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Gracie Pyers of Fairbanks fires up a shot at Elgin on Tuesday. Pyers led FHS with 12 points during a Division III tournament loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks’ girls basketball tea...

Sydney Bourquin of Alder buries a three-pointer against Columbus East on Monday. Bourquin tallied 13 points during the tournament victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) There really wasn’t muc...

These returning lettermen have led North Union’s boys varsity basketball team to a stellar season. They are from left, front row, Connor Terrill, Harley Day and Joel Krebehenne; back row, Gavin Webb, ...

Haley Cook (3) of Marysville flips the ball toward the basket on Saturday at Delaware Hayes. Also pictured for MHS is Karleigh Sutter (35). The Lady Monarchs won their first post-season game in six ye...

Triad’s Frani LeVan goes up for a basket in this file photo. The Lady Cardinals fell to Ansonia in tournament action on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Triad’s girls saw their season c...

Marysville’s Lincoln Heard (top) battles an opponent in this file photo. Heard finished second during the All-North tournament at Dublin Jerome on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) Ma...

Marysville’s Jack Christian buries a shot at Hilliard Davidson Friday evening. The Monarchs beat the Wildcats in OT and will share the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division title with Dublin Coffma...

The North Union boys basketball team improved to 20-0 Friday with a 64-50 win over Central Buckeye Conference opponent Graham. The Wildcats took a 10-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and the res...

Braylon Green (23) of Fairbanks leaps for a jump shot with a pair of West Jefferson defenders attempting to block his shot. Green tallied 10 points during the Panthers’ 38-37 loss. (Journal-Tribune ph...

A 52-21 victory over Central Crossing led Marysville High School’s varsity wrestling squad to a third-place finish in the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division. MHS finished the conference portion ...

Marysville’s Garrett Taylor goes up for a basket against Worthington Kilbourne.The Monarchs need a victory at Hilliard Davidson tonight to stay in the running for a share of the Ohio Capital Conferenc...

Marysville High School’s gymnastics team placed second during the recent Ohio Capital Conference meet. Upper Arlington captured top team honors with a score of 131.875 and the Lady Monarchs tallied 13...

It’s been a number of years since the Union County Holiday basketball tournaments for boys and girls have been held. The idea started a little more than 30 years ago when boys teams from Marysville, F...

Madison Sharp of Marysville has control of Olentangy Orange’s Jolie Carroll. Sharp pinned Carroll on Wednesday during the Lady Monarchs’ team victory. (Photo submitted) History was made at Marysville ...

Tanner Conway, top, of Fairbanks looks to his corner for advice as he controls his Mount Vernon opponent during the first period of a home dual meet. Conway won by pin fall. The Panthers lost 54-30. (...

Fairbanks High School graduate Nora Boerger is pictured in this photo coaching lacrosse. Boerger was recently named the Swiss Federation women’s coach. (File photo) Athletics have always been importan...

Gabe Schaeffer (3) of Marysville goes up for a shot against Worthington Kilbourne on Tuesday. The Monarchs held off a Wolves’ rally and won, 44-40. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Except for the...

Zach Vernon (2) of North Union goes up for a jump shot while Ayden Spriggs, right, and an additional Triad defender attempt to block his shot. Vernon tallied 11 points during the Wildcats’ 73-44 win o...

Carley Lehman of Fairbanks attempts to save the ball from going out of bounds in this file photo. The Lady Panthers fell to Madison Plains, 35-34. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks’ girl...

Marysville High School’s boys opening basketball tournament game has been rescheduled. The contest was originally set for the Monarchs’ home floor on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. MHS’ wrestling team wi...

North Union’s Gabby Ziegler goes up for a shot in this file photo. Ziegler led NU with 15 points during Monday’s victory at Graham. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Gabby Ziegler scored a team-hi...

These Marysville High School senior swimmers helped lead the program during the recent Division I sectional meet. They are from left, front row, Mikayla Seman, Diana Jimenez and Ethan Turk; back row, ...

Fairbanks’ Macy Miller (5) tries to pass the ball to a teammate against defensive pressure from Triad’s Abby Walls. Triad’s Cati LeVan, right however, intercepts the effort. The Lady Panthers rallied ...

Jack Christian of MHS goes up for a basket in this file photo. The Monarchs rebounded from Friday’s loss to Upper Arlington with a win at Mt.Vernon on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) M...

Boys basketball teams from around the state met Sunday to cast their votes that determined their seed for the start of the Ohio High School Athletic Association tournament. Several local schools found...

Jonathan Alder’s wrestling team competed in the Division II regional duals tournament on Saturday at St. Paris Graham. The Pioneers, who were the sixth-seeded team, earned a first-round bye and then d...

Marysville’s Joseph Palmer (left) has a single-leg on Nathan Robinson from Delaware Hayes on Saturday. Action came during the 220-pound regional semifinal match. The Monarchs beat the Pacers and then ...

Jonathan Alder’s Tyler Izzard (left) and North Union’s Trevyn Feasel (right) score baskets in these file photos. The Pioneers and Wildcats wrapped up divisional titles in the Central Buckeye Conferenc...

Marysville’s Garrett Tayler scores on a hook shot against Upper Arlington on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) When two top-shelf basketball teams tangle, the outcome generally comes down ...

Tinley Graves of MHS sinks a basket in this file photo. The Lady Monarchs beat Upper Arlington on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) The Marysville girls basketball team closed out the...