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Carly Cameron, a Hillsboro graduate, keeps doing her thing off the bench.
The Illinois College senior, who played 32 minutes in IC's 72-68 overtime loss to Grinnell College, scored a very …
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1/21/20
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It may have been too cold to race, but Litchfield drag racer David Hearn got some work in on Saturday, Jan. 4, and earned a pretty sweet payday as well.
Hearn participated in this year's 10th …
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1/21/20
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Abby Brockmeyer, a Lincolnwood graduate turned Southern Illinois University-Carbondale player, was instrumental in helping the SIU-Carbondale Salukis post a 67-51 victory over Valparaiso University, …
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by Dan Chamness
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1/16/20
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Hillsboro native Carly Cameron and her Illinois College teammates will have a special guest in the house when the Lady Blues take on Beloit College on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 3 p.m.
The Illinois …
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1/6/20
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Even when she is playing against nationally ranked teams, Sammi Matoush shines.
The Washington University freshman, a Hillsboro graduate, was in double figures twice last week as the …
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by Dan Chamness
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1/6/20
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The best wrestlers in the world were in Fort Worth, TX on Dec. 20-22 for the 2019 Senior Nationals, including Litchfield High School grad Victoria Francis.
Francis would finish second overall in a …
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12/30/19
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Abby Brockmeyer is 75 percent of the way to 1,000 collegiate points.
The Lincolnwood graduate, who is suiting up for Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, now has 750 points as she helped …
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by Dan Chamness
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12/23/19
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Sammi Matoush's basketball exploits at Hillsboro High School will go down as legendary.
Now, the Washington University freshman is working on becoming a legend there. While she is far from …
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by Daniel Chamness
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12/16/19
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The Hillsboro eighth grade girls basketball team saw their season come to an end on Wednesday, Dec. 11, just one step short of state.
Playing Roxana at the Vandalia Sectional, the Lady Dragons led …
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12/12/19
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The Hillsboro Lady Dragons eighth grade girls basketball team defeated Kincaid South Fork 31-29 on Thursday night, Dec. 5, to win the regional tournament at Pana.
Hillsboro (16-2) will play Roxana …
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12/9/19
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Jade Taylor, a Litchfield graduate, and the Greenville University women's soccer team advanced all the way to the National Christian College Athletic Association playoffs.
Not to mention the …
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by Dan Chamness
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12/2/19
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Hillsboro graduate Sammi Matoush, a Washington University freshman, could have taken some time to learn the women's basketball system at her new college home.
But, why should she wait, when …
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by Dan Chamness
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11/27/19
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Abby Brockmeyer, a Lincolnwood graduate and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale junior, showed in the first two SIUC games, she is just as determined to score her second 500 points as …
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11/14/19
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Kevin Arnold picked up a win by rear naked choke in his first match at the IMMAF-WMMAA Amateur MMA World Championships, which are being held in Bahrain between Nov. 11 and Nov. 16.
Arnold, …
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11/12/19
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At 5'5", Marke Freeman's presence on stage at the Lincolnwood High School auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 30, wasn't overwhelming, but the former Lanphier and Northern Illinois University standout's …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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11/7/19
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Some athletes simply have a taste for the position they play.
Kenny Lauderdale, a Rockford University junior soccer player and Litchfield graduate, would be one such player.
"I love …
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by Daniel Chamness
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11/4/19
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The second annual First Noelle Memorial 5K is set to be held at St. Louis Catholic School in Nokomis on Saturday, Dec. 7. The yearly 5K is held in memory of Ayden Noelle O'Malley, the daughter …
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10/28/19
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Victories have not been easy to come by for the Blackburn College women's soccer team this year.
But, in their three victories thus far this year, it seems like a Hillsboro graduate has …
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by Dan Chamness
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10/21/19
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Long-time player Keith Phillips was 6-0 and was the closest on the tie-breaker to earn the victory in week eight of the Country Financial Prep Pick 'Em contest.
Phillips, Ed Holcomb and Harold …
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10/21/19
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For the first time this year, all 12 entries in the Country Financial Prep Pick 'Em Contest were flawless, meaning that the winner was decided by the tiebreaker of closest to the total points in the …
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10/15/19
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