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While he did hit six threes in the Toppers' game against Woodlawn at the Kaskaskian Classic on Dec. 3, Hillsboro senior Nathan Matoush got more than his fair share of points under the rim as well, with 12 rebounds and a 9-for-12 performance inside the arc. While Hillsboro fell to the Cardinals by a deceptive 73-58 final score, Matoush had a night to remember, scoring 45 points and becoming the 20th member of the Hillsboro boys basketball 1,000 point club for his career.
Matoush Scores 45 To Pass 1,000 Point Mark
This wasn’t Chris and Jill Matoush’s first rodeo. They’d been through the countdown, the anticipation, the pride of watching one of their own score his or her 1,000th point. … more
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Nokomis guard Grace DeWerff drives past Ava Potthast of Greenville during the first half of the Redskins’ home game on Monday, Dec. 2. The Comets hung with the undefeated Redskins in the first half, but Nokomis’ depth and a 19-5 third quarter pushed them to a 57-41 win over the visitors from Bond County.
Second Half Pushes Nokomis Past Comets
A strong third quarter gave Nokomis their fifth win of the season as the Lady Redskins defeated Greenville 57-41 at home on Monday, Dec. 2. The game was Nokomis’ first since Nov. 23, and the … more
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Lincolnwood’s Jonah Elvidge (left) battles for possession with Okaw Valley’s Chase Creviston during the Lancers’ home opener on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Elvidge had 14 points in the Lancers’ 56-52 victory over the Timberwolves, their third win in a row.
Lancers Win A Close One Over Okaw Valley
Since adding Okaw Valley to the schedule in 2021, the Lincolnwood boys basketball team’s annual meeting with the Timberwolves has turned into a great early test for the Lancers and one of the … more
Lady Panthers Get Second Straight Win
The Litchfield girls basketball team continues to move the bar for what success means for the Lady Panthers as they picked up their second win of the season and did something they didn’t do all … more
Topper Wrestling Wins Two In Debut
The Hillsboro High School wrestling team opened their season on Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Taylorville and competed like a team full of experienced wrestlers who were looking to get the season off to a … more
Redskins Battle Back To Beat Crusaders
The Nokomis boys basketball team battled back from a 21-11 first quarter deficit to beat Springfield Lutheran on Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the MSM Conference opener for both teams. Similar to their … more
Lady Lancers Fall To North Greene By Five
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team fell to 1-5 on the season on Monday, Dec. 2, as they were beaten by North Greene 35-30. The Lancers held an early lead on the road as they … more
Hillsboro's Kearstynn Davis earned all-tournament honors for her play at the Taylorville Tournament this year. Davis averaged 11.4 points per game at Taylorville and had double-doubles in four of Hillsboro's five games.
Lady Hiltoppers Take Third At Taylorville Tourney
The Taylorville Holiday Tournament is always a test for the Hillsboro girls basketball team, and by all accounts, in 2024 the Lady Hiltoppers earned a passing grade. After going 2-1 in their first … more
Nokomis senior Ian Keller (left) and the Redskins had their hands full with Greenville in their opening game on Wednesday, Nov. 27, as the Comets handed the Redskins a 51-22 loss. Keller, who averaged 4.7 points per game as a sophomore but missed all of last season due to injury, bounced back from the rough start as he rattled off three straight games with doubled-digit point totals, leading Nokomis to a 3-0 record and a championship at the Mary Sur Thanksgiving Shootout in Neoga.
Redskins Bounce Back To Win Neoga Tourney
After everything that could possibly go wrong did go wrong in their opener on Wednesday, Nov. 27, the Nokomis boys basketball team bounced back at the Mary Sur Thanksgiving Shootout in Neoga, winning … more
Tucker Armentrout led the Lancers in scoring in three of their four games at the Gene Bergschneider Turkey Tournament in New Berlin, averaging 13.75 points in Lincolnwood's four games to earn all-tournament honors.
Lancers Off To Solid Start After New Berlin Tourney
If the Lincolnwood boys basketball team can play like they did on Saturday the rest of the season, the Lancers will win their fair share of games in 2024. With shutdown defense and balanced scoring, … more
Purple Panthers Rebound To Take Fifth At Mt. Pulaski
Sometimes a good turkey dinner changes everything and that held true for the Litchfield High School boys basketball team. After dropping their first two games before Thanksgiving at the Mt. … more
Lady Panthers Pick Up First Win, Take Seventh At Waverly
After pieces and parts went right over their first five games of the season, the Litchfield girls basketball team put it all together on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the seventh place game of the Waverly … more
Carlyle Tops Toppers In Opener
When Hillsboro and Carlyle took the floor for warm-ups before opening the 24th Kaskaskian Classic basketball tournament November 30, a sinking feeling in the … more
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Rockets Pack A Punch In Hillsboro
Among the game deciding factors that became obvious in the early stages of Hillsboro’s contest against visiting Rochester Tuesday evening, Nov. 26, were 1) the Rockets had taller players (their … more
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The winning team of the Spooktacular Scramble held on Saturday, Oct. 26, scored a 52 on the day. From the left is Alex White, Alex Eickhoff and Joe Mattson. Not pictured is Nic Ondrey.
Imagine Hillsboro Hosts Spooktacular Scramble
The annual Spooktacular Scramble was held on a beautiful Saturday, Oct. 26, at Indian Springs Golf Course. Hosted by the Imagine Hillsboro Education Committee, 15 teams competed for cash prizes, … more
County All-Stars Hit The Court At LLCC
Twenty-two volleyball players from 15 different schools hit the court once again as Lincoln Land Community College hosted its annual all-star match on Nov. 24. Hillsboro seniors Addison Lowe and … more
Future Topperettes Have A Ball At Opener
It was the first game of the season for the Hillsboro boys basketball team on Tuesday, Nov. 27, but ball gowns definitely won out over basketballs at halftime of the junior varsity game. After a … more
Litchfield wrestler Jayden Ellinger has his hand raised in victory after defeating Chaze Fajarado of Sparta in the Panthers' first meet of the season on Monday, Nov. 25, in Collinsville. Ellinger was one of five Litchfield wrestlers to pick up two wins on the night, with both of his victories coming by pin.
Panthers Get First Win In Opening Meet
The Litchfield-Mt. Olive wrestling team picked up a win in its first meet of the season on Monday, Nov. 25, as the Panthers defeated Sparta at a triangular meet in Collinsville by a 60-18 final … more
Free Throws Send Raiders Past Lancers
Monday’s was the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team’s final game before Thanksgiving, which turned out to be appropriate as there were more fouls than any turkey farm in the … more
New Look Litchfield Falls At Mt. Pulaski
A new era of Purple Panthers basketball tipped off Monday evening, Nov. 25, as Litchfield High began their 2024-2025 season in the Mt. Pulaski Tournament. Litchfield, in a pool with Edinburg, Auburn … more
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