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Five Highland County football players were named this week to the 2023 All-Ohio Football teams by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.

Wrestling kicked off on Thursday when the Hillsboro boys and girls team traveled to Washington C.H. for a Frontier Athletic Conference dual meet. It was a clean sweep for Washington, as the boys, girls and junior high teams all defeated the Indians.

The Hillsboro High School girls varsity basketball team appears to be an up and coming program in the Frontier Athletic Conference. The lean years seem to be receding into the past under head coach Heather Storer.

GREENFIELD — The Miami Trace Lady Panthers basketball teams visited McClain High School for a Frontier Athletic Conference conference Saturday. McClain won the varsity game, 45-37.

In just four short years, the Whiteoak Youth Soccer Program at Bright Elementary has evolved from its humble beginnings into a powerhouse, achieving remarkable success and garnering well-deserved attention. The Wildcats have not only made a mark on the local soccer scene, but have also clinched two state championships in the past three years.

As a Cincinnati Reds and Bengals columnist and a Cincinnati sports fan my whole life, there truly isn’t anything that compares to RedsFest. The Reds organization does a fantastic job with fan interaction and I can’t think of another professional team that does a better job in allowing contact with the athletes and past members of the organization.

Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord entered his name into the transfer portal Monday, the first day undergraduate football players could do so.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Ramírez scored in the 115th minute and the Columbus Crew rallied from two goals down to beat top-seeded FC Cincinnati 3-2 on Saturday night to advance to the MLS Cup Final.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bruce Thornton had 26 points, Jamison Battle sank four 3-pointers and scored 25 and Ohio State beat Minnesota 84-74 in an early Big Ten Conference opener on Sunday night.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams have shown since coming off their bye week that this might not be another rebuilding season after all.