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Jonathan Alder’s Emma Shepherd sends the ball back over the net in this file photo. The Lady Pioneers will face Norwalk on Thursday during the Division II regional volleyball semifinals. The match wil...

Members of Marysville’s defensive unit stop a Hilliard Davidson ball carrier on Friday. Among those Monarchs are Luke Harper (55), David Farley (23) and Ian Johnson (54). MHS will conclude the regular...

Lady Monarch Jenna Rioch (15) battles a Gahanna opponent for possession of the ball on Saturday. The Lady Monarchs won the Division I district championship with a 1-0 triumph over the Lions. MHS will ...

Fairbanks’ girls cross-country team is shown at the starting line during the Division III regional meet on Saturday at Pickerington North. Pictured from left (white jerseys) are, Amelia Cameron, Adeli...

Marysville’s Kassidy Lee (right) hits the turf Saturday afternoon while going after the ball during the Division I district championship match at Dublin Jerome High School. The Lady Monarchs won the t...

JA’s Ava Francis sends the ball over the net in this file photo. The Lady Pioneers won the Division II district title on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The top seed in the Division II...

Marysville runners Tristan Karnes, left, and Bryn Hothem are pictured at the Division I regional on Saturday. They have qualified for the state meet that will be held next Saturday. (Photo submitted) ...

Fairbanks’ Cade Feller (7) goes after the ball against a Wellington opponent Saturday evening. The Panthers dropped a 5-0 verdict during the Division III district title match that was held at Marysvil...

Jonathan Alder’s Garret Proxmire (22) breaks through the Springfield Shawnee defense Friday evening. Proxmire rushed for more than 200 yards during a 56-34 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillo...

Ryan Kern (32) of Marysville picks up yardage against Hilliard Davidson on Friday. The Monarchs fell, 23-14 and slipped to 5-4 for the season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) A pedigree on ...

Trevyn Feasel (3) stiff-arms an Urbana tackler on this play. Feasel picked up more than 100 all-purpose yards and scored two touchdowns during the Wildcats’ 52-13 win. (Photo submitted) The Wildcats o...

Fairbanks quarterback Braxton Wilhelm (14) picks up yardage against Mechanicsburg on Friday. The Panthers fell, 52-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) For the past six weeks, the Fairbanks Panthe...

The Triad football squad knew going in what it was up against Friday evening at West Jefferson. The Riders have a powerhouse offense that had scored 376 points and a defense that has allowed only 147 ...

Journey Blevins of North Union winds up to blast a hit past two Northridge blockers during the Division III Mount Vernon 2 district semifinal match in Ariel Arena at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. ...

Fairbanks High School head volleyball coach Ed Marsman, left, gives instructions to his team during a timeout in this file photo. Marsman has announced his retirement from coaching the sport after 34 ...

Triad’s Ayden Sanford catches a pass against Fairbanks. The Cardinals will play at West Jefferson tonight. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Cardinals of Triad are looking for the positives in...

The Marysville High School girls team and Tristan Karnes will compete in the Division I regional cross-country meets on Saturday at Pickerington North High School. Pictured are from left, front row, K...

Fairbanks’ girls cross-country team will compete during the Division III regional meet on Saturday at Pickerington North High School. Members of the squad are from left, Gracie Hubbs, Linsey Eddy, Ame...

Jonathan Alder’s Olivia Zuro (10) sends the ball past blockers in this file photo. The second-seeded Lady Pioneers (24-1) defeated No. 11 Bloom Carroll, 25-12, 25-20, 25-23, during the Division II dis...

Riordin Stauffer (24) of Fairbanks gains yardage last week against Triad. The Panthers will host state-ranked Mechanicsburg in a key Ohio Heritage Conference battle on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Sports writer Sam Dillon posted a perfect 9-0 record during last week’s Pigskin Pickers after “Channeling” Cordell’s picks. As such, he maintains a season-lead of 61-10. Reporter Mac Cordell, also kno...

Marysville’s Caitlin Cotner, right, works the ball against Pickerington Central’s keeper on Wednesday. Cotner scored a goal during MHS’ 2-0 victory in the Division I district semifinal contest. (Journ...

Fairbanks’ Dylan Tobe (11) controls the ball against Northridge on Wednesday. The Panthers have advanced to the Division III district championship match against Wellington. The contest will be played ...

In this file photo, NU’s Trevyn Feasel, right, runs past a diving Graham tackler on his way to the outside edge. Feasel has tallied nearly 1,000 all-purpose yards for the Cats this season. (Photo subm...

The Panthers of Fairbanks High School kept their 2019 soccer season alive Tuesday evening. FHS (the No. 13 seed) edged No. 8 Tree of Life, 1-0, in double-overtime. The game began on Tree of Life’s fie...

Marysville’s Tyler Hamlett (top) prevents a Worthington Kilbourne player from scoring a goal Tuesday evening. The Wolves, however, beat Marysville, 5-0, in a Division I district semifinal game. (Journ...

Jonathan Alder’s Crew Wheeler picks up yardage against Tecumseh. The Pioneers will host state-ranked Springfield Shawnee on Friday. (Photo submitted) The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder will head into the ...

This week’s football computer ratings by the Ohio High School Athletic Association lists four area schools. The top eight teams in each region at the conclusion of the regular season will earn playoff...

Marysville’s Carson Smith (5) picks up yardage against Westland in this file photo. The Monarchs will travel to Hilliard Davidson on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) The Marysville H...

Will resume today The Fairbanks-Tree of Life boys Division III soccer tournament game was suspended on Monday. The contest was halted due to darkness with the score deadlocked at 0-0. The match is cur...