Panther cagers grind out tourney win over Worthington Christian
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February 25, 2025
Fairbanks’ Ryker Green (left) and Holtz Maine (right) take turns putting shots in the basket against Worthington Christian Saturday afternoon. The Panthers advanced in the Division V tournament with a 59-50 victory. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)

Panther cagers grind out tourney win over Worthington Christian

By Tim Miller 

Numbers can be very deceiving when it comes to basketball, especially at tournament time.

On paper, Saturday afternoon’s Fairbanks-Worthington Christian boys hoop contest should have been a cake walk for the Panthers.

After all, FHS took the fourth seed and a 21-1 record into the Division V home gam...

MHS boys bowlers will compete in state tourney
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Marysville’s boys bowling team has qualified for the Division I state tournament for the second straight year. Members of the team are from left, Hayden Cotterell, Grayson Young, Lucas Hoffman, Kyle Teters, Carson Blevins and Corbin Levings. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
March 4, 2026
The Marysville high school boys bowling team is headed to the Division I state tournament  for the second consecutive year after a comeback performance at the Central District tournament. The Monarchs...
Hoopsters earn 2025-26 Central District honors
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These local high school basketball players earned Central District first-team honors for the 2025-2026 season. They are from left, Dainon Lindsey, North Union; Evan Wiedmann, Fairbanks; and Danny Bentley, Jonathan Alder. (Journal-Tribune file photos by Bob Putman, Tim Miller and Aleksei Pavloff)
By Bob Putman 
March 4, 2026
A trio of area basketball players received first-team recognition as the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced its boys and girls Central District teams. Danny Bentley of Jonathan Alder was nam...
MHS boys bowlers will compete in state tourney
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Marysville’s boys bowling team has qualified for the Division I state tournament for the second straight year. Members of the team are from left, Hayden Cotterell, Grayson Young, Lucas Hoffman, Kyle Teters, Carson Blevins and Corbin Levings. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
March 4, 2026
The Marysville high school boys bowling team is headed to the Division I state tournament  for the second consecutive year after a comeback performance at the Central District tournament. The Monarchs...
Hoopsters earn 2025-26 Central District honors
Sports
These local high school basketball players earned Central District first-team honors for the 2025-2026 season. They are from left, Dainon Lindsey, North Union; Evan Wiedmann, Fairbanks; and Danny Bentley, Jonathan Alder. (Journal-Tribune file photos by Bob Putman, Tim Miller and Aleksei Pavloff)
By Bob Putman 
March 4, 2026
A trio of area basketball players received first-team recognition as the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced its boys and girls Central District teams. Danny Bentley of Jonathan Alder was nam...
MHS swimmers place at state
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Marysville High School’s state swimmers are from left, Patrick Filbert, Carter Pancallo, Rylan Brown, coach Michael Waun and Brady Cordonnier. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
March 4, 2026
Marysville High School swimmers placed in the finals of two boys Division I state relays on Saturday. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Carter Pancallo, Patrick Filbert, Brady Cordonnier and Rylan ...
Marysville girls capture sectional wrestling title
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Marysville’s Cara Leng, right, is tied up with an opponent during Sunday’s sectional tournament on the MHS mats. Marysville claimed a sectional title. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)
By Bob Putman 
March 4, 2026
Backed by six individual champions, the Marysville girls wrestling team dominated the sectional tournament on Sunday at Marysville. The top four in each weight class qualified for this weekend’s distr...
MHS trio win sectional titles; Monarchs place second to Dublin Coffman in team standings
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Monarch Griffen Beery applies a single-leg takedown against Dublin Coffman’s Xander Maas. Beery captured the sectional semifinals match by a 9-2 score. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
By Bob Putman 
March 4, 2026
All of the area wrestling teams took part on Saturday in sectional tournament action at Marysville, Jonathan Alder, Mechanicsburg, Ridgedale and Versailles. The top four in each weight class qualified...