Using a strong first half, the Fairfield Lions did more than enough to add to their Division II Southern Hills Athletic Conference lead on Friday night. The Lions led by 16 points at halftime and never trailed in the game as they defeated the West Union Dragons, 71-53.

Using a strong first half, the Fairfield Lions did more than enough to add to their Division II Southern Hills Athletic Conference lead on Friday night. The Lions led by 16 points at halftime and never trailed in the game as they defeated the West Union Dragons, 71-53.

Using a strong first half, the Fairfield Lions did more than enough to add to their Division II Southern Hills Athletic Conference lead on Friday night. The Lions led by 16 points at halftime and never trailed in the game as they defeated the West Union Dragons, 71-53.

Using a strong first half, the Fairfield Lions did more than enough to add to their Division II Southern Hills Athletic Conference lead on Friday night. The Lions led by 16 points at halftime and never trailed in the game as they defeated the West Union Dragons, 71-53.

Having a first half that wasn’t much offensively, but strong defensively, the second half was improved for the Lady Lions, who earned a Southern Hills Athletic Conference win by a 56-34 over the Manchester Lady Greyhounds at Grandle Gymnasium.

Having a first half that wasn’t much offensively, but strong defensively, the second half was improved for the Lady Lions, who earned a Southern Hills Athletic Conference win by a 56-34 over the Manchester Lady Greyhounds at Grandle Gymnasium.

Having a first half that wasn’t much offensively, but strong defensively, the second half was improved for the Lady Lions, who earned a Southern Hills Athletic Conference win by a 56-34 over the Manchester Lady Greyhounds at Grandle Gymnasium.

Having a first half that wasn’t much offensively, but strong defensively, the second half was improved for the Lady Lions, who earned a Southern Hills Athletic Conference win by a 56-34 over the Manchester Lady Greyhounds at Grandle Gymnasium.

Having a first half that wasn’t much offensively, but strong defensively, the second half was improved for the Lady Lions, who earned a Southern Hills Athletic Conference win by a 56-34 over the Manchester Lady Greyhounds at Grandle Gymnasium.

It took Fairfield junior Grace Shope under three full seasons to become just the third Fairfield Lady Lions basketball player to reach the 1,000-point scoring plateau. She did so in the third quarter Saturday afternoon, as FHS defeated Manchester, 68-36 for a road conference victory.

It was a humid evening inside Grandle Gymnasium, with both the Fairfield Lions and Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs going on hot streaks and scoring drives that left the Mustangs as the winner.

It was a humid evening inside Grandle Gymnasium, with both the Fairfield Lions and Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs going on hot streaks and scoring drives that left the Mustangs as the winner.

It was a humid evening inside Grandle Gymnasium, with both the Fairfield Lions and Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs going on hot streaks and scoring drives that left the Mustangs as the winner.

It was a humid evening inside Grandle Gymnasium, with both the Fairfield Lions and Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs going on hot streaks and scoring drives that left the Mustangs as the winner.

It was a humid evening inside Grandle Gymnasium, with both the Fairfield Lions and Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs going on hot streaks and scoring drives that left the Mustangs as the winner.