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Jonathan Alder head football coach Brett Glass knew going into Friday evening’s game that Urbana’s gridders have struggled so far this season. What he didn’t know was how well his unbeaten Pioneers wo...

When you get punched in the mouth, you can either fight back or cower. After taking their first loss of the season at Findlay last week, the Marysville Monarchs opted to come back swinging, blasting G...

There are some football games that coaches praise as a shinning example of how to win a game. Then there are those games that they would rather just forget about. North Union’s 39-15 loss to London on...

Fairbanks’ Brogan Green is pictured in this file photo from earlier in the season. Green rushed for more than 200 yards during FHS’ 48-42 win over Greenon on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Wil...

For the first time ever, a Marysville High School football team played a home game on artificial turf. The MHS freshman squad hosted Grove City Thursday evening during a game that was played on the ne...

Jonathan Alder’s Jacob Fenik (7) breaks up a Marion Harding pass attempt in this file photo. The Pioneers will go for their fourth win of the season tonight at Urbana. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mi...

Fairbanks’ Samantha Adkins (3) battles a West Liberty-Salem opponent for possession of the ball Thursday afternoon. The Lady Panthers fell, 4-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) It was a tough da...

The Lady Monarch tennis squad reached double figures in victories on Thursday. Marysville upped its record to 10-8 with a 3-2 triumph over Hilliard Darby. The final match of the night went three sets....

Triad’s girls golf team defeated Madison Plains, 223-263, on Thursday during a non-league scoring match at Woodland. The Lady Cardinals were led by match medalist Olivia Butz with a 48. She was follow...

Hayden Simpson of Triad carries the ball against Madison Plains. The Cardinals will host Greeneview tonight. (Photo submitted) Triad’s football squad has had a slow start to the season that has result...

Triad’s junior high football team dropped a 21-0 verdict to Greeneview on Thursday. Kane Bailey had an interception for the Cardinals. Triad will host Southeastern Thursday.

Jaxson Harrah (11) of North Union makes a cut upfield during last week’s game at Heath. The Wildcats will face off against a tough London team on Friday. (Photo submitted) The North Union Wildcat grid...

Panther players and fans cheer as running back Mason Cushman crosses into the end zone against Cedarville. Fairbanks will play at Greenon on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) “The guy...

Publisher Kevin Behrens, the defending Pickers champion, and managing editor Chad Williamson each posted 8-3 records during last week’s slate of Pigskin Pickers games. Sports writer Sam Dillon, report...

Gabby Ziegler, left, of North Union follows through on a hit while two Buckeye Valley blockers attempt to block the shot. Ziegler tallied seven kills during NU’s 3-0 win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam...

Fairbanks’ varsity volleyball team upped its overall record to 10-3 and its Ohio Heritage Conference mark to 8-1 with a 25-19, 20-25, 25-9, 19-25, 15-10 victory at Greenon on Tuesday. Stats for the ma...

Bunsold Middle School’s gymnastics team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 137.2-126.9 victory over Worthington McCord on Wednesday. Top five Lady Monarch finishes were as follows: Vault -Lyla Tabor...

Ryan Walters tallied three goals on Tuesday as Marysville High School’s boys soccer team (6-3) crushed Central Crossing, 9-0. Nick McIntosh scored twice, while single goals came from JJ Rigsby, Zach M...

The Lady Monarch varsity tennis squad slipped to 9-8 on the season with Tuesday’s 3-2 setback at Hilliard Bradley. MHS’ Caroline Geraghty won the third singles match by topping Kennedy, 6-3, 6-1. The ...

Marysville’s Rhiannon Gossett (12) sends the ball over the net against a Hilliard Davidson blocker on Tuesday. Also pictured for MHS is Larissa Smith (right). MHS fell in four sets. (Journal-Tribune p...

Marysville High School’s girls varsity golf team won the Union-Madison County tournament on Tuesday. Pictured from left are Cassi Van Dyke (the tournament’s medalist), Olivia Ishmael, Kelly White and ...

Marysville’s Jake Carper (28) and Gabe Powers (36) get ready to pounce on a Northland fumble in this file photo. The Monarchs, who fell at Findlay last Friday, will look to get back on the winning tra...

Marysville’s Caden Fulkerson shot a personal-best score of 75 during the recent Norwalk Invitational. He placed third among all individual golfers. (Photo submitted) Marysville’s varsity boys golf tea...

The first Marysville home football game for a high school team this season will be played Thursday at Bunsold Middle School. The Monarch freshman squad will host Grove City, with kickoff set for 6 p.m...

Members of the Fairbanks High School boys golf team are from left, assistant coach Todd Crowe, JD Welch, Alex Crowe, Andrew Crowe, Logan Bocsy, Seth Payne and Travis Brake. Not pictured, head coach El...

Fairbanks High School head volleyball coach Ed Marsman reached a milestone on Monday. The Lady Panthers defeated Central Crossing, 25-18, 26-24, 25-14, on the Comets’ home court. The victory, which pu...

Fairbanks’ girls cross-country team placed fifth on Saturday during the Galion Cross-Country Festival. West Liberty-Salem won the 18-team Division III event with 87 points. Rounding out the top five w...

Fairbanks keeper Weston Lorenz (right) stops a shot by Marysville’s Ryan Walters Saturday afternoon. The Monarchs defeated the Panthers, 4-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) JJ Rigsby (26) of Ma...

As the head coach of a football team that had yet to sample the sweet taste of victory this season, Fairbanks High School boss Patrick Cotter had one mission in mind during practice this past week. “W...

The game of football is played in four quarters and the North Union Wildcats learned that lesson on Friday as they suffered their first defeat of the year. NU held a 21-0 lead, but saw Heath roll to a...