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Walker Picks Up Another Win At So. IL's Grouch Sprint Enduro

Jhak Walker’s hot streak continued a little closer to home this past weekend as the Morrisonville racer took the overall win at the 2026 Grouch Sprint Enduro in Plainview, round five of the So. IL … more

8/20/26

Nokomis Athletic Club Hosts 12th Arrowhead Open

Dozens of golfers from all over the area survived the elements for a great day of golf at the 2026 Arrowhead Open, held Saturday, Aug. 15, at Lakeshore Golf Course in Taylorville. The team of … more

8/20/26

Walshville’s Travis Lentz picked up back-to-back wins on Aug. 8-9, winning the Pro class and the overall race at Extreme XC Racing’s Patton Project and Midwest XC’s Victory Valley.

Lentz Doubles Up In Indiana

Walshville racer Travis Lentz picked up two wins in two days on Aug. 8-9, in two different off-road racing series. On Saturday, Aug. 8, Lentz beat out Brody Amos of Lexington, IN, by two minutes … more

8/20/26

Chumley, Zupanci Shine At Wabash Valley

Montgomery County racers and longtime friends Sam Chumley of Fillmore and Chris Zupanci of Witt took it down to the wire at the annual Time Warp Nostalgia Drags on Saturday, Aug. 15, at Wabash Valley … more

8/20/26

Hillsboro’s Chase Saathoff (#88) made his way to the front and never looked back at the Jackpine Gypsies Short Track race on Monday, Aug. 10, as he scored his first victory of the American Flat Track Kicker Singles Series season. The win moved Saathoff within 42 points of series leader Tom Drane.

Saathoff Wins At Sturgis Short Track

Hillsboro’s Chase Saathoff picked up his first victory of the American Flat Track Kicker Singles Series season on Monday, Aug. 10, as he took the win at the Jackpine Gypsies Short Track in Sturgis, … more

8/17/26

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys golf team took first at the Meridian Earlybird Invite on Thursday, Aug. 13, shooting a 314 to edge Clinton by two strokes. Team members, from the left are Beckem Schmedeke, Noah Deardorff, Bryce Cowdrey, Carson Daugherty and Luke Pope.

Lancers First At Earlybird Invite

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys golf team put four players in the top 15 to come away with a two-stroke win over Clinton and earn the championship of the Meridian Earlybird Invite on Thursday, … more

8/17/26

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls golf team finished third at the Meridian Earlybird Invite on Thursday, Aug. 13, shooting a 512 for the tournament. From the left are Carly Brockmeyer, Ryleigh Rush, Ally Norris and Emmy Norris.

Lincolnwood Girls Third In Opener

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls golf team made the podium in their season opener on Thursday, Aug. 13, finishing third at the Meridian Earlybird Invite at the Moweaqua Golf Course. Emmy … more

8/17/26

Hillsboro Tees Off At Indian Springs

The Hillsboro High School boys golf team opened up their season close to home on Saturday, Aug. 15, as they played in the 16-team St. Anthony Boys Golf Invitational at Indian Springs Golf Course in … more

8/17/26

Anglers Go Big At Illinois River Catfish Series Tourney

Forty-one anglers in 20 boats caught more than 200 pounds of fish at the Illinois River stop of the South Central Illinois Catfish Series on Saturday, Aug. 8, in Hardin. David White and Jordan … more

8/17/26

It was the kind of day that Cooper Duff had waited all year for on Aug. 8, at the National Racing Association's XC Amateur National Championship in Attica, IN. Duff not only won the Open A class at the championships, but he was also the overall winner, beating his nearest competition by eight minutes.

Duff Leads The Charge At National Championships

Of the 55 championships handed out at the National Racing Association’s XC Amateur National Championship, 13 went to racers who call Illinois home, the second most winners of any state. Of those … more

8/13/26

Just like the scene from “Field of Dreams,” John Taylor (second from the left) and his Central Illinois Wildcat teammates emerge from the cornfield in Dyersville, IA, to play at the site of the 1989 baseball movie. Taylor joined other Alternative Baseball players in celebrating the organization’s tenth anniversary at the Field of Dreams on July 21.

Taylor, Teammates Have A Catch At Field Of Dreams

You can’t help but think of “Field of Dreams” when you hear the phrase, “If you build it, he will come,” but the iconic quote from the 1989 film applies to the Alternative Baseball … more

8/13/26

Lincolnwood Trap Team Visits World Trapshooting Event

Members of the Lincolnwood Trap Team visited The World Shooting Complex in Sparta for the Grand American World Trapshooting Championships, the largest and oldest trapshooting event in the world, on … more

8/13/26

After Bulldogs Top All-Sport List Last Year, Who's Got Next?

For the second year in a row, Staunton was the landing spot for All-SCC Trophy after the Bulldogs captured four South Central Conference titles in the 2025-26 school year. Staunton finished with … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 8/13/26

Wilkinson Talks Community With Toppers

Lions Club member, Jake Wilkinson, recently met with the Hillsboro High School football players on Thursday, July 16, to share with the boys the work the Lions Club does year round, serving the … more

8/3/26

Hillsboro High School FFA members Kaden Brown and Peyton Chappelear encourage four-year-old Aurora Corsere during her attempt at the Old Settlers Pedal Pull on Sunday, Aug. 2, on the courthouse square.

FFA Scores A Full Pull At Old Settlers

It was a full afternoon of pulls at the ever-popular Old Settlers Pedal Pull on Sunday, Aug. 2, hosted once again by the Hillsboro High School FFA. The pullers were split into four different … more

8/3/26

Members of the Old Settlers royalty, 2026 Little Miss Ella Gutierrez, 2025 Miss Old Settlers Peyton Christian and 2026 Teen Miss Alayna Gilbert, joined the runners and walkers for the start of this year’s Old Settlers 4-Mile Fun Run, which started and ended on Wood Street for the 45th year in a row.

Perfect Weather Greets Old Settlers Fun Run

Sixteen-year-old Maddox DeWerf of Nokomis sprinted to the win at the annual Old Settlers 4-Mile Fun Run on Sunday, Aug. 2, easily out-pacing second overall, and first female Megan Clark of … more

8/3/26

Parks’ 1956 Bel Air Wins Best Of Show

Dean Parks was named the winner of the Best of Show category at the annual Old Settlers Car Show, held on Sunday, Aug. 2. The trophy and a $100 cash prize, both sponsored by Heartland Bank and Trust … more

8/3/26

Duchene's Cash (#101) placed tenth in the all age class, Duchene's Kenny (#100) placed second in the all age class and Duchene's Doug (#1) was the champion in the derby class at the Shoal Creek Fox Hunters Association Field Trials held July 23-25, south of Hillsboro. Pictured above are Richard McClain, Mike Duchene and Greg Leitschuh.

It's Showtime For The Shoal Creek Fox Hunters

From July 22-25, dozens of hunting dogs and their owners were on the Shoal Creek Fox Hunters Association's club grounds just south of Hillsboro for the group's annual field trial and bench show. … more

7/30/26

Coffeen Fire To Host Golf Scramble

The Coffeen Fire Department will be hosting its third annual golf scramble on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Indian Springs Golf Course in Fillmore. The scramble has a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The cost to … more

7/30/26

The top three teams in the sixth through eighth grade division at the Hillsboro Country Club Junior-Adult Tournament, from the left, were Jack and Chad Zimmerman (Boys 1st), Jace and Jono Verticchio (Boys 2nd), Dax and Ben Spangler (Boys 3rd), Rheys and Jes Carlock (Girls 1st), Isabel and Phil McLaughlin (Girls 2nd) and Melanie Hanners and Casey Baron (Girls 3rd).

Hillsboro Country Club Hosts Junior-Adult Tourney

The third annual Hillsboro Country Club Junior-Adult Tournament was held this past Sunday, July 26. Sweltering heat and humidity greeted the 30 pairs of third through eighth graders, who each … more

7/30/26