Friday Night Futbol took place Aug. 12 at Hillsboro High School, where the 2022 season opened with the visiting Fairfield Lady Lions serving a shutout against the host Hillsboro Lady Indians, winning by a 2-0 score in non-conference play.

Friday Night Futbol took place Aug. 12 at Hillsboro High School, where the 2022 season opened with the visiting Fairfield Lady Lions serving a shutout against the host Hillsboro Lady Indians, winning by a 2-0 score in non-conference play.

Grace Shope, a 2022 graduate of Transylvania University, and student-athlete for women's basketball, has been nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.

Changes have been made by the Fairfield basketball programs and athletic direction, as both the boys and girls basketball teams will have new head coaches, and FHS has hired a new athletic director.

The Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship Committee has announced they recently determined the recipient for 2022. Samuel Buddelmeyer was selected from several excellent candidates.

Fairfield sophomore Caitlyn Quickle was not only a force in the pitcher’s circle in 2022, but she was a force at the plate as well, earning her Division III All-Ohio honors from the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association.

The Southern Hills Athletic Conference recognized the Softball Player of the Year and Softball Coach of the Year during the spring sports banquet.

The Southern Hills Athletic Conference honored the All-SHAC softball team during the conference’s spring sports banquet.

The Southern Hills Athletic Conference honored the SHAC Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year and Athlete of the Year during the spring sports banquet.

The All-Southern Hills Athletic Conference baseball team was recognized during the SHAC’s spring sports banquet.

The 2022 All-Southern Hills Athletic Conference boys track and field team was honored recently at the SHAC spring sports banquet.

The Southern Hills Athletic Conference honored the All-SHAC girls track and field team at the spring sports banquet.

On Saturday afternoon, those in attendance for the Division III SE District Final game between the Fairfield Lady Lions and Portsmouth West Lady Senators watched a pitchers’ duel for the ages, resulting in the Lady Lions falling 1-0 in 10 innings to finish as district runners-up.

On Saturday afternoon, those in attendance for the Division III SE District Final game between the Fairfield Lady Lions and Portsmouth West Lady Senators watched a pitchers’ duel for the ages, resulting in the Lady Lions falling 1-0 in 10 innings to finish as district runners-up.

On Saturday afternoon, those in attendance for the Division III SE District Final game between the Fairfield Lady Lions and Portsmouth West Lady Senators watched a pitchers’ duel for the ages, resulting in the Lady Lions falling 1-0 in 10 innings to finish as district runners-up.