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The four senior members of the Hillsboro High School boys golf team were honored prior to their match with Pana on Sept. 13, at the Hillsboro Country Club. From the left are Drake Vogel, with parents Barb and Rick Vogel; Dillon Smail, with parents Carrie and Donovan Smail; Dom Haggard, with parents Chrissy and John Mekala; and Preston Lyerla, with parents Luke and Angie Lyerla.

It was senior night for the Hillsboro boys golf team on Sept. 13, and the four 12th grade Toppers made the most out of the day honoring them. All four seniors contributed scoring rounds and were … more

9/16/21

Senior members of the Litchfield High School boys and girls golf teams, along with their families, were honored during senior night festivities, held before a home match on Monday, Sept. 13, at the Litchfield Country Club. Pictured above, from the left are Elaan Bader with her mom, Dr. Denise Bader; Carly Guinn with her parents Brian and Tina Guinn; Hailey Rentz; Alyssa Lloyd; Ryan Baugher with his parents Toby and Jennifer Baugher; Kelvin Dooley with his parents Chad and Stacey Dooley; and Allen Schneider with his sister Madeline Schneider and their mom, Mary Schneider.

Panthers Score Win On Girls Golf Senior Night

It was a celebratory senior night for the Litchfield girls golf team on Monday, Sept. 13, as the Panthers improved to 17-1 with two more wins on their home course. Litchfield shot a 182 as a team … more

9/16/21

Litchfield's Ian Otto watches his tee shot on senior night at the Litchfield Country Club on Sept. 13. Otto shot a 42 to help Litchfield pick up a win over Carlinville in the match.

Litchfield Boys Showcase Depth In Senior Night Win

Depth is definitely one of the Litchfield boys golf team’s strengths this season as Coach Dan Newkirk of putting any of his top eight to 10 players on the course without losing much. On … more

9/16/21

The Hillsboro girls golf program celebrated the contributions of lone senior Meagan Jorn before their match with Lincolnwood on Friday, Sept. 10, at the Hillsboro Country Club. Pictured with Jorn (center) are her parents, Troy and Paula Bartz (left) and Denny and Marcy Jorn (right).

Jorn Shines On Senior Night

It was senior night for the Hillsboro girls golf team on Friday, Sept. 10, however, it’s pretty much been Meagan Jorn’s night all season long. The Toppers’ lone senior shot a 47 … more

9/16/21

Toppers Get All-Important Win At Carlinville

If you were there, you know, and if you weren’t you missed out. That’s just about all that can be said for the soccer game that took place on Tuesday evening, Sept. 14, between the … more

9/16/21

Lincolnwood’s Reece Lohman rises up to head a ball away during a Pleasant Plains offensive opportunity in Raymond on Sept. 11. The Lancers fell 3-2 to the Cardinals on Saturday, but rebounded with a 1-0 victory over North Mac on Monday, Sept. 13, to improve to 5-4 on the season.

Lancers Bounce Back With Win Over North Mac

A second half goal gave the Lincolnwood High School soccer team their second win over North Mac this season and bumped the Lancers back over .500 for the year. The Lancers, who co-op with Nokomis, … more

9/16/21

Quarton, Fenton Take Top Fives

Camden Quarton and Myka Fenton both finished in the top five individually at the PORTA Invite on Saturday, Sept. 11, as the Panthers made the trip to Petersburg for the annual event. Quarton ran a … more

9/16/21

Boston Boosts Panthers To Victory

Laura Boston shot a blistering 3-over-par 38 at Clover Leaf Golf Course on Thursday, Sept. 9, to lead the Litchfield girls golf team to a quad win in Alton. Playing on Civic Memorial’s home … more

9/16/21

Toppers, Panthers Play At Mattoon Invite

Thirty-eight high school boys golf teams, including Hillsboro and Litchfield, descended on Mattoon on Sept. 10-11, for this year’s Craig Dixon Invite. Hillsboro finished 26th overall with a … more

9/16/21

Lincolnwood Knocks Off Cavaliers In Two Games

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville volleyball team halted their losing streak at just one game as they bounced back with a win over Carlinville on Monday, Sept. 13, on the Cavies’ home floor. The … more

9/16/21

Topper Defense Blocks Griffins Road To Victory

With 10 days until their next game, a win on Monday, Sept. 13, would go a long way for the Hillsboro volleyball team in terms of momentum after the break. Facing off against Father McGivney for … more

9/16/21

Redskins Keep It Close But Fall To South County

The Nokomis High School volleyball team put up a good fight against South County on Monday, Sept. 13, before falling to the Vipers 25-19, 26-24. Hailey Engelman contributed both defensively and in … more

9/16/21

Vandals Double Down To Beat Tennis Toppers

A doubles sweep kept the Hillsboro girls tennis team from a win on Thursday, Sept. 9, as the Toppers fell to Vandalia 5-4 at the Hillsboro Sports Complex. Hillsboro held a 4-2 advantage after … more

9/16/21

Auburn Takes Top Spot Despite Brockmeyer’s Win

Nate Brockmeyer shot a 1-over-par 33 to earn medalist honors at Oak Hill Country Club in Girard on Monday, Sept. 13, but Auburn countered with five rounds in the 30s as they defeated the Lancers in a … more

9/16/21

The College Report: Huber Helps IC Set Record

Dane Huber, a Hillsboro graduate, and the rest of the Illinois College men’s golf team did not waste any time in getting into the news or record books. In their first outing of the … more

by Dan Chamness | 9/16/21

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville volleyball team took time for a picture with Charlotte Herschelman (held in front), the sister of the late Grace Herschelman, before their game in Saturday's Grace-Filled Tourney. Pictured from the left are Jasmine Vickery, Sidney Glick, Tessa Funderburk, Jazmin Seaton-Hobson, Hailee Belsher, Desi Pitchford, Avery Pope, Haelee Damm and Madyson Bockewitz.

Lancers Fall Just Short Of Montgomery County Invite Crown

Only two schools have ever won a Montgomery County Invitational in the three years the tournament has been held. On Saturday, Lincolnwood, one of the hosts of the tournament, tried to become the … more

9/13/21

The Hillsboro High School volleyball team took time for a picture with Charlotte Herschelman, the sister of the late Grace Herschelman, before their game in Saturday's Grace-Filled Tourney. Pictured in front, from the left, are Layne Rupert, Isabella White, Charlotte Herschelman, Kinley Richardson and Abbigail Schreiber. In the back row are Tatum Christian, Alayna McCario, Emilee Roemelin, Adyson McCammack, Sophia Blankenship and Kenadie Carlock

Toppers 8th At Grace-Filled Tourney

The Hillsboro High School volleyball team more than doubled previous win total and finished eight out of 16 teams at this year’s Montgomery County Invitational on Sept. 10-11. The Toppers, … more

9/13/21

The Nokomis High School volleyball team took time for a picture with Charlotte Herschelman, the sister of the late Grace Herschelman, before their game in Saturday's Grace-Filled Tourney. Pictured in front, from the left, are Emily Cress, Charlotte Herschelman and Presley Lamb. In the back are Addison Dangbar, Hailey Engelman, Skylar Stewart, Presley Mehochko, Audrey Sabol, Reaghan Jonas, Rean Ward, Natalie Engelman and Carley King.

Nokomis Volleyball Rebounds To Take 9th

With players missing and tough competition at the Altamont Tournament, it had been a difficult few weeks for the Nokomis volleyball team, who had lost seven straight going into the Montgomery County … more

9/13/21

The Litchfield High School volleyball team took time for a picture with Charlotte Herschelman, the sister of the late Grace Herschelman, before their game in Saturday's Grace-Filled Tourney. In front, from the left are Amy Frerichs, Charlotte Herschelman, Ashley Hickerson, Madisyn Bremerkamp. In the back row are Emma Walch, Taylor Brakenhoff, Carlee Harmon, Georgina Painter, Kendall Stewart, Annika Rhodes, Blair Johnson, Libby Lamb and Aundreyah White.

Strong Finish Lands Litchfield In 13th

It was a tough start, but a great finish for the Litchfield High School volleyball team at the Montgomery County Invitational, which was held on Sept. 10-11, in Hillsboro and Raymond. The Panthers … more

9/13/21

Nokomis' Jake Johnson rushed for two touchdowns and caught a third in the Redskins come-from-behind 24-20 win over East Alton-Wood River on Friday, Sept. 10, in Nokomis.

Skins Overcome Oilers, Adversity

Fresh off last week’s loss to Central A&M, the Nokomis football team could have folded up shop when they found themselves down 20-6 at halftime on Friday, Sept. 10’s game against East … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 9/13/21