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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...

Marysville got its first taste of adversity Friday night and other than the final score, the football coaches were pleased with the way their team handled it. The final score, however, is a big piece ...

The Triad junior high football team upped its record to 2-0 with Thursday’s 36-0 triumph over Madison Plains. Hunter Thompson had a strong game for the Cardinals. He scored on a 10-yard run and on a 4...

Marysville’s Ryan Walters (12) scores on a penalty kick Thursday against Delaware Hayes. Walters scored one goal during the Monarchs’ 4-0 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The Monarchs of...

The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks added another Ohio Heritage Conference victory to their volleyball resume on Thursday by sweeping Madison Plains, 25-20, 25-11, 25-15. “That was probably the most consis...

Fairbanks’ varsity volleyball team improved to 7-3 overall and 6-1 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with a 20-25, 25-6, 23-25, 25-20, 15-12 victory over Southeastern on Tuesday. FHS stats for the match...

The Lady Monarch varsity tennis squad slipped to 9-6 on the season with a 3-2 loss against Marion Harding on Wednesday. Hanna Hogan won the second singles match by a 6-1, 6-0 verdict over Tinnerello. ...