Eight Highland County track and field athletes are set to compete at the 2023 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, located on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the pairings and sites for this week’s baseball regional tournaments. Regional semifinals and finals are set for Thursday and Friday, respectively, across the state.
The 115th Annual Boys and 48th Annual Girls Ohio High School Athletic Association Track and Field State Tournament begins Friday morning at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University.
A total of eight Highland County athletes will be participating at the 2023 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships June 2-3 following their performances at regionals in Division II and Division III this past weekend.
For the second consecutive year, the Whiteoak Wildcats were the team hoisting a Division IV SE District championship trophy, this time defeating the Ironton St. Joseph Flyers, 10-0 in five innings at VA Memorial Stadium.
Track and field athletes from Lynchburg-Clay, Fairfield and Whiteoak competed in the Division III district meet at Nelsonville-York May 17 and 19, as the Fairfield Lady Lions team led the way for Highland County with a third-place finish.
Having a tied score going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the No. 1 seeded Whiteoak Wildcats didn’t show any signs of letting their Division IV SE District Semifinal game go into extra innings, but they waited until they had one out remaining on their side until they put a bow on the game to win in walk-off fashion.
The Whiteoak Wildcats gained a Division IV SE District championship on Wednesday evening by defeating conference rival Manchester, 7-1, as they continue their postseason path to the district round.
The Fairfield Lady Lions scored 130 points en route to the 2023 girls Southern Hills Athletic Conference championship Friday at Fairfield High School, while the Whiteoak Wildcats earned the boys SHAC title with 152.75 points.
After a rare loss on Tuesday, the Whiteoak Wildcats were back to their winning ways Wednesday, defending their home field against their 15-win opponent, the Lucasville Valley Indians, by a 3-0 score.
In their Division IV SE District Sectional Final game on Wednesday (May 10), the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats lost in the first-round game, falling to the host Eastern Meigs Lady Eagles, 5-2.
