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A balanced scoring attack that saw five Lady Indians reach double figures in scoring led Hillsboro to a 65-20 victory last Wednesday in their 2023-24 season opener at Blanchester.

I never thought I would be saying this but the Cincinnati Bengals will be finishing last in the AFC North this season and in all honesty, I am not sure they win more than one more game. At 5-6, this season is a wash and fans already have their sights on next season. I have been through many bad seasons from Cincinnati, but this one really hurts as we are wasting away a year from our $275,000,000 franchise quarterback who turns 27 in two short weeks. His absence from the game this week did help highlight all the flaws this offense has and just how much he covers up the horrendous offensive schemes.

All seven OHSAA State Football Playoff Championship games will be televised live on Spectrum News 1. The Spectrum telecasts are also available at http://spectrumnews1.com, http://SpectrumNewsApp.com, and http://OHSAA.tv.

Retired high school basketball referee Jeff Erkenbrecher (center) was honored by the Wilmington Basketball Officials Association on Friday, Nov. 24 at a Southern Hills Athletic Conference boys basketball preview at Peebles High School for his 31 years of officiating. Pictured with Erkenbrecher are his longtime officiating partners Richard Butler (left) and Shawn Willey.

Anyone who reads my columns each week should know by now that they are often quite positive. Of course, I use my “negatives” to put out some frustration, but I rarely ever say it is time for us to move on from someone. Unfortunately, this is one of those rare columns as I truly believe now is the time to get rid of Frank Pollack.

Celina, the team that eliminated Hillsboro from the Ohio High School Athletic Association football playoffs, picked up postseason win last week and has another win last weekend and is now headed to the state semifinals.

Fairfield Athletic Director James Barnett has announced the official signing of Fairfield Lady Lions softball senior Caitlyn Quickle to play Division I college softball for the Valparaiso University Beacons of the Missouri Valley Conference in Valparaiso, Indiana.

COLUMBUS – Ryan Day likes the growth he’s seen from Ohio State’s offensive line over the course of the first 10 games of the season and singled out one player on the line as someone who has made big strides.

It’s a question that won’t go away. Is Urban Meyer interested in becoming Michigan State’s football coach?

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.