Three young Hillsboro riders started their motocross seasons at Lincoln Trail Motosports on Saturday, March 19, in round one of the Thor Showdown Series. Huntley Durbin, Archer Durbin and Silas …
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3/23/23
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Litchfield Middle School eighth grader Rilynn Younker is going places... literally.
While some kids never leave the hometown, let alone their home state, Younker spent this past weekend, March …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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3/20/23
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The Extreme XC Racing Series opened up it’s season on March 4-5 in Bloomfield, IN, with the River Bend Rally.
Briar Kuhl jumped out to a good start as he finished second in the Super Mini …
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3/20/23
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The first motocross race of the season at South Fork Dirt Riders in Taylorville is April 16, but the off-road racers still had some celebrating to do before wrapping up the 2022 season. On Saturday, …
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3/13/23
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It was a solid start to 2023 NEPG National Enduro Series for a pair of Journal-News Motorsports racers as the season kicked off with the Sumter National Enduro in Sumter, SC, on Feb. 5.
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3/13/23
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A new year means a new number for Hillsboro racer Chase Saathoff as he started his second season in the Progressive American Flat Track racing series. Gone is the 106 that Saathoff sported in 2022, …
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3/13/23
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Jhak Walker could have taken some time off in between races in the Grand National Cross Country Series, but instead the Morrisonville 16-year-old qualified for one of the biggest motorcycle races in …
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3/13/23
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For a distance runner, Vanessa Compton, a Hillsboro graduate, makes a fine long sprinter.
A conference champion caliber long sprinter or middle distance if you prefer. The Greenville University …
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by Dan Chamness
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3/9/23
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After taking home national championships from the 2022 Grand National Cross Country Series last year, Walshville’s Travis Lentz and Morrisonville’s Jhak Walker were ready to defend their …
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3/9/23
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Duff Boys Racing took it inside on Saturday, Feb. 18, as they competed in the indoor Megacross Woods EX event at Megatraxs in Mendota.
All three of the Duffs finished in the top three as Cooper …
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3/9/23
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Motocross has already given seven-year-old Huntley Durbin some pretty amazing racing experiences, but the Hillsboro first grader’s race on March 11 may be the best one yet.
Durbin and 14 …
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3/6/23
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Carly Guinn, a Litchfield graduate, did not score points in the high jump at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships, but the Eastern Illinois University freshman was very close.
She …
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by Dan Chamness
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2/27/23
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It is no secret that wins have been scarce and tough to earn for the Hannibal-LaGrange University Lady Trojans.
So, when HLG earns a 10-point win, especially one in the American Midwest …
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by Dan Chamness
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2/16/23
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The 3,200-meter relay at the Principia College Relays informed Hillsboro graduate and Greenville University runner Vanessa Compton of something she did not previously realize.
It informed the …
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Dan Chamness
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2/6/23
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The Hillsboro Junior High eighth grade girls basketball team is just one win away from an IESA state championship after picking up two victories at the tournament on Saturday, Dec. 10, in Germantown …
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12/12/22
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Just a week after bringing the school’s fourth IESA girls basketball state trophy home, the Nokomis Junior High Lady Braves will add a fifth state trophy to the case.
Like the seventh …
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12/12/22
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A special season came to an end for the Nokomis Junior High seventh grade girls basketball team on Thursday, Dec. 8, as the Lady Braves finished fourth overall at the IESA Class 7-2A State …
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12/12/22
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The Fourth Annual Terry Todt Shootout versus Cancer, held this year at Hillsboro High School, ended with a memorable battle between county rivals Litchfield and Lincolnwood, with Lincolnwood grabbing …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/12/22
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After a tough loss to Williamsville the day before, Nokomis rebounded with a signature defensive performance at the T. Todt Shootout in Hillsboro on Dec. 10. The Redskins gave up just six field goals …
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12/12/22
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Litchfield's Jada Carroll broke an 18-18 tie with a free throw with 1.2 seconds left to give Litchfield the one-point win over Auburn in the regional championship game of the IESA 7-3A regional on …
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11/28/22
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