The Highland County Press is recapping some of the top stories from 2021. This is Part 1 of the series.
January
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MHS gym renovation moving forward
By Angela Shepherd - For The Times-Gazette
Monday evening marked the groundbreaking for the McClain High School gym renovation/expansion project. Pictured (l-r) are district maintenance supervisor Jeff Pence; superintendent Quincey Gray; board members Eric Zint, Eric Wise, Charley Roman, Marilyn Mitchell and Sandy Free; district treasurer Joe Smith; and WAI Construction Group representatives Carlos Stapleton and David Stewart.
Photo by Angela Shepherd
Student athletes from spring sports were recognized at Monday’s GEVSD School Board meeting. Pictured (l-r) are Braden Wright; board members Charley Roman and Eric Wise; Lily Barnes; board member Sandy Free; Luca Matesic, Iva Easter, Josie Crabtree, Kaitlyn Jett, Brianna Weller, Ryan Butterbaugh and Kerigan Pollard; board members Marilyn Mitchel and Eric Zint; and athletic director Tim Bolender.
State Feature 2021: Kerigan Pollard, Lily Barnes ready to make state debuts
Pollard, Barnes each have set McClain track & field records in â21 Pictured for the McClain Lady Tigers are state qualifers (l-r) Lily Barnes and Kerigan Pollard. (HCP Photo/Stephen Forsha) GREENFIELD – For both Kerigan Pollard and Lily Barnes, they are ready to compete in unknown territory this upcoming weekend as the McClain Lady Tigers duo qualified for the OHSAA State Track and Field Championships, though both athletes are at different points of their high school careers.
For Pollard, the 300-meter hurdles race this weekend is the final event she’ll be competing in for what has been a very successful and record-setting career, as the senior athlete set eight school records in not only track & field, but swimming and soccer during her final season.
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McClain track teams make school history in win at WCH Invitational Pictured are members of the McClain Lady Tigers track and field team at the WCH Invitational. (Submitted photos) The McClain Tigers track and field team. The McClain boys and girls track teams teams won an invitational on the same night for the first time in program history. • • • The McClain boys and girls track teams had an outstanding night at the Washington Court House Invitational, where both teams won an invitational on the same night for the first time in program history.