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After Bulldogs Top All-Sport List Last Year, Who's Got Next?

For the second year in a row, Staunton was the landing spot for All-SCC Trophy after the Bulldogs captured four South Central Conference titles in the 2025-26 school year. Staunton finished with … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 8/13/26

Wilkinson Talks Community With Toppers

Lions Club member, Jake Wilkinson, recently met with the Hillsboro High School football players on Thursday, July 16, to share with the boys the work the Lions Club does year round, serving the … more

8/3/26

Pictured above, in front, from the left, are Gracie Chambers, Avery Maddaleno, Emma Roach, Kamdyn Putnam, Hannah Laurent and Lilly Taylor. In the back row, from the left, are Hailey Laurent, Karsyn Adams, Gracelynn Crane, Braelynn Butler, Elaina Kenny, Mila Harrell and Raelynn Eskra.

HHS Cheerleaders Attend July Camp

Hillsboro High School cheerleaders attended cheer camp in Clinton from July 20 to July 23. Throughout the camp, the girls were awarded “Best of the Best” keychains and they all competed on the … more

7/30/26

Hillsboro Soccer To Host Alumni Game

Current HHS Soccer Coaches Jason Burke and Matt Lentz, along with youth soccer coaches Vince Vitale and Adam Pollard, are excited to announce that the program will be hosting an alumni game … more

7/20/26

Hillsboro Wrestling Looks To Continue Sport’s Growth

Girls wrestling is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, and the Hillsboro High School wrestling team is a good example of that growth. Two years ago, the Hiltoppers had two female … more

7/2/26

The 2026 Hillsboro High School girls soccer team poses for a photo after wrapping up their season in the regional tournament at the Hillsboro Sports Complex. The Toppers' ten wins this past season upped the program's total to 167 victories since the program's first season in 2000. Of those 167 wins, 113 have been under Coach Dave Mattson (center), who resigned at the end of the season after ten years at the helm. Mattson's assistant coach, Matt Lentz (far right), will take over the program next spring, becoming the sixth coach in the program's history.

Mattson A Key Part Of Hillsboro’s Soccer Story

Back in 2016, one of the motivating factors for Dave Mattson getting involved with the Hillsboro High School girls soccer program was... nothing. “They used to have these banners on the wall … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 6/25/26

Hiltoppers' Connor Makes First Team All-Conference

Junior Kaya Connor was one of seven members of the Hillsboro High School softball team who earned first team all-conference honors this season, as voted on by the coaches of the South Central … more

6/22/26

This year's all-state softball and baseball selections from the four Montgomery County high schools, from the left, are Hillsboro's Lainey Lessman and Peyton Chappelear, Lincolnwood's Tori Elvidge and Litchfield-Mt. Olive's Matthew Bywater.

Four Earn All-State Honors This Spring

Hillsboro’s Lainey Lessman and Peyton Chappelear, Lincolnwood-Morrisonville’s Tori Elvidge and Litchfield-Mt. Olive’s Matthew Bywater were recently named to the softball and baseball all-state … more

6/22/26

Litchfield, Hillsboro Put 11 On All-SCC List

Eight players from the Litchfield-Mt. Olive co-op girls soccer team and three members from the Hillsboro girls squad earned all-conference honors this season, as voted on by the coaches of the South … more

6/18/26

Six Toppers, One Panther Make Softball All-Conference Teams

Six Hillsboro softball players and one from the Litchfield-Mt. Olive co-op team made all-conference this season, as voted on by the coaches of the South Central Conference. Hillsboro’s Lainey … more

6/18/26

Four Make All-SCC Baseball Teams

Litchfield-Mt. Olive earned three spots on this year’s South Central Conference all-conference baseball teams, while Hillsboro earned two spots from the coaches of the South Central Conference this … more

6/18/26

Kaleb White (left) shows off one of the bass that he and teammate Tyson Edwards (right) caught on day one of the IHSA Bass Fishing State Tournament in Shelbyville on June 5. White and Edwards were sixth after day one and went on to place 18th out of 62 teams at state, Hillsboro’s best finish ever.

Hillsboro Anglers Set New High-Water Mark

This year marked the third time in a row, and the fourth time in six years, that the Hillsboro High School bass fishing team qualified for state. While that alone is a pretty significant … more

6/11/26

Hillsboro's Noah Satterlee clears the high jump bar at 1.85 meters (6'0.75") to move on to the next height at the IHSA Class 1A State Track Meet on Thursday, May 28. Satterlee also cleared the next height of 1.88 meters, which moved him on to Saturday's finals, where he'd finish 16th overall.

Satterlee, Toppers Make Big Jump At State

Competing on day one of the IHSA Class 1A State Track Meet was a big step for the Hillboro High School boys track program. But competing on day three as well? That was a giant leap. The first of six … more

6/1/26

Toppers Nearly Knock Cavies Out Of Regionals

After a pair of tough losses to end the regular season to Chester (15-1) and Carlyle (10-0), the Hillsboro High School baseball team put a scare into Carlinville in the opening game of regionals … more

5/28/26

Tyson Edwards (left) and Kaleb White (right) punched their ticket to state by finishing fourth at the IHSA Lake Springfield Sectional on Thursday, May 21. The duo caught five fish weighing 10.91 pounds to advance to the state tournament June 5-6 at Lake Shelbyville.

Toppers Tandem Headed To State

It was tough going for several of the 30 teams competing for a spot at state at the IHSA Lake Springfield Bass Fishing Sectional on May 21, but not too tough for a pair of Hillsboro's best anglers. … more

5/28/26

Toppers Sending Four To State Track Meet

Last year, Hillsboro’s Elijah Patton finished 27th at state in the 800 meters, representing one of the smallest schools in Class 2A. Now, Patton will get his shot at the 1A crowd at state. The … more

5/28/26

The Litchfield-Mt. Olive girls soccer team picked up their eighth regional championship and a team-record 22nd win on the season on Saturday, May 23, with a 9-1 victory over Hillsboro in the championship game of the Hillsboro Regional. In front, from the left, are Maya Estell, Alli Frerichs, Avery Stewart and Chloe Law. In the middle are Kyndal Law, Lydia Gruelle, Emma Weidner, Lynzie Reid, Kathryn Cox, Halle Rogers and Savannah Carle. In the back are Melody Vazzi, Eva Essington, Madison Betz, Cheyenne Cobix, Justice Binney, Charlotte Reyes, McKenna Harmon, Mataya Melchert, Kilee Hoover, Zoei Schmitz, Emily Buzick and Adia Melchert.

Panthers Punch Ticket To Sectionals

The last time the Hillsboro and Litchfield-Mt. Olive girls soccer teams met at the Hillsboro Sports Complex, the Lady Panthers needed 33 minutes to get goal number one. Less than a month later, … more

5/26/26

Hillsboro junior Amya Greenwood made her state debut on Thursday, May 21, going 9.64 meters (31'7.50") to place 31st in the preliminary round of the triple jump at the IHSA Class 1A State Track Meet.

State Trip Just The Start For Lady Topper Track

After two years in Class 2A, the Hillsboro High School track team returned to Class 1A and qualified for state in seven events out of the Carlinville Sectional, the most since 1997 and probably well … more

5/26/26

Tigers Find Way To Stop Toppers

With an average of more than nine runs scored per game, offense has been one of the Hillsboro softball team’s strengths this season. But in softball, pitching always seems to be a difference maker … more

5/26/26

Hillsboro Blasts North Mac In Regionals

While the regional championship game didn’t end how the Toppers would have liked, the Hillsboro girls soccer team was able to come away with one highlight from the regional tournament. On … more

5/26/26