Fairfield senior Hallie Haines was a history maker for the girls track team Friday, as she became the first girls runner in program history to race at the state meet.

Two Highland County track and field coaches were honored at the Southern Hills Athletic Conference spring sports banquet.

The Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its All-Southeast District baseball team, with 24 players and one coach from Highland County earning honors this spring.

Highland County had both the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honored at the SHAC spring sports banquet.

In the semifinals at the NAIA World Series, the historic season for the University of the Cumberlands softball team came to a close with a 3-0 loss to Oregon Tech. The Patriots finished with the best record in program history at 49-5-1 with a third-place finish at the NAIA World Series.

Eight Highland County track and field athletes are set to compete at the 2023 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, located on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus.

The 115th Annual Boys and 48th Annual Girls Ohio High School Athletic Association Track and Field State Tournament begins Friday morning at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University.

The Southern Hills Athletic Conference honored the 2023 All-SHAC softball team at the spring sports banquet.

The 2023 All-Southern Hills Athletic Conference baseball team was recognized during the SHAC spring sports banquet.

The 2023 All-Southern Hills Athletic Conference girls track and field team was honored at the SHAC spring sports banquet.

A total of eight Highland County athletes will be participating at the 2023 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships June 2-3 following their performances at regionals in Division II and Division III this past weekend.

After 16 years and 200 victories as Wilmington College’s head softball coach, Beth Floyd will be stepping down from her position in early June to pursue other professional opportunities.

The Fairfield Lions and South Webster Jeeps played even for two innings in a scoreless game, but the Jeeps scored three runs in the third, and as the innings ticked away, that ended up being enough to defeat the Lions in the Division IV SE District Finals, with Fairfield falling to South Webster by a 4-2 score.

Track and field athletes from Lynchburg-Clay, Fairfield and Whiteoak competed in the Division III district meet at Nelsonville-York May 17 and 19, as the Fairfield Lady Lions team led the way for Highland County with a third-place finish.

The OHSAA recently held district board elections in May, and Tim Cook, the Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Western Brown High School, was reelected to a new six-year term beginning Aug. 1.