Colton Powers of Marysville has the upper hand against Jonathan Alder’s Pryce Watson in this file photo. Both Powers and Watson placed among the top wrestlers during recent tournaments. (Journal-Tribu...

Marysville’s Ava Krutowskis goes up for a basket. She scored 11 points during a victory over DeSales. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Cade Ziegler goes up for a shot for the Fairbanks boys ba...

JA senior Joey Walker turns a steal into a fast break dunk against Kenton Ridge. Walker notched 12 points in the team’s conference win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan Alder cam...

Ayden Spriggs of Triad goes up for a basket. He scored 24 points during a two-point win over Madison Plains. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Ayden Sanford put a stickback through the hoop rig...

Ava Krutowskis (left) and an unidentified Lady Monarch apply defensive pressure during the game against Olentangy. The Lady Monarchs won, 44-13. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The relentless...

A 19-0 deficit by the end of the first quarter set the tone for Marysville’s boys basketball squad. The Monarchs managed only 10 points during the first half en route to a 61-29 loss at Hilliard David...

Leah Brown (13) goes up for a shot during Marysville’s 55-18 victory over Hilliard Davidson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Cam Lee (right) of Marysville comes up with a loose ball during th...

North Union senior Zach Vernon (2) drives to the basket against Jonathan Alder’s Taber Headings (22) and Reed VanKirk (14). NU edged the Pioneers, 45-44. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- ...

The North Union wrestling team earned a fourth-place finish this past weekend at the Woodmore Wrestling Classic. The Wildcats totaled 266.5 points with host Woodmore notching the team title with 346 p...

Ty Thomas is shown competing during Saturday’s Bellbrook Invitational. Thomas finished second in the 215-pound weight class. (Photo submitted) -- Triad High School wrestlers finished in the midway mar...

Fairbanks’ Andy Higinbotham (5) makes a mad dash after a turnover to score a layup against an incoming Comet. Higinbotham tallied 10 points in the Panthers’ loss to Elgin Saturday night. (Journal-Trib...

Mary Ferrito of Jonathan Alder goes up for a shot in this file photo. Ferrito tallied 24 points during a win over Tecumseh. She is 14 points shy of reaching the 1,000 mark for her career. (Journal-Tri...

Ava Wilkerson of Marysville goes up for a shot against St. Mary’s on Saturday. The Lady Monarchs won their ninth game of the season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysville girls hoop coac...

Kade Focht of Marysville goes up for a basket against Olentangy Berlin on Friday. Focht led the Monarchs with 19 points during their overtime victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville ...

Fairbanks’ Dylan Tobe (left) takes a shot from behind the arc against Triad’s Blake Thornhill in a home game earlier this season. Tobe recorded 10 points in Friday night’s conference game against the ...

JoJo Eberhart of Marysville goes up for a basket in this file photo. The Lady Monarchs beat Olentangy Berlin on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) JoJo Eberhart tallied 13 points Friday eve...

Marysville’s boys varsity wrestling team rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat Olentangy Liberty, 40-31, on Friday. “We knew we were going to have to weather the storm of some of their best wr...

Lincoln Witt, Marysville’s 138-pounder (bottom), scrambles with Hilliard Darby’s Trent Vandeneyndn (top). Witt got out of the situation and eventually won the match by a 10-6 decision. (Journal-Tribun...

A stifling defense and rebounding domination led North Union’s girls basketball squad to a 49-21 non-league victory at Buckeye Valley. The Lady Cats did not allow the Lady Barons to score any more tha...

The Lady Pioneers kept their bowling record perfect on Thursday. Jonathan Alder upped its mark to 10-0 with a 2374-2161 pin count over St. Paris Graham. JA’s lead in the Central Buckeye Conference Ken...

Triad’s girls varsity hoop team fell to 0-12 on the season with a 43-20 loss to Riverside. Madi Cox led the Lady Cardinals with five points. Ashlyn McCoy finished with four points and five steals. Mia...

Carly Lehman (left) of Fairbanks prepares to drive on an opponent. Lehman tallied 15 points during a victory over London. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) A staunch Fairbanks Lady Panther defense...

Marysville’s Allen Jolliff attempts to knock down a spare at Rule 3 in Pickerington. Jolliff claimed 372 pins for the Monarchs on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Marysville ventu...

Jonathan Alder’s boys and girls bowling teams turned back Springfield Shawnee during Central Buckeye Conference action on Wednesday. The boys won 2592-2516 and the Lady Pioneers came through with a 22...

Pioneer senior Joey Walker (right) levitates over Bishop Hartley’s Amari Gaston (left) as Jonathan Alder mounted an intense offensive attack Tuesday night. Walker recorded seven points with three rebo...

Aaron Krebehenne (22) of North Union dribbles the ball against a Ridgemont defender on Tuesday. The Wildcats won the non-conference game, 62-49. (Photo submitted) North Union could not have started it...

Triad’s Ayden Spriggs passes the ball near the baseline in this file photo. Spriggs led the Cardinals with 17 points during Tuesday’s 66-60 win over Southeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)...

Jayson Moore of Marysville throws in a shot on Tuesday against Dublin Coffman. Moore led MHS with 18 points. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) There are parts of the country that have been plagued...

North Union’s girls basketball team is ranked in the initial Associated Press poll of the 2021-22 season. The Lady Cats (11-1) are ranked 16th in the Division III poll. NU’s next action will be this e...

Jacob Markert (top photo) and Reese Cordonnier (bottom) of Marysville compete during races against Westerville South on Monday. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) Marysville High School swimmers s...