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Owen Davis (13) of North Union drives to the basket during a Division III Central District semifinal game against Liberty Union. Davis tallied 15 points during the Wildcats’ 68-49 win to advance to th...

Josh Proper (top) of Jonathan Alder works to control the leg of an opponent. Proper is one of the Pioneer grapplers who will compete in this weekend’s Division I district tournament at Wilmington High...

Billy Reed-Bodey, right, of Fairbanks prepares to take down an opponent. Reed-Bodey won a Division III sectional title at heavyweight this past weekend. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) JA win...

Zach McMinn, Marysville High School’s heavyweight grappler, prepares to pin Olentangy Liberty’s Charlie Cole. The Monarch won a Division I sectional title on their home mats. (Journal-Tribune photo by...

Aaron Krebehenne (22) of North Union leaps for a jump shot as a pair of Centerburg defenders pressures his attempt. Krebehenne tallied eight points during the Wildcats’ 60-45 tournament win. (Journal-...

Kyler Wilson (32) of Fairbanks attempts a shot against Kevin Reeves (left) of Columbus Academy. The Panthers dropped the Division III tournament contest, 43-30. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) A...

Marysville’s Ava Krutowskis (2) goes up for a shot against Dublin Coffman Saturday afternoon. The Lady Monarchs fell, 37-28, to finish as a Division I district runner-up. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim...

Jonathan Alder’s girls hoop season ended with a 51-20 setback at the hands of top-seeded Granville on Saturday. As a result, the No. 8 Lady Pioneers (15-6) claimed the Division II district runner-up t...

Gavin Heimlich of Jonathan Alder slams a dunk Friday evening against Hamilton Township. The Pioneers won the Division II tournament game, 32-20. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Jackson Izzard of...

The 2020-21 season came to an end for Marysville High School’s boys basketball team on Friday. The Monarchs (14-9), the No. 20 seed, dropped a Division I tournament game, 64-41, at No. 13 Newark. MHS ...

Jack Golla, top, Marysville’s 160-pounder, locks legs with a Lancaster opponent in this file photo. The Monarchsd will host a Division I sectional tournament on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam...

Jonathan Alder’s Emma Shepherd, right, pressures an inbounds pass. The Lady Pioneers will travel to Granville on Saturday to play for a Division II district championship. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim...

Joey Walker of Jonathan Alder goes up for a basket in this file photo. The state-ranked (No. 3 in Division II), unbeaten (18-0) and top-seeded Pioneers will open tournament competition this evening. T...

Alyssa Strahm (43) goes up for a layup as a Thomas Worthington defender attempts to block her shot. Straham tallied 14 points to help the Lady Monarchs win, 57-47, and advance to the Division I Centra...

Mary Ferrito of Jonathan Alder eyes the bucket for a jumper. Ferrito led the Lady Pioneers to a Division II district semifinal triumph over London on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) J...

In the above photo, Marysville’s Jack Christian (4) eyes the basket despite defensive pressure from a pair of Groveport-Madison players. Christian was fouled on the play. In the bottom photo, Jason Mo...

A pair of local high school swimmers competed in recent district meets. Fairbanks’ Janie Clayton swam in the 50 freestyle and 100 breastroke, with respective best times of 25.73 and 1:09.22. CLAYTON S...

Jonathan Alder pitcher Madyson Watson, right, delivers the ball to the plate in this file photo. Watson, a Winthrop University graduate student, has been named the Big South softball player of the wee...

Carter Schultz (12) of Fairbanks goes up for a basket against KIPP Columbus on Monday. The Panthers rolled to a 45-19 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The KIPP (Knowledge is Power Progra...

Lady Monach Cali Leng prepares to pin Western Brown’s Dakota Propeck during the Ohio State High School Wrestling Coaches Association state tournament at Hilliard Davidson High School. Marysville’s gir...

Sadie Napier has control over Cali Lang of Big Walnut early in this match on Saturday during the Ohio High School State Wrestling Coaches Association state tournament at Hilliard Davidson. Napier plac...

Abbey Price, of North Union, leaps for a shot with a Johnstown-Monroe defender in tow during the Lady Cats opening round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III tournament. Price tal...

Jackson Izzard tallied 18 points on Friday as Jonathan Alder’s boys hoop squad topped Fairbanks, 40-29. The game was tied at 6-6 by the end of the opening set. The Pioneers (18-0) took an 18-17 edge a...

Marysville’s Kass Lee (20) drives toward the basket Friday evening against Grove City. Lee tallied 22 points during the Lady Monarchs’ Division I tournament opening win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim ...

Garrett Taylor of MHS hits a basket despite Olentangy’s defensive pressure. The Monarchs beat the Braves, 54-52. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) It only stands to reason that a game between two ...

Hudson Davis (31), of North Union, drives to the basket for a layup as an Elgin defender attempts to block his shot. Davis stepped up to start Friday’s game as the Wildcats dealt with injuries. (Journ...

Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball team upped its record to 18-0 on Friday. The Pioneers did so by defeating the Fairbanks Panthers by a score of 40-29. No other details about the game were available at...

Marysville High School’s swimmers competed during the recent Division I sectional meet at Upper Arlington. A total of 39 out of 48 swims resulted in best times of the season for MHS athletes. Due to C...

Marysville High School’s girls 4 x 800 relay team recently took first place during an indoor meet. The runners are from left, Katie Krueger, Bryn Hothem, Emerson Bautsch and Ava Elliott. They won the ...

These Jonathan Alder High School girls wrestlers will compete in the state tournament this weekend. Sadie Napier (101 pounds), left, and Ava Ater (116) qualified for the state tournament with respecti...