The McClain Tigers fell behind 8-0 early on in Friday night’s game against the Washington Blue Lions but made a valiant comeback effort in the third and fourth quarters before falling 53-40 at the end in a Frontier Athletic Conference matchup in Greenfield.

Thursday evening, Jan. 22, 2026, saw McClain junior Paisley Pryor become the seventh girls basketball player in McClain High School history to score 1,000 points in a career.

In 1966, McClain High School junior Dean Waddell, a member of the school’s swim team, set a record in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.60. That record has stood the test of time for 60 years until Tuesday, Jan. 20, when MHS senior Ethan Eakins smashed it, clocking in at 1:00:50. 

The McClain Lady Tigers and the Piketon Redstreaks hooked up Monday night in a good old-fashioned barn-burner of a game in Greenfield.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Jan. 19-25 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

The McClain varsity boys wrestling team has been on a roll lately. They defeated Frontier Athletic Conference foe Chillicothe Thursday, Jan. 8, 42-20, and followed that up Saturday, Jan. 10 by winning the East Clinton duals meet.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Jan. 12-18 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

The McClain varsity girls basketball team overcame a slow start, and behind the hot hand of junior point guard Paisley Pryor, who scored a game-high 25 points, they were able to defeat non-conference foe Clinton-Massie 42-46 in Greenfield Monday night.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s girls and boys basketball MaxPreps Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) rankings are now live on the OHSAA web site. The RPI rankings update daily as final scores are entered into the MaxPreps database.

Recaps from recent Hillsboro, McClain, Lynchburg-Clay, Fairfield and Whiteoak games.

The Miami Trace Panthers improved to 82 overall and 3-1 in the Frontier Athletic Conference after easily defeating McClain 63-32 Friday night in Greenfield.