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May 15 marked the beginning of the Illinois high school baseball postseason. Litchfield, the 11th seed in the sub-sectional, opened regional play on the road against the fifth seed, the New Berlin …
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5/18/23
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For the first time since 2009, the Litchfield girls track team are back-to-back sectional champions.
The Panthers finished in the points 21 times at the Class 1A sectional in Carlinville on …
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5/15/23
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In certain soccer circles, mainly those inhabited by fans of the Men In Blazers podcast, there is a theory that scoring early can actually be bad for teams. While the result of a game depends on …
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5/15/23
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It may be just across the county line, but over the last few years, Gillespie has felt like home to the Litchfield High School boys track team. On Friday, May 12, the Purple Panthers took home their …
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5/15/23
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The Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team picked up its 11th win of the season on Wednesday, May 10, scoring four runs in the top of the eighth inning to come away with a 10-6 win at Father McGivney.
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5/15/23
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It took six innings before the 4A Collinsville Kahoks put runs on the board against the visiting Litchfield Purple Panthers. Even though it took the Kahoks until the sixth inning to put runs on the …
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5/15/23
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The semifinal of the Greenville Regional between the Litchfield and Southwestern girls soccer teams on May 9, was the perfect example of why you don’t leave a game early.
If you would have …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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5/11/23
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Litchfield High’s baseball team faced Hillsboro three times in the 2023 baseball season – once in the county tournament, once in conference play and Tuesday, May 9, in Litchfield as the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/11/23
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After falling to the Panthers 5-2 on April 28 in the South Central Conference match-up between the Hillsboro and Litchfield softball teams, the Hiltoppers were looking for a little revenge going into …
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5/11/23
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The Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team picked up a 3-1 victory over Bunker Hill on Wednesday, May 3, in a duel between Mt. Olive junior Lili Readenour and Bunker Hill senior Lauren Lenihan.
The …
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5/8/23
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After rattling off four straight wins, the Litchfield Purple Panthers’ win streak would come to an end Thursday, May 4, in Vandalia. The Vandals put six runs on the board in the first three …
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5/8/23
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After a four-year hiatus, due primarily to the pandemic, the Litchfield High School senior sports banquet made a welcome return on Sunday, April 30, as high school senior athletes, parents, coaches, …
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5/8/23
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For the second year in a row, the Litchfield girls track team ran away from the competition at the South Central Conference Championships, both literally and figuratively.
Staunton hosted the …
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5/8/23
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A large crowd flooded the campus of Litchfield High School Thursday, May 4, and while everyone was happy to be there to see the Panthers pick up the win at the home …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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5/8/23
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The first half of the season was a perfect storm for the Litchfield girls soccer team as a tough schedule and a fairly inexperienced, but talented group of players yielded just two wins in the …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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5/8/23
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Winning ball games has become a routine in the last few weeks for Litchfield as the Purple Panthers rattled off three straight wins. On Wednesday, May 4, the Litchfield baseball club continued that …
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5/8/23
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The Litchfield girls soccer team picked up their second straight win and third win in four games on Thursday, April 27, with a 5-2 victory over North Mac in Virden.
The Panthers scored early and …
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5/4/23
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Vince Lombardi once said, "Wining is a habit," and recently the Litchfield Purple Panthers baseball club has picked up that habit. Coming into Tuesday night's South Central Conference match-up, …
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5/4/23
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The Staunton Lady Bulldogs snapped Litchfield’s two-game win streak on Tuesday, May 2, as they handed the Lady Panthers a 16-0 loss in five innings.
The Bulldogs were clicking on all …
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5/4/23
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The Litchfield High School basketball program will be hosting a youth basketball camp on May 30 through June 2, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Simmons Gym on the campus of Litchfield High School.
The …
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5/4/23
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