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In this file photo Isiah Leasure, left, of Triad faces off against an opponent in the 138-pound class at the Ohio Heritage Conference Championship meet. Leasure placed third at the meet. Division II a...

Several local high school basketball players have earned first-team honors for the Central Buckeye Conference. They are, North Union’s Journey Blevins, pictured, (the girls player of the year in the M...

Trevyn Feasel of North Union goes for a layup with an Elgin defender in tow. Feasel tallied 12 points during the Wildcats’ 51-40 win over the Comets. The victory increased the Wildcats’ record to 12-1...

Marysville’s Tyler Winfield, right, attempts to pin an Mitch Herren of Upper Arlington in this file photo. The Monarchs will host the Division I sectional tournament on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune phot...

Monarch senior Bodie Eberhart goes up for two of his team-high 22 points against Olentangy on Tuesday. The Monarchs fell, 80-76. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Things were looking mighty b...

Jonathan Alder’s boys hoopsters ended the regular season on Tuesday with a 40-31 setback at the hands of Columbus Bishop Watterson. JA (16-6) led 8-7 after the first period and took a 17-15 edge at ha...

Panther cagers have put together standout season The Fairbanks High School boys basketball team has put together one of its best seasons in more than two decades. With Saturday’s thrilling, buzzer-bea...

North Union’s Tarren Riffle has control of his opponent in this file photo. Riffle placed second in the 113-pound weight class during the Central Buckeye Conference tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo ...

These members of the Marysville High School girls’ 200 medley relay team set a new school record during the Division I district meet. They are from left, Mikayla Seman, Rachel Poling, Morgan Grawe and...

Marysville senior Emily Daniel drives to the basket against Dublin Scioto on Saturday. The Lady Monarchs’ season ended with a loss in the Division I tournament game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mill...

Cross Hackathorne of Fairbanks goes up for a shot in this file photo. Hackathorne hit a buzzer-beating basket for FHS’ 52-51 victory over Benjamin Logan Saturday evening. It marked the Panthers’ 20th ...

Colin Richards, 10, of Marysville, competed in the recent Grand Rapids Regional youth circuit fencing tournament. The Creekview Intermediate School student took third-place and earned a bronze medal. ...

Senior Night was a success for Marysville High School’s wrestlers on Thursday. The Monarch varsity squad rolled to an easy 65-18 verdict over Central Crossing. “This was a nice way to send our seniors...

Fairbanks High School swimmers from left, Janie Clayton and Matt Kehlbeck competed at the Division II district swimming meet at The Ohio State University on Thursday. Clayton was 15th during the final...

Lady Panther senior Sam Picklesimer (right) battles a Northeastern opponent for possession of the ball on Thursday. Picklesimer helped FHS defeat the Jets, 53-29. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)...

Jonathan Alder’s Melissa Walbom goes up for a basket. Walbom helped lead the Lady Pioneers to a victory over Pleasant on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) A trio of players scored in do...

Journey Blevins of North Union leaps for a layup while a Cardington defender watches on. Blevins tallied 28 points during the Lady Cats’ 73-57 loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The Lady Cats...

Triad High School head football coach Joe Cardinal, right, gives instructions to his team during a 2018 game. Cardinal has stepped down as the coach after three seasons. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim ...

Marysville’s Haley Cook prepares to high jump during a meet from the 2018 season. The Monarch boys and girls track and field teams will not host any meets during the 2019 campaign due to the stadium p...

Jonathan Alder’s 10-game winning streak in boys basketball came to an end at Hilliard Darby on Tuesday. The Pioneers slipped to 18-3 on the season with a 47-44 non-conference setback. Jackson Izzard l...

Returning lettermen for the Monarch boys bowling team are from left, Landon Winfield, Kayla Helton and Zach Tompkins. Each helped MHS beat Pickerington Central on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Ti...

The Journal-Tribune learned this morning that Joe Cardinal has stepped down as Triad High School’s head football coach. Cardinal held the position for three seasons. The Cardinals showed remarkable im...

Spencer Mills of Marysville goes up for a basket on Tuesday at Dublin Scioto. The Monarchs fell, 60-54. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Dublin Scioto began draining three-point shots and ta...

Jacob Nicol (5) of Fairbanks leaps for a layup while Trevyn Feasel (3) of North Union attempts to block the shot. Connor Terrill (0) of North Union watches on. Nicol tallied 15 points during the Panth...

Fairbanks High School swimmers Matt Kehlbeck (top photo) and Janie Clayton both qualified for the upcoming Division II district meet. They did so with strong places during last weekend’s sectional at ...

Several Marysville High School athletes competed in an indoor track and field meet over the weekend at the Ohio State University. A handful placed in the top 24 of their events and qualified for the s...

Jonathan Alder’s Henry Walker (center) goes up for a shot against Tyler Beem (32) and Braylon Green (23) of Fairbanks. Also pictured is Fairbanks’ Cross Hackathorne (14). The Pioneers and Panthers rec...

Jonathan Alder’s Sydney Bourquin hits a shot in this file photo. Bourquin scored 18 points as the Lady Pioneers crushed Springfield Shawnee on Monday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Sydney...

The Wildcats of North Union celebrated their final regular-season wrestling match with recent victories over visiting schools Jonathan Alder, 53-21, and Elgin, 63-9. The Pioneers claimed second place ...

Zach Lowe, left, of Marysville has Nick Copley of Dublin Coffman in a nearfall in this file photo. Lowe placed second during Saturday’s All-North tournament at 170 pounds. (Journal-Tribune photo by Ke...