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NUMS girls topple Marion Grant
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By Bob Putman 
January 18, 2023
The North Union Middle School girls basketball teams picked up two wins at Marion Grant. The seventh-grade team won 50-16.   Glory Blevins finished with 16 points, while Morgan Mask added 11 markers. ...
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By Bob Putman 
January 18, 2023
North Union’s Montana Donohue earned a top 10 individual finish over the weekend during the Warrior Classic D2 bowling preview at HP Lanes. Donohue had a 468 three-game series. The Lady Cats finished ...
MHS’ boys roundball winning streak snapped at six games by North
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By Tim Miller 
January 18, 2023
Ryker Bowden (1) of MHS goes up for a jumper in this file photo. Bowden tallied 10 points during Marysville’s loss to Westerville North. The game snapped the Monarchs’ six-game winning streak. Also pi...
Second-quarter shooting hurts NU during setback to Indian Lake
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By Bob Putman 
January 18, 2023
North Union’s Miles Hall (23) prepares to drive to the basket in this file photo. Hall tallied 18 points during a setback to Indian Lake. (Photo submitted) -- A poor-shooting second quarter doomed Nor...
Braydon Wiedmann scores 20; leads FHS to triumph
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By Eva Paspalis Case 
January 18, 2023
Braydon Wiedmann, left, of Fairbanks moves the ball up the court against Southeastern. Wiedmann tallied 20 points during the FHS victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Eva Paspallis Case) -- Fairbanks sop...
NUMS cagers split games with London
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 17, 2023
North Union split with London in girls middle school basketball action. The NU seventh-grade team won 34-27. Glory Blevins and Leah Cox each had 11 points for the Lady Cats. The eighth-grade game went...
JA bowlers topple Bellefontaine
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 17, 2023
Jonathan Alder’s Danielle Phipps prepares to send the ball down the lanes. The Lady Pioneers beat CBC divisional leader Bellefontaine. (File photo) -- Jon Alder’s girls bowling team pulled to within t...
Marysville swimmers sweep Central Crossing
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By Tim Miller 
January 17, 2023
Members of the Marysville High School swimming program are from left, front row, Keith Hawkins, Grace Martin, Grace Pancallo, Rylee Drope, Katheryn Mager, Sophia Stamm and Ismael Soriti; second row, M...
Monarch grapplers open OCC schedule with win over Darby
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 17, 2023
Marysville’s Nick Hart (right) hits a single-leg takedown against Hillard Darby’s Trent Vandeneyden (left). The Monarch senior defeated the Panther with a pin in the first minute of the initial period...
Triad loses contest to Greeneview
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By Tim Miller 
January 17, 2023
Triad’s varsity girls basketball team slipped to 2-13 overall and 1-9 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with a 39-23 loss to Greeneview. Madi Cox led the Lady Cardinals with nine points. Emma Ferguson a...
Southeastern hoopsters snap FHS win streak
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 17, 2023
Fairbanks’ Reese Poling (4) drives in for a layup against Southeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- In a battle between North and South, Fairbanks’ varsity girls basketball team suff...
Slow start doesn’t prevent NU girls from clubbing KR
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By Bob Putman 
January 17, 2023
North Union’s Abbey Price goes up for a layup in this file photo. Price poured in 24 points during NU’s victory at Kenton Ridge. (Photo submitted)  -- North Union got off to a slow start during its gi...
Miscues, many missed opportunities lead to Lady Pioneer setback
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By Tim Miller 
January 17, 2023
Jonathan Alder’s Jaxsyn Murdock (5) goes up for basket against Benjamin Logan. The Lady Pioneers dropped a 45-36 verdict to the visiting Raiders. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- There is gene...
Marysville cagers win fifth straight contest
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By Eva Paspalis Case 
January 12, 2023
Chase Adkins (12) of Marysville dribbles the ball up the floor at Central Crossing. Also pictured for MHS is Merrick Reynolds (11). The Monarchs won the game against the Comets. (Journal-Tribune photo...
Tecumseh tumbles against Wildcats’ willpower
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By Bob Putman 
January 12, 2023
Richie Bolander (10) of North Union tries to muscle up a shot against a Tecumseh opponent. The Wildcats roared to a huge victory against their CBC rival. (Photo submitted) -- The North Union boys bask...
Pioneers pummel Raiders in CBC action
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 12, 2023
Jonathan Alder’s Will Jackson (5) leaps over Benjamin Logan’s Jonas Hoffman (34) during the second half of action. The senior Pioneer notched six points off three field goals in the team’s road win ov...
Lady Monarchs roll to easy win over Comets
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By Tim Miller 
January 12, 2023
Ava Wilkerson puts the ball in the basket for the Lady Monarchs. Wilkerson led MHS with nine points during a 62-22 triumph over Central Crossing. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- There is real...
Fairbanks boys drop cage battle of OHC division-leading squads
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By Tim Miller 
January 12, 2023
The top teams in the Ohio Heritage Conference’s divisions tangled on the boys basketball court. Greeneview, which leads the circuit’s South Division, toppled the North-leading Fairbanks Panthers, 67-4...
JA bowlers top Shawnee; NU teams lose matches to Northwestern
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By Tim Miller 
January 12, 2023
Jonathan Alder’s girls bowling squad upped its overall and Central Buckeye Conference records to 8-2 with a 2182-1751 victory over Springfield Shawnee. Daisy Henderson led the Lady Pioneers with a 384...
Cox leads Triad girls past Ridgemont
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By Tim Miller 
January 12, 2023
Madi Cox notched 16 points, grabbed six rebounds and tallied three steals as Triad’s girls basketball team downed Ridgemont, 36-18. Emma Ferguson finished with eight points, five steals and a trio of ...
JA bowlers top London
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By Tim Miller 
January 12, 2023
Jonathan Alder’s boys bowlers rolled to a 2341-2102 victory over London. Drew Damron notched games of 183 and 213 for a team-leading 396 series. Devin J Whiting finished with a 364 series, which inclu...
Monarch boys climb above .500; Lady Panther girls improve to 13-1
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By Tim Miller 
January 10, 2023
Monarch Nick Wever goes up for a basket. Wever tallied 13 points during a victory over Marion Harding. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The Monarch boys hoopsters won their fourth consecu...
Williams shines for NU matmen
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By Bob Putman 
January 10, 2023
North Union senior grappler Trace Williams takes a shot at an opponent during a dual meet tournament at Triad High School in this file photo. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- North Union ...
Lady Monarchs second at Pioneer mat event
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 10, 2023
Marysville’s Malia Burkhardt competes during the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association’s Girls State Tournament in this file photo. The senior Lady Monarch helped the team finish second in th...
Local cagers win, fall
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By Tim Miller 
January 10, 2023
Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball team evened its overall record to 5-5 with a 60-37 verdict over Tecumseh. The Pioneers held a 17-11 margin at the end of the opening period and took a 30-20 spread int...