Area Sports

By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter After only producing three runs in the past three games, the Carlinville High School softball offense came to life and produced 16 hits en route to a 14-3 thrashing of Pawnee at Loveless Park Apr. 1. Chloe Pope tripled, launched her first home run of the season and finished…

  By JOE HINDS Enquirer Democrat Reporter Friday night lights will never be the same again for North Mac High School. The six- million-dollar sports complex, second to none in Macoupin County, changed all that. Now, the Panthers come running out through a tunnel from the new 7,000-square-foot locker-room building and then pounce onto the…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter On Mar. 26, the Staunton High School softball team broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the seventh inning and remained undefeated with a seventh consecutive victory. The Bulldogs defeated Dupo, 3-2. Staunton struck first with a run in the top of the fourth then added another…

  By JOE HINDS Enquirer Democrat Reporter The North Mac High School’s baseball team has outscored opponents 54-5 in its first four games of this season. In early conversations, the Panthers are mentioned as one of the top teams in the South-Central Conference. Senior Alden Hatalla is the sparkplug for both offense and defense. He…

  Edited by Jackson Wilson The Carlinville High School baseball team came close to three wins last week but ended up with none as the Cavaliers found themselves on the short end of the stick in back-to-back-to-back one-run losses. Greenfield-Northwestern 4, Carlinville 3 A walk-off left Carlinville on the wrong end of a 4-3 defeat…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The second annual Students vs. Faculty basketball game, hosted by the Carlinville High School student council, was a huge success. A huge crowd turned out to see a classic showdown, in which the students won by two points. This event was organized as a fundraiser to benefit the…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter Three rising stars in the Carlinville wrestling system recently represented at the Illinois Kids’ Wrestling Foundation (IKWF) state meet. Colt Rosentreter, Wesley Smith and Riley Smith all qualified and Rosentreter landed on the podium. Rosentreter, who is only in sixth grade, placed seventh overall. Rosentreter, who is a…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Carlinville High School winter sports’ teams were recently recognized at their end-of-season award banquets. Boys’ basketball The CHS boys’ basketball banquet featured awards from the last two seasons. Dominic Alepra received several honors, including the Free Throw Award and Most Valuable Player for 2024 and 2025. Alepra…

  Carlinville High School boys’ basketball coach Dave Suits recently recognized Carlinville sophomore Michael Kaganich (left) and seventh grader Grant Hammann (right) for becoming members of the 10,000 shot club. This is Kaganich’s seventh year of reaching this achievement.  Hammann challenged himself further and took 20,000 shots. This award is sponsored by the Carlinville Basketball Boosters…