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Confusion could have been the theme for the Hillsboro/Piasa Southwestern basketball game played at the Piasa Birds’ home court Thursday evening, Jan. 16; the PSW team won by 11, but strange …
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1/21/25
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Treyton Davis and Alex Peacock combined for 40 of Edinburg-South Fork’s 51 points to keep the Wildcats undefeated in the MSM Conference on Friday, Jan. 17, as they defeated Nokomis 51-36. It …
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1/21/25
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Almost every little kid has dreamt of making a game winning shot on the basketball court. Martavious Jones has accomplished that dream… twice. After his steal and score on Jan. 11, gave …
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1/21/25
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The Nokomis boys basketball team had a tough task in their opening game of the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational in Litchfield on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Redskins drew the second seeded Eagles of …
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1/21/25
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Five Litchfield wrestlers competed in the 2025 Titan JV Invite in Chatham on Saturday, Jan. 18, with three wrestlers finishing in the top eight to make the podium.
Bradedyn Knapp was …
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1/21/25
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After foul trouble for Litchfield helped Shelbyville take a 27-20 halftime lead on Monday, Jan. 13, the Panthers knew they had to do something quickly to avoid their 13th loss of the year. …
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1/16/25
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The Nokomis girls basketball team passed the halfway point of their conference season on Monday, Jan. 13, and are still in contention for their third straight MSM Conference championship. The Lady …
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1/16/25
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Three late three-pointers by Wesclin gave Hillsboro a bit of a scare on Monday, Jan. 13, before the Lady Hiltoppers pulled out a 43-41 victory over the visiting Warriors. Hillsboro led by as many as …
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1/16/25
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The start of the week was a border war of sorts for the Lincolnwood basketball programs as both the boys and girls basketball teams squared off against North Mac on Jan. 13 and 14. The Lincolnwood …
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1/16/25
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Three of the eight Litchfield High School wrestlers who made the trip to the 61st annual Lyle King Princeton Invitational Tournament finished the weekend on the medal podium on Saturday, Jan. 11. …
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1/16/25
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team was handed a pair of tough losses on Tuesday, Jan. 14, as they fell to Shelbyville 42-36 and Jerseyville 65-18. In the Shelbyville match, Hillsboro picked up …
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1/16/25
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The Lincolnwood boys basketball team allowed just six points in the first half as they defeated North Mac 51-37 on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Woodshed in Raymond. The Panthers were looking to sweep the …
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1/16/25
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Playing a team twice in a season could be used as a measuring tool for a basketball team, a test to see if a team has improved throughout the season. On Tuesday night, the Purple Panthers were handed …
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1/16/25
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The 2024 season was the best one yet in the American Flat Track Singles series for Hillsboro’s Chase Saathoff, but an offseason move may have just catapulted the 19-year-old into the next …
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1/16/25
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Bodee Everett’s season came to an end a little sooner than he was hoping, but 2025 is a new year for the 13-year-old sprint car racer from Litchfield. Racing in the A-Class Winged Micros series …
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1/16/25
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Nothing was going to keep Loren Wallace from getting to Nokomis on Saturday night, Jan. 11. Not flight delays, not airplane issues, not anything. “My wife Barbara said, ‘Do you really …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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1/16/25
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A 34-19 second half pushed Mater Dei to their 13th win of the season as they defeated Nokomis 64-46 on the Redskins’ home court. The Redskins trailed by as many as six with 5:10 to play in the …
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1/16/25
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Fans looking forward to the 2025 Rick McGraw Memorial Invite in Litchfield got a preview on Saturday night Jan. 11, as Litchfield faced the Redskins just 24 hours after it was announced that the two …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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1/13/25
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In between snowflakes, the Hillsboro High School wrestling team managed to get two dual meets in the books as they hosted Sacred Heart-Griffin and Breese Central on Wednesday, Jan. 8, before heading …
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1/13/25
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Hillsboro jumped out to a big lead and never looked back against Southwestern as they defeated the Piasa Birds 42-30 to improve to 11-6 overall and 3-1 in the South Central Conference. The Lady …
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1/13/25
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