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The Litchfield Middle School 4x200 meter relay team ran a 1:55.67 to take the top spot at the IESA State Finals Track Meet on May 20, in East Peoria, by 1.27 seconds over Mercer County. Above, from the left, are Kilee Hoover, Jada Carroll and Emma Weidner, with the fourth member of the relay, Lydia Gruelle pictured on the right during the Mid-State Conference meet. The state title was one of five state medals for the Litchfield girls, with the Litchfield boys bringing home five more.
Litchfield Medal Haul Includes Another Title
For the second year in a row, the Litchfield Middle School girls track team is coming home with a championship from the IESA Class 3A State Finals, but this year, the four young athletes get to … more
After finishing fifth at state last year in the high jump, Hillsboro Junior High eighth grader Jaida Linn cleared 5'1" and beat Beardstown's Jenny Bongo in a jump-off to claim the state championship in the event on Saturday, May 20, at the IESA State Finals in East Peoria.
Linn Reaches New Heights At State Meet
For the fifth time since 1985 and the first time since 2017, Hillsboro Junior High is the home of an IESA track state champion. Hillsboro eighth grader Jaida Linn cleared a 5’1” in … more
It was a trip to remember for the Litchfield Middle School boys track team as the Panther Cubs brought home five medals from state, matching the five earned by their female counterparts. Above, from the left, are Jalen Stewart, Ryker Witt, Andrew Boston and Jaxon Ray, who finished second in the 4x200 and 4x400 meter relays, with the 4x400 squad setting a new school record at 4:01.30.
Panthers' Trip To State Not Short On Storylines
Feel free to pick a highlight from the Litchfield Middle School boys’ track team’s trip to the IESA State Finals on May 19-20. You could go with the 4x400 relay, which finished … more
For the fifth time in the program's history, a Litchfield High School female athlete medalled in the 300 meter hurdles at the IHSA State Finals. Kendall Stewart, above, placed second at this year's meet, running a personal-best 45.21.
Stewart Second At State
The goal going into the 2023 track season was simple for Litchfield’s Kendall Stewart. On Saturday, May 20, that goal was accomplished as Stewart finished second in the 300 meter hurdles at the … more
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Nokomis' Irene Vandenbergh earned the school's first medal in track, jumping 10.5 meters to finish eighth in the triple jump on Saturday, May 20, at the IHSA State Finals track meet in Charleston. Vandenbergh made it to the finals thanks to a 10.27 meter jump (above) on her last attempt in preliminarys on Thursday, May 18.
Vandenbergh's Medal A First For Nokomis
“I was hoping to have fun.” That was Irene Vandenbergh’s goal going into the IHSA Class 1A State Finals track meet on May 18 in Charleston. Two days later, Vandenbergh got that … more
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Nokomis' Addison Dangbar prepares to make the throw back into the infield after a double to center field during the Lady Redskins' regional championship game in Carrollton on Saturday, May 20. The regional hosts used a five-run sixth inning to put the game out of reach as Carrollton defeated Nokomis 10-2 to take the title.
Flowers Brings Title To Carrollton In May
Carrollton sophomore Lauren Flowers was impressive in the circle and at the plate on Saturday, May 20, as the Hawks ended Nokomis’ season with a 10-2 win in the regional championship in … more
Lincolnwood-Morrisonville's Lance Weitekamp went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the regional championship game against Pawnee on Saturday, May 20, in Nokomis. The Lancers gave the Indians all they could handle before falling to the regional's top seed 5-4 in nine innings.
Indians Get Past Lancers In Extra Innings
The Pawnee Indians escaped with a 5-4 victory and a regional championship on Saturday, May 20, in Nokomis as Nick Rice singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the … more
Hillsboro's Dylan Lessman (center) sprints toward the finish line in the 200 meter dash at the Gillespie Sectional on Thursday, May 18. Lessman finished 10th in the 200, but also scored points for the Toppers in the 100, where he finished sixth, and 400, where he finished third.
Topper Track Has A Senior Moment At Sectional
There is a lot of young talent on the Hillsboro boys track team, but on Thursday, May 18, at the Gillespie Sectional, the night belonged to the three seniors on the Hiltoppers’ roster. … more
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Litchfield's Kaden Bergman and Auburn's Treshaun Lancaster sprint to the next handoff of the 4x200 relay at the IHSA Class 1A sectional in Gillespie on Thursday, May 18. Bergman and teammates Martavious Jones, Zach Leitschuh and Easton Grammer finished fifth overall in a time of 1:38.49.
Quarton, Powell, Painter Punch Ticket To State
If you were asked to predict three members of the Litchfield High School boys track team to qualify for state, Camden Quarton and Keenan Powell would probably be your first two guesses. And they … more
Nokomis' Max Huston crosses the finish line as the anchor leg of the Redskins' 4x200 meter relay team at the IHSA Class 1A Gillespie Sectional on Thursday, May 18. Huston and teammates Kadynn Petty, Jack Johnson and Noah Blaum ran a 1:46.18 to finish 10th at the sectional.
Redskins Gain Experience At Sectional
The Nokomis boys track team competed in their first IHSA sectional in nearly 40 years on Thursday, May 18, in Gillespie as the Redskins continue to add to their experience in the track … more
Jhude Walker jarred the ball loose as he slid into home for one of Lincolnwood's runs in their seven-run fourth inning on Thursday, May 18, at the Nokomis Regional. The Lancers used the big inning to break a 1-1 tie with Nokomis, en route to a 10-3 regional semifinal win over the Redskins.
Fourth Inning Pushes Lancers Past 'Skins
A seven-run fourth inning broke open a tied game as the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville baseball team defeated Nokomis 10-3 on Thursday, May 18, in the semifinals of the Nokomis Regional. The Redskins … more
College Report: Hanner Wins Five To Wrap Up Senior Year
In the 1970s, Yankee slugger Reggie Jackson earned the nickname “Mr. October”. Hillsboro graduate Kaili Hanner might just follow in the legendary slugger’s footsteps in earning … more
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Pictured above, in front, from the left are Rick Zucker of Chesterfield, MO, Carl Riechers of Wentzville, MO and Jeremy Gibbs of St. Peters, MO. In back are Tony Parker of Rochester, Ryan and Jennifer Van Der Karr of Dwight, Chad Kahl of Bloomington, Brian Flaspohler of Chesterfield, MO, Sean Kolodziej of Joliet, Jim Leefers of Coffeen and Bill Pearce of Elmhurst.
Baseball Researchers Meet At BRS
The Bottomley-Ruffing-Schalk Baseball Museum in Nokomis was recently the venue chosen as the meeting site for a joint venture between two chapters of the Society for American Baseball Research, … more
With 21 entries between the Litchfield Middle School boys and girls teams, the IESA Class 3A State Finals track meet will have a purple glow to it on May 19-20. In front, from the left, are Coach Victoria Knoche, Hailey Green, Lana Cress, Maggie Schwab, Lydia Gruelle, Leighton Warchol, Ryker Witt,Jaxon Ray, Hudson Walker and Nick Fetter. In the back row are Coach Stephanie Short, Jennah Longwell, Kilee Hoover, Ava White, Gabbi Jarden, Emma Weidner, Jada Carroll, Amari Vickery, Jalen Stewart, Andrew Boston, Lukas Paine, Troy Masinelli, Coach Drew Logan and Coach Vincent Fanelli.
Lady Panthers Have IESA Seeing Purple
East Peoria will be a sea of purple this weekend as the Litchfield Middle School girls track team invades the EastSide Centre for the IESA State Finals track meet. The Lady Panthers have 14 … more
Sixteen young athletes from Hillsboro Junior High will be in East Peoria on May 19-20 for the IESA State Finals track Meet after qualifying for state at the sectional in Gillespie on May 13. In front, from the left, are Aubrey Baldwin, Jaida Linn, Briley Kirby, Amya Greenwood and Kamdyn Putnam. In the second row are Kaelin Cress, Aubrey Huber, Bailey Chappelear, Sophia Watkins and Piper Walk. In the back row are Joseph Lanter, Hunter Davis, Jermaine DeClue, Tytin Wells and Sawyer Hindle. Not pictured is Elijah Patton.
Dragons Have Medals In Mind At State
Two relays and two high jumpers from the Hillsboro Junior High girls track team advanced to the IESA Class 3A State Finals after their success at the Gillespie Sectional on Saturday, May 13. The … more
Sixteen young athletes from Hillsboro Junior High will be in East Peoria on May 19-20 for the IESA State Finals track Meet after qualifying for state at the sectional in Gillespie on May 13. In front, from the left, are Aubrey Baldwin, Jaida Linn, Briley Kirby, Amya Greenwood and Kamdyn Putnam. In the second row are Kaelin Cress, Aubrey Huber, Bailey Chappelear, Sophia Watkins and Piper Walk. In the back row are Joseph Lanter, Hunter Davis, Jermaine DeClue, Tytin Wells and Sawyer Hindle. Not pictured is Elijah Patton.
Hillsboro Boys Send Five To State
The Hillsboro Junior High boys track team qualified for state in five events on Saturday, May 13 at the IESA Class 3A sectional in Gillespie. Four of the five events are on the eighth grade … more
With 21 entries between the Litchfield Middle School boys and girls teams, the IESA Class 3A State Finals track meet will have a purple glow to it on May 19-20. In front, from the left, are Coach Victoria Knoche, Hailey Green, Lana Cress, Maggie Schwab, Lydia Gruelle, Leighton Warchol, Ryker Witt,Jaxon Ray, Hudson Walker and Nick Fetter. In the back row are Coach Stephanie Short, Jennah Longwell, Kilee Hoover, Ava White, Gabbi Jarden, Emma Weidner, Jada Carroll, Amari Vickery, Jalen Stewart, Andrew Boston, Lukas Paine, Troy Masinelli, Coach Drew Logan and Coach Vincent Fanelli.
Litchfield Boys Hoping For Record Breaking State Run
The Litchfield Middle School boys track team will be busy this weekend as they send seven entries to the IESA Class 3A State Finals in East Peoria on May 12-13. The Panther Cubs punched their … more
Bailey Leach of Pleasant Plains (#17) tries to shield Hillsboro's Sierra Compton from the ball during the first half of the sectional semifinal game in Riverton on Tuesday, May 16. Leach had one of the Cardinals' six goals in their 6-0 win over the Hiltoppers that moved them on to face Sacred Heart-Griffin in Friday's championship game.
Plains Ends Toppers Season In Sectionals
Suffocating. That was how the Hillsboro defense played on Tuesday, May 16, in the Riverton Sectional semifinal soccer game against Pleasant Plains, especially in the first half. Unfortunately, the … more
Lady Redskins Battle Back To Beat Griffins
Despite having approximately twice as many wins as Father McGivney, the Griffins seemed to have the Nokomis softball team’s number this year. At least that was the case until the bottom of the … more
Litchfield's Emma Walch takes a cut at Anika Camp's offering from the circle during the regional quarterfinal game between the Purple Panthers and Hillsboro on Monday, May 15. Walch, one of four seniors on the Litchfield squad caught the pitch square and sent it over the fence for the final two runs in the Panthers' 7-3 victory over the Lady Hiltoppers in Greenville.
Panthers Knock Off Hillsboro At Regional
It took a few innings, but once the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team got rolling on Monday in Greenville, they were hard to stop. The Panthers overcame an early 1-0 deficit to score seven runs … more
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