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Members of the Hillsboro High School football team lent a hand at the 21st Annual Rich Sanders Memorial Topper Golf Scramble on Saturday, July 15, at Indian Springs Golf Course near Coffeen. From the left are Treyton Kuhl, Alec Leetham, Drake McSperritt, Chase Knetzer, Hayden Tittsworth, Cole Lenczycki, Dylan Lessman, Zander Wells, Hunter Payne, Jace Stewart, Logan Gill, Wyatt Chappelear, Jaden Loskot, Rheece Malloy, Austin Newingham, Westin Fenton, Daniel Kenny, Caleb Page, Ethan Hamby, Brady Elliot, Cody Boerckel, Ethan Neece, Cody Payne, Liam Kalar, Olan Lentz, Landon Reincke, Trenton Phillips, Amony Anderson Claybrook and Elijah Patton

Toppers Benefit From Annual Golf Tourney

The team of Son Clayton, Jim Eickhoff, Danny Eickhoff and Alex Eickhoff took first place at the 21st Annual Rich Sanders Memorial Topper Golf Scramble on Saturday, July 15, but the big winners on the … more

7/20/23

Cahokia Creek To Spend Weekend Riding For Ray

The Cahokia Creek Dirt Riders will be hosting two benefits for the family of the late Raymond Devlin (a member of the club who passed away earlier this year) on Saturday, July 22, and Sunday, July … more

7/20/23

White Shoots 95 At Championships

Carter White of Litchfield recently represented his school at the 2023 High School Clay Target League National Championship, which was held at the Michigan Trapshooting Association in Mason, MI, on … more

7/20/23

Herpstreith Bids Adieu To Baseball After 2nd Season

Baseball has been a big part of Evan Herpstreith’s life for a long time, but after two years at Lincoln Land, the 2021 Nokomis High School graduate is turning his focus to a field of a different kind. … more

7/20/23

The Impact FC 2009 boys soccer team were honored at CITY Park on Sunday, July 2, in recognition of finishing first in their division in the St. Louis Youth Soccer Association league. In front, from the left, are Jacob Lenczycki, Owen Fuller, Kohl Fuller, CJ Matthews, Nick Fetter, Cambren Buzick, Nolan Meyer, Ryker Witt, Landon Wernsing, Alec Pollard and Coach Zach Wieland. In the back are Coach Travis Matthews, Korbin Johnson, Cooper Martin, Brody Dykema, St. Louis CITY forward Nicholas Gioacchini, Casson Schmidt and Will Wujek. Not pictured are Landen Lipe and Jaxson Ray.

Impact Honored At CITY Park

The players from the Impact FC 2009 boys soccer team got the opportunity to do what most young athletes dream of and set foot on the same field on which the professionals play, on Sunday, July 2. … more

7/17/23

Lincolnwood-Morrisonville’s Kierstyn Denney, Annika Rhodes, Elizabeth Hill and Rebecca Hill all played for the Springfield Shock at the AAU Nationals in Florida in June, with Denney playing for the 16 Spark, Rhodes playing for the 17 Spark and the Hills playing for the 16 Surge.

County Plays At Volleyball Nationals

The wave four of the AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships had a bit of a Montgomery County flair to them this year as five high school players competed against some of the nation’s best … more

7/17/23

Lentz In Second In Crossroads Series

Going into round six of the Crossroads Cross Country Series, Walshville’s Travis Lentz sits just three points outside of first in the Youth Bikes overall points, despite missing one of the … more

7/17/23

Dean Parks’ 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe (left) and Jim Shepherd’s 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air (right) drew plenty of attention at this year’s Illuminatus MC Feed the Need Car, Truck and Bike Show on July 8, including that of this year’s Irish Days royalty Miss Irish Days Kamryn Russell, Junior Miss Irish Days Arya Stimac, Little Miss Irish Days Maylee Hampton and Little Mister Irish Days Sheffield Stimac.

Farmersville The Place For Car Fans

The eighth annual Illuminatus MC Feed the Need Car, Truck and Bike Show was on Saturday, July 8, at the square in Farmersville and dozens of car owners turned out for this year’s event. … more

7/17/23

Toppers Welcome Rochester, Lutheran North To Town

After making a return to the football playoffs last year, the Hillsboro Hiltoppers got the opportunity to learn some lessons from two teams that know a thing or two about winning in the postseason on … more

7/13/23

Hillsboro High School grad Alex Eickhoff finished 12th at the Ohio Valley Conference golf tournament this year, but the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville junior-to-be has his sites set an even better finish this coming season.

After Solid Debut, Eickhoff Has Big Goals

Hillsboro graduate Alex Eickhoff was hoping to win an Ohio Valley Conference Title in golf, either individually or as part of a championship team. While he, and his chosen school, Southern … more

by Dan Chamness | 7/13/23

A second place finish in Snowshoe, WV, clinched a second straight national title for Walshville’s Travis Lentz on Sunday, June 25, in the Grand National Cross Country Series.

Lentz Scores Second GNCC Championship

There are still three rounds left in the 2023 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series, but Walshville’s Travis Lentz already knows where he will be in the final standings when the season … more

7/13/23

Butler quad racer Briar Kuhl currently sits in first in the points standings in the Super Mini class for the Indiana-based Extreme XC Racing Series. Kuhl has three wins in the first six races in the series, including one on June 18 at The Patriot in Bloomfield, IN (pictured above).

Kuhl On Hot Streak In Extreme XC Series

Seven racers from the J-N Motorsports area are in the hunt for class titles in Extreme XC Racing Series after six rounds of the Indiana-based off-road motorcycle and quad racing series. … more

7/13/23

Duff Boys At Home At Fox Valley Off Road

Since its creation in 2002, the Fox Valley Off Road Series has been a favorite for Ryan Duff of Donnellson and later for his sons, Zach and Cooper, as well. Duff won the inaugural points … more

7/13/23

This year’s Litchfield Country Club Junior Golf Camp wrapped up on Thursday, June 29, with their annual Youth/Adult Tournament. This year’s camp drew 50 young golfers to the bucolic course, with a near even split between girls and boys according to Curt Faas of the Litchfield Country Club.

Between Camp, LHS, Litchfield Country Club Has Golf Future Looking Bright

The Litchfield Country Club Junior Golf Camp concluded on Thursday, June 29, with its annual Youth/Adult Tournament. This year’s camp drew 50 young golfers to the country club, with 18 … more

7/13/23

Pictured above, in front, from the left are Adrianna Remer, Karsyn Jones, Eisley Kudyba, Timberleigh Everett, Lainey Barcum, Sawyer Spencer, Aubrie Smith and Perry Barcum. In the second row are Lucy Boyett, CJ Yeske, Lily Barnes, Sophia Odle, Katrina Millburg, Savannah Bequette, Payton Ronco, Avery Barcum and Mabry Bondurant. In the third row are Elaina Kenny, Ryleigh Hamm, Gracie Chambers, Braelynn SanMiguel, Summer Spencer, Tenleigh Schulte, Emma Rhodes, Harper Fuller, Kyla Greenwood and Kate Cunningham.

HEAT Tumblers Compete At Nationals During June

The week of June 19 through June 24, 60 athletes from Hilltop Elite Academy of Tumbling and Trampoline, Inc. (HEAT) in Hillsboro traveled to Springfield to compete against other … more

7/10/23

Hillsboro’s Pollard Named USTA National Champion

Ainsley Pollard of Hillsboro recently competed at the USTA Trampoline and Tumbling Nationals in Springfield on June 19 to 24. Pollard was named the national champion in the double-mini category for … more

7/10/23

Claire Trader, pictured above, of Hillsboro competed at the Power of Dance National Competition on Tuesday, June 27. She placed second overall in the Tween Intermediate Lyrical Solo Category.

Trader Places Second At National Dance Competition

Claire Trader of Hillsboro recently attended the Power of Dance National competition on Tuesday, June 27, in Chicago. After attending a Power of Dance competition in April where she received 6th … more

7/10/23

The College Report: Pence Is Blackburn Bound

Litchfield graduate Cara Pence is coming home. Or about as close as you can get and play college volleyball. After spending the last two volleyball seasons at North Central University, Pence … more

by Dan Chamness | 7/3/23

This year’s FCA Power Camp in Litchfield had more than 75 young athletes attend, with a staff of 30 local coaches and high school and college students volunteering. The theme for this year’s camp was ‘Greater’. The camp is organized by Rob and Patrice Corso of Litchfield.

Young Athletes Thrive At Power Camp

More than 75 campers attended this year’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes Power Camp in Litchfield. The free three-day, sports-focused camp for fifth through eighth graders was organized … more

7/3/23

Helping to dedicate the new grandstand were Missy Dean, Junior Miss Nataleigh Jackson, Little Miss Karsyn Jones, Miss Montgomery County Fair Alexis Lessman, Debbie Compton, Montgomery County Fair Board President Mary Bishop, John Eickhoff and Terry Leitschuh.

County Fair Honors Four Longtime Volunteers

Before this year’s first full pull, members of the Montgomery County Fair Board took a few minutes to pay tribute to four long-time volunteers at the fair’s truck and tractor pulls on … more

by Mary (Galer) Herschelman | 6/29/23