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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

Miners No-Hit Litchfield In SCC Clash

To be the best you have to beat the best, and on Friday afternoon, April 5, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball team needed be ready to meet that challenge. The challenge? The two-time South Central … more

4/8/24

Lady Panthers Snap Skid With 3-1 Win

After falling to two talented teams in Highland and Greenville in their previous two games, the Litchfield girls soccer team snapped their two-game skid with a 3-1 win over Wesclin in Trenton on … more

4/8/24

Rockets Knock Off Purple Panthers

After a tough loss on Friday to Gillespie, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball team would look to bound back on the diamond with a newly scheduled non-conference match-up with the Rochester Rockets on … more

4/8/24

Purple Panthers Beat Cruasaders In Shortened Game

After dropping their first game of the year on Saturday, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball club would be back on the diamond Monday afternoon, April 1. This would be the third trip to … more

4/4/24

Late Goal Lifts Comets Over Litchfield Girls

At noon, the temperature on Tuesday, April 2, was in the mid-60s, but by the time the Litchfield and Greenville girls soccer teams hit the pitch at Lloyd Hill Field, it was already 20 degrees cooler, … more

4/4/24

The Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball team has had plenty of reasons to celebrate so far this season, including a grand slam by Tate Dobrinich (far right) in their 15-11 win over Greenville. The win over the Comets, their first since 2014, was their tenth in a row to start the season. While that streak came to an end on Saturday with a loss to Sacred Heart-Griffin, the Panthers already have more wins in 2024 than they did all of last season.

Litchfield Battles To Get Past Greenville

In the preseason, Litchfield Coach Rocky Giannuzzi was not sure how his Purple Panthers would respond after a loss. After nine games, the Panthers still hadn’t experienced that, but they had … more

4/1/24

Hillsboro's Kearstynn Davis (left) and Litchfield's Chloe Law (right) go up for a 50/50 ball during the third place game at the Panther Classic in Litchfield on Saturday, March 30. After losing to Hillsboro twice last year, the Lady Panthers scored a 2-1 victory over the Toppers, with Law scoring the go-ahead goal in the second half.

Panthers Top Hillsboro For Third

Last year, the Hillsboro and Litchfield girls soccer teams were slated to play for the championship of the 2023 Panther Classic, before Mother Nature put the kibosh on those plans. This Saturday, … more

4/1/24

Litchfield-Mt. Olive infielder Alyssa Aubuschon scoops a grounder during the Panthers' game with Greenville on Friday, March 29. The hosts held the Comets to just three runs, but a stellar outing from Greenville's Kaitlyn Lurkins silenced Litchfield's bats and gave the visitors a 3-1 win.

Lady Panthers Beat Rams, Fall To Comets

The Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team picked up their second win of the season on Wednesday, March 27, as they defeated Ramsey 13-4 on the Rams’ home field. The two teams were tied at 0-0 … more

4/1/24