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Triad’s varsity volleyball squad dropped a 3-0 verdict to Springfield Catholic Central on Monday. The Lady Cardinals fell 16-25, 16-25, 22-25. Emma Dorn led Triad with seven assists and a trio of aces...

Marysville’s Bryn Hothem (left) and Katie Krueger (background) place first and second during Saturday’s Newark cross-country meet. (Photo submitted) The Lady Monarch varsity girls cross country squad ...

Olivia Ishmael of MHS prepares to send a tee shot during Saturday’s Marysville Invitational. (Photo submitted) The Lady Monarch golf squad hosted its annual invitational at Darby Creek on Saturday. Du...

The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks upped their volleyball record to 7-5 on Saturday with a 3-1 victory over Bellefontaine. FHS won the first set 25-13 and then fell 23-25. Fairbanks claimed the next two g...

Days have been established for high school divisional football playoff games. Each high school gridiron squad in Ohio is eligible for the post-season in 2020. That’s due to the six-game regular season...

Above, Marysville’s Gabe Powers (36) wraps up Thomas Worthington QB Isaac Settles as fellow Monarchs Luke Harper (55) and Benjamin Bickerstaff (64) prepare to help. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Will...

Ryan Kern of MHS (32) finds an opening in Thomas Worthington’s defense. Kern rushed for 125 yards during the Monarchs’ 31-0 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) An abusive defense, pair...

Panther linebacker Braylon Green (7) gets in the face of Triad quarterback Coleman Hauck (5) Friday night. Fairbanks turned back the Cardinals, 35-21. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks H...

NU’s Trevor Moran vaults over a Northwestern defender on this play. The Wildcats won, 22-7. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The North Union Wildcats notched their second victory of the season wi...

Jonathan Alder’s Hunter Hardesty (33) forces a Tecumseh fumble Friday evening. The Pioneers remained unbeaten (4-0) after a 31-10 victory. (Photo submitted) It was just another day at the office for t...

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has assigned playoff regions for football teams. Those assignments were announced Friday afternoon by the OHSAA. Regions were not set up during the preseason ...

Fairbanks’ C.J. Swartz (18) and Riordin Stauffer (right) pursue a West Liberty-Salem ball carrier. The Panthers will host Triad this evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Panthers of Fair...

Trevor Moran (10) of North Union tries to work around the end with a Graham defender in pursuit. Moran scored one of his two touchdowns against the Falcons on this play. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam ...

Emma Shepherd (center) of JA rifles the ball between a pair of blockers in this file photo. Shepherd helped lead the Lady Pioneers past Kenton Ridge on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) ...

In the photo above, Jonathan Alder’s Katie Hooley blasts the ball toward the net for one of her seven goals Thursday evening. The Lady Pioneers rolled to a 12-0 victory over West Lafayette Ridgewood. ...

Marysville’s girls varsity golf squad placed second during a triangular match on Thursday at Darby Creek. Grove City won the competion with a 172. The Lady Monarchs carded a 182 and Olentangy finished...

Monarch defensive tackle Zach McMinn stops a Dublin Jerome ball carrier on this play. The Monarchs will host Thomas Worthington on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) The Marysville Mon...

Managing editor Chad Williamson and reporter Mac Cordell rose to the top of the Pigskin Pickers this week. Their margin, however, isn’t very big. Williamson and Cordell both posted records of 8-2 for ...

Fairbanks’ boys golfers earned their third consecutive Ohio Heritage Conference undefeated regular season on Wednesday. The Panthers defeated Mechanicsburg, 156-188, at the Urbana Country Club. Brothe...

A super tiebreaker during a third set was the difference between victory and defeat for Marysville’s girls tennis squad. The Lady Monarchs fell to Reynoldsburg, 3-2, on Wednesday. Marysville dropped t...

The Bunsold Middle School girls volleyball teams split contests against Dublin Davis on Wednesday. The eighth-grade came through with a 25-21, 28-26 victory. Danika Doren finished with two aces and a ...

Marysville’s JoJo Eberhart (above) battles an opponent for possession of the ball. In the photo below, Kinley Green (4) of Fairbanks collides with a Wellington player after both went up for a header. ...

Fairbanks High School’s girls golf team won its fourth consecutive Ohio Heritage Conference championship on Tuesday. Members of the team are from left, Shelby Burns, Shelby Jones, Kaylee Mitton, Veron...

Jonathan Alder’s Tyson Mast is off to the races after catching a pass during a preseason scrimmage. The Pioners will take their 3-0 record into Friday’s home game against Tecumseh. (Journal-Tribune ph...

Kaitlyn Delauter (6) of North Union leaps to attack the ball as a Northwestern attacker attempts to block the hit. DeLauter also had a solid serving game, picking up five aces during the Lady Cats’ 3-...

Fairbanks’ varsity spikers beat Southeastern 25-16, 25-17, 25-18 on Tuesday. Ellee Johnson was 19/19 serving and 15/16 hitting with nine kills. Kaelynn Sphapmixay was 13/14 serving with a pair of aces...

Marysville High School graduate Tyler Connolly (middle) makes a block to free a West Virginia running back on Saturday. A redshirt freshman, Connolly played in his first college game, which was a 56-1...

The 10th annual Cruise for Corey Cancer Bike Ride will be held Saturday. It has been 15 years since Marysville High School sophomore Corey Hoehn lost his 11-month battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma bone canc...

The Bunsold Middle School volleyball squads turned back Delaware Dempsey on Monday. The eighth grade won 25-10, 25-12, while the seventh grade claimed a 20-25, 25-15, 25-15 victory. Clarissa Hamilton ...

Katie Hooley tallied a pair of goals on Monday as Jonathan Alder’s girls soccer squad beat London, 3-0. Carmela Dixon also scored a goal for the Lady Pioneers, who improved to 8-0 on the season. JA ke...