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Members of the Monarch boys wrestling team are from left, front row, Ben Bickerstaff, Erryl Will, Jack Golla, Josh Melms, Lincoln Witt, Joe Eley, Emilo Guerrero, Riley Miller and Andrew Bentz; second ...

The Lady Monarch bowling team is pictured from left, front row, Elizabeth Cline, Morgan Thompson, Madison Strouse, Payton Darling and Hailey Lowe; back row, Kristen Thompson, Alyssa Beeching, Sophia K...

North Union rebounded from a low-scoring third quarter and rallied in the fourth period to earn a 50-48 victory on Saturday at Indian Lake. The Lady Cats scored just five points in the third quarter a...

Ellie Carter (24) of Fairbanks goes up for a basket against Triad’s Kaydence Feasel (12) on Saturday evening. Carter scored 12 points during the Lady Panthers’ 65-9 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

JA’s 157-pounder Henry Sivillo takes down Gahanna Lincoln’s Tim Hall, eventually pinning him in the first period of their second-round match Saturday at Lakewood High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by...

The Marysville High school boys varsity wrestling squad placed second during the 10-team Kettering Fairmont Firebird Classic on Saturday. Upper Arlington won the team title with 286 points and the Mon...

Marysville’s varsity boys basketball team dropped a heart-breaking 46-44 verdict to Delaware Hayes on Saturday. The contest was a tight battle the entire way. MHS held a 13-12 edge after the opening q...

Bunsold Middle School edged out Northmor and Benjamin Logan to win the North Union Middle School Invitational wrestling tournament on Saturday. The Monarchs earned first-place finishes in four weight ...

Cam Lee of Marysville goes up for two of her team-high 14 points Friday evening. The Lady Monarchs beat Dublin Jerome, 49-36. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) A relentless defense and balanced sc...

Fairbanks’ Andy Higinbotham (5) attempts to disrupt Northeastern’s Will Sudoff (30) as he leaps high for a shot over the FHS senior forward. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) The Fairbanks bo...

North Union’s Zach Vernon (2) prepares to drive to the basket against Urbana on Friday. (Photo submitted) In North Union’s first three boys basketball games the final outcome was not decided until the...

The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder remained perfect through the first three games of the season. JA upped its record to 3-0 with Friday’s 49-23 triumph over Bellefontaine. Alder led 12-3 by the end of the...

Marysville High School linebacker Gabe Powers (36) bats down a pass during a 2021 game. Powers has been named the All-Ohio Division I defensive player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Willi...

These Marysville High School football players were among those who earned special awards for the 2021 season. They are from left, Griffin Johnson, Ben Bickerstaff and Andrew Bentz. (Photos submitted) ...

Freshman Lady Cat Allison Price (right) collides with Morgan Board (left) as the Lady Cougar tries to force her way to the basket. NU’s defense took the spotlight during a 76-38 victory. Other Lady Ca...

The Marysville girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the season on Wednesday, falling to River Valley 48-47 in a non-league tilt at River Valley. Monarch head coach Klarke Ramsome has seen ...

Jonathan Alder sophomore running back Cam Jewell (2-left photo) picks up yardage during a 2021 game. In the photo to the right, JA senior linebacker Chase Maynard (41) is pictured during a Springfield...

Fairbanks’ Reese Poling (4) goes up for a shot against Mechanicsburg on Wednesday. The FHS sophomore led the team with 15 points during a 52-40 loss to the Indians. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mille...

Triad’s girls basketball team slipped to 0-6 overall and 0-3 in the Ohio Heritage Conference on Wednesday. The Lady Cardinals dropped a 33-23 verdict at Northeastern. Mia LeMay led Triad (which will t...

North Union linebacker Gavin Miller (8), below, pursues a ball carrier. Wildcat running back Owen Davis (1), above, picks up yardage during a 2021 game. Miller has been named to the Division V All-Ohi...

Jonathan Alder’s Danielle Robbins slides safely into second base. Robbins will continue her softball career at Ashland University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder High School seni...

North Union’s 138-pounder Gabe Hansen (bottom) puts a fireman’s carry on Delaware Christian’s Luke Couch Tuesday evening. Pictured in the background is former NU head coach Don Wasserbeck, who is help...

Fairbanks boys basketball coach Zach Brown shouts instructions to his team. The Panthers won their first game of the season with Tuesday’s overtime triumph at Urbana. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mil...

North Union’s bowlers dropped matches to Indian Lake on Tuesday. The boys fell by a 2219-1628 count. Nathan Arnold led the Wildcats with a 313 series. Indian Lake claimed top honors during the girls m...

Fairbanks linebacker Riordin Stauffer (24) zeros in on a ball carrier during the 2021 season. Stauffer was named to the All-Ohio first team for Division VI. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The O...

The first five games of the 2021-22 season have gone extremely well for Fairbanks’ girls basketball team. The Division III Lady Panthers upped their record to 5-0 on Monday with a 55-41 triumph over D...

Retired Fairbanks High School athletic director Steve Conley, second from right, was recently inducted into the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Hall of Fame. The ceremony, which was postp...

Marysville senior Josh Melms (right) goes up against Watkins Memorial’s Landon Hines., Melms eventully won the match with a pin during the Bob Williams Classic at MHS. (Journal-Tribune photo by Alekse...

Awsom Mitchell of Triad lifts an opponent off the mat during Saturday’s Northeastern duals tournament. Mitchell claimed championship honors in the 165-pound weight class. The Cardinals placed second i...

Fairbanks’ Elaina Lahmers goes up for a basket in this file photo. Lahmers helped lead FHS to Saturday’s win over West Jefferson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks p...