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Joshua Melms of Marysville attempts to escape the grasp of Owen Perry of New Albany during the opening round of the Division I Central District wrestling meet at Hilliard Darby on Friday. Melms won by...

Triad’s Isaiah Leasure (left photo) and Fairbanks’ Billy Reed-Bodey (right photo) both try to go for pins during Division III district tournaments on Friday. (Photos submitted) The Jonathan Alder Pion...

Marysville’s Josh Melms (top) has an arm bar on an opponent in this file photo. Melms is one of the Monarch wrestlers who will begin Division I district competition today at Hilliard Darby. (Journal-T...

Wrestlers from Jonathan Alder, Fairbanks, North Union and Triad will begin competition today in district tournaments. The Pioneers will compete in the Division II regional at Wilmington High School. R...

The boys basketball teams from Jonathan Alder and North Union will play for district championships over the next two days. In the photo to the left, JA’s Jackie Santa-Emma will help lead the Pioneers ...

Jonathan Alder’s Jackson Izzard (top photo) and Henry Walker (bottom photo) go up for baskets against Bexley on Wednesday. The Pioneers won the Division II district semifinal game at Hamilton Township...

Preston Crabtree (23) of North Union goes for a shot during the Division III Central District semifinal game at Olentangy Berlin against Africentric on Tuesday. Crabtree tallied 23 points in the Cats’...

Jonathan Alder High School seniors Abby Jones, left, and Connor Morgan, right, recently signed to continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level. Jones will play basketball at Muskingum Unive...

Jonathan Alder senior Sydney Bourquin lets fly with a finger-roll shot that found the basket Tuesday against Cincinnati Roger Bacon. The Lady Pioneers fell, 53-51, during the Division II regional semi...

Mary Ferrito of JA goes up for a shot along the baseline against River Valley last Thursday. Alder will play Cincinnati Roger Bacon during the regional semifinals tonight at Springfield High School. (...

Pending board approval Fairbanks High School has a new head volleyball coach. Athletic director Larry Morris announced late Monday that Ryanne Ufferman has been named, pending approval by the district...

Preston Crabtree (23) of NU goes up for a layup while a West Jefferson defender attempts to block his shot. Crabtree tallied six points in the Wildcats’ 40-26 tournament win. (Journal-Tribune photo by...

Daniel Heinig of Jonathan Alder (50) flips in a basket against Columbus East Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers rolled to an easy tournament victory over the Tigers. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller...

Marysville’s Lincoln Heard, left, uses his head to defend a double underhook against Nico Gonzalez of Dublin Coffman in this file photo. Heard won the championship of the 138-pound title during the Di...

Billy Reed-Bodey, Fairbanks’ 285-pounder, displays the bracket sheet from the Division III sectional wrestling tournament. He won his weight division championship. (Photo submitted) Fairbanks’ wrestle...

Marysville’s Joey Duke eyes the basket during Friday’s game at Chillicothe. The Monarchs fell in the Division I tournament contest. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) MHS finishes with 15 wins, pa...

Several members of the Fairbanks boys hoop squad hit the deck during a scramble for a loose ball Friday evening at Worthington Christian. Pictured for FHS are Gatlin Luke, left, Trey Good (14) and Tra...

Journey Blevins, left, of North Union leaps for a jump shot against an Africentric defender during the Division III Central District championship game at the Columbus Convention Center. Blevins tallie...

Above, Marysville’s Ryan Barlow, right, tries to dribble past a Chillicothe defender. The Monarchs fell to the Cavaliers in a Division I tournament game. (Photo submitted) Above, Gabby Ziegler (40) of...

Jonathan Alder senior Abby Jones goes up for a basket against River Valley on Thursday. Jones scored her 1,000th point with the bucket during Alder’s Division II district championship victory. (Journa...

Marysville High School’s varsity wrestlers will host a Division I sectional tournament on Saturday. Action will begin at 10 a.m. Members of the Monarch squad, with season records, are from left, front...

The Jonathan Alder wrestling team recently won the Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trails Division title. The Pioneers took third place overall at the meet with a score of 143 points. They finished ...

Marysville resident Nadine Muzerall, who is the coach of The Ohio State University’s women’s hockey team, watches game action. The Lady Buckeyes begin post-season competition tonight. (Journal-Tribune...

Monarch senior guard Joey Duke, another Division I Central District honorable mention hoopster, drives to the basket. The Monarchs will travel to Chillicothe this evening for a 7 p.m. tip-off in the D...

North Union’s boys tournament basketball game has been changed. The Wildcats will now host West Jefferson at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The game was originally scheduled for this evening. It was changed, how...

Fairbanks High School students John Pastryzk (left) and Mason Sines are members of the Hilliard Hockey Club. Fairbanks does not offer hockey as a sport, so both boys play for Hilliard, which includes ...

The North Union girls basketball team is moving on to the Division III Central District finals after downing Northridge, 57-39, on Wednesday. The victory advances NU into Friday evening’s, 8:30 p.m. d...

Marysville freshman Andrew Howard prepares to pin an opponent during the recent MHS junior varsity tournament. It was the first time Howard has been able to wrestle as he had always had trouble making...

Sydnie Bushong of Jonathan Alder drives past an opponent to the basket during a game earlier this season. The Lady Pioneers will travel to Ohio Dominican this evening to play River Valley for a Divisi...

A Central District basketball tournament conflict has necessitated a time change for the Fairbanks boys team on Friday. The Panthers were originally scheduled to tip off at Worthington Christian at 7 ...