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North Union’s Preston Crabtree goes up strong to the basket Friday evening against Urbana. The Wildcats snapped a five-game losing streak with a 48-46 win over the Hillclimbers. (Journal-Tribune photo...

Sydney Bacon of North Union dribbles the ball while preparing to move to the basket against Springfield Shawnee on Wednesday. Bacon tallied six points during the Lady Cats’ 47-44 loss. (Journal-Tribun...

Marysville’s Makayla Tocci completes a flip during the floor exercise on Wednesday. The Lady Monarchs won a meet that consisted of four other teams. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Marysvil...

Marysville’s Riley Sharrick (top photo) and Aron Moledor (bottom) are pictured during competition on Wednesday against Thomas Worthington. The Lady Monarchs won their meet. (Journal-Tribune photos by ...

Jonathan Alder’s home girls basketball game against Pleasant was postponed on Tuesday. The non-conference contest was postponed due to the fact that Pleasant had too many games scheduled for this week...

The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks won their bowling match against London, 1709-1644, on Tuesday. Brie Walters rolled games of 141-130 for a team-leading 271 series. She was followed by Lily Dellinger (12...

Joel Krebehenne, right, of North Union goes up for a jump shot, as a London defender stands tall to attempt to block the effort. Krebehenne tallied two points from the line during the Wildcats’ 48-46 ...

Jackie Santa-Emma of Jonathan Alder (4) goes up for a shot during a game from earlier this season. Santa-Emma scored 20 points during Alder’s win over Graham on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim ...

Ridgemont defeated Triad’s girls basketball team, 60-45, on Monday. The Golden Gophers had a balanced scoring attack as four players finished in double figures. Faith Jenkins led Ridgemont with 20 poi...

Triad High School senior Bri Eaton sends the ball over the net during a 2018 varsity volleyball match at Fairbanks. The Lady Cardinals are once again looking for a new head coach for 2019. (Journal-Tr...

North Union’s wrestling team competed in a number of matches last week. The Wildcats won their dual against Ontario, but lost to Marion Pleasant on Wednesday. NU next competed in a duals tournament at...

Marysville’s Jacob Ranker, top photo, and Jenna Rioch both placed during the first indoor meet of the 2019 season on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) –––– Marysville High School track ...

A pair of Fairbanks High School swimmers competed in a meet on Friday. Matt Kehlbeck and Janie Clayton competed at the Bellefontaine Hilliker YMCA along with six other area teams. Kehlbeck had two fir...

Marysville’s Karleigh Sutter (35) has a difficult time keeping control of the basketball against Hilliard Davidson on Friday. MHS fell, 56-31. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Ice-cold shoot...

Triad’s smothering defense overcame an arctic 23 percent shooting performance as the Lady Cardinals beat Madison Plains, 36-28, on Thursday. Triad won despite hitting only three-of-29 from beyond the ...

Twin sisters Frani, top photo, and Cati LeVan, bottom, of Triad High School have been selected to compete in the Bill Moss Underclassmen all-star basketball game in March. The game will feature the to...

The referee watches closely as Marysville’s Grant Marshall, right, has a half-nelson hold on Westland’s Jacob Mullens during Thursday’s match. Marshall won by a pin in 5:02 as the Monarchs defeated th...

Twin sophomore sisters Cati and Frani LeVan combined for 13 of Triad’s 15 fourth-quarter points on Wednesday, allowing the Lady Cards to pull away from a 30-30 tie and secure a 45-38 win over visiting...

Ethan Chippas, right, of Fairbanks attempts to reverse a hold by Gaven Webb of Buckeye Valley during a tri-meet between the Panthers, Barons and Jonathan Alder at Fairbanks High School on Wednesday. (...

The winning streak stretched to eight games for Fairbanks’ boys hoop squad on Tuesday. The Panthers upped their record to 8-1 with a 62-31 triumph at Madison Plains. The Golden Eagles were limited to ...

Cassidy Francisco of Marysville goes up for a shot in this file photo. Francisco gave the Lady Monarchs a late lead against Westerville North on Tuesday. The Warriors, though, hit a three-pointer at t...

NU’s Preston Crabtree leaps for a shot while Shawnee defenders attempt to block the attempt. Crabtree tallied 11 points during the Wildcats’ 50-48 loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The ...

Michaela Writesel (30) of Fairbanks goes up for a shot on Tuesday against Jonathan Alder’s Abby Jones (42). Writesel scored 18 points and Jones tallied 20 during JA’s 102-30 victory. Also pictured is ...

Triad’s Cati LeVan goes up for a basket in this file photo. LeVan poured in 27 points during Monday’s overtime upset triumph at Indian Lake. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The injury-deple...

The Bunsold Middle School wrestling team racked up 315 points to win its annual 16-team invitational on Saturday. The Monarchs easily outdistanced runner-up Canal Winchester, which finished with 269. ...

Local girls basketball teams had difficult outcomes on Saturday. The squads from Fairbanks, Jonathan Alder, Triad and North Union all lost games. The Fairbanks girls slipped to 1-9 overall and 1-7 in ...

Marysville’s Ethan Smegal (top) has Brayden Benson of Grove City in a difficult situation during this 220-pound match on Saturday. Smegal pinned Benson en route to the weight division championship at ...

Triad’s Frani LeVan, right, is fouled while going up for a basket in this file photo. LeVan scored 22 points on Thursday during the Lady Cardinals’ 38-30 loss to Southeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Marysville High School’s varsity wrestling team placed 29th during the recent 40-plus team Brecksville Holiday tournament. The Monarchs tallied 57.5 points. Detroit Central Catholic of Michigan won th...

Monarch grappler Jacob Marsh fends off an opponent during a 2018 match. Marsh was the Division I state runner-up in the 152-pound weight class. He currently wrestles for Princeton University. (Journal...