It wasn't the Hillsboro Indians' day at Shaffer Park Monday evening, as the Clinton-Massie Falcons made solid contact with the baseball, leading to an 11-1 run-rule loss for the host Indians in five innings.
Hillsboro senior and '12 state qualifier Reese Leibreich won the Teays Valley Viking Invitational this past weekend, defeating three opponents en route to the first singles championship.
The Whiteoak Wildcats continued to hold on to the top spot of Division II in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference as they swept the season series against the Ripley Blue Jays with a 5-1 victory Friday night in Hamersville, the home of Flash baseball.
Playing on a baseball field with a grass infield in Hamersville, the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats defeated the Ripley Lady Blue Jays, 5-1, for a Southern Hills Athletic Conference win.
Thursday's Southern Hills Athletic Conference game between the Whiteoak Wildcats and the Manchester Greyhounds was just five innings, but that was all that was needed as WHS won by a 16-3 score for their seventh win in conference play.
Thanks to scoring runs in the second, third and fourth innings, along with on-point pitching, the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats earned their third win of the season Thursday evening, as they defeated the Manchester Lady Greyhounds, 4-2.
For the second time this season, after a few rainouts this week, the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs left the diamond with a win, as they defeated the Peebles Indians by a 10-0 score, Thursday at LCHS, for their first home win of the season.
League-leading Miami Trace visited Mitchell Park on Thursday and run-ruled the host McClain Tigers, 11-0 in a matchup of two South Central Ohio League teams.
One big inning by the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs wasn't enough to offset the gradual scoring of the visiting North Adams Green Devils earlier this week, as LC dropped their fourth consecutive game of the season.
Southern State sophomore Ty Harris is adding to his basketball resumé, as he signed his National Letter of Intent to play NCAA Division II men's basketball at Columbus State University in Georgia.