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Comets Win First Meeting With Hillsboro
The Toppers Boys’ basketball 2023 version finished Pool B play in the Kaskaskian Classic with their third loss Wednesday evening, Nov. 28, when the Greenville Comets held them to three points … more
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Hillsboro defender Kyle Holcomb (#6) and Litchfield forward Drake Gasperson battled throughout the match-up between the two rivals on Tuesday, Sept. 5, in Litchfield. Gasperson would score for the Panthers, but it was a defensive showcase throughout as the two teams were knotted at one after regulation and two overtime periods. The Panthers eventually handed Hillsboro their first South Central Conference loss since April 2021, winning in a penalty kick shootout 4-2.
Cardiac Cats Shoot Down Toppers
After 100 minutes of soccer against Hillsboro, Litchfield Head Coach Chris Bates was concerned that some of his regular co-workers might need to give him a hand. “They’re going to … more
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Hillsboro's Jesse Balla returns a shot during her match with Ellie Schaufelberger of Greenville on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Hillsboro Sports Complex. The team has been putting in work on the court in both the tennis sense and in sprucing up the courts, with new score boards, court numbers, a repainted backboard and shade sails among the improvements.
New Year, New Improvements For Topper Girls Tennis Team
The Hillsboro High School girls tennis team started off their season on Aug. 28, with four matches in four days, two of which they won. Their opening match of the season was on Monday, Aug. 28, … more
Nico Clark (left) had a pair of goals in the Toppers' 2-1 win over Greenville on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the Hillsboro Sports Complex. The win evened the Toppers' record to 1-1 in the South Central Conference.
Soccer Toppers Grind It Out Against Comets
With several members of the Hillsboro High School boys soccer team also members of the choir and, as a result key pieces of the Operetta each spring, the orange and black are no strangers to … more
Litchfield senior Kendall Stewart tries to tip a shot over the top over Hillsboro blockers Addison Lowe (#14) and Ellie Miller (#12) during the regional semifinal game in Vandalia on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Despite the best efforts of the Panthers, who won game one 27-25, Hillsboro held off their intracounty rival 25-14, 25-18 in games two and three to advance to Thursday's regional championship game against Shelbyville.
Hiltoppers Hold Off Panthers To Secure Title Shot
For seniors, this time of year isn’t life or death, but it is a half step below that. The postseason is in full swing in several fall sports, including volleyball, where 12 seniors (four … more
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Toppers Welcome Rochester, Lutheran North To Town
After making a return to the football playoffs last year, the Hillsboro Hiltoppers got the opportunity to learn some lessons from two teams that know a thing or two about winning in the postseason on … more
Feeley Takes Medalist Honors
The Hillsboro girls golf team hosted Staunton, Carlinville and Mt. Olive on Tuesday, Sept. 5. None of the four teams had enough players for a full team score, which made the quad a race for medalist … more
Toppers Take Two At Taylorville
The Hillsboro High School wrestling team picked up two victories in their varsity opener on Tuesday, Nov. 28, defeating Springfield Southeast and Taylorville on the Tornadoes’ home mat. … more
Sixteen young athletes from Hillsboro Junior High will be in East Peoria on May 19-20 for the IESA State Finals track Meet after qualifying for state at the sectional in Gillespie on May 13. In front, from the left, are Aubrey Baldwin, Jaida Linn, Briley Kirby, Amya Greenwood and Kamdyn Putnam. In the second row are Kaelin Cress, Aubrey Huber, Bailey Chappelear, Sophia Watkins and Piper Walk. In the back row are Joseph Lanter, Hunter Davis, Jermaine DeClue, Tytin Wells and Sawyer Hindle. Not pictured is Elijah Patton.
Dragons Have Medals In Mind At State
Two relays and two high jumpers from the Hillsboro Junior High girls track team advanced to the IESA Class 3A State Finals after their success at the Gillespie Sectional on Saturday, May 13. The … more
Weiss Medals As Toppers Take Four Top Five Spots
The Hillsboro boys golf team picked up a pair of wins over Greenville and North Mac on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Indian Springs Golf Course in Fillmore. The Toppers shot a 163 on the day to beat the … more
Staunton Next Up For Toppers
The Greenville/Hillsboro football story in Tuesday’s (Sept. 5) Journal-News contained at least two errors; the Topper pass interception credited to Dylan Lessman was made by Zander Wells, and … more
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Sixteen young athletes from Hillsboro Junior High will be in East Peoria on May 19-20 for the IESA State Finals track Meet after qualifying for state at the sectional in Gillespie on May 13. In front, from the left, are Aubrey Baldwin, Jaida Linn, Briley Kirby, Amya Greenwood and Kamdyn Putnam. In the second row are Kaelin Cress, Aubrey Huber, Bailey Chappelear, Sophia Watkins and Piper Walk. In the back row are Joseph Lanter, Hunter Davis, Jermaine DeClue, Tytin Wells and Sawyer Hindle. Not pictured is Elijah Patton.
Hillsboro Boys Send Five To State
The Hillsboro Junior High boys track team qualified for state in five events on Saturday, May 13 at the IESA Class 3A sectional in Gillespie. Four of the five events are on the eighth grade … more
Cougars Claw Their Way Past Hillsboro
Hillsboro’s boys basketball team traveled south on Rt. 127 to play SIUE EST CS (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter School) Tuesday evening, Nov. 28; the SIUE team … more
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Bailey Leach of Pleasant Plains (#17) tries to shield Hillsboro's Sierra Compton from the ball during the first half of the sectional semifinal game in Riverton on Tuesday, May 16. Leach had one of the Cardinals' six goals in their 6-0 win over the Hiltoppers that moved them on to face Sacred Heart-Griffin in Friday's championship game.
Plains Ends Toppers Season In Sectionals
Suffocating. That was how the Hillsboro defense played on Tuesday, May 16, in the Riverton Sectional semifinal soccer game against Pleasant Plains, especially in the first half. Unfortunately, the … more
Soccer Rocker’s program donated $5,241.12 to the Hillsboro Sports Association for the Hillsboro High School Soccer Programs on Saturday, Oct.13. Pictured above are volunteers from the event. From the left, Brady Stritzel, Sophia Mullen, Elliot Lentz, Hunter Payne, Chloee Kenny, Audrey Evans, Emily Lowe, Kendall Peterson Dave Matton, Bill Christian, Haley Lynch, Mark Mattson, Kyle Holcomb, Noah Andrews, Isaiah Hopley, Jaxon Wittenmyer, Amelia Fuller, Blake Cullison and Mason Currie.
Soccer Rockers The Future Of Topper Soccer
Hillsboro Soccer Rocker’s program donated $5,241.12 to the Hillsboro Sports Association for the Hillsboro High School Soccer Programs last Saturday, October 13, 2023. Soccer Rocker program … more
Litchfield's Emma Walch takes a cut at Anika Camp's offering from the circle during the regional quarterfinal game between the Purple Panthers and Hillsboro on Monday, May 15. Walch, one of four seniors on the Litchfield squad caught the pitch square and sent it over the fence for the final two runs in the Panthers' 7-3 victory over the Lady Hiltoppers in Greenville.
Panthers Knock Off Hillsboro At Regional
It took a few innings, but once the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team got rolling on Monday in Greenville, they were hard to stop. The Panthers overcame an early 1-0 deficit to score seven runs … more
Lincolnwood, Litchfield To Host Grace Tourney
After capturing the top four finishing spots in 2022, the four Montgomery County high school volleyball teams are almost ready to get things going at the sixth annual Montgomery County Invitational A … more
T. Todt Shootout Vs. Cancer Set For Dec. 9
Several area high school basketball teams will participate in a 16-team shootout to honor the legacy of a beloved area broadcaster. The fifth annual T. Todt Shootout vs. Cancer event will be … more
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Roxana Rallies To Beat Hiltoppers
An old fashioned pitcher’s duel erupted Monday afternoon, May 15, in Roxana when Hillsboro’s baseball team traveled there to face the Shells in the opening game of the Breeze Central … more
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Hillsboro's Ella Greenwood draws a foul from Jacksonville's Jocelyn Smock as she tries to drive the baseline during the Lady Hiltoppers final game at the Taylorville Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 25. Greenwood had nine points, including a pair of threes as Hillsboro picked up their first win of the season, 44-22 over the Crimsons.
Hillsboro Girls 'Get Right' To End Taylorville Tourney
The term “get-right” game has invaded sports vernacular over the last few years to describe an opportunity a team has to score a win after a particular run of losses, be it due to stiff … more
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