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When Hillsboro’s baseball team ventured to Roxana on Wednesday afternoon, May 11, they found themselves behind by a run until the top of the sixth. Then they banged out five consecutive hits …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/19/22
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To paraphrase William Shakespeare, while the Hillsboro girls track team be little, they are fierce.
The three-person sectional squad from Hillsboro competed in six events at the sectional in …
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5/16/22
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The Hillsboro boys track team had one champion and 10 top six finishes at the Gillespie Invitational on Friday, May 13, as they finished eighth in the 12-team sectional prequel.
Junior Brayden …
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5/16/22
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Seven runs in the first and eight more in the fifth made for a tough night for the Hillsboro High School softball team, who fell to Gillespie on Wednesday, May 11, by a 19-1 final score.
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5/16/22
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Based on the final score (Hillsboro 14, Pana 4), one could assume any bad luck associated with the baseball teams’ game on Friday, May 13, in Pana fell on the Panthers. Perhaps luck had little …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/16/22
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It was a baseball game fit for the lore of Litchfield/Hillsboro athletic contests. Hillsboro jumped ahead, then held on for a 4-3 win when the two teams met in South Central Conference play at the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/12/22
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Based on their first meeting and similar records, one could have predicted that Tuesday’s softball game between Hillsboro and Litchfield would be a close one. Few would have predicted what …
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5/12/22
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Two things needed to happen for there to be an all-Montgomery County regional championship on Friday: there needed to be an upset and there needed to be a win by a conference co-champion.
By the …
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5/12/22
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The Hillsboro boys tennis team took time before their match on Tuesday, May 10, to honor senior Will Speiser, then gave their top player a 7-2 victory in celebration.
Benefitting from three …
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5/12/22
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In weather more ideal for fish than fishing, the Hillsboro High School bass fishing team put two boats in the water at Sangcris Lake in Christian County on Thursday, May 5, for the IHSA bass fishing …
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5/9/22
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As the bus headed east to Altamont for a 9 a.m. first pitch Saturday morning, May 7, observant eyes saw water standing in fields along the way. It made one wonder why the doubleheader scheduled for …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/9/22
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The Hillsboro High School boys tennis team closed out the month of April on a high note as they picked up a 6-3 victory over Shelbyville on April 26.
The Toppers got five of their six wins in …
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5/5/22
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Topper left-handed sophomore Deklan Riggs threw a scorekeeper’s dream Monday afternoon when he defeated Staunton 5-0 in South Central Conference action at Hillsboro’s Sports Complex in …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/5/22
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The Hillsboro High School boys track team medalled 10 times and finished fifth overall at the South Central Conference Championships on Tuesday, May 3, in Staunton.
Of the Toppers’ 48 points …
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5/5/22
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Hillsboro sophomore Hanna Hughes took fifth in both hurdle events at the South Central Conference Championships in Staunton on Tuesday, May 3, to account for all four team points for the Lady …
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5/5/22
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The Gillespie Miners came to Hillsboro through lightly falling rain Monday evening, May 2, to compete in the second game of a twilight double-header. The Toppers had defeated Staunton 5-0 in the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/5/22
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Both Montgomery County high school girls soccer teams came away with victories on Tuesday, May 3, as the season begins to wind down.
The Hillsboro Lady Hiltoppers made the long trek to Trenton on …
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5/5/22
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Steady production from the Staunton offense spoiled an early lead for the Hillsboro High School softball team as the Lady Hiltoppers fell to the Bulldogs 12-5 on Monday, May 2, in Hillsboro.
The …
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5/5/22
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After losing to Gillespie in their conference opener on April 5, the stars had to align just right for the Hillsboro High School girls soccer team to have a shot at a South Central Conference title. …
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5/2/22
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For the second time this season, Hillsboro defeated the Nokomis Redskins in a baseball game; the first time was at Raymond during the county tournament by a 5-3 score. This time the teams met in …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/2/22
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