Sports
Sort by: Featured Most recent
991 results total, viewing 181 - 200
Five Montgomery County boys basketball players earned all-conference recognition this year, three from Litchfield and two from Hillsboro. From the left are Hillsboro's Nathan Matoush and Litchfield's Victor McGill, who were first team selections, and Litchfield's Keenan Powell and A.J. Odle and Hillsboro's Jace Stewart, who were all third team all-conference.
Five From County Make All-Conference
Three players from the co-conference champion Litchfield boys basketball team and two players from Hillsboro were among the 18 players honored as all-conference selections by the South Central … more
Hiltopper Track Ready To Run (Indoors)
The temperatures may be going up and down outside, but the Hillsboro High School track team will be heating things up indoors on Saturday, March 2, as they open up their season at Illinois College in … more
Litchfield Middle School seventh grader Kohen Kieffer took first the IESA Jerseyville Regional on Feb. 24, and advanced to this Saturday’s sectional in Vandalia.
Litchfield Qualifies Five For IESA Sectional
Five Litchfield Middle School wrestlers finished in the top three at the IESA Jerseyville Regional on Feb. 24, which earned them a spot in the sectional on Saturday, March 2, in Vandalia. The … more
Hillsboro’s Hudson Wright won the championship in the novice 93-pound class at the IKWF regional in Edwardsville on Saturday, Feb. 24, to advance to the sectionals in Highland.
Jr. Toppers Compete At IKWF Regional
Five members of the Hillsboro Jr. Toppers Wrestling Club made their way to the   IKWF regional in Edwardsville on Saturday, Feb. 24. Four of the five finished in the top four to advance to the … more
Seven wrestlers from the Litchfield Wrestling Club competed in the IKWF Regional on Feb. 24, in Litchfield. In front, from the left are Lincoln Morris, Lincoln Rogers and Braxton Young. In the back are Owen Pryor, Omarr Robinson, Grayson Short and Kyson Hemken.
Litchfield Sending Four To IKWF Sectional
The Litchfield Wrestling Club took seven wrestlers to the IKWF regional in Edwardsville on Saturday, Feb. 24, and came back with four qualifiers for next weekend’s sectional in Highland. … more
Sophia Watkins
Watkins To Compete At Indoor Nationals
After several months of training, Sophia Watkins of the Bulletproof Athletics Track and Field Club is ready to take on nationals. Watkins, who is an eighth grader at Hillsboro Junior High, will … more
Hapner Rolls County's Third 800 This Season
For the third time this year, an 800 series was rolled at a Montgomery County bowling alley during league play. Joey Hapner of Hillsboro rolled games of 289, 267 and 258 in the Thursday Night … more
Addy Beal 6th At Coles County
Farmersville junior drag racer Addy Beal has improved in each of her three point seasons in which she has raced, with her most recent season her best yet. After finishing tenth in 2021 and … more
Rilynn Younker was the first person to win a regional title and the first person to win a sectional title in girls wrestling at Litchfield High School, so it was only fitting that the freshman add another first to her list at the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Tournament on Feb. 23-24 in Bloomington. On Saturday, Younker finished off her run at state with a fourth place finish in the 110-pound weight class, becoming the first state medalist in her sport for the Purple Panthers.
Younker Takes Fourth At State Tourney
In 2006, Chance Davidson became the first ninth grader to win a state medal for the Litchfield High School wrestling program. On Saturday, Feb. 24, he had a pretty good seat to watch the latest … more
Strong Finish Sends Comets Past Panthers
In the past 19 years the Litchfield Purple Panthers and the Greenville Comets have meet 33 times. On Wednesday evening, Feb. 21, the 34th meeting took place on neutral ground as the two teams squared … more
Lincolnwood Head Coach Matt Millburg celebrates with Donny Daugherty (left) and Tucker Armentrout after Armentrout hit an off-balance three at the end of regulation to tie Carrollton at 39 in the regional semifinal on the Hawks' home floor on Feb. 21. The Hawks managed to survive the miracle, though, beating the Lancers in triple overtime 50-47.
Lancers Fall In Three Overtime Thriller
It took three overtimes, but somehow the Carrollton Hawks ended the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team’s season on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Playing on their home court, the Hawks … more
Nokomis' Reece Lohman elevates to smack down a shot from St. Anthony's Brock Fearday during the regional semifinal game in Bethany on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The Redskins overcame an early double-digit deficit to get the game down to five with four minutes to go, but St. Anthony held on for a 45-33 victory to end Nokomis' season.
Bulldogs Fend Off Redskins' Rally
Nokomis knew that it was going to take everything they had and then some to knock off top-seeded Effingham St. Anthony in the regional semifinal game in Bethany on Feb. 21. While they didn’t … more
Hillsboro Bass Fishing Club Gets Donations
The Hillsboro High School Bass Fishing Club, established in 2019 by several students who sought and received board approval, has grown to have a dozen members, several volunteer coaches and many … more
Hillsboro's Mark Mattson brings the ball across mid-court during the Hiltoppers' regional game in Girard on Monday, Feb. 19. Mattson had five points and Hillsboro had a 35-33 lead going into the fourth quarter, before North Mac outscored the Toppers 17-12 in the final frame to move on to Wednesday's regional semifinals.
North Mac Rallies To End Toppers' Season
Sadly for Hillsboro coaches, players, and fans, the seedings for the North Mac Regional proved to be correct, at least during play Monday night, Feb. 19, when the eighth seeded Hiltoppers fell to the … more
|
Carlinville's Triston Thompson found himself surrounded by Litchfield players during the opening round of regional play on Monday, Feb. 19, on the Purple Panthers' home court. Surrounding Thompson, from the left, are Carson Saathoff (#22), Nathan Schaake (#13), Victor McGill and Ethan Saathoff (#12). After a slow start, the Purple Panthers turned a one-point third quarter lead into a 13-point win over the Cavaliers that earned them a spot in Wednesday's regional semifinal in Girard against Greenville.
Purple Panthers Survive And Advance
In postseason play, it’s survive and advance. It doesn’t matter how pretty you look just as long as you have more points than your opponent when the final buzzer sounds.  In the … more
Nokomis' Drake Taylor (#45) had ten points and eight rebounds in the Redskins' 64-34 win over Windsor/Stew-Stras on Monday, Feb. 19, which moved the Redskins into the regional semifinals against top-seeded Effingham St. Anthony.
Redskins Bury The Hatchets In Opener
On paper, the regional opener between Nokomis and Windsor/Stew-Stras on Monday, Feb. 19, looked like it could be a barn-burner between the sixth and seventh seeds in the sub-sectional. On the court, … more
Cooper Poggenpohl (right) and the Lincolnwood defense held Mt. Olive to just 29 points on Monday, Feb. 19, as the Lancers knocked off the Wildcats 58-29 to advance to Wednesday's regional semfinal against Carrollton. Lincolnwood has held a team under 30 points for the fourth time this season and for the second straight game against Mt. Olive, who they beat 59-16 in December.
Lancers Get Regional Win Over Mt. Olive
When Lincolnwood hosted Mt. Olive on Monday, Feb. 19, in the opening game of the Carrollton Regional, the good news for the Wildcats was that they scored 13 more points than they did in their 59-16 … more
Representatives of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Steve Dilley and Steve Allen were on hand at the Raymond KC Hall on Friday, Feb. 16, to present the Lincolnwood boys basketball program with a plaque honoring the Lancers' 1,000th win, which happened on Jan. 2, 2024, against Mt. Pulaski. Lincolnwood coaches, pictured above, from the left, are Courtney Murphy (2000-2006, 110 wins); Craig Davelis (1992-1999, 128 wins), Mike Meisner (1979-1985, 75 wins), Steve Dilley, Matt Millburg (2012 to present, 195 wins as of Feb. 20), Steve Vance (2006-2010, 84 wins) and Steve Allen.
A Milestone 62 Years In The Making
Representatives of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Steve Dilley and Steve Allen were on hand at the Raymond KC Hall on Friday, Feb. 16, to present the Lincolnwood boys basketball program … more
Luci VanGiesen
Local Swimmers Ready For Regionals
Members of the Capital Area Aqua Phoenix Swim Club (CAAP) are currently looking forward to the postseason. The club consists of many local swimmers and practices are held at Hillsboro Health Fitness … more
Litchfield’s Vincent Moore had a fight on his hands in his opening round match of the IHSA Class 1A State Wrestling Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 15, at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Woodstock Marian’s Austin Hagevold picked up a major decision win over the sophomore 106-pounder by a 14-2 final score, moving Moore to Friday’s consolation bracket.
Bright Future Ahead For Litchfield’s Moore
For the second straight year, Litchfield's Vincent Moore went 1-2 at the IHSA State Wrestling Tournament, an awesome accomplishment, but one that the sophomore 106-pounder … more
|
« Prev | 1 … 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 … 50 | Next »
Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.

© Copyright 2024 The Journal-News | Terms of Use / Privacy Policy | Cancellation / Refund Policy
Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions