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Jonathan Alder’s Johann Boeckl (1) finishes a touchdown reception against Bellefontaine. The Chieftains scored with a little more than two minutes left in the game to claim a 28-23 victory. (Journal-T...

Jonathan Alder’s Cameron Jewell (2) tries to find an opening amidst a range of Cougars during last week’s game against Kenton Ridge. The senior Pioneer ran for 155 yards with one touchdown. (Journal-T...

North Union senior volleyball player Riley Heminger put it simply when it came to playing a fifth set against Northwestern. “We had to push it for one more game and we didn’t want to play this long an...

Triad’s football team (1-7) will be on the road tonight, taking on West Liberty-Salem (7-1). The Tigers will walk into the contest coming on the heels of a 19-13 win over Mechanicsburg. As always, Tri...

North Union is probably in playoff mode with two weeks left in the regular season. Head coach Nick Hajjar, however, is just looking at tonight’s home game against St. Paris Graham. He wants to have hi...

Monarch senior Andrew Rabe follows through on a shot in this file photo. Rabe just missed qualifying for the Division I state tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysville High Schoo...

The North Union girls soccer team concluded its regular season on Wednesday and despite the record, its senior players were able to take positives off their last year. “Everybody and everything this s...

Jonathan Alder’s Carmela Dixon (5) delivers a pass to a fellow Lady Pioneer during the first half of action. The senior claimed two goals in the team’s 2-1 win over Kenton Ridge on Senior Night. (Jour...

Fairbanks quarterback AJ Landon looks for a receiver during the game against Northeastern. The Panthers will travel to West Jefferson this evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fairbanks’ ...

Jonathan Alder’s Fabrizion Fiorini (10) takes a bicycle kick shot attempt in the first half against the Cougars. The Pioneer notched two goals and one assist during the team’s 5-0 win. (Journal-Tribun...

We’ve been saying what a tight race the Pigskin Pickers have been all season. Last week’s results carried along that theme. Each Picker finished the week with a 9-2 record. Sports editor Tim Miller le...

It’s been common knowledge over the past six weeks or so that the Ohio Heritage Conference volleyball championship was going to run through Milford Center. Other conference spikers repeatedly ran into...

Marysville’s volleyball team split a pair of recent matches. The Lady Monarchs swept Westerville South in three sets (no scores available). Ella Morris led the offensive attack with eight kills, follo...

Fairbanks’ Eli Feller (11) attempts to move the ball closer to Delaware Hayes’ goal during the second half of action against the Pacers. The Panthers dropped a 4-0 verdict on the road. (Journal-Tribun...

The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder took a three-set volleyball sweep over Tecumseh on Tuesday. JA improved to 14-7 overall and 5-4 in the Central Buckeye Conference with a 25-14, 25-8, 25-12 triumph....

A couple of plays on special teams has led to a Monarch senior being named Marysville’s football player of the week. J.T. Hiltscher, who also did a solid job with pass coverage in the defensive second...

Jonathan Alder’s varsity spikers came up short in the fifth set against No. 16 state-ranked (Division II) Bishop Watterson. The Lady Pioneers slipped to 13-7 after a 25-23, 19-25, 16-25, 27-25, 7-15 s...

Fairbanks’ Kendra Turner advances the ball during a match this season against Greenon. The Lady Panthers have earned the No. 5 seed for the upcoming Division III tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

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...