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North Union and Fairbanks competed at Ridgedale in the Division III Central District sectional wrestling tournament. The Wildcats will be sending four grapplers into the district tournament this week ...

North Union girls hoop coach Bre Jackson, left, congratulates Hope Hall during a game from the 2021-22 season. Jackson was named the Central District coach of the year for Division III. (Photo submitt...

Jack Golla of Marysville finishes a takedown against Iain Escobar of Worthington Kilbourne. Golla, who won the match 3-0, went on to win the 150-pound weight class during the Division I sectional tour...

Marysville sophomore JoJo Eberhart (21) drives in for a layup against Lady Tigers’ Jade Easler (11) in the Division I district final. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) For the second consecut...

North Union’s Zach Vernon (left) looks to drive to the basket in this file photo. Vernon tallied his 1,000th career point during a tournament victory over Northmor. (Photo submitted) North Union was f...

Joey Walker of Jonathan Alder comes up with a loose ball and looks to pass it to teammate Grant Welsch (1). Also pictured for the Pioneers is Reed VanKirk (14). JA beat the Vikings in the Division II ...

The 2021-2022 boys basketball season came to an end for the Fairbanks Panthers. FHS, the No. 12 seed in the Division III sectional, dropped a 77-30 verdict to No. 2 Columbus Bishop Ready. “Bishop Read...

JA senior Mary Ferrito (4) fires a shot over Lady Hawks’ Bella Parker (2) in the first half of the Division II district final. Also pictured for JA to the left is Reggan Gray. Ferrito scored 15 points...

Marysville girls basketball head coach Klarke Ransome tells his team to stay focused as he points to the time left on the clock against Upper Arlington. The Lady Monarchs will travel to Ohio Dominican...

A No. 15 matchup with a No. 3 seed did not work out for Triad’s boys basketball squad. The 15th-seeded Cardinals saw their season come to an end with a 68-27 loss to No. 3 Dayton Meadowdale. The conte...

Marysville’s Erryl Will prepares to lift an opponent in this file photo. Will, a senior competing in the 157-pound weight class, is one of the veteran wrestlers who will lead the Monarchs into today’s...

Marysville’s JoJo Eberhart (21) secures a layup against Upper Arlington during the district semifinal game at Olentangy Berlin. The Lady Monarch notched 24 points in the team’s win. (Journal-Tribune p...

Alex Crowe of Fairbanks prepares to launch a shot against Liberty Union. Crowe led FHS with 17 points during the Division III tournament triumph. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) When one basketb...

Owen Davis of North Union takes the ball up against opposition from Mt. Gilead. The Wildcats breezed to a victory during their first-round Division III post-season contest. (Photo submitted) If there ...

Jonathan Alder’s Joey Walker goes up for a basket in this file photo. Walker scored 10 points during the Pioneers’ tourney win over Columbus Centennial. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) It was th...

Dayne Johnson of Marysville eyes the basket while Big Walnut’s Rickey Bessinger (15) applies defensive pressure. The Monarchs dropped a 49-45 verdict during their Division I tournament opener on the E...

Mary Ferrito of Jonathan Alder goes up for a shot during a game against London. Ferrito has been named the top girls hoopster in the CBC’s Kenton Trail Division. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) ...

After the conclusion of the regular season for wrestling, two Triad grapplers along with one Fairbanks Panther were honored with All-Conference awards for the Ohio Heritage Conference. Wrestling for T...

Dayne Johnson of Marysville eyes the basket while Big Walnut’s Rickey Bessinger (15) applies defensive pressure. The Monarchs dropped a 49-45 verdict during their Division I tournament opener on the E...

Mary Ferrito of Jonathan Alder goes up for a shot during a game against London. Ferrito has been named   the top girls hoopster in the CBC’s Kenton Trail Division. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller...

After the conclusion of the regular season for wrestling, two Triad grapplers along with one Fairbanks Panther were honored with All-Conference awards for the Ohio Heritage Conference. Wrestling for T...

Katie Hooley of Jonathan Alder watches the ball go out of bounds during the Division II district semifinal game against Bexley. The Lady Pioneers won the contest that was played at Dublin Jerome. (Jou...

The North Union girls bowling team was able to reach the district level of the Central District Division II tournament. The Lady Cats finished 11th overall in the sectional tournament at HP Lanes in C...

Grant Rausch of Fairbanks cuts down part of the net after the Panthers recently won the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division title for the second consecutive season. FHS will open Division III tour...

Marysville’s Leah Brown (center) splits Hilliard Bradley defenders as she goes up for a shot. Brown tallied a team-high 15 points during MHS’ tournament victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) ...

Elaina Lahmers of Fairbanks goes up for a shot against Johnstown. Lahmers tallied 20 points during the Lady Panthers’ tournament setback. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks’ girls basketb...

Marysville junior Cali Leng hits a single leg shot on Lutheran West’s Catie Kerr in the quarterfinal round of the OHSWCA Girls State Tournament. Leng eventually took second place at 120 pounds. (Journ...

Marysville’s R.J. Thornton is fouled while going up for a shot against Olentangy. The Monarchs wrapped up the regular season with a 45-35 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The strides the...

JA senior Mary Ferrito (4) takes a big step before laying in a score against Whitehall. Ferrito went off by scoring 35 points for the Lady Pioneers in their win over the Lady Rams. (Journal-Tribune ph...

Cameron Thomas (22) of Triad goes up for a shot against West Liberty-Salem. The Cardinals closed out the regular season with a loss. (Photo submitted) Triad’s boys basketball team wrapped up its regul...