One swing of the bat and patience at the plate proved to be the difference in an exceptional pitchers' duel Wednesday between the Whiteoak Wildcats and the Fairfield Lions.

One swing of the bat and patience at the plate proved to be the difference in an exceptional pitchers' duel Wednesday between the Whiteoak Wildcats and the Fairfield Lions.

One swing of the bat and patience at the plate proved to be the difference in an exceptional pitchers' duel Wednesday between the Whiteoak Wildcats and the Fairfield Lions.

The final schedule for the 2017 Ohio Valley Hoops Classic, which will be held Dec. 1 and 2 at the Patriot Center on the campus of Southern State Community College, has been released.

The Fairfield junior high girls track and field team placed first this past Friday at the 2017 Southern Hills Athletic Conference Championships held at Lynchburg-Clay High School.

Fairfield senior Jesse Current signed with Ohio Christian University to play soccer this fall.

This time in their second meeting with the Fairfield Lions, it was the Whiteoak Wildcats who were able to have the big inning. In fact, the hosts had two innings where they scored three runs apiece, leading to a 7-2 victory Thursday night.

This time in their second meeting with the Fairfield Lions, it was the Whiteoak Wildcats who were able to have the big inning. In fact, the hosts had two innings where they scored three runs apiece, leading to a 7-2 victory Thursday night.

This time in their second meeting with the Fairfield Lions, it was the Whiteoak Wildcats who were able to have the big inning. In fact, the hosts had two innings where they scored three runs apiece, leading to a 7-2 victory Thursday night.

The Fairfield Lady Lions (12-1, 9-0 SHAC) continued their dominance over Southern Hills Athletic Conference opponents with a 15-0 shutout victory of the West Union Lady Dragons (0-12, 0-9 SHAC) in a game played Wednesday at the Fairfield Baseball/Softball Complex. Kaiti White had a great day on the softball field, pitching a no-hitter while leading the Lady Lion offense with three hits, including two doubles and four RBIs. White struck out the first nine batters she faced.

Though the visiting Fayetteville Lady Rockets took the early lead, it was the Fairfield Lady Lions who defended their home field, then sang “Happy Birthday” to head coach Mark Dettwiller Tuesday night after a 3-2 win.

Though the visiting Fayetteville Lady Rockets took the early lead, it was the Fairfield Lady Lions who defended their home field, then sang “Happy Birthday” to head coach Mark Dettwiller Tuesday night after a 3-2 win.

Though the visiting Fayetteville Lady Rockets took the early lead, it was the Fairfield Lady Lions who defended their home field, then sang “Happy Birthday” to head coach Mark Dettwiller Tuesday night after a 3-2 win.

Though the visiting Fayetteville Lady Rockets took the early lead, it was the Fairfield Lady Lions who defended their home field, then sang “Happy Birthday” to head coach Mark Dettwiller Tuesday night after a 3-2 win.

The Fairfield Lions were ahead by four runs after the first four innings in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference game against the visiting Fayetteville Rockets. Though the Lions had a solid lead, the Rockets broke out the bats to gain timely hits and runs in the final three innings to rally past the Lions, 7-4.