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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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Hillsboro's Zinnen Kenney had Owen Birkner of Carlyle in a compromising position early in their match, before Birkner rallied to win their consolation semifinal at 170 pounds at the East Alton-Wood River Regional on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Topper Senior Earns Second Shot At Sectional
Last season, Jonah Harkins was two wins away from earning a state qualifying spot. Now, Harkins has a second chance. With 28 wins, the Hillsboro senior has six more victories than he did at this … more
Nikya Harston (with the ball) picked up her 16th double-double on the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Hillsboro to a 51-41 victory over Southwestern. The win, coupled with Greenville's loss to Carlinville, gave the Lady Hiltoppers a share of the South Central Conference title for the second year in a row.
Lady Hiltoppers Earn Share Of SCC Crown
Even before the finish of the Carlinville/Greenville girls basketball game, the Hillsboro Lady Hiltoppers knew to even have a chance at the conference title they would have to beat Southwestern … more
Hillsboro's Brock Bellaver gets a hand on Carter Sabol's shot during the fourth quarter of the Toppers' game in Nokomis. Sabol had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead the Redskins to a 53-49 victory over the visiting Hiltoppers.
Redskins Hold On To Beat Hiltoppers
The bus trip between Hillsboro and Nokomis has been a fearful one for the Toppers since Steve Kimbro became the head basketball coach in 1981; when the Hiltoppers headed northeast on Rt. 16 Saturday … more
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Hillsboro Holds Off Carlinville In SCC Clash
The Carlinville boys’ basketball team that Hillsboro defeated 60-46 the day after Christmas in the Cavies’ holiday tournament wasn’t the same team the Toppers faced on Friday, Feb. … more
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Nokomis' Natalie Engelman (#5) and Mia Fesser (#10) and Hillsboro's Alex Frailey work to get position for a rebound in the first half of the county showdown in Hillsboro on Monday, Feb. 3. Hillsboro would lead 33-12 at the halfway point of the contest, en route to their fourth straight win by a 55-32 final score.
Toppers Crash Boards To Beat Skins
An experience advantage benefitted the Hillsboro girls basketball team on Monday, Feb. 3, as the Lady Hiltoppers defeated Nokomis 55-32 in Hillsboro. With freshmen starting at three positions, … more
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Hillsboro Takes Down Shorthanded Indians
When Pawnee traveled down the Black Diamond Trail to Raymond and then down the North Road to Hillsboro for a boys' basketball game with the Toppers Tuesday night, Feb. 4, they didn't bring as many … more
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