Marysville’s Connor Smith (20) cements a two-handed dunk during the first half of play against Hilliard Darby. The senior Monarch notched eight points in the team’s home loss to the Panthers. (Journal...

Marysville senior Ava Krutowskis (red jersey) ties up the ball during action under the basket at Hilliard Darby. The Lady Monarchs won the physical game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- One o...

Marysville’s Paige Krueger tries to hold down Harrison’s Caiden Baird during the semifinals of girls state dual tournament. The 110-pounder for the Lady Monarchs tallied one win and two losses on the ...

North Union’s Trace Williams (top) tries to break down Marysville’s Micheal Bates (bottom) during the finals at 120 pounds on the Don Wasserbeck Invitational at NU. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei P...

Triad senior Thomas Ford (black) shoots a double- leg takedown on London’s Kaiden Gossard (red). The 190-pounder won both of his matches during Triad’s tri-meet against London and Benjamin Logan. (Jou...

Abbey Price of North Union drives past a Benjamin Logan opponent. The Lady Cats clinched at least a tie for the Central Buckeye Conference’s Mad River Division championship with a victory over the Rai...

Macy Miller (5) of Fairbanks sends the ball back toward the hoop against Northeastern. Miller tallied 16 points during the Lady Panthers’ 60-16 triumph. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- There ...

Jonathan Alder’s girls bowling team reached double-digits for victories with a 2187-1863 verdict over Tecumseh. The Lady Pioneers are now 10-3 in both their overall and Central Buckeye Conference leve...

There are two members of the Fairbanks High School swimming program. Those athletes are Sadie Lucas and Aizza Schirg. Both swimmers have competed in recent meets, but no team scores were kept. Those r...

Jonathan Alder senior 165-pounder Oliver Byerly secures a double-leg takedown against Tecumseh’s Kainyn Sineff during the first period of action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The road...

Max Parish of North Union (3) goes to the hoop for a pair of points in this file photo. Parish tallied 31 as the Wildcats downed Kenton Ridge. (Photo submitted) -- It has been a topsy-turvy season for...

Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Heiss goes up for a pair of points in this file photo. Heiss scored 11 during a win over Northwestern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)  -- Jonathan Alder evened its boys ...

North Union dropped to 6-7 on the season following a 47-41 loss to Johnstown on Monday at Ohio Dominican University in the Battle of 614 tournament. The Wildcats led 15-11 at the end of the first quar...

Marysville’s Trent Sharp (top) sinks in a spider bite against Dayton Chrisitian’s Asher Garman (bottom). The Monarch grappler went on to take first place at 113 pounds during the Triad Invitational. (...

Audrey Benedict (2) of North Union dribbles against an opponent in this file photo. Benedict helped lead the Lady Cats to a victory over Urbana. (Photo submitted)  -- North Union trailed by three poin...

The North Division prevailed when the girls basketball leaders in both divisions of the Ohio Heritage Conference tangled. Fairbanks upped its OHC mark to 9-1 and its overall record to 14-2 with a 40-3...

The North Union Middle School girls basketball teams picked up two wins at Marion Grant. The seventh-grade team won 50-16.   Glory Blevins finished with 16 points, while Morgan Mask added 11 markers. ...

North Union’s Montana Donohue earned a top 10 individual finish over the weekend during the Warrior Classic D2 bowling preview at HP Lanes. Donohue had a 468 three-game series. The Lady Cats finished ...

Marysville’s Cali Leng (left) uses a single leg takedown on Mogadore’s Kai Gaetjens (right). The Lady Monarch went on to cement herself in first place at 120-pounds.   (Journal-Tribune photo by Alekse...

Ryker Bowden (1) of MHS goes up for a jumper in this file photo. Bowden tallied 10 points during Marysville’s loss to Westerville North. The game snapped the Monarchs’ six-game winning streak. Also pi...

In the above photo, Marysville’s Addy Tweed (23) is fouled while going to the basket. In the bottom photo, Fairbanks’ Macy Miller (5) and Reese Polling (4) double-team an opponent. The two local state...

North Union’s Miles Hall (23) prepares to drive to the basket in this file photo. Hall tallied 18 points during a setback to Indian Lake. (Photo submitted) -- A poor-shooting second quarter doomed Nor...

Marysville’s Ava Krutowskis (2) drives into a lane while looking to pass to a teammate during the first half of action. The senior Lady Monarch led the team with 11 points as MHS downed Olentangy. (Jo...

Braydon Wiedmann, left, of Fairbanks moves the ball up the court against Southeastern. Wiedmann tallied 20 points during the FHS victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Eva Paspallis Case) -- Fairbanks sop...

Connor Smith of Marysville (20) watches as his shot prepares to go into the basket against Olentangy. The Monarchs won their sixth consecutive game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)  -- This winn...

North Union split with London in girls middle school basketball action. The NU seventh-grade team won 34-27. Glory Blevins and Leah Cox each had 11 points for the Lady Cats. The eighth-grade game went...

Jonathan Alder’s Danielle Phipps prepares to send the ball down the lanes. The Lady Pioneers beat CBC divisional leader Bellefontaine. (File photo) -- Jon Alder’s girls bowling team pulled to within t...

Members of the Marysville High School swimming program are from left, front row, Keith Hawkins, Grace Martin, Grace Pancallo, Rylee Drope, Katheryn Mager, Sophia Stamm and Ismael Soriti; second row, M...

Marysville’s Nick Hart (right) hits a single-leg takedown against Hillard Darby’s Trent Vandeneyden (left). The Monarch senior defeated the Panther with a pin in the first minute of the initial period...

Triad’s varsity girls basketball team slipped to 2-13 overall and 1-9 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with a 39-23 loss to Greeneview. Madi Cox led the Lady Cardinals with nine points. Emma Ferguson a...