http://highlandcountypress.com en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:16:25 GMT Daily feed of articles http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11526 Listed are 2011-12 team-by-team game results for boys and girls South Central Ohio League basketball. Sports Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:21:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11520 Listed are 2011-12 team-by-team results for Southern Hills League boys and girls basketball Sports Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:20:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=10700 Boys and Girls High School Basketball Results will be listed throughout the season for the SCOL and SHL. Sports Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:14:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=10728 Listed are boys and girls basketball standings for the South Central Ohio League and Southern Hills League. The standings will be updated throughout the season. Sports Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:04:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11587 Friday night was all about the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs. LC hosted its 2012 homecoming, honored a new king and queen, blocked many shots, and in the end, the night was wrapped up with a 68-52 Southern Hills League win over the visiting Fairfield Lions. Sports Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:08:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11585 A fourth-quarter rally by the McClain Tigers came up just a few points short, as the visiting Tigers fell to the Washington Blue Lions 40-38 Friday at WSHS. Sports Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:20:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11584 The Hillsboro Indians got the job done in a big way on Friday night, gaining a valuable road and South Central Ohio League win over the Madison-Plains Golden Eagles, 67-48 at MPHS. Sports Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:49:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11579 Plenty of all-session and single-session tickets will be available for the 2012 Ohio High School Athletic Association Boys and Girls State Basketball Tournaments, and public sales of tickets for both tournaments will begin soon through Ticketmaster or in person at The Ohio State University’s Jerome Schottenstein Center, the site of both state tournaments that take place in March. Sports Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:56:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11578 Members of the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Competitive Balance Committee met at the OHSAA office Tuesday, January 31, and came to the consensus that they will continue to study the competitive balance issue, Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D., said. Sports Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:51:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11564 On the evening where the Whiteoak basketball program honored their senior class, the Fairfield Lady Lions crashed the celebration. FHS took advantage of Whiteoak's inability to convert shots from the free-throw line, for a 55-44 victory Thursday at WHS. Sports Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:20:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11563 For the 10th time in their past 11 games, the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs walked off the court as winners. Their latest win, a Southern Hills League win, came on the road at Peebles, with LC defeating the host Lady Indians 47-41, Thursday. Sports Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:07:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11558 On Friday, Dec. 1, the Blue Lions blew away Miami Trace, 70-32, on the MT court. At Hillsboro, the Indians trailed McClain by nine points with about four minutes remaining in the contest, when Coach Stewart went to a full-court press. The press worked. The Tigers’ attack didn’t. The Indians quickly caught up, and took a 54-49 win over visiting McClain. Sports Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:27:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11550 Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha writes about the closeness of the South Central Ohio League boys basketball standings, as the Hillsboro Indians have a one game lead over Clinton-Massie with three league games remaining. Sports Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:39:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11545 For the second consecutive day, the McClain Lady Tigers left a road game with a win. On Wednesday, the Lady Tigers outlasted the London Lady Red Raiders 45-39 for their 11th win of the season. Sports Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:07:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11544 Miami Trace's defense made everything more difficult for the Hillsboro Lady Indians on Wednesday. Hillsboro was unable to keep possession of the basketball and unable to get open shots as they fell to the Lady Panthers 59-27. Sports Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:48:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11539 The Adams County Umpires Association will hold classes for new umpires in baseball and softball. Sports Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:39:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11534 The McClain Lady Tigers broke a two-game skid on Tuesday, using eight different players to put points on the board, en route to defeating the Zane Trace Lady Pioneers 53-34 at ZTHS. Sports Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:25:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11533 Playing nearly even with the London Red Raiders for the final three quarters, the McClain Tigers were unable to overcome a 10-point deficit in the first eight minutes, falling to the London Red Raiders 51-39 Tuesday at McClain High School. Sports Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:54:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11532 Nothing comes easy when it pertains to South Central Ohio League basketball, and that was evident Tuesday night at Hillsboro High School. Sports Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:29:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11530 EBER — On Saturday (Jan. 28), the McClain Tigers competed in their toughest regular-season tournament, the McDonald's Miami Trace Invitational. Sports Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:16:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11528 The McClain boys swim team were crowned champions of the South Central Ohio League this week, winning the four-team league meet at Greenfield. The girls SCOL swimming championship was won by Clinton-Massie. Sports Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:02:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11518 Starting the game with just six points in the first quarter wasn't too much for the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs to overcome on Monday. In fact, they held their opponent Eastern Brown to five points in the second, en route to a 61-52 Southern Hills League win at LCHS. Sports Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:50:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11517 The young Fairfield Lady Lion squad continue to improve, but offensive miscues against pressure continue to hurt their chances of getting back in the win column. That trend happened again on Monday as they were unable to break the pressure of the Blanchester Lady Wildcats, falling 62-30 at Grandle Gymnasium. Sports Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:28:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11498 The McClain Lady Tigers' path to the top of the South Central Ohio League standings got a whole lot rockier on Saturday night. Entering the game with two league losses, the Lady Tigers were unable to hold onto a double-digit third-quarter lead, falling to the Washington Lady Blue Lions 33-29 at McClain Gym. Sports Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:10:00 GMT http://highlandcountypress.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=11488 Honoring their three seniors in a pregame ceremony Saturday afternoon, the Hillsboro Lady Indians were unable to overcome a slow first half. Though Hillsboro chipped away at the lead of the Madison-Plains Lady Golden Eagles, they couldn't get over the hump, falling 44-38. Sports Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:02:00 GMT