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Hillsboro seniors Ketch Mills (left) and Jace Stewart were two of the bright spots for the Toppers this season as the pair earned first team South Central Conference all-conference accolades for their play this season.

Eight players from the Hillsboro High School football team earned all-conference recognition this season as this year’s honorees were announced this week. more

by Kyle Herschelman | 11/9/23

Sandwiched in between Hillsboro's Kamdin Civitate (#34) and Jace Stewart, Litchfield's Victor McGill rises up for two of his 24 points in the Panthers' 63-32 victory over the Hiltoppers in both teams' first game at the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational on Jan. 13. McGill nailed a three-pointer to start the game, becoming the 17th member of the program's 1,000 point club.

Panthers Beat Toppers In Opener

Two items of dramatic interest were decided early last Saturday afternoon, Jan. 13, 2024, when Hillsboro’s boys’ varsity basketball team took the floor against the host Litchfield Purple … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 1/16/24

Gillespie Holds Off Lady Hiltoppers

Fresh off a Macoupin County Tournament title and securing their first 20-win season since 2016, the Gillespie girls basketball team is in the midst of a memorable year. The Miners are also in the … more

1/29/24

Second Quarter Sends Pana Past LHS

A strong second quarter helped Pana collect their second South Central Conference victory of the season on Thursday, Jan. 25, at the expense of the Litchfield Lady Panthers. Playing on their home … more

1/29/24

Hillsboro Boys Score Third At Pana Invitational

The Hillsboro boys track team took home two wins and ten top five finishes at the Pana Invitational on Saturday, April 13, as the Toppers finished third overall in the team standings. … more

4/18/24

It was eighth grade night for the Nokomis Junior High girls basketball team on Thursday, Nov. 9, before the Lady Braves’ game against Vandalia. Eighth grade players, in front, from the left, are Hannah Tarter, Brooklyn Marley, Quincee Riebe, Kara Beaty, Emily Harston, Lily Broers, Carsyn Bertolino and Kendree Dean. In the back are Deanna Tarter, April Marley, Ben Tarter, Jamie Marley, Aaron Marley, Corey Riebe, Keri Riebe, Jake and Katina Beaty, Kelly and Diantha Harston, Heather Broers, Aaron and Shandy Bertolino, Amy Fox and Joe Dean.

Nokomis, Litchfield To Play For 8th Grade Regional Titles

Two Montgomery County eighth grade girls basketball teams will be playing for regional championships on Wednesday, Nov. 22, as the Nokomis Lady Braves and Litchfield Lady Panther Cubs both punched … more

11/22/23

Trip To Altamont Not A Good One For Toppers

If there was a lesson for Hillsboro’s boys’ basketball team to learn in the pre-Christmas St. Elmo tournament, it could have been that smaller schools … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 1/16/24

Members of the Hillsboro High School girls soccer team who earned spots on the all-conference team were honored by Coach Dave Mattson during an end-of-season awards banquet on Tuesday, May 30, at the Hillsboro Sports Complex. From the left are third team all-conference members Ava Pollard and Allie Kuhns; second team all-conference members Avery Walden, Sierra Compton and Isabella White; and first team all-conference honorees Sally Mattson and Kinley Richardson.

Ten From County Earn All-SCC

Seven Hillsboro players and three Litchfield players earned all-conference accolades from the girls soccer coaches of the South Central Conference by virtue of their play this past season. … more

6/1/23

Hillsboro's Zander Wells finished fifth at the Rich Lovellette Classic on Saturday, Jan. 27, in Litchfield, beating Carson McPeek of Lena Winslow in the fifth place match.

Wells Wins Out To Finish 5th At Lovellette

Hillsboro senior Zander Wells rallied back from a second round loss to win three straight matches and take fifth place at the Rich Lovellette Classic in Litchfield on Saturday, Jan. 27, as the … more

1/29/24

Short-Handed Toppers Fall To 'Dogs, Panthers

Even with four South Central Conference still on the schedule after it, Thursday’s game at Hillsboro had potential championship implications. And it couldn’t have come at a much worse … more

1/16/24

Second Half Sends Toppers Past Miners

What a difference a half makes; at least it did in Gillespie Friday night, Feb. 26, when the Hillsboro Hiltoppers converted a 9-0 start-of-the-game deficit into a 68-50 end-of-the-game win. The … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 1/29/24

Soccer Toppers Take Down Dogs

After playing in an absolute epic match Monday during the inaugural Grace Cup, no one would blame the Hillsboro High School boys soccer team for being mentally, emotionally and physically exhausted. … more

9/21/23

Triad Wins Third McGraw Title In Four Chances

The Triad High School boys basketball team defeated Civic Memorial 52-37 to win their second straight Rick McGraw Memorial Invitiational title on Saturday, Jan. 20, and their third championship in … more

1/22/24

Hillsboro's Tatum Christian (left) and Ella Greenwood (right) were named to this year's South Central Conference all-conference team, earning a second and third team nod respectively.

Christian, Greenwood Make All-SCC

With three 20-win teams and one of the closest championship races one could imagine, the 2023-24 girls basketball season was another great one in the South Central Conference. And with just four … more

2/29/24

Five Montgomery County boys basketball players earned all-conference recognition this year, three from Litchfield and two from Hillsboro. From the left are Hillsboro's Nathan Matoush and Litchfield's Victor McGill, who were first team selections, and Litchfield's Keenan Powell and A.J. Odle and Hillsboro's Jace Stewart, who were all third team all-conference.

Five From County Make All-Conference

Three players from the co-conference champion Litchfield boys basketball team and two players from Hillsboro were among the 18 players honored as all-conference selections by the South Central … more

2/29/24

In front, from the left, are Tim Hopper, Mason Currie, Chanse Liebscher, Landon Bandy, Isaiah Hopley, Brennan Harston, Tony White, Izac Zerrusen, Nico Clark, Mitchell Cunningham, Abraham Putnam, Beto Quiroz, Noah Andrews and Quinn Hunt. In the back are James Hertel, Randy Leetham, Coach Jason Burke, Kaiden Brown, Dawson Guinn, Jozzie Pineda, Nykolas Pineda, Rhys Riggs, Blake Cullison, Hunter Payne, Mitchell Lowe, Lennon Guinn, Logan Murray, Jaxon Wittenmeyer, Brady Stritzel, Antonio Valentin, Brodie Clinard, Clayton Rufus, William Yeske, Aiden Meyers and Mark Mattson, Ed Kirby, Bill Clinard, Sharon Schoen, Earl Meier, Greg Schoen, Zian Ellis and Assistant Coach Matt Lentz.

Hillsboro Lions Club Donates $1,000 To Soccer Field

Players and coaches for the Hillsboro High School boys soccer team accepted a $1,000 donation from the Hillsboro Lions Club on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12, at the Hillsboro Sports Complex. With the … more

9/21/23

Hiltopper Track Ready To Run (Indoors)

The temperatures may be going up and down outside, but the Hillsboro High School track team will be heating things up indoors on Saturday, March 2, as they open up their season at Illinois College in … more

2/29/24

Lady Toppers Score Win In SCC Opener

The Hillsboro High School softball team picked up their eighth win of the season as they opened up South Central Conference play with a 6-3 victory over Southwestern on Friday, April 5. The Toppers … more

4/8/24

Hillsboro sophomore Colton Weiss was a sectional qualifier last year and picked up where he left off, taking 10th individually at the Toppers’ opening tournament, the Taylorville Invitational on Aug. 10.

Hillsboro Boys Pick Up Where They Left Off

The Hillsboro High School boys golf team started off the 2023 season with a pair of tournaments on Aug. 10 and 11 in Taylorville and Fillmore. The team returns four starters from last year and showed … more

8/14/23

Toppers Fall To PORTA, Jacksonville

While Hillsboro’s opening wins over Taylorville and Southeast on Nov. 28 gave the wrestling program some momentum to start the season, their next match on Wednesday, Nov. 29, showed the Toppers … more

12/4/23