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Jackson Izzard of Jonathan Alder attempts a dunk during a game from earlier in the season., Izzard tallied 19 points as Alder remained unbeaten with a win over Indian Lake. (Journal-Tribune photo by T...

Jonathan Alder grappler Josh Proper controls the leg of his Caledonia River Valley opponent during Saturday’s Ron Thomas Sr. Invitational. Proper claimed championship honors in the 120-pound weight cl...

Marysville’s girls wrestling squad placed fourth during Saturday’s Ridgedale Invitational. Miami East took top honors with 247 points during the 18-team event. Minvera was the runner-up with 136, Dela...

Ayden Spriggs of Triad hits a jumper in this file photo from earlier in the season. Spriggs scored 10 points during Monday’s loss to Marion Harding. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Triad’s boys ...

The Marysville High School girls swim team narrowly pulled out a win over Hilliard Davidson on Sunday at the Hilliard YMCA.  The Lady Monarchs tallied 87 points, to Davidson’s 80. The MHS boys fought ...

The St John’s boys basketball team escaped with a 30-29 overtime victory over Genoa Christian on Monday. The game was tight, with neither team holding more than a six-point lead. In the overtime, Conn...

Zach McMinn of Marysville (top) has the arm of Jonathan Alder’s Damon Hay under control during a 285-pound bout at the Ron Thomas Sr. Invitational. McMinn won the match, 8-2, and went on to win the ch...

North Union’s Casey Clark, right, is pictured attempting to take down an opponent in this file photo. Clark placed third in the 126-pound weight class during Saturday’s NU Wasserbeck Classic. (Journal...

Dominick Coy (left) and Billy Reed-Bodey of Fairbanks respectively won the 160-pound and heavyweight championships during the Ohio Heritage Conference meet. Reed-Body also earned wrestler of the year ...

Marysville’s Garrett Taylor goes up for a basket in this file photo. Taylor scored eight points on Saturday as the Monarchs defeated Delaware Hayes. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s ...

Monarch freshman Jason Moore goes to the basket against Hilliard Darby on Friday. Moore was one of four MHS hoopsters in double figures during a 67-45 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) A ...

North Union’s Preston Crabtree goes up for a basket in this file photo. Crabtree scored 17 during NU’s win over Graham on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) North Union’s boys ran their bas...

Marysville’s Ethan Skiles (right) hits a switch to escape from Thomas Worthington’s JJ Dodt. Skiles went on to score a major decision. The Monarchs finished the evening with a 68-9 victory. (Journal-T...

Reece Cordonnier (above) and Gabe Filbert (below) are pictured during a recent Marysville High School swimming meet. The Monarch teams recently competed in three meets during a five-day period. (Journ...

Triad’s wrestling team posted a 2-1 record during a quad meet at Northwestern. Northeastern and Springfield Catholic Central also competed. No team scores were available at presstime. Triad’s results ...

Fairbanks’ girls basketball team dropped a 50-25 verdict at state-ranked West Liberty-Salem on Thursday. The Tigers are rated third in this week’s Associated Press Division III state poll. FHS led, 6-...

Hannah Bates of Marysville (top photo) is shown competing on the bars during Wednesday evening’s Senior Night gymnastics meet. Bates and fellow seniors Hannah Scheiderer and Jenny McKillen were honore...

Sydney Parish of North Union drives the baseline to the basket as an Indian Lake defender attempts to block her lane. Parish tallied four points during the Lady Cats’ 46-43 loss. (Journal-Tribune phot...

Marysville’s boys varsity hoop squad slipped to 2-5 on the season with Wednesday’s 57-44 setback at Olentangy. The Monarchs trailed 16-10 after the first quarter and 31-21 at halftime. Olentangy took ...

The Lady Panther bowling team rolled past Greeneview, 1710-1166, on Wednesday. Lily Dellinger led Fairbanks with a two-game series of 279. She was followed by Katie Dingledine-270, Kaylee Mitton-226 a...

St. John’s Lutheran School’s varsity boys hoop squad extended its winning streak this week. The Jaguars rolled past Cypress Express, 39-15. The first half was a little sluggish as Cypress packed in a ...

Marysville’s Ava Wilkerson (4) goes up for a basket on Tuesday against River Valley. Wilkerson led all scorers with 19 points as the Lady Monarchs beat the Vikings, 44-24. (Journal-Tribune photo by Ti...

NU’s Hudson Davis, right, drives the lane against London on Tuesday. The Wildcats tallied their 11th win of the season with a 78-47 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) In last year’s contes...

Grant Welsch of Jonathan Alder is fouled while going to the basket in this file photo. Welsch scored 10 points as the unbeaten Pioneers edged Columbus Bishop Ready. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mille...

Ryan Barlow of Marysville (12) runs into traffic on a drive in the lane Monday afternoon. The Monarchs fell to Olentangy Liberty, 63-39. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) If it seems as though it’...

Macy Miller (left) and Carly Lehman led Fairbanks’ girls basketball team to a victory over West Jefferson on Monday. Miller had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Monarch heavyweight Zach McMinn controls the arms of a Lancaster opponent in this file photo from last Wednesday. McMinn won his 100th career match on Saturday. The Monarchs defeated three opponents d...

Elaina Lahmers of Fairbanks goes up for a basket. Lahmers led FHS in scoring during a victory over Greenon on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Elaina Lahmers tallied 14 points on Saturd...

Andy Higinbotham of Fairbanks (5) comes up with a loose ball, but also gets a foot to the head Friday evening. The Panthers rolled to an easy victory over Southeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim M...

Preston Crabtree of North Union goes in for a layup as a Benjamin Logan defender attempts to block his shot. Crabtree tallied 29 points during the 71-55 win to bring his career points total to 1,030. ...