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The lights were on at football fields and other sports fields across Montgomery County and the state on Friday night, but not for the usual reason. Schools throughout Illinois turned on the lights at their playing fields as a part of Lights For The Fight, a show of support for the Class of 2020, who had their senior year cut short on Friday by order of Governor J.B. Pritzker. The lights glowed from 8:20 (20:20 military time) to 8:40 at Nokomis (above), Litchfield, Lincolnwood and Hillsboro on Friday, with the project also a way for those communities to show support for healthcare workers, first responders and all other essential workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lights Out For Sports For 2020?
Whatever slim hopes there were for even a short sports season for Illinois high school athletes may have been dashed on Friday, April 17, with Governor J.B. Pritzker’s declaration that school … more
Hillsboro High School Baseball Coach Bob Allen, pictured congratulating former Topper Landon Carroll during a game in 2017, said that the connection with his players has been what he misses most during the shutdown due to COVID-19.
Baseball A Catharsis For Toppers' Allen
Ever since his daughter, Danielle, was killed by a drunk driver in October of 2014, Bob Allen has found some kind of solace in coaching. That has made this year’s delay in the 2020 season due … more
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While he lost Kyra Huber and Kylie Meier (far right) to graduation, Hillsboro girls track coach Son Clayton returned three letter winners in Ashlyn Papin, Emma Miller and Kaci Papin and was expecting to have an exciting season before COVID-19 struck.
Virus Puts Hillsboro's High Hopes On Hold
Though she be but little, she is fierce. William Shakespeare’s line from A Midsummer Night’s Dream has applied to the Hillsboro girls track team often over the last few years, but in … more
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Assistant Coach Lisa Lomprez, shown here with 2019 Hillsboro grad Jaylynn Milanos last season, and the rest of the Lady Hiltopper softball staff have tried to keep morale up during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced the cancellation of all games through April 30 so far.
Lady Hiltoppers Deal With COVID-19 As One
It’s been a slow build for Coach Bret Tuetken and the Hillsboro High School softball team in terms of frustration over the delay in starting the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 virus. Coming … more
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COVID-19 Could Cost Topper Track A State Trip
Hillsboro Boys Track Coach Adam Haston hopes he is wrong, but he has a feeling that 2020 may be about “what might have been.” “When April 30th comes around, I just don’t … more
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New Challenges Appear For New Look Hiltoppers
Things were already going to be different in the 2020 season than in Dave Mattson’s first five years as coach of the Hillsboro High School girls soccer team, even before the COVID-19 pandemic … more
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This year's seniors, from the left, Rylee Schmollinger, Chloe Beck, Emily Reynolds and Kayli Ward, have been around for the resurgence of Hillsboro volleyball over the last several years. The class of 2020 finished their careers with 78 wins, the most in a four-year span since the Lady Hiltoppers won 79 between 1995 and 1998.
Hillsboro Volleyball On The Right Path
It’s been 15 years since Hillsboro’s last regional title in volleyball, but slowly the Lady Hiltoppers have become a consistent threat to bring home some hardware. After accumulating … more
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Hillsboro junior Nikya Harston earned first team all-conference honors for the 2019-20 season after leading the Toppers in scoring and rebounding and helping them to a share of their second straight South Central Conference title.
Harston, Tester Earn All-SCC Honors
Two Hillsboro High School players were among the 15 honored with all-conference recognition by the South Central Conference girls basketball coaches for the 2019-2020 season. more
Hillsboro senior Nic Ondrey was selected as a second team all-conference pick by the coaches of the South Central Conference after leading the Toppers in scoring with 14.7 points per game.
Toppers' Ondrey Earns All-Conference Nod
Hillsboro senior Nic Ondrey was one of 15 players selected by the boys basketball coaches of the South Central Conference for a spot on this year’s all-conference teams. more
Hillsboro senior Nic Ondrey cuts to the basket during the Toppers' regional semifinal game against Breese Mater Dei on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Ondrey would share the team lead in points with 12, but Hillsboro saw their season come to an end against the eventual regional champions 80 to 48.
Good Knights End Hiltoppers' Season
The 2019-2020 Hillsboro boys’ basketball season officially ended around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night, Feb. 26, after the final buzzer of the first semi-final game of the Gillespie Regional, but … more
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Statistics from the 2019-20 Hillsboro High School Boys Basketball Season
Hiltopper Season Has Highs And Lows
At first glance few if any of those involved with the Hillsboro boys’ basketball season can be pleased with the overall 2019-2020 season. An 11-22 season doesn’t inspire “atta … more
Hillsboro's Drake Vogel makes his way to the basket for two of his 14 points in the Hiltoppers' 60-46 victory over Gillespie at the Gillespie Regional on Monday, Feb. 24. The Toppers' win earned them a shot at knocking off top-seeded Breese Mater Dei in the regional semifinals on Feb. 26.
Toppers Take Down Gillespie At The Pit
The Gillespie Miners faced a difficult dilemma Monday evening, Feb. 24, when they hosted Hillsboro to open regional play.  Guard Frankie Barrett, a 6’1” senior and team leader, … more
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Hillsboro's Nic Ondrey (left) and Jace Tuetken (right) try to impede John Corso's path to the basket during the Toppers' game against Litchfield on Friday, Feb. 21. Corso would put in a game-high 25 points in the Panthers' 61-60 win over the Hiltoppers.
Panthers Hold Off Hiltoppers
As often happens when Hillsboro and Litchfield compete in a high school basketball game, the Purple Panthers’ 61-60 win on Friday night, Feb. 21, had something for everyone. If anyone in the … more
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2019-2020 Hillsboro High School Girls Basketball Statistics
Lady Toppers Reload For 2nd Straight SCC Title
The 2018-19 girls basketball season was a special one for Hillsboro. The Lady Toppers finished 29-7, taking home a fourth place trophy from the IHSA Class 2A State Tournament and earning the … more
With a wink and a point to his family in the stands at Vandalia High School, Litchfield's Jefferson Thomas celebrates the victory over Caleb Bass of Red Bud that earned him a spot in this weekend's IHSA Class 1A State Wrestling Tournament. Thomas, a senior 220-pounder, went on to finish third at the sectional in Vandalia and will face Joel Baer of Eureka in his first match at state on Feb. 20.
Carlile, Thomas Are Bound For State
Thousands of snow geese dotted the fields just outside of Coffeen along the route from Litchfield to Vandalia on Saturday, Feb. 15, but the feathered flocks weren’t the only ones ready for a … more
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Hillsboro senior Shelby Houchlei guards Carlinville's Jill Stayton during the second half of the regional semifinal game between the Lady Hiltoppers and host Cavies on Thursday, Feb. 13. Stayton would score a team-best 12 points in the Cavaliers 42-39 win over Hillsboro, the final game for Houchlei and fellow senior Emily Reynolds.
Cavies Hang On To Down Toppers
Girls basketball in the South Central Conference has been a grind this year, so it was only appropriate that when Hillsboro and Carlinville met up in the regional semifinal on Thursday, Feb. 13, that … more
Hiltoppers Drop Two
It isn’t wise to predict the outcome of a varsity basketball game by watching the junior varsity contest, but those entering the Pana High School gym to encounter the Panthers can gain insight … more
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Hillsboro's Vanessa Compton works to get by North Mac's Gracie Meador during their opening game at the Carlinville Regional on Monday, Feb. 10. Compton would come up with a momentum shifting three-pointer from the top of the key with 2:30 to play in the fourth quarter as the Toppers went on to win 50-42.
Compton Keeps HHS Rocking In Regionals
The bank was open late in Carlinville on Monday, Feb. 10, as Vanessa Compton dropped in a three-pointer off the backboard with 2:30 to play to give Hillsboro a 42-39 lead in their regional game with … more
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Panthers Score 8th Grade Regional Title
After placing fourth in the IESA State Tournament last year as seventh graders, the Litchfield Middle School eighth grade boys basketball team started the postseason off on the right foot with a … more
Toppers Fall To 'Dogs
Hillsboro’s offense was like a cranky lawn mower’s internal combustion engine on a cold winter morning when the Toppers took the floor Tuesday evening, Feb. 11, in South Central … more
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