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With a record of 0-5 and averaging 29.8 points per game, on the outside, the Litchfield High School boys basketball team was struggling this season. On the inside though, Coach Drew Logan and the …
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3/4/21
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When it rains, it pours and although spring hasn’t officially arrived, there was a downpour in the gymnasium at Southwestern on Monday night, March 1, as the Lady Birds rained down 12 …
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3/4/21
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The Litchfield Purple Panthers came into Hillsboro’s gyms having missed the first four dates on their schedule (because of COVID-19 quarantine); a very young squad (five freshmen, four …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/1/21
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Rivalries have a way of evening the playing field sometimes, which was the case on Friday, Sept. 26, when the Hillsboro girls visited Litchfield.
Early on, the Lady Panthers contained the red-hot …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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3/1/21
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Litchfield Coach Rob Corso's Lady Panthers came within an eyelash of picking up their first win of the season against Greenfield Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27, in Simmons Gym, but with the blink of the …
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3/1/21
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Struggling to find points in their first two contests the Litchfield Purple Panthers would look to change the tide when they welcomed the Gillespie Miners to Simmons Gym on Wednesday, Feb. …
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3/1/21
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After scoring just two points in Litchfield’s season opening loss to Staunton on Feb. 19, senior Cara Pence lit the scoreboard for 18 against Vandalia Monday evening, Feb. …
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2/25/21
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The Litchfield Purple Panthers knew coming into this season they would have several hurdles to get through, one being an inexperienced lineup.
A two-week set back would not help matters out, …
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2/25/21
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Trailing by eight at the end of the first half, Litchfield Coach Rob Corso’s Lady Panthers outscored Staunton 12-5 in the third period to inch within a point, but Coach Corrie Allan’s …
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2/22/21
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Since Feb. 14, 2020 Simmons Gym has been silent, but on Friday night, Feb. 19, the silence was broken as the Litchfield Purple Panthers finally hit the hardwood in their 2021 campaign.
Litchfield …
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2/22/21
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The long awaited Litchfield High School girls and boys basketball seasons will open on Feb. 19 when the Lady Panthers go toe-to-toe with the Lady Bulldogs of Staunton in a South Central match-up at …
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2/18/21
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In 18 years of coaching high school basketball Drew Logan has run into a lot of different obstacles, but nothing has been thrown at him like the past year has delivered.
In his tenth year at …
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2/18/21
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Litchfield High School golf Coach Dan Newkirk said that the 2020 season was one of his favorite seasons to coach, which bodes well for Newkirk, because he’ll be seeing these players a lot over …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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11/16/20
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For Litchfield’s seniors, it was one last opportunity to put on the purple and black and prove themselves one step at a time. For the younger members of the team, it was a chance to get better …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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11/2/20
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After earning their first conference title in eight years on Monday, the Litchfield boys cross country team put together a solid effort at the Carlinville Regional and came away with a second place …
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10/26/20
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Death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, but for the last ten years, a spot in the sectionals for the Litchfield girls cross country team can be added to that list as well.
On …
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10/26/20
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In 2012, the Litchfield boys cross country team put five runners in the top 12 to come away with their second conference title in a row. But since that day in October, the honor of best in the South …
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10/22/20
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As it turns out, Litchfield and everyone else not named Roxana was vying for second place on Monday, Oct. 19, at the South Central Conference meet at Southwestern High School. And while the …
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10/22/20
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Last year as a freshman, Litchfield’s Laura Boston proved that she was one of the best in the area as she advanced to the sectional tournament before missing the state cut by just nine strokes. …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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10/19/20
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