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Two Litchfield players and two Hillsboro players joined 34 of their fellow players from the South Central Conference on this year’s all-conference softball team.
Haley Major was a …
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7/22/21
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Five Montgomery County players were among the 37 South Central Conference baseball players who earned all-conference recognition for the 2020-21 season.
Hillsboro’s Drake Vogel was a first …
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7/22/21
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The first week of the high school football season is just over a month away and the three Montgomery County teams have their schedules set for the return of fall football.
Nokomis, who went a …
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7/19/21
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It wasn’t an easy decision, but ultimately, the boys basketball head coaching job was an opportunity Kyle McBrain just couldn’t resist.
“Growing up I kind of knew that …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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7/15/21
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In his first trip to state, Hillsboro’s Magnus Wells came as close to earning a medal as you could get as the junior 220-pounder went 2-2 and ended his day one step away from a trip to the …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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6/28/21
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For me personally, this was one of the most enjoyable seasons I’ve had covering Hillsboro High baseball.
A look at the statistics provides some of the reasons; the team was above .500 …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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6/28/21
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Nominations are now being accepted for the Hillsboro High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Anyone who would like to nominate a player, coach or team should list the reasons for the nomination …
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6/24/21
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While America’s best were trying to earn their spots on the U.S. Olympic team this week, the best male athletes Illinois high schools have to offer were vying for medals of a different kind at …
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6/21/21
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The day after finishing 15th at the IHSA Class 2A State Track Finals in the shot put, Hillsboro junior Magnus Wells punched his ticket for another state tournament.
Wrestling at 220 pounds, Wells …
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6/21/21
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For the first time since 1994, the head coach of the Hillsboro High School football team will be someone who didn’t go to the big brick building on the hill. But that doesn’t mean that …
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6/17/21
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Two members of the Hillsboro High School volleyball team were among the 18 selected to the 2020-21 South Central Conference all-conference volleyball teams this spring.
Junior Kaci Papin and …
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6/17/21
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Somewhere the spirits of Vince Lombardi and George Halas are shuddering when they consider what’s happened to the grand old game of smash-mouth football which they championed in the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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6/17/21
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Kaci Papin has been winning state medals since junior high, but Friday’s performance at the IHSA Class 2A State Track Finals allowed the Hillsboro High School junior to reach new …
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6/14/21
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It’s been a busy, but productive few months for Magnus Wells and the best may be yet to come for the Hillsboro High School junior.
After playing for the Hillsboro football team, Wells went …
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6/14/21
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June 13 was a new experience for the Hillsboro High School wrestling team as the Toppers competed in their first tournament of the season, their first Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials …
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6/14/21
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One has to tip his baseball cap to Pana’s left-handed pitching ace Lane Funneman as at least the best the Hillsboro Hiltoppers have faced in the 2021 baseball season after his performance on …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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6/10/21
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Hillsboro High School boys basketball coach Joe Vanzo was recently recognized as one of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association coaches of the year.
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6/10/21
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One hundred and six of the state’s best football players will participate in the 47th annual Illinois High School Shrine Game on June 19 at Tucci Stadium on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan …
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6/10/21
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Kaci Papin’s path to state has been anything but smooth. From going up against the best of the best from Class 2A as a freshman to having her sophomore season washed out due to COVID, the …
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6/7/21
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In a game that will surely be remembered as an instant classic, the Carlinville Cavaliers girls soccer team pulled off a 3-2 upset Friday June 4, against the home Hillsboro Toppers in a game that …
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by Seth Watson
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6/7/21
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