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Jonathan Alder’s Travis Chany (red) stick checks an opposing DeSales player during a road playoff game this past season. The junior defenseman was given a special mention award for the Mid-Ohio Lacros...

It’s common knowledge that the Triad High School athletic director’s position has been a revolving door for the past few years. Jason Malone feels he’s going to put an end to that. Malone will take ov...

Fairbanks will have athletes competing in four events during this week’s OHSAA state track meet at Welcome Stadium at the University of Dayton. Lady Panthers on the track will be, from left, Alexis Wo...

Jonathan Alder’s Jack Kennedy tries to get past a Stallion defender during the first half of action. The senior Pioneer recorded one goal and one assist in JA’s last game of the season. (Journal-Tribu...

Marysville High School girls basketball head coach Klarke Ransome (center) talks with his team during a timeout. Ransome has stepped down as the Lady Monarch boss and will take over the girls basketba...

Several Marysville High School track athletes have advanced to the Division I regional finals at Pickerington North High School. The finals are scheduled to be conducted Friday, beginning at 4:30 p.m....

Fairbanks’ track athletes competed in the first day of the Division III regional meet at Heath High School. Several of them qualified for Friday’s running finals. Results from prelim events were as fo...

Jonathan Alder pitcher Greg Kennedy fires the ball toward a London batter Wednesday evening at Grove City High School. Kennedy tossed a perfect game as the Pioneers won, 2-0, for the Division II distr...

Happy teammates prepare to congratulate Jonathan Alder’s Evan Platfoot (10) as she trots home after a round-tripper against Logan Elm. An 8-5 setback, however, ended the Lady Pioneers’ season during a...

Marysville’s Julian Kennedy (2) tries to get through a Hilliard Darby defender during a regular season game. The senior Monarch accounted for two goals in the team’s postseason loss to Perrysburg. (Jo...

These recent Marysville High School graduates have decided where they will continue their academic and athletic careers. They are from left, front row, Paige Hobbs (tennis-Earlham College), Abby Price...

North Union’s Ashton Haubiel goes into his swing at the incoming ball. The Wildcats dropped an 8-4 verdict at West Jefferson during the Division III district championship contest. (Journal-Tribune pho...

Lady Monarch pitcher Tareyn Born prepares to fire the ball toward the plate in this 2023 photo. Born, a freshman, pitches for Muskingum University. The Muskies recently won their NCAA Division III reg...

Jonathan Alder’s Grant Horne slides headfirst into the plate with the game-winning run against Bloom-Carroll. The Pioneers won the Division II district semifinal game, 6-5. (Journal-Tribune photo by A...

Jonathan Alder dominated the Division II boys track and field championships on Saturday at Westerville South. Led by six first-place finishes, the Pioneers totaled 112 points to easily outdistance sec...

Lady Monarch shortstop Sienna Hutchins dives for the ball that scoots into the outfield for a base hit on Saturday. MHS’ season came to an end with an extra-inning setback to Teays Valley during the D...

Jonathan Alder’s Natalie Neumeier (30) celebrates the last out of the district title game in the top of the seventh inning. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- A 5-2 victory over rival Bloom...

Fairbanks’ Rachael Hoover is pictured competing during a race in this file photo. Hoover helped lead the Lady Panthers to a co-championship in the Division III district meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by...

Jonathan Alder’s Caleb Wiltshire (45) circles around an opposing defender during the first half of action. The freshman mildfielder notched three goals against the Little Muskies. (Journal-Tribune pho...

In the completion of a Central Buckeye Conference baseball game that started on April 17, North Union scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning to defeat Springfield Shawnee 10-8 on Saturday at ...

Marysville’s Mack Weithman competes in the 1600 meter run during a recent meet. Weithman set a new school record during the Division I district meet and has advanced to regional competition. (Journal-...

Fairbanks senior Hailey Dee slides into second base with a double Saturday afternoon. The Lady Panthers fell, 9-5, to Liberty Union during the Division III district championship game at Pickerington C...

The 2024 tennis season came to an end for Marysville High School’s Gianni Russo on Thursday. Russo split a pair of matches during the Division I district tournament that was held at Upper Arlington Hi...

Mason Bright of North Union fires a pitch toward the plate against Liberty Union. The Wildcats won 10-0 during the Division III sectional title game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- A five-ru...

Jonathan Alder’s Chase Chopin slides safely into second base during a game from earlier in the 2024 season. Chopin helped the Pioneers beat Licking Valley, 4-0, during a Division II tournament game. (...

The ball approaches Marysville third baseman Mason Springs as an Upper Arlington runner slides safely into the bag. The Monarchs fell to the Golden Bears, 6-5, during the Division I tournament contest...

Fairbanks’ Max Snyder delivers a pitch to an opposing Spartan. The senior Panther notched 13 strikeouts in the team’s 2-1 postseason loss to Marion Pleasant. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)...

Marysville’s Roberto Galvis clears a hurdle during a 110-meter race. Galvis has advanced to Saturday’s finals in the Division I district meet that is being held at Hilliard Darby High School. (Journal...

The post-season in high school track and field got under way with district meets on Tuesday and Wednesday. A plethora of area athletes took a step closer to qualifying for next month’s Ohio High Schoo...

Jonathan Alder’s Greg Kennedy connects on a pitch from Marion-Franklin’s Darnell Taylor in the bottom of the first inning. The senior scored three runs and notched two RBIs in the team’s win over the ...