The temperature may have been over 100 degrees Saturday afternoon, but in game two, once Hillsboro Post 129 overcame the heat, their miscues in the field and running the bases, they were the hottest ticket in town.

The temperature may have been over 100 degrees Saturday afternoon, but in game two, once Hillsboro Post 129 overcame the heat, their miscues in the field and running the bases, they were the hottest ticket in town.

Following a split doubleheader at Shaffer Park on Wednesday, the Hillsboro Post 129 baseball team dropped games on consecutive days on Thursday and Friday with a 2-1 loss to Portsmouth Post 23 and 6-2 to Pickerington Post 283, both away games.

Following a split doubleheader at Shaffer Park on Wednesday, the Hillsboro Post 129 baseball team dropped games on consecutive days on Thursday and Friday with a 2-1 loss to Portsmouth Post 23 and 6-2 to Pickerington Post 283, both away games.

The annual Bud Kilmer 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be held the last three Sunday evenings of July, the 15th, 22nd and 29th, at Whiteoak High School.

After the demise of the SCOL, Hillsboro applied and was granted membership in the Southern Buckeye Athletic Conference (SBC), comprised, mostly, of Clermont and Brown County schools such as Williamsburg, Western Brown, New Richmond, Bethel Tate, Felicity Franklin, Clermont Northeastern, Batavia, etc.

Playing for the first time in seven days, the Hillsboro Post 129 American Legion baseball team split their Independence Day doubleheader against Lancaster Post 11 at Shaffer Park, winning the second game 10-2, while dropping game one 13-0 in 97-degree temperatures.

Playing for the first time in seven days, the Hillsboro Post 129 American Legion baseball team split their Independence Day doubleheader against Lancaster Post 11 at Shaffer Park, winning the second game 10-2, while dropping game one 13-0 in 97-degree temperatures.

Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha writes about how the MLB All-Star Game has lost some of its luster, along with changes he'd make to the "Mid-Summer Classic."

Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha writes about how the MLB All-Star Game has lost some of its luster, along with changes he'd make to the "Mid-Summer Classic."

The 3rd Annual Hillsboro High School Alumni Golf Scramble will be held on Saturday, Aug. 4 at the Hillsboro Elks.

Hillsboro Youth Football Camp will be held July 16-20 from 6-8 p.m. nightly for third through sixth grades and July 16-18 for kindergarten through sixth grade.

When the South Central Ohio League officially disbanded at the end of the 1992-93 school year, all the members went their separate ways. The SCOL had been a great league for 63 years, but now it was history.

Nearly 100 local children are spending the summer learning the basics of tennis, good sportsmanship and being physically active in a "fun-based" atmosphere, thanks to an eight-week program offered by the newly formed Highland County Tennis Association.

Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha writes about his excitement for the recently announced college football playoff, starting during the 2014 season.