LEESBURG — The Hillsboro Indians added their newest member to the 1,000-point scorers club, as junior Jack Howland earned the milestone moment Saturday evening at the Chad Hodson Classic at Fairfield’s Grandle Gymnasium.  The Indians (2-8) defeated the Western Brown Broncos 70-58 in the non-…

LEESBURG — The fourth game of the Chad Hodson Classic saw the Fairfield Lady Lions make their home court appearance at Grandle Gymnasium, and they gained a non-conference win with a convincing 50-29 victory over the East Clinton Lady Astros, Saturday.  Gaining the win in the Jan. 3 game, Fairfield…

LEESBURG — Sometimes teams just have a very good day, and that was the case for the Whiteoak Wildcats Saturday afternoon at the Chad Hodson Classic as they controlled every aspect of their game against the Paint Valley Bearcats for a 61-19 win in Grandle Gymnasium at Fairfield High School.  The…

LEESBURG — Holding an eight-point lead with 1:02 left in the fourth quarter, the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs were unable to hold on to the advantage in that final minute, as the Eastern Eagles of Pike County swooped in with a 9-0 run, taking home the victory by a 54-52 score in the second game of the…

LEESBURG — Beginning the 2026 Chad Hodson Classic with a competitive game at Grandle Gymnasium, the McClain Tigers earned their third consecutive victory by defeating the Blanchester Wildcats, 49-48.  The non-conference win on Jan. 3 started the ’26 portion of the McClain schedule with a game…

It was definitely a game of two halves Tuesday, Dec. 30 when the McClain Tigers hosted the Adena Warriors in a non-conference game in Greenfield before a packed house crowd, with McClain going on a 22-0 scoring run and taking its first lead of the game in the fourth to win 50-48. The visitors from…

The Highland County Press is recapping some of the top stories from 2025. The following is Part 2 of the series. April • The Hillsboro Lady Indians softball team defeated the host Lady Blue Lions 18-0 in five innings April 1, with senior pitcher Camryn Spruell pitching a perfect game with her…

The Fairfield Lions traveled to Clinton County to face the East Clinton Astros in a non-conference game and returned home to Leesburg with a 53-38 victory over the host Astros.  The Lions outscored the Astros by even points in the first frame at 18-11, as they had Brody Smith score six points with…

DODSONVILLE —  With Hillsboro trailing by one point following a timeout with 23.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter on the road against the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs, the Indians looked to jump into the lead in the final seconds as they were looking to gain their first win of the season.  Playing a…