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Jonathan Alder’s Ava Francis (8) blasts the ball over the net in this file photo. Francis, who was recently named the Central Buckeye Conference’s player of the year, helped lead JA to a tournament tr...

Amelia Cameron (right) of Fairbanks is pictured competing during a race in this file photo. Cameron placed sixth as an individual on Saturday as the Lady Panthers finished second during the Ohio Herit...

Jonathan Alder’s Luke Malone is pictured competing in a cross-country meet. Malone won the individual title of the Central Buckeye Conference’s Kenton Trails Division race. (File photo) District CC me...

Fairbanks defensive back Trey Good (9) ends up on his back after breaking up a West Liberty-Salem pass. The Panthers upset the state-ranked Tigers, 26-20. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The out...

Coleman Hauk (5) of Triad picks up yardage against Mechanicsburg. The Cardinals lost their Homecoming game to the Indians. (Photo submitted) The hits keep on coming for the Triad Cardinals. The local ...

Fairbanks’ volleyball team wrapped up the 2019 regular season with a 25-8, 25-10, 25-19 victory over West Jefferson on Thursday. Kaidie Carstensen led the Lady Panthers with 14 kills and eight blocks....

Marysville’s Carson Smith (5) goes in for a touchdown through a hole provided by the Monarch line. Marysville won its Homecoming game over Westland, 36-13. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) M...

Jonathan Alder’s Jacob Fenik (7) blasts into the end zone against Bellefontaine on Friday. The Pioneers improved to 7-0 with a 31-21 victory. (Photo submitted) There are times when coaches of even the...

Trevor Moran (10) of North Union runs through a hole in the offensive line to pick up yardage for the Wildcats. Moran made three trips to the end zone to help the Wildcats defeat Graham, 56-10. (Journ...

Marysville High School football stat keeper Ron Sabins (left) watches the action from the new press box. Sabins says the facility is a big improvement over the smaller press box in which he used to wo...

Marysville’s Rhiannon Gossett (12) and Larissa Smith are shown in action at the net in this file photo. the Lady Monarchs beat Hilliard Davidson in five sets on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim...

Journey Blevins of North Union leaps to tip a ball past the outstretched hands of several Urbana blockers on Thursday. The Lady Cats swept the match to end their regular season at 17-3. (Journal-Tribu...

Jacob Jenkins (24) of Triad tracks down a Ben Logan rusher during Week 1 of the season. The Cardinals will face Mechanicsburg during their Homecoming game tonight. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon...

Jonathan Alder quarterback JT Keith fires the ball downfield against Kenton Ridge. The Pioneers will look to remain unbeaten tonight when they host Bellefontaine. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)...

Marysville’s boys soccer team dropped a 4-0 verdict to Hilliard Davidson on Thursday. Grant Kaifas finished with seven saves. The Monarchs slipped to 8-7-0 with the setback. The Lady Monarchs (10-3-3)...

Triad’s junior high football squad slipped to 2-3-1 on Thursday with a 44-6 loss to Mechanicsburg. Hunter Thompson scored on a 65-yard pass from Cayden Everhart. Kane Bailey had an interception for th...

Fairbanks’ Tanner Ufferman (19) tackles a Springfield Catholic Central ball carrier. The Panthers will host West Liberty-Salem on Friday for the 500th game of the program’s history. (Journal-Tribune p...

There still is not much in the way of separation for the Pigskin Pickers going into the seventh game of the 2019 high school football season. There is a two-way deadlock for first place and a three-wa...

Above is a portion of a Journal-Tribune sports page from 1970 that told about Fairbanks High School’s first season of football. The Panthers will observe their 50th campaign and 500th game Friday when...

Marysville’s Nick McIntosh receives a pass during a match from earlier this week. Local high school soccer teams will open tournament action next week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The Ohio H...

Trevyn Feasel of North Union makes a cut upfield as an Indian Lake defender attempts to tackle him. The Wildcats will host Graham for their Homecoming game this week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dil...

Fairbanks’ volleyball team slipped to 16-5 overall and 13-3 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with a loss at Northeastern on Tuesday. The scores were 25-21, 25-27, 24-26, 9-25. Stats for the match were ...

Jonathan Alder’s girls soccer squad battled Graham to a 2-2 stalemate on Wednesday. Katie Hooley and Lindsey Miller tallied goals as Alder’s record went to 7-5-3. Sophie Zawodny had one save for the L...

Marysville senior Jake Carper (28) picks up yardage during last week’s game at Dublin Coffman. The Monarchs will return to their home field on Friday by hosting Westland for Homecoming. (Journal-Tribu...

JJ Rigsby (26) of Marysville High School fights for the ball as two Hilliard Darby defenders attempt to halt his progress. Rigsby scored a goal to help the Monarchs defeat the Panthers, 3-1. (Journal-...

Triad’s varsity volleyball squad (1-18) was swept by Mechanicsburg by scores of 12-25, 17-25, 11-25 on Tuesday. Lady Cardinal stats for the match were as follows: -Kelsey Cole: nine attacks, six digs;...

Katie Hooley scored the lone goal of the game on Monday as Jonathan Alder’s girls soccer squad edged Springfield Shawnee, 1-0, in two overtimes. Sophie Zawodny tallied eight saves as the Lady Pioneers...

The Bunsold Middle School gymnastics team won the district championship on Monday by scoring a school-record 141.35 points. Members of the team are from left, front row, Audrey Spooner, Elise Thompson...

In the top photo, Fairbanks’ Kaidie Carstensen (3) blasts the ball past Marysville’s Carys Gossett for a kill during Monday evening’s varsity volleyball match. In the bottom photo, Lady Monarch Lariss...

This plaque, which is located in the south end zone of Fairbanks High School’s Kyre Field, remembers the late Frank Spurlock, who was the Panthers’ first football coach. Fairbanks is playing its 50th ...