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Litchfield Picks Up Third Win Over Toppers
Litchfield High’s baseball team faced Hillsboro three times in the 2023 baseball season – once in the county tournament, once in conference play and Tuesday, May 9, in Litchfield as the … more
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Just days after turning 13, Alexandra Snyder finished tied for fourth at the World Teen Golf Championships in North Carolina on July 29.
Snyder 4th At World Teen Tourney
Celebrating her birthday the day before the start of the tournament, Alexandra Snyder may have been the youngest of the 67 golfers from 10 different countries in the 13-year-old division of the World … more
Hillsboro's Ava Pollard (in black) vies for possession near midfield during the Lady Hiltoppers' game against Gillespie on April 29. Pollard scored the first of three first half goals for the Toppers, who went on to win 4-2.
Strong First Half Lifts Toppers Past Gillespie
The Hillsboro girls soccer team was back at home on Monday, April 29, as they braved the soupy conditions at the Hillsboro Sports Complex to hand the Gillespie Miners a 4-2 loss. Despite a … more
Hillsboro Ties Up Softball Series With Panthers
After falling to the Panthers 5-2 on April 28 in the South Central Conference match-up between the Hillsboro and Litchfield softball teams, the Hiltoppers were looking for a little revenge going into … more
Lady Hiltoppers To Host Alumni Volleyball Tourney
The Hillsboro High School volleyball team will be hosting an alumni volleyball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Hillsboro High School gym. The cost of the tournament is $75 per team and … more
Topper Tennis Picks Up Two More Victories
The Hillsboro boys tennis team picked up a pair of wins over Roxana and Granite City on May 8 and 9 to improve to 9-4 on the season. The Toppers won five of the six singles matches on Monday, … more
Saathoff Bounces Back After Lima
In his own words, Chase Saathoff’s bike may have broke at the Progressive American Flat Track race at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima, OH, on June 24, but his spirits haven’t since … more
The Litchfield Wrestling Foundation will be hosting its third annual cornhole tournament on Saturday, Sept. 2, with the proceeds benefitting former Panther wrestler Aaron Roach and his recovery from a motorcycle accident in June.
Cornhole Tournament To Benefit Roach’s Recovery
The proceeds from the third annual Litchfield Wrestling Foundation Cornhole Tournament will be going to benefit one of their own this year as the event is set for Saturday, Sept. 2. Litchfield … more
Redskins Hand Pawnee Second MSM Defeat
A stellar outing on the mound and an RBI single in the top of the sixth by senior Hunter Broers gave Nokomis a 2-1 win over Pawnee on Wednesday, May 10, as the Redskins handed the Indians just their … more
Crue Anthony Walker (left) and Drew Austin Thomas got their middle names from their uncle Austin Krager, who passed away May 2019. Crue made his debut at the Austin Krager Golf Tournament last year, while Drew will be making his first appearance at the fundraiser on Sept. 10 at the fifth annual tournament.
Golf Tourney All About Austin’s Legacy
For the second year in a row, there will be a new addition to the Krager family photo at the golf tournament held in memory of Austin Anthony Krager, who passed away in May 2019. And once again, that … more
Nokomis senior Coree Keagy, pictured with her parents Angela and Brian on senior night, qualified for sectionals for the first time in her career on Thursday, Sept. 28, as she finished tied for 12th at the Effingham St. Anthony Regional at the Effingham Country Club.
Sectionals A Fitting Final Curtain For Keagy
Just by stepping onto the tee box at Lake Shore Golf Course in Taylorville, Nokomis senior Coree Keagy ended two streaks for the Ramsey-Nokomis golf program on Monday, Oct. 2, at the Taylorville … more
Despite Nokomis first baseman Jayde Gonet going all out for the catch, Lincolnwood's Jenna Matli managed to beat out the throw for an infield single during the county clash on Tuesday, April 30. The play at first was one of several impressive picks Gonet had during the game, in addition to picking up a hit and an RBI in the Lady Redskins' 8-3 win over the Lancers.
Five-Run Frame Pushes Nokomis Past Lancers
The Nokomis Lady Redskins snapped a six-game losing streak at the expense of county rival Lincolnwood on Tuesday, April 30, beating the Lancers 8-3. The Redskins went down in order in the first, … more
Pawnee Scores MSM Softball Win Over Lincolnwood
The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville softball team held a 2-0 lead after one inning on Tuesday, May 9, in Pawnee, but six unanswered runs by the Indians gave them a 6-2 MSM Conference victory over the … more
Fans of Hillsboro soccer will be able to see their teams in a whole new light thanks to the generosity of a community that raised $80,000 to light the high school soccer field at the Hillsboro Sports Complex. Thanks to donations of labor, knowledge and funds, kids in Hillsboro will have the opportunity to play more soccer as lights will allow the high school teams to play more junior varsity games and move game times back to allow for more time for parents and fans to get to the games.
Soccer Project Shines Light On Community Effort
As good as, “If you build it, he will come,” sounds great   in Field of Dreams , but what Kevin Costner’s character manages to avoid in the classic film is how to pay for it. … more
Lincolnwood-Morrisonville's Carly Armentrout
Armentrout, Gerlach Go Out On A High Note
It was going to take a career day and then some for Lincolnwood’s Carly Armentrout and Kaylee Gerlach to advance to state out of a talented field at the Class 1A Roxana Sectional on Monday, … more
Nokomis senior Reece Lohman earned all-tournament honors at the Vandalia Holiday Tournament as he scored 20 or more points in three of the Redskins' five games. As a team, Nokomis finished fifth, beating Meridian 66-60 in their final game on Dec. 29.
Nokomis Rebounds To Finish Fifth At Vandalia
The Nokomis boys basketball team came home from the Vandalia Holiday Tournament with a fifth place finish and a .500 record as they rebounded from back-to-back losses to post wins over Cumberland and … more
Baseball was in the air on Saturday, March 23, as the Bottomley-Ruffing-Schalk Baseball Museum in Nokomis hosted its annual Chili Warm-Up. The museum’s board of directors dished out bowls of chili and talk of the upcoming season to those in attendance, while selling chances for the museum’s daily calendar drawing fundraiser and it’s home run contest.
Nokomis Warms Up With Chili, Sunny Jim
Baseball was in the air on Saturday, March 23, as the Bottomley-Ruffing-Schalk Baseball Museum in Nokomis hosted its annual Chili Warm-Up. The museum’s board of directors dished out bowls of … more
About 60 children from the Hillsboro School District and other local communities joined the fun with the Topper football staff and players to learn the fundamentals of football at the Troy Helton Memorial Youth Topper Football Camp.
Youth Enjoy Inaugural Troy Helton Football Camp
The family of the late Troy Helton, who passed away in January 2022, hosted the inaugural Troy Helton Memorial Youth Topper Football Camp June 7-9 at Hillsboro High School. About 60 children … 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
Toppers Gain Experience At Rumble
The Hillsboro High School wrestling team spent the last few days of 2023 gearing up for 2024 as they participated in the 60-team Abe’s Rumble dual team tournament. The Toppers went 1-6 in their … more
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