A new season opened for the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, as they hosted the Piketon Redstreaks and lost the non-conference game by a 54-24 score.

A new season opened for the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, as they hosted the Piketon Redstreaks and lost the non-conference game by a 54-24 score.

A new season opened for the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, as they hosted the Piketon Redstreaks and lost the non-conference game by a 54-24 score.

Welcome back, high school basketball fans of Highland County and southeast Ohio. How exciting is it that the 2019-20 season is nearly here? There is a lot to look forward to from teams who reside not only in Highland County, but who are a part of nearby towns and cities that play in the Frontier Athletic Conference (FAC) and the Southern Hills Athletic Conference (SHAC).

The Whiteoak Wildcats have a new coach and nearly an entire new roster as they begin the 2019-20 season, looking to continue their upward swing and rebuild of their boys varsity basketball program.

There is some new excitement for the start of another Whiteoak Lady Wildcats basketball season as more players have joined the program, and there is more depth to a roster looking to improve on how they played a season ago.

There has been a change at the top of the Whiteoak Wildcats boys basketball program and that change is a new head coach, as former player Ryan Barnett has been tabbed to take over the position.

The Southern Hills Athletic Conference honored members of the 2019 All-SHAC Volleyball Team during their fall sports banquet.

The All-SHAC Boys Golf Team was honored at the Southern Hills Athletic Conference’s 2019 fall sports banquet.

The All-Southern Hills Athletic Conference boys cross-country team received honors at the 2019 SHAC fall sports banquet.

Several Bright Local athletes competed Sunday, Oct. 20 in the Ohio Middle School and Elementary Cross-Country Championships, held at Dublin Jerome High School in Dublin.

The Fairfield Lions continued their yearly dominance at the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championships by winning the event for a ninth straight year, and this year they took three Top 5 spots.

The Fairfield Lions continued their yearly dominance at the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championships by winning the event for a ninth straight year, and this year they took three Top 5 spots.

The Fairfield Lions continued their yearly dominance at the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championships by winning the event for a ninth straight year, and this year they took three Top 5 spots.

The Fairfield Lions continued their yearly dominance at the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championships by winning the event for a ninth straight year, and this year they took three Top 5 spots.