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Union County YMCA swimmers who were scheduled to compete in the Southwest Ohio championships are from left, front row, Molly Murphy and Brady Cordonnier; back row, Madison Corbett, Janie Clayton and S...

University of Pittsburgh wrestler Taleb Rahmani acknowledges the crowd after a win. Rahmani, who won a state championship for Marysville High School in 2015, placed second during the recent ACC tourna...

Lincoln Heard, right, MHS’ 138-pound grappler, is tied up with an opponent in this file photo. Heard will be making his second consecutive trip to the state tournament that begins on Friday at The Ohi...

“I thought Reece looked confident and he felt good about his goals.” Those were the words of Jonathan Alder High School head wrestling coach Tony Watson to describe Pioneer 106-pounder Reece Chapman. ...

This is an overhead photo of The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center during the state high school wrestling tournament. The Coronavirus outbreak is limiting the number of fans who may attend ...

Marysville’s Lincoln Heard has control over an opponent in this photo from earlier in the 2019-20 season. Heard is one of three local grapplers who will compete in the state tournament that is schedul...

The Marysville High School student sports cheering section, otherwise known as “The Pit,” has been selected as a finalist for the Ohio High School Athletic Association “Golden Megaphone” award. The Mo...

Jonathan Alder seniors Sydney Bourquin (left) and Melissa Walbom (right) have earned Division II All-Ohio basketball honors for the 2019-20 season. Bourquin has been named to the second team, while Wa...

Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball team breaks a huddle during the Division II regional semifinal game against Cincinnati Roger Bacon. The game was played at Springfield High School. (Journal-Tribune p...

The position of girls basketball coach at Marysville High School has been listed within the district as being open. The position became vacant a couple of weeks ago when Brooke Young stepped down afte...

Journey Blevins of North Union goes up for a shot during a game against Johnstown Northridge. Blevins has been named to the Division III All-Ohio honorable mention list for the 2019-20 season. (Journa...

Erryl Will of Marysville, goes for an underhook against Reynoldsburg’s Noah Ratliff during the Division I district tournament on Saturday. Will placed second in his weight class and will compete in th...

The Central District wrestling tournaments concluded Saturday and the Jonathan Alder Pioneers will move on one of their six wrestlers to the state competition. CHAPMAN Reece Chapman (106) finished as ...

Jonathan Alder’s Jackson Izzard attempts a potential game-winning shot late in overtime on Saturday. The Pioneers, however, fell to DeSales, 32-30, during the Division II district championship game at...

Zach Vernon of North Union (top photo) goes up for a basket. Connor Terrill (bottom photo) does the same against Johnstown Friday evening. NU fell, 46-43, in the Division III district title game. (Jou...

Marysville resident and Ohio State University Women’s Hockey Coach Nadine Muzerall has been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Coach of the Year for the second time in her four yea...

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...