Sports
April 8, 2026
Lanay Sommers of Fairbanks slides safely home ahead of a throw to the plate. Teammate Claire Meihls (1) is pictured at the far left. The Lady Panthers defeated Mechanicsburg, 11-5. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
FHS softball squad comes through with win after eight-run sixth inning
Fairbanks’ softball team kept its Ohio Heritage Conference North Division record clean with an 11-5 victory over Mechanicsburg.
It did, however, take several hits and eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the team’s OHC record at 3-0.
The game was deadlocked at 3-3 before the Lady Pa...


