It was a packed house that filled the McClain gymnasium Friday night to watch the McClain Tigers and Miami Trace Panthers battle on the hardwood, and after four quarters of action, it was the Panthers who came out on top with a convincing 66-46 victory.
The McClain boys varsity basketball team saw their overall record drop to 1-1 on the season after a disappointing 69-51 loss to Frontier Athletic Conference foe Jackson Tuesday night in Greenfield.
The McClain girls varsity basketball team picked up their first Frontier Athletic Conference win of the season and improved to 2-1 overall after defeating Miami Trace, 45-39 Saturday afternoon in Greenfield.
The McClain Tigers and Paint Valley Bearcats opened the season Friday night in Greenfield and gave the huge crowd on hand a good old-fashioned barnburner, with McClain winning a nail-biter, 42-41.
The Jackson Ironladies showed why they have won back-to-back Frontier Athletic Conference titles and are favored to win a third after defeating McClain, 58-40 Wednesday night in Greenfield.
For a second straight offseason, the McClain Tigers boys basketball program made a change at head coach, as Mike Noszka is taking over at the helm of the boys basketball program, as he brings with him quite a résumé to rebuild the Tigers’ program.
The McClain Lady Tigers varsity basketball team and first-year head coach Shania Massie started the new season off well Wednesday night with an impressive 59-27 non-conference victory over visiting Paint Valley.
