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Triad High School head football coach Joe Cardinal (right) gives instructions to his team during a 2017 game. After notching only two victories during the past two seasons, Cardinal said some changes ...

Jonathan Alder High School freshman Ellen Kennedy (right) is pictured with her beach volleyball partner, Clare Flanagan. (Photo submitted) –––– To reach the top of any sport can take years of training...

Marysville’s Jarrett Karnes (left) pressures a West Carrollton ballhandler during Saturday morning’s scrimmage at Thomas Worthington. Defense has been a big emphasis for the Monarchs during the presea...

Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Mast (right) guards an opponent during a game from the 2016-17 season. The Lady Pioneers will host the Madison County Thanksgiving Tip-off Classic on Friday and Saturday. (Jour...

These Marysville High School cheerleaders earned special awards for the 2017 football season. They are from left, front row, Meredith Kiss (most spirited-varsity), Amanda Failor (most cooperative-vars...

These Marysville High School wrestlers have been selected to participate in the Central District Coaches All-Star match. They are from left, front row, Quintin Miller, Michael Jones and Walker Heard; ...

The Pigskin Pickers race pretty much stayed the same this week as four competitors posted records of 7-3. The real story of the week, however, was basement dweller and sports writer Sam Dillon’s top m...

Marysville High School graduate Anna McNabb (5) is pictured in this file photo setting the ball during a volleyball match. McNabb, a sophomore at Heidelberg University, recently won Ohio Athletic Conf...

These members of the Fairbanks High School boys soccer team earned special awards for the 2017 season. They are from left, Michael Kutz, most improved-varsity; Alex Adkins, MVP and honorable mention-O...

Marysville High School senior Lily Keber signs a letter of intent to continue her academic and volleyball careers at Fairmont State University in West Virginia. She is pictured with her parents, John ...

These members of the Fairbanks High School girls soccer program have earned special awards for the 2017 season. They are from left, head coach Randy Spain, Division III Central District coach of the y...

Fairbanks High School senior Megan Olson sends the ball down the field during a 2017 soccer game. Olson has been named to the Division III All-Ohio second team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –...

Marysville High School girls soccer players, from left, Hope Powers, Celia Soller and Anna Weigand played in the Ohio Capital Conference All-Star match on Sunday at Westerville South. The contest matc...

Several Marysville High School football players have earned special awards for the 2017 season. In the above photo, Mike Powers (top) and Walker Heard have been named to the Ohio Capital Conference’s ...

Jonathan Alder senior Ally Graves (3) sends the ball over the net in this file photo from a match during the 2017 season. Earlier today, Graves signed a letter of intent to continue her volleyball car...

There is a new leader at the top of the Pigskin Pickers race. Publisher Kevin Behrens posted a 9-2 record during a week in which the Ohio State Buckeyes and Penn State Nittany Lions were both upset in...

Fairbanks’ Megan Olson, right, prepares to kick an extra point during a 2017 game. Olson is the first girl in Union County history to earn Central District football honors. She was named first team fo...

Jonathan Alder quarterback Preston Eisnaugle (10) follows Jamie Dye’s block against a Clinton-Massie defender on Friday. The Pioneers ended their season at 8-3. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –...

Jonathan Alder’s Gavin Frick, right, is pictured finishing the 5K state meet for Division II Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers finished 12th in the 20-team race at National Trails Raceway in Hebron. (J...

Jacquelyn Witt, of Marysville, focuses on the last few feet between her and the finish line during the Division I race of the Ohio High School Athletic Association State Cross-Country Championship at ...

Drew Myers of Jonathan Alder falls into the end zone as two Clinton-Massie defenders attempt to keep him out during the Region 16 football quarterfinals at Clinton-Massie High School. The reception ma...

Several of these Fairbanks High School girls golfers earned special awards for the 2017 season. They are from left, Rachel Studenmund, second-team Ohio Heritage Conference and third-team Central Distr...

Jase Headings (pictured) be among the Jonathan Alder runners who will compete in the Division II state cross-country meets on Saturday. (Photos submitted) –––– The Jonathan Alder boys cross-country te...

Marysville High School sophomore Jacquelyn Witt gets in a workout earlier this week. Witt will compete in the girls Division I state cross-country meet at National Trails Raceway on Saturday. (Journal...

Triad cross-country runner Holly Cole, right, talks with coach Tom Borawski before last weekend’s Division III regional meet. Cole will compete in the state meet on Saturday. (Photo submitted) –––– Ho...

The Pigskin Pickers race is getting mighty interesting as we head into the final few weeks of the regular season. Reporter Mac Cordell, who posted a 9-3 record last week, barely maintains his overall ...

Jonathan Alder’s Dalton Potts catches a pass near the sideline against Bellefontaine. The Pioneers will travel to Clinton-Massie on Friday for the first round of the Division IV state playoffs. (Journ...

Fairbanks junior quarterback Jacob Nicol throws a pass against West Liberty-Salem. Nicol, who tossed 18 touchdown passes, helped the Panthers to a 5-5 record during the 2017 season. (Journal-Tribune p...

Marysville High School football seniors Stephen Shamhart, left, and Tommy Rush have been named to the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division first team. Rush was also named the division’s player of ...

Athletic officials at Bunsold Middle School are going to be a little busier this coming winter. That’s because the operation of the school’s “B” boys and girls basketball teams are falling back to the...