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Fairbanks’ Gatlin Luke (5) battles for a rebound on Friday against West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks’ hopes for an Ohio Heritage Conference North Division championshi...

Jake Christian of Marysville drives the lane while a Dublin Coffman defender attempts to block his shot. Christian led the Monarchs with 18 points during their 70-53 loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sa...

Marysville’s Zach Pfarr (top photo) begins to turn Wyatt Sherer of Hilliard Davidson during Thursday’s match. Pfarr scored a 14-6 major decision. In the bottom photo, MHS’ Garrett Seger attempts to es...

Emma Kugel of Fairbanks eyes the basket. Kugel helped the Lady Panthers to a victory over West Jefferson on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks notched their...

Marysville’s Brynn Rychlik competes on the bars in this file photo. The Lady Monarchs placed third during a five-team meet earlier this week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Monarch gym...

The Marysville High School swimming teams celebrated their senior nights with victories over Jonathan Alder and Fairbanks on Thursday. The Lady Monarchs won their meet with 87 points, followed by JA-4...

Fairbanks football offensive coordinator Eric Leeth (left) talks to FHS players during a 2019 game. Leeth has stepped down from the Panther program. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks Hig...

Jonathan Alder’s Emma Shepherd fires up a shot during Wednesday’s game against London. Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) There are times when even the best basketball teams have to fight and claw t...

Chase Blackburn, the special teams coordinator for the Carolina Panthers, will keep that position under new head coach Matt Rhule. Blackburn, a 2001 graduate of Marysville High School, won two Super B...

Jack Christian of MHS goes up for a basket in this file photo. Christian scored 14 during Tuesday’s victory over Dublin Scioto. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s Jack Christian steppe...

Trevyn Feasel (3) of North Union leaps for a jump shot with a Tecumseh defender attempting to block the shot. Feasel picked up 13 points in the Wildcats’ 62-59 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam D...

Jackson Izzard of Jonathan Alder (left) drives into the lane on Tuesday. The Pioneers rolled past Benjamin Logan, 64-34. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Winning streak reaches 11 games A month-l...

Marysville’s boys varsity bowling team ran its conference record to 9-2 on Tuesday. The Monarchs defeated Westerville South, 2195-2138. Zack Tompkins of MHS rolled the high series of 393, while Xavier...

Marysville’s Tinley Graves (11) takes the ball away from North Union’s Kori Marvin during Monday evening’s game. Also picturd is MHS’ Haley Cook (3). The Lady Monarchs’ defense stymied NU during the n...

Mary Ferrito of JA hits a basket in this file photo. Ferrito scored 18 points during Monday’s win over Bishop Watterson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks also triumphs in girls games Jo...

A pair of Fairbanks High School swimmers are pictured competing during the recent Darby Valley championships. Matt Kehlbeck (right) turned in a first-place time of 1:06.39 in the 100 butterfly. He was...

Fairbanks High School senior Travis Brake eyes the basket along the baseline against Worthington Christian. Brake is playing his first high school hoop season for the Panthers this season. (Journal-Tr...

JA’s Jackie Santa-Emma shoots the ball in this file photo. Santa-Emma helped Alder to a win over Reynoldsburg. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder’s boys hoop squad ran its record to ...

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...