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Fairbanks junior Rachel Hoover (12) drives in for a layup attempt while Mechanicsburg’s Olivia Skillings (10) makes her presence felt on defense. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Fairbank...

The Lady Cardinals of Triad captured their first basketball victory of the 2022-23 season. The squad (1-5 overall and 1-2 in the Ohio Heritage Conference) defeated Northeastern 41-37. Emma Ferguson po...

An 11-point difference in the second and fourth quarters proved to be the deciding factor in North Union’s 42-31 girls basketball victory at Bellefontaine. Both teams scored 14 points in the first qua...

Jonathan Alder’s Cameron Jewell (2) finds daylight for positive yardage against Tecumseh this past season. Also pictured is fellow junior Andrew Heisler (53). (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff...

Bunsold Middle School wrestler Kaylor Niemi prepares to pin Landon Bounds of Hilliard Heritage. The Bunsold grapplers won the team match by a score of 68-24. The referee is former Marysville wrestler ...

The type of aerial ladder truck Jerome Township officials were considering purchasing, a Sutphen SPH100, is pictured above. Two of the three trustees said Tuesday they are not comfortable purchasing t...

Marysville’s Jason Moore stretches his 6-8 frame to hit a basket against Hilliard Davidson. Moore tallied 24 points during the Monarchs’ 67-51 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)   -- Marys...

Ava Wilkerson goes up for a shot in this file photo. Wilkerson scored 13 points during a victory over Hilliard Davidson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Ava Krutowskis tallied 14 points and A...

North Union senior Owen Davis picks up yardage with the football during the 2022 season. Davis, a linebacker-running back, has been named the Division V All-Ohio defensive player of the year. (Journal...

NU’s Trey Bossaller goes to the basket against Buckeye Valley. The Wildcats won, 55-36. (Photo submitted) -- The current trend during the basketball season is to not play that many times on back-to-ba...

Fairbanks senior Dylan Wiedmann (11) gets past Mechanicsburg’s Keegan Freeze (left) and Mason Hess (right) for a layup attempt. The FHS forward was credited with one three-pointer in the team’s win. (...

Ken Chaffin drives to the basket in this file photo from the 2006-2007 Marysville Meteors semi-professional basketball season. Chaffin, the Marysville High School principal, played college hoops at Mt...

North Union’s Miles Hall (23) shoots a jumper in this file photo. Hall tallied 23 points during a loss to River Valley. (Photo submitted) -- There was no great wave that swept the gymnasium, but River...

Abbey Overfield (25) of Triad goes up for a shot in this file photo. She scored 13 points during a loss to Fairlawn. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Triad’s girls basketball team fell short o...

Fairbanks’ girls bowling team downed Riverside 1496-1183. Katie Dingledine led the team with a 208 her first game, which included seven strikes. She ended the evening with a 336 series. “The girls are...

Marysville senior Colton Powers (top) moves in to turn his Ashland opponent for a pin. Powers won all of his matches during the Bob Williams Classic, held at MHS. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)...

FHS’ Reese Poling (4) hits a jumper in this file photo. Poling helped the Lady Panthers top West Jefferson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fairbanks’ girls are now 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the...

Bunsold’s Evan Beeney (104 pounds) has a single-leg takedown on Elyria’s Christian Ross during the championship round of the Ashland Middle School Tournament. The event was held at Ashland Crestview H...

North Union’s Zoe Wedding drives to the basket against Urbana. Wedding tallied a team-high 13 points during the Lady Cats’ victory. (Photo submitted) -- After nearly two weeks since it played its last...

Triad High School sophomore running back Awesom Mitchell, above, and Fairbanks junior defensive back AJ Landon (No. 2 in the photo below) have earned All-Ohio by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Associatio...

Marysville’s Cam Lee (12) is fouled on the low block while going up for a basket. Lee helped the Lady Monarchs stay unbeaten with a 48-45 victory over Hilliard Darby. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mil...

NU’s Max Parish pushes the ball toward the basket against Ben Logan. The Wildcats began the 2022-23 campaign with a victory. (Photo submitted) -- Forced to delay the start of the regular season, North...

Andrew Crowe (left) of Fairbanks prepares to drive around a screen set by teammate Dominic Kennedy (background) in this file photo. Crowe tallied 10 points during FHS’ win over West Liberty-Salem. (Jo...

Carly Lehman (25) of Fairbanks goes up for a basket in this file photo. Lehman scored 16 points during a 54-4 win over Northeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Northeastern’s girls baske...

Members of the Lady Cat varsity basketball squad are from left, front row,   Kennedy Harrah, Hope Hall, Catherine Hinkle, Allison Price, Audrey Benedict, Jada Davis and Zoe Wedding; back row, head coa...

North Union’s varsity boys basketball team is pictured from left, front row, Cayden Lassiter, Trey Bossaller, Richie Bolander, Nolan Draper and Tyler Krebehenne; back row, assistant coaches Steve Alle...

Bunsold Middle School wrestler Alex Mercer puts a half-nelson on a Hilliard Weaver opponent. Mercer went on to win the bout by pin as the Monarchs claimed an 81-12 team victory during their first matc...

Marysville High School’s swimming teams opened the season with a split against Worthington Kilbourne. The MHS boys won their competition by a 114-72 count. The team was led by Joey Hazelbaker with his...

The Monarch bowling teams made it a clean sweep over Lancaster during recent matches. The varsity boys scored a 2335-1962 verdict. Jonathan Cusack rolled a 427 series, followed by Braiden McMahan-392,...

   Members of Jonathan Alder’s varsity boys basketball team are from left, front row, Peyton Heiss, Carter Harrington, Will Jackson, Carter Detwiler and Blake Adkins; second row, Ryan Mark, Andrew Mar...