middle School track team won the team titles at the Indian Invitational in three of the four classes, setting several school records as well.

Beware Of Falling Records At Litchfield Middle School

The Litchfield Middle School track program is off to a great start to the season, with several new school records and some top finishes in the team results. In their first meet of the season, … more

4/15/24

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

4/11/24

Litchfield’s Bella Lueken watches from third base as Lincolnwood pitcher Taryn Clarke prepares to bring her delivery to the plate in the sixth inning of the game in Litchfield on Monday, April 8. Clarke only allowed two earned runs in the game, but Litchfield picked up a 5-1 win over the visitors from Montgomery County’s panhandle.

Purple Panthers Hold Off Lincolnwood

Litchfield’s Laynie Wyatt struck out 10 and held Lincolnwood to three hits as the Lady Panthers scored a 5-1 win over the Lancers. The only blip for the Panthers came in the second inning, … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 4/11/24

County Tournament Set For This Saturday

All eight Montgomery County baseball and softball teams will be in the same locale on Saturday, April 13, as the Hillsboro Sports Complex hosts the Montgomery County Baseball and Softball … more

4/11/24

Single Lets Piasa Birds Walk It Off Against Litchfield

A four-run fifth inning and a walk-off single in the seventh by Southwestern kept the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team from a win in their conference opener on Tuesday, April 9, as the Piasa Birds … more

4/11/24

Panthers Have A Field Day At Plains

The Litchfield boys track team took home four wins from the Pleasant Plains Invitational on Saturday, April 6, plus 10 other podium finishes as they finished the day with 73 points. The seven-team … more

4/8/24

Litchfield Girls Finish Fourth At Carlinville Invite

The Litchfield girls track team scored points in 12 of the 14 events in which they entered at the Carlinville Girls Invitational on Friday, April 5, as the Lady Panthers finished fourth in the … more

4/8/24