The Hillsboro Elementary School chess team won the kindergarten through fifth grade division at the Canton-Galva chess tournament Saturday. Individual medalists Alex Lubbers, first, and Jacob Denhom, second, led the team of Tristan Rathbone, Abby Fryhover, Kellan Huebner, Zachary Denholm, Tyler Ayers for the first-place finish.
The Hillsboro Middle School chess team placed second in the kindergarten through eighth grade division at Canton-Galva. Ben Koop placed third overall to lead the team of Brodie Rathbone, Jacob Funk, Jordan Fryhover, Matthew Denholm, Colin Settle, and Dakota Klein.