Saturday's Girls Basketball Scores

Ohio's popular deer-gun season opens statewide on Monday, November 29, offering hunters a full week to harvest a whitetail. The upcoming season will again include an extra weekend of gun hunting on December 18-19, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

After gaining a 20-point first quarter lead, the McClain Lady Tigers began their season like they have many other seasons, with a win. MHS dominated all facets of their game with the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats for a 59-22 win, in the 6th Annual Highland County Girls Basketball Shootout, Friday at Hillsboro High School.

SCOL Boys Basketball Preview

SCOL Boys Basketball Preview

The new era of Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs basketball got off to a winning start Friday afternoon, with LC defeating the Hillsboro Lady Indians 64-26, at Hillsboro High School in the 6th Annual Highland County Girls Basketball Shootout.

The new era of Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs basketball got off to a winning start Friday afternoon, with LC defeating the Hillsboro Lady Indians 64-26, at Hillsboro High School in the 6th Annual Highland County Girls Basketball Shootout.

So, with eight league games played, the Indians had a commanding three-game lead over the field. Coach Sam Snyder had instilled a level of confidence   into this team that hadn’t been seen in Hillsboro for many years. The Indians went into every game expecting to win.

The following are the team standings as of Nov. 24 for Lowe's Construction Mixed - Highland Lanes.

South Central Ohio League Boys Basketball Preview Schedule

Matthew Mangus, age 10, Hillsboro, finished 3rd at the USATF Region 5 Championship held on Saturday, Nov. 20 at Coonskin Park in Charleston, WV.

McClain graduate Kate Hammond continues her collegiate career at Rio Grande with top performances in recent games.

McClain graduate Shelby Buck continues to impress for UMass-Boston, scoring a career high 23 points in a 66-58 win over Fitchburg State, Tuesday night.

Two area high schools will participate in upcoming Foundation Games to benefit local charities, asking fans to bring canned food items or monetary donations in honor of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Foundation’s community service initiative, “OHSAA Foundation Service Week.”

As the South Central Ohio League and Southern Hills League hold their boys basketball previews at Hillsboro High School and Manchester High School, respectively, this Friday, along with the release of the 2010-11 Highland County Press Highland County High School Basketball Preview (32 pages), it’s time to take a look at what storylines we can look forward to this season.