Scoring 31 points in the first half, the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs didn't hold back Monday night, defeating Southern Hills League foe West Union, 61-21 at WUHS.

The following are the team standings as of Jan. 27, 2011 for Miller's Auto Hospital - Highland Lanes.

On Monday night at Washington Senior High School, the McClain Lady Tigers shot their way to another South Central Ohio League win. Shooting 79-percent from the field, MHS, behind three players who scored in double figures, defeated the Washington Lady Blue Lions 54-35 for the season sweep.

Behind another 20-plus point output by Joe Michael, along with double-figure scoring from Doc Seip and Gage Carraher, the Whiteoak Wildcats gained a Southern Hills League win over the Manchester Greyhounds, 57-43.

The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs broke their recent two-game slide Saturday afternoon with a 46-26 Southern Hills League win over Highland County rival Fairfield.

The Eastern Warriors defeated North Adams, 53-43, in SHL action Friday, Jan. 28.

Friday night, in Leesburg, there were two victories to be had. The most important win will be saved for last. First, there was a basketball game to be played, and in that game the host Fairfield Lions came away victorious against their cross-county visitors, Lynchburg-Clay, 69-63.

For the first time this season, the McClain Tigers are winners in the South Central Ohio League. The improving Tigers, who now have won two straight varsity games, dominated the fourth frame Friday night en route to a 46-44 win at MPHS.

Fairfield Lady Lions head coach Matt Hodson said his team played their best all-around game Thursday night against the Peebles Lady Indians. Though the improving Lady Lions played their best game of the year, PHS defended their home court with a 59-38 win over FHS.

One three-point quarter was all it took for the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs to drop their makeup Southern Hills League game against the North Adams Lady Green Devils, Wednesday evening at NAHS. NA outscored LC in the final three quarters to defeat the visiting team, 54-43.

The McClain Lady Tigers kept their current pace in the South Central Ohio League Tuesday evening by defeating the Madison-Plains Lady Golden Eagles, 54-30 at MPHS.

This week, I want to take a break from writing about Highland County winter sports and talk about the warmer days ahead. I have baseball on the brain. I don’t know about anyone else, but this snow and cold can go away, as I dream of warm summer days at the ball park.
So let’s get away from this cold weather and talk about the upcoming season of the defending NL Central champion Cincinnati Reds.

(Continued from last week.)
    So, after only two SCOL games in the 1982 gridiron campaign, Hillsboro, Miami Trace and Circleville were 2-0 in the league. Washington and Wilmington were 1-1 and McClain, Madison-Plains and Teays Valley were 0-2. In fact, McClain, Madison-Plains and Teays Valley had yet to score a point in SCOL competition.

The 2011 Cincinnati Reds Caravan made a stop at WBEX- AM Radio in Chillicothe Thursday. The Highland County Press and other area media interviewed Reds manager Dusty Baker, pitcher Travis Wood, minor league player Todd Frazier, and Reds TV analyst Chris "The Creeper" Welsh.

The 2011 Cincinnati Reds Caravan made a stop at WBEX- AM Radio in Chillicothe Thursday. The Highland County Press and other area media interviewed Reds manager Dusty Baker, pitcher Travis Wood, minor league player Todd Frazier, and Reds TV analyst Chris "The Creeper" Welsh.