Jonathan Alder gridders hope to add weapons to attack
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August 22, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s football team is pictured from left, front row, Mason Curtis, Zach Gantz, Jace Schrock and Grant Horne; second row, Aiden Becker, Wyatt Clemons, Christian Dellapina, AJ Delong, Carter Detweiler and Anthony Kroninger; third row, Isaiah Mullet (team manager), Silas Shoemaker, Cashton Wheeler, Braxton Overmyer, Chase Muetzel, Brooks Pierce, Anderson Storts, Brock Hughes, Blake Hardy, Will Moeller, Logan Rich, Thomas Kitchen, Caleb Scott and Cole Brady; fourth row, JJ Weese, Wyatt Delong, Max Lewis, Ben McCain, Mitchell Park, Chaz Stocksdale, Gavin Murphy, Rylan Stowers, Luke Tubbs, Mason Petersheim, Holdon Glick, Braylon Kauffman, Caleb Wiltshire and Thomas Miller; fifth row, Vince Ranly, Adam Ali Brewer, Cole Caskey, Jake Bauer, Trey Bentley, Ben Petzinger, Christian Amann, Mitchell McGrath, Bronze Jones, Nash Bowshier, Dustin Harper, Nolan Nixon, Cody Yates, TJ Maynard, Jacob Kusek, Graham Clapham and John Parker; sixth row, assistant coaches Brandon Armstrong, Chris Roberts, Donnie Glick, Craig Kyle and Tyler Rowe, head coach Nathan Snedeker and assistant coaches David Barnett, Chris Homan, Justin Landis, Chris Clapham and Jacob Wenning. Not pictured, Jesus Ventura and assistant Jim Snedeker. (Photo submitted)

Jonathan Alder gridders hope to add weapons to attack

By Aleksei Pavloff

Fans in Plain City may see a different team on the gridiron this season.

The Pioneers are known for establishing the ground game above everything else. Similarly, its defense prides itself on closing the trenches, making it hard for opposing offenses to run the football.

Those aspects will not change ...

North Union boys, girls track/field athletes respectively place first, second during triangular meets at RV
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North Union’s Glory Blevins approaches the bar in the girls high jump during a meet at River Valley. Blevins was the top competitor in the event. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
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The past few seasons North Union track coach Cole Krawczyk likes to ease his athletes into the start of the Wildcats’ schedule. After staging an intersquad meet last week, North Union’s second meet wa...
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Panthers outlast North Union on varsity baseball diamond
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Fairbanks’ Carson Reames (27) steals third base as North Union’s Peyton Davis awaits the throw. The Panthers edged North Union, 6-5, on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
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North Union boys, girls track/field athletes respectively place first, second during triangular meets at RV
Sports
North Union’s Glory Blevins approaches the bar in the girls high jump during a meet at River Valley. Blevins was the top competitor in the event. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
By Bob Putman 
April 2, 2026
The past few seasons North Union track coach Cole Krawczyk likes to ease his athletes into the start of the Wildcats’ schedule. After staging an intersquad meet last week, North Union’s second meet wa...
Marysville, Fairbanks softball teams notch wins
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By Tim Miller 
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Marysville’s varsity softball team upped its record to 4-2 with a 9-6 victory over Willowbrook High School. The spring break game was played in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The Lady Monarchs plated five runs i...
Panthers outlast North Union on varsity baseball diamond
Sports
Fairbanks’ Carson Reames (27) steals third base as North Union’s Peyton Davis awaits the throw. The Panthers edged North Union, 6-5, on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
April 2, 2026
There are times when a baseball game reveals the gritty nature of a team. Tuesday evening’s Fairbanks-North Union contest actually showed just how tough both squads played. The Panthers (1-0) won the ...
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