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By Sam Dillon 
October 26, 2017
Carson Smith (5) of North Union looks downfield to find a hole in the Buckeye Valley defense. The Cats will take on River Valley in Week 10 and try to end the season with a 5-5 record. (Photo submitte...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 26, 2017
The Silver team finished as runner-up for the 2017 season in Division II of the Marysville Junior Football Association. Members of the squad are from left, front row, Justin Severance, Caden Potts, JP...
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By Sam Dillon 
October 26, 2017
Matt Walters, left, of Marysville dekes around Westerville Central’s goalie during the Monarchs’ 4-1 win during the Central District semi-finals. Walters did all of the scoring for the Monarchs to adv...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 26, 2017
Reporter Mac Cordell is cratering but still holds a slim, two-game lead over sports editor Tim Miller as the Pigskin Pickers go into the final week of the 2017 regular season. Publisher Kevin Behrens,...
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By Sam Dillon 
October 25, 2017
Mason Smith (8) of Fairbanks looks for a pass in the Panthers’ offensive half of the field against Worthington Christian. The Panthers dropped the tournament contest 4-0 on Tuesday to end their 2017 s...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 25, 2017
The Fairbanks varsity volleyball team isn’t the only squad to experience spiking success at the school this season. The junior varsity squad finished its season with a 19-1 record. Members of the JV t...
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By Tim Miller 
October 25, 2017
Fairbanks quarterback Jacob Nicol (5) picks up yardage against Triad. The Panthers will close out the season on Friday with a game at Mechanicsburg. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Fair...
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By Tim Miller 
October 25, 2017
Marysville’s Caitlyn Cotner (10) battles for possession of the ball near the sideline at Dublin Jerome on Tuesday. The Lady Monarchs fell, 4-1, in the Division I district semifinals. (Journal-Tribune ...
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By Sam Dillon 
October 24, 2017
Chad Clarridge, left, points to where the dog, Harley, is running in the grass for his son, Cole. The pheasant hunt was hosted by the Union County Chapter of Pheasants Forever during the youth pheasan...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 24, 2017
Mercadize Paver, 9, of Marysville is pictured with Dixie Jeffers, the women’s head basketball coach at Capital University. The youngster became a member of the Lady Crusaders team on Sunday through th...
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By Tim Miller 
October 24, 2017
Fairbanks’ Jenay Kocsis, right, sets the ball during Monday’s scrimmage against Jonathan Alder. JA’s Kortney Reynolds is pictured to the left. Both teams will play in district semifinal matches this w...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 23, 2017
Marysville’s girls cross-country team placed third in the Division I district meet and have advanced to the regional. Members of the team are from left, Elena Boger, Morgan Forney, Kaitlin Crilow, Lea...
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By Tim Miller 
October 21, 2017
Triad’s Cameron Atchison (9) helps bring down Fairbanks’ Beau Sloan on this play Friday evening. The Panthers rolled to a 51-27 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Fairbanks Panthe...
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By Chad Williamson 
October 21, 2017
Marysville’s Thomas Rush (27) stops a Hilliard Davidson runner on this play. The Monarchs fell, 28-7. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) –––– Discipline on the football field is to be admired....
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By Tim Miller 
October 21, 2017
BLACKA –––– Jonathan Alder won its seventh game of the 2017 football season with a 35-21 victory over Springfield Shawnee on Friday. The Pioneers trailed 14-7 at halftime, but dominated the second hal...
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By Sam Dillon 
October 21, 2017
Chris Cox (7) of North Union tackles a Buckeye Valley receiver on Friday. The Wildcats lost the defensive battle, 21-7, to fall to 4-5 on the season. (Photo submitted) –––– The North Union Wildcats ar...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 21, 2017
This team won the Marysville Junior Baseball-Softball Association fall league with a 9-1 record. Members of the team are from left, front row, Ethan Grome, Paxton Herring, Berkley Behrens, Brady Cosse...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 20, 2017
The visiting Fairbanks Middle School football Panthers broke open a close game midway in the second quarter with a 20-point explosion in the last 4:45 of the first half on Thursday. As a result, the P...
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By Tim Miller 
October 20, 2017
Fairbanks’ Emma Cook (13) contends for possession of the ball against a Worthington Christian defender on Thursday. The Lady Panthers lost, 3-2, in the Division III tournament contest. (Journal-Tribun...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 20, 2017
Celia Soller of Marysville prepares to pass the ball to a teammate during the Lady Monarchs’ opening match of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I soccer tournament against Delaware Ha...
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By Tim Miller 
October 20, 2017
Jonathan Alder’s Dalton Potts (2) chases down a Benjamin Logan ball carrier in this file photo. The Pioneers will host Springfield Shawnee tonight. (Journal-Tribune photo by Will Channell) –––– The Jo...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 20, 2017
A pair of local high school teams saw their seasons come to an end on Thursday. The Marysville High School volleyball squad fell at Olentangy, 10-25, 24-26, 9-25, in a Division I tournament match. “We...
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By Tim Miller 
October 19, 2017
Abby Jester (9) of Jonathan Alder sends the ball over the net against Columbus Marion-Franklin Wednesday evening. The Lady Pioneers easily swept the Red Devils during the Division II tournament match....
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By Tim Miller 
October 19, 2017
Fairbanks quarterback Jacob Nicol (5) picks up yardage against West Liberty-Salem. The Panthers will host Triad on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– A pair of local high school footba...
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By Sam Dillon 
October 19, 2017
Chris Cox-Wilson of North Union sacks the Galion quarterback during last week’s football game, which the Wildcats won, 68-26. This week, the Cats will face a stiff challenge in Buckeye Valley. (Photo ...
FHS boys soccer team wins tournament contest
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 19, 2017
The Fairbanks boys soccer team defeated another higher-seeded squad Wednesday evening in Division III tournament action. The No. 15 Panthers downed No. 8 Northside Christian, 2-0, to win the sectional...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 19, 2017
We are deep into the Picker season and Mac Cordell has made himself relatively comfortable at the top with a 67-22 record. However, Cordell’s slight slip up as of late at 8-3 makes him look more like ...