Following the conclusion of the swimming and diving state tournament Saturday night in Canton, the Ohio High School Athletic Association will conduct state tournaments this week in gymnastics and Division II bowling.
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.
The season didn’t last as long as the No. 7 seeded Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs wanted it to, as they fell in their Division III SE District Semifinal game against the No. 6 seeded Minford Lady Falcons, 48-42 at the Waverly Downtown Gym.
2023-24 Highland County Boys Basketball Leading Scorers. Varsity, regular-season stats only. Players must play in a majority of games for consideration. All stats compiled by The Highland County Press. Final Regular-Season Standings. Please send questions or corrections to crforsha@gmail.com.
The following is a look at Lynchburg-Clay’s Division III SE District Semifinal and Whiteoak’s Division IV SE District Semifinal, both set for Thursday, Feb. 22.
Three Highland County teams competed this week in the Division II Southeast District bowling tournament, with Lynchburg-Clay’s boys and girls varsity teams both winning the district and earning a trip to the Div. II State Bowling Tournament.
KINNIKINNICK — The Division III SE District Sectional Semifinals didn’t have the start or final score the No. 19 seeded Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs wanted to achieve on Monday night. The Mustangs kept battling and made things interesting, but eventually lost to the host No. 14 seeded Zane Trace Pioneers, 49-41.
Highland County had 10 boys basketball players named to the 2023-24 District 14 Coaches Association All-District teams, including two first-team honorees and a co-Player of the Year.
Highland County had 14 individuals earning 2023-24 District 14 Coaches Association All-District girls basketball honors, including two first-team selections and an Assistant Coach of the Year, as announced Tuesday.
It was simple for the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs Saturday night, and that was win and advance, which they accomplished against Wheelersburg, 56-45 in their Division III SE District Sectional Final game at Chillicothe High School.
It was a wild ride for the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs on Friday night in their regular-season finale against their rival Whiteoak, as they overcame a 16-point halftime deficit and scored the only points in overtime to win by a 35-33 final score.
2023-24 Highland County Girls Basketball Leading Scorers. Varsity stats only. Players must play in a majority of games for consideration. All stats compiled by The Highland County Press. Final Regular-Season Standings. Please send questions or corrections to crforsha@gmail.com.
