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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...

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 ...

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...

MHS junior Kylie Andrews gets in a workout earlier this week. Andrews has become the Lady Monarchs’ top cross country runner. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The 2023 high school cross countr...

Marysville’s Maci Sherick, left, gets tangled with a Chillicothe player during a Division I tournament match. Sherick tallied one of the Lady Monarchs’ goals during a 5-0 victory. (Journal-Tribune pho...

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...

With the regular season concluding on Friday, there are four local high school football teams that have either clinched playoff berths or which are still on the cusp of playing in Week 11. The top 16 ...

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...

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...

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...

NU’s Caden Potts (20) goes after a block as Nolan Draper looks to pick up yardage. The Wildcats will host Indian Lake on Friday in a game that is key to their playoff hopes. (Photo submitted) -- The c...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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’ 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Triad’s Claire Baker (18) attempts to block Triad’s Autumn Feasel (6) during the second set of action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- In its final match of the regular season, Fairbanks...

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...

Triad’s Brody Hess (5) looks to break up a West Liberty pass on Friday. The Cardinals slipped to 1-8 with the loss. (Photo submitted) -- The West Liberty-Salem Tigers closed out their final home game ...

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...

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...

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...

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...