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Triad’s Awsom Mitchell (red) secures a double leg takedown on Dublin Coffman’s Gavin Mehl (grey) during the quarterfinals at 175 pounds. Along with claiming first place, the senior Cardinal is the all-time leader in career wins at Triad with 161 varsity victories. (Photo submitted)

North Union’s Heath Ferguson (bottom) tries to get a takedown on Marysville’s Gabe Earles (top) during the quarterfinals of the 157-pound division. The Wildcat went on the place third in the weight class during the Triad Invitational. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Holtz Maine of Fairbanks has an easy layup for two of his 12 points against West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Kadi Strahm (1) of Marysville goes up for a basket during a recent game. Strahm scored 13 points during a loss at Olentangy Berlin. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Marysville’s Trent Sharp (right) delivers a tree-top single-leg takedown on Dublin Jerome’s Jayden Sorvold (left) during the match at 138 pounds. The junior defeated the Celtic with a 19-3 technical near fall. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Natalie Walker of Jonathan Alder (11) goes up for a basket during a game from earlier in the 2024-25 season. Walker scored 20 points during the team’s victory over Northwestern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Sydney Cutler (50) of Fairbanks twists for an off-balance shot during Wednesday’s game against Greenon. Cutler scored 16 points during FHS’ loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Marysville’s Owen Graves (23) makes a contested layup against Worthington Kilbourne’s Max Ziskin (12) during the first half of action. The junior Monarch scored four points in the team’s loss to the Wolves. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

North Union’s Glory Blevins eyes the basket from the free throw line. Blevins connected on several charity shots late in the game as NU downed Urbana. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)

Fairbanks’ Gracie Boyer (10) gets her layup attempt denied by Worthington Kilbourne’s Dillon Walker (23) during the fourth quarter. The Lady Panther accounted for two points in the team’s loss to the Wolves. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

North Union’s Tyler Krebehenne looks for a teammate during Tuesday’s home CBC game against Indian Lake. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)

Kelsey Strahm (40) of MHS gets off a shot in the lane against Bishop Watterson. The Lady Monarchs fell, 55-51. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

North Union’s Kailyn Colegrove (30) drives to the basket in this file photo. Colgrove helped NU top Graham during a recent game. (Photo submitted)

Marysville’s CJ Collins (3) looks to shoot between a pair of Dublin Jerome defenders. The Monarchs’ game that was scheduled to be played Monday at Worthington Kilbourne was postponed due to inclement weather. MHS will play at Kilbourne today, with the junior varsity game set to tip off at 6 p.m. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Marysville’s Addison Lyon (right) tries to get a takedown against Northmont’s Riley Norman (left) during a match at 135 pounds in the first dual meet of the day. Following Lyon winning by pin, the senior eclipsed 100-career wins. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Awesome Mitchell of Triad (right) prepares to lift Worthington Kilbourne’s Aaron Hayes. Mitchell, who went on to pin Hayes, won the 175-pound crown at the Kevin Cleveland Memorial Tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Fairbanks’ Holtz Maine (44) powers through Triad’s Karson Meeker (42) for a score during the second half of action. The senior Panther notched 20 points in the team’s win over the Cardinals. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Kadi Strahm of Marysville prepares to shoot a jumper in this file photo. Strahm tallied 13 points during the Lady Monarchs’ triumph at Solon over the weekend. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Jønathan Alder’s Danny Bentley goes in for a layup in this file photo. The Pioneers downed Bellefontaine to up their record to 7-2. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Tim Miller)