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North Union got off to a good start in its Central Buckeye Conference volleyball match against Indian Lake. The Lady Cats, though, could not keep the momentum and lost 25-20, 17-25, 26-28, 23-25. An 8...

Sophie Little blasted 11 kills, while Caydee Breneman and Grace Gorton combined for 13 during Fairbanks’ 25-5, 25-7, 25-13 victory over Triad. FHS tallied 37 kills during the three-set match. Allie Bo...

North Union's Nolan Draper stretches for a touchdown during a victory over Benjamin Logan.  (Photo submitted) -- North Union is on the road for its final three football games of the regular season. Th...

Triad's Awsom Mitchell (9) stretches for a touchdown against Fairbanks. Pictured for the Panthers are Cohen Riley (9) and Raffi Stauffer (22). The Cardinals won, 40-6.  (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim M...

Jonathan Alder junior running back Cam Jewell (2) forces his way to score the Pioneers’ first touchdown of the game in the first quarter. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan Alder’s...

Monarch senior Colton Powers (36) stands in the end zone after scoring one of his six touchdowns against Dublin Jerome. The six TDs set a new MHS single-game record. Nathan Potter (73) of Marysville i...

The Journal-Tribune has selected its high school football players of the game for the sixth week of the season. The honorees are Marysville High School place kicker Xavier Heller, Fairbanks receiver R...

Although Triad’s football record is 2-4, numbers can be deceiving. The Cardinals, who will play on Friday at Fairbanks for the Panthers’ (3-3) Homecoming, had state-ranked Springfield Catholic Central...

Brennan Hoffer (33) goes up for a pass reception in coverage during the Bunsold Middle School’s seventh-grade football game against Dubin Jerome. The Monarchs rolled past the Celtics, 52-22. (Journal-...

Triad sophomore Braelyn Feasel (17) tries to get separation from an opposing player during a home game against Cedarville earlier this season. Feasel has produced a total of 112 receiving yards this s...

North Union’s Kale Keigley (13-right)   pursues the ball during a match against London. The Lady Cats won, 3-0. (Photo submitted) --- North Union notched a 3-0 victory over London in Central Buckeye C...

Marysville senior Grayson Stanford (8) dribbles the ball past midfield against a slew of Cardinals ready to meet him. The senior Monarch took credit for the team’s two goals on senior night. (Journal-...

A 19-14 win over Hilliard Darby might have cleaned the palate of the Marysville High School football squad. It didn’t, however, do much for its computer ratings. Marysville slipped from sixth to 12th ...

The Lady Panther spikers elevated their season record to 15-1 by turning back Southeastern 25-14, 25-21, 25-12. Fairbanks is also 11-0 in Ohio Heritage Conference matches. Sophie Little was dominant o...

Nolan Draper (11) picks up yardage for North Union during a 2022 game against Pleasant. The Wildcats will host Benjamin Logan for their final regular season home game on Friday. (Photo submitted) --- ...

Jonathan Alder captured the top spot in the Division II sectional boys golf tournament at Oakhaven Golf Course. The Pioneers shot a 313 to easily outdistance second-place Buckeye Valley, which finishe...

Despite a respectable 7-3 record last week, sports editor Tim Miller has slipped into the basement of the Pigskin Pickers. Miller’s weekly record joined managing editor Chad Williamson and reporter Ma...

Cam Smith (25) of Jonathan Alder picks up yardage in this file photo. Also pictured for JA is Aiden Burke (62). Alder will host Kenton Ridge for Homecoming on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei...

The Marysville Bunsold Middle School eight-grade football team rolled over Dublin Eversole, 45-18. The Monarch offense rolled up nearly 400 total yards, with River Hodges leading the backfield with 96...

Fairbanks’ Sophie Little (31) stretches to send the ball past Marysville’s Annabelle Clair (14) and Rylee Dundon (background). Also pictured for FHS are Caydee Breneman (17) and Anna Lynch (28). The L...

North Union’s Kendal Music (52) attempts to maneuver around a Bellefontaine player. The Lady Cats dropped the match. (Photo submitted) -- North Union’s first-year girls soccer program has gone through...

Zoe Wedding of North Union comes through with a dig during a match at the Elgin Classic. The Lady Cats won two of their three matches. (Photo submitted) -- North Union won two of its three matches to ...

Brady Fox of Jonathan Alder (top) displays his medalist trophy from the Union County Golf Classic. In the bottom photo, Lady Monarch Avery Prohaska tees off during the Marysville Invitational. Both ev...

Ashley Boston (left) and Alex Schlemmer (right) of Marysville charge up a hill at Lancaster during the Bob Reall Invitational. The Lady Monarchs won the team girls championship. (Photo submitted) -- “...

A tightly-contested football game can turn on one play. Fairbanks found that out the hard way on Friday. The game at West Liberty-Salem was deadlocked at 14-all when the Panthers were driving the ball...

Triad’s varsity football team fell to Mechanicsburg Friday night 34-12 in an Ohio Heritage Conference North Division matchup. Penalties and missed opportunities plagued the Cardinals, which led to the...

Marysville's Evan Collins (67) makes a block that springs Matt Krutowskis for a gain against Hilliard Darby. The Monarchs got back on the winning track with a 19-14 victory.  (Journal-Tribune photo by...

Pioneer running back Cam Jewell (2) is swarmed by London defenders. The Red Raiders won the game, 49-21.  (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- History has a way of repeating itself. It unfortunate...

North Union junior tight end Owen Hoffer drags a couple of Warriors after making a 42-yard gain against Northwestern early in the first quarter. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- One week ...

North Union quarterback Cayden Lassiter (2) throws the ball as Jonathan Alder’s Ty Moore (23) charges on the rush. NU slipped a couple of slots, while JA climbed in the computer ratings after the Pion...