On Saturday the Purple Panthers tied their win total from a year ago and would look to surpass that total on Tuesday, April 11, in Litchfield. Their opponent, the Southwestern Piasa Birds, was a …
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4/13/23
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Two runs in the second and two runs in the fifth by Southwestern spoiled an otherwise solid outing for the Litchfield softball team as they fell to the Piasa Birds 4-1 on Tuesday, April …
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4/13/23
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Just three days after playing Gillespie in Litchfield, the Lady Panthers traveled to the Miners’ home field on Friday, April 7, for a conference match-up with the favorite to win the South …
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4/13/23
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The Litchfield girls track team was a little shorthanded on April 7 as they entered the Carlinville Invitational with three team members missing in action. But from the results, you’d never …
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4/10/23
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Litchfield’s Carson Saathoff and Matthew Bywater pitched seven strong innings for a combined 5-0 shutout of Lincolnwood on Saturday, April 8, in Riverton.
The Lancers scattered seven hits …
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4/10/23
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It’d be easier to list the events that Litchfield didn’t win than the ones they did at a South Central Conference meet on April 4, in Staunton. The Lady Panthers had competitors in 16 …
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4/10/23
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It’s the little things that matter in running. It’s nutrition. It’s stretching and warming up. It’s the way your foot hits the track or the course. It’s your breathing. …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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4/10/23
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The Litchfield boys track team put some distance between themselves and the competition on Tuesday, April 4, as they came away with nine wins, including four in events 800 meters or more.
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4/10/23
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Wednesday afternoon featured a battle of the Litchfield Panthers on the diamond in Jerseyville, where the Jerseyville Panthers used two six-run innings to knock off the Purple Panthers 12-2.
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4/10/23
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After falling to Jerseyville, a school with an 826 enrollment, the Purple Panthers competed against another larger school, Taylorville with an enrollment of 757, on Thursday afternoon.
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4/10/23
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On Friday, April 7, the Litchfield Purple Panthers traveled to Gillespie for their second match-up of the week against the Miners.
The first match-up, on Tuesday afternoon was a …
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4/10/23
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If you are a fan of the girls soccer teams from both Litchfield and Hillsboro, then the 2023 Panther Classic was for you.
In ideal conditions, the Panthers and Hiltoppers would have squared off …
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4/6/23
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When playing the same team multiple times in a season, it becomes a chess match, especially when one of the games is recorded as a conference game.
It becomes a bigger chess match when …
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4/6/23
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Learning from a new coach is sometimes like learning to walk, baby steps are needed in order to take that first big step.
The Litchfield Purple Panthers baseball club has been on the …
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4/6/23
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With four wins in their first four games, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team got a taste of success to start the 2023 season. Now, they’ll see how they handle adversity.
The Lady …
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4/6/23
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On Thursday evening, March 30, GCS Credit Union Ballpark, home of the Gateway Grizzlies, was the home of the Litchfield Purple Panthers and Staunton Bulldogs.
The ballpark is not the typical …
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4/3/23
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With how Mother Nature has treated high school baseball teams in central Illinois this spring, playing back-to-back games may be more impressive than throwing a no-hitter.
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4/3/23
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An 11-run fourth inning and a stellar performance in the circle gave Litchfield a 15-0 victory over Ramsey on Wednesday, March 29, as the Lady Panthers improved to 4-0 on the season.
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4/3/23
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The Litchfield boys track team finished first in four different individual events as they traveled to North Mac for a quad meet with the host Panthers, New Berlin and Nokomis.
Keenan Powell had …
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4/3/23
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The Litchfied girls track team finished second to the host North Mac Panthers on Wednesday, March 29, as the two South Central Conference foes competed in a quad meet with New Berlin and Nokomis.
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4/3/23
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