On Saturday, Dec. 9, the Hillsboro Indians boys varsity wrestling team traveled to the Williamsburg Invitational for the first tournament of the season.
The McClain boys and girls varsity wrestling team opened the season at home against Frontier Athletic Conference foe Jackson. The Lady Tiger grapplers were victorious, 30-24, while the boys lost a close one to the visiting Ironmen.
Saturday (Dec. 9) saw the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats battle the Clinton-Massie Lady Falcons with a strong effort, but WHS fell by just a single point, 43-42 at CMHS.
Friday night (Dec. 8) was a night full of points and winning for the Fairfield Lions, as they defended Grandle Gymnasium in their Southern Hills Athletic Conference contest with the visiting Ripley Blue Jays.
Bally Sports Redsfest presented by PNC attracted 16,289 fans to the Duke Energy Convention Center on Dec. 1-2, with a total of 79 major league players, coaches, alumni and broadcasters in attendance.
After a regular season that saw Ohio State win its first 11 games – including Top 25 (CFP) victories against Notre Dame and Penn State – the seventh-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes are headed to the 88th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and will face Missouri on Friday, Dec. 29 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. ET with ESPN to televise to a national audience.
The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs fended off a strong charge by the Hillsboro Lady Indians Thursday night, defeating their Highland County counterpart, 56-51 at LCHS.
NCAA Division I student-athletes are graduating at record rates, according to the latest Graduation Success Rate data announced Wednesday. The overall single-cohort rate increased by 1 point to 91 percent, which is the highest rate recorded.
The Columbus Crew won the third MLS Cup presented by Audi in club history after defeating the Los Angeles Football Club, 2-1, at Lower.com Field Saturday.
Hillsboro Christian Academy sent their varsity teams to Adams County Christian School for a double-header on Dec. 8. The HCA Lady Crusaders defeated the ACCS Lady Eagles by a final score of 32-26. The Crusaders beat the Eagles in the varsity boys match, 67-45.
It was a packed house that filled the McClain gymnasium Friday night to watch the McClain Tigers and Miami Trace Panthers battle on the hardwood, and after four quarters of action, it was the Panthers who came out on top with a convincing 66-46 victory.
Ohio’s weeklong white-tailed deer gun hunting season concluded on Sunday, Dec. 3, with hunters taking 70,118 deer, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.