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Marysville’s Ryker Bowden (5) leaps for a field goal during the second half. The senior Monarchs notched 22 points in the team’s win over visiting Grove City. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff...

Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Heiss (4) takes a free-throw attempt during a home game against Urbana earlier this season. The senior Pioneer earned a First-Team All CBC award for his work on the hardwood th...

North Union’s Miles Hall (white) drives to the basket during a regular season home game against Jonathan Alder earlier this season. The Wildcat tallied 23 points in the team’s win over Elgin. (Journal...

Marysville’s Sophia Stamm (left) competes during the OHSAA girls state diving competition at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton last Wednesday evening. The senior Lady Monarch went on to place 13th in t...

Jonathan Alder’s Evan Platfoot (10) drives into the paint while Licking Valley’s Marissa Graham (5) tries to defend her in the first half. The senior Lady Pioneer notched 10 points in the team’s first...

Marysville’s Abby Strahm (white) defends Westerville North’s Kacee Bohan (black) in the second half of play. The third seeded Lady Monarchs are slated to face off against 43rd seeded Chillicothe today...

Fairbanks senior Reese Poling (4) goes up for a shot against Pleasant. The Lady Panthers saw their season end with a tournament loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The point differenti...

Marysville senior Erick Nelson lifts an Olentangy opponent in the air during the Division I state duals regional tournament that was held at Dublin Coffman High School. Nelson will compete in the 138-...

Fairbanks and North Union each had teams competing in the Division II Central District bowling tournament at HP Lanes on Tuesday. The Lady Panthers finished sixth overall, while the Lady Cats were eig...

Marysville High School senior Olivia Warner (34) looks to clear out the ball against defenders during a game earlier this season. The Lady Monarchs’ sectional title game against Chillicothe, pending a...

Jonathan Alder’s Tristen Gregory (top) collects back points against Marion Harding’s Emily Vice (bottom) during the 100-pound finals match at the Delaware Hayes Invitational. The Lady Pioneer was pinn...

Lady Monarch senior Sophia Stamm competes during a diving event early in the 2023-24 season. Stamm will compete in the OHSAA Division I state diving event in Canton. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mill...

Emma Gilbert of MHS goes up for a basket during a 2023-2024 contest. The Lady Monarchs will hostWesterville North to open the Division I tournament schedule on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim...

North Union’s Tyler Cline (top) pins Tecumseh’s Carsen Williams during the first round of matches at 215 pounds. The senior Wildcat secured his 100th career win with the result. (Journal-Tribune photo...

Jonathan Alder’s Anthony Kroninger secures a “banana split” on Indian Lake’s Jackson Young during the semifinal round at 165 pounds. The Pioneer placed second at the end of the Central Buckeye Confere...

With North Union head coach Ryan Grose looking on in the background, Max Parish shoots a free throw that put him at the 1,000-point milestone for his career. The Wildcats, however, fell to Indian Lake...

Fairbanks and North Union each had teams qualify for the Division III district bowling tournament. North Union finished second overall in the girls sectional tournament on Saturday at HP Lanes with a ...

Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Heiss (4) drives to the baseline during the fourth quarter against Urbana’s Kayden Jacobs (24). Heiss scored 12 points during the loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavlof...

Marysville’s Ryker Bowden (5) is fouled while going to the basket against Olentangy. The Braves won, 54-44. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The outright Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Divis...

The 2023-24 basketball season came to an end on Thursday for Triad’s girls. The Lady Cardinals dropped a 43-22 decision to Ohio Heritage Conference rival West Liberty-Salem. The setback came during th...

Marysville’s Gage Counts (left) grapples with Olentangy’s Daniel Stephens (right) during the final period at 285 pounds. The Monarch road out Stephens in the final 30 seconds to secure the team’s four...

North Union’s eighth-grade girls basketball team recently completed a 19-0 season. The Lady Cats won the Central Buckeye Conference tournament. Members of the team are from left, front row, Shaylin Pu...

Fairbanks High School’s Jackson Stage (14) picks up yardage in this file photo. Stage will continue his football career at Ohio Dominican University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fairbanks...

Unlike established Division I athletic programs such as Marysville, small schools like Triad may benefit from an expansion in divisions, according to AD Nick Withrow. “I think this has the potential t...

Grace Zahn of Fairbanks (14) drives to the hoop during a 2023-24 basketball game. She is pursued in the background by Triad’s Mia LeMay. Fairbanks teams will probably remain in Division III under the ...

Marysville’s Olana Chapman (right) grapples with Olentangy’s Helina Michael (left) during the match at 190 pounds. The senior Lady Monarch secured a first-period pin against the Lady Brave. (Journal-T...

Ryan Mark (11) of Jonathan Alder goes up for a basket against Columbus Bishop Watterson. Mark tallied 17 points during JA’s 58-51 setback. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Things looked bleak ...

Triad’s Hunter Thompson (3) gets a charging foul after running into Shekinah Christian’s Austin Helmuth (11) during the second half. The senior Cardinal notched 10 points in the team’s loss to the Fla...

NU’s Max Parish drives toward the basket against River Valley. Parish scored 25 points. (Photo submitted) -- North Union struggled with execution on both ends of the court. That inconsistency led to a...

Fairbanks’ Jameson Rausch cuts down a portion of the net after the Panthers secured a tie for the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division championship. Boys hoop squads will soon enter tournament comp...