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Owen Davis of North Union evades a tackler in this file photo. Davis is the Central District’s Division V offensive player of the year. (Journal-Tribune file photo) -- North Union running back Owen Da...

Monarch linebacker Gabe Powers knocks down a pass during a 2021 game. Powers has been named the Division I Defensive Player of the Year in the Central District. It is the second consecutive year he ha...

Fairbanks runner Rachael Hoover, left, and coach Mike Van Winkle watch the leaderboard after the Division III state cross-country meet. Hoover placed 55th in the girls’ race. (Journal-Tribune photo by...

Allen East defenders close in on Fairbanks’ Riordin Stauffer (24) Saturday evening. The Panthers dropped a 28-7 verdict during the Division VI playoff game on the Mustangs’ field. More photos may be f...

Erryl Will of MHS scoops up a Perrysburg fumble Friday evening. Will returned the recovery for a touchdown as the Monarchs won the Division I playoff game, 42-6. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad William...

Fairbanks High School runner Rachael Hoover is pictured at the start of a 2021 race in this file photo. Hoover is competing today in the Division III girls state cross-country meet. (Journal-Tribune p...

Marysville’s Griffin Johnson is saluted by members of the home crowd after ripping off a 79-yard scoring run on the third play from scrimmage Friday night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) R...

Ryker Green (7) of Fairbanks picks up yardage during last week’s game against Paint Valley. The Panthers will travel to Allen East for a Division VI regional quarterfinal contest on Saturday. (Journal...

Fairbanks’ Ava Orders (14) moves the ball past a Lynchburg Clay opponent. FHS will play for a Division III regional title on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) The Fairbanks High Sch...

In the photos from the left, Marysville’s Gabe Powers (36) gains yardage on this play; Erryl Will (40) and Colton Powers (32) team for a tackle; and Ben Bickerstaff (64) goes in for a stop. All four M...

Bryn Hothem, left, and Bailey Gross of MHS practice for the state cross-country meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville High School will be represented by two runners during Saturday’s ...

Marysville’s Erryl Will (40) and Gabe Powers (36) bury a Delaware Hayes ball carrier during last week’s Division I playoff contest. The Monarchs will host Perrysburg on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo ...

The Fairbanks Lady Panthers are slated to face the Eastern Lady Warriors of Winchester at Teays Valley High School, located in Ashville, starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The match will be for the Divis...

It was not a sparkling week for your friendly, neighborhood Pigskin Pickers. Sports reporter Aleksei Pavloff (the new kid on the block) finished with a 4-6 record. Before anybody starts making fun of ...

Fairbanks’ Lilly Dean (3) tries to break free of a Lady Mustang offender. Dean claimed the team’s only goal of the night in the 1-0 win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) The Fairbanks Lady P...

Former Marysville High School wrestler Jake Marsh (bottom-left) competes during a meet on the MHS match in this file photo. Marsh has been selected to compete in this weekend’s World tournament in Ser...

Liza Streit (top photo) and Evie McDaniel (below) of Jonathan Alder run through the mud during a meet from earlier this season. They will help lead the Lady Pioneers into Saturday’s Division II state ...

Ellie Carter (1) of Fairbanks maneuvers the ball past an opponent in this file photo. The Lady Panthers will travel to Chillicothe High School today for a 7 p.m. kickoff against Lynchburg Clay in the ...

Caleb Erwin kicks the dust up in his sprint car as he competes in the Ohio Thunder Racesaver Sprint Series. Erwin ended his season in early October after winning his first feature and honored as rooki...

Tucker Heminger scores a touchdown for Marysville’s sixth-grade football team. The Monarchs won the Junior Football championship with a 36-0 victory over Buckeye Valley on Saturday. The team finished ...

Elaina Lahmers (5) and Grace Zahn (background) go after the ball. The Lady Panthers beat Grandview to claim the Division III district title on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The 2021 ...

Jonathan Alder’s girls cross-country team is pictured from left, front row, Amanda Simmons, Sarah Malone, Chloe Fields, Kate Curtiss, Liza Streit, Evie McDaniel and Mattie Shoemaker; second row, Regga...

Riordin Stauffer goes in for a touchdown for the Fairbanks Panthers Saturday evening. Stauffer rushed for more than 200 yards during FHS’ 45-34 playoff victory at Paint Valley. (Journal-Tribune photo ...

North Union’s Trey Bossaller (14) chases a Genoa Area ball carrier Saturday evening. Also pictured for NU is Tucker Wedding (4). The Wildcats lost their Division V playoff game. (Photo submitted) For ...

In the photo to the left, Fairbanks’ Jackson Stage (14) shows the direction Brice Phelps (12) is taking the ball after an interception on Saturday. The Panthers beat Paint Valley, 45-34, on the Bearca...

Marysville’s Erryl Will (40) gestures after a sack in the first half of Friday night’s 49-7 dismantling of Delaware Hayes in the opening round of the Division I playoffs. Also shown are teammates Ben ...

Marysville’s Griffin Johnson (22) runs for yardage Friday evening against Delaware Hayes. Gabe Powers (36) makes sure a Pacer player doesn’t get close to Johnson. Also pictured for MHS is Jack Blumber...

Pioneer running back Cameron Jewell (2) works his way through a tough Eastmoor Warrior front as the offense attempts to pick up some momentum in the second half. JA fell to the Warriors, 35-7, in the ...

Above, Pioneer linebacker Will Heisler (26) wraps up an Eastmoor ball carrier in the second half. Also pictured for Alder are Chase Maynard (41) and Andrew McGlaughlin (53). (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

Riordin Stauffer (24) looks to get past a Mechanicsburg defender in this file photo. The Fairbanks running back will help lead the team into a Division VI playoff game at Paint Valley on Saturday. (Jo...