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Poor free throw shooting and eight fourth quarter turnovers were the primary reasons Hillsboro’s boys basketball team fell to the Cumberland Pirates 53-46 in the third place game at the St. …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/18/23
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A difficult third quarter spoiled a career night by Ella Greenwood as Hillsboro fell to Salem 57-51 on Saturday, Dec. 16, on the Wildcats’ home floor.
Both teams entered the game with a …
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12/18/23
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The Hillsboro boy’s basketball team gave their fans an early Christmas present Friday evening, Dec. 15, by invading Vandalia to claim a 57-47 South Central Conference win over the Vandals.
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/18/23
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Despite surrendering 31 points to Hillsboro in the first quarter of a winners’ bracket semifinal Thursday, Dec. 14, in the St. Elmo Christmas Tournament, the Windsor/Stew-Straws Hatchets came …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/18/23
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At first glance, Hillsboro’s 49-24 win over Litchfield looks exactly like what you would have predicted if you just looked at the team’s records before the game.
The Toppers were 5-5 …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/14/23
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For several years, the annual regular season meeting between the Litchfield and Hillsboro wrestling teams took place in one of three places: Hillsboro, Litchfield or Mt. Olive, who was the customary …
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12/14/23
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As the top seed in the St. Elmo Christmas Tournament, the Hillsboro Hiltoppers had two distinctions; they were selected to play the opening game on Tuesday, Dec. 12, and they were pitted against the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/14/23
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Ten members of the Hillsboro wrestling team hit the junior varsity circuit and competed at the Jersey Meat Grinder JV Tournament in Jerseyville on Saturday, Dec. 9. Hillsboro finished eighth at the …
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12/14/23
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Hillsboro jumped out to a 16-6 lead then held off a three-point barage by Nokomis to remain perfect in five chances at the T. Todt Shootout as the Lady Hiltoppers defeated the Lady Redskins 50-40 on …
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12/11/23
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Perhaps it is only a coincidence, but both Hillsboro boys’ basketball victories this season have come in afternoon games. The first was against Woodlawn in Carlyle Saturday, Dec. 2, and the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/11/23
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The Hillsboro girls basketball program is the only South Central Conference team that has finished fourth or better every year since the conference eliminated divisions in 2012-13. The Lady …
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12/11/23
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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 …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/7/23
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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 …
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12/4/23
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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 …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/4/23
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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 …
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12/4/23
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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 …
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12/4/23
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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 …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/4/23
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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.
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11/30/23
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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 …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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11/30/23
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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 …
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by Tom Emery
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11/30/23
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