The final five minutes of the Frontier Athletic Conference game for the Hillsboro Lady Indians — especially a one-minute span from the 5:34 mark to the 4:33 mark of the fourth quarter — saw the Washington Lady Blue Lions take all the momentum and the win Wednesday night.

High standards were not only met but exceeded for Highland County high school athletics for the 2017 calendar year. Here is a look back at some of the biggest moments from 2017.

There is just one basketball game on the schedule for Highland County high school athletics for Wednesday with the McClain Tigers hosting the Adena Warriors in a non-conference game at MHS.

The Hillsboro Indians varsity boys and girls swim teams traveled to Greenfield Tuesday, Dec. 19 to battle the McClain Tiger Sharks in Frontier Athletic Conference action. There were several competitive events, both individually and relay, but McClain prevailed at the end on both sides with the Tiger Shark boys winning 58-34 and the Tiger Shark girls 68-26.

The Hillsboro Indians varsity boys and girls swim teams traveled to Greenfield Tuesday, Dec. 19 to battle the McClain Tiger Sharks in Frontier Athletic Conference action. There were several competitive events, both individually and relay, but McClain prevailed at the end on both sides with the Tiger Shark boys winning 58-34 and the Tiger Shark girls 68-26.

The Hillsboro Indians varsity boys and girls swim teams traveled to Greenfield Tuesday, Dec. 19 to battle the McClain Tiger Sharks in Frontier Athletic Conference action. There were several competitive events, both individually and relay, but McClain prevailed at the end on both sides with the Tiger Shark boys winning 58-34 and the Tiger Shark girls 68-26.

The Hillsboro Indians varsity boys and girls swim teams traveled to Greenfield Tuesday, Dec. 19 to battle the McClain Tiger Sharks in Frontier Athletic Conference action. There were several competitive events, both individually and relay, but McClain prevailed at the end on both sides with the Tiger Shark boys winning 58-34 and the Tiger Shark girls 68-26.

The Hillsboro Indians varsity boys and girls swim teams traveled to Greenfield Tuesday, Dec. 19 to battle the McClain Tiger Sharks in Frontier Athletic Conference action. There were several competitive events, both individually and relay, but McClain prevailed at the end on both sides with the Tiger Shark boys winning 58-34 and the Tiger Shark girls 68-26.

The Hillsboro Indians varsity boys and girls swim teams traveled to Greenfield Tuesday, Dec. 19 to battle the McClain Tiger Sharks in Frontier Athletic Conference action. There were several competitive events, both individually and relay, but McClain prevailed at the end on both sides with the Tiger Shark boys winning 58-34 and the Tiger Shark girls 68-26.

The Hillsboro Indians varsity boys and girls swim teams traveled to Greenfield Tuesday, Dec. 19 to battle the McClain Tiger Sharks in Frontier Athletic Conference action. There were several competitive events, both individually and relay, but McClain prevailed at the end on both sides with the Tiger Shark boys winning 58-34 and the Tiger Shark girls 68-26.

The Hillsboro Indians varsity boys and girls swim teams traveled to Greenfield Tuesday, Dec. 19 to battle the McClain Tiger Sharks in Frontier Athletic Conference action. There were several competitive events, both individually and relay, but McClain prevailed at the end on both sides with the Tiger Shark boys winning 58-34 and the Tiger Shark girls 68-26.

Both the McClain Lady Tigers and Hillsboro Lady Indians had to overcome a total of 65 combined fouls called — equaling 77 free throw attempts — on Saturday night, but in between all of the whistles, the Highland County and Frontier Athletic Conference rivals battled on the court in a game that went into overtime.

The Hillsboro Indians hosted their first home match of the 2017-18 season, and they defended their home mat in convincing fashion, defeating Frontier Athletic Conference foe Chillicothe by a 45-22 score.

The Hillsboro Indians hosted their first home match of the 2017-18 season, and they defended their home mat in convincing fashion, defeating Frontier Athletic Conference foe Chillicothe by a 45-22 score.

The boys basketball teams of Highland County are back on the court Tuesday night with three teams from Highland County on the road and two hosting games for their respective conferences.