Fairbanks girls hand Tigers first loss; Jonathan Alder Pioneer boys defeat Kenton Ridge
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January 28, 2026
Livi Maine (44) of Fairbanks applies defensive pressure to an opponent in this file photo. Maine led the team with 12 points during a recent win over West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Fairbanks girls hand Tigers first loss; Jonathan Alder Pioneer boys defeat Kenton Ridge

By Tim Miller 

Fairbanks’ girls basketball team handed West Liberty-Salem its first setback in the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division.

The Lady Panthers’ 55-42 triumph puts the Tigers at 11-1 in the division and 13-1 overall.

Fairbanks improved to 13-2 in the conference and 13-4 overall.

The contest was knot...

Local athletes of week named
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Local athletes of week named
By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2026
The Journal-Tribune has named its athletes of the week. They are as follows: Marysville: Junior wrestler Carter Shank is Marysville’s honoree. Shank was the highest-placing Monarch during the recent M...
Jonathan Alder senior will play golf at Ohio Dominican
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Jonathan Alder senior will play golf at Ohio Dominican
By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2026
Mother Nature’s recent winter blast obviously means local golfers won’t be hitting the links for quite some time. An area high school linksman, however, will continue his career on the collegiate leve...
Benjamin Logan bowlers top Fort Loramie
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Benjamin Logan bowlers top Fort Loramie
By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2026
Benjamin Logan’s boys bowling team defeated Fort Loramie 2707-2450 during a recent match. Conner Chambers led the Pioneers with games of 234 and 205 for a 439 series. Wyatt Levan finished with a 428 s...
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Local athletes of week named
Sports
Local athletes of week named
By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2026
The Journal-Tribune has named its athletes of the week. They are as follows: Marysville: Junior wrestler Carter Shank is Marysville’s honoree. Shank was the highest-placing Monarch during the recent M...
Jonathan Alder senior will play golf at Ohio Dominican
Sports
Jonathan Alder senior will play golf at Ohio Dominican
By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2026
Mother Nature’s recent winter blast obviously means local golfers won’t be hitting the links for quite some time. An area high school linksman, however, will continue his career on the collegiate leve...
Benjamin Logan bowlers top Fort Loramie
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Benjamin Logan bowlers top Fort Loramie
By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2026
Benjamin Logan’s boys bowling team defeated Fort Loramie 2707-2450 during a recent match. Conner Chambers led the Pioneers with games of 234 and 205 for a 439 series. Wyatt Levan finished with a 428 s...
Fairbanks, NU SRO fees won’t go up this year
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Fairbanks, NU SRO fees won’t go up this year
By Michael Williamson 
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A couple of school resource officer (SRO) contracts up for discussion last year will not change in the near term. The Union County Commissioners passed a series of measures recently that approved the ...
Second-half run propels NU boys over Benjamin Logan
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Wyatt Arver of North Union drives between Maddox Vermillion and Clayton Jenkins of Benjamin Logan. (Journal Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
Second-half run propels NU boys over Benjamin Logan
By Bob Putman 
January 27, 2026
North Union varsity boys basketball coach Austin Terrill and his counterpart, Scott Vermillion of Benjamin Logan, were in agreement as to the key point of Friday’s Central Buckeye Conference game at N...
Lady Cats trounce visiting Benjamin Logan
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North Union’s Kailyn Colegrove (30) dashes up the court and past the midline while being guarded by Benjamin Logan’s Molly Siefring (2) during the first half. The senior Lady Cat tallied four points in the team’s win over the visiting Lady Raiders. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Lady Cats trounce visiting Benjamin Logan
By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 27, 2026
North Union’s girls basketball program earned a running clock during its senior night festivities last Saturday evening. The Lady Cats tallied a 60-20 victory over visiting Benjamin Logan to improve t...