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Mt. Pulaski's Claire Bobell reaches in on Hillsboro's Kamryn Langston during their championship quarterfinal game at the Riverton Christmas Classic on Thursday, Dec. 26. Hillsboro went on to beat the fourth-seeded two-L'ed Hilltoppers 59-49, en route to a fourth place finish at Riverton.
Hillsboro Girls Fourth At Riverton
While they didn't end the tournament on a winning note, thanks to some last second heroics in the third place game, the Riverton Christmas Classic had to be viewed as a success for the Hillsboro … more
Hillsboro's Tony White tries to drive past Will Manar of Bunker Hill during the fifth place game at the Carlinville Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 28. The Toppers picked up a 58-50 victory over the Minutemen, their eighth win of the season.
Toppers Take Fifth At Carlinville Tourney
  Hillsboro boys’ basketball team continued to show growth as they defeated the Bunker Hill Minutemen 71-62 to claim the Consolation Championship of the … more
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Cavaliers Avenge Loss To Toppers
The Hillsboro boys’ basketball team faced a serious challenge Thursday evening, Dec. 26, when they journeyed to Carlinville to face the host Cavaliers in the opening round of their 53rd Holiday … more
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Toppers Bounce Back With Miner Victory
If facing and overcoming adversity makes a team stronger, then the Hillsboro boys’ basketball team should feel like Goliath after winning a consolation semi-final game Friday afternoon, Dec. … more
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Boys and Girls Holiday Basketball Tournaments
2024 Carlinville Holiday Boys Tournament at Carlinville HS Thursday, December 26 Game 1: 1:30 p.m. - #2 Calhoun vs. #7 Bunker Hill Game 2: 3 p.m. - #3 Litchfield vs. #6 East … more
Mark Mattson had a team-high 14 points in Hillsboro's narrow 42-40 loss to Cumberland at the St. Elmo Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 19, which sent the Toppers to the third place game. Mattson and the Toppers bounced back in Saturday's tournament finale, beating St. Elmo/Brownstown 63-50.
Toppers Take Third At St. Elmo
It’s usually difficult to defeat a basketball team in their gym in a tournament they are hosting, but the Hillsboro boys pulled it off Saturday night, Dec. 21, when they defeated the St. … more
Litchfield senior Brayden Ronco tries to shake Jersey defender Abe Kribs during the Purple' Panthers' home game on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Ronco had 14 points in a valiant comeback bid by Litchfield, but the hosts came up on the short end of a 66-62 decision. For more on that game, see page 3B.
Litchfield Gets First North Mac Win
In July of 2010, the Virden and Girard school districts consolidated into one district, which is now called North Mac. The consolidation has been a positive for the two communities, but a hassle for … more
Hiltoppers Take Down Gillespie
Homecoming festivities for Hillsboro High are traditionally held in the fall, but this year the boys basketball team returned to their home court for a game Friday night, Dec. 20, after playing nine … more
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Litchfield's Devon Chew (left) and Hillsboro's Olan Lentz (right) lock up at the start of their 190-pound match on Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Hillsboro. Lentz ended up getting the better of Chew, winning by fall at the 1:49 mark, but Litchfield edged the Toppers by eight points to score the team win.
Toppers, Panthers Take It To The Mats
The Litchfield and Hillsboro wrestling teams hit the Hiltopper mats on Tuesday, Dec. 17, for a dual meet with Mt. Zion. While the visitors from Macon County proved tough to beat, winning 46-25 over … more
Hillsboro's Peyton Christian looks for a way around Litchfield's Jennah Longwell during the South Central Conference clash in Hillsboro on Monday, Dec. 16. The Lady Hiltoppers overcame a slow start to go on a 12-2 run in the first quarter, en route to a 48-30 win over the Panthers.
Hillsboro Rolls To Win Over Lady Panthers
The Hillsboro girls basketball team picked up their second conference victory of the season at the expense of Litchfield on Monday, Dec. 16, as the Lady Hiltoppers beat the Lady Panthers 48-30 in … more
59-Point Victory Sends Toppers To Semifinals
The Hillsboro boys basketball team picked up a win in their opening game at the 64th annual St. Elmo Holiday Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 17, as they defeated Ramsey 86-27. The number one seed in the … more
Hillsboro's Tatum Christian (#22) impedes Lizzy Hill's view of the basket as the Nokomis senior looks for an open shot during the county clash the T. Todt Shootout on Saturday, Dec. 14, in Carlinville. The Hillsboro defense held the Redskins to just 16 first half points en route to a 53-40 win at the Montgomery County Cancer fundraising event.
Toppers Knock Redskins From Ranks Of Unbeaten
Hillsboro’s athleticism and length can cause a lot of match-up problems for opponents, but when the Lady Hiltoppers are hitting from three-point range, they’re even more difficult to … more
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County Teams Tip Off T. Party
The namesake of the T. Todt Shootout vs. Cancer would have been right at home at the Big House on West Main in Carlinville on Dec. 14, as the 16 teams, including all eight Montgomery County high … more
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Two Toppers Medal At PORTA
The Hillsboro High School wrestling team took home two medals from the annual Rex Avery Invite at PORTA High School on Saturday, Dec. 14, and picked up another medal an hour and a half away at the … more
The Docker Was In Against Hillsboro
Eleven Hillsboro boys’ varsity basketball players can remember Dec. 14, 2024, as the day they faced a giant on the basketball floor in Carlinville High School thanks the pairing in the Terry … more
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Hillsboro Bounces Back With Win Over Marquette
The day after going 1-for-15 from three-point range against Staunton, the Hillsboro girls basketball team found their shot from distance. With four players hitting five threes, the Lady Hiltoppers … more
Hillsboro Shoots Down Cavaliers For SCC Win
Several thoughts could have come to the minds of Hillsboro boys’ basketball fans as they watched the Carlinville Cavaliers and the Toppers warm up before the tip-off of their game in the Cavie … more
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With a salute from the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville cheerleading squad, Lancer head basketball coach Matt Millburg received the game ball after beating Hillsboro 56-45 at the Woodshed in Raymond. The win was the 200th of Millburg’s coaching career, which started in the 2012-13 season at his alma mater.
Lancers Beat Toppers For Millburg’s 200th
The Woodshed in Raymond hosted a celebration of head basketball coach Matt Millburg Tuesday evening, Dec. 10, as the Lincolnwood Lancers used quickness defensively and an outstanding 32 point … more
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Framed by Staunton's Ele Feldmann (#4) and Lilyan Troeckler, Hillsboro guard Amya Greenwood cuts to the basket for two of her team-high 16 points in the South Central clash on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Greenwood had half of her points in the first quarter, when Hillsboro led 20-14, but the Bulldogs rallied to hold the Toppers to just 22 points the rest of the way for a 49-42 victory.
Staunton Tops Hillsboro In Early SCC Clash
With almost two months of the girls basketball season still to go, it’s hard to call a game on Dec. 10, a key one in the race for the South Central Conference title. With that said, that was … more
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Hillsboro Fifth At Kaskaskian Classic
It wasn’t an earth changing event, but it seemed to be extra important to Hillsboro and Okawville fans when the two boys’ basketball teams squared off in the fifth place game of the … more
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