The Hillsboro Post 129 baseball team managed to split a doubleheader Tuesday with Portsmouth Post 23 at Shaffer Park. Hillsboro lost the opening game 7-1, but rallied back with a nightcap win by a score of 7-6.

One day after the Hillsboro Post 129 Legion team dropped two games to the Storm Club, they got back to their winning ways by taking a twin bill against Circleville Post 134, Sunday.

Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha talks about boys high school basketball, weekend Legion baseball and gives his thoughts on loyalty and coaches.

One day after gaining two wins on the same day, Hillsboro Post 129's string of three straight wins ended on Saturday afternoon at Shaffer Park. Scoring one run combined in two losses to the Cincinnati Storm Club, Hillsboro fell by scores of 5-1 and 11-0.

One day after gaining two wins on the same day, Hillsboro Post 129's string of three straight wins ended on Saturday afternoon at Shaffer Park. Scoring one run combined in two losses to the Cincinnati Storm Club, Hillsboro fell by scores of 5-1 and 11-0.

Five Highland County boys basketball teams took part in the annual Highland County Shootout, held this year at the gyms of Fairfield High School and Fairfield Middle School.

Five Highland County boys basketball teams took part in the annual Highland County Shootout, held this year at the gyms of Fairfield High School and Fairfield Middle School.

One win Friday by the Hillsboro Post 129 club could be described as an "easy" win, as they won 11-1 in five innings. The second win of the day didn't come so easy at the end, but all in all, Post 129 won their third straight game this week, defeating Washington C.H. Post 25, 7-6 in eight innings in Friday's nightcap.

One win Friday by the Hillsboro Post 129 club could be described as an "easy" win, as they won 11-1 in five innings. The second win of the day didn't come so easy at the end, but all in all, Post 129 won their third straight game this week, defeating Washington C.H. Post 25, 7-6 in eight innings in Friday's nightcap.

The 2011 NBA Draft can be summed up like this: A lot of very good to wait-and-see players, with a lot of teams making trades, mixed in with many foreign players where I'm going to need Rosetta Stone to properly pronounce their names.

The state class AA rankings were published Tuesday, Jan. 7. For the first time in many years, two SCOL teams were ranked among the top 20 high school teams in Ohio. The McClain Tigers were ranked fourth, and Washington’s Blue Lions were ranked 16th. The No. 4 ranking was the all-time best for McClain to that point in school history.

Whitney Lewis did almost everything a person could do at Lynchburg-Clay during her high school playing days. Now, it is time for her to take the next step in her basketball career, and that is to continue the strong tradition of the Lady Mustang program from the sideline.

Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha talks about what would be his worst sports nightmare.

Hillsboro's 2011 Tournament of Champions at Shaffer Park will begin Saturday, July 23. All age brackets will participate in a double-elimination tournament.

The annual Highland County boys basketball shootout will be this Saturday, June 25 at Fairfield High School, starting at 9 a.m.