Highland County Press

Founded in 1999 and proudly serving the community in Highland County, Ohio, we produce a weekly newspaper while providing daily updates online at highlandcountypress.com. Our operation is locally owned and run.

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11-run inning leads to Mustangs win over West Union

2 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Stephen Forsha

By Stephen Forsha, The Highland County Press All was great for the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs on Thursday evening, with the team defending their home diamond in Southern Hills Athletic Conference play by a score of 23-0 against the visiting West Union Dragons. LCHS scored runs in all four innings they were at the plate in the five-inning run-rule win, starting with a six-run first inning. From there, they scored five runs in the second and 11 runs in the bottom of the third.
Lions earn wins against Fayetteville, Paint Valley on consecutive days

2 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Stephen Forsha

By Stephen Forsha, The Highland County Press Playing on the diamond this past Friday and Saturday the Fairfield Lions defeated the Fayetteville Rockets and the Paint Valley Bearcats, moving their overall record to the .500 mark. Fairfield on Friday (April 18) gained a Southern Hills Athletic Conference win on the road by defeating the Fayetteville Rockets by a 13-11 score.
Lynchburg-Clay earns SHAC and non-conference victories

2 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Stephen Forsha

By Stephen Forsha, The Highland County Press The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs earned their ninth and 10th wins of the 2025 season this past Thursday and Saturday by defeating the West Union Lady Dragons, followed by a weekend win against Zane Trace. LCHS trailed by a 2-1 score after the first inning in a game played at LCHS on Thursday, April 17 as WUHS scored two runs to open the Southern Hills Athletic Conference contest, but eventually LCHS defeated the Lady Dragons, 10-8.
Whiteoak secures SHAC win over rival Fairfield; also defeat Miller Falcons

2 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Stephen Forsha

By Stephen Forsha, The Highland County Press LEESBURG — Thursday evening the Whiteoak Wildcats used two innings of scoring three or more runs to secure a Southern Hills Athletic Conference win over their longtime rival, the Fairfield Lions, by an 8-4 score in the first of their two showdowns they’ll have against each other this season.
Hillsboro softball falls to Pickerington North and Wheelersburg in big-time matchups

2 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Stephen Forsha

By Stephen Forsha, The Highland County Press The Hillsboro Lady Indians faced two of their strongest opponents on their 2025 schedule this past Saturday (April 19) as they took on Pickerington North and Wheelersburg at Symmes Valley in a weekend doubleheader. Hillsboro made their schedule tough to prepare for the upcoming postseason in May, and on Saturday, they held strong with two top softball programs, falling in each game by a 3-2 score.
Tigers lose by one run against Logan Elm

2 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Stephen Forsha

By Stephen Forsha, The Highland County Press On Thursday, April 17, the McClain Tigers lost a non-conference game to the Logan Elm Braves by a 3-2 score, as the Tigers rallied to make it a one-run game in the seventh inning at Beavers Field in Lancaster. The Tigers scored their two runs with one in the sixth and the aforementioned one run in the bottom of the seventh inning. LEHS scored all three of their runs in the top of the fourth inning.
Indians baseball falls to Clinton-Massie, Williamsburg on consecutive days

2 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Stephen Forsha

By Stephen Forsha, The Highland County Press The Hillsboro Indians continued their busy baseball schedule with four games in four days by wrapping up the week with games on Thursday and Friday, as they were defeated by the Clinton-Massie Falcons and the Williamsburg Wildcats. On Thursday (April 17) the Indians lost a non-conference game at home to the visiting Clinton-Massie Falcons 6-3 at Hillsboro High School.
Public schools could have less property tax help under Ohio House education budget

3 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Susan Tebben

By Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal, https://ohiocapitaljournal.com Advocates for Ohio public education have been fighting for the so-called Fair School Funding Plan to be continued in the next state budget. But Ohio House Republicans have nixed it in their version of the state budget passed last week. Republican state Rep.
Lady Tigers drop non-conference game against Logan Elm

3 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Stephen Forsha

By Stephen Forsha, The Highland County Press In their non-conference game Thursday (April 17), McClain allowed Logan Elm to score runs in three consecutive innings, which eventually led to a 6-2 home loss against the Lady Braves. The Lady Tigers scored their two runs with one in the bottom of the first and another one in the bottom of the seventh inning. Logan Elm added one run in the top of the second, followed by a three-run fourth and two runs in the fourth inning.
Ohio House budget would cut all elected members of the State Board of Education, limit board to five

5 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Susan Tebben

By Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal, https://ohiocapitaljournal.com A provision in the version of the two-year state budget passed by Ohio House Republicans would eliminate elected members from the State Board of Education. This comes after the last budget stripped the board of most of its power. The budget passed by the House last week would reduce the board membership from 11 elected members and eight governor-appointed members to five, all appointed by the governor.