The 2012 season is a new, fresh beginning for the Hillsboro Indians as they look to learn from a very rough '11 season and look to make great strides in the coming months to improve a program that wants to build positive consistency.

The Hillsboro Indians are hosting the Paint Valley Bearcats this Friday (Aug. 17) in junior high and high school football in their final scrimmage of the preseason.

The 8th annual Highland County Spike and Dig Volleyball Tournament will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25 at Hillsboro High School and the Hillsboro Middle School with high school varsity and reserve games.

The 2012 Hillsboro boys soccer team prepared for the upcoming season on Tuesday evening with a scrimmage against the Clermont Northeastern Rockets at the HHS practice fields.

The 2012 Hillsboro boys soccer team prepared for the upcoming season on Tuesday evening with a scrimmage against the Clermont Northeastern Rockets at the HHS practice fields.

On Tuesday, the Hillsboro Lady Indians' golf team defeated South Central Ohio League and Highland County rival McClain 205-212 at the Hillsboro Elks Golf Course.

On Tuesday, the Hillsboro Lady Indians' golf team defeated South Central Ohio League and Highland County rival McClain 205-212 at the Hillsboro Elks Golf Course.

The 2012 boys and girls high school golf season got under way in a wild day of weather in the annual McClain Invitational at Buckeye Hills Golf Course. Being the first time the event was held with boys and girls golf on the same day, players overcame hard pouring rain followed by a slight drizzle, along with gusts of wind and even some sunshine as the Miami Trace boys and Westfall girls were the winners of Friday's season-opening event.

The 2012 boys and girls high school golf season got under way in a wild day of weather in the annual McClain Invitational at Buckeye Hills Golf Course. Being the first time the event was held with boys and girls golf on the same day, players overcame hard pouring rain followed by a slight drizzle, along with gusts of wind and even some sunshine as the Miami Trace boys and Westfall girls were the winners of Friday's season-opening event.

The past two weeks, Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha has been on the road. It was just him, his car, his GPS and his radio every day for the past 14 days going to Ross, Clinton, Fayette, Madison and Highland Counties for what will soon be the third annual Highland County Press First-and-Ten Football Preview. Here he talks about the highlights of the football tour.

The eighth installment of the Highland County Press First-and-Ten football tour covers the Hillsboro Indians, as HCP sports editor Stephen Forsha had the opportunity to visit with them on Monday, Aug. 6 on the practice field beside Richards Memorial Field.

The eighth installment of the Highland County Press First-and-Ten football tour covers the Hillsboro Indians, as HCP sports editor Stephen Forsha had the opportunity to visit with them on Monday, Aug. 6 on the practice field beside Richards Memorial Field.

Beverly Carroll, president of the Hillsboro Athletic Booster Club, has announced the first Club meeting of the 2012-2013 school year.

Hillsboro Youth Football League at Liberty Park will hold registration for youth entering grades third through sixth.

Eleven Indian seniors played their final football game for the Red and White. They included J.D. Wagoner, Chad Price, Matt Kruse, Rodney Captain, Jason Spruance, Dennis Zahn, Sean Longstreth, Kevin Bennington, James Jones, Mike Rapp and Brent Carper.