A point differential of only three points separated the McClain Lady Tigers with the Waverly Lady Tigers and a non-conference win, as MHS fell on the road to Waverly, 45-42 on Monday, Dec. 18 at the Waverly Downtown Gym.
In one of their closer games this season, the Fairfield Lions kept their winning ways going by defeating the Fayetteville Rockets, 58-53 on Friday (Dec. 22) at Fayetteville High School.
Friday night (Dec. 23) the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs traveled to West Union and promptly defeated the host Dragons in Southern Hills Athletic Conference action, winning by a 79-55 score.
Showcasing how improved they’ve become over the past couple seasons, the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats added a solid non-conference win to their resumé on Wednesday, Dec. 20 by defeating the Clermont Northeastern Lady Rockets, 59-23.
The Cincinnati Bengals Wednesday cleared CB Cam Taylor-Britt to practice by designating him for return from the Reserve/Injured list. In addition, the team signed DT Domenique Davis to the practice squad.
The University of Cincinnati men's basketball program is saddened to report that Fritz Meyer, a member of the 1963 national runner-up team and prominent alumni liaison, has passed away at 80.
Another top-five ranked recruiting class is headed to Columbus, as Ryan Day announced that 20 student-athletes signed national letters of intent to further their academic and athletic careers with Ohio State.
Playing to a difference of just nine points in the first half, the McClain Tigers and Hillsboro Indians battled close on the scoreboard for the first 16 minutes of game time in their Frontier Athletic Conference contest Saturday night (Dec. 23), but that changed in the second half.
On Saturday afternoon (Dec. 23), the Hillsboro Lady Indians fended off the McClain Lady Tigers, as it was the away team Lady Indians who broke a tied score with 33 seconds left in regulation which eventually led to the final 44-42 score that gave Hillsboro their fifth win of the season.
Hosting the Manchester Greyhounds Friday night, the Whiteoak Wildcats defended their home court in Southern Hills Athletic Conference play, defeating the visitors, 72-63.
Thursday night (Dec. 21) the Hillsboro Indians went on the road for a non-conference game to face the Batavia Bulldogs and returned to Highland County with a victory, defeating the host Bulldogs, 63-44.
Going on the road and needing 11 points to have her name etched into the Lynchburg-Clay record book, senior Jade Massey became the newest member of the 1,000-point club Thursday night.
The McClain varsity girls basketball team picked up a big non-conference victory, 47-33 over Piketon Wednesday night in Greenfield to improve their overall record to 5-4 and 3-1 in the Frontier Athletic Conference.