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Two South Central Conference foes tangled Friday night, Jan. 23, in the 11th place game of the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitation Tournament in the Panther Gym; the game result was consistent with …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/26/26
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The Nokomis girls basketball team set new highs for points, rebounds, field goals made and shot attempts on Saturday, Jan. 24, as they opened up the Lady Hawk Invitational with an 86-21 win over …
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1/26/26
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When Montgomery County rivals Nokomis and Hillsboro clashed in the Rick McGraw Invitational Tournament Thursday evening, Jan. 22, the Redskins prevailed 59-49 by building and then maintaining the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/26/26
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After an impressive win to wrap up pool play, the Litchfield boys basketball team participated in the fifth place bracket of the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational on Thursday, Jan. 22. Litchfield’s …
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1/26/26
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After being on the wrong side of an upset on Tuesday night, Jan. 20, the Litchfield boys basketball team found themselves on the right side of an upset.
Litchfield, the seventh seed in the Rick …
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1/26/26
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team added four more wins to their record on Tuesday, Jan. 20, beating Breese Central, Metro-East Lutheran, Red Bud and East Alton-Wood River on the Oilers’ home …
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1/26/26
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team honored its senior wrestlers on Wednesday, Jan. 21, before their matches with North Mac and Highland. From the left are Maryn Tarver, with mom Melanie Drew; …
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1/26/26
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The Nokomis girls basketball team held Lincolnwood-Morrisonville to four first half points, which was enough to hold off the scrappy Lancers in the second half as the Lady Redskins remained …
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1/26/26
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Six first half three-pointers helped give Granite City a 44-25 victory over Lincolnwood-Morrisonville on Saturday, Jan. 24, in the opening game for both teams at the Carrollton Lady Hawk …
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1/26/26
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The Litchfield High School girls basketball team picked up their ninth win of the season on Friday, Jan. 23, as they defeated East Alton-Wood River 34-30 on the Oilers’ home court.
Kaylynn …
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1/26/26
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In the first meeting between Hillsboro and Wesclin, the Lady Hiltoppers hit eight threes en route to a 49-33 victory in Trenton. On Friday, Jan. 23, the Warriors returned the favor.
The Warriors …
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1/26/26
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The Nokomis Redskins had the unenviable task of closing out pool play with the top-seed in the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational on Wednesday, Jan. 21, the Triad Knights.
Winners of the last …
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1/26/26
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“Mismatch” was the first thought that came to at least one Hillsboro fan while watching the Toppers and the Taylorville Tornadoes warm up in the Panther gym for the second game for each of the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/22/26
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It was a wild one on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational, with three of the four games decided by five points or less.
Seventh-seeded Litchfield pulled the biggest upset …
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1/22/26
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The 2026 Rick McGraw Invitational kicked off Monday, Jan. 19, and the host Litchfield Purple Panthers started action the next day. Entering the tournament as the seventh seed, the Purple Panthers …
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1/22/26
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The Nokomis girls basketball team has been battle-tested the last few weeks, but if Monday’s results are any indication, the extra work was worth it.
Playing in Nokomis on Jan. 19, the Lady …
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1/22/26
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The Hillsboro fourth grade girls are on fire this year. They brought home the championship in the Orange Effect Tournament in Edwardsville Jan. 17-18. They defeated Troy and Edwardsville Saturday in …
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1/22/26
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The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team pulled out a 53-49 victory over Springfield Lutheran in overtime on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to up their record to 5-13 overall and 2-3 in the MSM …
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1/22/26
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The death part of the “Live by the three, die by the three,” adage tends to get the most attention from basketball fans, but on Tuesday, Jan. 20, the long shot from beyond the arc definitely …
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1/22/26
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The Litchfield girls basketball team made the trip to Father McGivney Catholic High School on Tuesday, Jan. 20, for a non-conference match-up with the Griffins.
The Lady Panthers managed to keep …
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1/22/26
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