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The Hillsboro girls soccer team picked up their first win of the season on Monday, March 20, as they defeated Metro-East Lutheran 2-1 in Edwardsville.
Playing on the bumpy pitch the Knights call …
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3/23/23
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The Hillsboro High School football team will host the Troy Helton Memorial Youth Topper Football Camp on June 7-9 at Sawyer Field and the team's practice field.
The camp is open to boys and girls …
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3/23/23
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Efficient and effective pitching by Nathan Matoush and Dylan Lessman gave Hillsboro a 6-1 victory over the East Alton Wood River Oilers on their field on Thursday, March 16; in the process the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/20/23
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Game one was a roller coaster for the Hillsboro High School softball team as they traveled to East Alton-Wood River High School on Thursday, March 16. The Lady Hiltoppers rallied back from a 8-2 …
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3/20/23
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The Hillsboro boys tennis team swept doubles play to score a 6-3 win over Metro-East Lutheran in their season opener on Tuesday, March 14, in Edwardsville.
The Toppers and Knights split singles …
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3/16/23
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If you only get better by playing the best, then Hillsboro will be making strides in girls soccer.
The Lady Hiltoppers opened up the season against the best of the best, literally in terms of the …
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3/16/23
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The Hillsboro boys track team opened up their season indoors on Saturday, March 4, with the Rushville-Industry Invitational on the campus of Illinois College in Jacksonville.
The Toppers were led …
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3/16/23
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The Hillsboro High School girls track team scored four top six finishes in their indoor season opener on Saturday, March 4, at the Rushville-Industry Invitational at Illinois College in …
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3/16/23
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The 59 of the top boys and girls basketball seniors from South Central Illinois will be playing in the 19th Annual Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Basketball Classic, presented by Prairie Farms …
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3/16/23
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by Ron Deabenderfer
The season opener for the baseball Toppers is less than a week away, weather permitting, as Hillsboro heads to Rochester for a 4:30 first pitch on Monday, March 13. …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/9/23
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For a time, Avery Walden was pretty sure that her passion for nursing and her love for soccer would keep her from doing one or the other. But a chance intervention from a family friend has given the …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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3/6/23
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Three Montgomery County players were among the 20 who earned all-conference accolades for the South Central Conference in the 2022-23 season, which was completed on Wednesday, March 1, with …
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3/6/23
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Although I’m usually an optimist when it comes to evaluating athletic teams I cover, I was more than a little pessimistic when the 2022-23 Hillsboro boys’ basketball season began in late …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/6/23
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With 20 wins, the program’s 12th regional title and two landmark accomplishments, the 2022-23 Hillsboro High School girls basketball season was the latest in a long string of successful years …
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3/2/23
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Nokomis senior Audrey Sabol and Hillsboro senior Layne Rupert were both selected as honorable mentions to the 2022-23 Asssociated Press all-state girls basketball teams, which were announced on …
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3/2/23
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All 10 underclassmen who made all-conference for the South Central Conference last year were repeat selections in 2023 as this year’s honorees were announced …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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3/2/23
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The Hillsboro Jr. Toppers Wrestling Club brought six wrestlers to the IKWF South Regional in Edwardsville on Saturday, Feb. 25, with five of those six advancing to the sectional in Highland on March …
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3/2/23
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When the Hillsboro Hiltoppers traveled to Pana to open their South Central Conference schedule, Pana won 71-69 despite a torrid Topper second-half rally. The two teams met again Wednesday night, Feb. …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/27/23
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In psychology, the snowball effect explains how small actions can cause bigger and bigger actions, ultimately resulting in a big impact. As it turns out, the snowball effect can also apply to …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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2/23/23
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The adage that, “it’s not how you start, but how you finish,” is true, except for the times it’s not. The regional championship game between Hillsboro and Pittsfield on …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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2/21/23
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