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Aurora Matsuura won the girls’ 11-12 100-yard individual medley with a time of 1:11.61. Wednesday was the first home meet of the season for the Stingrays. (Journal-Tribune file photo) -- As the summer...

Jonathan Alder softball head coach Dave McGrew embraces seniors Marlee Jacobs (27) and Kylie King (1) after Wooster Triway won the Division II state championship. It was the final game for JA’s senior...

North Union linebacker Owen Davis (1) pursues a Benjamin Logan Raider during a Central Buckeye Conference game last season. The Wildcat is tapped to train as a linebacker with the Purdue Boilermakers ...

These members of the Fairbanks High School softball team earned special awards for the 2022 season. They are from left,   Gracie Pyers, second team Ohio Heritage Conference   (OHC) and Panther award; ...

Kate Coy, center, takes the baton from Kinley Green, left, during a leg of the Division III 4x800 meter relay at the state track meet. Coy and Green are two of the athletes who helped the Lady Panther...

Jonathan Alder assistant boys basketball coach Ryan Grose, center, is pictured after a timeout during a 2022 tournament game against Bloom Carroll. Grose, the former head coach for the Marysville Mona...

Alex Crowe of Fairbanks follows through on a tee shot in this file photo. Crowe won his age bracket during the first Heart of Ohio event of the 2022 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Al...

Fairbanks sophomore Rachael Hoover, left, gives a tremendous effort and passes a runner down the stretch of the state Division III girls 800 meter run. Hoover came from near the back of the pack to fi...

The 12U Marysville Mitts won the 2022 Harold Butt silver bracket this weekend in Hillard. The team went 4-1, losing to Bo Jackson 11-7, and beating Teays Valley 9-8, Ohio Bison 4-3, Ohio Thunder Utley...

Senior first baseman Jaden Phelps (22) gets a well-deserved celebration from Lilly Walker (3) after the Lady Pioneer helped tie the Division II state championship softball game at 1-1. (Journal-Tribun...

Jonathan Alder senior Joey Walker goes up toward the bar during the Division II boys state high jump competition on Saturday. Walker went out of the event at 6-4. The state meet was held at The Ohio S...

Joey Walker of Jonathan Alder clears the high jump bar during the 2021 Division II state track and field meet. Walker will look to defend his 2021 state championship when he jumps today at The Ohio St...

Cayla Eaton of Triad, right, clears a hurdle during the 300-meter race at the Division III state track and field meet at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. (Journal-Tribune phot...

Jaden Phelps of Jonathan Alder rips a base hit against Oak Harbor. Phelps helped the Lady Pioneers to a 5-0 victory during the Division II state semifinals at Akron’s Firestone Stadium. (Journal-Tribu...

Triad High School sophomore Cayla Eaton is pictured running a race during the 2022 season. Eaton will compete in today’s Division III 300 meter prelims during the state track/field meet at The Ohio St...

Members of the Jonathan Alder softball team celebrate their 5-0 victory over Oak Harbor during the Division II state semifinals in Akron. Pictured from left are Kiersten Dolby, Evan Platfoot, Lilly Wa...

Jonathan Alder’s Danielle Robbins reaches the plate for a run against Kenton Ridge during the Division II regional champoinship game. The Lady Pioneers will face Oak Harbor during Thursday’s state sem...

Jon Alder freshman Katelyn Rihl (18) slides into home plate for the team’s fourth run of the regional semifinal victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- JA senior Lizzie Lombardi connect...

Lady Monarch shortstop Avery Henry tries for the tag as Watkins Memorial’s Taylor Gerhardt goes around it for a stolen base. Marysville’s season came to an end with a 9-4 setback during the Division I...

Jonathan Alder’s Grant Horn slides headfirst into second with a stolen base against Columbus Bishop Hartley. The Hawks edged the Pioneers, 2-1, during a Division II tournament contest. (Journal-Tribun...

Jonathan Alder’s junior attackman and midfielder Mason Wolford earned second team All-Region 7 Team honors. The Pioneer, as of May 6, notched a total of 50 goals and 24 assists leading the team in bot...

Members of Marysville’s softball team celebrate their Division I district championship. Pictured from left are Abri Schmutz (3), Abby Christian, Hannah Pack (20), Abby Gindlesberger, Skylar North (12)...

Marysville’s Dylan Harper clears a hurdle during the Division I district race at Hilliard Darby. Harper placed third and advanced to the regional meet that will be held this week at Pickerington North...

The Jonathan Alder girls track team finished one rung short of a Division II district title at Westerville North. Trailing Johnstown Northridge by five points heading into the final event (the 4x400 r...

JA second baseman Danielle Robbins (8) fires the ball to first base to get a Lakewood out. Also pictured is Evan Platfoot (10). The Lady Pioneers beat the Lancers, 4-3, to claim the Division II distri...

Marysville senior Abby Gindlesberger rips a two-run double against Olentangy. The Lady Monarchs rallied from a 4-1 deficit to win the Division I district title, 8-6. The contest was held at Pickeringt...

JA senior defender Will Heisler attempts to break away from two opposing Eagles taking the ball past the midfield line. Jonathan Alder fell to Bishop Watterson in tournament action. More photos can be...

Kinley Green of Fairbanks prepares to hand the baton to Addie Thrush in this file photo. Both girls are members of the 4x400 relay team that qualified for this week’s regional meet. The Lady Panthers ...

JA senior outfielder Chase Maynard makes a diving catch against London to put the Pioneers back on offense.  (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan Alder’s baseball squad (the No. 4 se...

North Union’s Anson Brown dives back into first base during the Division III sectional semifinal against Amanda Clearcreek. The Wildcats lost 7-2. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)  -- North Union...