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Litchfield, Hillsboro Prepare For Girls Golf Postseason

After playing in the South Central Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Litchfield and Hillsboro girls golf teams were together again on Sept. 25 and 26 for meets in Pana and Vandalia. On … more

9/30/24

Bulldogs Hold On To Knock Off Litchfield

The Litchfield volleyball team put a scare into Staunton on Tuesday, Sept. 24, before falling to the four-time defending champions in two sets, 25-19, 25-21. The two teams were tied 15 times … more

9/30/24

Litchfield's Brody Dykema looks for an opportunity to get the ball away from Hillsboro's Will Yeske during the South Central Conference clash in Litchfield on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The Toppers scored twice in the first half and three more times in the second to pick up a 5-1 win over the Panthers.

Win Keeps Hillsboro In SCC Title Hunt

The Hillsboro/Litchfield boys soccer game on Tuesday, Sept. 24, was as close to a must-win in terms of the South Central Conference title race. The Toppers entered the game with eight straight … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 9/26/24

Litchfield Trio On Course For The Purple Panthers

The Litchfield girls cross country team is a couple runners short of qualifying for a team score, but that hasn’t stopped the spirit of the three young ladies who competed in meets in … more

9/26/24

North Mac Doubles Up At SCC Golf Tournament

Going into the 2024 South Central Conference golf tournament the same school had finished atop the standings in both the girls and boys tournaments seven times. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the North Mac … more

9/26/24

Fast Freshman Leads Panthers In September

Halfway through the cross country season, a trend has developed for the Litchfield boys cross country team as some of the newest members of the squad are also some of the fastest. After finishing … more

9/26/24

Panthers Shake Off Road Woes With Greenville Win

After falling in their first three road games of the season, the Litchfield volleyball team bounced back to pickup a South Central Conference victory in Greenville on Thursday, Sept. 19. The Lady … more

9/23/24

Litchfield's Harrison Thomas wraps up Greenville quarterback Ben Hutchinson just as he gets rid of the ball during the Panthers' homecoming game in Litchfield on Sept. 20. Litchfield trailed by just ten, 27-17, going into halftime, but 27 unanswered points by the Comets in the third quarter allowed Greenville to improve to 4-0 on the season with a 54-17 win.

Second Half Pushes Comets Past Panthers

In 1910, the University of Illinois began a tradition of inviting alumni back to the campus, to visit and connect with current students. That tradition, called homecoming, now occurs not only in … more

9/23/24

Cavies Beat Panthers In Key South Central Clash

The Litchfield boys soccer team was handed their first conference loss on Thursday, Sept. 19, as they fell to Carlinville by a 4-1 score. Keagan Brown got Carlinville on the board first, seven and a … more

9/23/24

Panthers Knock Off Greenville In SCC Clash

Last year, the Litchfield boys soccer team beat Greenville on the Comets’ home field to secure a share of the South Central Conference (SCC) title. On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Panthers picked up … more

9/19/24

Lady Panthers Shoot Season-Best At Home

After inching closer and closer to breaking 200 as a team, the Litchfield girls golf team saw that goal accomplished on Tuesday, Sept. 17, when they hosted Glenwood, Pana and Hillsboro at the … more

9/19/24

Litchfield, Staunton Boys Battle It Out On The Links

Litchfield had two of the top three individual scores on the night during their match on Tuesday, Sept. 17, but Staunton managed to slip past the Panthers for the fourth time this season as they beat … more

9/19/24

Lincolnwood, Litchfield Finish Behind North Mac

Two Montgomery County teams finished second and third in a four-team meet in Macoupin County on Monday, Sept. 16. Playing at the Carlinville Country Club, the Lincolnwood girls golf team placed … more

9/19/24

Lincolnwood Second, Litchfield Fifth At Invite

Two of Montgomery County’s four girls golf teams were in Palmyra on Saturday, Sept. 14, for the Lady Viper Invite at Terry Park Golf Course, the home course of the South County Vipers. The … more

9/19/24

Home Sweet For Vandals In Win Over Litchfield

The road has not been kind to the Litchfield High School volleyball team so far this season. The Lady Panthers are a perfect 3-0 at home and a respectable 3-2 in tournaments, but are 0-3 when playing … more

9/19/24

Trading in their orange and black for purple, the Lincolnwood and Hillsboro volleyball teams shake hands prior to the championship match of this year's Montgomery County Invitational Grace Tournament, held in memory of the late Grace Herschelman. The Lancers and Toppers wore the "Grace" jerseys throughout the tournament and met up in the championship game on Saturday, Sept. 14, for the third straight year, with Lincolnwood beating Hillsboro for their third consecutive title.

County Teams Go For The Gold For Grace

Be it county rivalries or the cause associated with the Montgomery County Invitational, the 16-team event dubbed the Grace Tournament just seems to mean more for Lincolnwood, Hillsboro, Nokomis and … more

9/16/24

Litchfield's Avery Stewart tries to tip a shot over Father McGivney's Mia Lieberman during the fifth place match of the Grace Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 14, in Raymond. Liebermann, who made this year's all-tournament team, and the Griffins held on to beat the Panthers 25-16, 24-26, 15-13 in the match. More photos from the tournament can be found at masonlachance.smugmug.com.

Momentum Pushes Panthers To Sixth

After coming back to beat Pawnee and Hillsboro in their previous two games, the Litchfield High School volleyball team entered the Grace Tournament with momentum and back-to-back wins for the first … more

9/16/24

Litchfield's Keaton Morgan breaks free for a 30-yard touchdown run during the Purple Panthers' game with North Mac on Friday, Sept. 13, in Virden. Morgan's score cut the North Mac lead to 12-7 at halftime, but the undefeated Panthers from Macoupin County managed to hold on to their advantage in the second half, winning 26-14. More photos from the game can be found at masonlachance.smugmug.com.

North Mac Holds Off Litchfield In Defensive Battle

Friday night’s football affair between North Mac and Litchfield would be a key match-up for the Purple Panthers. With the South Central Conference juggernauts Pana, Vandalia and Greenville … more

9/16/24

Bulldogs Slip Past LHS For Third Time

The Litchfield and Staunton boys golf teams met up for the third time this year as both clubs hit the links at the Vandalia Country Club for a quad match with the host Vandals and Christ Our Rock … more

9/16/24

Lady Panthers Bounce Back Against Hillsboro

Round two on Sept. 12, between the Hillsboro and Litchfield volleyball teams had the distinct feeling of deja vu, but from different moments in the past, depending on which team you were cheering … more

9/16/24