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Hillsboro’ Jace Stewart tries to get a shot off over the outstretched hand of Lincolnwood’s Gabe Armentrout during the Toppers’ home game against the Lancers on Dec. 5. Stewart had 15 points and helped Hillsboro come back from two double digit deficits, but Lincolnwood escaped with a 60-57 win.
Lincolnwood Gets Rivalry Win In Hillsboro
It doesn't have conference or postseason implications, but the early season match-up between the Hillsboro and Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball teams may fit into the "must see" category if … more
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Hillsboro's Gaven Vollintine was in good position for most of his match against Althoff's Ryan Hogue, eventually getting the pin at the 4:54 mark of the 138-pound match. The victory was one of two for Vollintine on Friday, Dec. 1, as the Toppers defeated both Althoff and Carlyle on the night.
Toppers Pick Up Wins At Home Meet
Hillsboro wrestling has only three home meets this season, so the Toppers made sure to give their fans a show on Friday, Dec. 1, when they hosted Belleville Althoff and Carlyle. The Hiltoppers … more
Hillsboro Seventh At Kaskaskian Classic
Perhaps because it was the earliest game on the last day of the Kaskaskian Classic in Carlyle on Saturday, Dec. 2, the crowd was more like a small gathering, but three firsts occured during the … more
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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
Hillsboro Girls Stymie Southwestern In Piasa
The Hillsboro girls basketball team held Southwestern to just five points in the second and third quarter as they beat the Piasa Birds 44-26 in the South Central Conference opener for both teams. The … more
Comets Win First Meeting With Hillsboro
The Toppers Boys’ basketball 2023 version finished Pool B play in the Kaskaskian Classic with their third loss Wednesday evening, Nov. 28, when the Greenville Comets held them to three points … more
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Toppers Take Two At Taylorville
The Hillsboro High School wrestling team picked up two victories in their varsity opener on Tuesday, Nov. 28, defeating Springfield Southeast and Taylorville on the Tornadoes’ home mat. … more
Cougars Claw Their Way Past Hillsboro
Hillsboro’s boys basketball team traveled south on Rt. 127 to play SIUE EST CS (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter School) Tuesday evening, Nov. 28; the SIUE team … more
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T. Todt Shootout Vs. Cancer Set For Dec. 9
Several area high school basketball teams will participate in a 16-team shootout to honor the legacy of a beloved area broadcaster. The fifth annual T. Todt Shootout vs. Cancer event will be … more
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Hillsboro's Ella Greenwood draws a foul from Jacksonville's Jocelyn Smock as she tries to drive the baseline during the Lady Hiltoppers final game at the Taylorville Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 25. Greenwood had nine points, including a pair of threes as Hillsboro picked up their first win of the season, 44-22 over the Crimsons.
Hillsboro Girls 'Get Right' To End Taylorville Tourney
The term “get-right” game has invaded sports vernacular over the last few years to describe an opportunity a team has to score a win after a particular run of losses, be it due to stiff … more
Hiltoppers Open Up Play At Kaskaskian Classic
When the rather young Hillsboro boys’ basketball team took the floor against the host Carlyle Indians in the last game of the first day of the Kaskaskian Classic Saturday night, Nov. 25, they … more
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Hiltoppers Fall To Rockets In 2023 Season Opener
It was a difficult beginning of the season for the 2023-2024 boy’s basketball Hillsboro Hiltoppers basketball team as they journeyed to Rochester Tuesday night, Nov. 21, when the Topper boys … more
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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
Rochester Holds Off Lady Toppers
The Hillsboro girls basketball team nearly picked up their first win of the season on Saturday morning, Nov. 18, in the Toppers’ second game of the Taylorville Thanksgiving Tournament. … more
At 5’11” Kearstynn Davis is the tallest player on the Hillsboro girls basketball roster, but she and the Toppers faced an even taller task against Breese Central in their opener on Nov. 13. The Cougars had five players 5’11” or taller, including six-footer Cece Toennies, guarding Davis, who led the team with 14 points in a 56-15 win in Hillsboro.
Hiltoppers Come Up Short In First Game
The Hillsboro girls basketball team faced a tall order, literally and figuratively, in their season opener on Monday, Nov. 13, as the Lady Hiltoppers welcomed Breese Central to town. The Cougars … more
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Toppers Open Season With Rockets On November 21
Hillsboro’s boys basketball team opens the new season next Tuesday, Nov. 21, by traveling to Rochester to engage the Central State Conference team for the seventh consecutive time in their … more
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The Hillsboro offensive line, consisting of Elliott Lentz (#54), Jesse Ringhausen (#67), Hayden Titsworth and Cole Lenczycki (#50) during their win over Pana, helped the Toppers run for more than 2,000 yards in 2023.
Mr. D Looks Back At The 2023 Hillsboro Season
Though three wins in a season aren’t enough for Hillsboro football coaches, players, parents, and fans, there were highlights scattered throughout the season to remember as life continues. … more
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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 Great For Toppers In SCC
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
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Hillsboro and Litchfield both landed three players on the South Central Conference volleyball all-conference team, which was released last week. On the top row are Hillsboro's Addison Lowe, Kennady Clayton and Amya Greenwood. On the bottom row are Litchfield's Amy Frerichs, Annika Rhodes and Gina Painter.
Three Toppers, Three Panthers On All-SCC Volleyball Teams
Hillsboro and Litchfield both landed three players on the South Central Conference volleyball all-conference team, which was released last week. Hillsboro’s Kennady Clayton and Addison … more
Litchfield senior Anthony Bader earned first team all-conference honors this past year, his second straight selection after being a second team pick last year as a junior.
Panthers, Toppers Get Seven Each On All-SCC
A round of penalty kicks was the only difference between the Litchfield and Hillsboro boys soccer teams in conference play so it was fitting that the two teams tied for the most players on this … more
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