Amanda-Clearcreek upsets Lady Cats in tournament
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February 25, 2026
North Union’s Glory Blevins (11) goes to the basket in this file photo. Blevins scored 17 points during NU’s tournament loss to Amanda-Clearcreek. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Amanda-Clearcreek upsets Lady Cats in tournament

By Bob Putman 

“It was fun until it wasn’t.”

Those comments by North Union varsity girls basketball coach Mitchell Loomis were probably echoed by the Lady Cat players and their fans following Saturday’s sectional final against Amanda-Clearcreek.

Using a high-pressure defense in the second half, North Union b...

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A fake by MHS’ Brennan Adkins sends a Hilliard Darby defender off his feet. Marysville dropped a 49-43 verdict on the Panthers’ home court. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
MHS seeded 19th for tourney
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Lahmers’ half-court “game winner” against Fredericktown extends Lady Panthers’ roundball season
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The emotions were the opposite for the Fairbanks girls basketball team and Fredericktown fans Saturday afternoon. The Lady Panthers celebrate after beating the Freddies on a half-court buzzer-beater. Members of Fredericktown Nation in the background express their disbelief. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
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A fake by MHS’ Brennan Adkins sends a Hilliard Darby defender off his feet. Marysville dropped a 49-43 verdict on the Panthers’ home court. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
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