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Hillsboro's Quinn Hunt returns a shot during the Toppers' match with Rochester on Monday, April 15. While things didn't go great against the visiting Rockets (Rochester won 9-0), Hillsboro did better the following day as they beat Roxana 7-2, with Hunt picking up a win in singles and doubles with partner Mark Mattson.

Tennis Toppers Split With Rockets, Shells

The Hillsboro boys tennis team split a pair of matches to start the week as they fell to Rochester 9-0 on April 15, but beat Roxana 7-2 the next day. The match of the day on Monday at the … more

4/18/24

Lady Toppers Take Third At Pana Invite

The Hillsboro girls track team was small in numbers, but big in points on Saturday, April 13, in Pana as the Lady Hiltoppers finished third in the team standings at the Panthers’ invitational. … more

4/18/24

Hillsboro senior Kinley Richardson scored twice against Staunton on Saturday, April 13, but a late goal by the Lady Bulldogs tied the game up at 2-2 going into regulation. Luck wasn't on the Toppers' side on Saturday as they hit the post with one shot in overtime, then fell to Staunton 2-1 in penalty kicks for their first South Central Conference lost of the season.

Staunton Gets Past Toppers In Penalty Kicks

Hillsboro Coach Dave Mattson knew it was coming, but he also knew there was nothing he could do to stop it. Back on March 30, Mattson was in the stands in Litchfield when Staunton junior Samantha … more

4/18/24

Hillsboro Boys Score Third At Pana Invitational

The Hillsboro boys track team took home two wins and ten top five finishes at the Pana Invitational on Saturday, April 13, as the Toppers finished third overall in the team standings. … more

4/18/24

Above are the eight young hurlers who toed the rubber in their team's 10 a.m. games, which were determined by a razor-thin margin, with the largest final deficit a 3-0 affair. From the left are Litchfield's Laynie Wyatt and Tate Dobrinich, Nokomis' Reaghan Jonas and Drake Taylor, Hillsboro's Anika Camp and Dylan Lessman and Lincolnwood's Taryn Millburg and Jonah Elvidge.

Annnd Here's The Pitch...

If you stood in the right place at the Hillsboro Sports Complex on Saturday, April 13, you could see all eight Montgomery County high school baseball and softball teams without taking another step, … more

4/15/24

Lady Toppers Slip Past Lancers In Eight

If barnburner was a literal term, the Hillsboro Fire Department would have been busy after the Montgomery County Softball Tournament on Saturday, April 13. Both semifinal games were decided by just … more

4/15/24

Lancers Finish Third With Win Over Toppers

When Lincolnwood High School and Hillsboro met in the third place game of the 2024 Montgomery County Baseball Tournament on Saturday, April 13, both were coming off relatively close losses in the … more

4/15/24

Lady Redskins Slip Past Toppers

The Hillsboro and Nokomis softball teams entered the Montgomery County Softball Tournament on Saturday, April 13, with quite a few similarities. Both teams were floating around .500 for the season, … more

4/15/24

Toppers, Redskins Duel It Out In Semis

Because not many high school baseball games evolve into a pitcher’s duel, county baseball fans who came to Hillsboro’s Sports Complex for the Nokomis Hillsboro semi-final game witnessed a … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 4/15/24

Carlinville Holds On To Beat Hillsboro

The Hillsboro High School softball team nearly handed Carlinville their first conference loss of the season on Friday, April 12, but came up just short in a 2-1 loss against the Cavies. The … more

4/15/24

Senior Cole Lenczycki, pictured with his parents Jenny and Jason Lenczycki, was honored during the Hillsboro track senior night festivities on Tuesday, April 9, at Sawyer Field.

Hillsboro Boys Take First At Home Meet

The Hillsboro boys track team finished in the top three 23 times and set 26 personal records on Tuesday, April 9, as they finished first in a three-team meet on their home track. The Toppers … more

4/15/24

Senior Hanna Hughes, pictured with her mom, Audra Moore, was honored during Hillsboro track senior night festivities as Sawyer Field on Tuesday, April 9.

Hughes Leads Lady Hiltoppers On Senior Night

It was senior night on Tuesday, April 9, for the Hillsboro High School track team, so it was only fitting that the lone senior on this year’s team contributed greatly to the Lady … more

4/15/24

Hiltoppers Shut Down Cavaliers

Relying on Nathan Matoush’s left arm, Hillsboro downed Carlinville 11-1 in five innings of South Central Conference baseball action Friday afternoon, April 12. Partially because the Topper … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 4/15/24

Hillsboro Rally Comes Up Just Short

One never knows. When rain fell Wednesday night, April 10, I for one assumed the Toppers game at Breese Mater Dei would be washed off the schedule. As the bus … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 4/15/24

County Tournament Set For This Saturday

All eight Montgomery County baseball and softball teams will be in the same locale on Saturday, April 13, as the Hillsboro Sports Complex hosts the Montgomery County Baseball and Softball … more

4/11/24

Lady Hiltoppers Score Third SCC Win

The top of the food chain in the South Central Conference still awaits, but for now, it’s so far, so very good for the Hillsboro girls soccer team. For the third straight game, Hillsboro … more

4/11/24

North Mac Goes Deep Against Toppers

The North Mac Lady Panthers started and finished the game with a homer and made sure to not let Hillsboro get much in between as the Lady Hiltoppers fell to North Mac in Virden by an 11-1 final score … more

4/11/24

Tennis Toppers Get Back On The Court

After more than two weeks off the Hillsboro boys tennis team was able to get back on the courts this week, with matches in Alton on April 8 and Greenville on April 9. The Toppers picked up a … more

4/11/24

Lady Toppers Score Win In SCC Opener

The Hillsboro High School softball team picked up their eighth win of the season as they opened up South Central Conference play with a 6-3 victory over Southwestern on Friday, April 5. The Toppers … more

4/8/24

Hillsboro goalkeeper Delaney Adams dives to prevent a scoring chance for Pana during the Lady Hiltoppers' South Central Conference game on Thursday, April 4. Hillsboro picked up their second SCC win in a row, with Adams and her defense Addison Compagni (#32), Brynn Connor, Zoey Spinner and Milla Anderson securing a 3-0 shutout, the Toppers' fourth of the season.

Hillsboro Girls Get 2nd SCC Win

After back-to-back losses to conference foes in non-conference games, the Hillsboro girls soccer team rebounded to start South Central Conference play with a 2-0 record. After beating Southwestern on … more

4/8/24