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Marysville’s Jayanti Geertes (left) and Caitlin Rigel collide going for the ball during a recent match. Also pictured for MHS is Morgan Shick (5). MHS beat Hilliard Darby in five sets on Thursday. (Jo...

Abi Zimmerman (14) of NU prepares to blast the ball over the net. The Lady Cats fell to London on Thursday. (Photo submitted) Coming off its first win of the season, the North Union volleyball team ba...

Awsom Mitchell (20) of Triad picks up yardage while Ty Thomas (72) looks to block. The Cardinals will host Mechanicsburg for Homecoming this evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Triad High S...

Griffin Johnson (22) of MHS looks to avoid Westland tacklers. The Monarchs will host Hilliard Darby for Homecoming on Friday. For more preview information, tune into the Journal-Tribune podcast on Spo...

Fairbanks’ Ethan Kise (11) makes his way through Madison Plains’ defense. The Panthers will host West Liberty-Salem for Homecoming on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Strap on your helmet...

North Union’s Owen Davis (1) avoids a Pleasant tackler in this file photo. The Wildcats will travel to Northwestern on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo) When coming off an important win or a tough loss,...

Reporter Mac Cordell finished with the best record during last week’s Pigskin Pickers. Cordell breezed through with a 9-1 record, which was two games ahead of both publisher Kevin Behrens and sports e...

A damp pitch seemingly did not phase Jonathan Alder’s soccer programs Wednesday as both the boys and girls defeated fellow Central Buckeye Conference rival Indian Lake. The boys gave the Lakers quite ...

Bunsold Middle School’s seventh-grade volleyball team toppled Worthington McCord, 26-24, 25-13, on Wednesday. Mackenzie Paugh served five consecutive aces, while Kara Moeller finished with four aces a...

Pioneer quarterback Tabor Headings (7) tries to keep from being tackled earlier this season. Alder, which is coming off two consecutive victories, will play at arch-rival London on Friday. (Journal-Tr...

North Union’s Kayla Sedgwick (10) sends the ball back toward the net on Tuesday. The NU senior earned her 1,000th career dig in the Lady Cats’ first season win against Indian Lake. (Journal-Tribune ph...

Colton Powers (32) of Marysville finds running room against Westland. The Monarchs remain at the top of Division I’s Region 2 in this week’s computer ratings. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson...

Fairbanks’ boys golf team won the Ohio Heritage Conference championship on Tuesday. The Panthers carded a score of 318 during the match that was held at Windy Knoll. Cole Eger and Chase Brackenridge b...

Marysville’s volleyball team slipped to 8-7 with Tuesday’s loss at Dublin Jerome. The Lady Monarchs fell 20-25, 7-25, 23-25. Rylee Dundon led MHS with 10 kills. She was followed by Ella Morris-eight, ...

Fairbanks’ Anna Higbee (15) prepares to strike the ball during Monday evening’s match against North Union. Pictured at the left for the Lady Cats is Candace Holloway. Also pictured for FHS is Kaelynn ...

Triad’s Braydan Hoffman, left, delivers his first swing at Darby Creek on Monday. In the photo to the right, Alex Crowe of Fairbanks eyes his upcoming putt. Crowe was the match medalist with a 35 as t...

Marysville’s Camryn McGlenn prepares to hit the ball off the tee on Monday. (Photo submitted) Marysville’s girls golfers fell to Delaware Hayes, 172-183 on Monday. Cassi VanDyke, Avery Prohaska and Em...

Marysville’s varsity volleyball squad dropped a hard-fought 20-25, 18-25, 24-26 verdict to state-ranked Dublin Coffman on Monday. “The girls took the court with a new-found confidence that has not bee...

Marysville’s Linnea Olofsson, left, delivers the ball over the net while her doubles partner Mallory Huffman waits for the return Saturday morning. Action came during the Lady Monarch doubles tourname...

The Lady Monarch girls soccer team upped its record to 4-5-1 on Saturday by blasting Reynoldsburg, 7-0. Leah Brown tallied MHS’ two, first-half goals on assists from Olivia Brooks and Cam Lee. Lee wen...

Kaylee Morton of MHS is pictured competing in the Minster Invitational. She helped lead the Lady Monarchs to a fourth-place finish. (Photo submitted) The Marysville High School cross-country teams tra...

Cassi Van Dyke of MHS prepares to send a shot off the tee on Saturday. The Lady Monarchs hosted their annual invitational. (Photo submitted) Marysville’s girls golf team shot a season-best score of 35...

Bunsold Middle School’s eighth-grade gridders added Worthington McCord as their latest victim of the 2021 campaign. The Monarchs boosted their record to 4-0 with a 26-0 verdict this past Thursday. Bun...

Caleb Wenger of Fairbanks is pictured down the stretch of a race earlier this season. The Panthers competed at Waynesfield-Goshen on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks’ boys cro...

The Lady Monarch volleyball squad responded in a big way from its loss on Thursday. “We played with composure,” said MHS coach Bethany Bentz. The Lady Monarchs beat No. 8 (in the district) Pickeringto...

Griffin Johnson (22) of Marysville runs through the Westland defense Friday evening. The Monarchs rolled past the Cougars, 34-6, to remain unbeaten on the season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Willia...

A Madison Plains defender tries to bring down Fairbanks’ Riordin Stauffer Friday evening. Stauffer rushed for more than 100 yards during a 47-0 verdict over the Golden Eagles. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Cameron Jewell (2) of Jonathan Alder finds an open seam against North Union’s defense. The Pioneers shocked state-ranked North Union, 42-13, on Friday. Also pictured are Andrew McGlaughlin (53) for Al...

Triad’s Hunter Thompson (24) picks up yardage at Greenon on Friday. The Cardinals slipped to 2-4 on the season with a 41-14 setback. No other details were available at presstime. (Photo submitted)

Ethan Kise of Fairbanks looks to fend off a Madison Plains defender Friday night. Kise helped FHS rush for nearly 400 yards during a 47-0 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Owen Davis of N...