2025 Chillicothe High School tennis Lady Hornets Lexy Smith, left, and Lydia Bonderer touch racquet in fleeting celebration of winning a point during their Class 1 District 8 doubles championship match Oct. 10. The CHS tandem, each of whom took up the sport only at the start of the 2024 high school season, not only added the district doubles title to their quickly-growing resum Ð which already had gained the listing of Midland Empire Conference doubles champions Ð that day, but tacked on earning eighth place in the Class 1 state tournament at Springfield this past Thursday and Friday with two wins in five matches. (PAUL STURM/C-T FILE PHOTO)
Young duo which only began playing the sport last season won twice Thursday (Oct. 23, 2025) to clinch hardware SPRINGFIELD — New to the sport…
