For two nights, the Fairfield Lady Lions were scheduled to face two of the best teams in the Southern Hills League … and for two straight nights, the Fairfield Lady Lions walked off the court with league wins as Tuesday proved to cap off the two-day feat, sweeping Highland County rival Whiteoak in three sets at WHS.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its first weekly football computer ratings Tuesday, Sept. 18. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday afternoon beginning after the fourth week of the season, leading up to the final report released on Sunday, Oct. 28. The top eight teams in each region qualify for the regional quarterfinals.
The Fairfield Lady Lion volleyball team were winners Monday evening as they defeated Fayetteville at Grandle Gymnasium for a five-set Southern Hills League win.
At River Edge Golf Course Monday evening, the McClain Lady Tigers were the winners of a quad match as MHS defeated three Scioto Valley Conference schools.
At River Edge Golf Course Monday evening, the McClain Lady Tigers were the winners of a quad match as MHS defeated three Scioto Valley Conference schools.
The first set on Monday evening went the way of the Hillsboro Lady Indians, but the next three, though close, didn't favor the home team, and with that, HHS fell to the London Lady Red Raiders in four sets at Hillsboro High School.
The first set on Monday evening went the way of the Hillsboro Lady Indians, but the next three, though close, didn't favor the home team, and with that, HHS fell to the London Lady Red Raiders in four sets at Hillsboro High School.
On Monday at the Hillsboro Elks Golf Course, the Hillsboro Lady Indians moved to 8-0 in South Central Ohio League play as they defeated the East Clinton Lady Astros by 52 strokes at 199-251.
In recent matches this past week, the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs defeated the North Adams Green Devils and fell to the Eastern Brown Warriors, moving to 2-3-1 overall.
The Fairfield Lions cross-country team raced to a second-place finish Saturday at Southeastern High School in Chillicothe as junior Michael Mangus led the way for all runners by winning the event.
The Fairfield Middle School boys dominated the field Saturday at Southeastern High School in Chillicothe, winning with a low score of 31 to runner-up Unioto, who had 89 points.
Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha writes about the upcoming week of games, reviews Week 2 of the NFL and looks back at some games from the past seven days.
Paint Valley allowed just two pass completions and played bend-but-don’t-break defense most of the night, but a 7-yard touchdown run by Colin Swackhammer in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference as the visiting Pioneers handed the Bearcats a 14-7 loss Friday night.
