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North Union bowled against Tecumseh at Springfield’s Victory Lanes. The girls team fell 1993-2128, while boys lost 1967-2581. Leading the way for the Lady Cats was Montana Donohue with a two-game seri...

A trio of Jonathan Alder High School senior baseball players have decided where they will play after their prep careers have concluded next spring. Chase Chopin will play at Bowling Green State Univer...

Fairbanks’ Rachael Hoover puts up a shot. The senior helped the Lady Panthers to a victory over West Jefferson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fairbanks’ girls hoopsters got on the winning s...

The Lady Cardinals of Triad notched their first victory of the 2023-24 basketball season. The local squad topped Springfield Shawnee 48-31. There was no junior varsity contest. The game marked the ear...

Ashlyn McCoy of Triad (right) tries to stop the shot of Fairbanks’ Carly Lehman in this file photo. The 1-1 Lady Cardinals will play Madison Plains on Saturday, Dec. 16, at the “Hoosiers” gym in Knigh...

Marysville’s Addy Tweed (23) goes up for a basket during a game from the 2022-2023 season. The Lady Monarchs, who are the defending Division I District champions, will tip off the 2023-2024 campaign t...

Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Heiss goes up for a basket in this file photo. Heiss, a senior, will play college basketball at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- A Jon...

These members of the Fairbanks High School volleyball team earned special awards for the 2023 season. They are from left, Grace Gorton, most valuable Panther and fourth-year award; Allie Boyd, offensi...

Members of the St. John’s Lutheran School boys basketball team are from left, front row, Luke Boehm, Lincoln Firestone, Asher Holsopple, Colson Nageotte, Noah Burns, Nicholas Hawkins and Joshua Murphy...

The 2023-24 basketball season got off to a difficult start for several local girls teams. The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder dropped a 49-38 decision to Mechanicsburg, Triad lost to Marion Elgin 75-5...

Fairbanks’ Eli Feller (11) delivers a free kick during a tournament match against Johnstown Northridge. The junior Panther earned second-team All-Ohio honors from the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches As...

Jonathan Alder’s Fabrizio Fiorini (10) takes the ball past midfield during a Division II regional semifinal against Tipp City Tippecanoe at Springfield High School. The midfielder claimed second-team ...

North Union’s Audrey Benedict (2) goes up for a shot against Cardington. The Lady Cats opened the season with a victory. (Photo submitted) -- There may have been some pregame jitters as the North Unio...

Fairbanks volleyball player Sophie Little (31) blasts the ball past a potential blocker. Little recently wrapped up a stellar freshman season as a member of the Washington and Jefferson women’s squad....

Fairbanks and North Union each opened their varsity bowling seasons on Saturday in the Ridgedale Baker Bowl at Cooper’s Bowl in Marion. The Panthers finished second overall in the boys tournament, los...

Jonathan Alder graduate Ava Francis (24) blasts a kill in this file photo. Francis is finishing her her redshirt sophomore season at Virginia Tech University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- ...

Triad’s Lindsey Walborn (left) competes in a match during the Heart of Ohio girls wrestling tournament at Mechanicsburg last season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Following its first s...

North Union’s new track and field additions include two discus cages, three shot put pits, a long jump pit and an area for pole vaulting. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- New throwing and...

One of Jonathan Alder’s top boys golfers in recent years will continue his links career on the collegiate level. JA senior Brady Fox recently signed an NCAA letter of intent to play golf at Bowling Gr...

Fairbanks’ Ellie Chippas (right) competes in a match as part of the Heart of Ohio girls wrestling tournament last season. The Lady Panthers’ wrestling club will still represent Fairbanks in matches, t...

Abbey Price, left, scores on the low block. Action came during a recent scrimmage session against Thornville Sheridan and Pickerington Central. The Price siblings have transferred to MHS from North Un...

Fairbanks High School senior Grace Gorton, left, attempts to get the ball past blockers. Gorton has been named to the state’s 2023 honorable mention list in Division III. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim...

Marysville High School diver Sophia Stamm competes in this file photo. After her senior season, she will compete at the University of Akron. (Journal-Tribune file photo) -- She came close to winning a...

Marysville’s Kasey Duke leaps to deny a pass during a preseason hoop scrimmage against Thornville Sheridan. The Lady Monarchs will play in another scrimmage Saturday, 9 a.m., at Upper Arlington. The d...

Lady Monarch senior Ella Morris tips the ball over the net. Morris will play beach volleyball at Southeastern Louisiana University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- A Marysville High School se...

Fairbanks’ Madi Cook (30) takes a penalty shot during a regular season match against visiting Jonathan Alder. The senior goalkeeper claimed first-team All-OHC honors for the 2023 season. (Journal-Trib...

Monarch senior Jason Moore (22) goes up for a basket during a game from his junior season. Moore recently signed to continue his academic and basketball careers at Ashland University. (Journal-Tribune...

Jonathan Alder’s Brady Tremayne (center) crosses the finish line of the 2023 OHSAA Division II boys state meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan Alder’s distance running program ...

Marysville High School senior Addy Tweed (white jersey) goes up for a shot against defensive pressure from Dublin Scioto during a 2022-2023 game. The Lady Monarchs, who are the defending Division I di...

Rylan Riffle (18) was named to the Central Buckeye Conference first-team honors in soccer for the 2023 season. (Journal-Tribune photos by Aleksei Pavloff) -- With the ending of the 2023 cross country ...