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Jonathan Alder made a clean sweep of the Central Buckeye Conference middle school track championships at Benjamin Logan. The Pioneers totaled 101 points in the boys meet. Bellefontaine was second with...

Marysville’s Aubrey Montgomery (21) sprints past Hilliard Davidson’s Kate Bidlack (4) during the first half of action. The junior scored one goal in the team’s loss to the Wildcats. (Journal-Tribune p...

Jonathan Alder’s Noah Hess (13) goes into the lane against defensive pressure. The Pioneers are just one of several local high school hoop squads that will switch divisions under the Ohio High School ...

Triad’s Cayla Eaton, left, is shown competing during the 2023 Division III state track and field meet at The Ohio State University. Eaton has advanced to the finals of the 2024 Ohio Heritage Conferenc...

Jonathan Alder’s Alyssa Miller prepares to release the ball in this file photo. Miller threw a one-hitter and fanned 10 during a win at Springfield Shawnee. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Jo...

North Union’s Reese DeCamp follows through with a pitch against Marion-Franklin. She tossed a perfect game during the Division II tournament game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- The 2024 Nor...

Grant Horne (1) of Jonathan Alder rips a base hit during a 2024 game against Benjamin Logan. The Pioneers have earned the No. 2 seed for the upcoming Division II tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

Jonathan Alder’s softball squad went on the road and defeated Olentangy Liberty, 8-3, on Saturday. The victory upped the Lady Pioneers’ record to 17-4. Evan Platfoot finished with three of JA’s 11 hit...

Marysville defenseman Alex McNamara (left) guards Jonathan Alder’s face-off specialist Mason Curtis (right) during the first half of action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan Alde...

For its final regular season meet of the track season North Union traveled to the West Liberty Salem Reliant Tiger Invitational on Friday. “Some heavy hitters from the western part of the state were i...

Gianni Russo sends the ball back over the net for the Monarchs. Russo has earned the No. 1 seed at first singles for the Division I district tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysv...

Emily Thomas, left, of Marysville competes during the 100 meter hurdles during a recent meet. She placed seventh during the Hilliard Bradley Invitational. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Mary...

North Union closed out its softball regular season in strong fashion on Friday with a 14-1 win at Tecumseh. The Lady Cats (13-13) collected eight extra-base hits, including home runs from Reese DeCamp...

Marysville left fielder Ella Wood can’t reach the ball that falls in for a hit during a 6-0 setback at the hands of Pickerington North. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysville’s softball t...

The Fairbanks High School baseball program has honored the memory of a fallen teammate. A couple months ago, Blake Gorton was preparing for his junior season as a starter for the Panthers. That all ch...

The umpire prepares to signal an out after Fairbanks infielder Owen Woody (white jersey) puts the tag at second base on Triad’s Russell House after a stolen base attempt. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim...

Hilliard Darby turned in a 3-2 tennis victory over Jonathan Alder. Singles -Josh Weakley (JA) defeated Hykes (HD) 6-4, 6-1; -Bhatt (HD) downed Seth Dickman (JA) 6-2, 6-3; -Ayanampudi (HD) beat Noah Ku...

Hailey Dee of Fairbanks rips a base hit in this file photo. A 13-2 win at Greeneview on Thursday secured a share of the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division championship for the Lady Panthers. (Jou...

North Union’s Miles Marlette takes a swing at an incoming pitch during a home game against Kenton Ridge earlier this season. The junior notched the team’s only RBI in the loss to River Valley. (Journa...

Marysville’s Mason Springs celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run in the top of the third inning. The Monarch notched two RBIs in the team’s loss to Olentangy Berlin. (Journal-Tribune phot...

The Lady Panther softball team clubbed West Liberty-Salem on Wednesday. Fairbanks improved to 16-2-1 overall and 13-2 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with a 15-3 road victory. FHS held a 3-0 margin af...

The North Union softball and baseball teams each used one big inning to earn victories at Benjamin Logan on Wednesday. The Lady Cats scored seven runs in the third inning on their way to a 9-1 win. Re...

The boys tennis squads from Marysville and Jonathan Alder won recent matches by identical 5-0 scores. The Monarchs turned back Buckeye Valley, while JA got the best of Tecumseh. MHS-BV Singles -Noah B...

The Ohio High School Athletic Association recently announced the preliminary divisional breakdowns and regional tournament representation for the upcoming fall sports. The OHSAA Board of Directors app...

Roberto Galvis of Marysville clears a hurdle during the 110-meter race. Galvis placed first in the event. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysville’s boys and girls track and field squads ho...

North Union’s John Hughes delivers a pitch during a home game against Kenton Ridge. The senior Wildcat pitched one inning allowing one hit and recording one strikeout. (Journal-Tribune photo by Alekse...

Chase Chopin of Jonathan Alder slides safely into second base. The Pioneers defeated Indian Lake on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Another Central Buckeye Conference foe went down t...

North Union’s Henry Hayward competes in the boys pole vault during a dual meet against Fairbanks. The senior cleared 10-6 to take first place. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- North Union...

North Union picked up its 10th win of the season with an 8-7 win over Benjamin Logan on Monday in baseball action at North Union. Trailing 4-1, the Wildcats (10-6 overall, 6-6 Central Buckeye Conferen...

Marysville turned back Thomas Worthington, 2-0, during an Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division baseball game on Monday. The Monarchs plated both of their runs in the home half of the fifth inning...