Sports

The 2020-21 high school girls basketball schedule was supposed to open for a trio of local teams Friday evening. Two of those games were not played. The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks were scheduled to ho...

Ava Francis (left) of Jonathan Alder and North Union’s Journey Blevins (right) have been named to the All-Ohio first teams in volleyball respectively in Divisions II and III. (Journal-Tribune photos b...

Carly Lehman of Fairbanks goes up for a shot during a 2019-20 game. Panther teams are in pause mode to to coronavirus issues. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The gymnasiums remain closed for Fai...

Managing editor Chad Williamson and sports writer Sam Dillon both posted perfect records during last week’s Pigskin Pickers. There were only five games on the schedule, due to cancellations. Williamso...

Jonathan Alder’s Kennady Izzard passes the ball during a 2020 match. The Lady Pioneers recently completed a standout season with a berth in the Division II state Final Four. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

Fairbanks athletes have hit the pause button for at least the next 12 days. District officials announced on Tuesday afternoon that Panther sports have been paused until Nov. 30. That is due to the fac...

Braylon Green of FHS catches a pass during a 2020 game. Green has been named to the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division first team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The football programs from...

Pioneer receiver Jackson Izzard (5) picks up yardage before being tackled. Izzard and teammate JT Keith are the co-offensive players of the year in the CBC’s Kenton Trail Division. (Journal-Tribune ph...

Jonathan Alder’s Ava Francis sends the ball over the net Friday morning against Chardon Notre Dame Cathedral Latin. The Lady Pioneers fell, 3-0, during the Division II state semifinal match that was h...

Marysville High School head football coach Brent Johnson (left) is congratulated by athletic director Joey Day after MHS’ playoff victory over Dublin Jerome. Johnson is the 2020 Ohio Capital Conferenc...

Monarch linebacker Luke Harper (55) goes after a ball carrier. Harper is on the Central District’s Division I second team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) The Union County area is also the ...

Marysville High School graduate Jacob Marsh (top) has the upper hand against an opponent in this file photo. Marsh, who wrestles for the Princeton University mat team, won’t compete this winter. The I...

Monarch linebacker Gabe Powers pressures an opposing quarterback on this play. Powers (36) has been named the Central District Division I defensive player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad W...

Now that customer golf season is over, publisher Kevin Behrens is making his move toward the top of the Pigskin Pickers. He posted the only winning record during a small slate of games with a 4-1 reco...

Jonathan Alder seniors, from left, Ava Francis, Kennady Izzard and Emma Shepherd are pictured in action during volleyball matches from the 2020 season. They will help lead the Lady Pioneers into Frida...

Marysville place kicker Logan Hall (4) boots an extra point out of the hold from Ashton Schmutz (20). Hall was a late addition by the Ohio Capital Conference to its first team in the Cardinal Division...

Marysville’s Gabe Powers (right) makes a tackle during a 2020 game. Powers has been named the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division defensive player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Wil...

Ava Francis of Jonathan Alder blasts the ball over the net against Thornville Sheridan on Saturday. The Lady Pioneers beat the Generals, 3-1, to capture the Division II regional championship. The matc...

Morgan Hicks of Jonathan Alder is pictured in this file photo. Hicks placed 12th during the Division II state meet on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) FHS athletes compete in D-III Morg...

Emma Shepherd (21) and Jaden Phelps (23) of Jonathan Alder go up for a block during the Divsion II regional semifinal match Thursday against Dover. The Lady Pioneers won match 3-1. Alder will return t...

Fairbanks cross-country runners Rachael Hoover, left, and Amelia Cameron get in a jog earlier this week. Both will compete in the Division III girls state meet today, 10 a.m., at Fortress Obetz in Col...

Jonathan Alder’s girls cross-country team will compete today during the Division II state meet in Columbus. Members of the squad are from left, front row, Avery Wynk, Eliza Streit, Emma Kennedy, Evie ...

North Union’s Journey Blevins follows through on a hit past a Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy blocker Thursday during a Division III regional semifinal match at Kettering Fairmont’s Trent Arena. Bl...

Ava Francis (24) and Jaden Phelps (23) of Jonathan Alder go up for a block against Dover during Thursday’s match at Pickerington North High School. The Lady Panthers beat the Tornadoes, 3-1, to advanc...

It wasn’t a super week of selections for the Pigskin Pickers. Publisher Kevin Behrens posted the best record at 4-2. Everyone else was .500 or below. Managing editor Chad Williamson, however, has rega...

In this file photo from the D-III district semifinals match, NU’s Kaitlyn DeLauter follows through on a hit as a defender attempts to block the ball. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) -- The North...

JA’s Ava Francis blasts a kill over the net during a 2020 match. Francis has been named the Central Buckeye Conference’s Kenton Trail Division player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)...

Jonathan Alder’s Lizzie Lombardi (20) sets the ball for Emma Shepherd’s (background) ensuing kill during Saturday’s match against Highland. Also pictured to the right is Alder’s Gracie Nees. The Lady ...

Rachael Hoover, left, and Amelia Cameron, right, of Fairbanks have advanced to the Division III girls state cross-country meet. They are shown running during the regional meet. (Photo submitted) Fairb...

North Union’s Journey Blevins (11) sends the ball over the net on Saturday against Liberty Union. Blevins had 22 kills as NU won its first-ever district volleyball title. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam...