In a track & field tri-meet that lasted nearly three hours, the closest race to the finish line was the final one, coming down to under a second. With the dramatic finish to the final race, the tri-meet saw the McClain boys and Hillsboro girls win their respective team meets at McClain High School.

In a track & field tri-meet that lasted nearly three hours, the closest race to the finish line was the final one, coming down to under a second. With the dramatic finish to the final race, the tri-meet saw the McClain boys and Hillsboro girls win their respective team meets at McClain High School.

For three innings, the McClain Lady Tigers and Hillsboro Lady Indians were close to even on the scoreboard … but in the fourth and fifth innings, the Lady Tigers broke away for a 12-2 run-rule victory, Monday in Greenfield.

For three innings, the McClain Lady Tigers and Hillsboro Lady Indians were close to even on the scoreboard … but in the fourth and fifth innings, the Lady Tigers broke away for a 12-2 run-rule victory, Monday in Greenfield.

The runs came early and often on the road for the Hillsboro Indians Monday night, which was enough to earn a 15-3 run-rule South Central Ohio League victory over cross-county rival McClain at Mitchell Park.

The runs came early and often on the road for the Hillsboro Indians Monday night, which was enough to earn a 15-3 run-rule South Central Ohio League victory over cross-county rival McClain at Mitchell Park.

The Hillsboro eighth grade baseball team continued their winning ways on Sunday, April 1, improving to 6-0 against Leesburg.

At the end of the first week of the regular season, the Hillsboro Indian boys tennis team dropped two non-league matches on the road, being defeated by Bethel and Chillicothe.

What a difference a few days can make. The start of the first week of the 2012 season for the Hillsboro baseball team wasn't up to their potential, falling in their first two games. Fast-forward to Friday at Shaffer Park … they were 2-1 winners over the Clinton-Massie Falcons.

What a difference a few days can make. The start of the first week of the 2012 season for the Hillsboro baseball team wasn't up to their potential, falling in their first two games. Fast-forward to Friday at Shaffer Park … they were 2-1 winners over the Clinton-Massie Falcons.

The first win of the any sport is usually the toughest to earn, but on a sunny Friday at Alice Cassner Field, the Hillsboro Lady Indians did just that … earning their first win of the season.

The first win of the any sport is usually the toughest to earn, but on a sunny Friday at Alice Cassner Field, the Hillsboro Lady Indians did just that … earning their first win of the season.

Though the young Hillsboro boys tennis team didn't gain the overall team win Tuesday against East Clinton, they did see improvement, along with singles wins from Reese Leibreich and Alex Rhoads.

Though the young Hillsboro boys tennis team didn't gain the overall team win Tuesday against East Clinton, they did see improvement, along with singles wins from Reese Leibreich and Alex Rhoads.

The Hillsboro Lady Indian softball team dropped a close game by 5-2 against the East Clinton Astros Tuesday at ECHS.