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NU grapplers tie for fourth at Wasserbeck; Triad wrestler wins
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Triad’s Garret Bollack (top) sprawls on Pleasant’s Aaron Hibar (bottom) during the finals match at 150 pounds at the Don Wasserbeck Classic. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Bob Putman 
January 20, 2026
It was not quite the finish North Union wrestling coach Garret Andrews was looking for Saturday at the Don Wasserbeck Classic wrestling tournament. “We finished fourth overall and that is an improveme...
Jonathan Alder girls cagers top Tecumseh in OT
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Jonathan Alder freshman Ellioitt Hecht goes up for two of her team-high 20 points on Saturday against Tecumseh. JA won the game in overtime. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 20, 2026
A pair of rebuilding girls basketball teams tangled Saturday afternoon in the Jonathan Alder High School gym. Both the JA Lady Pioneers and Arrows from Tecumseh faced off in the Central Buckeye Confer...
JA will mark 20th anniversary of girls state title hoop team
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Jonathan Alder junior Lauren Prochaska, right, dribbles against a Zanesville opponent in a game during the 2005-2006 season. School officials will honor members of the 2005-2006 team on the 20th anniversary season of their Division III state championship. The recognition will come on Wednesday at halftime of the current Lady Pioneers’ home game against Columbus Bishop Ready. (Journal-Tribune photo photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 20, 2026
Jonathan Alder High School’s athletic department will mark a special occasion on Wednesday evening. The school’s current girls basketball team will step away from Central Buckeye Conference competitio...
Area high school bowlers compete during matches
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 20, 2026
The North Union bowling teams had a busy weekend as they hosted Indian Lake on Friday at Dragon Lanes and on Saturday went to HP Lanes in Columbus for the Worthington Christian Warrior D2 Preview. The...
NU ladies club Shawnee
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By Bob Putman 
January 20, 2026
A 25-point first quarter was more then enough to get North Union going on Saturday in a Central Buckeye Conference girls hoop game at Shawnee. The Lady Cats went on to a 71-26 victory over the Lady Br...
MHS girls split games; Lady Panthers defeat Mechanicsburg
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By Tim Miller 
January 20, 2026
Marysville’s girls basketball team split a pair of recent games. The Lady Monarchs defeated Delaware Hayes, 56-28, on Saturday. Ainsley Rogan and Kelsey Strahm both scored 12 points and Jenna Hackwort...
Jonathan Alder cagers defeat Tecumseh Arrows
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Brady Sweet of Jonathan Alder (right) advances the ball against an opponent. Sweet tallied a team-high 11 points during a win over Tecumseh. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Tim Miller 
January 19, 2026
Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball team rolled to a 42-24 verdict over Tecumseh Friday evening. JA took an 8-5 lead into the second period and held the upper hand by a 15-10 count at the halftime break....
NU hoopsters top Northwestern
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North Union’s Jaxon Jolliff looks to pass the ball against Northwestern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
By Bob Putman 
January 19, 2026
North Union has struggled some this season in putting together consistent play. However, the Wildcats found the right combinations on Friday to earn a 59-46 Central Buckeye Conference victory over Nor...
West Liberty-Salem hands Panthers first conference setback of season
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Fairbanks’ Nate Meihls (2) takes a gamble from beyond the arc during the first half. The freshman guard accounted for 14 points and connected for a trio of three-pointers in the team’s loss to West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 19, 2026
Fairbanks’ boys basketball tem suffered its first conference loss of the season at the hands of West Liberty-Salem by a 64-50 count on Friday. The Panthers slipped to 13-2 overall and 9-1 in the Ohio ...
MHS cagers come up with one-point victory over Darby on home floor
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Brennan Adkins of Marysville sends the ball toward the basket during Friday’s home victory over Hilliard Darby. Adkins led all scorers with 24 points, including 18 from beyond the three-point arc. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 19, 2026
A couple of things could be taken away from Marysville’s 65-64 victory over Hilliard Darby in boys basketball Friday evening. For one thing, it was only the second home triumph for the Monarchs (6-8) ...
JA bowlers sweep London
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By Tim Miller 
January 17, 2026
Jonathan Alder’s boys bowling team upped its record to 9-2 with a 2663-2011 victory over London. Braden Warren led the Pioneers as he rolled games of 243 and 178 for a 421 series. He was followed by G...
MHS girls win wrestling match against Braves
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Marysville’s Cameron Leng (top) sprawls on Olentangy’s Skyler McCuen (bottom) during the match at 125 pounds. The MHS junior was able to secure a 19-3 technical near fall victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 17, 2026
Marysville’s girls wrestling team improved to 2-0 in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division on Thursday. Following the boys’ dual meet win against Olentangy, the MHS girls pummeled their Olenta...
Marysville’s boys wrestlers roll to OCC victory over Olentangy
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Marysville’s Trent Sharp (left) ankle picks Olentangy’s Anthony Burger (right) during the 144-pound match. Sharp outpaced the opposing Brave to the tune of a 16-3 major decision. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 17, 2026
Marysville’s boys wrestling squad got its conference title race back on track with a dual meet win over Olentangy on Thursday. Marysville now stands at 1-1 in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Divi...
Jonathan Alder girls drop basketball contest to Indian Lake; Bunsold squads triumph
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Jonathan Alder’s Kennedy McGrath (front) goes after a loose ball. The Lady Pioneers dropped a 44-32 verdict against Indian Lake. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 17, 2026
It was a closer game than some contests it has  played this winter, but Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball team fell to Indian Lake, 44-32, earlier this week. The setback put the Lady Pioneers’ overall...
Monarch swimmers topple Dublin Scioto on Senior Night
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Brady Watkins, left, and Halle Ruby, right, of Marysville compete in swimming races. They helped their respective teams to Senior Night victories over Dublin Scioto. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 17, 2026
Marysville’s boys and girls swimming teams had no difficulties in beating Dublin Scioto on Thursday. The boys turned in a 127-63 Senior Night verdict, while the Lady Monarchs splashed their way to a 1...
Monarch gymnasts tally top score of season; finish behind UA and Jerome during meet
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Marysville’s Maddie Forrester (left) leaps onto the vault, while Abby Gardini of Fairbanks (right) competes on the bars during a gymnastics meet. Teams from MHS and Fairbanks competed against squads from Upper Arlington and Dublin on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 16, 2026
The best team score of the 2025-2026 season was posted on Wednesday by Marysville High School’s gymnastics squad. The Lady Monarchs tallied a score of 127.200, but still fell to Upper Arlington and Du...
Lady Panther cagers earn overtime victory against Cedarville
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Audrey Lahmers (30) of Fairbanks looks to advance the ball against a defender. Lahmers tallied 10 points during an overtime victory over Cedarville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 16, 2026
The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks got back on the winning basketball track when they traveled to Cedarville on Wednesday. FHS upped its overall record to 10-4 with a 48-41 overtime victory. Fairbanks is ...
NU girls add another win to hectic schedule
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North Union’s Gabby Lindsey (12) looks to shoot over Fairbanks’ Sydney Cutler in this file photo. Lindsey helped the Lady Cats down Bellefontaine during their most recent game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Bob Putman 
January 16, 2026
As the regular season ventures into its final few weeks, the North Union girls basketball team is in the midst of a very hectic part of its schedule. In the space of just under two weeks, starting wit...
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...