Getting Lynchburg-Clay’s best shot on Monday evening, the McClain Lady Tigers battled with their Highland County counterpart, and after a close first half, McClain gradually added to their lead to defeat the visiting Lady Mustangs, 49-36 in non-conference action.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 1 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

Going to the final second, Lynchburg-Clay’s Denver Clinton gave the Mustangs a reason to celebrate on homecoming, as he sank a game-winning basket as time expired for a 47-46 victory over Peebles.

Recaps from Lynchburg-Clay, Fairfield and Whiteoak games.

The Whiteoak Wildcats and Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs earned road wins on Tuesday, while the Fairfield Lions and McClain Tigers lost on the road.

The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs recently lost a Southern Hills Athletic Conference game to the Eastern Lady Warriors, and that was followed by a weekend loss to the Minford Lady Falcons, both at home.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Jan. 20-26 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

Heidelberg University's fall student-athletes have really outdone themselves. Bolstered by a whopping 22 honorees from the football team, 66 Student Princes were named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference recipients.

During its January meeting Thursday morning, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to expand postseason tournament divisions in track and field and cross country.

The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs and the Manchester Greyhounds took each other to the brink and back, but following four regulation quarters and two overtime periods, the Mustangs stood tall as the victors, defeating the visiting Greyhounds, 62-58 Tuesday night at LCHS.

The following are rescheduled varsity boys and girls basketball games for Frontier Athletic Conference and Southern Hills Athletic Conference teams as of Jan. 15. This list was compiled by The Highland County Press. Please send additions or corrections to crforsha@gmail.com.

There are times when all a team needs is the final shot and a few seconds left on the clock, and that’s what happened to the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs Monday night.

The McClain boys varsity basketball team had to fight and claw all night to defeat Lynchburg-Clay, 38-34 in a defensive, hard-fought non-conference battle on the Tigers’ home floor Saturday night.

The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs went on the road for a non-conference game Saturday evening and returned home with a 13-point win over the host Clinton-Massie Lady Falcons, winning by a 49-36 score.