After allowing the North Adams Green Devils back into the game after leading by 12 points, the Fairfield Lions fought, scraped and battled until the final buzzer as they were victorious in their Southern Hills League opener, defeating the Green Devils 66-60 Friday night.

After allowing the North Adams Green Devils back into the game after leading by 12 points, the Fairfield Lions fought, scraped and battled until the final buzzer as they were victorious in their Southern Hills League opener, defeating the Green Devils 66-60 Friday night.

The 1965-66 SCOL basketball season opened in mid-November with non-league competition.  Last season’s league basketball champions, the Circleville Tigers, began the season with a new head coach, Chuck Hill. Hill was formerly on the coaching staff at Mt. Vernon.

As both the Lynchburg Clay Lady Mustangs and Fairfield Lady Lions combined for just 10 points in the first quarter, it was the Lady Mustangs who put together enough offense to go with their stellar defense to gain the Southern Hills League win 51-34 at Grandle Gymnasium Thursday night.

As both the Lynchburg Clay Lady Mustangs and Fairfield Lady Lions combined for just 10 points in the first quarter, it was the Lady Mustangs who put together enough offense to go with their stellar defense to gain the Southern Hills League win 51-34 at Grandle Gymnasium Thursday night.

  The best time of the college football season is nearing. I like the opening week, but I love the postseason bowl games. Yeah, I think it would be better with a playoff system, but I already complained about that in January, so that is a dead issue for now.

After gaining their season opening win on Friday night, the Whiteoak Wildcats dropped their first game of the year the following day as they fell to non-league foe Williamsburg 70-51 in their 2009-10 home opener at Whiteoak High School.

Entering the half with the game tied at 27, both the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs and Whiteoak Wildcats kept the game close up until the very end, but timely scoring and the prevention of a Mustangs rally near the end of the game gave the Wildcats their second win of the season as they defeated L-C 61-56 Tuesday night at LCHS.

Entering the half with the game tied at 27, both the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs and Whiteoak Wildcats kept the game close up until the very end, but timely scoring and the prevention of a Mustangs rally near the end of the game gave the Wildcats their second win of the season as they defeated L-C 61-56 Tuesday night at LCHS.

After battling tough for three quarters the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs slowed down in the final eight minutes, allowing the Eastern Lady Warriors to gain a Southern Hills League win, defeating the Lady Mustangs 54-42 Monday night at EBHS.

After battling tough for three quarters the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs slowed down in the final eight minutes, allowing the Eastern Lady Warriors to gain a Southern Hills League win, defeating the Lady Mustangs 54-42 Monday night at EBHS.

Three Southern State Lady Patriots put up double figures in scoring, and it was just enough for SSCC to gain he win, as they defeated the Kentucky Christian University (JV) team 79-71 at the Patriot Center Saturday afternoon.

Southern State sophomore Tirrell Cumberland set a career-high in scoring Saturday afternoon, but it wasn’t enough for the Patriots to earn the win, as they fell to Kentucky Christian University 124-105.