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Short two wrestlers due to COVID-19 protocols, Hillsboro knew that wins would be tough to come by in their matches at Beardstown on Wednesday, May 5. That would prove to be true as the Toppers …
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5/10/21
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Fishing can take patience, but a full year without a nibble? That takes real commitment.
The Hillsboro Board of Education approved the creation of inaugural Hillsboro High School fishing team last …
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5/6/21
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With limited practice time and many athletes coming straight from another season (the story of most high school sports in 2021), the Hillsboro wrestling team was off and rolling last week as they …
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5/6/21
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After five frustrating games, all of the Hillsboro softball team’s pent up energy came out in one fell swoop against Ramsey on Wednesday, May 5.
The Hiltoppers scored 25 runs in three …
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5/6/21
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After nearly two years since the last time they competed, it was finally time for the Hillsboro and Litchfield track teams to compete once again.
The two Rt. 16 rivals were joined by Pana at …
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5/6/21
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Sometimes when a team thinks it has beaten the odds to come out on top, fate says, “Take that,” and hopes are dashed. That seems epitomized by the Hillsboro baseball team’s loss to …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/6/21
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It was time for a youth movement for Hillsboro soccer on Monday, May 3, as the Toppers defeated Pana 4-0 in a South Central Conference clash.
All four goals and both assists came from players who …
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5/6/21
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A morale boost was needed; on the last day of April, Hillsboro’s baseball team was short-gamed in Virden by an undefeated North Mac squad, 18-7, despite jumping to a 4-0 lead and scoring seven …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/3/21
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On April 22, the Hillsboro High School girls soccer team played in their first home game since May 8, 2019, just 16 days short of two full years.
It was a day that many Hillsboro players had been …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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5/3/21
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No matter how you slice it, 2-0 looks pretty good for the Hillsboro High School boys tennis team.
With more new faces after a break from the school operetta, Hillsboro picked up win number two in …
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4/29/21
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When the first three batters reached base and then scored when Hillsboro opened the baseball season in Taylorville Monday afternoon, April 26, the tone was set; when the first three Tornado batters …
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4/29/21
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Coming off an impressive 9-0 victory against Beardstown for their home opener, the Hillsboro girls soccer team continued to pour on goals in their narrow victory over the Staunton Bulldogs on …
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by Seth Watson
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4/29/21
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With nine first-year players on the roster, 2021 may have some mountains to climb for the Hillsboro High School softball team, but the Toppers’ last two games showed that they are taking steps …
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4/29/21
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Although realists would say one has to win an athletic contest to have a good feeling about the result, both players and parent/fans of Hillsboro’s football team should have left Piasa Friday …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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4/26/21
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After nearly pulling out a win in their opening game against Jerseyville, the Hillsboro girls soccer team put on a show in front of their home fans on Thursday, April 22. The Toppers found the back …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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4/26/21
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Seven Hillsboro High School players, along with five players from the Gillespie/Litchfield co-op team, were among those honored with all-conference accolades by the soccer coaches of the South …
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4/26/21
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The Hillsboro boys tennis team has changed a lot since the Toppers took to the courts last in May 2019. With a slew of seniors lost to graduation and a new coach in Fred Butler, the team was a bit of …
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4/26/21
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The Hillsboro High School softball team took on PORTA on Thursday, April 22, on the Bluejays’ home field in Petersburg.
The Jays, who co-op with AC-Central, would defend their home turf in …
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4/26/21
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Kaskaskia College and Hillsboro High School aren’t intrinsically linked athletically in the minds of many, but if the Blue Angels keep getting athletes the caliber of their last three signees …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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4/22/21
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With almost two years passing between games, many girls soccer teams will be filled with new faces in the 2021 season and Hillsboro is no exception.
Since the team’s last game on May 8, …
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4/22/21
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