The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors approved the 2024 football divisional breakdowns and regional assignments Thursday during its April board meeting.

Language in the 2024-25 NFHS Swimming and Diving Rules Book will be changed in an effort to ensure consistent notification protocols when violations regarding swimming attire are detected.

Tuesday (April 23) saw the Hillsboro Lady Indians go on the road to Fayette County and return home with their eighth Frontier Athletic Conference win of the season, and 38th consecutive conference win, by defeating the Miami Trace Lady Panthers, 14-0 in five innings. 

For the second consecutive day, the Hillsboro Indians lost a Frontier Athletic Conference game to the Miami Trace Panthers, as this time the loss was at MTHS with the Indians falling to the Panthers by a 16-3 score Tuesday night (April 23). 

In Frontier Athletic Conference play Monday evening, the Hillsboro Indians hosted the Miami Trace Panthers, where they were shut out by the visitors by a 10-0 score in five innings. 

Local athletes from Inspire Training Center (ITC) earned gold, triumphing at the prestigious All Star World Championship, the world’s largest all-star cheerleading competition held in Orlando, Fla. 

Hillsboro High School’s track and field program hosted an invitational Friday, April 19, with 13 different high schools — including four from Highland County — represented.

Hillsboro junior pitcher Camryn Spruell pitched a perfect game on Monday evening, as she and the Lady Indians defeated the visiting Miami Trace Lady Panthers, 8-0 at Hillsboro High School. 

Thursday (April 18) saw the Hillsboro Lady Indians earn a Southern Hills Athletic Conference win over the Washington Blue Lions, followed by two games over the weekend on Saturday (April 20) as they defeated Bishop Ready and lost to Pickerington North at PNHS. 

The Hillsboro Indians earned their first win of the 2024 baseball season, snapping a 13-game streak of losses by defeating the Goshen Warriors on Saturday by an 8-4 score for the non-conference win. 

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of April 22-27 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change due to weather.

Hillsboro hosted two Frontier Athletic Conference opponents this week, playing much-improved baseball against the Jackson Ironmen in a 2-0 loss, followed by a loss to the Washington Blue Lions on Thursday. 

Joe B. Stewart is now a “Rocket Man,” so to speak, as he has been named the new varsity boys basketball head coach for the Fayetteville Rockets. Thursday evening saw the Fayetteville-Perry Board of Education approve the recommendation of Superintendent Tim Carlier. 

One day following a 7-3 win over Frontier Athletic Conference rival Jackson, the Hillsboro Lady Indians hosted the same team at Hillsboro High School on Tuesday (April 16), where they once again left the softball field with a sound victory.