A year after becoming the first Litchfield-Mt. Olive wrestler to medal at the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals, Rilynn Younker is going back for more. For the second straight year, Younker earned …
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It was a learning experience for the two female members of the Hillsboro High School wrestling team at the Highland Sectional on Feb. 14-15, one that will no doubt make them better in the future. …
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The wrestling season came to an end on Feb. 15, for the final two Hillsboro wrestlers still going in the postseason. Freshman Kohl Fuller and senior Gaven Vollintine both competed at Class 1A …
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Last year, Vincent Moore was the lone representative from the Litchfield-Mt. Olive wrestling team at the IHSA Class 1A State Finals. This year, Moore will have some company. Moore and fellow juniors …
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The bad news is that the Hillsboro girls basketball team wasn’t able to close out the regular season with a win. The good news is that they have a shot to avenge that loss.
The Lady …
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Ian Keller and Kannon Jonas combined for 16 of Nokomis’ 19 fourth quarter points as the Redskins defeated Bunker Hill 55-46 on Thursday, Feb. 13. While Keller and Jonas both had eight points in …
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On Jan. 30th the Litchfield Purple Panthers were sharing the driver’s seat of the South Central Conference title with the Staunton Bulldogs. Since then, Litchfield has fallen to third in the …
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Those Hillsboro basketball fans who enjoy competition close enough to have the outcome in doubt until the last seconds were glowing as they left the local gym Friday night, Feb. 14, as the Toppers …
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The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville and Calvary boys basketball teams entered their match-up on Friday, Feb. 14, heading in the opposite directions over the previous three games. The Saints had won three …
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The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team saw their season come to an end on Saturday, Feb. 15, as they fell to South Fork-Edinburg 57-36 in the first round of the North Greene Regional.
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The Litchfield girls basketball team held Roxana to just seven field goals in their regional opener on Saturday, Feb. 15, but the Shells managed to make their mark at the one place Litchfield …
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If the Nokomis girls basketball team needed one last game to make sure they were clicking on all cylinders entering the postseason, their match-up with North Mac did the trick.
Playing on the …
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The Litchfield girls basketball team ground out a 28-22 win over Southwestern on Thursday, Feb. 13, to wrap up the regular season.
Senior players Daphney Hartel and Elise Walch were honored …
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As a competitor, the game between the Nokomis and South County girls basketball teams was everything you could want. As a Lady Redskin, the outcome was pretty good, too.
The two teams entered …
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The Hillsboro girls basketball team put four players in double figures on Monday, Feb. 10, to score a 69-45 victory over Greenville on the Lady Hiltoppers’ senior night.
Prior to the game, …
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A strong first half lifted the Greenville girls basketball team past Lincolnwood-Morrisonville on Tuesday, Feb. 11, as the Lady Lancers traveled to Bond County for their final game of the regular …
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The Litchfield girls basketball team picked up their sixth win in their last seven games on Monday, Feb. 10, beating Vandalia 55-37 to improve to 12-15 on the season.
Defense has been a big part …
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When the North Mac Panthers came to Topperland for a South Central Conference basketball match, both teams probably anticipated a win based on past performances; both needed a victory before regional …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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Pawnee senior Carson Wort scored ten of his team-high 16 points in the fourth quarter to help the Indians knock off Nokomis 45-36 on Tuesday, Feb. 11, Pawnee’s first victory over Nokomis in …
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Tuesday night, Feb. 11, was the fifth time this season that the Litchfield boys basketball team came into a game with back-to-back wins, hoping to make it three in a row. The Purple Panthers saw …
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