Sports

The Hillsboro boys bowling team captured the 2023 Division I District Championship Bowling Tournament title March 2 at Beaver-Vu Lanes in Beavercreek.

In a very close game following the bye week, the Bengals managed to pull out a huge victory against the Steelers to improve their record to 6-4. This win puts the Bengals in a current wildcard spot and keeps the Bengals hopes for winning the AFC North alive as well. I am more than happy to not play against the Steelers for another season as T.J. Watt and the rest of the roster are truly better than their 3-7 record.

Cincinnati pulled out a huge victory over the Cleveland Browns last Sunday to end the five-game winning streak the Browns had on Burrow and this young offense with the final score being 23-10. Cincinnati was missing many key players including Boyd, Higgins and Hurst. Despite lacking their usual receivers, Cincinnati had a magnificent game plan, and the defense was a terror for Watson and the Browns for all four quarters.

The Miami Trace High School junior-varsity and freshman boys basketball teams hosted McClain on Friday.

It was senior night for the Washington Blue Lions as they hosted Hillsboro on Friday night in a Frontier Athletic Conference basketball contest and the hosts came away with a 77-53 victory.

As we all know, change can be hard for those that are used to the same routine for a long period of time. Baseball, just as everything else, has to adapt and create new rules. While many think that baseball should be left alone, I am sure many thought that when basketball made a three-point line and look how well that has turned out. During the offseason, some MLB rule changes were implemented and for the most part I highly enjoy the new changes.

Bronson Arroyo kindly joined Matt’s Take this week for a question-and-answer. Bronson is one of the most well-known Reds pitchers of my lifetime as he spent roughly eight years with the Reds organization, while also playing for the Pirates, Red Sox and Diamondbacks. Arroyo was a 2006 All-Star, 2004 World Series champion, 2010 Gold Glove Award winner, and one of the most electric, high-kicking, arm-angle changing pitchers in the history of baseball.

Farm Credit Mid-America and Rural 1st have announced the winners of the second installment of the Fight the Hunger Stock the Trailer Contest. Junior county fair boards from 55 Ohio counties gathered 169,456 pounds of food for 73 food banks over the course of fair season. The Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer Contest is hosted on a regional basis. Award money goes directly to Junior Fair activities.

Dee Alexander clipped the final two pieces of the regional championship net and playfully tossed it several rows into the Purcell Marian High School student section where chants of “MVP” accompanied her.

WILMINGTON — A second half comeback helped Wilmington defeat Hillsboro 54-50 Friday night in the season opening boys basketball game at Fred Summers Court.