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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...

North Union’s Nolan Draper (11) prepares to stop a Kenton Ridge ball carrier. Also pictured for the Wildcats is Trey Bossaller (14). NU will host Genoa Area in the Division V state playoffs on Saturda...

Panther senior Cade Ziegler, right, goes up for possession of the ball during Wednesday’s Division III soccer district semifinal match. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) FHS senior Cade Ziegler is...

North Union’s Owen Davis (1) attempts to avoid a tackle against Kenton Ridge. Also pictured for NU is Lincoln Harrah (15). Davis has been named as the Central Buckeye Conference’s Mad River Division o...

These Marysville High School cross-country runners earned Division I disrict honors and/or advanced to Saturday’s regional meet that will be held at Pickerington North High School. Preston Herring (ce...

Anna Higbee of FHS (15) sends the ball over the net past Africentric blockers. Also pictured for the Lady Panthers is Kaelynn Sphapmixay (center). Fairbanks’ season ended with a Division III district ...

North Union’s Journey Blevins (11) blasts the ball over the net in this 2020 file photo. Blevins, who is a freshman player at the University of Findlay, has earned conference player of the week honors...

Marysville’s Matt Krutowskis picks up yardage through a hole created by the offensive line against Olentangy. The Monarchs will host Delaware Hayes on Friday for the opening round of the Division I st...

We now have a tie at the top of the Pigskin Pickers. Reporter Mac Cordell got lucky and won seven of last week’s nine games, while publisher Kevin Behrens did the customer golf thing and slipped to 5-...

Tree of Life keeper Adam Pugsley (1) goes up for a save Wednesday evening. Fairbanks’ Cade Ziegler (2) and Cade Feller (background) crash toward the goal. The Panthers beat TOL, 3-2, in sudden victory...

JA’s Alex Shaw (12) attempts to sift past a Lady Warrior defender. Also pictured is Alder’s Ava Ater (24). The Lady Pioneers ended their season Wednesday in the second round of the OHSAA district brac...

Who ever said soccer wasn’t a contact sport? The players from Fairbanks and Columbus School for Girls would have disagreed Tuesday evening. In the above photo, FHS’ Elaina Lahmers (5) falls to the gro...

Wyatt Kaizer of Jonathan Alder leaps to catch a ball behind his head at the Springfield Shawnee one-yard-line. The Pioneers will play at Columbus Eastmoor Academy on Friday during the first round of t...

Fairbanks senior Dylan Tobe attempts to score against Viking defenders. Tobe recorded a hat trick (three goals) in the team’s 6-2 tournament win over Columbus Academy Monday evening. (Journal-Tribune ...

The Bunsold Middle School boys cross-country team recently placed third in the OHSAA state meet. Members of the squad are from left, Adam DeSutter, Keaton Sanford, Mack Weithman, Trey Greenbaum, Luke ...

The high school football playoffs mark an extremely exciting time of year. It’s a reward for the hard work that successful teams have put in since practice began in late July. The Journal-Tribune’s co...

The Marysville sixth-grade football team defeated West Jefferson, 16-14, on Saturday at Lewis Field. In the above photo, Gage Henry tries to stay inbounds while Griffey Beery looks to block downfield....

A block by Gavin Rohrs, right, springs Colton Powers (32) for yardage against Olentangy on Friday. The Monarchs will open the Division I playoffs at home this Friday against Delaware Hayes. (Journal-T...