One three-point quarter was all it took for the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs to drop their makeup Southern Hills League game against the North Adams Lady Green Devils, Wednesday evening at NAHS. NA outscored LC in the final three quarters to defeat the visiting team, 54-43.

The McClain Lady Tigers kept their current pace in the South Central Ohio League Tuesday evening by defeating the Madison-Plains Lady Golden Eagles, 54-30 at MPHS.

This week, I want to take a break from writing about Highland County winter sports and talk about the warmer days ahead. I have baseball on the brain. I don’t know about anyone else, but this snow and cold can go away, as I dream of warm summer days at the ball park.
So let’s get away from this cold weather and talk about the upcoming season of the defending NL Central champion Cincinnati Reds.

(Continued from last week.)
    So, after only two SCOL games in the 1982 gridiron campaign, Hillsboro, Miami Trace and Circleville were 2-0 in the league. Washington and Wilmington were 1-1 and McClain, Madison-Plains and Teays Valley were 0-2. In fact, McClain, Madison-Plains and Teays Valley had yet to score a point in SCOL competition.

The 2011 Cincinnati Reds Caravan made a stop at WBEX- AM Radio in Chillicothe Thursday. The Highland County Press and other area media interviewed Reds manager Dusty Baker, pitcher Travis Wood, minor league player Todd Frazier, and Reds TV analyst Chris "The Creeper" Welsh.

The 2011 Cincinnati Reds Caravan made a stop at WBEX- AM Radio in Chillicothe Thursday. The Highland County Press and other area media interviewed Reds manager Dusty Baker, pitcher Travis Wood, minor league player Todd Frazier, and Reds TV analyst Chris "The Creeper" Welsh.

NASCAR announced Wednesday that it has added a wild card element to setting the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field and it has simplified its points system for 2011, making it easier for fans, competitors and the industry to understand.

For the fourth time this season the McClain Tigers gained not only a non-league win, but an overall win. On Tuesday night it was the Tigers who gained the upper-hand in the fourth frame to take home a 56-52 win over the Unioto Sherman-Tanks at UHS.

Behind a 38-point second half, the Whiteoak Wildcats added another win to their Southern Hills League total Tuesday night, defeating the Fayetteville Rockets, 65-50 at Whiteoak High School.

The Washington Lady Blue Lions and Hillsboro Lady Indians played a close first half in terms of scoring points, but a strong final two quarters by the Lady Blue Lions not only added a South Central Ohio League win, but the 47-17 score gave Washington head coach John Denen his 300th career coaching win, Tuesday night.

The Washington Lady Blue Lions and Hillsboro Lady Indians played a close first half in terms of scoring points, but a strong final two quarters by the Lady Blue Lions not only added a South Central Ohio League win, but the 47-17 score gave Washington head coach John Denen his 300th career coaching win, Tuesday night.

The Fairfield Lions will be hosting a Coaches vs. Cancer game this Friday, Jan. 28 when they take on their league and county rival, the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs.

On Saturday, Jan. 22 the McClain wrestling team competed in a tri-match against host West Carrollton and National Trail.

The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs and Eastern Brown Lady Warriors kept the score close through three quarters, but the final eight minutes proved to be the final straw for LC, falling to EB 55-46 Monday night at EBHS in Southern Hills League play.

The Manchester Lady Greyhounds pressured the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats Monday evening at Whiteoak High School. Unable to handle the basketball, the Lady 'Cats were forced into over 30 turnovers, leading to a 60-44 Southern Hills League loss to the Lady Greyhounds.