Major League Baseball will give nearly four dozen youth a Fall Classic experience with the opportunity to be part of the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One through the 28th annual Pitch, Hit & Run Finals.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Oct. 22-26 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change due to weather and/or tournament results. All events listed are postseason events unless otherwise noted.

Recaps from the Southeast District Div. II and Div. III cross-country meet.

The District 14 Volleyball Coaches Association released its All-District teams this week, with nine Highland County volleyball players honored for their play this fall.

If there is one thing anyone can say about the 2024 McClain Tigers, it is they don’t stop battling. Though the Tigers lost their Week 9 game Friday night to the host Washington Blue Lions by a 43-19 score at Gardner Park, the young Tigers fought hard for the entire game. 

The McClain varsity girls soccer team opened tournament play and continued their historic season with an impressive 6-0 shutout of Fairland Wednesday night in Greenfield.

It wasn’t the best of weeks for the two Highland County football teams in Week 8, where both the Hillsboro Indians and McClain Tigers lost their respective Frontier Athletic Conference games. This week, both teams are on the road for Week 9, as there are just two games left on the schedule for the regular season.

The McClain Tigers boys soccer team had their 2024 season come to a close Wednesday, as they lost to the host Zane Trace Pioneers by a 9-2 score in the Division IV SE District Quarterfinals.

The Frontier Athletic Conference Wednesday announced the 2024 All-FAC teams for fall sports except football, with Highland County having one athlete of the year and a total of 25 honorees.

Dominating the first two sets, then fending off a rally by No. 10 McClain in the final two sets, the No. 7 Hillsboro Lady Indians defeated their rival in four sets in the Division IV District First Round match Monday at Hillsboro High School. 

A Run 4 Royalty 5K Run/Walk, benefiting the Greenfield Music Festival Queen Pageant, was held Saturday, Oct. 12 in Greenfield.

Hillsboro’s Corbin Winkle was the winner of the 2024 Frontier Athletic Conference championship Saturday morning at HHS.

District golf recaps for local individuals from Hillsboro, McClain and Fairfield.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Oct. 14-19 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change due to weather and/or tournament results. All events listed are postseason events unless otherwise noted.

The old saying that you can’t judge a book by its cover was exactly how some people felt about Chillicothe Friday night whey came to Greenfield winless on the season with an 0-7 record.