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FHS grid squad looks to continue successful stretch
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Ryker Green races past a Mechanicsburg defender. The Panthers will host West Jefferson on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
October 16, 2024
For the past several years, the final four games of the regular season have been “Murderer’s Row” for the Fairbanks High School football team. The lineup of Mechanicsburg, Northeastern, West Jefferson...
Monarchs will host Olentangy Berlin during final home game of season
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Collin Wimmers (28) picks up yardage against Thomas Worthington. The Monarchs will take a 2-6 record into their final home game of the season on Friday against Olentangy Berlin. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)’
By Tim Miller 
October 16, 2024
The team that knocked Marysville out of the 2023 playoffs is up next for the 2024 Monarchs. Friday evening’s contest will be the final home game of the season for the Monarchs. MHS will take an overal...
Stalemate with Tecumseh earns CBC divisional title for Jonathan Alder
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Jonathan Alder’s Jimmy Martinez (7) gets possession near midfield during a home match earlier this season. The senior Pioneer scored one goal in the team’s tie against Tecumseh. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 15, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s boys soccer team reclaimed its top spot in the Kenton Trail Division following a 2-2 tie with Tecumseh The Pioneers were perfect in the Central Buckeye Conference (9-0-0) heading into...
Jonathan Alder spiker makes verbal committment to Wright State
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Jonathan Alder’s Ali Hayes (17) sends the ball past a blocker in this file photo. Hayes, a junior at Alder, has verbally committed to play at Wright State University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Tim Miller 
October 15, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s Ali Hayes still has her senior season of volleyball ahead of her next year. The Lady Pioneer junior, however, already knows where her future lies in the sport. Hayes has verbally comm...
Lady Monarch runners finish as runner-up during OCC Cardinal Division competition
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Lady Monarchs pictured competing in the OCC Cardinal Division cross country meet are from left, Cameron Cave, Alyssa Przeklasa and Lyla Channell. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
October 15, 2024
Marysville’s girls cross country team placed second during the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division meet. Dublin Jerome won the divisional title with 32 points, while the Lady Monarchs finished w...
MHS spikers fall to Hilliard Darby
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Marysville’s Lauren Niekamp (1) leaps for a hit during the second set against the visiting Lady Panthers of Hilliard Darby. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 14, 2024
Marysville’s volleyball team fell short of capturing its last home match against Hilliard Darby. The Lady Monarchs started out strong in the first two sets, but struggled to quell the visiting Panther...
Jonathan Alder runners sweep CBC Kenton Trail cross country races
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Jonathan Alder’s Ella Luker is pictured competing in the 2023 state cross country meet. Luker helped lead the Lady Pioneers to the 2024 championship of the Central Buckeye Conference’s Kenton Trail Division. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Bob Putman 
October 14, 2024
Jonathan Alder made a clean sweep of the Kenton Trail Division of the Central Buckeye Conference cross country championships on Saturday at Graham. In the girls meet, the Lady Pioneers placed their fi...
Jonathan Alder volleyball squad turns back Tecumseh
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Addison Schumacher (13) of Jonathan Alder sets the ball during a match from earlier in the 2024 season. Peyton Hanna (20) goes up for a possible kill. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
October 14, 2024
The regular season came to a close with a victory for Jonathan Alder’s varsity volleyball squad. A 25-8, 25-7, 25-14 triumph over Tecumseh raised the Lady Pioneers’ overall record to 16-6. JA won five...
Fairbanks spikers conclude regular season with sweep over Triad
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Fairbanks’ Madeleine Peffer (19) and Maddi Sines (27) go up for a block against Triad’s Adisyn Welty (8). The Lady Panthers captured the match in three sets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
October 14, 2024
A three-set victory over neighboring Triad officially secured a first-place finish for Fairbanks’ varsity volleyball squad. The 25-7, 25-14, 25-8 victory allowed the Lady Panthers to conclude their Oh...
Jonathan Alder suffers tough loss on Homecoming Night
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Jonathan Alder quarterback Grant Horne (left) races away from a Kenton Ridge defender enroute to a touchdown. Alder dropped a 28-27 heartbreaker on Homecoming Night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
October 12, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s football team took a punch in the gut with a 28-27 Homecoming loss to Kenton Ridge on Friday. The point difference in the contest was an Alder blocked extra point in the fourth quarte...
Nate Russell’s field goal pushes Panthers to victory at Northeastern
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Fairbanks’ Nate Russell boots an extra point off the hold by Bryson Griffith (12). Russell won Friday’s game at Northeastern with a field goal. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Tim Miller)
By Mac Cordell 
October 12, 2024
“It was a great high school football game.” That was the postgame assessment of Fairbanks head coach Dave Carroll following his squad’s 24-21 win at Northeastern. Both squads went into the game 5-2 an...
Triad Cardinals drop decision to West Jefferson
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 12, 2024
It was a case of a few steps forward and several steps back for Triad’s gridiron squad on Friday. The Cardinals slipped to 1-7 on the season with a 34-6 setback at the hands of West Jefferson. The Rou...
Benjamin Logan tops North Union for first victory of campaign
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North Union quarterback Nickolas Hajjar (11) pitches the ball to Nick Van Hoose during Friday’s game against Benjamin Logan. (Photo submitted)
By Bob Putman 
October 12, 2024
So many numbers favored North Union during its Central Buckeye Conference home football game Friday against Benjamin Logan. However, the number that mattered was on the Benjamin Logan side of the ledg...
Monarchs blast Thomas Worthington for second grid win of 2024 season
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Waylon McDaniel (16) of Marysville picks up yardage on Friday against Thomas Worthington. The Monarchs won their second game of the season by a 42-14 verdict. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
By Chad Williamson 
October 12, 2024
You can tell a lot about a game by watching the way a pile falls at the end of a play. If the defense is more physical, ball carriers will lose speed at contact and seem to melt into the ground, or ev...
Spikers fall to Berlin
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By Tim Miller 
October 10, 2024
Marysville’s varsity volleyball team dropped an 18-25, 21-25, 12-25 verdict to Olentangy Berlin. “We battled tough with the Bears with long rallies and amazing pursuit,” said MHS head coach Bethany Be...
Triad Cardinals will hit road for contest against West Jefferson
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Triad’s Blayk Thomas (8) looks downfield for a pass attempt during a home game against Bucyrus earlier this season. The Cardinals will play at West Jefferson tonight. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 10, 2024
Triad’s football team knows what to expect against West Jefferson tonight. The Cardinals’ gridiron season has been tough sledding. Despite falling to Northeastern last week, however, a new week provid...
MHS girls place eighth during Division I district golf tournament
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Members of the Lady Monarch district tournament golf team are from left, Ava Jackson, Allee Forrider, Olivia Gratz, Jorja Ary and McKinley Samaniego. (Submitted photo)
By Tim Miller 
October 10, 2024
Marysville’s girls golf squad finished in eighth place during the 12-team Division I district tournament. The tournament concluded the team’s 2024 schedule. “The girls were so proud to be there and en...
Fairbanks golfer will play in D-II state tournament
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Fairbanks’ Cole Eger takes a shot during a match from earlier in the 2024 season. Edger will play in the state tournament at Firestone Country Club on Sunday and Monday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Alesei Pavloff)
By Tim Miller 
October 10, 2024
Fairbanks’ Cole Eger has made school history. Eger is the first Panther boys golfer to qualify for the state tournament. The senior earned a district championship during a playoff at Turnberry Golf Co...
NU will look to bounce back into win column against BL
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North Union’s Griffin Osborne (14) picks up yardage against Urbana. The Wildcats will host Benjamin Logan on Friday. (Photo submitted)
By Bob Putman 
October 10, 2024
A week removed from a tough loss to Northwestern, North Union’s football team will try to bounce back on Friday against Benjamin Logan. The game against the Raiders will be the final regular season ho...
Pioneers eager for Homecoming win
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Jonathan Alder’s Mason Curtis (33) sprints to the edge during the fourth quarter against London last week. The Pioneers will host the Cougars of Kenton Ridge tonight for Homecoming. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 10, 2024
Jonathan Alder is not letting last week’s loss impact the rest of the regular season. Head coach Nate Snedeker has preached the idea of moving forward as a unit whether coming off a win or a loss. Las...
Lady Cats drop match to Benjamin Logan
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North Union’s Kylee Balzer (2) celebrates with teammates Kale Keigley (13) and Emma Justice (23) after scoring the go-ahead goal during the second half of action. The Lady Cats, though, lost to visiting Benjamin Logan 2-1 on Senior Night Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Bob Putman 
October 10, 2024
North Union suffered a heart-breaking loss on Wednesday as the Lady Cats fell 2-1 to Benjamin Logan in Central Buckeye Conference girls soccer play at North Union. After a scoreless first half, NU too...
Local football teams remain in hunt for playoff berths
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Ryker Green (7) and Leo Winner (36) prepare to block for Raiden Humble (3) on this play. The Panthers are 10th in Region 23 of Division VI in the computer ratings. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
October 10, 2024
The 2024 high school football regular season is in the home stretch. After this evening’s games, there will be only two more contests before the state playoffs begin. As of this week’s computer rating...
Fairbanks spikers top Mechanicsburg
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Allie Boyd (14) and Gracie Boyer (10) of Fairbanks go up for a block during a recent match. They helped the Lady Panthers sweep Mechanicsburg. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
October 10, 2024
Fairbanks’ volleyball squad ran its Ohio Heritage Conference mark to 12-1 with a 25-8, 25-13, 25-12 triumph over Mechanicsburg. The victory upped the Lady Panthers’ overall mark to 16-5. Maddi Sines l...
Pavloff, Miller are first, second in Pigskin Pickers race
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By Tim Miller 
October 10, 2024
There is only one game that separates the top two Pigskin Pickers. Sports writer Aleksei Pavloff and sports editor Tim Miller both posted 8-1 records last week. Pavloff holds a slim 45-18 to 44-19 lea...
North Union volleyball team drops contest to Ben Logan
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By Bob Putman 
October 10, 2024
North Union put together some good moments during its home Central Buckeye Conference volleyball match against Benjmain Logan. Unfortunately, those good times were not plentiful enough as the Lady Cat...
Lady Pioneer spikers drop marathon match to London
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By Tim Miller 
October 10, 2024
A fierce volleyball battle left Jonathan Alder on the wrong side of the ledger against arch-rival London. The contest went five sets as Alder slipped to 15-6 overall and 5-4 in the Central Buckeye Con...
Top football players of week named
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The Journal-Tribune’s football players of the week are from left, Ryker Green, Fairbanks; Brandon Dunn, Marysville; Awsom Mitchell, Triad; Caleb Wiltshire, Jonathan Alder; Awsom Mitchell, Triad; and North Union’s Nickolas Hajjar. (Journal-Tribune file photos)
By Tim Miller 
October 9, 2024
There is no doubt who is the player of the week for the Fairbanks High School football squad. Senior Ryker Green once again earned the award for his performance during the Panthers’ (5-2) 48-36 victor...
FHS gridiron squad looking for sixth straight win
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Tommy Dellinger (21) of Fairbanks zeros in on a Mechanicsburg ball carrier. The Panthers will go for their sixth consecutive victory Friday at Northeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
October 9, 2024
Fairbanks’ football squad tallied its fifth consecutive win of the 2024 campaign with a 48-36 triumph over Mechanicsburg a week ago. It was the first in a series of four contests to conclude the regul...
Marysville gridders will host winless Thomas Worthington
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Marysville’s Zac Cooper (3) follows the block of teammate Matthew Hover during last Friday’s game at Olentangy. The Monarchs will host Thomas Worthington on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
By Tim Miller 
October 9, 2024
The Marysville Monarchs have the opportunity to solidify their post-season chances when they host Thomas Worthington on Friday. The Monarchs will take a 1-6 record into the contest against the Cardina...
Jonathan Alder girls score soccer victory over North Union
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Jonathan Alder’s Maryn Tanferi (14) takes a shot on North Union’s goalkeeper while being challenged by Kylee Balzer (2). The senior Lady Pioneer accounted for three goals in the team’s win against the visiting Lady Cats. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 9, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s girls soccer squad topped visiting North Union, 7-0. “We faced a really, really talented team,” NU coach Bill LeRoy said, adding he’s been friends with JA coach Randy Spain for years....