At the inaugural New Year’s Hardwood Classic held Saturday at the Southern State Community College’s Patriot Center, Fairfield sophomore Brody Smith put on an impressive showing, including a second-half run of scoring 19 consecutive Fairfield points en route to a 53-30 win for the Lions.

Finally getting back onto the court following a winter storm this week, the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs traveled to Manchester to face the Lady Greyhounds and returned home with a 22-point victory by defeating the hosts 54-32 for a Southern Hills Athletic Conference victory, Thursday evening.

The McClain Lady Tigers varsity basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat conference foe Washington 43-34 Saturday afternoon in Greenfield.

Wilmington Quakers wrestling had four wrestlers ranked in the latest individual Region 4 rankings from the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), as announced Tuesday.

No. 6 Ohio State (13-2) had a back-and-forth duel with No. 3 Texas for three quarters before outscoring the Longhorns in the fourth quarter 14-0 in its 28-14 victory Friday in the 2024 College Football Playoffs Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) has designated the week of Jan. 12-18 as Winter Sports Officials Appreciation Week.

2024-25 Highland County Boys Basketball Leading Scorers. Varsity, regular-season stats only. Players must play in a majority of games for consideration. All stats compiled by The Highland County Press. Stats updated through Dec. 19.

Varsity girls and boys basketball results for the Frontier Athletic Conference and Southern Hills Athletic Conference. All results compiled by The Highland County Press. Please send score updates or corrections to sforsha@gmail.com or crforsha@gmail.com.

The 2024 Academic All-District Football Team was selected and announced by College Sports Communicators (CSC) this week.

Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow today was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for regular-season games played in December and January.

Cincinnati Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson Wednesday was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the team’s 19-17 win at Pittsburgh in Week 18.

Hillsboro, Chillicothe and Western Brown will be among the varsity boys basketball teams competing in the Buckeye Elite Basketball Showcase at Shawnee State University Saturday, Jan. 18.

2024-25 Highland County Girls Basketball Leading Scorers. Varsity stats only. Players must play in a majority of games for consideration. All stats compiled by The Highland County Press. Stats updated through Dec. 29.

The Cincinnati Bengals Tuesday signed 11 players to Reserve/Future contracts.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded infielder Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for minor league outfielder Mike Sirota and the Reds’ Competitive Balance Pick A in the 2025 First Year Player Draft.