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The boys from St John’s Lutheran School continued their basketball season another week by clobbering Immanual Lutheran (Hamilton, OH) 56-13 to advance in the All-Ohio Lutheran Tournament. Connor Boyd ...

NU’s Abbey Price goes up for a basket. The Lady Cats’ season ended with a tournament loss to Pleasant. (Photo submitted) From beginning to end, the North Union girls basketball team struggled to find ...

Jonathan Alder swimmer Eli Stoll won two district championship races. (Photo submitted) Eli Stoll of Jonathan Alder swam his way to a pair of Division II district swimming championships at The Ohio St...

The weather-delayed Fairbanks High School Winter Homecoming ceremony was held before the Panthers’ varsity basketball victory over West Jefferson. Grant Rausch, a member of the FHS varsity hoops squad...

Tanner Ufferman of Fairbanks scores despite West Jefferson defensive pressure. The Panthers won, 48-32, to repeat as Ohio Heritage Conference North Division champions. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mi...

North Union’s Zach Vernon goes up for a basket during a victory over Northmor. (Photo submitted) When everything played its way out, North Union was able to look back on a very busy end-of-the-regular...

Lady Monarch Alyssa Strahm, left, battles for possession of the ball during a tournament game against Worthington Kilbourne. MHS will host Hilliard Bradley today, 6 p.m., during the second round of th...

JA senior Joey Walker (left) levitates with the Cardinals’ Chase Walker (right) at the tip-off of the game. Walker notched three points in the team’s loss to St. Charles. (Journal-Tribune photo by Ale...

The fifth-sixth grade boys basketball team from St John’s Lutheran School captured the Wellington Youth Basketball league tournament. The Jaguars beat Tree of Life 29-26 for the title. The second-seed...

North Union sophomore Zoe Wedding sifts through two Lady Viking defenders eventually finding an open teammate. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- A nearly two-week period between the end of...

The Marysville High School indoor relay team of from left, James Heap, Jack Flanagan, Brian Boston and Griffin Rigel has set a new school mark in the 4x800 event. (Photo submitted) -- MHS’ Shannon Cor...

Carly Lehman of Fairbanks goes up for a shot in this file photo. The Lady Panthers closed out the regular season with a victory at Centerburg. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fairbanks’ girls...

Jonathan Alder wrestler Owen Crabtree has his arm raised in victory after a 2021-22 match. Crabtree was one of several area athletes to earn Central Buckeye Conference honors. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Ava Wilkerson of Marysville launches a three-point shot against Worthington Kilbourne. The Lady Monarchs won the Division I tournament game, 53-26. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Most high s...

Owen Davis of North Union grimaces while going up for a basket. Davis tallied 12 points during a win over Elgin. (Photo submitted) -- North Union boys basketball coach Brian Terrill was somewhat criti...

Jonathan Alder’s Owen Crabtree (top) shrugs by Scotty Gaskin (bottom) in a last-minute scheduled match in Pioneer country. Crabtree won his match by pin in the second period. (Journal-Tribune photo by...

Marysville’s boys hoop squad reached double digits for victories. The Monarchs improved their record to 10-11 with a 53-51 thriller at Dublin Scioto. Nick Wever swished 11 of his team-high 20 points d...

Natalie Walker of Jonathan Alder goes up for a shot against a Cristo Rey defender. The Lady Pioneers won their Division II tournament opener by a 57-8 count. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- T...

Jack Golla (left) of Marysville hooks up with an opponent in this file photo. The Monarchs will host a Division I sectional tournament on Saturday, Feb. 26. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Ma...

The Krebehenne boys, Aaron (22) and Tyler (21) encounter a pair of Indian Lake players going for the ball. The Wildcats topped the Lakers, 58-53. (Photo submitted) -- North Union’s Zach Vernon is jost...

Jonathan Alder’s Trenton Moodispaugh (black) tries to break down North Union’s Gabe Hansen (orange) in the consolation semifinals for 126 pounds. The Wildcat eventually pinned the Pioneer in the third...

North Union’s 190-pounder Shan Swank (top) hits a sprawl on Triad’s Tucker Webb (bottom) in their matchup during round three of the Triad Duals tournament. Webb went 4-1 on the day, with Swank going 5...

The Marysville High School girls club wrestling team won the Northwest District championship. The Lady Monarchs tallied 215.5 points for their championship effort. MHS will send 10 grapplers (top four...

Jonathan Alder’s boys hoopsters took it on the chin against Springfield Shawnee. The Pioneers slipped to 16-5 with a 50-46 setback on their home court. The contest was tied at 10-10 by the end of the ...

JoJo Eberhart cuts down part of the net after Marysville’s victory over Olentangy Berlin. The Lady Monarchs won the Cardinal Division of the Ohio Capital Conference with a 10-0 record. MHS will host W...

Members of the Fairbanks High School swimming team are from left, Aizza Schirg, Janie Clayton, Matt Kehlbeck, Emily Clayton and Sadie Lucas. (Photo submitted) -- Fairbanks High School has qualified th...

Marysville’s boys varsity wrestling team dropped two matches during the Division I state duals tournament. The Monarchs opened competition at Lakewood St. Ed by falling 48-15 to eventual state runner-...

Zach Vernon (2) of North Union goes up for a basket. The Wildcats have earned the fourth seed for the Division III post-season. (Photo submitted) -- North Union boys basketball head coach Brian Terril...

Jonathan Alder’s Grant Welsch (1) pursues a Graham ballhandler during a game early in the season. The Pioneers have earned the No. 5 seed for the upcoming Division II tournament. (Journal-Tribiune pho...

Marysville senior Kade Focht shoots a jumper against Harvest Prep. The forward tallied five points in the team’s loss to the Warriors. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Marysville fell in ...