Fairfield Athletic Director James Barnett announced Thursday the official signing of Fairfield Lady Lions softball senior Caitlyn Quickle to play Division I college softball for the Valparaiso University Beacons of the Missouri Valley Conference in Valparaiso, Ind.

A trio of Lynchburg-Clay soccer players, along with one Fairfield senior, were selected to the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association’s All-Ohio teams in Division III for their play during the 2023 season.

The Southern Hills Athletic Conference honored the 2023 Volleyball Co-Players of the Year and Coach of the Year during the SHAC fall sports banquet.

The Fairfield FFA Chapter attended the 96th National FFA Convention and Expo Nov. 1-4.

The Southern Hills Athletic Conference honored the 2023 All-SHAC girls soccer team at the fall sports banquet.

The Southern Hills Athletic Conference honored the 2023 All-SHAC boys soccer team during the fall sports banquet

The 2023 All-Southern Hills Athletic Conference volleyball team was honored at the SHAC fall sports banquet.

High school soccer results from the fall 2023 soccer season for Hillsboro, McClain, Lynchburg-Clay and Fairfield (varsity only).

It wasn’t easy for the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs and Fairfield Lady Lions, who battled cold and windy conditions, plus a quick sprinkle of snow on Halloween night, Tuesday, Oct. 31, in their Division III Regional Final game.

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.