Sports

The Hillsboro High School boys bowling team finished eighth last weekend at the 2023 Division I OHSAA State Bowling Tournament held at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl.

You only get one chance to win your first game as a varsity head coach and that feat was accomplished Tuesday by Quentin Williams.

This has been quite the year for the sophomore from Whiteoak sophomore Landen Eyre, who finished a stellar season Saturday at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Cross Country Championships with a fifth place finish in Division III.

The Miami Trace Panthers welcomed Frontier Athletic Conference rival Hillsboro on a mild, rainy Tuesday night in Fayette County. Hillsboro took an early 5-4 lead, but was outscored 46-24 the rest of the way as the Panthers rolled to a 50-29 victory.

The bye week was much needed this week for the Bengals roster, as this team needs some time off time to get healthy and time to prepare for the second part of the season. The bye week also has given me time to discuss football with the father of our star-studded wide receiver, Ja’Marr Chase. Jimmy Chase Sr. kindly joined Matt’s Take this week and who else would be better to discuss football with than the father of the best receiver in the world?

GREENFIELD — The Washington Blue Lion boys freshman and jayvee teams played the Tigers at McClain High School on Friday.

The Hillsboro Third Grade All-Stars recently completed an undefeated regular season and won the Tri-County Youth League with a 9-0 record. Pictured are (standing, l-r) coach Nick Fauber, Levi Elam, LeBron Haithcock, Carson Ford, Grayson Butler, Henry Sanders, Jude Yueillg and coach Brad Haithcock; (kneeling, l-r) Jonathan Donley, Jax Warrington, Jack Fauber, Hayden Pitzer, Alex Jamison and Bryden Priest.

Future is bright in Cincinnati

The Hillsboro Lady Indians traveled to Fayette County to take on the Miami Trace Lady Panthers on Wednesday in a Frontier Athletic Conference basketball contest.