The 2011 Reds Caravan, presented by CincinnatiUSA.com, kicks off Thursday, Jan. 27 and is scheduled to make 15 fan stops in four states covering more than 2,600 miles over four days.
The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs returned in a big way from winter break on Monday night. In a non-league game with Highland County rival McClain, the Lady Mustangs defeated the Lady Tigers, 49-34 at Lynchburg-Clay High School.
The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs returned in a big way from winter break on Monday night. In a non-league game with Highland County rival McClain, the Lady Mustangs defeated the Lady Tigers, 49-34 at Lynchburg-Clay High School.
Monday night belonged to the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats. In their first game back, in the new year, the Lady 'Cats controlled the tempo and second-half scoring for a 57-39 Southern Hills League win over Highland County rival Fairfield. The win was their first of the season.
Monday night belonged to the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats. In their first game back, in the new year, the Lady 'Cats controlled the tempo and second-half scoring for a 57-39 Southern Hills League win over Highland County rival Fairfield. The win was their first of the season.
Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha throws down the pom-poms and stops being a cheerleader for the Big Ten Conference after their performance on New Year's Day.
Ohio's popular muzzleloader deer season is set to open statewide January 8-11 according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Last year, hunters checked 24,078 white-tailed deer during the statewide hunt.
The North Adams Green Devils fell to the Manchester Greyhounds, 87-49, Thursday, Dec. 30 in the annual McDonald's Holiday Classic. Travis Combs led Manchester with 30 points, including five 3-pointers.
Happy New Year. With this being my first column of 2011, I thought it would be the perfect time to look into the Highland County Press crystal ball (actually, it is just an empty candy bowl) to make predictions for the 2011 sports year.
Arnold Sutter was the new head coach at Wilmington. Sutter, who hailed from northern Ohio, had most recently been JV coach at Sycamore in the Cincinnati area. At McClain, Ted Downing had departed and had been replaced by a young fellow named Rick Van Matre. Van Matre was from the Middleport/Pomeroy area and had been an assistant coach at Gallia Academy under legendary mentor Jim Osborne.
The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs showed exactly how high-powered their offense is capable of being Wednesday in the night cap of the Wilkin Scholarship Tournament at LCHS. LC powered their way to their season-high in scoring, defeating Glenwood New Boston, 75-45.
