Most college freshmen need time to adjust to the college game. But, that is not true about three Litchfield grads, namely Liv Mitchell, Myka Fenton and Owen Baugher and Hillsboro grad Blaze Helton. …
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by Daniel Chamness
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10/2/23
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The Litchfield-Gillespie boys soccer team clinched at least a share of the South Central Conference title on Thursday, Sept. 28, as they defeated Greenville 3-1 on the Comets’ home turf. The …
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10/2/23
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For a fall season that should typically be fairly easy to predict, at least weather-wise, the 2023 fall season for the Hillsboro High School boys soccer team has been anything but. First, the opening …
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10/2/23
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The Litchfield boys golf team and three members of the Hillsboro boys golf team advanced to the next round of the postseason on Wednesday, Sept. 27, by virtue of their performance in their respective …
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9/28/23
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If you are going to get the Lincolnwood High School volleyball team, you best do it in two games. Going into their game with Nokomis on Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Lady Lancers had played in seven matches …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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9/28/23
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“Do not be content,” the rallying cry for the Litchfield cross country team could be a little more difficult to stick to if you don’t have much competition, but that …
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9/28/23
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The Litchfield High School cross country team had the rare opportunity to race close to home on Tuesday, Sept. 26, as they hosted their triangular at the Litchfield Country Club. With Gillespie and …
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9/28/23
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The Lincolnwood volleyball team picked up their 17th win of the year on Monday, Sept. 25, but the host Litchfield Lady Panthers didn’t make it easy on the Lancers. After falling to their …
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9/28/23
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The first meeting between the Nokomis and Hillsboro volleyball teams was about as close as you can get, with the Toppers outlasting the Redskins 15-12 in the third set after the two teams split the …
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9/28/23
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The Lincolnwood boys golf team picked up another win on Monday, Sept. 25, as they finished second in a triangular at Shambolee Golf Course in Petersburg. The Lancers shot a 178 to come in nine …
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9/28/23
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The Lincolnwood defense recorded its second straight 3-0 shutout and gave Carson Contreras his 10th clean sheet of the season as the Lancers defeated Athens 3-0 on Monday, Sept. 25, on the …
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9/28/23
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The football Toppers face the same uphill battle to reach the playoffs as they did last season when they were also 2-3 after five games. To be playoff eligible, they need to win three of the next …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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9/28/23
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Anyone who went to the Hillsboro/Litchfield South Central Conference football game held on the Purple Panthers’ home field Friday night, Sept. 22, expecting to see offensive plays up and down the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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9/25/23
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Five plays into their first offensive series against Tri-County on Friday, Sept. 22, Nokomis had four first downs and a touchdown. That’s a pretty difficult pace to keep up, but for all intents and …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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9/25/23
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The Litchfield-Gillespie boys soccer team split a pair of games to end the week, but both the win against Athens and the loss to Civic Memorial showed just how far the Panthers have come this …
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9/25/23
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It was homecoming week at Nokomis High School and as it turned out, it was a bad week for “Tri-” things. On Friday, Sept. 22, the Nokomis football team defeated Tri-County 42-0, but the …
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9/25/23
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The Pawnee community and beyond is reeling after the unexpected death of Superintendent Tim Kratochvil on Saturday, Sept. 23. A candlelight vigil was held Sunday night in front of Pawnee High School …
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9/25/23
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The Lincolnwood defense and goalkeeper Carson Contreras recorded their ninth shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over the Riverton/Tri-City boys soccer team. The Hawknadoes, as they are unofficially …
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9/25/23
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The Hillsboro boys soccer team improved to 11-3-2 on the season with a pair of wins over Pana and Riverton to end the week. On Thursday, Sept. 21, the Toppers beat Pana 4-0 to improve to 5-1 in the …
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9/25/23
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The Litchfield girls golf team saw plenty of their South Central Conference cohorts to end the week as they played Pana and North Mac on Wednesday, Sept. 20, then took on Vandalia on Thursday, Sept. …
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9/25/23
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