It should be as easy as it sounds. It really should be a no brainer.
    There should be no way in the devil's fiery home that Albert Pujols should destroy the baseball each and every time he steps up to the plate at Great American Ball Park.

The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs have started the season with a fury. They have scored runs playing small ball and have hit the long ball, en route to a 4-0 overall record.  In SHL play, LC is 3-0.

The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs have started the season with a fury. They have scored runs playing small ball and have hit the long ball, en route to a 4-0 overall record.  In SHL play, LC is 3-0.

As the SCOL schools prepared for another football season in September 1973, the “Coaches Musical Chairs” game was in full throttle. Jay Knierim was out and Fred Brisker was in at McClain. Dale Ambos was out and Mike Doyle was in at Hillsboro. Doyle came to Hillsboro from Franklin Heights High School, where he was backfield coach. He was a Miami Trace High School and Wilmington College graduate, who had also attended Ohio State University.

Twenty-one runs in four innings at the plate. The Fairfield Lions were hitting on all cylinders from the batter's box on Wednesday as they easily defeated the Ripley Blue Jays 21-2 at Fairfield High School.

The Hillsboro boys tennis team improved to 4-1 overall with a 3-2 match win over the Western Brown Broncos Wednesday in Hillsboro.

The Hillsboro boys tennis team improved to 4-1 overall with a 3-2 match win over the Western Brown Broncos Wednesday in Hillsboro.

Miscues and walks combined to cost the Hillsboro Indians Wednesday at Shaffer Park. The Indians had three errors and allowed five unearned runs in a 6-3 defeat to the Miami Trace Panthers in South Central Ohio League play.

Miscues and walks combined to cost the Hillsboro Indians Wednesday at Shaffer Park. The Indians had three errors and allowed five unearned runs in a 6-3 defeat to the Miami Trace Panthers in South Central Ohio League play.

After winning twice this week with wins over McClain and Chillicothe, the Hillsboro Lady Indians struggled in most aspects of their game Wednesday. HHS was outscored 12-1 in five innings by the Miami Trace Lady Panthers, dropping to 1-3 in the South Central Ohio League.

After winning twice this week with wins over McClain and Chillicothe, the Hillsboro Lady Indians struggled in most aspects of their game Wednesday. HHS was outscored 12-1 in five innings by the Miami Trace Lady Panthers, dropping to 1-3 in the South Central Ohio League.

The McClain Tigers struggled from the plate Wednesday evening in South Central Ohio League play. MHS rounded up one inning of offense in a five-inning 12-1 loss against the London Red Raiders.

The McClain Tigers struggled from the plate Wednesday evening in South Central Ohio League play. MHS rounded up one inning of offense in a five-inning 12-1 loss against the London Red Raiders.

After a disappointing extra inning one run loss at Westfall over the weekend, the Fairfield Lady Lions returned to Southern Hills League action in a big way by blanking the Ripley Lady Blue Jays 9-0 Tuesday. Sophomore pitching ace Lauren Larrick was the main attraction at Fairfield High School by tossing a no-hitter, with 11 strikeouts.

In the first two innings, it looked as if the Whiteoak Wildcats were going to breeze their way to an easy Southern Hills League win.