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With six teams with 15 wins or more, the MSM Conference boys basketball schedule has been a gauntlet during the 2025-26 season. Nokomis is one of those six teams, but had to face two others this week …
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2/17/26
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Luke Blackford scored 18 of his 31 points in the first quarter for Calvary, who used the early advantage to pick up a 62-40 victory over Lincolnwood on Friday, Feb. 13.
Blackford, who broke into …
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2/17/26
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by Ron Deabenderfer
It would be convenient to excuse Hillsboro’s 71-45 loss to Pana in the Panthers’ gym on Friday, Feb. 13, by citing the date; but both teams played on the same …
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2/17/26
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The Nokomis girls basketball team entered Monday’s game against South County cautiously optimistic that they would be able to finish off their fourth straight MSM Conference season with a 7-0 …
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2/12/26
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The Litchfield girls basketball team evened their conference record and moved one step closer to the .500 mark overall on Monday, Feb. 9, as they defeated Vandalia 59-54 on the Vandals’ home court. …
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2/12/26
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The Hillsboro girls basketball team hasn’t won a South Central Conference title since 2019, but thanks to their final two opponents of the regular season, the Lady Hiltoppers are in a position to …
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2/12/26
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“After eighth grade, I was like, ‘I’m done with football, I’m done with basketball. I’m only focusing on baseball.’” Or at least that’s what Nokomis senior Izaak Doyen thought going …
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No one can say that Kadynn Petty hasn’t made the most out of his athletic experience at Nokomis High School. In an era where kids are picking one sport to focus on more and more, Petty took the …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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2/12/26
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A fourth quarter rally by Nokomis came up just short on Tuesday, Feb. 10, as the Redskins fell to Pawnee 47-43 on the Indians’ home court. Pawnee, who currently sits atop the MSM Conference …
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2/12/26
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The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team jumped out to a 19-6 first quarter lead and never looked back as they came away with a 66-51 victory over Tri-City/Sangamon Valley in Buffalo on …
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2/12/26
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The Litchfield High School boys basketball team dropped their second straight South Central Conference match-up when the Vandalia Vandals raided Simmons Gym on Tuesday evening, Feb. 10. The Vandals …
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2/12/26
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The team bus for the Hillsboro boys basketball team was back from its trip to Virden and North Mac High School’s gym earlier than one might have expected Tuesday evening, Feb. 10, because both the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/12/26
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Two Litchfield-Mt. Olive wrestlers will make the trip to sectionals next Friday and Saturday, while four other young Montgomery County wrestlers got their first taste of the postseason at the …
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2/9/26
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There were two themes co-existing in Hillsboro’s big gym Saturday night, Feb. 7. Nostalgia brought many of the full-house crowd to the game as the boys’ …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/9/26
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It was senior night in every sense of the word as Leah Anderson scored a career-high 20 points to help Lincolnwood-Morrisonville score a 51-47 victory over Okaw Valley on Saturday, Feb. 7, in …
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2/9/26
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The Nokomis High School girls basketball team reached the 20-win mark for the fifth season in a row on Thursday, Feb. 5, with a 70-23 victory over Cowden-Herrick-Beecher City in Cowden.
The Lady …
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2/9/26
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The Litchfield boys basketball team would rebound on Saturday, Feb. 7, from a tough Friday night loss to Pana, scoring a 67-38 victory in Mt. Olive against the Wildcats. The win moved Litchfield to …
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2/9/26
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Fourteen unanswered points helped hand the Litchfield boys basketball team their first South Central Conference loss on Friday, evening, Feb. 6, as they would fall 52-38 to the Pana Panthers in Pana.
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2/9/26
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The Hillsboro girls basketball team kept their conference championship hopes alive on Thursday, Feb. 5, with a 61-41 victory over Vandalia on the Toppers’ home court.
Hillsboro came out …
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2/9/26
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A strong third quarter paved the way for a 46-33 victory over Mt. Olive on Saturday, Feb. 7, for the Litchfield High School girls basketball team, who improved to 13-15 with the victory.
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2/9/26
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