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Jonathan Alder’s boys hoop squad slipped to 5-2 with Thursday’s 53-45 loss to Jackson High School. The Pioneers fell behind 13-8 after the opening period and trailed by just a 27-23 count at halftime....

Gabe Powers (36) runs the ball as Gavin Rohrs (76) looks to block an opponent. The Monarchs finished the 2021 campaign as the Division I, Region 2 runner-up. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)...

North Union’s Zack Ellis (right) attempts to shoot on Marysville’s Boston Burkhardt (left) in the last dual match on Thursday. MHS and NU competed at the Fairbanks Holiday Tournament. (Journal-Tribune...

Triad’s boys basketball team slipped to 3-7 with Wednesday’s 55-37 loss to Sidney Lehman Catholic. Lehman Catholic took a 10-6 margin at the end of the opening period and a 23-11 advantage at halftime...

Marysville’s JoJo Eberhart steals a loose ball from New Albany’s Bella Haas, making the turnover a quick score in the first quarter on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) After suffe...

Ellie Carter of Fairbanks dribbles around a screen set by teammate Macy Miller (5). Carter scored 10 points during a win over Springfield Catholic Central. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Fa...

Audrey Benedict of North Union (2) goes up for a basket in this file photo. Benedict tallied more than 40 points during a two-day tournament at Pleasant. (Photo submitted) The journey to a victory can...

Cali Leng of Marysville ties up an opponent in this file photo. The Lady Monarchs recently won a pair of tournaments. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Tim Miller) Marysville High School’s girls club wre...

Owen Davis of North Union (13) goes up for a shot Tuesday evening against Fairbanks’ Tanner Ufferman (21). Also pictured are Fairbanks’ Cade Ziegler (left) and NU’s Zach Vernon. Davis scored 18 points...

JA sophomore Peyton Heiss drives to the hoop against Tecumseh’s Luke Ehlinger (12). The Pioneer contributed eight points in the team’s 41-39 victory over its CBC Kenton Trail Division opponent. (Journ...

Marysville wrestler Ben Bickerstaff attempts to turn a Lancaster opponent in this file photo. The Monarchs will not compete at Brecksville this week. The annual tournament has been canceled for a seco...

Marysville’s varsity B wrestling team easily outdistanced the competition during the two-day West Jefferson Invitational. The Monarchs tallied 508 points during the 18-team event that was held Monday ...

Jonathan Alder’s wrestling team finished seventh during the two-day GMVWA Holiday Tournament at Vandalia-Butler. The tournament was held Monday and Tuesday. The Pioneers tallied 99 points for the even...

Thomas Rush (8) of Minnesota is pictured in this file photo. Rush had two solo tackles Tuesday evening during the Golden Gophers’ win over West Virginia in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. Rush is a former M...

The Guaranteed Rate Bowl, which will be played tonight in Phoenix, will include two former Marysville High School football players. They are Thomas Rush (above photo-No. 8), who is a defensive lineman...

Following a recent pattern, the North Union girls basketball team rolled past Elgin 59-23 last week in non-league play at North Union. The pattern the Lady Cats have made great use of is having at lea...

Jonathan Alder’s wrestling team is currently in sixth place in the GMVWA Holiday Tournament at Vandalia-Butler High School. The tournament began on Monday and concludes today. The Pioneers are in sixt...

In the photo to the left, Fairbanks’ Andy Higinbotham (5) prepares to pass to a teammate. In the photo to the right, North Union’s Max Parish (3) goes up for a shot. The Panthers will host the Wildcat...

Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball team dropped its first game of the season. The Pioneers fell to Hilliard Davidson, 36-33, late last week. Alder (4-1) trailed 12-3 after the first period and 17-12 by ...

Triad’s Abbey Monroe dribbles the ball against Fairbanks’ Carly Lehman during a recent game. The Lady Cardinal varsity and JV teams have struggled through the first half of the season as head coach Er...

Marysville senior offensive lineman Gavin Rohrs (76) prepares for the snap during a 2021 game. Rohrs, who earned first-team All-Ohio honors for Division I, has trained at the OH Line Academy near Plai...

Jonathan Alder’s varsity basketball cheerleaders got into the Christmas spirit during a game earlier this week. The Pioneers defeated Northwestern, 53-15, for their fourth victory in as many games thi...

Members of the Fairbanks High School swimming team are from left,  Sadie Lucas, Emily Clayton, Matt Kehlbeck, Janie Clayton and Aizza Schirg. (Photo submitted) The sport of swimming has been sort of a...

JA senior 157-pounder Pryce Watson uses solid hand control to escape a Cougar’s grasp. Watson pinned his first opponent in the third period. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Jonathan Alder c...

Anna Poling (left) of Fairbanks applies defensive pressure to an opponent in this file photo. Poling scored 12 points during the Lady Panthers’ win over Cedarville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mille...

Returning lettermen for the Monarch swimming program are from left, front row, Molly Gregory, Riley Sherick, Jacob Markert, Cannon Moser, Emma Menge and Joey Hazelbaker; second row, Mallory Seman, Ree...

Fairbanks’ Carly Lehman (25) tries to get to the hoop against North Union’s Jada Davis (3), eventually passing the ball to an open teammate. Also pictured is Lady Cat Audrey Benedict (2). (Photo by Al...

Nora Sheridan (right) battles for a loose ball during Monday evening’s game against Heath. The Lady Pioneers rolled past the Bulldogs, 62-24. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Pioneers of...

Jonathan Alder’s wrestling team placed 13th during Saturday’s Olentangy Liberty Classic. A total of 24 squads competed in the event. Oliver Byerly placed second in the 150-pound weight class. Xavier P...

Fairbanks junior Elaina Lahmers drives for a layup against two Lady Golden Eagles. Lahmers tallied 12 points in the team’s win Saturday night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Fairbanks’ gir...