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Hillsboro Rally Comes Up Just Short

One never knows. When rain fell Wednesday night, April 10, I for one assumed the Toppers game at Breese Mater Dei would be washed off the schedule. As the bus … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 4/15/24

County Tournament Set For This Saturday

All eight Montgomery County baseball and softball teams will be in the same locale on Saturday, April 13, as the Hillsboro Sports Complex hosts the Montgomery County Baseball and Softball … more

4/11/24

Lady Hiltoppers Score Third SCC Win

The top of the food chain in the South Central Conference still awaits, but for now, it’s so far, so very good for the Hillsboro girls soccer team. For the third straight game, Hillsboro … more

4/11/24

North Mac Goes Deep Against Toppers

The North Mac Lady Panthers started and finished the game with a homer and made sure to not let Hillsboro get much in between as the Lady Hiltoppers fell to North Mac in Virden by an 11-1 final score … more

4/11/24

Tennis Toppers Get Back On The Court

After more than two weeks off the Hillsboro boys tennis team was able to get back on the courts this week, with matches in Alton on April 8 and Greenville on April 9. The Toppers picked up a … more

4/11/24

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 goalkeeper Delaney Adams dives to prevent a scoring chance for Pana during the Lady Hiltoppers' South Central Conference game on Thursday, April 4. Hillsboro picked up their second SCC win in a row, with Adams and her defense Addison Compagni (#32), Brynn Connor, Zoey Spinner and Milla Anderson securing a 3-0 shutout, the Toppers' fourth of the season.

Hillsboro Girls Get 2nd SCC Win

After back-to-back losses to conference foes in non-conference games, the Hillsboro girls soccer team rebounded to start South Central Conference play with a 2-0 record. After beating Southwestern on … more

4/8/24

Hillsboro's Annika Camp allowed three hits and struck out 11 batters to collect the win in the Toppers' 3-2 victory over New Berlin on March 30, in Springfield. The win was one of two for Hillsboro at the UIS Slam, with the other a 29-0 victory over Riverton that featured a perfect game by pitcher Kenzie Jarman.

Lady Hiltoppers Win 2-Of-3 At Slam

The Hillsboro High School softball team split a pair of close games and scored a blowout win in their three games at the UIS Slam in Springfield on Saturday, March 30, bringing their overall record … more

4/4/24

Hiltoppers Snap Slide With Win Over Birds

The weather was far from ideal on Wednesday, April 3, but the result of the Hillsboro girls soccer game sure was from the Lady Hiltoppers' point of view. After losing their last two games, … more

4/4/24

Five Score For Hillsboro Boys At Greenville Invite

The Hillsboro boys track team picked up five top eight finishes and placed 13th as a team at the 20-team Greenville Invitational on Saturday, March 30. Jaden Loskot had the Toppers best finish … more

4/4/24

Lady Topper Trio Leads HHS In Comet Country

A senior and a pair of freshmen finished in the points for Hillsboro on Saturday, March 30, as the Lady Hiltoppers competed in the Greenville Invitational. Senior Hanna Hughes and … more

4/4/24

Hillsboro's Kearstynn Davis (left) and Litchfield's Chloe Law (right) go up for a 50/50 ball during the third place game at the Panther Classic in Litchfield on Saturday, March 30. After losing to Hillsboro twice last year, the Lady Panthers scored a 2-1 victory over the Toppers, with Law scoring the go-ahead goal in the second half.

Panthers Top Hillsboro For Third

Last year, the Hillsboro and Litchfield girls soccer teams were slated to play for the championship of the 2023 Panther Classic, before Mother Nature put the kibosh on those plans. This Saturday, … more

4/1/24

Toppers End March With Busy Stretch

Hillsboro’s baseball team played a pitching-staff-testing five games in four days as Easter approached ( a sixth game was played on Monday, March 25; it was a win over Staunton reported in … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 4/1/24

Win Over Staunton Snaps Toppers' Losing Streak

The losing streak ended (the Toppers hadn’t won a varsity baseball game since March 30, 2023) when Hillsboro defeated Staunton 5-4 in non conference action Monday evening, March 25, at the … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 3/28/24

Hillsboro Girls Win At Litchfield Tourney

The Hillsboro girls soccer team picked up a 6-0 win over North Mac in the opening game of the Litchfield Tournament on Monday, March 25. The Lady Hiltoppers improved to 4-1 with the win and had … more

3/28/24

Taylor Holds Hiltoppers To One Hit, One Run

A four-run second inning by Auburn erased an early Hillsboro lead and allowed the Trojans to come away with their fifth win of the season on Monday, March 25, as the Lady Hiltoppers dropped a 5-1 … more

3/28/24

Team Hitch Up Kicks Off Opening Day Derby April 1

“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” ~ Rogers Hornsby ~ If … more

3/28/24

Litchfield's Tate Dobrinich got a little help from Nokomis' Mason Stauder during the slam dunk contest at the Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Basketball Classic on March 24, as he hurdled the Redskin guard on one of his attempts. Dobrinich scored 47 out of a possible 50 points, winning the contest and completing a sweep for the Purple Panthers as A.J. Odle won the three-point shootout at the event.

Seniors Wrap Up Career On The Court

Several seniors from Montgomery County wrapped up their high school basketball careers on Sunday, March 24, at the Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Basketball Classic, held at the Big House on West … more

3/28/24

Hillsboro catcher Sophia Blankenship tries to get the tag down on Greenville's Ramzi Stefansin during the Toppers' trip to Greenville on Friday, March 22. The Comets scored three runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie and collect a 10-3 non-conference win over the Toppers.

Late Runs Lift Comets Past Hillsboro

Hillsboro won’t play Greenville in the conference until April 19, but the Comets scored a confidence boost on Friday, March 22, with a 10-3 non-conference win over the Lady Hiltoppers in … more

3/25/24

Tornadoes Score Win Over Hillsboro

When Hillsboro and Taylorville baseball met for an early season game at the Hillsboro Sports Complex, both the Hiltoppers and the Tornadoes were looking for their first win of the still-young season. … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 3/25/24