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Hillsboro's Tycen Thacker shot a 3-over-par 39 at the Hillsboro Country Club on Monday, Sept. 16, helping the Toppers to a 172 as a team.

Albatross Helps Marquette Swoop Past Hillsboro Boys

Golf was for the birds on Monday, Sept. 16, at the Hillsboro Country Club, as the Hillsboro boys golf team hosted Alton Marquette and Pana. Marquette junior Andrew Belkin used a three hybrid to hole … more

9/19/24

Hillsboro Football Looks To Get Right In Gillespie

The football Toppers travel to Gillespie Friday, Sept. 20, for a contest between the only zero win teams in the South Central Conference; neither has cobbled together a win in the three games each … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 9/19/24

Hiltoppers Fall To Marquette After Busy Weekend

If 2024 is any indication, Montgomery County’s volleyball teams may want to take a few days off next year after the Grace Tournament. All four county schools played either Monday or Tuesday … more

9/19/24

Trading in their orange and black for purple, the Lincolnwood and Hillsboro volleyball teams shake hands prior to the championship match of this year's Montgomery County Invitational Grace Tournament, held in memory of the late Grace Herschelman. The Lancers and Toppers wore the "Grace" jerseys throughout the tournament and met up in the championship game on Saturday, Sept. 14, for the third straight year, with Lincolnwood beating Hillsboro for their third consecutive title.

County Teams Go For The Gold For Grace

Be it county rivalries or the cause associated with the Montgomery County Invitational, the 16-team event dubbed the Grace Tournament just seems to mean more for Lincolnwood, Hillsboro, Nokomis and … more

9/16/24

With doubles partner Rylee Rogers backing her, Hillsboro’s Avery Reynolds returns a shot during the Lady Hiltoppers’ match with Father McGivney on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the Hillsboro Sports Complex. While the Toppers fell to Father McGivney at home, they rebounded with a 6-3 win over Vandalia on Thursday, Sept. 12.

Toppers Single Out Vandalia

The Hillsboro girls tennis team picked up their third win of the season on Thursday, Sept. 12, beating Vandalia 6-3 on the Vandals’ home courts. The Toppers went 5-for-6 in singles play, … more

9/16/24

Weiss Leads Toppers Past Rochester

The nine holes at the Hillsboro Country Club were playing tough for everyone on Thursday, Sept. 12, as the Hillsboro boys golf team hosted Rochester. Well, almost everyone. Hillsboro’s Colton … more

9/16/24

Hillsboro's Ethan Hamby bounces off his block into open space during the Toppers' home game against Staunton on Friday, Sept. 13. Hamby had 109 yards on the ground for the Toppers, but Staunton escaped with a 21-14 win.

Luck, Victory Evades Toppers Against Staunton

Several faulty reasons for Hillsboro’s 21-14 loss to Staunton floated around the Hillsboro campus Friday evening, Sept. 13, when the two 0-2 football squads met in what became the most … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 9/16/24

Lady Panthers Bounce Back Against Hillsboro

Round two on Sept. 12, between the Hillsboro and Litchfield volleyball teams had the distinct feeling of deja vu, but from different moments in the past, depending on which team you were cheering … more

9/16/24

Toppers Win South Central Opener

After three games on the road in Williamsville and one in Wesclin, the Hillsboro High School boys soccer team finally came back to the green, green pitch of home Tuesday, Sept. 10, as they hosted the … more

9/12/24

Hillsboro To Host Bulldogs

A year ago Hillsboro High’s football team ventured to Staunton expecting a win; the Toppers were 1-1 (a victory over North Mac and a loss to Greenville) while the Bulldogs were 0-2. … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 9/12/24

North Mac Edges Toppers, Comets At Indian Springs

The Hillsboro boys golf team was at their home away from home on Tuesday, Sept. 10, as they played North Mac and Greenville at Indian Springs Golf Course in Coffeen. The match also was a preview … more

9/12/24

Lincolnwood, Nokomis To Host Grace Tourney

This year's Montgomery County Invitational volleyball tournament, held in memory of Grace Herschelman will be held Sept. 13-14 in Raymond and Nokomis. Montgomery County Invite A Grace Filled Tourney … more

9/12/24

Despite Comeback, Toppers Fall To Highland

It wasn’t the result they wanted, but Hillsboro’s loss to Highland on Monday, Sept. 9, is one of those games that will hopefully make them better down the road. With an enrollment … more

9/12/24

Litchfield blockers Chloe Law (left) and Gina Painter (right) had a tough time against Tatum Christian and the Hillsboro hitters on Thursday, Sept. 5, in Hillsboro. Christian had six kills, one behind Addison Lowe for the team lead, as Hillsboro beat the Panthers 25-10, 25-10.

Toppers Take Round One Against Lady Panthers

The Hillsboro Lady Hiltoppers launched the opening salvo of their rivalry with Litchfield on Thursday, Sept. 5, as they defeated the neighboring Purple Panthers in two sets. The Toppers haven’t … more

9/9/24

Hillsboro's Jackson Tuetken (#10) looks for the clearest path around Greenville defender Gavin Doll during the Comets' 41-7 win over the Toppers on Friday, Sept. 6, in Hillsboro.

First Half Surge Sends Comets Past Toppers

Better days await the 2024 varsity football Toppers before the season concludes; if the South Central Conference sends four teams to the IHSA playoffs this fall, two of them will be the North Mac … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 9/9/24

Hillsboro's Clayton Rufus tries to get a shot off as Riverton defender Brody Dyson charges in during the fifth place game of the Four Corners Classic in Williamsville on Sept. 7. The Toppers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 1-0 win over Riverton, with Mark Mattson converting a penalty kick for the game's only goal.

Hiltoppers Nip Hawks For Fifth

The Hillsboro High School boys soccer team finished up play in the Four Corners Classic at Williamsville Saturday morning, Sept. 7, by knocking off the Riverton Hawks 1-0 in the fifth place game. For … more

9/9/24

Hillsboro's Aly Leisure (left) and Alexis Carlyle (right) teamed up to earn one of the Toppers' two doubles wins against Greenville in the season opener on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The pair also won their singles matches, helping the Toppers to a 6-3 win over the Comets.

Tennis Toppers Start With A Win

A veteran lineup took the court for the Hillsboro girls tennis team’s season opener in Greenville on Sept. 3, as seniors Aubrey Reincke, Zoey Spinner and Aly Leisure were joined by juniors … more

9/9/24

Surrounded by Comets (the Greenville variety, not the celestial objects), Litchfield's Matt Green (#118) and Sam Schoenweis (#124) emerge from the wooded section of the Loveless Park cross country during their meet in Carlinville on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The Litchfield boys finished seventh as a team, with Green running a 23:06.70 and Schoenweis running a 23:25.64.

Panthers Open Season In Carlinville

The boys high school cross country season opened up in Carlinville on Tuesday, Sept. 3, with the Cavaliers’ annual early meet at Loveless Park. Ten full teams and 104 runners participated in … more

9/5/24

Lady Toppers Bounce Back With Two Wins

After falling to Pana in their season opener, the Hillsboro High School volleyball team bounced back in a big way with back-to-back victories over Auburn and Carlyle on Sept. 2 and 3. As was the case … more

9/5/24

Hillsboro's Caleb Greenwood tracks down a loose ball and tries to shake Williamsville's Sawyer Woods during the Toppers' opening game of the Four Corners Classic on Sept. 2. Hillsboro put a scare into the Sangamo Conference power, but fell 1-0 to the host Bullets.

Toppers Drop Two At Four Corners

Fresh off a hard fought 1-0 loss against the host Bullets on Monday, Sept. 2, the Hillsboro High boys soccer team returned to action Tuesday, Sept. 3, for another showdown in pool play, this time … more

9/5/24