Aiden Spriggs (30) of triad attmepts to split a pair of Fairbanks defenders during his drive to the basket. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Left: Batati Lease (22) of Triad drives to the basket against Fairbanks’ Graylon Green. Center: Cati LeVan attempts a layup during an early season game against Elgin. Right: Frani LeVan shoots a short shot. All three athletes earned awards at both the conference and district levels. (Journal-Tribune photos by Sam Dillon) After having less than successful seasons, a few Triad Cardinals earned themselves post-season accolades. Cati and Frani LeVan helped the Lady Cardinals to an 8-15…
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Fairbanks High School wrestler Billy Reed-Bodey, left, works on a single-leg takedown against Marysville’s Zach McMinn. Both heavyweight grapplers will compete in their respective state tournaments this weekend. Pictured in the background is FHS coach James Kasser. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Triad’s Isiah Leasure prepares to pin an opponent. Leasure, a 182-pounder, will compete in the Division III state tournament this weekend at Marion Harding High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) Two local wrestlers are preparing themselves for the pinnacle of their sport, the Ohio High School Athletic Association state tournament. Billy Reedy-Bodey of Fairbanks and Isiah Leasure…
Billy Reed-Bodey, top, of Fairbanks rides Drew Harris of Alexander during the second period of the district semifinals heavyweight match. Reed-Bodey beat Harris by a 4-1 decsion to advance to the finals. The Panther grappler won the district championship. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) JA advances three to state; Triad sends Leasure The Fairbanks Panthers now have a district wrestling champion in Billy Reed-Bodey. The heavyweight went into the Division III Central District meet at Coshocton High School with a perfect 39-0 record. He kept that record flawless to move on to the D-III state meet. Jonathan Alder advanced Reece…
North Union has one wrestler still in the race for a district title. Trace Williams, 113 pounds, has worked his way to the Division III district semifinals after winning his first match against Alex Riddle of Adena by pinfall. Williams followed with a win over T.J. Proctor of Malvern by pinfall. Williams will face Daxton Chase of Pleasant today. North Union’s wrestling team currently stands in 13th place during the Division III district at Coshocton High School. The Wildcats have tallied 13 points. Fairbanks has notched 11 points and stands in 34th place of the 58-team event. Sandy Valley leads…
In this file photo Trevyn Feasel, left, of North Union attempts a layup past a Centerburg defender. The Wildcats have returned to this year’s district title game against the same opponent that knocked them out of last year’s title game, Johnstown-Monroe. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Last year, the North Union boys basketball team capped what up to that point had been a perfect season by working its way past a difficult Africentric squad to find itself playing for a Division III Central District title. The No. 3 Wildcats took their 23-0 record up against No. 7 Johnstown-Monroe. The Wildcats…
Owen Davis (13) of North Union drives to the basket during a Division III Central District semifinal game against Liberty Union. Davis tallied 15 points during the Wildcats’ 68-49 win to advance to the district finals. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Wednesday’s Division III Central District semifinal hoop game was an up-and-down contest for North Union. However, a solid lead tallied in the first quarter was the high the Wildcats needed to advance past Liberty Union, 68-49. NU coach Brian Terrill was somewhat baffled by the final score. “We win a district semifinal by 19 points, are you kidding me,…
Aaron Krebehenne (22) of North Union leaps for a jump shot as a pair of Centerburg defenders pressures his attempt. Krebehenne tallied eight points during the Wildcats’ 60-45 tournament win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) It was a game that saw 33 fouls and North Union’s shooters struggle to find the bottom of the basket from beyond the arc. The Wildcats, though, pulled off a 60-45 win over Centerburg during the Division III Central District sectional finals on Saturday. NU coach Brian Terrill was a little surprised by the amount of fouls. “We haven’t been in a game all year…
Alyssa Strahm (43) goes up for a layup as a Thomas Worthington defender attempts to block her shot. Straham tallied 14 points to help the Lady Monarchs win, 57-47, and advance to the Division I Central 2 District title game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Marysville’s girls basketball team (the No. 16 seed) had its ups and downs against No. 28 Thomas Worthington during a Division I district semifinal game on Wednesday. Solid shooting by the Lady Monarchs gave them boost they needed to win 57-47 and move on the Division I Central 2 District title game. It is the…
Abbey Price, of North Union, leaps for a shot with a Johnstown-Monroe defender in tow during the Lady Cats opening round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III tournament. Price tallied 15 points during the 49-48 loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Saturday’s girls Division III sectional basketball game at North Union was no surprise for the eighth- seeded Lady Cats. The back-and-forth battle with 11th seeded Johnstown-Monroe was a familiar contest. The Lady Cats have lived in single-possession scenarios all season and sometimes you end up on the losing side. NU’s tournament opener was one of those…
Hudson Davis (31), of North Union, drives to the basket for a layup as an Elgin defender attempts to block his shot. Davis stepped up to start Friday’s game as the Wildcats dealt with injuries. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) With two starters out for North Union, it was up to the bench to pull off Friday’s 62-25 win over Elgin. The final score had NU coach Brian Terrill a little surprised. “I honestly didn’t think it was going to be that easy with two starters (Aaron Krebehenne and Owen Davis-out until Tuesday) out,” he said. “A lot of times…
Jonathan Alder’s Xavier Pierce (top) has control over an opponent in this file photo. Pierce is one of several JA grapplers who won Central Buckeye Conference championships this season. (Journal-Tribune photo Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder grapplers recently won the Kenton Trail Division of the Central Buckeye Conference with a team score of 198 points. The Pioneers took overall second place at the conference’s tournament, finishing behind Graham, which scored 228 points. Graham was crowned as the CBC Mad River Division champion and was the overall tournament winner. North Union, which is also in the CBC Mad River Division, took fifth…
Preston Crabtree, left, of North Union and Jackson Izzard, right, of Jonathan Alder have been named boys basketball players of the year in their respective divisions of the Central Buckeye Conference. (Journal-Tribune photos by Sam Dillon and Tim Miller) Two local players have received boys basketball top honors in the Central Buckeye Conference. Jackson Izzard of Jonathan Alder was named player of the year in the Kenton Trail Division, while Preston Crabtree of North Union earned the same honor in the Mad River Division. Izzard is second on the CBC leaderboard in points per game with an average of 18.6.…
Jackson Izzard (5) of Jonathan Alder splits between a pair of Kenton Ridge defenders on his way to the basket Friday. Izzard tallied 31 points during the Pioneers’ 50-32 win. The victory secured the Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division title for JA. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The Jonathan Alder boys basketball team saw its perfect season slipping through its fingers in the first half of Friday’s Central Buckeye Conference contest against Kenton Ridge. However, a three-quarter court shot by the Pioneers is all they needed to pull themselves out of an early hole and on their way to…
Abbey Price, left, of North Union goes up for a shot past a Cardington defender on Thursday. Price tallied 10 points in the Lady Cats’ 63-36 loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) There are times when a team can give all it has and it still will not be enough to walk away with a win. For the North Union girls basketball squad, Thursday’s contest against the state-ranked (No. 2 in Division III) Lady Pirates of Cardington was that type of game. The Lady Cats gave everything they had, but couldn’t find a way to come out on top as…
Carson Manley, right, of Triad attempts to drive to the basket against Kyler Wilson of Fairbanks. The Panthers toppled the Cardinals, 46-34. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Fairbanks’ boys basketball team sailed past neighboring Triad with ease a couple of weeks ago. It wasn’t that easy for the Panthers on Tuesday. The second game of the season against the Cardinals was not a walk in the park as FHS won, 46-34. The two sides exchanged point-for-point in the opening quarter before Ayden Spriggs gave the Cardinals a 13-11 lead with less than 30 seconds left in the set. The Panthers,…