Sports

Triad to host Mechanicsburg
Sports
By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 20, 2023
Triad senior Kane Bailey (3) is brought down by Fairbanks’ Holtz Maine after picking up yardage. Bailey and the rest of the Cardinals will wrap up the regular season at home tonight against Mechanicsb...
MHS VB squad falls in tourney
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By Tim Miller 
October 20, 2023
Marysville’s varsity volleyball season came to an end during its opening match of the Division I tournament. The No. 32 seed Lady Monarchs (7-16) dropped a 3-2 verdict to No. 19 Central Crossing. Mary...
Panthers pummel Pleasant to open soccer tournament
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 20, 2023
Fairbanks’ Vincent Jimenez (red) tries to sift past a pair of Pleasant defenders during the first half of action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Fairbanks’ first round of the Division I...
JA will close out regular season at Tecumseh
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 20, 2023
Jon Alder’s Mason Curtis (33) attempts to ward off a Bellefontaine tackler. The Pioneers will wrap up the regular season tonight at Tecumseh. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Jonathan Alder’s ...
Local athletes earn CBC CC accolades
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By Tim Miller 
October 20, 2023
The boys runner of the year honors for the Central Buckeye Conference cross country season have been awarded to a pair of area athletes. Tyler Huff of North Union was named to the honor in the confere...
Handful of games still separate top Pigskin Pickers
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By Tim Miller 
October 20, 2023
Managing editor Chad Williamson, reporter Mac Cordell and sports editor Tim Miller each posted 9-3 records last week during the Pigskin Pickers. Miller leads for the season with a record of 58-25. Cor...
Girls soccer squads fall from tournament
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By Tim Miller 
October 20, 2023
The 2023 season came to an end for a pair of local girls soccer teams. North Union, the No. 14 seed, dropped a 14-0 verdict at No. 3 Bloom Carroll. North Union concluded the season with a 1-17-0 recor...
Sports
By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 20, 2023
Marysville’s Colin Barta (19) bumps elbows with an opposing Warhawk during the first half of action. The Monarch scored two goals in the team’s 3-2 tournament loss to Westerville Central. (Journal-Tri...
FHS will host West Liberty to finish regular season
Sports
By Tim Miller 
October 20, 2023
Fairbanks running back Ryker Green, right, tries to get past a defender in this file photo. The Panthers will close out the regular season when they host West Liberty-Salem on Friday. (Journal-Tribune...
Triad’s season ends
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By Tim Miller 
October 18, 2023
Cayla Eaton of Triad prepares to blast a serve during a match earlier this season at Fairbanks. The 19th-seeded Lady Cardinals’ season ended with a 25-9, 25-6, 25-16 loss to No. 2 Anna in the Southwes...
Lady Panthers open soccer tourney with victory over West Jeff
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 18, 2023
Fairbanks’ Emily Vance (13) inches the ball closer to West Jefferson’s cage during the first half of action. The sophomore Lady Panther accounted for two goals in the team’s 4-0 win. (Journal-Tribune ...
State track and field meet will move to Dayton for 2024
Sports
By Bob Putman 
October 18, 2023
Fairbanks’ Rachael Hoover competes in a relay race during the 2023 Division III state track meet at OSU’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The Ohio High School At...
Top local gridders of week named by Journal-Tribune
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By Tim Miller 
October 18, 2023
The Journal-Tribune has named its local high school football players of the week. They are from left, Matt Krutowskis, Marysville; Carter Skaggs, North Union; Johann Boeckl, Jonathan Alder; Holtz Main...
Monarch defense will face future Penn State QB at Olentangy
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By Tim Miller 
October 18, 2023
Brandon Dunn (38) and Nick Johnson (54) are among the Monarch defenders working to stop an Olentangy Berlin ball carrier. The Monarchs will wrap up the regular season with a game at Olentangy on Frida...
Fairbanks girls fourth overall in race
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By Tim Miller 
October 18, 2023
Fairbanks’ Ava Lahmers finished third overall on Saturday in the Ohio Heritage Conference cross championships at the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course in Cedarville. Lahmers’ finishing time was 20 mi...
Jonathan Alder runners notch CBC titles
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By Bob Putman 
October 18, 2023
Jonathan Alder placed five runners in the top eight to easily claim a Central Buckeye Conference girls cross country title on Saturday in action at South View Park in Bellefontaine. Jonathan Alder als...
Lady Monarchs capture OCC Cardinal Division championship
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By Tim Miller 
October 18, 2023
Trey Greenbaum is pictured competing for Marysville’s boys during the OCC Cardinal Division race. The Monarch boys placed fourth. (Photo submitted) -- Marysville’s cross-country runners ran into Monar...
Lady Monarch spikers drop battle to Olentangy
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By Tim Miller 
October 16, 2023
Marysville’s Elle Martter (4) sends the ball flying back towrard the net during a match against Olentangy. Also pictured for MHS is Caitlin Rigel (5). (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- If anyon...
JA squad notches win over KR
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By Tim Miller 
October 16, 2023
The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder used four sets to knock off Kenton Ridge, one of the Central Buckeye Conference’s top volleyball squads. JA upped its overall record to 15-7 to close out the regula...
Wildcats club Falcons
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 16, 2023
North Union’s Tyler Krebehenne, left, picks up yardage during Friday’s home game against Graham. The Wildcats rolled to a 34-0 victory. For full game stories from all the local contests see pages 8 an...
Fairbanks gives West Jeff good battle; falls 21-14
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
October 14, 2023
Fairbanks’ Wyatt Stice (33) darts past an opposing Roughrider during the second half of action. Also pictured for FHS is Raffi Stauffer (22). (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- A second hal...
Wildcats roll to victory over Graham Falcons
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By Bob Putman 
October 14, 2023
North Union’s Gavin Potts (20) picks up yardage against Graham Friday night. The Wildcats rolled to a 34-0 victory. (Photo submitted) -- The road to the final week of the regular season has not been a...
Monarchs drop gridiron contest to Olen. Berlin
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By Chad Williamson 
October 14, 2023
MHS’ Nick Johnson (54) chases Olentangy Berlin quarterback Harrison Brewster on this play. Brewster led the Bears to victory over the Monarchs. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) -- Marysville...