Hillsboro’s Sienna Kaufman splits the Larned defense for Hillsboro’s first two points of the game. The junior led the Trojans with 12 points in the 44-26 loss. Hillsboro’s offensive struggles, combined with Larned’s quickness and athleticism, enabled the visiting Indians to slowly pull away in the Trojans’ 44-26 loss Fri­day at Brown Gymnasium. Combined with the Tro­jans’ three-point loss to […]

Kourtney Hansen shoots for two while guarded by Rebecca Kaufman during the first half Tuesday. Hansen led all scorers with 14 points in Marion’s 44-25 win.<p> The Marion girls earned a 44-25 victory over Hillsboro Tuesday in both teams’ final outing before the holiday break. The game remained close for the first half, with Marion holding a 20-16 advantage at […]

In a game where offense was a limited commodity for both teams, the Hills­boro girls outlasted South­east of Saline, 27-24, Thursday at Brown Gymna­­sium. The win improved Hills­boro’s record to 3-2 for the season. The Trojans never trailed through the first half as both team struggled to score. For SES, the biggest problem was turnovers; the visitors committed 11 in […]

Hillsboro’s Mesa Merrell is fouled by Chelsey Knight of Moundridge as the Trojan senior tries to drives the lane for a basket. Merrell made both free throws to give the Trojans a brief 4-3 lead early in the contest. Merrell contributed six points in the loss to the Wildcats. Hillsboro played well enough on defense to win Friday’s showdown with […]

Hillsboro senior Rebecca Kaufman drives the lane during the first quarter against Taya Wilson of Sterling. The visiting Black Bears rolled to a 43-26 win Friday night at Brown Gymnasium. A shaky first quarter put the Hillsboro girls in a hole from which they could not recover in a 43-26 loss to Ster­ling in the season opener Fri­day at Brown […]

These seniors and letter-winners return with significant varsity experience for Coach Nathan Hiebert. Team power rather than star power will be key to improving on Hillsboro’s 11-11 record from last season. Pictured are: (from left) Savannah Unruh, Sienna Kaufman, Rebecca Kaufman, Abby Sechrist, Callie Linnens, Mesa Merrell and Paige Proffitt. The blessing: Hillsboro girls’ basketball coach Nathan Hiebert has seven […]

Hillsboro?s Alex Ratzlaff soars past Moundridge guard Kassidy Kaufman to score two of her team-high 27 points in the Trojans? overtime loss to the Wild?cats Thursday at the Class 2A sub-state tournament. The senior also pulled down 13 rebounds for the Trojans, who finished with an 11-11 record for the season. The Hillsboro girls battled back from an early double-digit […]

Hillsboro?s Tassanee Sanchez pressures Bailey Batman as the Pratt guard crosses mid-court during the second half of Friday?s game. Hillsboro scored several baskets off of turnovers resulting from the half-court trap on the way to a 47-35 victory at Pratt. Sanchez scored 18 points to lead the Trojans, who improved to 10-5 for the season. The Hillsboro girls broke open […]