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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...

Evan Platfoot (10) of Jonathan Alder prepares to slide into third base against North Union’s Ryleigh Rasey. The Lady Pioneers are seeded second for the upcoming Division II tournament. (Journal-Tribun...

NU’s Reese DeCamp delivers a pitch against Benjamin Logan. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- The final regular season home game did not go the way the North Union softball team had hoped. A fou...

Fairbanks’ Cole Justus connects on a pitch during the game against Greenon. The senior Panther had five at-bats and recorded one RBI and two hits. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- When tw...

Claire Meihls (11) of Fairbanks slides into the plate with a run against Greenon. The Lady Panthers won the Ohio Heritage Conference contest 11-2. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fairbanks’ s...

The North Union girls track team earned a first-place finish Friday in the 61st Elgin Relays. The Lady Cats totaled 86 points to defeat second-place Northmor by 12 points. Combined with the 72 points ...

Marysville’s Ethan Boylan competes during a leg of the boys 4x400 meter relay at the Gary Smith Invitational. (Photo submitted) -- Marysville’s boys and girls track and field squads competed at Thomas...

Jonathan Alder’s Chase Chopin (2) celebrates after a run was scored during a home game against Kenton Ridge earlier this season. The Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association (OHSBCA) released its...

North Union Middle School made a clean sweep of the recent North Union Middle School Invitational. The boys team totaled 120 points en route to the title, while the Lady Cats counted 159 points for th...

North Union’s Ashton Haubiel delievers a pitch during a recent game. The Wildcats have a 9-6 record through games of this past weekend. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Bellefontaine scor...

Hailey Dee of Fairbanks slides safely into second base during a 2024 game. The Lady Panthers are ranked No. 7 in this week’s Division III state poll. The poll is released by the state softball coaches...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team scored a 5-0 verdict over Urbana on Friday. Singles -Isaac Banks (JA) defeated Spriggs (U) 6-1, 6-0; -Gideon Sullivan (JA) turned back Wilhelm (U) 6-2, 6-0; -Josh Wea...

Fairbanks’ softball record slipped to 13-2-1 overall and 10-2 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with Friday’s 2-1, eight-inning setback at Southeastern Macy Kise yielded six hits and struck out eight in...

North Union’s Zoe Wedding puts the ball in play against Bellefontaine. The Lady Cats fell to the Chieftains on Friday and then split a twinbill on Saturday against Cardington. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Jonathan Alder’s Jace Schrock (5) blasts a grand-slam homer during the first inning of Friday’s 11-1 victory over Benjamin Logan. The Pioneers improved to 14-1 with the win. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

Fairbanks’ girls track and field team won a quad home meet earlier this week. The Lady Panthers finished with 96.5 points. Bellefontaine was the runner-up with 75, followed by Calvary Christian-30.5 a...

Jenna Dee rips a base hit for the Fairbanks softball team. Dee drove in six runs and hit a grand slam homer during a victory over Mechanicsburg. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- A 12-6 victory...

Lady Monarch outfielder Abbey Strahm draws a bead on a fly ball during the victory over Olentangy that gave MHS the outright OCC Cardinal Division crown. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Durin...