Area Sports

  Cinderella run ends for North Mac in regional championship By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Bunker Hill and Staunton eighth grade volleyball teams both captured regional titles in the Illinois Elementary School Association postseason last week. Bunker Hill’s girls, which are defending a state championship they won as seventh graders last spring, straight…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Staunton High School boys’ basketball team saw its historic season come to an end in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 2A Greenville sectional last week. With a 57-35 loss to Williamsville, the Bulldogs ended the year with a single season program record of 28 wins in…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Greenfield-Northwestern High School boys’ basketball team, which features athletes from the Palmyra area of Macoupin County, embarked on a historic journey this postseason. The Tigers reached super sectionals for the first time ever before ending the year with a 24-11 record and one victory shy of the…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Staunton seventh grade volleyball team is headed to state this weekend. Staunton straight set Vandalia (25-11, 25-8) and Southwestern (25-9, 25-5) to capture its home regional then reached the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 3A Elite Eight with a sectional championship victory over Pana at Divernon. The…

    By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter A memorable season concluded for the Staunton and Carlinville girls’ basketball teams in the semifinals of the Illinois High School Association Class 2A Waverly sectional Feb. 25. For the third year in a row, Camp Point Central proved too much for Staunton to handle. The top-ranked Panthers…

By TIM TARTER Edited by Jackson Wilson The season ended in heartbreak for the Carlinville High School boys’ basketball team in regional quarterfinal action as the Cavaliers lost 49-46 at Hillsboro in overtime Feb. 24. Dominic Alepra played his final game in a CHS uniform and finished with 17 points and two assists. Alepra ended…

  North Mac Middle School had their first ever season of IESA Wrestling with five students advancing to sectionals, and one becoming a state qualifier. Coach Allen Michel is also in his first year with North Mac. Coach Michel is a former DII national qualifier and top-10 finisher while attending New Mexico Highland University.  

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter When the 2025 Carlinville High School seniors were freshmen, they made their mark by winning an unexpected regional championship as key pieces in Darrin DeNeve’s varsity rotation. Three years later, the girls reclaimed the hardware as leaders of a title favorite against the same rival on home hardwood.…

  Dominic Alepra becomes first Cavalier since 2014 to reach 1,000 career points By TIM TARTER Edited by Jackson Wilson The Big House on West Main was rocking as the Carlinville Cavaliers hosted the Litchfield Panthers. For 31 minutes and 59 seconds, it looked like CHS had pulled off a big win in front of…

  North Mac beats Southwestern on Senior Day By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Staunton High School boys’ basketball team only needed one win in the final week to clinch an outright South Central Conference championship, but the Bulldogs took a step further and completed a clean sweep of the league. Against Greenville and…