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Litchfield's Izabella Fenton stretches out her team's lead over Nokomis (anchor Chloe Smoot) and Pana (anchor Lilly Jostes) as she closes in on the finish line for the 4x100 meter relay at the Panthers' home meet on Friday, May 9. Fenton and the Panthers won the race with a time of 53.6 seconds.

County Teams Hit The Track Before Rain Does

It was a perfect day for a track meet on Friday, May 9, in Litchfield as the Purple Panthers hosted Nokomis, South County, Pana and Jacksonville’s Illinois School for the Deaf... at least it … more

5/12/25

Strong Start Pushes Griffins Past Nokomis

A nine-run first inning helped give Father McGivney a 12-1 win over Nokomis on Friday, May 9, keeping the Lady Redskins from picking up back-to-back wins for the first time this season. The Griffins … more

5/12/25

Walk-offs Go Both Ways For Nokomis

The baseball gods giveth and they taketh away as the Nokomis High School baseball team found out this week. On Wednesday, May 7, the Redskins walked it off against Macon Meridian, scoring twice in … more

5/12/25

Lady Redskins Put Eight In Top Six At Sullivan

Eight of Nokomis’ 12 entries finished in the top six at the Redskin Invitational on Tuesday, May 6, as the Lady Redskins finished seventh in the team ranks in Sullivan. Libby Watson had … more

5/12/25

Petty Scores Win In 400 With Personal Best Time

The Nokomis boys track team had six finishes in the top six and placed sixth overall at the Redskin Invitational on Tuesday, May 6, in Sullivan. Kadynn Petty accounted for three of the six … more

5/12/25

Nokomis Softball Holds Off Lady Lancers In Round Two

The Nokomis Lady Redskins avenged an earlier loss to Lincolnwood/Morrisonville on Tuesday, May 6, with a 5-4 victory over the Lady Lancers. Lincolnwood jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, … more

5/8/25

Nokomis Shuts Down Bunker Hill For 14th Win

Three Nokomis pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout on Tuesday, May 6, as the Redskins improved to 14-12 overall and 7-3 in the MSM Conference with an 11-0 victory over Bunker Hill. Kannon … more

5/8/25

Petty Sets Personal Best At Jokisch-Grandone

Nokomis senior Kadynn Petty set a new personal best in the 200 and had a pair of top six finishes for the Redskins on Friday, May 2, at the Jokisch-Grandone Invitational. Petty ran a 24.20 to finish … more

5/5/25

Nokomis Girls Second At Staunton

The Nokomis girls track team finished second in the team ranks in the top three 11 times at the Staunton Relays on Tuesday, April 29, including a first place finish in the long jump. … more

5/5/25

Nokomis' Luke Eisenbarth puts a charge into an offering from the Altamont pitcher on Monday, April 28, during the Redskins' home game against the Indians. Eisenbarth had two RBIs in the 4-1 loss to the visitors, but Nokomis rebounded with back-to-back wins on Tuesday, April 29, to move to 13-12 on the season.

Nokomis Boys Take Two

After back-to-back close losses to Litchfield and Altamont, the Nokomis High School baseball team released some frustrations on Edinburg/South Fork on Tuesday, April 29, as they swept a doubleheader … more

5/1/25

Nokomis outfielder Leigha Smith gets the ball back into the infield during the Lady Redskins' home game against Auburn on Monday, April 28. The visiting Trojans got a stellar performance from starting pitcher Meena Taylor, who struck out 19 and allowed just one hit in a 9-0 victory over Nokomis.

Taylor One-Hits Nokomis

Auburn’s Meena Taylor struck out 19 batters and allowed just one run and two walks as the Trojans defeated Nokomis 9-0 on Monday, April 28. Taylor, who is a senior at Auburn’s co-op … more

5/1/25

Lincolnwood/Morrisonville's Ella Jenkins beats Kalasandra Cook's throw to Cloey Dirks at first by a step during the fifth inning of the Lancers' game in Raymond against Nokomis on Thursday, April 24. Jenkins scored two batters later as part of a four-run inning for Lincolnwood, who won 5-0 over the Lady Redskins.

Elvidge Tosses One-Hitter In Win Over NHS

Tori Elvidge tossed a one-hitter to help Lincolnwood/Morrisonville to a 5-0 victory over Nokomis on Thursday, April 24, in Raymond. The Lincolnwood sophomore retired the first 14 batters she … more

4/28/25

With Nokomis shortstop Kannon Jonas set to make the throw to first behind him, Lincolnwood/Morrisonville's Jhude Walker hustles his way to third during the Lancers' home game against the Redskins on Thursday, April 24. Nokomis kept Walker from scoring in the inning, but weren't so fortunate earlier in the game as the Lancers picked up a 5-2 victory for their fifth MSM Conference win of the season.

Lancers Hold Off Redskins In MSM Clash

The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville baseball team took a 3-0 lead after two innings in their intra-county match-up with Nokomis on Thursday, April 24, then held on for a 5-2 victory over the Redskins for … more

4/28/25

Nokomis pitcher Levi German sneaks a peak at Litchfield's Titan Hires during the intra-Montgomery County scrap on the Panthers' home field on Saturday, April 26. German allowed just five hits and one earned run, but Hires and the Purple Panthers came away with a 4-1 victory.

Panthers Win Pitchers' Duel

A three-run fifth inning gave Litchfield/Mt. Olive a 4-1 victory over Nokomis on Saturday, April 26, in a well-pitched game by both teams. Matthew Bywater got the start for Litchfield and gave … more

4/28/25

Nokomis Track Competes In Miner Triangular

The Nokomis High School track team was in Gillespie on Wednesday, April 23, for a triangular meet with the host Miners and Bunker Hill. The Nokomis boys finished second in the team standings … more

4/28/25

Nokomis' Ian Keller makes the throw in from center field during the Redskins' home game against Pana on Wednesday, April 23.

Taylor, Goodwin Shutdown Timberwolves

Drake Taylor and Blain Goodwin combined for a two-hit shutout for Nokomis on Friday, April 25, as the Redskins defeated Okaw Valley 9-0 in Bethany. Both hits came from Okaw Valley’s Dalton … more

4/28/25

Litchfield Girls Snap Skid With Win Over Nokomis

One Montgomery County team snapped a six-game losing streak at the expense of another Montgomery County squad on Wednesday, April 23, as the Litchfield/Mt. Olive softball team defeated Nokomis 6-1 in … more

4/28/25

For the third year in a row, the Nokomis girls track team finished first at the MSM Conference Meet as they edged Sangamon Valley by four points. Competing at the meet on April 22 were Libby Watson, Camryn Engelman Kennley Kirk, Grace DeWerff, Zemirah Robertson, Abby O'Malley, Leigha Smith, Kara Beaty, Elissa Probst, Chloe Smoot, Ilexia Doyen, Fallon Knodle, Remi Tester, Kalasandra Cook and Rilee Waterman.

Nokomis Girls Are MSM Champs Again

The third time was just as charming as the first for the Nokomis girls track team as they picked up their third straight MSM Conference championship in Pawnee on Tuesday, April 22. The Redskins … more

4/24/25

Nokomis Boys Finish Fourth At MSM Meet

The Nokomis boys track team finished with ten top six finishes and a fourth place finish in the team standings on Tuesday, April 22, as they participated in the MSM Conference Meet in Pawnee. … more

4/24/25

Weather Only Thing Stopping Nokomis Recently

The only thing that has been able to stop the Nokomis baseball team the last week and a half was the weather as the Redskins picked up three wins in three days to stretch their win streak to five in … more

4/24/25