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The Hillsboro boys basketball team outscored Mulberry Grove 30-9 in the first half of their opening game at the St. Elmo Holiday Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 16, as the Toppers went on to beat the …
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12/18/25
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Hillsboro’s varsity boys’ basketball team came together in the second half of their home game against the Carlinville Cavaliers on Friday evening, Dec. 12, by outscoring the visitors …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/15/25
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After scoring just 47 points in a pair of losses to Salem and Marquette, the Hillsboro girls basketball team looked like a group in need of a spark. Instead, on Thursday, Dec. 11, the Lady Hiltoppers …
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12/15/25
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Game one of the seventh annual T. Todt Shootout vs. Cancer was everything its namesake could have asked for. Terry Todt, who passed away in 2019 after a lengthy battle with cancer, called state …
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12/15/25
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The weather was cold and potentially threatening when the male basketball Toppers ventured to Raymond and Lincolnwood’s refurbished gym for the Terry Todt vs. Cancer Shootout Saturday morning, …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/15/25
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The Hillsboro wrestling team faced two of the area’s best on Thursday, Dec. 11, as they welcomed Roxana and Vandalia to the new gym at Hillsboro High School. While they fell to both the Shells …
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12/15/25
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The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville Lancers brought their entire boys’ basketball program to Hillsboro Tuesday evening, Dec. 9, as the Toppers’ first home game of the season opponent, with …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/11/25
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Lincolnwood High School will host the seventh annual T. Todt Shootout vs. Cancer on Saturday, Dec. 13, to honor a man who gave so much of his time to the Raymond community and the area as a whole. …
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12/11/25
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Award winners from the Hillsboro volleyball postseason banquet on Nov. 18, from the left, were Kearstynn Davis (MVP), Briley Kirby (Most Improved), Amya Greenwood (1,000 assists), Kailey Weiss (Best …
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12/11/25
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team competed in the 21-team CICC Invitational at Southeast High School in Springfield on Saturday and put seven wrestlers in the top four on the day. Sophomore …
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12/8/25
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The Hillsboro boys’ basketball team ran the gamut of court experiences in Carlyle this year during the just concluded Kaskaskian eight-team tournament, which concluded in a lone …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/8/25
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The two Montgomery County Schools in the South Central Conference accounted for 16 of the 87 spots on this year’s all-conference list, which was voted on by the coaches of the conference.
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12/4/25
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team opened up their season with a pair of wins on Tuesday, Dec. 2, as the Toppers defeated Southeast and Taylorville in Springfield.
The 66-18 victory over …
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12/4/25
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Athletic confrontations with Rochester High School almost never turn out well for Hillsboro for various reasons, including the number of students from which the school can draw, but a surprise (at …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/1/25
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The Carlyle Indians showed that they are going to be tough to beat at the home tournament on Saturday, Nov. 29, as they defeated Hillsboro 80-41 at the Kaskaskian Classic.
The Indians got 14 …
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12/1/25
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Civic Memorial stretched Hillsboro's losing streak to three games on Friday, Nov. 28, as the Lady Eagles defeated the Toppers 66-27 at the Taylorville Girls Basketball Tournament.
Hillsboro …
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12/1/25
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On Thursday, Nov. 20, Hillsboro High School football coach Joe Reed presented a $500 donation to the City of Hillsboro’s youth sports program. Accepting the donation was Bill Christian, youth …
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11/26/25
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The Hillsboro High School girls basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak against Taylorville on Friday, Nov. 21, as the Lady Hiltoppers defeated the Tornadoes 51-36 at the Taylorville Girls …
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11/24/25
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Hillsboro outscored South County 16-3 in the third quarter to break a halftime tie and pick up win number one on the season as the Lady Hiltoppers defeated the Vipers 48-40 in Hillsboro.
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11/20/25
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Ron Deabenderfer has been many things since coming to Illinois from his home state of Pennsylvania in the early 1960s. He’s been a teacher, a coach, a scorekeeper, a journalist, a rambler, a …
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11/20/25
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