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Hillsboro High School girls basketball coach Bret Tuetken was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 4, at Redbird Arena in Normal.

Hillsboro High School girls basketball coach Bret Tuetken has accomplished a lot in his 23 years at the helm of the Lady Hiltoppers: six South Central Conference championships, ten IHSA regional … more

5/9/24

Pictured above, in front, from the left are Lexi Downey, Isabella Collins, Sara Milanos and Aly Leisure. In the second row are Annabelle Wright, Rylie Jones, Zoey Spinner, Alexis Carlyle, Jesse Balla, Avery Reynolds and HHS Principal Patti Heyen. In back are Coach Marian Williams, Melissa Bell, Aubrey Reincke, Reagan Voyles, Chloe Martincic, Ryder Hoover and Claire Matthews. Not present for the photo were Lily Churchwell and Lilly Huber.

Topper Tennis Team Honored By IHSA

May is National Tennis Month, but that’s not the only reason members of the Hillsboro High School girls tennis team are celebrating. On Thursday morning, April 25, HHS Principal Patti Heyen … more

5/9/24

Hillsboro's Amelia Fuller (#31) tries to track down a loose ball during the the Lady Hiltoppers' game against Decatur St. Teresa on Thursday, May 2. With Hillsboro racking up ten goals on the night, some of the younger players on the roster, including Fuller's fellow freshman and first time goal scorer Aleigha Marburger, got the opportunity to play some varsity minutes in Hillsboro's 10-1 win.

Soccer Toppers Close Out Regular Season

In their final two games of the regular season, the Hillsboro girls soccer team experienced the ebbs and flows of parochial high school soccer as they took on Decatur St. Teresa on May 2 and Alton … more

5/9/24

Rhys Riggs (left) and Ryder Dettman teamed up to land three keepers weighing in at 8.84 pounds at the Sangchris Lake Sectional on Thursday, May 2, including a 5.5 pounder that earned Dettman big bass for the tourney. That was good overall and punched Hillsboro's ticket to the IHSA State Tournament for the second time in the program's history.

Toppers Heading Back To State

For the second time in the program's history, the Hillsboro High School bass fishing team is going to state. Ryder Dettman and Rhys Riggs, along with head coach and driver Mike Kershaw, landed … more

5/6/24

Four of the six singles matches in Hillsboro's home finale against Civic Memorial went to three sets on Thursday, May 2, including Eli Howard's win over Grant Shirley. Howard and Shirley split the first two matches before the Hillsboro junior scored a 10-6 win in the rubber match.

Eagles Sneak Past Toppers

Hillsboro’s final home tennis match of the season was about as close as one can get. The Toppers and the visitors from Civic Memorial were tied after singles play, but a 2-1 edge in doubles … more

5/6/24

Toppers Fall To Pana, Gillespie In SCC Play

Hillsboro’s baseball team played the last two games of the sixth week of the 2024 season on the road, traveling east on R. 16 Thursday, May 2, to Pana for a make up conference game before … more

5/6/24

Lady Hiltoppers Fall To Father McGivney, Pana

It was a tough end to the second to last week of the regular season for the Hillsboro High School softball team as they fell to Father McGivney and Pana by a combined score of 24-7 on May 1 and 2. … more

5/6/24

Staunton's Lilly Trettenero and Hillsboro's Samantha Page (center) and Amya Greenwood were in perfect sync going around the first turn during their heat of the 200 meter dash at the South Central Conference Championships on Tuesday, April 30, in Virden. Page finished second in the event, one of 11 top six finishes for the Toppers, while Greenwood was seventh by a hundredth of a second. Greenwood had her moment earlier in the day, taking first in the triple jump.

Hillsboro Girls Third At SCC Track Meet

“If we had a standout distance girl, they may have been close to second.” Coach Zach Reed was right in his analysis of the Hillsboro girls track team at the South Central Conference … more

5/2/24

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.

Toppers Snag Top 5 Finish At North Mac

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