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Hillsboro's Landon Reincke (#51) tries to create some running room for teammate Treyton Kuhl (#5) during the Toppers' week eight game against Carlinville on Oct. 13. Kuhl had 108 yards for the Toppers, but Carlinville managed to keep the home team out of the end zone enough to collect a 28-7 victory.
Cavaliers Keep Toppers From Fifth Win
The football team that emerged from the Carlinville busses Friday evening, Oct. 13, wasn’t the one local fans in Hillsboro were expecting. The Cavies were 4-3 with a formidable offense, but … more
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Soccer Toppers Take Step Toward Title
The Hillsboro High School boys soccer team punched its ticket to its fifth straight IHSA regional title game Friday, Oct. 13, as the orange and black took on the Robinson Maroons at St Anthony and … more
Toppers Roll Past Miners
The Hillsboro volleyball team went on a 12-point run to end the first set of their conference game with Gillespie on Thursday, Oct. 12, then rolled to a second set win to improve to 21-7 overall and … more
Hillsboro's Aly Leisure (left) and Ryder Hoover were all smiles after winning the doubles portion of the South Central Conference Tennis Tournament on Oct. 6, in Hillsboro.
Hoover, Leisure Take Top Spot In SCC
The Hillsboro High School girls tennis team hosted the South Central Conference Tournament on Friday, Oct. 6, and were rewarded with a doubles championship and a third place finish in singles. … more
The Hillsboro High School volleyball team picked up their 20th win of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 10, beating Litchfield 25-20, 25-13. In front, from the left are Hanna Hughes, Amya Greenwood, Kennady Clayton, Reagan Lentz, Leah Satterlee and Head Coach Emily Zimmerman. In the back row are Sophia Blankenship, Ellie Miller, Kearstynn Davis, Tatum Christian, Addison Lowe, Emoree Shepard and Tyler Beard.
Hillsboro Gets 20th In Litchfield
The first nine days of October felt like a full month for the Hillsboro High School volleyball team as the Lady Hiltoppers sat stuck on 19 wins since the final day of September. The … more
Hillsboro's Annabelle Wright was one of six seniors honored during the tennis team's final home match on Thursday, Oct. 5, and came away with a pair of wins to boot. Wright, here during her 6-1, 6-2 win over Shelbyville's Bria Townsend in the number six singles match, teamed up with fellow senior Jesse Balla in doubles to beat Ashlyn Behl and Townsend 8-4.
Tennis Seniors Go Out On Top
The Hillsboro girls tennis team guaranteed themselves a winning record on Thursday, Oct. 5, with a 9-0 victory over Shelbyville on senior night for the Tennis Toppers. Seniors Jesse Balla, Ryder … more
Hillsboro Senior Night Friday At Sawyer Field
The football seniors who will be introduced to the home crowd Friday evening, Oct. 13, will have more on their minds than surviving the ceremony honoring their last battle on Sawyer Field. Uppermost … more
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Hillsboro's Dylan Lessman (#32) had 69 yards on 14 carries before an injury knocked him out of the Toppers' game at Vandalia on Friday, Oct. 6. Hillsboro held a 3-0 halftime lead against the Vandals thanks to a Hunter Payne field goal, but Vandalia scored 27 unanswered points to escape with their fifth win of the year.
Injuries, Vandals Take Down Toppers
The Toppers versus Pana game in Hillsboro last Friday, Sept. 29, had the Hillsboro fans at least mildly depressed at halftime but enthused by the end of the game. That enthusiasm carried over through … more
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Hillsboro senior Ellie Miller (#12) sets up Addison Lowe for the attack during the Toppers' home game on Oct. 5, against Staunton. The Bulldogs picked up their 38th straight win in the South Central Conference, beating the Toppers 25-10, 25-21.
Staunton Still Top Dog In SCC
With a 4-0 South Central Conference record in 2023 and a 37-game SCC win streak dating back to 2019, Staunton was the consensus favorite to win the conference title for a fourth straight year in … more
The Lincolnwood and Hillsboro volleyball teams traded in their orange and black for purple on Monday, Oct. 2, for their annual “Grace Game.” The two teams, along with Nokomis and Litchfield, raised more than $7,000 for INAD research from this year’s Montgomery County Invitational Grace Tournament. In front, from the left are Ava Walton, Macie Daugherty, Charley, Kyle and Mary Herschelman, Amya Greenwood and Kennady Clayton. In the second row are Alea Wagahoft, Camryn Poggenpohl, Kinley Morris, Khloe Klinger, Taryn Millburg, Morgan Hampton, Leah Satterlee, Maycie Fuller, Reagan Lentz, Emoree Shepard and Albany Kindernay. In the back are Taryn Love, Zarah Guzman, Audrey Germann, Jazmin Seaton-Hobson, Ella Jenkins, Tori Elvidge, Kierstyn Denney, Morgan Cowdrey, Taryn Clarke, Addison Lowe, Tatum Christian, Hanna Hughes, Ellie Miller, Kearstynn Davis and Tyler Beard.
Grace Game Rematch Goes To Lancers
On Monday, Oct. 2, the Lincolnwood and Hillsboro volleyball teams donated the money they raised for the Montgomery County Invitational, better known as the Grace Tournament, to the family of the … more
Hillsboro Boys End Season At Sectionals
The Hillsboro boys golf team wrapped up its season on Monday, Oct. 2, with three players shooting for a spot in the IHSA Class 2A State Finals. Colton Weiss, Tycen Thacker and Carson Walker all … more
Playoff Chase Continues For Toppers In Week Seven
Six games down, three to go. Thus far, the Toppers are 3-3, with one perhaps upset win (over Pana last Friday when they outscored the Panthers 21-7 over the last 30 minutes and one untimed overtime … more
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Dawson Guinn was one of six Hillsboro players to score in the Toppers' 8-0 victory over Vandalia on Tuesday, Oct. 3.
Toppers Finish Regular Season With Wins
The Hillsboro High School boys soccer team wrapped up their final games of the regular season Monday, Oct. 2, and Tuesday, Oct. 3, with wins against Mater Dei and Vandalia respectively, with … more
Hillsboro Volleyball Second At Morrisonville Tourney
The Hillsboro High School volleyball team went 4-1 at the Morrisonville Tournament last week, finishing second to a young, but talented junior varsity squad from Taylorville. The Tornadoes defeated … more
Lincolnwood-Morrisonville's Carly Armentrout
Lancers Send Two To Sectional Tournament
As players began to turn in score sheets at the Class 1A Auburn Regional at Edgewood Golf Course on Thursday, Sept. 28, the question that loomed for Lincolnwood’s Kaylee Gerlach and Carly … more
Pana managed to recover their own fumble on this play during Hillsboro's homecoming game on Friday, Sept. 29, but Toppers Seth Hubbart (#11) and Elliott Lentz (#54) were ready to pounce if the ball got away from the prone Panther. The Hillsboro defense held Pana scoreless in the second half of Friday's game, which Hillsboro won 28-21 in overtime.
Toppers Score Overtime Win
Perhaps it was the larger   than normal full moon over Sawyer Field, but more likely the Hillsboro Hiltoppers second half performance that became a 28-21 Topper overtime victory over the Pana … more
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Hillsboro sophomore Avery Reynolds picked up her first varsity win on Sept. 25, helping the Toppers to a 5-4 victory over Vandalia.
Toppers Take Third at Annies Invite
It may be a hard knock life for its namesake, but the Annies Invitational in Centralia had a happy ending for the Hillsboro girls tennis team on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Tennis Toppers’ top six … more
Hillsboro's Griffen Hughes and Carlinville's Gavin Norwood track down a high bouncer during the Toppers' senior night on Wednesday, Sept. 27. While the game started on Wednesday, lightning forced it to finish on Thursday, with Hillsboro winning 2-1 over the Cavies.
Soccer Toppers Celebrate Senior Night… and Day
For a fall season that should typically be fairly easy to predict, at least weather-wise, the 2023 fall season for the Hillsboro High School boys soccer team has been anything but. First, the opening … more
Litchfield senior Tug Schwab shot a 5-over-par 77 at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course in Alton on Wednesday, Sept. 27, to finish tied for sixth individually at the Class 1A Marquette Regional. As a team, the Panthers shot a 324 to finish third and advance to the sectional in Waterloo on Monday, Oct. 2.
Panthers, Topper Trio Advance To Sectionals
The Litchfield boys golf team and three members of the Hillsboro boys golf team advanced to the next round of the postseason on Wednesday, Sept. 27, by virtue of their performance in their respective … more
Nokomis' Becca Hill (#15) and Addison Glenn (#10) go in an attempt to deter Hanna Hughes' block attempt during the Redskins' game with Hillsboro on Sept. 25. Nokomis dominated the first game 25-12, then held on for a 28-26 victory in the second set.
Lady Redskins Avenge Loss To Hillsboro
The first meeting between the Nokomis and Hillsboro volleyball teams was about as close as you can get, with the Toppers outlasting the Redskins 15-12 in the third set after the two teams split the … more
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