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Raider swimmers win meets
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By Tim Miller 
January 16, 2026
Benjamin Logan’s swimming teams came out victorious in recent triangular meets. The girls tallied 113 points and were followed by Bellefontaine-93 and Indian Lake-seven. The Raider boys finished with ...
High school bowlers have mixed results in matches
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By Tim Miller 
January 16, 2026
Fairbanks’ girls bowling team upped its record to 5-1 with a 1773-1624 victory over Madison Plains. Amelia Nicol led the Lady Panthers with a 262 series on games of 149 and 113. She was followed by Ja...
Bradley rolls past MHS cagers
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Levi Crouso (2) of Marysville goes up for a shot against Hilliard Bradley. The Monarchs dropped a 61-37 verdict. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 15, 2026
Hilliard Bradley put on a three-point shooting clinic Tuesday evening during a 61-37 triumph over Marysville’s boys basketball squad. The Jaguars tickled the twine for eight shots from beyond the thre...
Lady Pioneer grapplers fall to Marion Harding
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Jonathan Alder’s Bella Lopez (left) tries to break down Marion Harding’s Kennley Cruz during a match at 105 pounds. The senior Lady Pioneer claimed a Senior Night victory with a first-period pin. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 15, 2026
Jonathan Alder’s girls wrestling team honored its seniors on Tuesday. The Lady Pioneers gave tribute to seniors Victoria Bobrova, Tristen Gregory, Bella Lopez and Samantha Waugh ahead of the team’s du...
MHS swimmers win multi-team meets
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Connor Forgette (left) and Sadie Dove (right) are shown in swimming competitions. Both MHS swimmers helped their respective squads win recent multi-team meets. (Journal-Tribune photos by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Tim Miller 
January 15, 2026
The high school swimmers from Marysville had no problem capturing girls and boys competition during Monday’s Team CHAMP meet. The Lady Monarchs tallied 111 points, followed by Urbana-18, Graham-15, We...
Lady Monarchs, FHS boys notch hoop wins
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In the photo to the left, Marysville’s Jenna Hackworth goes up for a shot. Fairbanks’ Ty Schroeder (right) drives toward the basket. Hackworth and Schroeder helped their respective teams to victories on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 15, 2026
Jenna Hackworth tallied 18 points on Tuesday, leading Marysville’s girls hoopsters to a 48-34 victory at Hilliard Bradley. Ainsley Rogan and Val Brito both tallied nine points. Kadi Strahm scored eigh...
MHS girls win wrestling match
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By Tim Miller 
January 15, 2026
Marysville’s girls wrestling team recently beat Massillon Perry 72-12. Match results were as follows: -100: Avery Riley (M) pinned Anna Brasiel (P), 4:01; -105: Mia Forberg (P) put Teagan McKinney (M)...
Benjamin Logan Raiders fall to Tecumseh
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By Tim Miller 
January 15, 2026
Benjamin Logan’s boys basketball team dropped a 66-56 verdict to Tecumseh on Tuesday. Peyton Vermillion led the Raiders with 16 points. He was joined in double figures by Christian Rogan with 15 and C...
North Union bowlers drop matches to Benjamin Logan
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 15, 2026
North Union lost a pair of bowling matches on Tuesday to Benjamin Logan at Dragon Lanes. The boys team lost 2441-2208. Zach Howald had the high game (205) and series (398) for the Wildcats. Landon Mos...
NUMS squads split games
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By Bob Putman 
January 15, 2026
North Union Middle School split its two boys basketball games against Kenton Ridge. The seventh-grade team, led by Wes Hajjar’s 14 points, won 48-25, while the eighth-grade team lost 50-37 with Luke M...
Ridgemont edges NU hoopsters
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By Bob Putman 
January 15, 2026
North Union finished on the short end of the score on Tuesday as the Wildcats lost 53-50 to Ridgemont in non-league boys basketball play at Ridgemont. North Union (3-6) led 29-26 at the half, but the ...
Quick start sends North Union girls hoopsters past Lady Panthers
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Fairbanks’ Audrey Lahmers (30) splits North Union’s Gabby Lindsey (background) and Kailyn Colegrove (30) for a shot attempt during the second quarter. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Bob Putman 
January 14, 2026
A 14-2 run in the first quarter put the North Union Lady Cats in control and they rode that spurt forward to defeat Fairbanks 66-42 on Monday at North Union. Five different players scored during the r...
JA,Triad girls fall; Bunsold boys cagers earn triumph
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By Tim Miller 
January 14, 2026
Jonathan Alder’s girls hoop squad slipped to 3-11 overall and 3-3 in the Kenton Trail Division of the Central Buckeye Conference after a 67-12 loss at London. The Red Raiders took a 20-5 lead into the...
Athletes of week named
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By Tim Miller 
January 14, 2026
The Marysville Journal-Tribune has named its athletes of the week for the five area high schools. Cole Brewer is Marysville’s current honoree. The senior tallied 39 points during two games last week. ...
Marysville girls wrestlers capture top honors at Akron North tournament
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Lauren Mobley of Marysville goes for a pin against an opponent during the recent Marysville Duals Tournament. Mobley took second place in her weight class during a recent tournament at Akron North High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 14, 2026
Marysville’s girls wrestling team claimed first place during the recent Vantage Lady Vikings Invitational. Marysville grapplers gathered a total of 221 team points to secure the first-place trophy. Co...
Lady Cats roll to hoop victory
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North Union’s Glory Blevins (11) takes a shot from the corner during the first half. The sophomore guard led the team in scoring with 16 points in the team’s win over Northwestern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 13, 2026
Occasionally, a target on the back of a leading competitor can work in its favor. North Union girls hoop coach Mitchell Loomis and his squad want to embrace that feeling. “I feel like we are going to ...
Benjamin Logan vaulter takes first place at indoor meet
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Benjamin Logan’s Carter Daniels competes in the pole vault. Daniels won the event at an indoor meet at Heidelberg University. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
January 13, 2026
Editor’s note: this is an article about Benjamin Logan High School track and field athlete Carter Daniels. With the Bellefontaine Examiner having ceased publication a month ago, the Journal-Tribune wo...
Monarch cagers pummel Olentangy Berlin
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Marysville’s Levi Crouso drives toward the basket. Crouso tallied eight points during a victory over Olentangy Berlin. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 13, 2026
Marysville’s boys varsity basketball team upped its record to 5-7 with a 71-51 verdict at Olentangy Berlin on Friday. The Monarchs led 15-13 during a tightly-contested opening quarter, but broke the g...
Jonathan Alder matmen win Thomas Sr. Invitational behind three champions
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Jonathan Alder’s Edward Anderson (top) puts pressure on Watkins Memorial’s Oliver Colvin before a pin in the 132-pound semifinals. The junior Pioneer was one of three athletes from JA to place first at this year’s edition of the Ron Thomas Sr. Invitational. For more photos, go to marysvillejt.com. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 13, 2026
Jonathan Alder’s boys wrestling team struck gold last weekend after hosting the Ron Thomas Sr. Invitational. The Pioneers took first-place honors with 192 points. Eaton High School (177) finished as t...
MHS boys third in duals tourney
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Marysville’s Vinnie Goodman prepares to pin Indian Lake’s Dalton Fullerman during the Marysville Duals tournament on Saturday. Goodman recorded the pin at the 2:00 mark. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
By Tim Miller 
January 13, 2026
Marysville’s boys varsity wrestling squad placed third during its home duals competition on Saturday. The Monarchs began the day by rolling past John Glenn 61-14. That was followed by a 52-12 loss to ...
Panther cagers roll past Triad Cardinals
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Fairbanks’ Cody Gallmeyer (10) splits Triad’s Makye Gaston (2) and Caleb Jordan (3) on defense during the first half of action. The sophomore guard accounted for 13 points in the team’s win over the Cardinals. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 12, 2026
Fairbanks’ boys basketball team made quick work of Triad, 67-34, to remain unbeaten in conference play. Fans for both Ohio Heritage Conference squads packed Triad’s  gym for Friday’s North Division co...
NU boys, girls wrestlers compete in weekend tournaments
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By Bob Putman 
January 12, 2026
North Union finished fourth overall in the “A” Classic wrestling tournament, held Friday and Saturday at Elmore Woodmore High School. The Wildcats had six wrestlers place in the top eight, led by Coll...
North Union boys hoopsters defeat Shawnee
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By Bob Putman 
January 12, 2026
North Union defeated Shawnee 59-51 in Central Buckeye Conference boys basketball play on Friday at North Union. The Wildcats (3-5 overall, 2-1 CBC) trailed 27-25 at the half, but outscored the Braves ...
Jonathan Alder bowlers win matches; Triad drops two
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By Tim Miller 
January 12, 2026
Jonathan Alder’s boys bowling team downed Springfield Shawnee by a 2998-2755 count. Braden Warren led JA with a two-game series of 496. He was followed by Fred Bluhm-452, Gavin Murphy-402, Cooper Flem...
Lady Monarchs get back on track with victory over Olentangy Berlin Bears
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Marysville’s Laine Dumbauld (20) and Jenna Hackworth (right) battle for a rebound against Olentangy Berlin. The Lady Monarchs won, 57-52. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 12, 2026
Marysville girls basketball coach Chris Freeman was hoping for a good response from his squad on Friday after a tough loss at Dublin Coffman earlier in the week. A 57-52 victory over Olentangy Berlin ...
Olentangy Berlin beats Marysville gymnasts
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Marley Phillips of Marysville works on the bars during a gymnastics meet against Olentangy Berlin this week. The Bears won the meet 131.1-124.95. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 10, 2026
Marysville’s gymnastics team dropped a 131.1-124.95 decision to Olentangy Berlin. The competition was held earlier this week at the Marysville Early College High School. Top individual performances fo...
North Union MS squads down Urbana
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By Bob Putman 
January 10, 2026
North Union won three of the four middle school basketball games played against Urbana. The Lady Cats swept the Hillclimbers, winning the seventh-grade game 34-17 and the eighth-grade contest 26-12. F...
FHS girls top Greenon; JA ladies, Triad boys drop hoop contests
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By Tim Miller 
January 10, 2026
A trio of Fairbanks girls cagers scored in double figures as the local team rolled to a 50-30 verdict over Greenon. Mara Vicari led the charge with 15 points, while Claire Meihls and Hannah Boehm resp...
New faces in lineup help MHS girls down Jerome
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Marysville’s Kylei Gray (bottom) tries to get a reversal on Dublin Jerome’s Nadia Folefac (top) during a match at 145 pounds. Gray won the match with a pin in the third period. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 10, 2026
Fans of Marysville’s girls wrestling team could be pleased about the future of the program. The team chose to incorporate a fresh lineup which ultimately defeated Dublin Jerome by a 66-10 margin on Th...