The top of the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Division I standings ended in a three-team tie for the conference championship, as on Monday the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs wrapped up their ’23 season with a convincing 12-2 win over West Union, making it a three-way tie for the conference title.
The regular-season and Southern Hills Athletic Conference finale for the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs was a “perfect afternoon” for pitcher Cole Wells, as the hurler pitched a perfect game Monday against the West Union Dragons.
The Fairfield Lady Lions scored 130 points en route to the 2023 girls Southern Hills Athletic Conference championship Friday at Fairfield High School, while the Whiteoak Wildcats earned the boys SHAC title with 152.75 points.
In their Division III Southeast District Sectional Final game on Thursday (May 11), the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs lost by a 2-1 score to the Zane Trace Lady Pioneers at ZTHS.
The Southern Hills Athletic Conference this week released the All-SHAC baseball and softball teams, with 18 Highland County athletes gaining honors this spring.
Earning a Southern Hills Athletic Conference win on Thursday night (April 27), the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs defeated the Ripley Blue Jays, 11-0 in five innings for the run-rule victory on the road.
After a first inning where the Whiteoak Wildcats and Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs combined for six runs, the Wildcats went on to score no less than three runs in three of the next four innings played, leading to the visiting Wildcats defeating the Mustangs 18-6 in five innings and gaining the run-rule victory in Southern Hills Athletic Conference play.
Lynchburg-Clay rallied to take the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth and held on to win their Southern Hills Athletic Conference battle with the visiting Whiteoak Lady Wildcats, 10-9 Thursday night.
The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs defended their home diamond with aggressive scoring on Wednesday night, defeating the visiting East Clinton Astros, 13-2 in five innings for a non-conference run-rule victory.
On two consecutive days, the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs earned two wins, one being a Southern Hills Athletic Conference victory at Peebles on Tuesday, and a non-conference win on Wednesday vs. East Clinton.