The Southeast District Coaches Association named 18 Highland County athletes to the 2023 All-District boys soccer team, along with an assistant coach receiving honors in Division III.

The Southeast District Coaches Association this week announced the 2023 All-District girls soccer teams, with Highland County having 20 players selected as well as the Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year for Division III.

Highland County is guaranteed one team in the Division III regional championship game this Saturday, but which team that will be has yet to be decided. For the first time ever, Highland County had two district champions in Division III in the same year, meaning the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs and the Fairfield Lady Lions will be facing each other on Tuesday, Oct. 31 with the winner advancing to the Elite Eight.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the qualifiers for this week’s cross-country state championships and the pairings for the field hockey state tournament, in addition to the regional tournament pairings in volleyball and soccer.

Following 80 minutes of regulation soccer, including a 40-minute scoreless second half, all it took for the Fairfield Lady Lions was one final goal — though it took a little long for the officials to make a ruling — by Fairfield senior Kennedy Zink to crown the Lady Lions champions of the Southeast District for the first time in program history, defeating Minford, 2-1 at Valley High School.

Highland County girls soccer has two district champions, as both Lynchburg-Clay and Fairfield earned Division III Southeast District titles Thursday night.

With the busy and stressful times of harvest, Fairfield FFA members wanted to do something to help thank our local farmers for all they do. Fairfield FFA held their second annual Feed a Farmer event Oct. 18.

The District 14 Volleyball Coaches Association announced its All-District selections Tuesday, as seven Highland County volleyball players earned recognition.

The Fairfield Lady Lions volleyball team finished in first place in Division II of the Southern Hills Athletic Conference with a record of 12-1.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Oct. 23-28 (varsity only). All games are subject to change (and additional games may be added as teams advance in tournament play).

It took only one goal and a lot of aggressive defense, but the Fairfield Lions overcame their past in district semifinal games with a one-goal win over the No. 7 seeded Eastern Lady Warriors in their Division III SE District Semifinal game Monday night at Hillsboro High School.

The Southeast Ohio District Golf Coaches Association selected its 2023 All-Southeast District golf teams Sunday, with five Highland County athletes earning All-District recognition.

On Saturday, Oct. 21, Highland County cross-country teams competed at the Southeast District Division III Cross Country Championships at the University of Rio Grande.

The following are recaps for Hillsboro and McClain girls soccer; Fairfield boys soccer; and Fairfield volleyball tournament games for Thursday, Oct. 19.

Fairfield head coach Cohen Frost was named the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Boys Cross-Country Coach of the Year.