|
It’s 75 miles from Louisville (the Illinois version) to Nokomis, but the North Clay Cardinals didn’t seem to mind the trip on Tuesday, Oct. 28, as they defeated Lincolnwood in the …
more
by Kyle Herschelman
|
10/30/25
|
|
For the fourth time since the IHSA initiated their playoff system for football, Hillsboro will invade the home field of the Williamsville Bullets to begin both teams’ hunt for a state title in …
more
by Ron Deabenderfer
|
10/30/25
|
|
The Lincolnwood High School soccer team saw their season come to an end on Wednesday, Oct. 22, with an 8-0 loss to Salem at the Rochester Regional moving their final record to 7-12-2.
The …
more
10/30/25
|
|
The Hillsboro fans who followed the Toppers’ football team to Piasa Friday night, Oct. 24, outnumbered the Piasa Southwestern Birds fans and were rewarded with a 56-14 win over the outmanned …
more
by Ron Deabenderfer
|
10/27/25
|
|
It’s been three years since the last “Cola Wars” when Tuscola defeated Arcola 30-13 on Aug. 26, 2022, the 109th meeting of the two rivals, but Nokomis found out on Saturday that …
more
10/27/25
|
|
The fastest nine weeks of a high school athlete’s career came to halt for the Purple Panthers football team on Friday evening, Oct. 24, as Litchfield closed out their football season with a …
more
10/27/25
|
|
The Litchfield girls cross country team put four runners in the top four to take second place at the Class 1A Shelbyville Regional on Saturday, Oct. 25, as the Lady Panthers advanced to next …
more
10/27/25
|
|
The Litchfield boys cross country team posted four personal records and two more season-best times on Saturday, Oct. 25, to move on to next Saturday’s sectional in Mattoon.
The Panthers …
more
10/27/25
|
|
The Hillsboro Junior High School seventh grade Lady Dragons won the Alton Middle School basketball tournament. Coached by Dyke Buerkett, Kenny White and Katie Thacker, this was unprecedented as …
more
10/27/25
|
|
They weren’t able to come away with a win in their final two games of the regular season, but it wasn’t for a lack of effort on the part of the Litchfield High School volleyball team. …
more
10/27/25
|
|
For the second game in a row, the Carlinville High School boys soccer team took a higher seeded opponent to overtime and came away with a victory on their home …
more
by Kyle Herschelman
|
10/27/25
|
|
The one thing that the Nokomis volleyball team had managed to avoid during their 29-game win streak this season was adversity, but on Saturday, Oct. 25, the Lady Redskins found themselves staring it …
more
10/27/25
|
|
Every now and then, second place can feel like first.
That was the case Thursday, Oct. 23, when the Hillsboro High School volleyball team knocked off Pana in three sets to put themselves in a …
more
10/27/25
|
|
The generosity of the Nokomis volleyball program was on display to start the week as they hosted a dessert auction for AVM awareness in honor of the late Ayden O’Malley on Oct. 20, then made …
more
by Kyle Herschelman
|
10/23/25
|
|
For the third time in four years, the Litchfield girls cross country team finished at the top of the standings of the South Central Conference Meet, held on Monday, Oct. 20, at Loveless Park in …
more
10/23/25
|
|
The Litchfield boys cross country team had a strong outing at the South Central Conference meet in Carlinville on Monday, Oct. 20, taking second in the team standings behind Gillespie. The Panthers …
more
10/23/25
|
|
It was only appropriate that the first team to play in the renovated Lincolnwood High School gymnasium was the team that has won more games in the gym than anyone else. After playing their first …
more
by Kyle Herschelman
|
10/23/25
|
|
The saying, “That’s the way the ball bounces,” means that certain outcomes are a matter of circumstances beyond one’s control, and nothing can be done about them. Sometimes, …
more
by Kyle Herschelman
|
10/23/25
|
|
It wasn’t deja vu, but the regional semifinal between Litchfield and Springfield Lutheran on Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Carlinville definitely struck some familiar notes. The Crusaders dodged the …
more
10/23/25
|
|
The Hillsboro High School volleyball team was dealt a blow to their conference title hopes on Tuesday, Oct. 21, as they fell to Carlinville 25-19, 25-23 on the Cavies’ home floor. Both teams …
more
10/23/25
|
