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Litchfield Sixth, Diveley All-Tourney At Waverly
Monday’s win for the Litchfield girls basketball team showed that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Tuesday’s fifth place game at the Waverly Thanksgiving Tournament showed that … more
Litchfield senior Emma Diveley drives to the hoop during the Lady Panthers’ pool play finale at the Waverly Tournament on Monday, Nov. 20. Diveley had a team-high 18 points in the Panthers’ 38-22 win over North Greene, Litchfield’s first win of the season and Coach Evan Malloy’s first varsity win of his career.
Lady Panthers Score First Victory
The Litchfield girls basketball team picked up a much-needed boost on Monday, Nov. 20, as the Lady Panthers scored their first win of the season. In their third and final pool play game at the … more
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He’s been a Chief, a Commodore, Top Tier, a Mohawk, a Knight and a Lancers, but on Monday, Nov. 20, Morrisonville senior Lance Weitekamp added a new mascot to his repertoire, a Jaguar, as he signed to play baseball and continue his education at Danville Area Community College after graduation. Pictured with Weitekamp are his parents, Jean and Jeff Weitekamp.
Journal-News On The Line: Lance Weitekamp, Morrisonville
Baseball has been Morrisonville senior Lance Weitekamp’s love since he was little, but like some loves, baseball hasn’t always reciprocated. In 2022, at the Montgomery County Baseball … more
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Litchfield Boys Win Opener In A Shootout
On Monday evening, Nov. 20, the Litchfield Purple Panthers tipped off their 2023-2024 basketball campaign as they battled the host Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers in the Bill Rucks Thanksgiving Tournament. … more
It was eighth grade night for the Nokomis Junior High girls basketball team on Thursday, Nov. 9, before the Lady Braves’ game against Vandalia. Eighth grade players, in front, from the left, are Hannah Tarter, Brooklyn Marley, Quincee Riebe, Kara Beaty, Emily Harston, Lily Broers, Carsyn Bertolino and Kendree Dean. In the back are Deanna Tarter, April Marley, Ben Tarter, Jamie Marley, Aaron Marley, Corey Riebe, Keri Riebe, Jake and Katina Beaty, Kelly and Diantha Harston, Heather Broers, Aaron and Shandy Bertolino, Amy Fox and Joe Dean.
Nokomis, Litchfield To Play For 8th Grade Regional Titles
Two Montgomery County eighth grade girls basketball teams will be playing for regional championships on Wednesday, Nov. 22, as the Nokomis Lady Braves and Litchfield Lady Panther Cubs both punched … more
Pawnee's Isabella Carlisle (#21) and Ashlyn Kern (#15) converge on Nokomis freshman Alivia Sabol during pool play action at the Nokomis Fall Tipoff on Friday, Nov. 17. Sabol had nine points in Nokomis' 45-33 victory over the Indians and averaged 11 points and 5.7 rebounds per game during the tournament to help the Redskins take the title at the inaugural event.
Nokomis Tops At Tipoff
Their path to a championship may have been a little more interesting than they would have liked, but the Nokomis girls basketball team will take it as they won the inaugural Nokomis Fall Tipoff with … more
After setting school records in rushing yards, touchdowns and points scored, A.J. Sypherd was selected to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 3A all-state team.
Sypherd Earns All-State Honors
After a record-breaking senior season, Litchfield’s Adam “A.J.” Sypherd earned one more accolade recently as he was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association … more
Lincolnwood's Taylor Lush muscles through Maryville Christian defenders Rayley Smith (#10) and Kerstin Howell (#25) during the Lancers' final pool play game at the Nokomis Fall Tipoff on Friday, Nov. 17. Lush had four points in the Lancers' 32-26 win over the Lions, their second victory of the season.
Lady Lancers Fourth At Nokomis
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team went 1-2 and finished fourth in the inaugural Nokomis Fall Tipoff this past weekend, evening their record to 2-2 on the season. The … more
Litchfield Learning At Waverly
The 2023-24 season is going to be a learning process for the Litchfield girls basketball team and their new head coach, Evan Malloy. While the Panthers are still in search of their first win this … more
Rochester Holds Off Lady Toppers
The Hillsboro girls basketball team nearly picked up their first win of the season on Saturday morning, Nov. 18, in the Toppers’ second game of the Taylorville Thanksgiving Tournament. … more
Nokomis' Natalie Brownback (#12) shadows Chloe Law (#5) as the Litchfield sophomore brings the ball down the court in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Sporting a mask due to a broken nose suffered during volleyball, Brownback played like a super hero in the first half, scoring 12 of her 14 points to give the Lady Redskins a 33-9 halftime lead en route to a 62-16 victory over the Purple Panthers.
Nokomis Knocks Off Litchfield In Debut
Thirteen different players combined for 70 points when the Litchfield and Nokomis girls basketball teams opened up the 2022-23 season on Nov. 15 in Nokomis. One year later, just three of those … more
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Lady Lancers Stop Minutemaids In Opener
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team held Bunker Hill to just five field goals in the season opener for both teams on Monday, Nov. 13, as they defeated the Minutemaids 33-24. … more
At 5’11” Kearstynn Davis is the tallest player on the Hillsboro girls basketball roster, but she and the Toppers faced an even taller task against Breese Central in their opener on Nov. 13. The Cougars had five players 5’11” or taller, including six-footer Cece Toennies, guarding Davis, who led the team with 14 points in a 56-15 win in Hillsboro.
Hiltoppers Come Up Short In First Game
The Hillsboro girls basketball team faced a tall order, literally and figuratively, in their season opener on Monday, Nov. 13, as the Lady Hiltoppers welcomed Breese Central to town. The Cougars … more
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Youth Movement Takes Over MSM All-Conference Team
Take a good look at the first team for the 2023 MSM Conference all-conference volleyball team, because there is a pretty good chance you’ll be seeing them again next year, if not longer. All … more
Toppers Open Season With Rockets On November 21
Hillsboro’s boys basketball team opens the new season next Tuesday, Nov. 21, by traveling to Rochester to engage the Central State Conference team for the seventh consecutive time in their … more
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Panthers Hopeful For Senior Moment In '23
If you wanted to sum up the 2022-2023 Litchfield Purple Panther boys basketball season in one word, it would be “injury”. “Last season it seemed like we couldn’t go a … more
Pictured above, Litchfield graduate Alex Bishop takes a swing at a recent golf tournament. Bishop, who’s collegiate career ended in May, is pursuing a professional golf career.
Bishop’s Swinging For The Big Time
by Isaiah Atkins For many people, the chance to go ‘pro’ in a sport is something one can only dream of. For Litchfield native Alex Bishop, its something he’s chasing. Over this … more
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The Hillsboro offensive line, consisting of Elliott Lentz (#54), Jesse Ringhausen (#67), Hayden Titsworth and Cole Lenczycki (#50) during their win over Pana, helped the Toppers run for more than 2,000 yards in 2023.
Mr. D Looks Back At The 2023 Hillsboro Season
Though three wins in a season aren’t enough for Hillsboro football coaches, players, parents, and fans, there were highlights scattered throughout the season to remember as life continues. … more
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Two players from Nokomis and two from Lincolnwood were selected for this year’s Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association all-state team, which was released Nov. 3-5. From the left are first team selection Mackenzie Mehochko from Nokomis, second team selection Kierstyn Denney from Lincolnwood and honorable mention selections Addison Glenn of Nokomis and Morgan Cowdrey of Lincolnwood.
Redskins, Lancers Land Four On All-State Team
Two players from Nokomis and two from Lincolnwood were selected for this year’s Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association all-state team, which was released Nov. 3-5. Mackenzie Mehochko and … more
Nokomis' Jaxson Batty (left) and Nolan Herpstreith were both first team all-conference picks by the coaches of the Lincoln Prairie Conference this season as they helped lead the Redskins to a trip to the playoffs.
Nokomis With Nine On All-Lincoln Prairie List
The Nokomis High School football team picked up five wins and a playoff berth in their first year in the Lincoln Prairie Conference, but the Redskins added more accolades this week as the … more
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