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The Lynchburg-Clay Marching Mustangs marched their show “The Greatest Show on Earth” for the final time last Sunday at the 2023 State OMEA Marching Band Finals in Piqua. The Marching Mustangs received an overall “II” rating, which is the second best score a marching band can receive.

The Highland County Board of Commissioners formally congratulated Whiteoak Head Baseball Coach Chris Veidt with a proclamation following his induction into the Ohio High School Atheltic Association Hall of Fame, making him the first Highland County baseball coach to be honored with that distinction. Pictured are (front row, l-r) Jason Iles, Kelli Veidt, Chris Veidt, Jr., Chris Viedt, Sr. and Karen Veidt; (middle, l-r) Terry Britton, Ashleigh Willey, Drema Howard, (back row, l-r) Bret Malone, John Combs, D.J. O’Cull, Kim Iles, Danielle Combs, Ginger Cox, Steve Cox, Miah Call and J.P. Gauche.

After leading 6-0 at halftime, the Hillsboro Youth Football Club’s season came to an end with a 26-14 loss to Jackson in the postseason playoffs. The team’s coaches said injuries took a toll in the season-ending loss. Hillsboro’s only two losses during the regular season this year were to Jackson.

Scores from the second round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association football playoffs last Friday are listed below:

Whitoeak junior Landen Eyre claimed a state runner-up finish Saturday at the 2023 Division III OHSAA Cross Country Championships.

Joe Burrow thrives in primetime games and displayed his skills on Sunday Night Football this week which led to a Bengals victory over the Buffalo Bills. Time and time again, No.9 9 shows the world that he is one of the best quarterbacks in the league on national television. Cincinnati has now won six straight home prime-time games, which is quite the opposite narrative of what I was used to growing up.

Whiteoak will continue to be a known name at the state cross country meet next Saturday as their talented duo of Landen Eyre and Weston Blair ran incredible races Saturday at the Division III regional meet at Pickerington North High School to punch their ticket for the state championships.

Hillsboro and McClain were both eliminated from the high school football playoffs last Friday.

The 2023 Ohio High School Athletic Association 2023 boys and girls soccer regional tournament pairings are listed below. The designated home team is listed first.

Can I get a Ric Flair “WOOO?” What a game! As soon as I saw that Burrow was finally able to take snaps under center, it was clear that he was finally healthy. This offense came alive and the playbook completely opened up, which proved that it was a health issue all along.