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Lady Panthers Get Second Straight Win
The Litchfield girls basketball team continues to move the bar for what success means for the Lady Panthers as they picked up their second win of the season and did something they didn’t do all … more
Lady Lancers Fall To North Greene By Five
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team fell to 1-5 on the season on Monday, Dec. 2, as they were beaten by North Greene 35-30. The Lancers held an early lead on the road as they … more
Purple Panthers Rebound To Take Fifth At Mt. Pulaski
Sometimes a good turkey dinner changes everything and that held true for the Litchfield High School boys basketball team. After dropping their first two games before Thanksgiving at the Mt. … more
Lady Panthers Pick Up First Win, Take Seventh At Waverly
After pieces and parts went right over their first five games of the season, the Litchfield girls basketball team put it all together on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the seventh place game of the Waverly … more
Litchfield wrestler Jayden Ellinger has his hand raised in victory after defeating Chaze Fajarado of Sparta in the Panthers' first meet of the season on Monday, Nov. 25, in Collinsville. Ellinger was one of five Litchfield wrestlers to pick up two wins on the night, with both of his victories coming by pin.
Panthers Get First Win In Opening Meet
The Litchfield-Mt. Olive wrestling team picked up a win in its first meet of the season on Monday, Nov. 25, as the Panthers defeated Sparta at a triangular meet in Collinsville by a 60-18 final … more
New Look Litchfield Falls At Mt. Pulaski
A new era of Purple Panthers basketball tipped off Monday evening, Nov. 25, as Litchfield High began their 2024-2025 season in the Mt. Pulaski Tournament. Litchfield, in a pool with Edinburg, Auburn … more
Trojans Slip Past Panthers At Waverly
The Litchfield High School girls basketball team wrapped up pool play at the Waverly Tournament on Monday, Nov. 25, with a 50-33 loss to Triopia. The Trojans outscored the Panthers in all four … more
New Starters, New Coach, New Chance For LHS
Simmons Gym on the campus of Litchfield High School may be a little different this basketball season. The structure and the design will remain the same but the fans may need to grab a roster as the … more
Litchfield's Elise Walch looks for a way past Brownstown-St. Elmo defenders Presley Williams and Dayana Haslett (#23) during the first half of the Panthers' home opener on Nov. 21. Walch had 18 points to pace the Panthers, but the visitors got 35 points from Haslett to hand Litchfield a 53-42 victory.
Lady Panthers Improve, But Fall To Bombers
It wasn’t a win, but it was a vast improvement of where they were a year ago, as the Litchfield girls basketball team hosted Brownstown-St. Elmo (BSE for short) on Thursday, Nov. 21. Last year, … more
Nokomis' Kinley Stolte tries to keep the ball from getting to Litchfield freshman McKenna Harmon during the season opener for both teams on Nov. 19, in Nokomis. Stolte had a team-high 18 points in the Redskins' 55-29 victory over the Purple Panthers.
Nokomis Beats Litchfield In Opener
The Nokomis and Litchfield girls basketball programs are in different stages of development, as evidenced by the Lady Redskins’ 55-29 win over the Panthers on Nov. 19, but that doesn’t … more
Four members of the Litchfield-Gillespie boys soccer team were named to this year’s all-conference squad. From the left are first team selection Landon Wernsing, third team selection Brody Dykema and second team selections Brayden Ronco and Cooper Martin.
Litchfield Boys Soccer Celebrates 2024 Season
The Litchfield-Gillespie   boys soccer team celebrated its successes at the annual banquet on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Litchfield High School cafeteria. The Panthers went 10-11 this season … more
Four Hillsboro and two Litchfield volleyball players were among the 21 players selected to the 2024 South Central Conference all-conference volleyball team, which was voted on by the coaches of the conference.
Four Toppers, Two Panthers Earn All-Conference Honors
Four Hillsboro and two Litchfield volleyball players were among the 21 players selected to the 2024 South Central Conference all-conference volleyball team, which was voted on by the coaches of the … more
Panther Cubs, Braves Show Off Skills At First Saturday Showdown
It was a busy day of basketball in Litchfield on Saturday, Nov. 9, as Litchfield Middle School hosted Nokomis Junior High in the inaugural Saturday Showdown. Panther Gym was the home base for the … more
Above are the players from Hillsboro and Litchfield who earned all-conference honors in boys soccer this past season.
Toppers, Panthers Earn All-Conference
Seven Hiltoppers and four Purple Panthers were among those selected for the 2024 South Central Conference (SCC) all-conference boys soccer teams, which were voted on by the coaches of the SCC. … more
As it's been all season, the senior and the freshman led the Litchfield boys cross country team at the Cumberland Sectional in Mattoon on Nov. 2. Running in the final race of his prep career, senior Kenny Traylor (#438) finished 75th in a time of 17:40, while freshman Nolan Engstrom ran a 17:41 and finished 77th.
Litchfield Cross Country Ends Season At Sectional
For the Litchfield High School cross country team, the Cumberland Sectional offered two things: the opportunity for one more race for four seniors and the chance for four more young runners to show … more
Litchfield's Lexi Logan goes up for a block against Greenville's Amya Miller during the regional quarterfinal in Litchfield on Monday, Oct. 28. The Panthers knocked off the Comets in two sets to move on to Tuesday's semifinal, where they fell to Staunton 25-17, 25-14.
Panthers Get Past Comets, Fall To Staunton
The Litchfield High School volleyball team saw their season come to an end on Tuesday, Oct. 29, with a loss to Staunton in the regional semifinal, but the Purple Panthers were able to squeeze in one … more
Litchfield's Rilynn Younker ran a personal best time of 21:32.4 at the Shelbyville Regional on Oct. 26, and earned a qualifying berth to next Saturday's sectional at Lake Land College in Matoon.
Personal-Best Time Earns Younker Shot At Sectionals
Litchfield sophomore Rilynn Younker ran a new personal best and finished 21st overall at the cross country regional at Forest Park in Shelbyville on Saturday, Oct. 26, earning a ticket to next … more
Litchfield senior Kenny Traylor ran a 17:10.14 at the regional in Shelbyville on Saturday, Oct. 26, to finish 18th overall and help the Panthers to a sectional qualifying spot for the Cumberland Sectional on Nov. 2.
Litchfield Boys Earn Spot In Sectional
The Litchfield boys cross country team put two runners in the top 20 at the Shelbyville Regional on Saturday, Oct. 26, and out-pointed South Central Conference foe Staunton for the seventh and final … more
Litchfield's Caiden Lamb hangs tight to Vandalia's Kohnor Depew, despite getting a helpful hand from the Vandal receiver during the game on Friday, Oct. 25, in Litchfield. DePew had six receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns as the Vandals picked up a 54-25 victory over the Purple Panthers.
Vandals Push Past Panthers In Week Nine
Continued from 9A The defense was a bright spot throughout the quarter as they stood strong on several plays by the Vandals. Kayden Bergman was part of a few of those plays as he pulled down an … more
Litchfield seniors Elise Walch and Megan Lee go up for a block during the Panthers' senior night game against Gillespie on Thursday, Oct. 24. With the win, the Lady Panthers improved to 13-14-1 going into Monday's regional tournament, which they host.
Panthers Get Senior Night Win
After falling to Pana in the Reed sibling civil war (Litchfield Coach Alivia Reed’s sister Izzy is a senior for Pana) on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Litchfield High School volleyball team needed a … more
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