The pairings are set for this week’s Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball state tournament at the University of Dayton Arena, in addition to this week’s OHSAA boys basketball regional tournaments.
There will be a battle of Southeast District champions in the Division IV Regional Semifinals this Tuesday night (March 12) at 8 p.m. when the Fairfield Lions and South Webster Jeeps step onto the court of the Ohio University Bobcats at the Convocation Center in Athens.
The Fairfield Lions didn’t stop believing in their Division IV SE District Final game against the Federal Hocking Lancers, so when the final buzzer sounded at the Ohio University Convocation Center, they were hoisting a district championship trophy for the first time in a decade.
The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced the 2023-24 All-Southeast District boys basketball teams Saturday, as Highland County was well represented with 12 players.
The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released their 2023-24 All-Southeast District girls basketball teams Saturday, with Highland County having 13 players represented.
The Fairfield Lions return to a familiar spot on the tournament trail this upcoming Friday night, as they will play in a fifth consecutive Division IV SE District championship game, and this season is the year they want a different result than the previous four.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association will conduct three more state tournaments this week, including wrestling, ice hockey and Division I bowling. All three state tournaments begin on Friday, March 8.
Everything is on the line in the win-or-go-home Division IV SE District Semifinal game taking place this Saturday, as the No. 2 seeded Fairfield Lions (20-3) and the No. 7 seeded Manchester Greyhounds (15-8) are scheduled face each other for the third time this season.
The Southern Hills Athletic Conference this week announced the 2023-24 All-SHAC winter teams, with 22 Highland County basketball and bowling athletes, plus three coaches, honored.
