FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — Chris Hawkins understands the importance of dealing with adversity, especially early in the season, against quality out-of-state competition. So a couple losses weren’t the end of the world.
Carlisle High School’s baseball team kicked off the 2025 season with its annual trip to the Sunshine

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Southwest Ohio Sports Daily is the most comprehensive source for high school sports coverage in Southwest Ohio, currently covering 19 high schools in Butler, Warren and Hamilton counties and the five leagues they belong to:
- GREATER MIAMI CONFERENCE: Fairfield, Hamilton, Lakota East, Lakota West, Mason, Middletown
- GREATER CATHOLIC LEAGUE COED DIVISION: Badin, Fenwick
- SOUTHWEST OHIO CONFERENCE: Harrison, Talawanda
- SOUTHWESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE: Carlisle, Edgewood, Franklin, Madison, Monroe, Ross, Waynesville
- MIAMI VALLEY CONFERENCE: Cincinnati Christian, New Miami
