One veteran and one rookie earned their sectional spots for the Hillsboro High School wrestling team on Saturday, Feb. 8, while two other Toppers will make the trip to the Carterville Sectional as …
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2/10/25
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Hillsboro’s boys junior varsity and varsity basketball teams suffered the same fates in the Nokomis High School gym when the team tangled Saturday night, Feb. 8; the Redskins 1-2-2 zone press …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/10/25
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When the Greenville Comets defeated the Hillsboro Hiltoppers 60-56 in mid-January in Litchfield’s gym, 6’3” Comet senior Nolan Tabor wasn’t available because of illness; when …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/10/25
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The Hillsboro girls basketball team hit eight threes in their visit to Vandalia on Thursday, Feb. 6, as the Lady Hiltoppers defeated the Vandals 71-44 for their fifth South Central Conference win of …
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2/10/25
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After three straight losses, the Hillsboro girls basketball team was looking for an opportunity to release some frustrations when they returned home on Feb. 3. Unfortunately for the …
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2/6/25
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Hillsboro’s bid to hand Gillespie its first conference loss came up just short on Thursday, Jan. 30, as the Lady Hiltoppers fell to the Miners 60-51.
Hillsboro led for much of the first …
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2/6/25
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Two events happened on Friday, Jan. 31; the first month of 2025 came to a rather mild end, and the Hillsboro boys basketball team snapped a six-game losing streak …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/3/25
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Now in its fourth year as an official state series, girls wrestling continues to grow in Illinois with 346 schools represented in this year’s postseason. Hillsboro is a good representation of …
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2/3/25
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team put two wrestlers in the top six at the Rich Lovellette Invitational in Litchfield on Feb. 1, as the Toppers get ready for next week’s regionals.
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2/3/25
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The Hillsboro High School wrestling team closed out the dual portion of their wrestling season on Wednesday, Jan. 29, with a pair of wins, one of which evened their conference record.
The …
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2/3/25
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The Morrisonville-Lincolnwood seventh grade boys basketball team will play for a sectional title tonight after winning the IESA 7-2A Waverly Regional on Thursday, Jan. 30
Now 22-4, the Mohawks …
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2/3/25
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A strong second half by the visitors from Highland kept Hillsboro from knocking off the visiting Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday, Jan. 28, as the Lady Hiltoppers fell 57-49 on their home court.
The …
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1/30/25
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For those familiar with both Tennyson’s poem, “Charge of the Light Brigade” and last week’s basketball tournament in Litchfield, the similarities for Hillsboro’s boys …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/30/25
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It was senior night for the Hillsboro High School wrestling team as the Hiltoppers welcomed North Mac and Highland to town for their final home match of the season. Gaven Vollintine, Kaden Long, Wes …
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1/27/25
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If the tournament record of the Hiltoppers is the measuring stick of Hillsboro’s appearance in the recently completed Rick McGraw Invitational held in Litchfield over the last eight days, then …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/27/25
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The Litchfield Purple Panthers used the inside-the-lane offensive rebounding and scoring skills of Nathan Schaake and Harrison Thomas to power them to a 53-47 win over the Hillsboro Hiltoppers as the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/27/25
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A 14-2 run by Effingham put the championship of the Vandalia Tournament out of reach for the Hillsboro girls basketball team on Saturday, Jan. 25, as the Lady Hiltoppers settled for second behind the …
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1/27/25
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Seven wrestlers made the podium and Hillsboro finished seventh out of 18 teams who scored points at the Rocket Invitational in Rochester on Saturday, Jan. 25.
Hillsboro’s top two finishers …
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1/27/25
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The Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational Tournament traditionally attracts two types of schools to Litchfield in mid-January: comparatively larger schools (Bethalto Civic Memorial, Mattoon, Taylorville, …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/23/25
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With three meets and the Rochester Invitational, it’s a busy week for the Hillsboro High School wrestling team. The Toppers are on the road for two of the three meets (senior night was on …
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1/23/25
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