For the second consecutive year, the McClain Lady Tigers 4x100-meter relay team competed on the biggest stage in high school sports, that being the 2023 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships, Friday in Columbus at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Fairfield senior Hallie Haines was a history maker for the girls track team Friday, as she became the first girls runner in program history to race at the state meet.
McClain junior Lily Barnes competed at the 2023 State Track and Field Championships in Columbus on Friday, where she finished in 17th place in the Division II discus throw event.
For a third straight season, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron are teaming with the Cincinnati Reds to raise awareness of human trafficking in both states.
On Thursday, the Whiteoak Wildcats return to the Division IV Regional Semifinals, as they are scheduled to face the Seneca East Tigers at Beavers Field in Lancaster.
The Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its All-Southeast District baseball team, with 24 players and one coach from Highland County earning honors this spring.
Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodríguez has been selected the American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet, and Cincinnati Reds shortstop Matt McLain has been named the National League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet. The announcements were made Tuesday on MLB Network.
The Southern Hills Athletic Conference gold ball-winning Manchester softball team had a player and coach earn the top awards at the SHAC spring sports banquet.
Highland County had both the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honored at the SHAC spring sports banquet.
Landen Eyre of Whiteoak and Cody Hesler of North Adams were recognized as the Southern Hills Athletic Conference’s Co-Athletes of the Year for Boys Track and Field during the SHAC spring sports banquet.
Payton Johnson of Peebles was recognized as the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year during the SHAC spring sports banquet.
In the semifinals at the NAIA World Series, the historic season for the University of the Cumberlands softball team came to a close with a 3-0 loss to Oregon Tech. The Patriots finished with the best record in program history at 49-5-1 with a third-place finish at the NAIA World Series.
Four individuals, four All-Americans. The Wilmington College men's track & field team capped the most successful NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in school history on Saturday. The Quakers tallied three All-American performances including an individual national championship to finish the event in ninth place.
