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Nokomis' Reaghan Jonas waits her turn in the on-deck circle during teammate Presley Mehochko's at-bat in the seventh inning of the Redskins' game in Hillsboro on Thursday, April 18. After falling 3-2 to the Redskins at the Montgomery County Softball Tournament, Hillsboro avenged the loss with a 6-3 victory, with senior catcher Sophia Blankenship driving in two runs for the Toppers.

Five days after facing off in the Montgomery County Softball Tournament, the Nokomis and Hillsboro softball teams met up again on Thursday, April 18. The game was moved up an hour to try to beat the … more

4/22/24

Hillsboro catcher Landon Summers jumps to snag a high throw and avoid Lincolnwood's Brodey Vanhooser as the sophomore from Morrisonville slides into home plate during the second inning of the game on Saturday, April 20. Vanhooser's run was one of 11 in the inning for Lincolnwood, who defeated the Toppers 13-0 in five innings.

Lincolnwood Slides Past Toppers

Different dates but same teams equals same result, at least in high school baseball. That theory was tested and proven true Saturday morning, April 20, when the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville co-op team … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 4/22/24

Hillsboro's Kinley Richardson works to get possession during the Lady Hiltoppers' season opener against Maryville Christian on Friday, March 15. Richardson had the Toppers' first goal and assisted on two of Reagan Lentz's three goals in Hillsboro's 4-3 win over the Lions.

First Win Friday For Hillsboro Girls Soccer

It was a day of firsts for the Hillsboro girls soccer team on Friday, March 15. Not only was Friday their first game of the 2024 season, but it was also the first time they had ever played fledgling … more

3/18/24

Tennis Toppers Win 2024 Season Opener

The Hillsboro High School boys tennis team started their season off with a win on Tuesday, March 12, as they defeated Metro-East Lutheran 6-3. The two teams were tied at three wins each after … more

3/18/24

Hillsboro's Annika Camp allowed three hits and struck out 11 batters to collect the win in the Toppers' 3-2 victory over New Berlin on March 30, in Springfield. The win was one of two for Hillsboro at the UIS Slam, with the other a 29-0 victory over Riverton that featured a perfect game by pitcher Kenzie Jarman.

Lady Hiltoppers Win 2-Of-3 At Slam

The Hillsboro High School softball team split a pair of close games and scored a blowout win in their three games at the UIS Slam in Springfield on Saturday, March 30, bringing their overall record … more

4/4/24

Lady Toppers Rebound At Carlinville

After dropping a close one to Greenville on April 16, the Hillsboro girls soccer team rebounded with a win over Carlinville on Friday, April 19, to improve to 4-2 in the South Central Conference. … more

4/22/24

Comets Comeback Sinks Hillsboro

The Greenville Comets came back from a 5-0 deficit to beat Hillsboro 10-5 on Friday, April 19, as the Lady Hiltoppers fell to 1-3 in the South Central Conference and 10-9 overall. Hillsboro … more

4/22/24

Hiltoppers Snap Slide With Win Over Birds

The weather was far from ideal on Wednesday, April 3, but the result of the Hillsboro girls soccer game sure was from the Lady Hiltoppers' point of view. After losing their last two games, … more

4/4/24

Hillsboro Splits With Warriors

The Hillsboro High School softball team split a pair of games with Granite City and Wesclin in Granite City on Saturday, March 16, as the Lady Hiltoppers moved to 2-1 on the season. The win came … more

3/18/24

Toppers Come Up Short Against Midgets

The weather was more offensive than either team’s offense when Hillsboro ventured to Freeburg for an early spring baseball game Saturday morning, March 23. … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 3/25/24

Soccer Toppers Kick Off 2023 Season Saturday In Carlinville

The Hillsboro High School boys soccer team begins its 2023 campaign this Saturday morning, Aug. 26, as the Toppers travel to Carlinville to open pool play in the Kickoff Classic on Route 66. In … more

8/24/23

Five Score For Hillsboro Boys At Greenville Invite

The Hillsboro boys track team picked up five top eight finishes and placed 13th as a team at the 20-team Greenville Invitational on Saturday, March 30. Jaden Loskot had the Toppers best finish … more

4/4/24

Toppers Hoping To Come Out Hot Against North Mac

Two special concerns for those coming to see Hillsboro host North Mac tomorrow, Aug. 25, at Hillsboro’s Sawyer Field need consideration; because of the hot weather, game time has been moved … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 8/24/23

Hillsboro Girls Soccer Knocks Off Lady Oilers

Kinley Richardson scored her second straight hat trick and the Toppers improved their record to 3-0 on the season with a 7-1 win over East Alton-Wood River on Thursday, March 21. Playing on the … more

3/25/24

Lady Topper Trio Leads HHS In Comet Country

A senior and a pair of freshmen finished in the points for Hillsboro on Saturday, March 30, as the Lady Hiltoppers competed in the Greenville Invitational. Senior Hanna Hughes and … more

4/4/24

County Boys Soccer Teams Ready To Kick Off Classic

All three Montgomery County boys soccer teams will be competing in the Kickoff Classic on Route 66, an early season tournament hosted by Carlinville and North Mac on Aug. 26-30. Hillsboro is in … more

8/24/23

Toppers Drop Two Tight Ones

When two teams enter any athletic competition, they face four possible outcomes, weather permitting; one team can dominate the other, one team can edge the other, one team can lose by a wide margin, … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 3/18/24

Comets Knock Off Toppers

When Greenville came to Hillsboro for a South Central Conference baseball game Friday afternoon, April 19, it became a pitching duel between two lefthanders, the Comets’ Cohen Alstat and Topper … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 4/22/24

Rain Puts A Halt To Hillsboro Games

Thanks to the work of Bill Christian and Mike Cerutti, Hillsboro’s baseball and softball teams started their games on time Thursday afternoon, March 14, in spite of rain that morning. Sunshine … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 3/18/24

Chase Knetzer (#9) drew the starting nod at quarterback for Hillsboro on Friday, Oct. 20, due to injury to Jace Stewart. Southwestern defenders made that assignment less than pleasurable as the Toppers fell to the playoff-bound ‘Birds 35-7.

Hillsboro Season Ends At Southwestern

The Piasa Southwestern Birds thumped the visiting Hillsboro Hiltoppers 35-7 at their place Friday evening, Oct. 20, to propel themselves into the first round of the football playoffs which begin this … more

by Ron Deabenderfer | 10/23/23