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Jonathan Alder junior running back Garret Proxmire (22) prepares to take a handoff from sophomore quarterback J.T. Keith against Marysville this past season. Both were among several Alder gridders who...

For the first time in history, all of the Pigskin Pickers posted perfect records. Granted, there were only five games listed for a rather bland week of football. All of the Pickers, though, were corre...

Marysville’s Logan Painter has Jack Wilson of New Albany tied up in the top photo. Action came during the Central District Wrestling Coaches Association’s All-Star event at Worthington Kilbourne on Tu...

Journey Blevins of North Union hits the ball past an Indian Lake blocker during a Central Buckeye Conference volleyball game at North Union. The Lady Cats are new additions to the CBC this year where ...

Seniors on the 2018-19 Marysville High School girls basketball team are pictured with new head coach Brooke Young. Young is the third head coach the seniors have had in four years of prep hoops. Pictu...

Fairbanks High School senior Natalie Vargo signs a letter of intent for a college equestrian scholarship. Vargo will be riding western-style equestrian for the women’s team at the University of South ...

The Marysville High School volleyball program recently held its post-season banquet. A trio of Lady Monarchs earned special honors. Pictured from left are assistant coaches Abby Clair and Samantha Waw...

Fairbanks’ bowling teams opened the 2018-19 season on Friday with matches against Marion Pleasant. The Panthers dropped both varsity matches. The Lady Panthers fell to the Spartans, 1767-1441. Lily De...

These Marysville High School cheerleaders earned special awards for the 2018 football season. They are from left, front row, Kassidi Jones, Plaid Award; Mackenzie Mayse, Role Model Award; and Aspen Wi...

Marysville High School wrestlers Logan Painter (left) and Walker Heard will compete in all-star matches on Tuesday at Worthington Kilbourne High School. The matches will be a part of the annual Centra...

Retired Marysville High School softball coach Chris Shirer talks with his team in this file photo. Shirer has been selected for induction into the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Hall of F...

The stalemate has been broken once more. Sports writer Sam Dillon and publisher Kevin Behrens have been neck-and-neck for much of the Pigskin Pickers race. Behrens was the leader in the clubhouse but ...

Several Marysville High School senior football players earned special awards for the 2018 season.They are in the top photo from left, Walker Heard, Ethan Smegal and Mike Powers. Members of the Marysvi...

The Marysville High School boys varsity soccer team compiled an 8-3-5 record during the 2018 campaign. Several Monarchs earned special awards from the Ohio Capital Conference for the season. They are ...

Marysville High School senior Cassidy Francisco shoots a jumper during a practice session earlier this week. The Lady Monarchs will begin their season in a couple of weeks under new head coach Brooke ...

The Fairbanks High School bowling program has expanded to include a separate girls’ coach for the 2018-19 school year. Stephanie Fairchild (left) will coach the Lady Panthers, while Jeff Ungerer will ...

These members of the Fairbanks High School girls soccer team earned special awards for the 2018 season. They are from left, Anna Poling, Ohio Heritage Conference (OHC) honorable mention; Molly Olson, ...

Jonathan Alder’s Luke Malone, left, nears the finish line at Saturday’s state championship cross- country race. Malone finished in 19th place and led the Pioneers to a 14th-place team finish. (Journal...

Tyler Connolly (left), Marysville High School’s heavyweight wrestler, is pictured during last year’s state tournament. Connolly will not be able to compete during his senior season this winter due to ...

Alder’s Maddy Killian leads a pack of runners at the state cross-country championship meet Saturday. As a senior, Killian was competing in her final cross-country race as a high schooler. She finished...

Fairbanks quarterback Jacob Nicol (5) watches while running back Mason Cushman (6) picks up yardage against Fort Frye. The Panthers earned their first state playoff berth in more than a decade this fa...

We have a tie once again at the top of the Pigskin Pickers race Publisher Kevin Behrens and sports writer Sam Dillon are deadlocked at 83-30 for the season after last week’s games. Behrens went 6-1 fo...

Fairbanks’ Patrick Cotter (left photo-center) and senior linebacker Charlie Scheiderer have earned special honors in the Central District for the 2018 football season. Cotter was named Coach of the Ye...

Members of Jonathan Alder’s cross-country program are pictured from left, front row, Avery Hecht, Olivia Riddlebaugh, Ashlyn McDaniel, Maddie Davis, Jessie DeVore, Maddy Killian, Mary Sara Albert, Jen...

Zach Tompkins of Marysville rolled his first-ever 700 series at Dragon Lanes. He achieved the milestone during a recent Youth League match. Tompkins, who has been bowling since the age of 7, is a memb...

Marysville High School graduate Robin King won the East Coast Athletic Conference women’s cross-country championship on Saturday at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome. King is a freshman runner for the Unit...

Fairbanks seniors Wyatt Damron (2) and Tyler Beem celebrate a touchdown last Friday during a Divison VI playoff game at Fort Frye. The Panthers finished the season with a 7-4 record. (Journal-Tribune ...

Jonathan Alder senior Emma Shepherd goes up for a kill against Columbus Bishop Hartley. Although the Lady Pioneers fell to the Hawks in the Division II regional semifinals at Heath High School, 2018 m...

Fairbanks quarterback Jacob Nicol (right) hands the ball off to Mason Cushman Friday evening at Fort Frye. The Panthers fell, 34-14, during the Division VI playoff game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam ...

These members of the Fairbanks High School girls golf team earned special awards during the 2018 season. They are pictured with coach Chuck Lehman, left. Award winners from left are Allison Kise, firs...