Area Sports

By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter On Apr. 24, Ryan Lowis threw a three-hit complete game shutout and the Southwestern High School baseball team defeated Carlinville, 6-0, at Loveless Park. Lowis, one of six Piasa Birds batters to collect a hit offensively, was crisp the entire afternoon with 63 strikes on 82 pitches and 13…

Gillespie defeats Southwestern and Metro East Lutheran; North Mac beats Springfield Lutheran By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter On Apr. 25, the Staunton High School girls’ soccer team came out on top, 2-1, in a South Central Conference nailbiter against Carlinville. Samantha Fulton scored an early goal for the Bulldogs but Mylee Ribble linked up…

Staunton strings together three straight victories; North Mac gets second win of the season; Southwestern defeats New Berlin By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter Despite getting outhit 10-8, the Gillespie High School softball team not only landed a key conference win but shut out Carlinville at Loveless Park. The Miners tagged Cavaliers’ ace Hallie Gibson…

  North Mac gets two conference wins, Gillespie pulls away from Carlinville in non-league draw By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter On Apr. 18, the Southwestern High School baseball team put up four runs in the top of the seventh inning to stun Litchfield on the road for a huge conference victory after being down…

Staunton’s undefeated run ends with conference loss to Litchfield By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Carlinville High School girls’ soccer team picked up two conference victories over county rivals Gillespie and Southwestern. On April 17, the Cavaliers defeated the Miners, 4-2. Jordyn Loveless led the CHS scoring attack with a pair of goals and…

Hannah Gibson delivers walkoff hit for Carlinville against Litchfield; Southwestern catches fire over the past six games By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter With victories over Greenville and Pana last week, the Gillespie High School softball team extended its long-time South Central Conference winning streak to a whopping 40 games. The Miners also completed a…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter Prior to last week, the Carlinville High School baseball team had yet to get into the win column. Three nailbiting games later, the Cavaliers had changed their identity to Cardiac Cavaliers, turning many heads in the process. After coming so close to victory multiple times, including two games…

  Carlinville defeats North Mac By JOE HINDS Enquirer Democrat Reporter Hannah and Hallie Gibson are truly a “Sister Act” on the Carlinville High School Girls Softball team. Hannah, a senior wearing number 33, and Hallie, a junior wearing number 7, have been playing ball together since they learned to walk. Their mother, Julie Gibson,…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter On Apr. 8, the Carlinville High School girls’ soccer team won its third consecutive Advanced EyeCare Cup over North Mac. Jordyn Loveless scored five goals and Mylee Ribble added a hat trick while Savanna Siglock posted her sixth shutout of the season. With a 9-0 victory over the…

By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter Reese Bohlen took dominant pitching to another level in Staunton’s 7-0 victory at Hillsboro Mar. 31. Bohlen retired 27 of 29 batters he faced while striking out 17 and firing a no-hitter for the Bulldogs against the Hiltoppers. Bohlen also scored one of Staunton’s seven runs, which were produced…