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Jada Davis of North Union goes up for a basket against Graham. The Lady Cats captured their second consecutive Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division championship with the victory. (Photo submi...

Marysville’s Boston Burkhardt (left) delivers an ankle pick against Thomas Worthington’s Simon Kulina in the initial seconds of the first period. The 132-pound Monarch defeated the Cardinal with a pin...

Marysville girls basketball coach Klarke Ransome, right, watches the action as senior Ava Wilkerson dribbles away from a Wapakoneta opponent. Ransome has guided the Lady Monarchs to an AP state poll r...

Jonathan Alder’s Kalyn Griener (4) tries to get past Bellefontaine’s Tiffany Boop (20) during the first half of action. The sophomore Lady Pioneer notched four points in the team’s win. (Journal-Tribu...

Fairbanks’ Holtz Maine goes up for a shot in this file photo. Maine led the Panthers with 16 points during a victory over West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The Panthers...

North Union’s Nolan Draper (left) wiggles around Jonathan Alder’s Ryan Mark (right) for a shot during the second half of action. The Pioneers defeated the Wildcats, 51-30. (Journal-Tribune photo by Al...

Fairbanks’ girls bowlers edged closer to the .500 mark with a 1776-1629 victory over Northeastern. The Lady Panthers are 5-6 overall with a 3-3 mark in the Ohio Heritage Conference. Lily Vollrath led ...

Marysville’s Gab Lee (3) hounds a Wapakoneta ballhandler on the defensive end of the court. The Lady Monarchs’ D led to a 60-18 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- There are always thing...

Jonathan Alder junior Evan Platfoot pulls up for a jumper against Southeastern in a home game earlier this season. The Lady Pioneer broke the school’s three-point record (nine), along with scoring 36 ...

Triad’s Kaitlyn Gregg (right) competes during the Heart of Ohio Tournament at Mechanicsburg High School earlier in the season. The Lady Cardinals took first place at the Ohio Heritage Conference Tourn...

Nathan Moledor pictured in action. He helped the MHS boys team defeat Hilliard Darby. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) -- Marysville’s girls and boys swimmers defeated Hilliard Darby. A   pair o...

Elaina Lahmers goes up for a shot in this file photo. She led FHS with 18 points during a victory at West Jefferson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)  -- The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks upped thei...

Holtz Maine, left, of Fairbanks looks to drive against a Springfield Catholic Central opponent. The Panthers held on for a 50-48 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Eva Paspallis Case) -- The atmospher...

North Union outscored Benjamin Logan in all four quarters on its way to a 56-33 victory in Central Buckeye Conference play at Benjamin Logan. Led by Max Parish’s 15 first-half points, the Wildcats (3-...

Marysville’s Connor Smith (20) cements a two-handed dunk during the first half of play against Hilliard Darby. The senior Monarch notched eight points in the team’s home loss to the Panthers. (Journal...

Marysville senior Ava Krutowskis (red jersey) ties up the ball during action under the basket at Hilliard Darby. The Lady Monarchs won the physical game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- One o...

Marysville’s Paige Krueger tries to hold down Harrison’s Caiden Baird during the semifinals of girls state dual tournament. The 110-pounder for the Lady Monarchs tallied one win and two losses on the ...

North Union’s Trace Williams (top) tries to break down Marysville’s Micheal Bates (bottom) during the finals at 120 pounds on the Don Wasserbeck Invitational at NU. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei P...

Triad senior Thomas Ford (black) shoots a double- leg takedown on London’s Kaiden Gossard (red). The 190-pounder won both of his matches during Triad’s tri-meet against London and Benjamin Logan. (Jou...

Abbey Price of North Union drives past a Benjamin Logan opponent. The Lady Cats clinched at least a tie for the Central Buckeye Conference’s Mad River Division championship with a victory over the Rai...

Macy Miller (5) of Fairbanks sends the ball back toward the hoop against Northeastern. Miller tallied 16 points during the Lady Panthers’ 60-16 triumph. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- There ...

Jonathan Alder’s girls bowling team reached double-digits for victories with a 2187-1863 verdict over Tecumseh. The Lady Pioneers are now 10-3 in both their overall and Central Buckeye Conference leve...

There are two members of the Fairbanks High School swimming program. Those athletes are Sadie Lucas and Aizza Schirg. Both swimmers have competed in recent meets, but no team scores were kept. Those r...

Jonathan Alder senior 165-pounder Oliver Byerly secures a double-leg takedown against Tecumseh’s Kainyn Sineff during the first period of action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The road...

Max Parish of North Union (3) goes to the hoop for a pair of points in this file photo. Parish tallied 31 as the Wildcats downed Kenton Ridge. (Photo submitted) -- It has been a topsy-turvy season for...

Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Heiss goes up for a pair of points in this file photo. Heiss scored 11 during a win over Northwestern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)  -- Jonathan Alder evened its boys ...

North Union dropped to 6-7 on the season following a 47-41 loss to Johnstown on Monday at Ohio Dominican University in the Battle of 614 tournament. The Wildcats led 15-11 at the end of the first quar...

Marysville’s Trent Sharp (top) sinks in a spider bite against Dayton Chrisitian’s Asher Garman (bottom). The Monarch grappler went on to take first place at 113 pounds during the Triad Invitational. (...

Audrey Benedict (2) of North Union dribbles against an opponent in this file photo. Benedict helped lead the Lady Cats to a victory over Urbana. (Photo submitted)  -- North Union trailed by three poin...

The North Division prevailed when the girls basketball leaders in both divisions of the Ohio Heritage Conference tangled. Fairbanks upped its OHC mark to 9-1 and its overall record to 14-2 with a 40-3...