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Vandalia Gets Past Hillsboro In 12th Inning

Baseball games can be exciting, even though the eventual result should never have a lasting effect on a person, a team, or a community. Most are brief chances for competition, to be enjoyed by … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 5/2/24

Lady Hiltoppers Wallop Vandalia For SCC Win

After wet field conditions kept Hillsboro and Vandalia from playing on Monday, the two teams were able to get their game in on Tuesday, April 30, as the Lady Vandals came to Hillsboro looking for … more

5/2/24

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

by Ron Deabenderfer | 10/5/23

Lady Hiltoppers Battle-Tested After Riverton

The top three finishers in the Riverton Christmas Tournament, Deer Creek-Mackinaw, Mt. Pulaski and PORTA, went a combined 13-2, with PORTA and Mt. Pulaski only losing to the champions from Dee-Mack. … more

1/2/24

McGraw Invite Tips Off Saturday In Litchfield

The 2024 edition of the Rick McGraw Memorial Invitational tips off this Saturday, Jan. 13, at 2:30 p.m. with top seeded Triad facing ninth seeded Father McGivney in the opener at Simmons Gym in … more

1/11/24

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

10/5/23

Wesclin Halts Hillsboro Comeback

The Hillsboro girls basketball team made the trek to Trenton on Monday, Jan. 8, and nearly battled back from a 14-point deficit before the host Wesclin Warriors emerged with a 46-39 victory. The … more

1/11/24

Hillsboro High School tennis players Ryder Hoover (left) and Aubrey Reincke (right) got a little time on the courts with Alexandria Rayford recently. Rayford, the new weekday morning anchor at WICS-TV in Springfield, played tennis for Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL, and talked to the girls about her experience there.

WICS Anchor Rayford Talks Tennis With Lady Hiltoppers

Four members of the Hillsboro High School girls tennis team had the chance to pick the brain of a former college player and welcome a new face to the Midwest recently. Auburey Reincke, Ryder … more

6/8/23

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

10/5/23

Hillsboro's Jace Stewart (left) and Jackson Tuetken (right) pressure East Alton-Wood River's Tah'juan Smith during the Toppers' 70-67 overtime win over the Oilers on Friday, Dec. 29, at the Carlinville Holiday Tournament. The win gave Hillsboro fifth place at the tournament, with Stewart scoring 21 points in Hillsboro's sixth victory of the season.

Toppers Fifth With OT Win Over Oilers

It was a wowser of a game when Hillsboro’s boys’ team outscored the East Alton Wood River Oiles 6-3 in overtime to capture fifth place in the Carlinville Holiday Classic by winning 70-67. … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 1/2/24

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

10/5/23

Hillsboro catcher Sophia Blankenship tries to get the tag down on Greenville's Ramzi Stefansin during the Toppers' trip to Greenville on Friday, March 22. The Comets scored three runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie and collect a 10-3 non-conference win over the Toppers.

Late Runs Lift Comets Past Hillsboro

Hillsboro won’t play Greenville in the conference until April 19, but the Comets scored a confidence boost on Friday, March 22, with a 10-3 non-conference win over the Lady Hiltoppers in … more

3/25/24

Hillsboro senior Cole Lenczycki uncorks a throw during the Greenville Relays on Friday, April 19. Lenczycki and teammate Austin Newingham finished third in the shot put at the 40th annual event, with the Toppers also finishing third as a team.

Hiltoppers Third At 40th Comet Relays

The Hillsboro boys track team finished third at the Comet Relays on Friday, April 13, coming within two points of second at the 40th annual meet in Greenville. The Toppers finished the day with … more

4/22/24

One of the few returnees with varsity experience, Hillsboro's Addison Lowe had six kills, including a game winner as the Toppers defeated Pana in two games on Tuesday, Aug. 22, on the Panthers' home court.

Toppers Make It Two Straight Against Pana

The Hillsboro High School volleyball team split with Pana in their two meetings last season, winning in two games in October to snap an 0-for-forever streak against the 15-time South Central … more

8/24/23

Hillsboro's Jaida Linn (above) and Maryn Tarver took the top spot in the high jump at the Greenville Relays on Friday, April 19, beating out the second place team from Wesclin by .09 meters. As a team, the Lady Hiltoppers finished third overall.

Lady Toppers Soar At Greenville

The Hillsboro girls track team picked up a pair of wins at the Greenville Comet Relays on Friday, April 19, as they went on to finish third in the team ranks. As a team, Hillsboro finished with … more

4/22/24

Hillsboro's Kearstynn Davis makes contact with Vandalia's Madison Lupton en route to the basket during the Lady Hiltoppers' 64-36 win over Vandalia on Thursday, Jan. 4. Davis had six points in the win, Hillsboro's fourth in as many chances in South Central Conference play.

Hillsboro Girls Pick Up Fourth SCC Win

It’s four games into the South Central Conference season and the Hillsboro girls basketball team currently finds themselves at the top of the standings, with a crop of … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 1/8/24

Hillsboro's Seth Hubbart needed just 46 seconds to get the pin against Gavin Fasig of Williamsville on Thursday, Jan. 4, one of 10 wins Hillsboro collected in their 60-18 victory over the Bullets.

Hillsboro Wrestling Tastes Victory Twice At Williamsville Dual

The Hillsboro High School wrestling team picked up a pair of wins on Thursday, Jan. 4, as they defeated Quincy Notre Dame 45-30 and Williamsville 60-18. The Quincy Notre Dame match was a long, … more

1/8/24

Tornadoes Score Win Over Hillsboro

When Hillsboro and Taylorville baseball met for an early season game at the Hillsboro Sports Complex, both the Hiltoppers and the Tornadoes were looking for their first win of the still-young season. … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 3/25/24

Hillsboro's Jace Stewart (#30) and Carlinville's Sawyer Smith (#23) go up for the tip to start the South Central Conference game in Hillsboro on Friday, Jan. 5. Stewart had 14 points in the Toppers' 50-47 victory over Carlinville, Hillsboro's second SCC win of the year.

Toppers Knock Off Cavies In Conference Play

Two rather evenly matched boy’s basketball teams clashed in the Toppers’ under-reconstruction gym Friday, Jan. 5. The result? A 50-47 Hillsboro win over the Carlinville Cavaliers. The … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 1/8/24

Hillsboro Girls Walk It Off Against Aces

The Hillsboro Lady Hiltoppers picked up the fifth win of the season on Thursday, March 21, as they defeated Mulberry Grove 5-4. The Toppers picked up the go-ahead run in the bottom of the … more

3/25/24