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In the preseason, Litchfield Coach Rocky Giannuzzi was not sure how his Purple Panthers would respond after a loss. After nine games, the Panthers still hadn’t experienced that, but they had …
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4/1/24
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Last year, the Hillsboro and Litchfield girls soccer teams were slated to play for the championship of the 2023 Panther Classic, before Mother Nature put the kibosh on those plans. This Saturday, …
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4/1/24
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Jonah Elvidge struck out 13 and allowed just five base runners in a seven-inning one-hitter as the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys shut out Carrollton 6-0 on Friday, March 29.
The Hawks’ …
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4/1/24
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The Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team picked up their second win of the season on Wednesday, March 27, as they defeated Ramsey 13-4 on the Rams’ home field.
The two teams were tied at 0-0 …
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4/1/24
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Hillsboro’s baseball team played a pitching-staff-testing five games in four days as Easter approached ( a sixth game was played on Monday, March 25; it was a win over Staunton reported in …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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4/1/24
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The Nokomis boys track team had eight finishes in the top three at Shelbyville on Wednesday, March 27, as the Redskins finished third in the four-team meet. Mattoon took the top spot with 85.5 …
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4/1/24
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Nokomis senior Reece Lohman played in the All-Star Bird Cage Classic on Sunday, March 17, at Warrensburg-Latham High School. The game consisted of players from all over Central Illinois in Classes …
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4/1/24
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The Nokomis girls track team took top five finishes in four different events as the Lady Redskins competed against Mattoon, Patoka and Shelbyville on the Rams’ home track. On the track, Irene …
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4/1/24
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After picking up two hard fought wins to end last week, the Litchfield/Mt. Olive baseball club was back on the diamond on Wednesday afternoon, March 27, as a road trip to Ramsey to battle the 0-4 …
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4/1/24
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The Nokomis High School Boys Basketball program held their awards banquet on Saturday, March 16, at The Depot in Nokomis. The following received recognition by the team for their efforts. Reece …
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4/1/24
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Finishing a high school baseball season in Illinois undefeated is a very taunting task, almost unthinkable. In Illinois since 1950, there have only been three high school baseball teams who have …
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4/1/24
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After starting the season 8-0, a target has begun to form on the Litchfield/Mt. Olive baseball team. On Thursday evening, March 28, the Staunton Bulldogs looked to strike that target at Grizzlies …
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4/1/24
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The Nokomis baseball team’s home-and-home series with Pawnee on March 28 and 29 was the baseball equivalent of the internet meme where the two Spider-Mans are pointing at one another. The two …
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4/1/24
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The Nokomis High School softball team split two games to end the month of March as they defeated Shelbyville on March 27, before losing a close game to Pawnee on March 29. On Wednesday, the Lady …
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4/1/24
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Monday was Strike Out Cancer Night for the Nokomis High School softball team as the Lady Redskins teamed up with Stamp Out Cancer’s Team UM-BElievable to …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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3/28/24
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The losing streak ended (the Toppers hadn’t won a varsity baseball game since March 30, 2023) when Hillsboro defeated Staunton 5-4 in non conference action Monday evening, March 25, at the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/28/24
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The Hillsboro girls soccer team picked up a 6-0 win over North Mac in the opening game of the Litchfield Tournament on Monday, March 25.
The Lady Hiltoppers improved to 4-1 with the win and had …
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3/28/24
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The Nokomis High School baseball team dodged the raindrops that would come later that evening and the Tornadoes on Monday, March 25, as they defeated Taylorville 11-1 in five innings to improve to …
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3/28/24
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A four-run second inning by Auburn erased an early Hillsboro lead and allowed the Trojans to come away with their fifth win of the season on Monday, March 25, as the Lady Hiltoppers dropped a 5-1 …
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3/28/24
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“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”
~ Rogers Hornsby ~
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3/28/24
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