For the first seven years of the Highland County Spike-and-Dig Volleyball Tournament, either Hillsboro or McClain were the winners. It's time to make room for the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats.

McClain head coach Randy Closson just smiled at his team in their postgame huddle.

That smile was a reflection of his players, who have been looking for a win for nearly a year on the gridiron. That win came Friday night as the Tigers opened their 2012 season with a double overtime 24-18 victory over the Adena Warriors at Bostic Field.

McClain head coach Randy Closson just smiled at his team in their postgame huddle.

That smile was a reflection of his players, who have been looking for a win for nearly a year on the gridiron. That win came Friday night as the Tigers opened their 2012 season with a double overtime 24-18 victory over the Adena Warriors at Bostic Field.

In a first half that featured three onside kicks by the same team – the visiting Hillsboro Indians – the former conference rivals battled to a 14-14 deadlock after 24 minutes. The second half, however, was all Western Brown, as the Broncos galloped to a 41-14 season-opening victory.

In a first half that featured three onside kicks by the same team – the visiting Hillsboro Indians – the former conference rivals battled to a 14-14 deadlock after 24 minutes. The second half, however, was all Western Brown, as the Broncos galloped to a 41-14 season-opening victory.

McClain outgained Wellston in total yardage, 325 to 195, on Oct. 29, 1993, as Scott Counter became the first McClain player to rush for over 1,000 yards since 1976, when Tony Anderson totaled over 1,000. Amazingly, Counter had suffered the misfortune of having 225 yards called back because of penalties in the past two games.

The McClain Lady Tigers hit the road and defeated the Wilmington girls golf team by 27 strokes as they won the non-league match 203-230, Thursday.

The Lynchburg-Clay Mustang golf team continued their successful start on Thursday as they finished with a low score of 182, defeating the Whiteoak Wildcats and Fairfield Lions at the White Oak Golf Course.

The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs got off to a winning start on Wednesday evening as LC opened the year with a 3-1 win against the Ripley Blue Jays in their non-league match of the season.

The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs moved to 2-0 on the season Wednesday as they gained their second shutout of the year with a 3-0 win over the Ripley Lady Blue Jays in a non-league match.

The '12 McClain Lady Tigers are looking at this season as a "Season of Challenges." If that's the case, on Thursday at McClain Field, they accepted and achieved the challenge as they held off the Madison-Plain Lady Golden Eagles for a 2-1 victory.

The '12 McClain Lady Tigers are looking at this season as a "Season of Challenges." If that's the case, on Thursday at McClain Field, they accepted and achieved the challenge as they held off the Madison-Plain Lady Golden Eagles for a 2-1 victory.

Using a strong second half, the McClain Tigers got back on the winning side in the South Central Ohio League this season, as they rebounded from their season-opening three-goal loss with a 4-0 shutout win over the Golden Eagles of Madison-Plains, Thursday.

Using a strong second half, the McClain Tigers got back on the winning side in the South Central Ohio League this season, as they rebounded from their season-opening three-goal loss with a 4-0 shutout win over the Golden Eagles of Madison-Plains, Thursday.

It wasn't a South Central Ohio League win, but compared to their past history at Gardner Park in Washington C.H., the Hillsboro Indians were more than happy to leave Fayette County with a 2-2 tie, Thursday.