North Union’s girls hoop squad slipped to 6-2 with Friday’s 53-43 setback at Cardington. The Lady Cats managed only two points during the opening period and trailed, 12-2, as the second quarter got un...

Marysville’s Erryl Will (right) has a single-leg hold on an opponent in this file photo. Will is one of four MHS grapplers who are competing in wrestlebacks today at the Brecksville-Broadview Heights ...

North Union’s Connor Terrill (0) hits a jumper in this file photo. The Wildcats will play Fairbanks Saturday afternoon at the “Hoosiers” gym in Indiana. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Wyatte Mi...

Jonathan Alder quarterback JT Keith throws a long pass at Urbana during the 2019 season. Keith, a junior, is recovering from knee surgery and should be ready for the 2020 campaign. (Journal-Tribune ph...

Marysville High School baseball senior Chase Kilgore (left) steps into the batter’s cage. Monarch head coach Nick Blake (right) will monitor Kilgore’s swings on the screen (at the top of the photo) ho...

Marysville’s Jack Christian swishes a long three-pointer. Christian tallied 34 points during the Monarchs’ 80-78 overtime win over Dublin Coffman on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jack ...

Fairbanks’ Gatlin Luke (5) tries to stop JA’s Jackson Izzard from driving to the basket Saturday evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder boys basketball coach Zach Ross especiall...

Carley Lehman of Fairbanks goes up for a basket in this file photo. She led FHS in scoring during Saturday’s win over Elgin. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks’ girls basketball team uppe...

Jonathan Alder’s Sydney Bourquin goes up for a basket during a recent game. Bourquin scored 20 during Wednesday’s victory over London. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Red Raiders of Lon...

Jonathan Alder’s wrestling team defeated Springfield Shawnee, 72-12, and Kenton Ridge, 53-23, on Thursday. Match results were as follows: JA-Shawnee -106: Reece Chapman (JA) won by forfeit; -113: Aspe...

Marysville High School’s boys bowling team fell to Gahanna, 2090-2073, during a recent match. Josh Geer bowled the high game of 226 for MHS. Zack Tompkins had the high series of 421. The Lady Monarchs...

Fairbanks High School senior Sam Rengert signs papers to play football at Iowa State University on Wednesday, which was the first day of the early signing period for NCAA Division I college football. ...

The regular season is over and here comes the finale that will decide who wins the 2019 Pigskin Pickers race. Our annual college bowl bonanza features nearly 40 games that will conclude the campaign f...

Journey Blevins leaps for a jump shot while a Graham defender watches on. Blevins tallied 15 points in the Lady Cats 62-36 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The North Union girls basketba...

Jonathan Alder’s Jack Santa-Emma dribbles past a Westerville South opponent on Tuesday. The Pioneers fell, 64-59, in overtime. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Basketball coaches are always wanti...

Aron Moledor, above, of Marysville performs the backstroke portion of the individual medley. He earned first place with a time 2:18. Below, Molly Gregory of Marysville performs the butterfly during he...

WINKLE The Panthers of Fairbanks outscored Northeastern 23-8 during the second quarter en route to a 51-37 triumph on Tuesday. The score was deadlocked at 10-10 by the end of the opening eight minutes...

Jonathan Alder’s Emma Shepherd (left) fights for the basketball against a Bellefontaine opponent on Saturday. Also pictured for JA are Melissa Walbom and Abby Jones (42). Alder will take a 6-0 record ...

The St. John’s girls basketball team ran its record to 7-0 with a pair of recent victories. The Lady Jaguars edged Genoa, 19-15, and downed Marysville Red, 36-8. Mya Balderson led the team with six po...

Jonathan Alder’s Mary Ferrito (44) battles for a rebound against Bellefontaine on Saturday. The Lady Pioneers ran their record to 6-0 with a 72-23 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The La...

Carley Lehman of Fairbanks attempts to get around Abby Walls of Triad on her way to the basket. Lehman picked up 13 points during the Panthers’ 58-47 win over the Cardinals. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

Madison Amstutz looks to pass the ball for North Union in this file photo. She scored 12 points on Saturday during NU’s win over Indian Lake. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Madison Amstutz led ...

Monarch heavyweight Zach McMinn wraps up an opponent to begin a takedown in this file photo. McMinn’s win in the final 30 seconds on Saturday helped the MHS grapplers win the championship of the Kilte...

Marysville’s Garrett Taylor puts in a basket against Central Crossing on Friday. Taylor scored 14 points during MHS’ 66-45 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The big scorers in a basketbal...

The Lady Monarch hoopsters had three players score in double figures during Friday’s 66-37 drubbing over Central Crossing. Tinley Graves tossed in 14 points, followed by Haley Cook-12 and Sydney Lee-1...

Harley Day of North Union leaps for a layup while a pair of Northwestern defenders attempt to block the shot. Day tallied 14 points to help the Wildcats defeat the Warriors 60-58 in overtime. (Journal...

Marysville’s Erryl Will (above) has an Ashland opponent in a single-leg takedown on Friday. Lincoln Heard of MHS (below) has control of his Ashland rival. Both Marysville grapplers won their matches. ...

Fairbanks’ Bella Rowland knocks the ball away from a Mechanicsburg player Thursday evening. FHS teammate Emma Kugel (10) is ready to recover the turnover during the Lady Panthers’ 47-33 loss. (Journal...

Triad’s girls hoop squad won its first game of the season by turning back Northeastern, 43-35, on Thursday. The Lady Cardinals (1-2 overall and 1-1 in the Ohio Heritage Conference) held a 12-6 lead at...

Isiah Leasure of Triad hits a sit-out against Fairbanks’ Andrew Halterman during a 170-pound match on Thursday. Leasure went on to claim victory via a pin. (Photo submitted) Triad’s wrestling team def...