The McClain coaching staff knew it was going to be a tough start to the new season after graduating so many experienced and talented seniors last year, and the inexperience showed early on in the Tigers’ 24-8 season-opening loss at Adena Friday night.
The 2024 high school football season is set to kick off this Friday night, and for the purposes of Highland County, both the Hillsboro Indians and McClain Tigers start the season on the road, representing the Frontier Athletic Conference.
The fourth Frontier Athletic Conference boys golf match took place on Monday (Aug. 19) at the Hillsboro Elks Golf Course where the Chillicothe Cavaliers left the links as the team winners.
Tuesday (Aug. 20) the Frontier Athletic Conference held their fifth conference event at the Hillsboro Elks with the Jackson Ironladies winning the six-team event.
After coming off a record-setting 17-0 victory over Piketon last Friday night, the McClain varsity girls soccer team remained unbeaten and not scored on to begin the season by defeating visiting Logan Elm 9-0 Monday night in Greenfield.
The McClain Tigers earned a spot in the Division IV playoffs last season, regained possession of the Rotary Bowl trophy and took a step forward in building their program into a year-to-year contender.
The Wilmington College community is mourning the loss of one of its students. Sophomore Mackenzie Corbin passed away over the weekend. She was an agribusiness major from South Salem and a member of Sigma Alpha sorority.
The season has started with two big wins for the Hillsboro Lady Indians volleyball team, as they won the 19th annual Highland County Spike & Dig Tournament championship on Saturday at Hillsboro High School.
The McClain boys varsity soccer team, under first-year coach John Gill, started the season off with a convincing 21-2 victory over visiting Piketon on McClain Field Friday night.
