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Hillsboro's Dylan Lessman (#32) had 69 yards on 14 carries before an injury knocked him out of the Toppers' game at Vandalia on Friday, Oct. 6. Hillsboro held a 3-0 halftime lead against the Vandals thanks to a Hunter Payne field goal, but Vandalia scored 27 unanswered points to escape with their fifth win of the year.
Injuries, Vandals Take Down Toppers
The Toppers versus Pana game in Hillsboro last Friday, Sept. 29, had the Hillsboro fans at least mildly depressed at halftime but enthused by the end of the game. That enthusiasm carried over through … more
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Hillsboro senior Ellie Miller (#12) sets up Addison Lowe for the attack during the Toppers' home game on Oct. 5, against Staunton. The Bulldogs picked up their 38th straight win in the South Central Conference, beating the Toppers 25-10, 25-21.
Staunton Still Top Dog In SCC
With a 4-0 South Central Conference record in 2023 and a 37-game SCC win streak dating back to 2019, Staunton was the consensus favorite to win the conference title for a fourth straight year in … more
The Lincolnwood and Hillsboro volleyball teams traded in their orange and black for purple on Monday, Oct. 2, for their annual “Grace Game.” The two teams, along with Nokomis and Litchfield, raised more than $7,000 for INAD research from this year’s Montgomery County Invitational Grace Tournament. In front, from the left are Ava Walton, Macie Daugherty, Charley, Kyle and Mary Herschelman, Amya Greenwood and Kennady Clayton. In the second row are Alea Wagahoft, Camryn Poggenpohl, Kinley Morris, Khloe Klinger, Taryn Millburg, Morgan Hampton, Leah Satterlee, Maycie Fuller, Reagan Lentz, Emoree Shepard and Albany Kindernay. In the back are Taryn Love, Zarah Guzman, Audrey Germann, Jazmin Seaton-Hobson, Ella Jenkins, Tori Elvidge, Kierstyn Denney, Morgan Cowdrey, Taryn Clarke, Addison Lowe, Tatum Christian, Hanna Hughes, Ellie Miller, Kearstynn Davis and Tyler Beard.
Grace Game Rematch Goes To Lancers
On Monday, Oct. 2, the Lincolnwood and Hillsboro volleyball teams donated the money they raised for the Montgomery County Invitational, better known as the Grace Tournament, to the family of the … more
Hillsboro Boys End Season At Sectionals
The Hillsboro boys golf team wrapped up its season on Monday, Oct. 2, with three players shooting for a spot in the IHSA Class 2A State Finals. Colton Weiss, Tycen Thacker and Carson Walker all … more
Playoff Chase Continues For Toppers In Week Seven
Six games down, three to go. Thus far, the Toppers are 3-3, with one perhaps upset win (over Pana last Friday when they outscored the Panthers 21-7 over the last 30 minutes and one untimed overtime … more
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Dawson Guinn was one of six Hillsboro players to score in the Toppers' 8-0 victory over Vandalia on Tuesday, Oct. 3.
Toppers Finish Regular Season With Wins
The Hillsboro High School boys soccer team wrapped up their final games of the regular season Monday, Oct. 2, and Tuesday, Oct. 3, with wins against Mater Dei and Vandalia respectively, with … more
Hillsboro Volleyball Second At Morrisonville Tourney
The Hillsboro High School volleyball team went 4-1 at the Morrisonville Tournament last week, finishing second to a young, but talented junior varsity squad from Taylorville. The Tornadoes defeated … more
Lincolnwood-Morrisonville's Carly Armentrout
Lancers Send Two To Sectional Tournament
As players began to turn in score sheets at the Class 1A Auburn Regional at Edgewood Golf Course on Thursday, Sept. 28, the question that loomed for Lincolnwood’s Kaylee Gerlach and Carly … more
Pana managed to recover their own fumble on this play during Hillsboro's homecoming game on Friday, Sept. 29, but Toppers Seth Hubbart (#11) and Elliott Lentz (#54) were ready to pounce if the ball got away from the prone Panther. The Hillsboro defense held Pana scoreless in the second half of Friday's game, which Hillsboro won 28-21 in overtime.
Toppers Score Overtime Win
Perhaps it was the larger   than normal full moon over Sawyer Field, but more likely the Hillsboro Hiltoppers second half performance that became a 28-21 Topper overtime victory over the Pana … more
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Hillsboro sophomore Avery Reynolds picked up her first varsity win on Sept. 25, helping the Toppers to a 5-4 victory over Vandalia.
Toppers Take Third at Annies Invite
It may be a hard knock life for its namesake, but the Annies Invitational in Centralia had a happy ending for the Hillsboro girls tennis team on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Tennis Toppers’ top six … more
Hillsboro's Griffen Hughes and Carlinville's Gavin Norwood track down a high bouncer during the Toppers' senior night on Wednesday, Sept. 27. While the game started on Wednesday, lightning forced it to finish on Thursday, with Hillsboro winning 2-1 over the Cavies.
Soccer Toppers Celebrate Senior Night… and Day
For a fall season that should typically be fairly easy to predict, at least weather-wise, the 2023 fall season for the Hillsboro High School boys soccer team has been anything but. First, the opening … more
Litchfield senior Tug Schwab shot a 5-over-par 77 at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course in Alton on Wednesday, Sept. 27, to finish tied for sixth individually at the Class 1A Marquette Regional. As a team, the Panthers shot a 324 to finish third and advance to the sectional in Waterloo on Monday, Oct. 2.
Panthers, Topper Trio Advance To Sectionals
The Litchfield boys golf team and three members of the Hillsboro boys golf team advanced to the next round of the postseason on Wednesday, Sept. 27, by virtue of their performance in their respective … more
Nokomis' Becca Hill (#15) and Addison Glenn (#10) go in an attempt to deter Hanna Hughes' block attempt during the Redskins' game with Hillsboro on Sept. 25. Nokomis dominated the first game 25-12, then held on for a 28-26 victory in the second set.
Lady Redskins Avenge Loss To Hillsboro
The first meeting between the Nokomis and Hillsboro volleyball teams was about as close as you can get, with the Toppers outlasting the Redskins 15-12 in the third set after the two teams split the … more
HHS Welcomes Panthers For Homecoming
The football Toppers face the same uphill battle to reach the playoffs as they did last season when they were also 2-3 after five games. To be playoff eligible, they need to win three of the next … more
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Litchfield's Harrison Thomas (#52) and Carson Saathoff (#11) try to clear out Hillsboro's Elliott Lentz (#54) and the other Topper defenders to give A.J. Sypherd some running room on Friday, Sept. 22. Sypherd had Litchfield's only touchdown, but that and a Cooper Martin field goal were enough as the Panthers scored a 9-7 win on homecoming.
Panthers Win Battle Over Toppers
Anyone who went to the Hillsboro/Litchfield South Central Conference football game held on the Purple Panthers’ home field Friday night, Sept. 22, expecting to see offensive plays up and down the … more
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Soccer Toppers Beat Pana, Riverton/Tri-City
The Hillsboro boys soccer team improved to 11-3-2 on the season with a pair of wins over Pana and Riverton to end the week. On Thursday, Sept. 21, the Toppers beat Pana 4-0 to improve to 5-1 in the … more
Photo courtesy of Carol Burke
HHS, LHS Cheerleaders Dance Together
The teams they were cheering for may have been on opposite sides of the field, but cheerleaders from Hillsboro High School and Litchfield High School joined together for a special dance before the … more
Senior Melissa Bell picked up a straight set win over Taylorville's Lydia Hopkins, 6-2, 6-2, during the Toppers' home match on Tuesday, Sept. 19.
Bad Luck, Close Matches The Story For Hillsboro
So far this season, winning has been less of a problem for the Hillsboro High School girls tennis team than actually getting the opportunity to play. In between picking up their fourth victory of the … more
After 90 minutes of soccer that personified the intensity of the Hillsboro/Lincolnwood soccer rivalry, the two teams came together for a photo with the Herschelman family at the inaugural Grace Cup in Hillsboro on Monday, Sept. 18. Named after the late Grace Herschelman, who passed away from infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy in May 2021, the game raises awareness of INAD and helps continue Grace’s legacy. The game ended in a 0-0 tie, meaning that the traveling trophy will spend the next year with the Herschelman family.
CENTER AND GUARD • Grace Wins
A few hours before the Grace Cup on Monday, Lincolnwood boys basketball coach Matt Millburg texted me, “Enjoy your evening! Grace wins!” I don’t think either of us thought that … more
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Litchfield senior Tug Schwab shot a 2-over-par 38 on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Hillsboro Country Club to help the Panthers to a pair of close wins over Hillsboro and Carlinville.
Panthers Hold Off Cavies, Toppers
It was senior night for the Hillsboro High School golf program as the Toppers took a moment before their match on Sept. 19, to honor it’s three soon-to-be graduates. Austin Loskot, Carson … more
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