NU senior Zach Vernon (2) cuts the corner on London’s Isaiah Jones (20). Vernon combined with Owen Davis for 46 points in the team’s win over the Red Raiders. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — NU junior Owen Davis (13) attempts to slip past London’s double team of Zach Jones (15) and Brady Carter (23). Davis claimed 23 points in the Wildcats’ win over the Red Raiders. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — “[London] is a really athletic team,” NU boys basketball head coach Brian Terrell said. “It was basically two teams battling it out and exchanging blows.” That was…
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Triad 126-pounder Lindsey Walborn grapples with Bowling Green’s Xavier Scott. Action came during the Triad Invitational. (Photo submitted) — Jonathan Alder, Triad and Fairbanks took to the mats with the Pioneers almost taking the crown as a team at the Triad Invitational. Jonathan Alder claimed second place out of 15 teams present by scoring 195 team points. The Pioneers had three grapplers take first place in their respective weight classes — 150-pounder Pryce Watson, 157-pounder Oliver Byerly and 215-pounder Dom Kroninger. JA also saw 120-pounder Trenton Moodispaugh and 285-pounder Damon Hay take second place in their brackets. More placers for…
JA senior Joey Walker turns a steal into a fast break dunk against Kenton Ridge. Walker notched 12 points in the team’s conference win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — Jonathan Alder came out with high energy in the first quarter its game against Kenton Ridge with the Pioneers taking another conference win, 60-32. “I thought we were really together,” JA head coach Zach Ross said. “Offensively we were locked in.” Kenton Ridge was seemingly three steps behind JA in the first quarter as the Pioneers mounted 19 points. The Pioneers struck first blood. Peyton Heiss tallied a layup to…
Ty Thomas is shown competing during Saturday’s Bellbrook Invitational. Thomas finished second in the 215-pound weight class. (Photo submitted) — Triad High School wrestlers finished in the midway mark of the Bellebrook Invitational on Saturday. The Cardinals tallied 104 points, which was good for seventh during the 14-team tournament. Wilmington captured top team honors with 317 points. Northmont was the runner-up with 257.5. Centerville was third with 145 points, followed by Kings-120, Madison-111 and Fairborn-107 to round out the top six. Trotwood-Madison was eighth behind Triad with 99 points. Northridge was ninth with 98 and Turpin was tenth with 96.…
Fairbanks’ Andy Higinbotham (5) makes a mad dash after a turnover to score a layup against an incoming Comet. Higinbotham tallied 10 points in the Panthers’ loss to Elgin Saturday night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — Fairbanks suffered a 46-43 boys basketball loss at the hands of the Elgin Comets on Saturday. The setback came after FHS lost an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter. “I thought we played well for 30 minutes of the game and did everything we were trying to do,” FHS head coach Zach Brown said. Coming off an Ohio Heritage Conference against Greeneview on…
Fairbanks’ Dylan Tobe (left) takes a shot from behind the arc against Triad’s Blake Thornhill in a home game earlier this season. Tobe recorded 10 points in Friday night’s conference game against the Greeneview Rams. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Fairbanks overcame a potential comeback Friday night at home against Ohio Heritage Conference South Division opponent Greeneview. The Panthers escaped with a 52-49 victory. The Panthers started out solidly on offense, scoring 12 points compared to Greeneview’s nine in the first quarter. FHS took advantage of scoring inside the arc with Tanner Ufferman and Dylan Tobe notching a pair of…
Lincoln Witt, Marysville’s 138-pounder (bottom), scrambles with Hilliard Darby’s Trent Vandeneyndn (top). Witt got out of the situation and eventually won the match by a 10-6 decision. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Marysville’s 175-pounder Colton Powers (top) applies a power half and eventually pinned Hilliard Darby’s Abdukarem Abualkheir (bottom) in the first period of Thursday’s match. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Marysville routed visiting Hilliard Darby, 59-10, Thursday night in the team’s first home wrestling dual of the season. “It was really good first of all to just get back out on the mat,” Marysville head coach Shawn Andrews said.…
Marysville’s Allen Jolliff attempts to knock down a spare at Rule 3 in Pickerington. Jolliff claimed 372 pins for the Monarchs on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Marysville ventured down to Rule 3 in Pickerington for a schedule bowling matchup against the Pickerington Central Tigers on Wednesday afternoon. The Lady Monarchs notched a 1675 team score, however, it was not enough to overcome the Lady Tigers’ 1930 pin count. Both teams bowled for two rounds on Wednesday. Competing for Marysville included Madison Strouse (157, 194), Alyssa Beeching (154, 173), Payton Darling (157, 160), Sarah Stooksburg (104, 99) and Hailey…
Pioneer senior Joey Walker (right) levitates over Bishop Hartley’s Amari Gaston (left) as Jonathan Alder mounted an intense offensive attack Tuesday night. Walker recorded seven points with three rebounds, one assist and one steal in Tuesday’s victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Jonathan Alder came through with a solid performance on both ends of the court Tuesday against Bishop Hartley. In doing so, the Pioneers took the Hawks to task during a 46-21 win on the road. “We had a couple of really great practices… and we put the necessary work in to come out and have a great response…
North Union’s Zack Ellis (right) attempts to shoot on Marysville’s Boston Burkhardt (left) in the last dual match on Thursday. MHS and NU competed at the Fairbanks Holiday Tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Fairbanks hosted its Holiday Dual Meet wrestling tournament on Thursday with Marysville coming out on top as the best team. In the first round of duals, North Union surpassed Columbus East High School with the final score of 42-24. North Union’s 106-pounder Braedon Scowden pinned Taylon Carter within the first period to start the match. Due to East not having a full lineup, the Wildcats took…
Marysville’s JoJo Eberhart steals a loose ball from New Albany’s Bella Haas, making the turnover a quick score in the first quarter on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) After suffering a few recent losses, Marysville’s girls hoop squad came out with a vengeance against New Albany in the team’s 55-31 win. Stellar defense was one of the reasons for the triumph. “We’ve had some tough, physical games and a couple losses,” head coach Klarke Ransome said leading up to Wednesday’s game. “We had some conversations as a group – some really good honest conversations – and I think they…
JA sophomore Peyton Heiss drives to the hoop against Tecumseh’s Luke Ehlinger (12). The Pioneer contributed eight points in the team’s 41-39 victory over its CBC Kenton Trail Division opponent. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) In Central Buckeye Conference action, Jonathan Alder came back after losing the lead late against Tecumseh, eventually defeating the Arrows for a 41-39 triumph. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Arrows and Pioneers rescheduled their previous contest to Tuesday night after Shawnee canceled its girls game against the Lady Pioneers on the JA court. It was no matter as it was still game day in Pioneer…
Marysville senior offensive lineman Gavin Rohrs (76) prepares for the snap during a 2021 game. Rohrs, who earned first-team All-Ohio honors for Division I, has trained at the OH Line Academy near Plain City. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) The OH Line Academy held its grand opening in Plain City last Saturday with local visitors taking time to check out the space. The facility is located along Warner Road. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Ohio and Union County is home to a vast array of dedicated training facilities for football players, except for the big boys. The OH Line Academy…
JA senior 157-pounder Pryce Watson uses solid hand control to escape a Cougar’s grasp. Watson pinned his first opponent in the third period. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Jonathan Alder claimed two dual match wrestling victories Wednesday evening, defeating Kenton Ridge, 54-28, and Springfield Shawnee, 58-22. “We had some young guys in the lineup tonight,” JA head coach Tony Watson said. “We needed to come out and feel good and I think we did that.” The Pioneers wrestled the first and the third matches during triangular action. In the first bout, JA claimed the lead early against Kenton Ridge when…
Fairbanks’ Cade Ziegler (center) squeezes in between Cardinal defenders Ayden Spriggs (left) and Cameron Thomas (right) on his way to the basket. Ziegler scored 22 points in the team’s 58-31 win over Triad Friday night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) In another physical contest, the Triad Cardinals fell to the Fairbanks Panthers Friday night as FHS won, 58-31. “I’m proud of our guys and the fight we showed,” Panthers’ head coach Zach Brown said. “We’re continuing to show improvement in a lot areas such as taking care of the basketball.” In an effort to set the tone early, Triad’s Kane…