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St. John’s Lutheran School’s girls hoop squad ran its record to 15-0 with a recent 32-0 win over Shekinah Christian. Grace Gorton led the Lady Jaguars with 14 points, while Mya Balderson and Anna Lync...

Triad’s Blake Boldman (right) prepares to pin Deacon Shields of Covington. Boldman placed seventh at the Lima Central Catholic Thunderbird Invitational with the pinfall. (Photo submitted) The Triad Ca...

Marysville’s varsity wrestling team placed 13th during the 32-team Josh Hepner Memorial Tournament over the weekend. The event was held at Austintown Fitch High School. “We put this event on our sched...

Marysville’s Jack Christian fires up a three-pointer in this file photo. Christian sank four trifectas during Friday’s win at Central Crossing.He became the boys team’s all-time three-pointer shooter....

Braylon Green of Fairbanks, right, draws a foul while driving to the basket during a game against Cedarville on Friday. Green led the team with 23 points during its 60-57 overtime loss. (Journal-Tribu...

MHS senior Caitlin Cotner contends with a Central Crossing opponent for possession of the ball Friday evening. The Lady Monarchs won, 48-32. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) A familiar face was b...

Marysville’s Mary Calvert flies toward the vault during a gymnastics meet on Wednesday. The five-team event was held at the Marysville Early College High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) ...

West Liberty-Salem’s girls basketball offense was stagnant due to Jonathan Alder’s stout defense during the first three quarters on Thursday. As a result, Alder rolled to a 47-28 triumph on the Tigers...

For the fourth time this season, the Marysville High School varsity wrestlers split matches 7-7 during a dual meet. The end result, however, was the same on Thursday as MHS was nipped by Upper Arlingt...

The St. John’s boys hoop squad continued its late-season surge during the past week. The Jaguars won two of their past three games. St. John’s came up just short against Liberty Christian Academy by a...

At left, MHS grad Jevon Knox looks to shoot over an opponent in this file photo. Knox is a member of the Mount Vernon Nazarene men’s basketball team. Pictured right, former Marysville High School bask...

Jonathan Alder’s Sophie Zawodny hits a jumper in this file photo. The Lady Pioneers rolled past Indian Lake on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder uppe...

Journey Blevins leaps for a jump shot as two Bellefontaine defenders attempt to block her shot. Blevins led the team with 14 points during the Lady Cats’ 43-40 loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dill...

Marysville’s Jack Christian fires home one of his six three-pointers during Tuesday’s 64-39 victory over Franklin Heights. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) During the course of any basketball gam...

Owen Davis of North Union leaps for a second-chance shot after an offensive rebound. Davis tallied seven points during the Wildcats’ 60-44 win over Bellefontaine. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)...

Jonathan Alder’s Logan Stevens goes up for a basket in this file photo. Stevens scored 17 points during Tuesday’s win over Urbana. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jackson Izzard and Logan Steven...

The middle school girls basketball powerhouse that calls St. John’s Lutheran its home remained unbeaten after two recent games. The Lady Jaguars upped their record to 14-0 with a 40-8 verdict over Lib...

Lillian Miller, right, of Fairbanks grabs a rebound during Saturday’s game against West Liberty-Salem.With approximately a month left in the 2019-20 regular season, the Lady Panthers have already won ...

Coleman Hauck of Triad has top control over Dylan Baisden of Pleasant during a match in the 145-pound class. Hauck went on to win the class by a major decision. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) T...

Marysville High School’s varsity wrestling team split into a pair of squads over the weekend. A portion of the Monarch roster traveled to Alliance High School to compete in the Top Gun Invitational. A...

The host Jonathan Alder Pioneers won the annual Ron Thomas Sr. wrestling invitational on Saturday. JA took top honors with 180.5 points, followed by Dublin Jerome-174.5, Big Walnut-92, Fairbanks-90.5,...

Elaina Lahmers (30) of Fairbanks is fouled along the baseline during Saturday’s game against West Liberty-Salem. Lahmers scored 14 points during FHS’ 37-32 loss. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)...

Fairbanks’ boys basketball squad needed just 24 hours to rebound from Friday’s tough loss at Southeastern. Just a day after that one-point setback, the Panthers (8-7) rolled over Benjamin Logan, 55-40...

Marysville’s Jack Christian (4) drives to the basket against Westland on Friday. The Monarchs defeated the Cougars, 53-40, to remain unbeaten in the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division. (Journal-...

Zach Vernon (2) of North Union leaps for a lay-up while a pair of Urbana defenders attempt to block his shot. Vernon picked up three points during the Wildcats’ 68-49 win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sa...

Jonathan Alder’s Henry Walker goes up for a basket in this file photo. Walker scored 10 points on Friday as JA topped Bellefontaine. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Pioneers of Jonathan Alde...

Brynn Rychlik, above, of Marysville works on the parallel bars, while Bayleigh Miller, below, of Fairbanks flies through the air during the vault event. Miller competes in meets along with the Lady Mo...

Marysville’s 106-pounder, freshman Ethan Skiles, is trying to escape the “Assassin” hold being applied by Dublin Coffman’s Corey Crawford as the referee looks on. Skiles was eventually pinned in 4:24....

Fairbanks’ Macy Miller throws a pass along the baseline on Thursday against Southeastern. The Lady Panthers rallied for a victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks ...

Karleigh Sutter of Marysville hits a jumper during Wednesday’s 50-31 victory over Buckeye Valley. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) If there was ever any high school basketball team that needed a ...