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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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The last time Pleasant Plains and Hillsboro were on the same field together, the Toppers were celebrating a 5-2 victory over the visitors from Sangamon County in the Litchfield Sectional …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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4/22/21
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One of the last things a high school baseball team with a new coach needs in the middle of the week before the first games of the season is weather cold enough to support snow, but that’s what …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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4/22/21
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Pana brought a track team disguised by football pads and helmets Friday evening, April 16, when they came to Hillsboro’s Sawyer Field; they brought only three seniors, but the Panther …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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4/19/21
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If nothing else, the Hillsboro High School volleyball team definitely didn’t take the easy way out in regards to their final few games of the 2021 season.
Not only did the Toppers take on a …
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4/19/21
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It isn’t often that a team knows exactly when their season will come to a close, but with this year’s boys soccer season, like most other IHSA sports, having no postseason, the Hillsboro …
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4/19/21
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A day after dropping a 3-1 decision to a talented Beardstown group, a game the Toppers led 1-0 at the half, the Hillsboro High School boys soccer team traveled to Pana on Tuesday afternoon, April 13, …
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4/15/21
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A win against Pana has eluded the Hillsboro volleyball program for several years, but the Toppers were hopeful that 2021 would be the season that would come to an end.
The scores for the two teams …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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4/15/21
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