Panthers will host Triad for Homecoming contest
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September 26, 2024
Holtz Maine (10) of Fairbanks brings down an Indian Lake ball carrier in this file photo. The Panthers will host Triad Friday evening for the 2024 Homecoming game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Panthers will host Triad for Homecoming contest

By Tim Miller 

The rivalry began in the 1970s within the old West Central Ohio Conference.

It continues to this day in the Ohio Heritage Conference.

The football teams from Fairbanks and Triad have had a long history against each other.

The 2024 edition of the backyard battle will be held Friday evening when Fairbank...

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