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The Hillsboro girls basketball team held Southwestern to just five points in the second and third quarter as they beat the Piasa Birds 44-26 in the South Central Conference opener for both teams. The …
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12/4/23
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After nearly a week since taking fourth place in the Bill Rucks Thanksgiving Tournament, the Litchfield Purple Panthers were back on the hardwood Friday night, Dec. 1 in Lebanon. In the past five …
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12/4/23
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On Saturday, Dec. 2, the Capital City Showcase filled the BOS Center in Springfield, as several area basketball teams hit the hardwood in the nearly 8,000 capacity venue.
Litchfield would look …
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12/4/23
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The Toppers Boys’ basketball 2023 version finished Pool B play in the Kaskaskian Classic with their third loss Wednesday evening, Nov. 28, when the Greenville Comets held them to three points …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/4/23
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The Nokomis Lady Redskins picked up a win in their MSM Conference opener on Wednesday, Nov. 29, beating a shorthanded Bunker Hill squad 59-9.
The Minutemaids were minus three regulars and had …
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12/4/23
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With four straight conference titles under their belts, Staunton has been a force on the courts the last several years in volleyball. As it turns out, the Bulldogs are nearly as good when the nets …
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12/4/23
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This story will appear in the Dec. 7 print editions of The Journal-News and The Raymond News.
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12/4/23
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The Nokomis boys basketball team picked up their first victory of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 28, beating Springfield Lutheran 50-45 in MSM Conference action.
The Redskins were playing on their …
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11/30/23
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The last time the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team played North Greene, they set a new high-water mark for scoring since the program was brought back in 2019. On Monday, they nearly …
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11/30/23
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The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team picked up their first win on Tuesday, Nov. 28, but it was far from easy for the Lancers.
Playing Okaw Valley on the Timberwolves’ home …
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11/30/23
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A nine-day layoff and their toughest competition of the young season were a tough combination for the Nokomis girls basketball team on Monday, Nov. 27, as the Lady Redskins fell to Greenville 49-26 …
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11/30/23
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team picked up two victories in their varsity opener on Tuesday, Nov. 28, defeating Springfield Southeast and Taylorville on the Tornadoes’ home mat.
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11/30/23
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The Litchfield High School wrestling team picked up a victory over Shelbyville on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in a meet on the Rams’ home mats.
The Panthers picked up 10 wins in the 14 matches with …
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11/30/23
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Hillsboro’s boys basketball team traveled south on Rt. 127 to play SIUE EST CS (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter School) Tuesday evening, Nov. 28; the SIUE team …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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11/30/23
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The Litchfield girls basketball team trailed by just six points at halftime before the Bullets from Williamsville wore the Panthers down and came away with a 52-22 victory on Tuesday, Nov. 28, on …
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11/30/23
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Several area high school basketball teams will participate in a 16-team shootout to honor the legacy of a beloved area broadcaster.
The fifth annual T. Todt Shootout vs. Cancer event will be …
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by Tom Emery
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11/30/23
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After picking up a pool play win against Mt Pulaski, the host school of the Bill Rucks Thanksgiving Tournament, Litchfield would drop two of their final three games of the tournament to finish in …
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11/27/23
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The term “get-right” game has invaded sports vernacular over the last few years to describe an opportunity a team has to score a win after a particular run of losses, be it due to stiff …
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11/27/23
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After four days at the Gene Bergschneider Turkey Tournament, the good news is that the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team scored 46 more points in New Berlin than they did last year. The …
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11/27/23
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The Nokomis boys basketball team opened their season with a pair of tough tests this week as they hosted Greenville on Tuesday, Nov. 21, and traveled to Altamont on Friday, Nov. 24. The Comets were …
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11/27/23
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