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The bowlers from Marysville High School made it a clean sweep against Olentangy. The varsity boys scored a 2314-1971 verdict and the Lady Monarchs notched a victory of 1877-1632. The MHS JV boys rolle...

Members of Fairbanks’ boys wrestling team are pictured from left, front row, James Green and Joe Pacheco; back row, Daniel McGee, Austin Coy and Dominic Woolum. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavlo...

Members of the   Lady Monarch gymnastics squad are from left, front row, Paige Hayes, Elise Thompson, Skyler Langhirt, Kelsey Thrush and Abbey Bates; second row, Aubrey Smith, Makayla McKinney, Abigai...

Jonathan Alder’s Ashley Bentley (40) steps back for a shot amidst a heavy Lady Cougar defense in the post. The junior Lady Pioneer notched eight points in the team’s conference win. (Journal-Tribune p...

Allison Price (right) of North Union goes after a loose ball against Indian Lake. The Lady Cats won by a 59-19 count. (Photo submitted) -- There were several reasons the North Union girls basketball t...

It’s time for the annual slate of college football bowl games for the Pigskin Pickers. Managing editor Chad Williamson leads for the season with a 92-44 mark. Sports reporter Aleksei Pavloff is in sec...

Marysville’s Jason Moore (22) prepares to shoot a free throw at Delaware Hayes. Moore tallied 24 points as MHS gave the Pacers their first loss of the season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Eva Paspalis Ca...

Richie Bolander of North Union drives to the basket against Pleasant. The Wildcats slipped to 2-3 with a loss to the Spartans. (Photo submitted) -- North Union and Pleasant were once league rivals as ...

The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder upped their bowling record to 4-2 with a 2371-1773 triumph over Northwestern. Danielle Phipps rolled games of 208 and 162 for a 370 series. She was followed by Hail...

Gab Lee (3) of Marysville battles for possession of the ball against Newark. Also pictured for MHS is JoJo Eberhart (21). The Lady Monarchs remained unbeaten with a victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

Fairbanks’ Holtz Maine (44) goes up for a basket against West Jefferson’s Owen Warner (5) and Owen Carsey (10). The sophomore forward recorded 10 points in the Panthers’ home victory. (Journal-Tribune...

Members of the Marysville High School girls wrestling team are from left, front row, Eliana Borjas, Olana Chapman, Kiki Melms, Cara Leng, Zoey Snyder, Lauren Mobley and Paige Mobley; second row, Desi ...

Reese Cordonnier (top) and Nathan Moledor (bottom) are pictured in action for the Marysville High School swimming teams. Both MHS squads defeated Columbus Whetstone. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Mil...

The St. John’s boys hoopsters rolled to a 46-15 victory over the visiting New Hope Christian Academy Statesmen. The Jaguars’ stifling defense was basically the star of the show. St. John’s held a 14-5...

Elijah Perkins, (front) a Monarch heavyweight, wraps up with an opponent in this file photo. Perkins placed first in his weight class at the Firebird Classic in Fairmont. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim...

Ohio State’s Kaleb Romero (red) hooks in a single leg on former Marysville Monarch Tyler Bates (blue) during the second period of a collegiate match at 184 pounds. Romero, a Mechanicsburg graduate, is...

Bunsold’s Cam Taylor (172) pins Aaron Rapp of Indian Lake in 2:55 during the championship match of the North Union Invitational. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) -- North Union competed in the...

Triad sophomore Awsom Mitchell (top) drives into London’s Aidan Cooney (bottom) as the Cardinal goes in for the pin during the third round of the Harry Steele Classic. Mitchell was able to get second ...

North Union’s Jada Davis (3) goes up for two points during a victory over Benjamin Logan. (Photo submitted) -- North Union picked up its fourth win in five games as the Lady Cats defeated Benjamin Log...

A pair of local girls basketball teams at the opposite end of the spectrum played a lopsided contest at Triad. Fairbanks upped its overall record to 5-1 and its Ohio Heritage Conference North Division...

Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Heiss (4) goes up for a basket against London’s Kobi Payne (0) during the second half. The junior notched a total of 33 points with four three-point field goals in the team’s w...

Ryker Bowden of Marysville, right, goes up for a basket against Dublin Jerome on Friday. The Monarchs fell, 53-50. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Empty possessions are a major cause of distr...

Marysville’s Leah Brown drives past an opponent to the basket in this file photo. Brown tallied 16 points during a victory over Dublin Jerome. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Dublin Jerome be...

North Union’s Nolan Draper (1) guards a Graham opponent. The Wildcats fell to the Falcons. (Photo submitted) -- North Union battled its way back from a double-digit deficit but   the Wildcats were not...

Griffin Johnson (22) of Marysville looks to stiff-arm a Grove City opponent while picking up yardage. Johnson has been named to the All-Ohio second team for Division I. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleks...

Fairbanks High School kicker Nate Russell displays his skills during the recent Kicking World national showcase. (Photo submitted) -- Fairbanks High School football kicker Nate Russell recently compet...

Marysville High School swimmers Patrick Filbert, above, and Ruby Halle are shown competing in races against Benjamin Logan. The Monarch athletes won both the boys and girls meets. (Journal-Tribune pho...

North Union’s Austin Cline attempts to turn Springfield Catholic Central’s Bruno Juarez. Cline went on to pin his opponent. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- North Union hosted wrestlers from S...

Triad High School officials have put up the “Help Wanted” sign for a new head football coach. District superintendent Vickie Hoffman confirmed to the Journal-Tribune that Dylan Wears has resigned from...

Former Marysville High School wrestler Tyler Bates battles an opponent for control in this file photo. Bates, who competes with the Kent State University squad, will wrestle against The Ohio State Uni...