2025 Highland County Girls Soccer Preview
The 2025 Highland County girls soccer season is about to start, as four teams from the county will battle in the Frontier Athletic Conference or the Southern Hills Athletic Conference.
All four teams return the same head coaches they’ve had for multiple seasons, and it shows because all four programs have built solid foundations for their schools to keep moving forward in their overall progression of success.
Some of the teams from Highland County battled in district rounds a season ago, many have some top returning key players from the ’24 season, and all four teams have players wanting to take the next step in showcasing their skills at a high level.
The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs have won six consecutive district championships and 11 in the past 12 seasons, plus in SHAC competition they’ve not had a loss in 98 consecutive games.
Hillsboro won 11 games a season ago as they look to keep moving in a positive direction for the ’25 season. McClain is coming off a 12-win season and returns their leading scorer. Fairfield won 13 games in ’23, as all four Highland County teams won no less than 11 games in ’24.
Below are previews of all four Highland County girls soccer teams for the ’25 season:
Hillsboro Indians
Head Coach: Amanda Miller
Conference: Frontier Athletic Conference (FAC)
Division: IV
2024 Overall Record: 11-8-1
2024 FAC Record: 4-5-1
The Hillsboro Lady Indians enter the 2025 season with momentum gained from last season, playing in the district finals and winning four of their final five games a year ago.
Coached by Amanda Miller, the Lady Indians won four times in the Frontier Athletic Conference a season ago, plus had seven wins away from the FAC as they were 11-8-1 overall, with a 4-5-1 FAC record. HHS loses two seniors from last season to graduation, including Peighton Bledsoe, as she contributed 11 goals, three assists and 10 steals that must be replaced.
Seniors for the Lady Indians include Taylor Thoroman, Meredith Dietrick, Kobie Miles and Kamryn Asbury.
Thoroman in ’24 finished with three goals, while Dietrick finished with 25 steals. Miles in ’24 as a junior totaled 31 goals, one assist and 10 steals. Asbury ended last season with three assists and 14 steals.
The junior class for HHS is Phoebe Holland, Madison Karnes, Riley Meek, Esther Brandyberry and Arianna Evans.
Holland at keeper last season finished with 82 saves, averaging 4.1 saves per game with nine wins. Karnes in ’24 finished with a goal and one steal. Meek had 12 steals a season ago, while teammate Brandyberry finished with 23 steals. Evans last year as a sophomore scored nine goals and had one assist, plus she had 20 steals.
Hillsboro’s sophomores are Ella Jordan, Grace Palmer, Piper Wilkin and Dinah Ames.
Jordan during her freshman season a year ago had 14 goals, one assist and three steals. Palmer ended the ’24 season with two goals and 21 steals.
New to the varsity team are freshmen Blair Gard, Quinn Swope and Parker Wilkin.
The FAC schedule for the Lady Indians consists of 10 games, and they will be against Miami Trace (8-26 away, 9-18 home), Chillicothe (9-28 away, 9-23 home), Washington (9-9 home, 9-25 away), Jackson (9-11 away, 9-30 home) and McClain (9-16 home, 10-2 away).
The non-conference schedule for Hillsboro begins with an away game on Friday, Aug. 15 at North Adams with a 5 p.m. start to begin the ’25 season. The rest of the non-conference games are Wilmington (9-18 away), Fairfield (8-19 away), Eastern (9-8 home), Western Brown (9-15 home), Lynchburg-Clay (9-22 away) and Peebles (10-6 away).
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McClain Tigers
Head Coach: Blain Bergstrom
Conference: Frontier Athletic Conference (FAC)
Division: IV
2024 Overall Record: 12-5-2
2024 FAC Record: 4-4-2
The McClain Lady Tigers battled to a record season in 2024, finishing 12-5-2 overall and they were 4-4-2 in the Frontier Athletic Conference, as they were coached by Blain Bergstrom.
Losing four seniors from the ’24 season, the new ’25 roster for McClain has 10 seniors, five juniors, two sophomores and four freshmen.
The 10-member senior class for the Lady Tigers is Karlee McGlone, Lydia Mootispaw, Mylie Lovett, Becca Bergstrom, Abigail Marsh, Addison Olaker, Tatiana Buckner, Brie Cummins, Bailey Parson and Leah Lovett.
McGlone in ’24 totaled three goals and four assists, and finished the ’24 season with four goals and six assists. Bergstrom totaled two goals and two assists, while Marsh collected one assist. Olaker was second on the team in goals last season with 13, while also collecting a team-best 10 assists. Buckner ended last season with one assist, and Parson totaled two goals and three assists.
McClain’s junior class consists of Paisley Pryor, Larah Henson, Ana Lugo, Allie Burgess and Baylee Hickok.
Pryor led the Lady Tigers in goals last season with 27 as a sophomore, and she also had seven assists, the second-highest total on the team. Larah Henson finished the ’24 season with 12 goals and five assists. Hickok ended the ’24 season with one goal and two assists.
The two sophomores for MHS this season are Kay Hughes and Kynna Quigley. McClain’s freshman class consists of Kalliegh Freeze, Colena Ring, Aubrianna Scott and Kayleigh Scott.
McClain opens their non-conference schedule and their ’25 regular season on Friday, Aug. 15 on the road at Unioto. The rest of the non-conference games for MHS include Logan Elm (8-18 away), Zane Trace (8-21 home), Peebles (8-23 away), Circleville (9-8 home), Eastern Brown (10-4 away) and Fairfield (10-6 home).
The FAC slate will see the Lady Tigers face Chillicothe (8-26 home, 9-18 away), Washington (8-28 home, 9-23 away), Jackson (9-9 home, 9-25 away), Miami Trace (9-11 away, 9-30 home) and Hillsboro (9-16 away, 10-2 home).
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Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs
Head Coach: Dennis West
Conference: Southern Hills Athletic Conference (SHAC)
Division: V
2024 Overall Record: 11-7-2
2024 SHAC Record: 5-0-1
Lynchburg-Clay girls soccer returns for the 2025 season with hopes of defending their Southern Hills Athletic Conference and district titles won a season ago, while also extending their no-loss streak in conference games.
Coached by Dennis West, the Lady Mustangs added to their winning tradition last season with a sixth consecutive district championship as they’ve won a district championship trophy 11 out of the past 12 seasons.
LCHS also has a current SHAC non-loss streak of 98 consecutive games, as they are 90-0-8 since the 2010 season.
The Lady Mustangs are coming off a season where they won the SHAC and district championships with an overall record of 11-7-2, with a conference mark of 5-0-1. They lost in the regional semifinals to Minford by a 3-1 score. Since then, the LCHS squad has graduated seven seniors from that team, which consisted of 31 goals and 21 assists, plus defensively there is a loss of 53 saves.
This season the Lady Mustangs’ roster consists of five seniors, five juniors, three sophomores and nine freshmen.
Seniors for the ’25 Lynchburg-Clay team are Audrey Barry, Caitlyn Collins, Kami Collins, Sophia Michael and Reese Ruble.
Barry finished last season with one goal, while Caitlyn Collins totaled 10 goals and one assist, plus had six saves in limited play at keeper. Ruble ended last season with two goals and three assists.
The junior class is Savannah Bell, Addie Cordrey, Baylee McClain, Willow Smith and Caraline West. The three sophomores are Lily Ferguson, Lizzie Hall and Lily Layne.
Bell last season as a sophomore totaled two goals and five assists. McClain had one goal, and West scored three goals and had two assists. Hall scored one goal last season, and Layne finished with two goals a year ago.
Freshmen new to the varsity roster are Everleigh Barry, Kinsley Fulks, Gabby Grabill, Riley Markey, Brystal McClain, Scarlett McElwee, Shaylyn Mozingo, Riley Patrick and Carlee Schoultheis.
LCHS begins the ’25 non-conference schedule with a season-opening game on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Minford, a team that they played in the season opener last year and in the regional semifinals.
The rest of the non-conference games are Unioto (8-20 home), Marietta (8-23 home), Miami Trace (9-13 away), Western Brown (9-18 away), Hillsboro (9-22 home), Clinton-Massie (9-24 home), Wheelersburg (9-27 away), Blanchester (9-29 home) and Williamsburg (10-6 away).
Lynchburg-Clay’s SHAC schedule is Peebles (8-18 away), Eastern (8-25 away), Ripley (8-27 home), West Union (9-10 away), North Adams (10-3 home), Fairfield (10-8 away) and Fayetteville (10-11 home).
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Fairfield Lions
Head Coach: Jacob Alexander
Conference: Southern Hills Athletic Conference (SHAC)
Division: V
2024 Overall Record: 13-5-1
2024 SHAC Record: 4-1-1
Fairfield’s 2025 girls soccer season is set to start with a core group of returning players from the ’24 season, as the team coached by Jacob Alexander looks to build on their accomplishments from last year.
The 2025 roster for the Lady Lions totals 22 players, including returning their top five leaders in goals and assists from the ’24 season, where they finished 13-5-1 overall and 4-1-1 in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference. The Lady Lions will have to replace 91 saves from last season with the graduation of keeper Claire Newkirk.
Seniors for FHS in ’25 are Ashlyn Bellamy, Ava Hooper, Sophie Humphrey, Adelia McIntosh, Mya McIntosh and Rilee Quickle.
Hooper in ’24 totaled nine goals and 11 assists, while teammate Humphrey finished with seven goals and three assists. Quickle in ’24 had seven goals and two assists.
Fairfield’s juniors are Miley Brown, Emery Cooper, Isabelle Hale, Vivian Henninger, Kaylee Hurless-Miller, Meri Jackson, Whitlee Morrow and Landry Teeters.
Henninger led the Lady Lions last season with 27 goals, and she was also the team leader with 12 assists. Brown last season totaled one goal and four assists. Hale had one goal and two assists, and Jackson ended last season with 10 goals and three assists. Morrow totaled two goals and two assists. Teeters scored three goals and added an assist.
Fairfield’s lone sophomore is Emerson Zink, and new to the varsity level are freshmen Jaylin Allgood, Kaylynn Ault, Brya Fauber, Triniti Glisson, Ruby Henninger, Landyn Hodson, Cameron VanDyke and Khloe Welling.
Non-conference contests for the Lady Lions this year include Clinton-Massie (8-15 home), Hillsboro (8-19 home), Miami Trace (8-21 away), Clermont Northeastern (9-11 away), Piketon (9-18 home), Wheelersburg (9-20 away), Unioto (9-25 home), Alexander (9-27 away), Bethel-Tate (10-3 home) and McClain (10-6 away).
Fairfield’s SHAC schedule includes games against North Adams (8-25 away), Fayetteville (8-27 away), Eastern (8-28 away), Peebles (9-12 home), Ripley (9-15 away), West Union (10-1 home) and Lynchburg-Clay (10-8 home).
Fairfield starts their ’25 season on Friday, Aug. 15 at home against the Clinton-Massie Lady Falcons at 7 p.m. in Leesburg at FHS.
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