Area Sports

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter For the second year in a row, the Carlinville/Litchfield season opener was delayed by weather. The high school football game started late due to lightning and didn’t conclude until 11:15 p.m., but the Cavaliers stayed the course and ultimately handled business for the 17th consecutive time against the…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter Isabella Tiburzi surpassed 1,500 career assists and the Carlinville High School volleyball team dominated Bunker Hill to get the 2024 season started on a hight note Aug. 27. The Cavaliers controlled the Minutemaids from start to finish and came away with a 25-6, 25-10 straight set at the…

  Ele Feldmann and Lilly Troeckler receive All-Tournament honors By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Staunton High School volleyball team finished within the upper echelon of a tough field at the loaded Glenwood tournament last weekend. The Bulldogs made it into the semifinals with three consecutive straight sets before falling to eventual tournament champion…

  North Mac wins at Timber Lakes By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter Carlinville entered the 2024 high school boys’ golf season with expectations to contend and make a deep playoff run. If the first meets were any indication, the Cavaliers look to be well on their way. CHS kicked off the year in Litchfield…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter Four months ago, Carlinville eighth grader Grant Way was diagnosed with a shoulder injury which stripped him of his ability to throw. After the layoff and several weeks of therapy, he was cleared to return and did it in style. Aug. 26 was a day to remember, not…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The North Mac High School girls’ golf team is in pursuit of more hardware after winning the South Central Conference last season. Returning stars Jersey West and Taylor Kiers are leading the Panthers’ pursuit in the early stages of 2024. West placed runner-up individually to help North Mac…

  The new “M.C. Court” floor for basketball and volleyball will be ready for competition by the fall season Edited by Jackson Wilson Blackburn College’s historic Dawes Gymnasium is undergoing major upgrades this summer. Initially completed in 1938, the building is a living monument to the students who built it brick-by-brick as part of the…

By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter North Mac and Staunton traded two victories against each other in Week 2 of the Junior Football League season. In the jamboree, North Mac’s fifth graders rolled to victory, 34-6, while Staunton’s sixth graders did the same on the other end of the field, 22-6. In the afternoon, North…

Carlinville, North Mac and Staunton among this year’s participating teams By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The gateway to the boys’ high school varsity soccer season is traditionally the Kickoff Classic on Route 66. This tournament features two pools of four teams. On the final day of the Classic, crossover contests will be played to…