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Marysville’s boys varsity wrestling team rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat Olentangy Liberty, 40-31, on Friday. “We knew we were going to have to weather the storm of some of their best wr...

Lincoln Witt, Marysville’s 138-pounder (bottom), scrambles with Hilliard Darby’s Trent Vandeneyndn (top). Witt got out of the situation and eventually won the match by a 10-6 decision. (Journal-Tribun...

A stifling defense and rebounding domination led North Union’s girls basketball squad to a 49-21 non-league victory at Buckeye Valley. The Lady Cats did not allow the Lady Barons to score any more tha...

The Lady Pioneers kept their bowling record perfect on Thursday. Jonathan Alder upped its mark to 10-0 with a 2374-2161 pin count over St. Paris Graham. JA’s lead in the Central Buckeye Conference Ken...

Triad’s girls varsity hoop team fell to 0-12 on the season with a 43-20 loss to Riverside. Madi Cox led the Lady Cardinals with five points. Ashlyn McCoy finished with four points and five steals. Mia...

Carly Lehman (left) of Fairbanks prepares to drive on an opponent. Lehman tallied 15 points during a victory over London. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) A staunch Fairbanks Lady Panther defense...

Marysville’s Allen Jolliff attempts to knock down a spare at Rule 3 in Pickerington. Jolliff claimed 372 pins for the Monarchs on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Marysville ventu...

Jonathan Alder’s boys and girls bowling teams turned back Springfield Shawnee during Central Buckeye Conference action on Wednesday. The boys won 2592-2516 and the Lady Pioneers came through with a 22...

Pioneer senior Joey Walker (right) levitates over Bishop Hartley’s Amari Gaston (left) as Jonathan Alder mounted an intense offensive attack Tuesday night. Walker recorded seven points with three rebo...

Aaron Krebehenne (22) of North Union dribbles the ball against a Ridgemont defender on Tuesday. The Wildcats won the non-conference game, 62-49. (Photo submitted) North Union could not have started it...

Triad’s Ayden Spriggs passes the ball near the baseline in this file photo. Spriggs led the Cardinals with 17 points during Tuesday’s 66-60 win over Southeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)...

Jayson Moore of Marysville throws in a shot on Tuesday against Dublin Coffman. Moore led MHS with 18 points. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) There are parts of the country that have been plagued...

North Union’s girls basketball team is ranked in the initial Associated Press poll of the 2021-22 season. The Lady Cats (11-1) are ranked 16th in the Division III poll. NU’s next action will be this e...

Jacob Markert (top photo) and Reese Cordonnier (bottom) of Marysville compete during races against Westerville South on Monday. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) Marysville High School swimmers s...

Jonathan Alder’s boys bowling team rolled a 2599-2233 victory over Urbana on Monday. Drew Damron led the Pioneers with a 421 series and was followed by Dominic Dellapina, who finished with a 400. Othe...

Jonathan Alder High School senior softball player Kylie King recently signed to continue her academic and athletic careers at Ohio Northern University. Pictured from left in the front row are her fath...

Jonathan Alder’s Ava Ater has control over an opponent. Ater has posted a 14-0 record to date for the JA girls club wrestling team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder’s girls club wr...

Fairbanks’ Tanner Ufferman, left, goes up for a shot against Marysville’s Ryker Bowden (center) and Jayson Moore (22). The Panthers beat the Monarchs, 42-38. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Mary...

In its last outing earlier in the week, the North Union boys basketball team needed a second-half outburst to defeat Fairbanks. The Wildcats used the opposite approach Thursday night on the road at Be...

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...