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Last year, the Hillsboro girls basketball team played Effingham in the championship game of the Vandalia Mid-Winter Tournament. This year, the Lady Hiltoppers will see the Flaming Hearts a little bit …
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1/20/26
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It wasn’t as pretty as their win over Wesclin three days earlier, but Hillsboro’s 32-27 win over North Mac kept them undefeated in the South Central Conference and tied with Gillespie atop the …
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1/20/26
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team picked up a pair of hard fought wins at home on Tuesday, Jan. 13, as Jerseyville and Shelbyville made their way to Montgomery County.
The Toppers faced …
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1/15/26
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A strong defensive effort and a barrage of three-pointers helped Hillsboro score a 49-33 win over Wesclin on Monday, Jan. 12, as the Lady Hiltoppers improved to 13-6 overall.
A defensive battle …
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1/15/26
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The Hillsboro High School girls basketball team turned an eight-point edge in the first quarter into their fourth conference win of the season on Thursday, Jan. 8, as they defeated Southwestern 41-33 …
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1/12/26
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The basketball games aren't the only competitions that the Hillsboro and Litchfield cheer teams are taking part in as both squads have been active in the Illinois Cheerleadin Coaches Association …
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1/12/26
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Cooks and basketball coaches both know that the product they produce must be built using the ingredients they have at hand, and that consistent results depend partially on using the same ingredients …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/12/26
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The schedule for the 2026 Rick McGraw Memorial Boys Basketball Invitational was released on Wednesday, Jan. 7, with 12 teams set to play four games each between Jan. 19 and Jan. 24. The Triad Knights …
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1/8/26
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Hillsboro jumped out to a 16-8 lead on the road and survived a cold snap in the second half to beat Auburn 33-25 on Monday, Jan. 5.
Getting three threes from Delaney Adams, the Lady Hiltoppers …
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1/8/26
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Going to Alton to play the Marquette Explorers is seldom a fun trip for Hillsboro High School; going to Alton without their two lead scorers (vacation and injury) meant the trip would be longer than …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/8/26
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team joined 59 other teams in closing out 2025 at Abe’s Rumble in Springfield on Dec. 29-30. The Toppers went 0-4 in their pool, with two losses by single …
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1/5/26
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Five members of the Hillsboro High School wrestling team competed in the Jacksonville Crimsons Girls Invite on Saturday, Dec. 27, joining wrestlers from 41 other schools from all over the state.
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1/5/26
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To visit the court the Altamont Indians utilize is a treat for fans of traditional high school basketball; in a way it resembles the pit in Gillespie, but one difference is the elevated scorers …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/5/26
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Jim Hlafka, basketball coach at Bunker Hill (BH) when the Minutemen had an incredible winning percentage, must have smiled a bit from his place in the next world when the current Minutemen used a …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/31/25
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A post-holiday stretch of four games in five days at the North Mac Holiday Hoopfest came to a close for the Hillsboro girls basketball team on Tuesday, Dec. 30, as the Lady Toppers defeated Pawnee …
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12/31/25
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The Hillsboro High School girls basketball team picked up their fourth and fifth consecutive victories and advanced to the semifinals of the inaugural North Mac Holiday Hoopfest with wins over …
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12/29/25
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When the Calhoun Wariors took the floor for pre-game warmups, an unbiased observer would have said to himself, the Hillsboro Hiltoppers are in for a long night. The 5-1 Warriors (the lone loss was to …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/29/25
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The tested-by-time expression “What a difference a day makes” applies often as we experience what life has to offer, but it’s seldom as obvious as it was to the Hillsboro boys’ basketball …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/29/25
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Below are the schedules for the holiday basketball tournaments involving the boys and girls basketball teams from Hillsboro, Litchfield, Nokomis and Lincolnwood.
Carlinville Holiday Boys …
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12/28/25
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In a world where travel ball horror stories are all too common, Mackenzie Jarman’s experience gives parents and players hope that not all is lost.
Jarman, a senior at Hillsboro High School, …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/24/25
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