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Hillsboro's Kaeden Smith finished in the points in both hurdles events at the South Central Conference Championships on Tuesday, April 30, in Virden, placing fourth in the 110 meter hurdles and sixth in the 300 meter hurdles.

The Hillsboro boys track team set eight new personal records and finished in the top five in the team standings at the South Central Conference Championships on Tuesday, April 30, in Virden. In … more

5/2/24

Hillsboro's Ava Pollard (in black) vies for possession near midfield during the Lady Hiltoppers' game against Gillespie on April 29. Pollard scored the first of three first half goals for the Toppers, who went on to win 4-2.

Strong First Half Lifts Toppers Past Gillespie

The Hillsboro girls soccer team was back at home on Monday, April 29, as they braved the soupy conditions at the Hillsboro Sports Complex to hand the Gillespie Miners a 4-2 loss. Despite a … more

5/2/24

Vandalia Gets Past Hillsboro In 12th Inning

Baseball games can be exciting, even though the eventual result should never have a lasting effect on a person, a team, or a community. Most are brief chances for competition, to be enjoyed by … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 5/2/24

Lady Hiltoppers Wallop Vandalia For SCC Win

After wet field conditions kept Hillsboro and Vandalia from playing on Monday, the two teams were able to get their game in on Tuesday, April 30, as the Lady Vandals came to Hillsboro looking for … more

5/2/24

Hillsboro's Nathan Matoush dives back into first ahead of the tag by Nokomis' Bryce Gillock during the county showdown in Nokomis on April 25. A little later, Matoush got the final two outs in the Toppers' 4-2 win over the Redskins.

Hiltoppers Avenge Tourney Loss To Nokomis

When Nokomis defeated Hillsboro 2-0 in the first round of the Montgomery County Baseball Tournament in mid-April, Drake Taylor was the winning pitcher while Dylan Lessman absorbed the loss. Perhaps … more

4/29/24

Cavies Slip Past Toppers In Non-Conference Bout

When Hillsboro faced Carlinville in conference play on April 12, the Toppers won 11-1 in five innings by scoring eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. The game was vastly different this past … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 4/29/24

Big Innings Bookend 'Dogs Win Over Hillsboro

Two big innings proved costly to the Hillsboro softball team on Wednesday, April 24, as the Toppers fell to Staunton 18-4 in five innings. Staunton sent 11 players to the plate in the first inning … more

4/29/24

Toppers' Small Team Posts Big Numbers

The Hillsboro girls track team only entered five of the 13 events at the Bert Trump Relays at Southwestern High School on Tuesday, April 23, but what the Lady Toppers lacked in quantity they more … more

4/29/24

Hillsboro Boys Sprint To First In Medleys

The Hillsboro boys track team picked up a pair of wins in the sprint medleys to highlight their trip to the Bert Trump Relays at Southwestern High School on April 23. The Toppers’ … more

4/29/24

Hillsboro senior Cole Lenczycki uncorks a throw during the Greenville Relays on Friday, April 19. Lenczycki and teammate Austin Newingham finished third in the shot put at the 40th annual event, with the Toppers also finishing third as a team.

Hiltoppers Third At 40th Comet Relays

The Hillsboro boys track team finished third at the Comet Relays on Friday, April 13, coming within two points of second at the 40th annual meet in Greenville. The Toppers finished the day with … more

4/22/24

Hillsboro's Jaida Linn (above) and Maryn Tarver took the top spot in the high jump at the Greenville Relays on Friday, April 19, beating out the second place team from Wesclin by .09 meters. As a team, the Lady Hiltoppers finished third overall.

Lady Toppers Soar At Greenville

The Hillsboro girls track team picked up a pair of wins at the Greenville Comet Relays on Friday, April 19, as they went on to finish third in the team ranks. As a team, Hillsboro finished with … more

4/22/24

Nokomis' Reaghan Jonas waits her turn in the on-deck circle during teammate Presley Mehochko's at-bat in the seventh inning of the Redskins' game in Hillsboro on Thursday, April 18. After falling 3-2 to the Redskins at the Montgomery County Softball Tournament, Hillsboro avenged the loss with a 6-3 victory, with senior catcher Sophia Blankenship driving in two runs for the Toppers.

Hillsboro Avenges Loss To Nokomis

Five days after facing off in the Montgomery County Softball Tournament, the Nokomis and Hillsboro softball teams met up again on Thursday, April 18. The game was moved up an hour to try to beat the … more

4/22/24

Hillsboro catcher Landon Summers jumps to snag a high throw and avoid Lincolnwood's Brodey Vanhooser as the sophomore from Morrisonville slides into home plate during the second inning of the game on Saturday, April 20. Vanhooser's run was one of 11 in the inning for Lincolnwood, who defeated the Toppers 13-0 in five innings.

Lincolnwood Slides Past Toppers

Different dates but same teams equals same result, at least in high school baseball. That theory was tested and proven true Saturday morning, April 20, when the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville co-op team … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 4/22/24

Lady Toppers Rebound At Carlinville

After dropping a close one to Greenville on April 16, the Hillsboro girls soccer team rebounded with a win over Carlinville on Friday, April 19, to improve to 4-2 in the South Central Conference. … more

4/22/24

Comets Comeback Sinks Hillsboro

The Greenville Comets came back from a 5-0 deficit to beat Hillsboro 10-5 on Friday, April 19, as the Lady Hiltoppers fell to 1-3 in the South Central Conference and 10-9 overall. Hillsboro … more

4/22/24

Comets Knock Off Toppers

When Greenville came to Hillsboro for a South Central Conference baseball game Friday afternoon, April 19, it became a pitching duel between two lefthanders, the Comets’ Cohen Alstat and Topper … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 4/22/24

Hillsboro's Quinn Hunt returns a shot during the Toppers' match with Rochester on Monday, April 15. While things didn't go great against the visiting Rockets (Rochester won 9-0), Hillsboro did better the following day as they beat Roxana 7-2, with Hunt picking up a win in singles and doubles with partner Mark Mattson.

Tennis Toppers Split With Rockets, Shells

The Hillsboro boys tennis team split a pair of matches to start the week as they fell to Rochester 9-0 on April 15, but beat Roxana 7-2 the next day. The match of the day on Monday at the … more

4/18/24

Lady Toppers Take Third At Pana Invite

The Hillsboro girls track team was small in numbers, but big in points on Saturday, April 13, in Pana as the Lady Hiltoppers finished third in the team standings at the Panthers’ invitational. … more

4/18/24

Hillsboro senior Kinley Richardson scored twice against Staunton on Saturday, April 13, but a late goal by the Lady Bulldogs tied the game up at 2-2 going into regulation. Luck wasn't on the Toppers' side on Saturday as they hit the post with one shot in overtime, then fell to Staunton 2-1 in penalty kicks for their first South Central Conference lost of the season.

Staunton Gets Past Toppers In Penalty Kicks

Hillsboro Coach Dave Mattson knew it was coming, but he also knew there was nothing he could do to stop it. Back on March 30, Mattson was in the stands in Litchfield when Staunton junior Samantha … more

4/18/24

Hillsboro Boys Score Third At Pana Invitational

The Hillsboro boys track team took home two wins and ten top five finishes at the Pana Invitational on Saturday, April 13, as the Toppers finished third overall in the team standings. … more

4/18/24