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Civic Memorial stretched Hillsboro's losing streak to three games on Friday, Nov. 28, as the Lady Eagles defeated the Toppers 66-27 at the Taylorville Girls Basketball Tournament.
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12/1/25
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On Thursday, Nov. 20, Hillsboro High School football coach Joe Reed presented a $500 donation to the City of Hillsboro’s youth sports program. Accepting the donation was Bill Christian, youth …
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11/26/25
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The Hillsboro High School girls basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak against Taylorville on Friday, Nov. 21, as the Lady Hiltoppers defeated the Tornadoes 51-36 at the Taylorville Girls …
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11/24/25
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Hillsboro outscored South County 16-3 in the third quarter to break a halftime tie and pick up win number one on the season as the Lady Hiltoppers defeated the Vipers 48-40 in Hillsboro.
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11/20/25
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Ron Deabenderfer has been many things since coming to Illinois from his home state of Pennsylvania in the early 1960s. He’s been a teacher, a coach, a scorekeeper, a journalist, a rambler, a …
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11/20/25
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The old athlete adage of “Iron sharpens iron” isn’t always true; depending upon the nature of a team, it can be true, but it can be detrimental too. The 2025 version of the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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11/20/25
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Six seniors, three juniors, and three sophomores make up the varsity roster of the Hillsboro Hiltopper male basketball team as they prepare for the 2025-26 season under the guidance of Coach Corbin …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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11/20/25
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Six brand new tennis courts, located between Hillsboro Junior High School and Hillsboro High School, are officially open to the public. Both the HHS boys and girls tennis teams, along with …
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11/17/25
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Hillsboro High School junior Luci VanGiesen represented the Hiltoppers at the IHSA Girls Swimming Sectional in Edwardsville on Saturday, Nov. 8, putting in two impressive performances at the meet. …
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11/13/25
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Hillsboro sophomore Owen Fuller was named Most Valuable Player for the Topper boys golf team during the team’s annual post-season banquet. Fuller, who finished 31st at the IHSA Class 1A State …
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11/13/25
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Lorelai Carlock was named Most Valuable Player, while Memphis Putnam earned Most Improved honors for the Hillsboro girls golf team, who handed out their year-end awards recently. From the left are …
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11/13/25
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Three players from Hillsboro and one player from Litchfield were named to this year’s South Central Conference all-conference volleyball teams, which were voted on by the coaches of the …
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11/13/25
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Of the 37 players named to this year’s South Central Conference all-conference boys soccer team, 16 were repeat selections, including one player who capped off a record-breaking season by …
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11/6/25
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The host Williamsville Bullets were quick to show the visiting Hillsboro Hiltoppers why they were seeded #1 in the IHSA Class 3A Southern Section football playoffs Saturday afternoon, Nov. 1. The …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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11/3/25
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Like most teams in the South Central Conference, it has been a while since Hillsboro has beaten Staunton in volleyball. The Bulldogs came into the championship game of the North Mac Regional with a …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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11/3/25
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The Hillsboro and Auburn volleyball teams squared off for the third time this season on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the semifinals of the North Mac Regional in Virden. The two teams split their first two …
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10/30/25
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For the fourth time since the IHSA initiated their playoff system for football, Hillsboro will invade the home field of the Williamsville Bullets to begin both teams’ hunt for a state title in …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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10/30/25
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