The Gillespie Lady Miners outscored Nokomis 13-3 in the overtime period to beat the Lady Redskins 60-50 on Thursday, Jan. 2, and avenge a four-point loss at the Carlinville Holiday Tournament five …
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1/6/25
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It was a successful return for the So. IL Off-Road Racing series as hundreds of racers competed in at least one round of the seven-round series that featured races in Carlinville, White City, …
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1/6/25
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With 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter of the seventh place game at the Vandalia Holiday Tournament, Nokomis senior Ian Keller drove the baseline and bounced a behind-the-back pass …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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1/2/25
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The Litchfield High School wrestling team put together a strong finish at Abe’s Rumble in Springfield on Dec. 27-28, as they won their final three duals to take ninth in the Bronze Bracket of …
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1/2/25
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While others were wrestling with what to do over the holiday break, the Hillsboro High School wrestling team was competing against some of the best teams in the state at the 60-team Abe’s …
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1/2/25
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2025 marks the beginning of the second half of the high school basketball season, so a look at the first half, at least statistically, could prove enlightening.
The Hillsboro Hiltoppers survived …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/2/25
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Nine Montgomery County high school football players were among those honored by the South Central Conference this season as the coaches of the SCC selected this year’s all-conference team.
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1/2/25
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While they didn't end the tournament on a winning note, thanks to some last second heroics in the third place game, the Riverton Christmas Classic had to be viewed as a success for the Hillsboro …
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12/30/24
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An 11-0 run to start the fourth quarter helped Carlinville take third place at the Carlinville Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 28, as they defeated Litchfield 64-48.
The Cavaliers shot 53 …
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12/30/24
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Hillsboro boys’ basketball team continued to show growth as they defeated the Bunker Hill Minutemen 71-62 to claim the Consolation Championship of the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/30/24
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With just six players dressing Litchfield faced greater odds than the typical nine seed when they took on the eighth seeded Pana Panthers at the Riverton Christmas Classic on Monday, Dec. 23.
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12/30/24
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The holidays may be for giving, but the Carlinville, South County and Williamsville were not feeling particularly generous toward the Lincolnwood girls basketball team at this year’s …
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12/30/24
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The Nokomis girls basketball team ended their run at the Carlinville Holiday Tournament on a high note as they defeated Gillespie 47-43 in the third place game on Saturday, Dec. 28.
The Miners …
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12/30/24
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Year in and year out, the day after Christmas and Thanksgiving always seems to be a challenge for the high school basketball players. The day off, the excitement and the food all create a challenge …
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12/30/24
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The Hillsboro boys’ basketball team faced a serious challenge Thursday evening, Dec. 26, when they journeyed to Carlinville to face the host Cavaliers in the opening round of their 53rd Holiday …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/30/24
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If facing and overcoming adversity makes a team stronger, then the Hillsboro boys’ basketball team should feel like Goliath after winning a consolation semi-final game Friday afternoon, Dec. …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/30/24
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After a commanding victory the night before, the Litchfield boys basketball team was back in action on Friday, Dec. 27, in the semifinals of the Carlinville Holiday Tournament, where they played the …
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12/30/24
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It was a slow start, but a strong finish to the Vandalia Holiday Tournament for the Nokomis boys basketball team, but the Redskins are hopeful that they can keep that momentum for their final game in …
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12/30/24
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The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team can only hope that the second half of their season goes better than the second half of their games at the Waverly Holiday Tournament went this year.
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12/30/24
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2024 Carlinville Holiday Boys Tournament
at Carlinville HS
Thursday, December 26
Game 1: 1:30 p.m. - #2 Calhoun vs. #7 Bunker Hill
Game 2: 3 p.m. - #3 Litchfield vs. #6 East …
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12/23/24
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