The Whiteoak Lady Wildcats defended their home court in Southern Hills Athletic Conference action Tuesday night, defeating the visiting Fayetteville Lady Rockets in four sets.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association and its six District Athletic Boards have awarded $169,000 in college scholarships to 169 recent high school graduates following selections made by each of the OHSAA’s six District Athletic Boards.
The Southern Hills Athletic Conference will host the boys and girls soccer previews Saturday, Aug. 5 starting at 9 a.m. at Lynchburg-Clay. The volleyball preview will be held Friday, Aug. 11, beginning at 5 p.m., at Fayetteville.
In their annual All-Ohio list, Prep Baseball Report selected six players from Highland County as 2023 All-Ohio honorees, with four players from Whiteoak and two players from Fairfield honored in Division IV for their 2023 high school seasons.
Carson Emery, a 2023 Whiteoak graduate, was honored June 27 as a 2023 OHSAA/SEDAB Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Recipient, according to a post by the Southeast District Athletic Board.
Following a season where the Whiteoak Wildcats reached the Division IV Regional Final game, five of their players have earned All-Ohio honors as selected by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association for the 2023 season.
The Ohio Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association has released its 2023 All-Southeast District teams, with 18 Highland County athletes recognized this spring.
The Whiteoak Wildcats were unable to extend their tournament run on Friday, with the No. 2 state-ranked Wildcats having unusual miscues in the field. Taking advantage of each one was No. 1 top-ranked Berlin Hiland, as the Hawks swooped in and defeated Whiteoak, 8-0 to win the Division IV Regional Final game at Beavers Field in Lancaster.
Racing in nearly 90-degree heat on Saturday morning, Whiteoak sophomore Landen Eyre ran to a ninth-place finish in the Division III 1600-meter run at the 2023 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships.