Diamond squads finish games with mixed results
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April 22, 2026
In the photo to the left, Fairbanks’ Kyah Hendren (20) waits on a pitch during a recent game. In the photo to the right, Jonathan Alder’s Cashton Wheeler (1) slides safely into second base. Hendren and Wheeler helped their respective teams to victories on Monday. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)

Diamond squads finish games with mixed results

By Tim Miller 

Fairbanks’ softball team got back on the winning track with a 15-8 victory at Northeastern.

Northeastern plated seven runs in the home half of the opening inning and led 7-4.

The Lady Panthers (12-3 overall and 7-2 in the Ohio Heritage Conference) crossed the plate six times across the fourth and fi...

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Fairbanks’ Carson Shope carries the ball against Triad during a 2025 game. Shope is one of the returning starters for the Panthers for the 2026 campaign, which begins Thursday at Colonel Crawford. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
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Members of the Fairbanks football team are from left, front row, Daniel Bailey, Noah Mullett, Carson Shope, Reid Phelps, Cooper Phelps and Jackson Thomas; second row, Liam Kelly, Joseph Hatfield, Leo Winner, Brennan Peffer, Aiden Haffner, McClain Burns and Caleb Hoffman; third row, Max Winner, Carter Woody, Camden Rall, Lucas Berlin, Vinny Morton, Nevan Moore, Will Griffey and Connor Bjorkgren; fourth row, Casen Rankin, Grayson Burns, Raymond Alley, Koalton Willie, Caden Wills, Corin Burns, Graham Thompson, Landon Wright, Gauge Hutchinsand Robert Francis; fifth row, Grant Burns, Griffin Baum, Drystan Conley, Christian Sheets and Brody Kelley; sixth row, assistant coaches Mike Mays, Tjay Kemmere, Keenan Chapman, head coach Dave Carroll, assistant coaches Morgan Cotter, Kyle Whaley and Sean Diefenderfer. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
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Seniors on the Marysville High School football team are from left, front row, Aloysius Roseburrough, Reagan O’Dell, Rivers Hodges, Brycen Luelleman, Cooper Foughty, Carter Shank and Evan Beany; second row, Brady Watkins, Deacon Henry, Mo Saidy, Trevor Helmuth, Landon Wimmers and Colin Wimmers; third row, Oscar Olding, Owen Harbold, Shane Brickner, Carter Dunn, James Stevenson, Allen VanHassel and Keefer Stackhouse. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
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