Alder’s “Pick 6’s” spell difference in 35-21 victory over Panthers
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August 24, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s Mason Curtis (33) goes into the end zone for a score as Fairbanks’ Holtz Maine bears down on the Pioneer ball carrier. Also pictured in JA’s Jace Schrock (5). (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Alder’s “Pick 6’s” spell difference in 35-21 victory over Panthers

By Tim Miller 

The football teams from Fairbanks and Jonathan Alder kicked off the 2024 season with a good, old-fashioned backyard slugfest Friday evening.

Fairbanks coach David Carroll and his Pioneer counterpart Nathan Snedeker agreed it was a tough battle.

They also concurred that it was two “Pick 6’s” by t...

Area high school wrestlers open state tournament at Ohio State
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Rayce Watson, Jonathan Alder’s 120-pounder, prepares to pin Clearfork’s Colton Wagner during Friday’s opening round of the Division II state tournament. The event began Friday and will continue through Sunday at The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
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Members of the St. John’s Lutheran School girls basketball team display their All-Ohio Lutheran state championship banner. Members of the squad are from left, front row, Ava Brehmer, Lydia Burns, Kate Cook and Annabelle Fisher; back row, assistant coach Trevor Burns, Allison Rausch, Evelyn Blank, Sydney Hamilton, Eva Pfeiffer, Stella Wirick and Cam Schwokow. Not pictured, head coach Lee Wirick and assistant coach Russell Blank. (Photo submitted)
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Pioneers to face Sandusky Perkins for Division IV regional crown
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Jonathan Alder’s Danny Bentley goes up for a basket despite opposing defensive pressure. The Pioneers will play Sandusky Perkins today for the Division IV regional championship. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
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By Tim Miller 
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The ball is scheduled to be tipped today at 3 p.m. as Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball squad plays for a Division IV regional championship. The Pioneers will put their 21-5 record on the line against ...
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Rayce Watson, Jonathan Alder’s 120-pounder, prepares to pin Clearfork’s Colton Wagner during Friday’s opening round of the Division II state tournament. The event began Friday and will continue through Sunday at The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
Area high school wrestlers open state tournament at Ohio State
By Bob Putman 
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Jonathan Alder junior Rayce Watson is making a second straight appearance in the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s state wrestling tournament. After finishing second last year at 106, Watson bum...
St. John’s girls cagers capture state title
Sports
Members of the St. John’s Lutheran School girls basketball team display their All-Ohio Lutheran state championship banner. Members of the squad are from left, front row, Ava Brehmer, Lydia Burns, Kate Cook and Annabelle Fisher; back row, assistant coach Trevor Burns, Allison Rausch, Evelyn Blank, Sydney Hamilton, Eva Pfeiffer, Stella Wirick and Cam Schwokow. Not pictured, head coach Lee Wirick and assistant coach Russell Blank. (Photo submitted)
St. John’s girls cagers capture state title
By Tim Miller 
March 16, 2026
The girls basketball squad from St. John’s Lutheran Middle School recently captured the All-Ohio Lutheran state championship. The Lady Jaguars were comprised of girls in the sixth-through-eight grades...
Pioneers to face Sandusky Perkins for Division IV regional crown
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Jonathan Alder’s Danny Bentley goes up for a basket despite opposing defensive pressure. The Pioneers will play Sandusky Perkins today for the Division IV regional championship. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Pioneers to face Sandusky Perkins for Division IV regional crown
By Tim Miller 
March 16, 2026
The ball is scheduled to be tipped today at 3 p.m. as Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball squad plays for a Division IV regional championship. The Pioneers will put their 21-5 record on the line against ...