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Members of the Fairbanks High School boys and girls track and field teams are from left, front row, Clara Andrews, Caelyn Breneman, Sadie Miller, Claire Berry, Charley Shope, Geniveve Conley, Sydney Nicol, Chloe Nicole, Hadley Premuda and Alexis Wojcehowicz; second row, Hanna Niehaus, Mia Pagan, Sophie Bostwick, Christy Headings, Lilly Davison, Stephanie Headings, Mollie Thrush, Elizabeth Phillippo, Lailynn Burns and Audrey Lahmers; third row, Denny Morton, Brady Adams, Ava Lahmers, Luna Acampora, Alyssa Tobe, Olivia Patrick, Marick Shaffer, Corina Seaborne, A.C. Clark, Ihan Muftah and Malachi Robbins; fourth row, Maddox Eagon, Andrew Sorg, Kendall Crozier, DJ Litzke, Carson Shope, Zach Niehaus, Brennan Pfeffer, Triton Rhodes, Carter Woody and Jackson Burns; fifth row, Elton Bailey, Jacob Williams, Trey Wilson, Austin Gerty, Daniel Thomas, Ben Zahn, Craig Irvin, Tommy Dellinger, Max Winter and Tyler Ketterer; sixth row, coaches Matt Clark, Joel Premuda, Patrick Bailey, Benjamin Schaffer and Jonathan Sorg. Not pictured, head coach Mike Van Winkle. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

Members of Fairbanks’ varsity softball squad are from left, front row, Maddi Sines, Abby Russell, Macy Rhine, Sadie Schalk, Sydney Chandler, Ryanne Sancho and Avery Arnold; second row, Lanay Sommers, Lexi Grant, Claire Meihls, Kyah Hendren, Peyton Morris and Elizabeth Gregory; back row, assistant coach Alexia Smith, assistant coach Josie Duncan, Sage Wittenburg-Conley, assistant coach Randy Rausch and head coach Amy Sines. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

The Panther varsity baseball squad is pictured from left, front row, Owen Woody, Williams Stice, Nate Meihls, Mason Rausch, Troy King and Nolan Baker; second row, Carson Reames, Cooper Phelps, Kade Pfeffrle, Reid Phelps and Liam Rhea; back row, head coach Josh Rine, Carter Sites, Konnor Ohler and assistant coach Rick Queen. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

Construction barrels line the northwestern side of Industrial Parkway in Jerome Township, reducing the roadway down to one lane. The northbound lane closure is part of the months-long project to widen U.S. 42 and add turn lanes to Industrial Parkway. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)