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High school football fans throughout the state have been following the unofficial state computer ratings for a handful of weeks. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the first official r...

Members of the Fairbanks High School girls golf team display their 2021 Ohio Heritage Conference tournament championship trophy. Pictured from left are from left, Mary Weisburn, Veronique Grand, Janie...

Marysville’s Natalie McNicholas (9) sends the ball back over the net. The Lady Monarchs fell to Olentangy Berlin in four sets on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Although her team fell i...

Members of the Lady Monarch soccer team celebrate their 1-0 victory at Hilliard Darby on Tuesday. MHS is now 1-0-0 in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division. (Photo submitted) Marysville’s girl...

Elaina Lahmers advances the ball during a recent match. Lahmers helped lead the Lady Panthers to victory on Saturday against Springfield Catholic Central. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairban...

The Associated Press released its first high school football poll of the 2021 season today. The Marysville Monarchs and North Union Wildcats are ranked among the teams that are listed in the polls for...

North Union’s Zoe Wedding (12) sends the ball over the net against Buckeye Valley Monday evening. The Lady Cats fell in four sets. (Photo submitted) The fight and spirit is all there, but having that ...

MHS netters beat G. City Marysville’s girls tennis team beat Grove City, 5-0, on Monday. Match results were as follows: Singles -Paige Hobbs (M) defeated Moore 7-6, 6-4; -Blair Fairchild (M) topped Lu...

Morgan Shick of Marysville digs the ball off the floor during Saturday’s match against Hilliard Bradley. The Lady Monarchs won their first two home matches of the 2021 season by beating Fairbanks and ...

Marysville High School runners from left, Jack Flanagan and James Heap work together during the Tiffin Carnival. (Photo submitted) Monarch cross-country runners placed first and third during the Tiffi...

Fairbanks’ boys cross-country team competed in the Tiffin Country Carnival event on Saturday. The Panthers placed 11th out of 29 teams. There were 170 runners in the race. FHS athletes placed as follo...

The Bunsold eighth-grade football team recently rolled past Olentangy Hyatts, 44-8. In doing so, the Monarchs upped their record to 3-0 for the 2021 season. Bunsold tallied 409 yards of total offense ...

Jack Williams (6) looks to catch a pass against North Union on Saturday. The sixth-grade Marysville Monarchs (2-0) beat the Wildcats, 35-0. (Journal-Tribune by Kevin Behrens)

Marysville’s varsity tennis squad edged Lancaster, 3-2, on Saturday. Match results were as follows: Singles -Ward (L) defeated Blair Fairchild (M) 6-2, 6-2; -Paige Hobbs (M) topped Robinson (L) 6-4, 6...

North Union got off to a good start on Saturday during a Central Buckeye Conference volleyball match at Springfield Shawnee. NU won the first two sets. Shawnee (2-5), however, rallied with three strai...

Marysville’s Erryl Will (40) holds up the ball after recovering a fumble for a touchdown at Hilliard Bradley on Friday. Also pictured for the Monarchs are Cameron Jones (4), Drew Montgomery (14) and B...

North Union’s Owen Davis picks up steam on this play Friday evening. The Wildcats improved to 4-0 with a 35-0 win over Kenton Ridge. (Photo submitted) North Union head football coach Nick Hajjar had a...

Riordin Stauffer of Fairbanks is stopped by a Philo defender in this file photo. Stauffer rushed for more than 100 yards during FHS’ win at Greeneview on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) ...

Triad’s Awesom Mitchell (20) brings down a Springfield Catholic Central ball carrier Friday evening. The Cardinals lost, 20-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Springfield Catholic Central, which...

Lincoln Harrah (right) of North Union wards off a Kenton Ridge defender. The Wildcats improved to 4-0 with a victory over the Cougars on Friday. (Photo submitted) Triad’s Hayden Simpson (27) carries t...

Trevor Gilbert (right) of North Union fights off an opposing player during a game from earlier this season. The Wildcats will put their unbeaten record on the line tonight when they host Kenton Ridge....

Hope Hall of North Union goes up to send the ball over the net in this file photo. The Lady Cats fell to Benjamin Logan on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune file photo) With just two matches under its belt a...

Fairbanks’ boys golfers turned back Triad, 169-219, on Thursday. Chase Brackenridge of FHS was the match medalist with a score of 37. Other Panther scores were Alex Crowe-41, Tyler Ufferman-44 and And...

Marysville’s girls soccer team slipped to 2-5-1 with a 2-0 loss to Upper Arlington on Thursday. The No. 4 state-ranked Lady Bears notched a first-half goal from Ceci Dapino. Camryn Callaghan added an ...

Carys Gossett of MHS (16) finishes putting the ball over the net in this file photo from the 2020 season. The Lady Monarchs will host Fairbanks and Hilliard Bradley on Saturday. It will be the first m...

The Triad Cardinals will return home for Friday evening’s football game. The Cardinals will put their 2-1 record on the line against Springfield Catholic Central, which has won all three of its games....

Marysville’s girls tennis squad dropped a 4-1 verdict to Westerville Central on Thursday. The lone Lady Monarch triumph came at first doubles. Krista O’Shelski and Caitlee Hill of MHS beat Gibson and ...

Monarch defenders Cameron Jones (4) and Christian McCartney (34) stop a Pickerington North ball carrier. Marysville will travel to Hilliard Bradley on Friday. Tune into the Journal-Tribune podcasts di...

Panther quarterback AJ Landon escapes pressure from a Philo defender. The Panthers hope to get back on the winning track when they travel to Greeneview on Friday. Tune into the Journal-Tribune’s podca...

The Pigskin Pickers remains a tight battle heading into this week’s games. All four of our regular Pickers posted decent records during a tough Labor Day weekend slate of contests. Reporter Mac Cordel...