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Sports 27 July 2010

Hillsboro goes down swinging; bows out of state tournament

The Hillsboro Post 129 season ended Tuesday morning with a 15-14 loss to Piqua Post 184, but the Hillsboro club went down swinging, almost landing the knockout punch in the ninth inning which nearly kept their American Legion State Baseball Tournament run going.

Sports 27 July 2010

Hillsboro goes down swinging; bows out of state tournament

The Hillsboro Post 129 season ended Tuesday morning with a 15-14 loss to Piqua Post 184, but the Hillsboro club went down swinging, almost landing the knockout punch in the ninth inning which nearly kept their American Legion State Baseball Tournament run going.

Sports 27 July 2010

Wilmington board votes to pursue re-entry into SCOL

As reported here Saturday, July 24, the Wilmington City Schools Board of Education considered a resolution to seek re-entry into the South Central Ohio League at its board meeting Monday, July 26. On Monday, the board voted to pursue re-entry into the SCOL.

Sports 26 July 2010

Hillsboro Post 129 vs. Lima Post 96 updates

Lima leads 12-5 in the seventh inning.

Sports 26 July 2010

Hillsboro 12-and-under team wins championship in Bainbridge tourney

The Hillsboro 12-and under tournament team recently traveled to play in the Bainbridge Fourth of July Tournament.

Sports 26 July 2010

American Legion Post 129 shuts out Galion, 11-0, in opening round of state tournament

Post 129 defeats Galion, 11-0.

Sports 24 July 2010

Wilmington may seek re-entry into SCOL

The Wilmington City Schools Board of Education will consider a resolution to seek re-entry into the South Central Ohio League at its board meeting Monday, July 26. Wilmington was a charter member of the SCOL in 1923.

Sports 23 July 2010

Press release: OHSAA awards football finals to both Stark County and Columbus

The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted to award both Stark County and Columbus the opportunity to host the state football finals for two years each beginning with the 2012 season.

Sports 22 July 2010

Leesburg Majors First Place: Weller Plumbing & Heating

The Weller Plumbing & Heating baseball team recently finished in first place in the Leesburg Majors.

Sports 22 July 2010

14U Highland Pride fast pitch softball team takes first place

The 14U Highland Pride fast pitch softball team took first place at the SCBA 4th of July Tournament held in Springboro.

Sports 22 July 2010

SCOL history: John Denen voted Player of the Year

SCOL History continues from last week

Sports 22 July 2010

Bull Durham, 2010 Post 129 team have many similarities

Bull Durham and the 2010 Hillsboro Post 129 baseball team may be a couple decades apart and the latter is an actual baseball team but this summer, they have looked like one and the same.

Sports 22 July 2010

Strasburg pitched as advertised

He walked to the Great American Ball Park advertised as the next big thing in baseball.

Sports 22 July 2010

Football official classes begin July 26

The Wilmington Football Official Association will be offering an instructional class for new football officials beginning Monday, July 26 at Hillsboro High School.

Sports 17 July 2010

American Legion District 7 Champions

The 2010 American Legion District 7 champions: Hillsboro Post 129

Sports 17 July 2010

Team effort puts Hillsboro in District 7 championship game

Before the Hillsboro Post 129 ball club took the field Friday night, head coach Ritchie Butler told his team to play as one.