By ROB HAMILTON Highland was able to steadily increase a slim advantage over Mount Gilead last Tuesday in claiming a 47–38 win. The host Scots only led 12–9 after the first quarter, but were able to outscore the Indians 14–10 in the second and 13–10 in the third to jump out to a 10-point lead. While Mount Gilead did […]
By Randa Wagner — School security concerns and new technology plans were discussed at the Highland Board of Education meeting January 23. Supt. Dr. Bill Dodds addressed the public on school safety measures, in light of recent incidents around the country at public schools. “There is a great deal of discussion right now across the country […]
By ROB HAMILTON Thanks to placing nine wrestlers in the top four at Saturday’s Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference wrestling meet, including a quartet of champions, the host Highland Scots were able to not just win the Red Division, but also boast the overall best score on Saturday. Highland finished with 159.5 points to outdistance River Valley’s 140. […]
By ROB HAMILTON The OHSAA state dual meet wrestling tournament came to an end for Morrow County schools on Wednesday, as Highland, Northmor and Mount Gilead were all eliminated from competition during the regional semifinal rounds. Both Northmor and Mount Gilead were eliminated by Northridge in the Division III, Region 22 semifinals. In the first round, […]
By ROB HAMILTON Northmor cruised past Fredericktown on Wednesday to advance to the regional semifinals in the first ever OHSAA state dual meet tournament in wrestling. The Knights, who were the top seed in their half of Division III’s Region 22, had a first round bye and then took on Fredericktown, who had edged Johnstown 30–28. The Freddies […]
By ROB HAMILTON For three quarters, Highland did nearly everything they had to do in order to topple Mount Gilead. Unfortunately, games are four quarters long and that fourth period was a huge one for the Indians in what became a 60–51 road win on Thursday. Trailing 40–31 entering the final eight minutes, Mount Gilead got […]
By ROB HAMILTON Cardington got back on track in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference play with a 50–46 win at Ridgedale Friday. The Pirates outscored their opponents 18–7 in the second quarter to turn a one-point deficit into a 29–19 halftime advantage. While the Rockets took the third quarter by a 14–12 margin and outscored Cardington 13–9 over the […]
By ROB HAMILTON A career night from senior Clarisa Lyons paved the way for Cardington to take a 57–44 win over Highland last Tuesday. Lyons set a Cardington single-game record with 38 points in the contest. The previous record of 37 points was set by Jackie Mories. Lyons added 15 rebounds to pace the home team’s […]