Breakdowns in the first inning by the Whiteoak Wildcats was too much to battle back from Wednesday at Paint Valley High School. With the bases loaded in the final inning, the Wildcats were unable to tie the game as they dropped their non-league game to the Bearcats 12-8.

Greenfield Youth League sign-ups will be held April 5-7 from 6-8 p.m.; April 10, from 10 a.m.-noon; April 12-14, from 6-8 p.m.; and April 17 from 10 a.m. - noon. Sign up at the Greenfield Armory, located across from Burger King. The cost is $35 per child (discount for multiple siblings). Children must be 5 years old by May 1.

The Fairfield Lady Lions shut out the North Adams Lady Green Devils 12-0 to open the 2010 Southern Hills League season in a game played on Tuesday at North Adams High School.

Unable to get the timing of their swings in check, the defending South Central League champion Hillsboro Indians dropped their league and season opening game Wednesday night by a score of 11-1 to the Washington Blue Lions.

Unable to get the timing of their swings in check, the defending South Central League champion Hillsboro Indians dropped their league and season opening game Wednesday night by a score of 11-1 to the Washington Blue Lions.

The Hillsboro Lady Indians season started off on the wrong side of the scoreboard Wednesday evening, as errors and off-balanced hitting hurt the Lady Indians' chances of taking home a season-opening victory.

The Hillsboro Lady Indians season started off on the wrong side of the scoreboard Wednesday evening, as errors and off-balanced hitting hurt the Lady Indians' chances of taking home a season-opening victory.

After giving up two runs in the first three innings, the Fairfield Lions torched the North Adams Green Devils for seven in the bottom of the third. The big inning by the Lions allowed them to rule the home of the Green Devils for one day, as they defeated North Adams 11-2 Tuesday.

The Whiteoak Wildcats started off their 2010 season on a positive note as they used textbook base running along with timely hitting to win their season opener against the Fayetteville Rockets 6-3.

The Whiteoak Wildcats started off their 2010 season on a positive note as they used textbook base running along with timely hitting to win their season opener against the Fayetteville Rockets 6-3.

Before the game, Whiteoak head coach Brett Malone had concerns about starting the season with a league opponent. The concerns went away fast once the Whiteoak Lady 'Cats flexed their muscle and added run after run after run in their season opener against the Fayetteville Lady Rockets. With 28 total runs scored by Whiteoak, the Lady 'Cats surged to a 28-3 victory Tuesday at Whiteoak High School.

Before the game, Whiteoak head coach Brett Malone had concerns about starting the season with a league opponent. The concerns went away fast once the Whiteoak Lady 'Cats flexed their muscle and added run after run after run in their season opener against the Fayetteville Lady Rockets. With 28 total runs scored by Whiteoak, the Lady 'Cats surged to a 28-3 victory Tuesday at Whiteoak High School.

Game changes for Tuesday, March 30

GREENFIELD – I haven’t written a newspaper column in 12 years. Now that I have my excuse out of the way, just in case you don’t enjoy – or have a harsh critique of this column, I will continue. I have never pretended to be a learned journalist. The extent of my college education was a major in physical education and health. Anything I do know about writing a column comes from the teachings of Roger Ross and Rick Schluep during the old days of the Greenfield Daily Times.

Hillsboro graduate Kendal Coleman and the Cincinnati Bearcat baseball team wrapped up a three-game set against the Villanova Wildcats this past weekend, in their Big East opening series, where the Bearcats dropped the first two, but ended the trip with a win on Sunday.