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2026 senior Adalyn Castle prepares to serve the ball (Journal-Tribune file photo)

Brady Carper takes off with the ball against Dublin Jerome (Journal-Tribune file photo)

Reese Thomas gets wrangles with an opponent from the state of Washington (Journal-Tribune photo provided by Shawn Andrews)

An image of Connor Cobb, Alex Dexter and Will Skriletz, three of the top best shooters on the team. Cobb broke 96 clay birds, while Dexter and Skriletz each broke 99. (Journal-Tribune image provided by Joe Rhea)

Jaxon Jolliff, center, took first place on Saturday in the North Union Boys Golf Team Hole-in-One contest on Saturday at Eric Shields’ one-hole golf course on Ohio 4. Jolliff had the closest shot, finishing 24 feet, seven inches from the hole. Brad Wallace, left, was second while Clancy McMahon, right, was third. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)

North Union’s Max White (left) goes up for a shot over Fairbanks’ Collin Bailey (right) and Luke Boehm during Tuesday’s basketball scrimmage at Fairbanks. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)

Maci Lee prepares to fire the ball toward the plate. Lee is one of several MHS pitchers looking to take over the No. 1 spot in the circle for the 2027 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Marysville’s Mason Springs, right, pulls into second base in this file photo. Springs was named to the Ohio Capital Conference (Capital Division) and the Division I Central District first teams for the 2026 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Fairbanks pitcher Carson Reames prepares to deliver the ball to the plate. The lefty hurler earned first-team honors in the Ohio Heritage Conference and the Central District for Division V. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Marysville High School athletes pull a 4,500-pound Army Humvee across the area outside the football field Friday morning. It was just one of several physical activities participated in during an Army "boot camp." (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

The graphic shows the 2026 inductees into the Triad Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be conducted on Saturday, beginning at noon. (Photo submitted)

Jillian Rausch comes through with a base hit during a 2026 game. Rausch will be a senior infielder for the Lady Monarchs during the 2027 season. Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller.

Colin Snyder (34) prepares to advance on defense in order to try and stop Nolan Smith from driving to the hoop. A total of 160 youth participants were involved with the annual Marysville basketball camp this week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Colin Snyder (34) prepares to advance on defense in order to try and stop Nolan Smith from driving to the hoop. A total of 160 youth participants were involved with the annual Marysville basketball camp this week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller

These Fairbanks High School softball players earned honors for the 2026 season. They are from left, Sydney Chandler, Golden Glove award; Avery Arnold, OHC honorable mention; Claire Meihls, OHC second team and Division V Central District honorable mention; Lexie Grant, OHC sportsmanship award; Maddi Sines, OHC and D-V Central District first team, All-Ohio honorable mention, team MVP and four- year varsity letter winner; Sage Wittenburg-Conley, OHC second team; Kyah Hendren, OHC first team, D-V Central District second team and highest batting average (team); and Elizabeth Gregory, OHC hon- orable mention, Panther Award and four-year varsity letter winner. (Photo submitted)

Jonathan Alder’s Mark Goode, right, runs along the straight-away during the Division III boys 1600 meter finals Saturday night. Goode finished in fifth place. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

North Union’s Gabby Lindsey competes in the 400 meter dash during the Division IV girls state track and field meet. Lindsey earned medals in the 400 and 200 meter dashes as well as the long jump at the state meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

Mark Goode runs the anchor leg of Jonathan Alder’s Division III state champion 4x800 meter relay team at the Jesse Owen’s Memorial Stadium. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

Lady Monarch junior Ava Schmutz elevates toward the pole vault bar during the Division I girls event at the state track and field meet. Schmutz earned a fifth-place finish, which is the best a Monarch vaulter has ever placed at the state. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Jonathan Alder’s Logan Donaldson slaps the ball for a base hit. The Lady Pioneer freshman earned first-team honors in the Central Buckeye Conference. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

North Union’s Gabby Lindsey flies through the air in a long jump competition. Lindsey placed as the state runner-up during the Division IV meet. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Tim Miller)

North Union’s Gabby Lindsey is pictured competing in the Division IV girls state finals in the 400 meter dash on Friday. Lindsey finished third. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

Members of Jonathan Alder’s boys 4x800 meter relay team celebrate after winning the Division III state championship on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

North Union’s Gabby Lindsey runs down the stretch of the 200 meter dash on Thursday at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Lindsey has qualified for Friday’s state finals in the 200 and 400 meter events. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

Wyndham Clark tees off on No. 1 at the 50th annual Memorial Tournament that is being held through Sunday at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

Area baseball players, including Jake Bauer from Jonathan Alder who is pictured above, have earned first-team honors in either the Kenton Trail or Mad River Divisions of the Central Buckeye Conference. Adam Tinsman from Benjamin Logan and Jonathan Alder's Cashton Wheeler, Cam Martin and Corey Taylor are also pictured below. Tinsman was named the Mad River player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Pro football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning greets fans during Wednesday’s celebrity pro-am event at The Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin. The Memorial Tournament begins today. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

Kale Keigley (pictured), Leah Cox have been named to the Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division softball first team for the 2026 season. (Gazette photos by Bob Putman)