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The North Union Middle School seventh-grade girls basketball team qualified for the championship round of the Central Buckeye Conference tournament. The Lady Cats (18-0) defeated Bellefontaine 21-16 a...

After taking time away from coaching to help raise his children, a familiar face is coming back to North Lewisburg to head the Triad High School football program.   On Feb. 16, Triad Local Schools pla...

Marysville High School senior Griffin Johnson signs to continue his academic/athletic careers at Columbia University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The announcement was made a while ago tha...

The Marysville High School Athletic Hall of Fame added four new members during ceremonies Saturday evening. The new inductees are from left, Jodie Hyland Agan, Cal Adams, Tony Blumenschein and Wes Hec...

Jonathan Alder sophomore A.J. Delong (right) whizzers an opposing Indian out of bounds during the team’s first dual match of the evening at Mechanicsburg.   (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) ...

North Union’s Audrey Benedict eyes a shot in this file photo. Benedict scored in double figures as the Lady Cats wrapped up their Central Buckeye Conference schedule with a perfect record. (Photo subm...

Jonathan Alder’s Ashley Bentley prepares to shoot a free throw at London. The Lady Pioneers dropped a 61-56 verdict. (Journal-Tribune photo by Eva Paspallis Case) -- The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alde...

Triad’s girls hoopsters were swept by West Jefferson. The varsity slipped to 3-17 overall and 2-13 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with a 56-26 setback. Mia LeMay tallied 11 points and grabbed six reb...

Marysville’s Gage Counts goes for a pin in this file photo. Counts won both of his matches by pins as the Monarchs defeated Vandalia-Butler and Hamilton during dual action. Competition was   held at V...

The Marysville High School Athletic Hall of Fame will grow by four enshrinees during ceremonies scheduled for Saturday evening. The Hall of Fame will mark its 25th anniversary with the induction of Ca...

Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Heiss (right) surveys the court as Bellefontaine’s Carter Snapp (left) closely guards him. The junior Pioneer recorded 26 points in the team’s win over the Chieftains. (Journal...

North Union’s Miles Hall goes up for a basket in this file photo. Hall led the Wildcats with 13 points during a loss to Urbana. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)  -- For a major portion of th...

Ryker Green of Fairbanks goes to the basket for two points against Northeastern. Green scored a game-high 18 during the Panthers’ victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- It may have been the...

Fairbanks turned in a 1610-1588 girls bowling victory over London. The Lady Panthers are 6-6 overall and 3-3 in the Ohio Heritage Conference. Lily Vollrath rolled games of 165 and 118 for a team-leadi...

The Monarch swimmers dropped dual meets against Olentangy Berlin. The Bears defeated the MHS boys, 127-56. The girls competition saw Berlin notch 112 points to the Lady Monarchs’ 64. Marysville’s resu...

Jonathan Alder senior guard Sharon Keefer (2) darts past Harvest Prep’s Maliyah Lofton (2) during the final quarter. Keefer tallied two points in the team’s loss to the visiting Lady Warriors. (Journa...

Ava Wilkerson of Marysville goes up for a basket in this file photo. Also pictured for MHS is Leah Brown. The Lady Monarchs are ranked fourth in this week’s Associated Press Division I state poll. (Jo...

North Union fell 49-44 to Graham on Friday in Central Buckeye Conference play at Graham. The Wildcats (3-4 CBC, 8-9 overall) led 38-35 heading into the fourth quarter, but were outscored 14-6 by the F...

Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball team defeated arch-rival London 49-43 on Friday. The Red Raiders led 11-6 after the first period, but the Pioneers rallied for a 25-24 edge by halftime. London managed...

Fairbanks’ Macy Miller, left, battles a Mechanicsburg opponent for a rebound. Also pictured for FHS is Ellie Carter (24). The Lady Panthers dropped the game to the Indians and slipped into second plac...

Dominic Kennedy of Fairbanks goes up for a shot on Friday against Mechanicsburg. Also pictured for the Panthers is Peyton Hubbs (10). (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)  -- The Ohio Heritage Confer...

St. John’s boys basketball team earned its 14th victory against two losses with a 53-41 verdict over Madison Christian.   Connor Boyd exploded for 16 of his points in leading the Jags to a 22-11 margi...

Jonathan Alder’s girls bowlers slipped to 12-4 overall and in the Central Buckeye Conference. The Lady Pioneers dropped a 2295-2219 verdict to Kenton Ridge. Hailey Henderson led Jonathan Alder with ga...

The first big punch was thrown by Bishop Ready on during its non-league girls basketball game at North Union. But the Lady Cats rebounded in strong fashion as they defeated the Lady Knights, 51-39. Re...

Marysville’s boys grapplers scored a 43-27 verdict over Centerville during a dual meet. The Monarchs also competed against Findlay and won that contest 54-24. Monarch results in each weight class agai...

Marysville’s Cara Leng (top) tries to break down Fredericktown’s Lyliah Leist during the seventh-place match at 135 pounds. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- As the postseason creeps close...

NU’s Abbey Price (5) drives to the basket. The Lady Cats are the No. 2 seed for the Division II post-season. (Photo submitted)  -- There are always some unknowns when it comes to playing in the post-s...

Ellie Carter of Fairbanks shoots over Triad’s Kaley Nott (3) during an OHC contest. The Lady Panthers won 55-15. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fairbanks’ girls basketball team didn’t have m...

Joey Hazelbaker of MHS competes during a race. The Monarchs won boys and girls meets against Dublin Scioto. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Monarch swimmers won another meet in both girls and...

Triad’s Abbey Overfield dribbles against defensive pressure in this file photo. Overfield scored 11 points during a victory over Northeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Triad’s girls va...