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Lady Lancers Score Three-Set Win Over Saints

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville volleyball team gutted out a three-set win over Calvary on Thursday, Sept. 24, to pick up their fourth MSM Conference win of the season. The Lancers and Saints … more

9/28/26

Topper Soccer Wins OT Instant Classic at Carlinville

If you were there, you know. If you weren’t, you missed it. Not much else can be said about the South Central showdown that went down at Carlinville Thursday night, Sept. 24, as the Hillsboro High … more

9/28/26

Alton Avenges Loss To Toppers For First Win

On Sept. 9, the Hillsboro High School flag football team picked up their first win in the program’s history with a 21-12 win over fellow first-year program Alton. On Thursday, Sept. 24, the … more

9/28/26

Toppers Beat Taylorville, Fall To Marquette, Jerseyville

With three matches, a tournament and homecoming, last week was a busy one for the Hillsboro High School girls tennis team. The run started on the road, with Hillsboro playing Marquette Catholic … more

9/28/26

Nokomis Handles Tornadoes

It was another conference foe and another short night for Nokomis on Thursday, Sept. 24, as the Lady Redskins defeated Tri-City in two sets to improve to 4-0 in the MSM Conference. Nokomis, who … more

9/28/26

Hillsboro Takes Down Miners

The Hillsboro High School volleyball team improved to 3-0 in the South Central Conference on Thursday, Sept. 24, with a two-set win over Gillespie. The Miners, who had won their last three games … more

9/28/26

Litchfield Falls To North Mac

It was heart-breakers for the Litchfield High School volleyball team on Thursday, Sept. 24, as the Lady Panthers dropped to 1-2 in the South Central Conference with a two-set loss to North Mac. … more

9/28/26

Ramsey-Nokomis Gets Back On The Course

After more than a week away from matches due to the heat, the Ramsey-Nokomis golf team got back on the course on Wednesday, Sept. 23, when they hosted Vandalia and Bunker Hill at Ramsey Lake Golf … more

9/28/26

Hillsboro's Emma Tiek celebrates after sinking her birdie putt on the par-4 ninth hole at Indian Springs on Monday, Sept. 21, at the South Central Conference Tournament. Tiek shot a 105 on the day, helping the Toppers to their first SCC title in 11 years.

Toppers On Top, Panthers Third For SCC Girls

For the first time since 2015, and for the first time ever at Indian Springs Golf Course, the Hillsboro girls golf team are South Central Conference champions. Playing at the 18-hole course near … more

9/24/26

Litchfield's Andrew Boston chips onto the ninth green at Indian Springs during the South Central Conference Golf Tournament on Monday, Sept. 21. Boston was lights out for much of the day as he finished sixth, earning all-conference honors with a 75.

County Golfers Fuller, Boston Make All-SCC

The South Central Conference invaded Indian Springs on Monday, Sept. 21, for the annual 18-hole tournament at the golf course near Coffeen. Last year, Staunton won their first conference title in 27 … more

9/24/26

Members of the Lincolnwood and Hillsboro boys soccer teams gathered for a team photo after this year’s Grace Cup game between the two rivals. For the last four years, the winning team has been presented a traveling trophy in honor of the late Grace Herschelman, who passed away in 2021 at the age of nine. “We really appreciate you all keeping Grace’s memory alive,” Grace’s dad, Kyle Herschelman said after the trophy presentation to the Toppers, who held on to the trophy with a 2-1 victory over the Lancers.

Grace Cup Stays In Hillsboro In Annual Rivalry Game

The Hillsboro and Lincolnwood soccer teams entered the fourth annual Grace Cup on Monday, Sept. 21, on opposite sides of the spectrum when it came to momentum. The Toppers were 9-2 and winners of … more

9/24/26

The ball hangs on the net between Lincolnwood hitter Tori Elvidge (left) and the block of Hillsboro’s Amya Greenwood during the second set of the rivals’ game on Tuesday, Sept. 21. Hillsboro won the first set 25-16, then held on for a 25-19 victory in the second set for their 13th win of the season.

Hiltoppers Trip Up Lincolnwood In Two

The Hillsboro High School volleyball team welcomed Lincolnwood-Morrisonville to town on Tuesday, Sept. 22, but the Lady Hiltoppers proved to be less than generous hosts to the Lady Lancers. Hillsboro … more

9/24/26

Lincolnwood’s Carly Brockmeyer tees off on the par-5 ninth hole at the Litchfield Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 22, the Lady Lancers’ second match in as many days. Brockmeyer was the low scorer for both bouts, shooting a 57 on Monday for a third place finish at Timber Lakes, followed by another 57 on Tuesday and a 14th place finish at Litchfield.

Lancers Hit The Road To Prepare For Regionals

The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Pawnee boys golf team passed the 20-win mark for the season on Monday, Sept. 21, taking second at a six-team meet at Timber Lakes Golf Course in Staunton. The … more

9/24/26

Litchfield senior Janet Mazza gets a high five from Hillsboro's Meleah Edwards after sinking her par putt from the fringe on the par-3 fourth hole at the Litchfield Country Club, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, which was senior night for the Lady Panthers.

Panthers Celebrate Seniors, Toppers Celebrate Win

The day after the South Central Conference girls golf tournament, five members of the SCC, plus three players from Lincolnwood, hit the links at the Litchfield Country Club to celebrate senior night … more

9/24/26

Nokomis Volleyball Crushes Crusaders

Six days of rest did a world of good for the Nokomis High School volleyball team as they improved to 3-0 in the MSM Conference with a decisive 25-4, 25-12 victory over Springfield Lutheran. … more

9/24/26

Lady Panthers Fall To Knights In 3, Vandals In 2

For the eighth time in 13 games, the Litchfield High School volleyball team played three sets on Monday, Sept. 21. The Lady Panthers were 4-3 in three-setters going into the game, but a 26-28, 25-20, … more

9/24/26

Toppers Throttle Panthers To Stay Unbeaten In SCC

The Hillsboro boys soccer team followed up their Grace Cup win with a 7-1 victory over North Mac on Tuesday, Sept. 22, which upped their South Central Conference record to 4-0 on the season. … more

9/24/26

Alton Marquette Hands Hillsboro Second Loss

After the high of winning the Montgomery County Invitational for the first time on Saturday, the rigors of playing six games in a three-day span may have caught up to the Hillsboro High School … more

9/23/26

Hillsboro senior Mason Currie goes nose to nose with Staunton lineman Talon Ventress during the week five showdown between the Toppers and Bulldogs on Friday, Sept. 18, in Staunton. For the second week in a row Currie recovered a fumble, this one leading to a Hillsboro touchdown a few plays later as the Toppers defeated the Bulldogs 42-22 to improve to 5-0 on the season.

Bulldogs Bite First, But Toppers Move To 5-0

The Hillsboro High School football team chased away a 10-0 first quarter deficit with 35 unanswered points on Friday, Sept. 18, as they improved to 5-0 with a 42-22 victory over Staunton/Bunker Hill. … more

9/21/26

Nokomis' Tyler Heiman rises up over Villa Grove sophomore Maddox Piercy for the Redskins' first touchdown in their game against the Blue Devils on Sept. 18. Heiman had seven catches for 90 yards, but a late touchdown from Villa Grove gave the hosts a 31-26 win over the Redskins.

Villa Grove Sneaks Past 'Skins

A two-yard scramble by Jackson Gire put Villa Grove up by five and kept the Nokomis High School football team from their fourth win of the year on Friday, Sept. 18, as the Redskins fell to the Blue … more

9/21/26