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Late Redskin Comeback Not Enough For Victory
A fourth quarter comeback nearly gave Nokomis their second win of the season on Tuesday, Dec. 5, as the Redskins almost handed Sullivan their first loss. Sullivan was up 29-21 in the battle of the … more
The Nokomis High School football team held their annual awards banquet on Friday, Nov. 10, in celebration of this year’s season. From the left are Defensive Player of the Year Kadynn Petty, Matt Cole Award winner Riley Reynolds, Offensive Player of the Year Nolan Herpstreith, Offensive Lineman of the Year and Skins Award winner Jaxson Batty, Defensive Lineman of the Year Atticus Bertolino and Military Player of the Year Brody Steele.
Nokomis Football Holds Awards Banquet
The Nokomis High School football team held their annual awards banquet on Friday, Nov. 10, in celebration of this year’s season. All-conference players, from the left, are Daryl Evans … more
Litchfield's Tristan Staggs peers under the knee of a prone Dane Jiannoni of PORTA during their 190-pound match at the Litchfield duals on Saturday, Dec. 2. Staggs went on to pin Jiannoni at the 2:37 mark of the match, one of three wins on the day for the Litchfield sophomore. As a team, Litchfield went 3-2, with wins over Roxana, Pinckneyville and Carlinville.
Panthers Pick Up Wins At Home Duals
The Litchfield High School wrestling team hosted their annual duals on Saturday, Dec. 2, with Roxana, PORTA, Pinckneyville, Auburn and Carlinville also in attendance. The Panthers went 3-2 on the … more
Hillsboro's Gaven Vollintine was in good position for most of his match against Althoff's Ryan Hogue, eventually getting the pin at the 4:54 mark of the 138-pound match. The victory was one of two for Vollintine on Friday, Dec. 1, as the Toppers defeated both Althoff and Carlyle on the night.
Toppers Pick Up Wins At Home Meet
Hillsboro wrestling has only three home meets this season, so the Toppers made sure to give their fans a show on Friday, Dec. 1, when they hosted Belleville Althoff and Carlyle. The Hiltoppers … more
Hillsboro Seventh At Kaskaskian Classic
Perhaps because it was the earliest game on the last day of the Kaskaskian Classic in Carlyle on Saturday, Dec. 2, the crowd was more like a small gathering, but three firsts occured during the … more
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Ponies Proves To Be Tough Test
The South Fork-Edinburg girls basketball team improved to 7-1 on the season and 2-0 in the MSM Conference on Thursday, Nov. 30, at the expense of the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls. The Ponies, … more
Toppers Fall To PORTA, Jacksonville
While Hillsboro’s opening wins over Taylorville and Southeast on Nov. 28 gave the wrestling program some momentum to start the season, their next match on Wednesday, Nov. 29, showed the Toppers … more
Panthers Pin Pirates At Shelbyville
In addition to their win over Shelbyville on Tuesday, Nov. 28 (see the Nov. 30 Journal-News), the Litchfield High School wrestling team alss picked up a 42-37 win over Cumberland at the meet in the … more
Award winners, from the left, were Most Valuable Player Reece Lohman, Best Offensive Player Ian Keller, Best Defensive Player Carson Contreras, Most Improved Player Bond Knodle and We Before Me Award winner Cade Johnson.
Lancer Soccer Doles Out Awards
The Lincolnwood-Nokomis-Morrisonville-Pawnee soccer team held their annual awards banquet on Thursday, Nov. 9, in Raymond. Award winners, from the left, were Most Valuable Player Reece Lohman, Best … more
Hillsboro Girls Stymie Southwestern In Piasa
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 … more
Purple Panthers Leave Lebanon In The Dust
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 … more
Salty Defense Pushes Pretzels Past Panthers
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 … more
Comets Win First Meeting With Hillsboro
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 … more
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Nokomis Ends November With MSM Conference Win
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 … more
Lady Bulldogs Win SCC Opener Over Litchfield
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 … more
Lincolnwood Improves To 1-0 In MSM Conference
This story will appear in the Dec. 7 print editions of The Journal-News and The Raymond News. more
Nokomis' Saint Newman looks for an open teammate or path to the basket during the Redskins' home game against Springfield Lutheran on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Newman got six points and Nokomis got a 50-45 conference win over the Crusaders, their first of the young season.
Redskins Clip Crusaders At Home
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 … more
Lincolnwood's Carly Armentrout (right) and Sophia Painter pressure North Greene's Savette Schofield during the fourth quarter of the Lady Lancers' home game on Monday, Nov. 27. The pair were two of the eight Lincolnwood players to score in Monday's 55-27 win over the Spartans, which improved the Lancers' record to 3-4 on the season.
Lady Lancers Repeat Rout Of North Greene
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 … more
Lancers Get Late Win Over Wolves
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 … more
Greenville guard Shayna Henderson (#32) drew a crowd of Nokomis defenders, but got her fair share of points in the Comets’ 49-26 victory over the Redskins on Monday, Nov. 27. Henderson, surrounded by Grace DeWerff (#31), Natalie Brownback (#12), Cydney Bertolino (#40), Lizzy Hill (#33) and Camryn Engelman (behind Hill), finished with 10 points, one of three players in double figures for Greenville.
Comets Pick Up Win Over Nokomis
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 … more
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