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Fairbanks’ Cade Ziegler (10) attempts to drive against North Union’s Owen Davis (background). Also pictured is Grant Rausch (2) of FHS. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fans of the Fairbanks H...

Audrey Benedict (2) goes up for a basket for North Union’s girls hoopsters. (Photo submitted) -- The North Union girls basketball team completed its regular season with a 61-28 victory at London. The ...

Pictured is Triad High School freshman Awsom Mitchell (165) who took first place in his class. Mitchell is shown competing against an Elgin wrestler at the Ada High School Tournament. (Photo submitted...

Should I or shouldn’t I? Fairbanks junior Carly Lehman may be thinking that as she eyes the basket. Lehman has helped the Lady Panthers to a 15-5 record so far this season. (Journal-Tribune photo by T...

Monarch senior Emilio Guerrero attempts a single-leg shot on Teays Valley’s Wesley Henderson during a regional match. The Marysville 126-pounder won the battle in the final seconds of the first period...

The North Union Middle School seventh and eighth-grade girls basketball teams advanced in the Central Buckeye Conference Middle School tournament. The event is being held at North Union Middle School....

These Marysville High School girls track athletes have competed during the indoor season. They are from left, Bailey Gross, Alyssa Rodman, Bryn Hothem, Emerson Bautsch and Maggie Foust. Gross, Hothem,...

Thousands upon thousands of fans, including those of the Cincinnati Bengals, invaded Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium for the AFC Championship game this past weekend. They left stunned as the Bengals u...

JA’s 150-pounder Oliver Byerly (left) tries to bring down Elgin’s Kaden Luikart in the semi-finals at the Sally George Invitational. Byerly eventually took first place in his bracket. (Journal-Tribune...

With two league games remaining on the schedule, North Union girls basketball coach Bre Jackson stressed during the past week the Lady Cats’ regular season work was not done. Needing victories in thos...

Nick Wever of MHS knocks down a jump shot. Wever scored 12 points during a victory over Marion Harding. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Mary Ferrito (right) of Jonathan Alder goes up toward t...

Peyton Heiss of JA (4) drops in a jumper. Heiss tallied 26 points as the Pioneers topped Indian Lake in overtime. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Monarch Jason Moore (right) battles for posse...

Triad’s boys slipped to 5-11 overall and 6-10 in the OHC North Division with a 47-44 loss to Northeastern. Triad held a 35-29 spread after three quarters, but was outscored 18-9 during the fourth peri...

St. John’s boys hoopsters earned a little payback by defeating Shekinah Christian 37-30. The Jaguars lost to Shekinah 33-31 in overtime three weeks ago. Lincoln Thrush tallied a season-high 18 points ...

North Union’s bowling squads dropped matches to Urbana. The boys fell by a 2684-1782 decision. Nathan Arnold led the Wildcats with a 307 series. Urbana topped the Lady Cats 2341-1808. NU’s top series ...

Cali Leng (top) of Marysville tries to turn Delaware Hayes’ Meredith Milligan. Leng won the state duals match by a pin. (Photo submitted) -- The Marysville High School girls club wrestling team hosted...

Larry Fox has worn many athletic hats over the past half-century. The Marysville native has been involved in high school sports in one way or another since 1970. Whether it was coaching, officiating o...

Fairbanks senior Cami Renicker tries to get to the neutral position against a Gahanna Lincoln lady grappler in a match at Fairbanks earlier this season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- W...

North Union’s 113-pounder Trace Williams (left) ties up and hand fights with Centerburg’s Heath Merklin (right) in the second round of the Don Wasserbeck Invitational. The Wildcat eventually took firs...

NU’s Jada Davis (3) dribbles the ball against defensive pressure. The Lady Cats have clinched the outright CBC Mad River title. (Photo submitted) -- North Union may have clinched the Central Buckeye C...

Reid Todhunter of Triad looks to hook the leg of Fairbanks’ Austin Coy (top). Action came during the Ohio Heritage Conference tournament. Coy won the match for fifth and sixth place. (Photo submitted)...

Marysville’s Nick Wever (2) follows through on a shot against Grove City. Wever helped lead the Monarchs to a win over the Greyhounds. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Three-point shots came t...

Jonathan Alder’s girls hoopsters remained unbeaten in the Central Buckeye Conference. The Lady Pioneers raised their Kenton Trail Division record to 7-0 and their overall mark at 14-4 with a 44-35 vic...

JA’s 190-pounder Will Heisler attempts to get free of Norwayne’s Alex Berry with a sit-out. Heisler went on to place third in his weight class during Alder’s Ron Thomas Sr. Invitational. (Journal-Trib...

The Monarch boys varsity wrestling team defeated Westland and Centerville in dual match action. MHS claimed a 64-9 verdict over Westland and downed Centerville 40-30. Individual match results were as ...

Addy Tweed (10) hits a basket for the Lady Monarchs during a game against Hilliard Darby. Tweed came off the bench and tallied five points during MHS’ 54-26 triumph. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mill...

Max Parish (3) of North Union goes up for a basket. Parish scored 21 points during a win over Graham. (Photo submitted) -- Aaron Krebehenne of North Union looks to drive the ball against an opponent. ...

Ayden Sanford poured in 25 points as Triad’s boys cagers got back on the winning track. The Cardinals upped their overall record to 6-9 and their Ohio Heritage Conference mark at 4-8 with a 58-49 verd...

Monarch Jack Golla secures a T-Bar tilt against Thomas Worthington’s 150-pounder Michael Blain, eventually defeating the Cardinal by a 6-1 decision in the final period. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleks...

Abbey Overfield of Triad goes up for a shot in this file photo. The Lady Cardinals fell to West Libety-Salem, 52-12. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The Lady Cardinals of Triad suffered anoth...