The final inning for the Fairfield Lions was a bit nail-biting, but behind the pitching of Sam Buddelmeyer and the defense of the Lions, they were able to fend off the Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove) Hornets, 5-3 for a sectional championship and a spot in the district round.

The final inning for the Fairfield Lions was a bit nail-biting, but behind the pitching of Sam Buddelmeyer and the defense of the Lions, they were able to fend off the Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove) Hornets, 5-3 for a sectional championship and a spot in the district round.

The Fairfield Lady Lions and the East Clinton Lady Astros met on Monday as both prepared for the start of the OHSAA tournament. It was another well-played game by two quality teams, but the non-conference win went to the Lady Lions, defeating the visiting EC squad, 7-1.

The Fairfield Lady Lions defeated the Miami Trace Lady Panthers Saturday by an 8-2 score in one of their most complete games of the season. The Lady Lions offense was is high gear pounding out 14 hits in the non-conference game.

The Fairfield Lions spread out their 13 runs scored in three different innings, leading to a dominating 13-3 win over the visiting Manchester Greyhounds Wednesday night at Fairfield High School.

For the second day in a row the Fairfield Lady Lions found themselves in a must win situation to keep their Division II Southern Hills Athletic Conference Championship hopes alive. The Lady Lions were dominating Wednesday sweeping two games from the Manchester Lady Greyhounds by scores of 11-0 and 11-1. The Lady Lions offense broke out by totaling 25 hits on the afternoon.

Scoring four runs in the first three innings and one more in the fifth allowed the Fairfield Lions to defeat the Fayetteville Rockets, 5-4 in Southern Hills Athletic Conference action Tuesday night.

In a must-win Southern Hills Athletic Conference game, the Fairfield Lady Lions did exactly that with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat the Fayetteville Lady Rockets, 4-1.

The Fairfield Lions JV baseball team suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of North Adams on Friday night 21-7.

The undefeated mark of the current Division IV No. 2 state-ranked Whiteoak Wildcats stayed perfect on Thursday night following a competitive showdown with Southern Hills Athletic Conference and Highland County rival Fairfield.

The Fairfield Lady Lions took time out from their Southern Hills Athletic Conference schedule Wednesday and traveled to Williamsburg to face the defending state champion Williamsburg Lady Wildcats, where FHS lost by a 4-0 score.

The Fairfield JV baseball team defeated the East Clinton Astros by a 12-9 score on Saturday.

Fairfield senior Matthew Mangus signed his national letter of intent to run cross-country at Youngstown State University.

Fairfield senior Matthew Mangus signed his national letter of intent to run cross-country at Youngstown State University.

At the second annual Hillsboro Invitational held at the Hillsboro High School track, both the boys and girls teams were winners of the event, as they each defeated seven other schools.