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Dominic Kennedy of Fairbanks goes up for a shot on Friday against Mechanicsburg. Also pictured for the Panthers is Peyton Hubbs (10). (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)  -- The Ohio Heritage Confer...

St. John’s boys basketball team earned its 14th victory against two losses with a 53-41 verdict over Madison Christian.   Connor Boyd exploded for 16 of his points in leading the Jags to a 22-11 margi...

Jonathan Alder’s girls bowlers slipped to 12-4 overall and in the Central Buckeye Conference. The Lady Pioneers dropped a 2295-2219 verdict to Kenton Ridge. Hailey Henderson led Jonathan Alder with ga...

The first big punch was thrown by Bishop Ready on during its non-league girls basketball game at North Union. But the Lady Cats rebounded in strong fashion as they defeated the Lady Knights, 51-39. Re...

Marysville’s boys grapplers scored a 43-27 verdict over Centerville during a dual meet. The Monarchs also competed against Findlay and won that contest 54-24. Monarch results in each weight class agai...

Marysville’s Cara Leng (top) tries to break down Fredericktown’s Lyliah Leist during the seventh-place match at 135 pounds. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- As the postseason creeps close...

NU’s Abbey Price (5) drives to the basket. The Lady Cats are the No. 2 seed for the Division II post-season. (Photo submitted)  -- There are always some unknowns when it comes to playing in the post-s...

Ellie Carter of Fairbanks shoots over Triad’s Kaley Nott (3) during an OHC contest. The Lady Panthers won 55-15. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fairbanks’ girls basketball team didn’t have m...

Joey Hazelbaker of MHS competes during a race. The Monarchs won boys and girls meets against Dublin Scioto. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Monarch swimmers won another meet in both girls and...

Triad’s Abbey Overfield dribbles against defensive pressure in this file photo. Overfield scored 11 points during a victory over Northeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Triad’s girls va...

Jada Davis of North Union goes up for a basket against Graham. The Lady Cats captured their second consecutive Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division championship with the victory. (Photo submi...

Marysville’s Boston Burkhardt (left) delivers an ankle pick against Thomas Worthington’s Simon Kulina in the initial seconds of the first period. The 132-pound Monarch defeated the Cardinal with a pin...

Marysville girls basketball coach Klarke Ransome, right, watches the action as senior Ava Wilkerson dribbles away from a Wapakoneta opponent. Ransome has guided the Lady Monarchs to an AP state poll r...

Jonathan Alder’s Kalyn Griener (4) tries to get past Bellefontaine’s Tiffany Boop (20) during the first half of action. The sophomore Lady Pioneer notched four points in the team’s win. (Journal-Tribu...

Fairbanks’ Holtz Maine goes up for a shot in this file photo. Maine led the Panthers with 16 points during a victory over West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The Panthers...

North Union’s Nolan Draper (left) wiggles around Jonathan Alder’s Ryan Mark (right) for a shot during the second half of action. The Pioneers defeated the Wildcats, 51-30. (Journal-Tribune photo by Al...

Fairbanks’ girls bowlers edged closer to the .500 mark with a 1776-1629 victory over Northeastern. The Lady Panthers are 5-6 overall with a 3-3 mark in the Ohio Heritage Conference. Lily Vollrath led ...

Marysville’s Gab Lee (3) hounds a Wapakoneta ballhandler on the defensive end of the court. The Lady Monarchs’ D led to a 60-18 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- There are always thing...

Jonathan Alder junior Evan Platfoot pulls up for a jumper against Southeastern in a home game earlier this season. The Lady Pioneer broke the school’s three-point record (nine), along with scoring 36 ...

Triad’s Kaitlyn Gregg (right) competes during the Heart of Ohio Tournament at Mechanicsburg High School earlier in the season. The Lady Cardinals took first place at the Ohio Heritage Conference Tourn...

Nathan Moledor pictured in action. He helped the MHS boys team defeat Hilliard Darby. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) -- Marysville’s girls and boys swimmers defeated Hilliard Darby. A   pair o...

Elaina Lahmers goes up for a shot in this file photo. She led FHS with 18 points during a victory at West Jefferson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)  -- The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks upped thei...

Holtz Maine, left, of Fairbanks looks to drive against a Springfield Catholic Central opponent. The Panthers held on for a 50-48 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Eva Paspallis Case) -- The atmospher...

North Union outscored Benjamin Logan in all four quarters on its way to a 56-33 victory in Central Buckeye Conference play at Benjamin Logan. Led by Max Parish’s 15 first-half points, the Wildcats (3-...

Marysville’s Connor Smith (20) cements a two-handed dunk during the first half of play against Hilliard Darby. The senior Monarch notched eight points in the team’s home loss to the Panthers. (Journal...

Marysville senior Ava Krutowskis (red jersey) ties up the ball during action under the basket at Hilliard Darby. The Lady Monarchs won the physical game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- One o...

Marysville’s Paige Krueger tries to hold down Harrison’s Caiden Baird during the semifinals of girls state dual tournament. The 110-pounder for the Lady Monarchs tallied one win and two losses on the ...

North Union’s Trace Williams (top) tries to break down Marysville’s Micheal Bates (bottom) during the finals at 120 pounds on the Don Wasserbeck Invitational at NU. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei P...

Triad senior Thomas Ford (black) shoots a double- leg takedown on London’s Kaiden Gossard (red). The 190-pounder won both of his matches during Triad’s tri-meet against London and Benjamin Logan. (Jou...

Abbey Price of North Union drives past a Benjamin Logan opponent. The Lady Cats clinched at least a tie for the Central Buckeye Conference’s Mad River Division championship with a victory over the Rai...