Homecoming for the Fairfield Lions was a cause for celebration on the basketball court with the Lions winning their Southern Hills Athletic Conference game against the Manchester Greyhounds in convincing fashion.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the first MaxPreps Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) rankings on Wednesday for girls and boys basketball.
The second annual Chad Hodson Classic was held in Grandle Gymnasium at Fairfield High School Saturday, as six games were played with all five Highland County schools represented in the all-day event.
The past two games to end the 2023 portion, and to begin the 2024 part, of this season’s schedule had the same result, that being the Fairfield Lions gaining wins in non-conference battles.
The annual organizational meeting and budget hearing of the Fairfield Local Schools Board of Education will take place Monday, Jan. 8 beginning at 5 p.m. The regular monthly meeting will immediately follow.
Both the McClain Lady Tigers and Fairfield Lady Lions finished their 2023 portion of their basketball schedule with a Highland County rivalry game Friday night. The two teams battled at McClain Gym, where it was the home team Lady Tigers outlasting the Lady Lions, 29-16.
It was a big-time performance by Fairfield senior Faith Donley as she collected 21 points en route to a Lady Lions road win at East Clinton on Thursday night, winning by a 48-35 score.
In one of their closer games this season, the Fairfield Lions kept their winning ways going by defeating the Fayetteville Rockets, 58-53 on Friday (Dec. 22) at Fayetteville High School.
