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With less than ideal weather conditions and limited practice time outdoors, the start of the softball season always has a few bumps in it. With 11 errors between the two teams, that was the case for …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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3/20/25
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When Rochester’s high school baseball team visited Hillsboro last spring to open the season, the Rockets won 12-0; this past Tuesday, with the sun shining but the wind blowing out at the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/20/25
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Three Hillsboro Sports Association basketball teams qualified to compete at the eighth annual Illinois Middle School State Championships this weekend, March 21-23. Nearly 30 Hillsboro Toppers will be …
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3/20/25
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When Rochester’s high school baseball team visited Hillsboro last spring to open the season, the Rockets won 12-0; this past Tuesday, with the sun shining but the wind blowing out at the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/20/25
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The Hillsboro girls soccer team opened their season up at home on Tuesday, March 18, as they hosted the Highland Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Hiltoppers bring back several key players from last …
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3/20/25
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Three Hillsboro and one Litchfield player were selected by the coaches of the South Central Conference for this year’s girls basketball all-conference team.
Hillsboro’s Amya …
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3/13/25
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Three Montgomery County seniors were among the 19 players named to this year’s South Central Conference all-conference boys basketball team.
First team selection Nathan Matoush of …
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3/13/25
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The Hillsboro girls track team got off to a strong start to their season on Monday, March 10, as they picked up seven top five finishes at the Rushville-Industry Indoor Invite at Illinois College in …
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3/13/25
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The season opener was as easy as 1-2-3 for Amony Anderson as the Hillsboro junior collected three of the Toppers’ seven top five finishes at the Rushville-Industry Indoor Invite at Illinois …
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3/13/25
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The weather, at least at the moment, says it’s time for baseball season, and the Hillsboro Hiltoppers are preparing for their opener on St. Patrick’s Day, Monday, March 17, in Rochester. …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/13/25
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Two members of the Hillsboro Jr. Toppers wrestling club got some mat time at the state tournament on March 7-8, at the IKWF State Championships in Peoria.
On the girls’ side, Abigail Young …
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3/10/25
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Eighth grade volleyball regionals started this past weekend, with Hillsboro and Litchfield playing at the Class 8-3A Auburn Regional in Divernon. Unfortunately, both teams saw their seasons come to a …
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3/10/25
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The Hillsboro’s 2024-25 basketball season was one of contrasts: the elation over senior Nathan Matoush’s scoring accomplishments as contrasted to the team’s under .500 season record …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/10/25
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Two items have been rare in high school basketball over the years – Wednesday night games and a top seeded team losing in the regional semi-finals. The first happened state wide in IHSA …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/3/25
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Five Litchfield Middle School wrestlers finished in the top four at the sectional in Vandalia on Saturday, March 1, to earn their spot at the IESA Wrestling State Finals in Dekalb.
Jayse …
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3/3/25
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It’s hard to imagine a better last-game-on-the-home-floor for the three seniors who started regularly for the 2024-25 version of the Hiltoppers than they unfurled Monday night, Feb. 24, when …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/27/25
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Fifty was the magic number at the regional championship game at Carlinville between the host Lady Cavaliers and Hillsboro on Thursday, Feb. 20. Hillsboro was 14-1 going into the game when scoring 50 …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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2/24/25
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A very young (only two seniors on the roster) but very impressive Staunton Bulldog boys’ basketball team rolled into Hillsboro Thursday evening, Feb. 20, and then rolled over the Hiltoppers …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/24/25
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One thousand, eight hundred and twenty-one. That's the number of games that the Hillsboro High School boys basketball team had played with Larry Mormino as their all-time leading scorer. But as of …
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2/20/25
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For the fourth consecutive year, the Hillsboro girls basketball team earned a spot in the regional championship game, this time beating Pawnee 63-44 on Monday, Feb. 17, in the semifinals of the …
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2/20/25
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