Reserve Best of Show winner Matthew W. Miller (Hillsboro) with coaches Sarah Horsley (left) and Tanya Hendrix.

Hillsboro seniors Corey Walker (left) and Tyler Griego stand with certificates for earning All-District honors for this past season in baseball at the Hillsboro baseball banquet.

Sara Ray (center), a graduate of Hillsboro High School, signed a letter to play softball for the Southern State Community College Patriots.

Kayla Deatley (center), a graduate of Hillsboro High School, signed a letter to play softball for the Southern State Community College Patriots.

On the second day of the Division II 2012 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships, McClain's Luis Rivas and Hillsboro's Jarrod Hart earned a spot on the podium following their respective events at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University, Saturday afternoon.

On the second day of the Division II 2012 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships, McClain's Luis Rivas and Hillsboro's Jarrod Hart earned a spot on the podium following their respective events at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University, Saturday afternoon.

Day one of the 2012 OHSAA Division II State Track and Field Championships is under way at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus on the campus of The Ohio State University.

Day one of the 2012 OHSAA Division II State Track and Field Championships is under way at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus on the campus of The Ohio State University.

For the second straight year, McClain's Luis Rivas has raced his way into the 400-meter dash in the Division II OHSAA State Track and Field Championships, but this time, the senior had to overcome injuries, along with top competition, to reach the biggest stage in the high school track community.

Putting together everything in her final year as a member of the Hillsboro girls track and field team, Hillsboro senior Leah Pence has hurdled her way past the competition and into the Division II OHSAA State Championships this weekend at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

This year for Hillsboro junior Jarrod Hart has been full of success on the athletic stage.

In an event where four runners have to make sure everything from handing off the baton to running the perfect lap goes flawlessly for victory, the 4x400-meter relay team of the Hillsboro girls track team has perfected their craft, overcoming a variety of obstacles, one being not having an official track to work on their skills on a daily basis.

Hillsboro freshman Hannah Kibler had a decision to make this spring … to choose to play softball or track and field. After qualifying for the Division II OHSAA State Track and Field Championships in the 200-meter dash, it looks like the freshman made the right decision

Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha talks about the state tennis tournament, and gives some thoughts about the non-high school sports scene.