The 2024 high school football season is set to kick off this Friday night, and for the purposes of Highland County, both the Hillsboro Indians and McClain Tigers start the season on the road, representing the Frontier Athletic Conference.
The fourth Frontier Athletic Conference boys golf match took place on Monday (Aug. 19) at the Hillsboro Elks Golf Course where the Chillicothe Cavaliers left the links as the team winners.
Tuesday (Aug. 20) the Frontier Athletic Conference held their fifth conference event at the Hillsboro Elks with the Jackson Ironladies winning the six-team event.
After coming off a record-setting 17-0 victory over Piketon last Friday night, the McClain varsity girls soccer team remained unbeaten and not scored on to begin the season by defeating visiting Logan Elm 9-0 Monday night in Greenfield.
The McClain Tigers earned a spot in the Division IV playoffs last season, regained possession of the Rotary Bowl trophy and took a step forward in building their program into a year-to-year contender.
The season has started with two big wins for the Hillsboro Lady Indians volleyball team, as they won the 19th annual Highland County Spike & Dig Tournament championship on Saturday at Hillsboro High School.
The McClain boys varsity soccer team, under first-year coach John Gill, started the season off with a convincing 21-2 victory over visiting Piketon on McClain Field Friday night.
The McClain girls varsity soccer team started off the new season with an impressive 17-0 victory over the Piketon Lady Redstreaks Friday night on McClain Field.
The McClain Lady Tigers golf traveled to Big Beaver Creek Golf Club in Piketon for a tri-match with the Piketon and North Adams on Wednesday, Aug. 14 as Piketon won the team event.
The Frontier Athletic Conference held its third and fourth matches for the 2024 girls golf season this week, as both McClain and Hillsboro competed in the conference events.
