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Jonathan Alder’s Brady Fox competes during a match against Hilliard Davidson at The Ridge Golf and Gardens earlier this season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan Alder’s Brady Fox...

Marysville’s Matt Krutowskis picks up yardage against Thomas Worthington. The Monarchs (4-4) will host Olentangy Berlin on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) -- Marysville’s varsity fo...

Fairbanks’ Madeleine Peffer (19) prepares to blast the ball past opposing blockers in this file photo. The Lady Panthers remained unbeaten in the Ohio Heritage Conference with a recent victory over We...

The new coach of the North Union softball team will be embarking on his first season as a high school coach when the bats and balls come out next spring. But the lack of high school coaching experienc...

Fairbanks holds down the top spot in the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division and on Sunday received another top honor as the Division III volleyball teams held their Central District tournament dr...

Marysville’s girls soccer squad kicked its way to a 2-2 stalemate against Hilliard Davidson. The Lady Monarchs are 7-7-3 overall for the season. JoJo Eberhart and Olivia Brooks notched goals for the L...

Maggie Foust of Marysville kicks to the finish as teammates cheer.Competition came during the Hilliard Darby Dash. (Photo submitted) -- The Lady Monarch cross country team tallied 25 points and won th...

Marysville’s Elise Gilsinger (2) hits a dig after a Thomas Worthington serve during the third set of action. The junior recorded 11 digs against the visiting Lady Cardinals. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

Jonathan Alder’s Ali Hayes, right, blasts the ball over the net in this file photo. Hayes finished with 22 kills during a four-set loss to London. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The Jonathan...

Triad quarterback Cayden Everhart (14) is upended by a West Jefferson defender Friday evening. (Photo submitted) -- The Triad Cardinals celebrated Homecoming and hosted West Jefferson on Friday for th...

Fairbanks receiver Raffi Stauffer can’t quite get a handle on this pass Friday evening against Northeastern. The Panthers lost their Homecoming game, 13-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- A F...

Monarch quarterback Brevin Bourquin picks up yardage along the sidelines Friday evening at Thomas Worthington. Marysville evened its record at 4-4 with a 48-7 triumph. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad W...

North Union’s Everett Robinson working on field goals prior to Friday’s game at Benjamin Logan. Holding for Robinson is Nickolas Hajjar. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- There was a scoreboard...

Jonathan Alder’s Grant Horne (12) takes off on a 44-yard touchdown run and tallied his second touchdown of the night in the second quarter. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan Alder...

Fairbanks football coach Patrick Cotter calls a play from the sidelines in this file photo. Cotter has stepped down as the Panthers’ head coach. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) --- In a stunning...

Triad running back Awsom Mitchell (20) grimaces in pain during the Cardinals’ game against Fairbanks. Mitchell’s availability for tonight’s Homecoming contest against West Jefferson is listed as a gam...

Jonathan Alder’s Grant Horne (12) tries to throw a pass downfield during the second half against London. The junior quarterback accounted for 91 passing yards and 48 rushing yards against the Red Raid...

Marysville’s girls soccer team dropped a 5-1 verdict to Olentangy Berlin. JoJo Eberhart put the ball in the net for the Lady Monarchs’ lone goal. Shannon Cordle finished with four saves in the net. My...

Paige Hobbs of Marysville answers an opponent’s shot over the net with one of her own in this file photo. The Lady Monarchs’ season came to an end during the Division I sectional tournament that was h...

Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Sifrit (white) delivers a pass near midfield, while North Union’s Kailyn Colegrove (orange) tries to cut her off in the second half. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) ...

A Marysville High School graduate has earned a collegiate athletics honor. Larry Scheiderer, a 1973 graduate of Marysville, has been inducted into the Denison University Hall of Fame. After going to D...

Fairbanks quarterback AJ Landon (2) looks down the field for a receiver during the game against Mechanicsburg. Providing blocking support are Wyatt Stice (33) and Noah Rhea (52). The Panthers will hos...

There were four Pigskin Pickers who finished with pedestrian 7-4 records during last week’s games. Sports editor Tim Miller, managing editor Chad Williamson, reporter Mac Cordell and sports writer Ale...

There was a little different feeling for the North Union football team when it resumed practice this past Monday. The Wildcats were able to take the field following a win after four straight losses. “...

A total of four area high school football teams are currently hanging tough as far as the 2023 state playoff picture. Marysville (Division I) and Jonathan Alder (Division IV) pretty much have post-sea...

The Journal-Tribune has named its high school football players of the week for the seventh game of the 2023 regular season. Corbin Wallace has been named Marysville’s top player. He gained 108 yards o...

Jonathan Alder’s Abby Middendorf (19) sends the ball past blockers in this file photo. The Lady Pioneers defeated Urbana in three sets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Jonathan Alder’s varsit...

Fairbanks senior Grace Gorton comes up with a dig against West Jefferson. The Lady Panthers celebrated Gorton eclipsing the 1,000 dig mark for her career. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Anot...

The volleyball regular season is down to its last few games and North Union head coach Alexis Maenz feels it is important to have as many positives as possible before the postseason schedule. The Lady...

Andrew Rabe of MHS follows the flight of his ball at Darby Creek. Rabe has qualified for the Division I district tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysville’s boys golfers carded a...