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It takes a special person to fill the minor but still important roles on a basketball team: play defense, don’t turn the ball over, help the shooters score …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/22/24
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Both Nokomis and Greenville were looking to bounce back from a loss in their final pool play games when the two met up on Thursday, Jan. 18, in the semifinals of the fifth place bracket at the Rick …
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1/22/24
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In a five minute stretch in the third quarter, the Litchfield boys basketball team showed what type of basketball they could play. During that stretch they would outscore the Roxana Shells 14-2, but …
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1/22/24
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Wednesday was senior night for the Hillsboro High School wrestling team as the Toppers faced off against Highland in their final home meet of the season. Zander Wells, Ian Anderson and Treyton Kuhl …
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1/22/24
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After nine days off, the Nokomis girls basketball team picked up where they left off as they scored their sixth win in a row with a 61-39 victory over the Father McGivney JV team in the first round …
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1/22/24
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East Alton-Wood River (EAWR) got a running start on the Lady Panthers on Thursday, Jan. 18, as they outscored Litchfield 18-6 in the first quarter of their meeting in Litchfield. As it turns out, the …
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1/22/24
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The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team had the misfortune of playing the host school in the Lady Hawk Invitational as they faced off against Carrollton, who was 15-6 entering the game.
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1/22/24
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It had been seven years since anyone had bowled an 800 series at the Litchfield Bowling Alley when Bobby White rolled an 824 on Nov. 27, in the alley’s Monday night league. The next 800 series …
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1/22/24
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After a convincing win in their first pool play game the Litchfield boys basketball team looked to wrap up pool play with an unblemished record and a chance to play Friday night basketball in Simmons …
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1/18/24
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A 12-0 run by defending champion Triad that stretched from the final two and a half minutes of the third quarter into the first minute of the fourth quarter kept Nokomis from upsetting the number one …
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1/18/24
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Sixth-seeded Bethalto Civic Memorial raced to an early 11-2 advantage to open the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational's second round Pool C game against the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/18/24
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The Nokomis boys basketball team staved off a comeback bid from Father McGivney on Monday, Jan. 15, as the Redskins picked up a win in their first game at the 2024 Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational …
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1/18/24
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team picked up a pair of wins in Wood River on Tuesday, Jan. 16, as they defeated the host Oilers 46-27 and Red Bud 42-24 for their ninth and 10th victories of the …
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1/18/24
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While some of Father McGivney’s athletic programs have needed a few years to gather steam, but the Glen Carbon Catholic school’s girls basketball team isn’t one of them. Since the …
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1/18/24
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The Hillsboro Lady Hiltoppers saw their run at the Highland Tournament come to an end on Jan. 15, with a 53-33 loss to Triad. The Toppers were tied with Triad after the first quarter, but the Knights …
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1/18/24
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In just one week, the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team will take on Madison at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN, home of the Indiana Pacers, and one Raymond business is helping …
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1/18/24
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Two items of dramatic interest were decided early last Saturday afternoon, Jan. 13, 2024, when Hillsboro’s boys’ varsity basketball team took the floor against the host Litchfield Purple …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/16/24
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With five games in double figures going into Nokomis’ game with Sandoval on Thursday, Jan. 11, Natalie Brownback had shown flashes of what she was capable of doing on offense for the Lady …
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1/16/24
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The triangular meet in Vandalia on Thursday, Jan. 11, was just about everything you could ask for as a high school wrestling fan.
With dozens of junior wrestlers honored in between matches and a …
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1/16/24
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It wasn’t your typical Nokomis win, but the Redskins’ 70-53 victory over Edinburg still counts the same in the record book as they improved to 10-9 overall and 4-0 in the MSM Conference.
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1/16/24
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