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Marysville’s Brevin Bourquin picks up yardage against Olentangy Berlin during Week Nine of the regular season. The Monarchs and Bears will battle in a rematch on Friday during the opening round of the...

Marysville’s Olivia Brooks (7) winds up for a kick against Benjamin Logan during a regular season match held at Lower.com Field. The senior Lady Monarch accounted for two goals in the team’s tourney w...

Fairbanks’ Aubrey Burns (right) sends the ball past a Liberty Union blocker. The Lady Panthers claimed the Division III sectional title with a hard-fought sweep. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) ...

MHS’ Bailey Gross competes during the Division I district cross country meet at Hilliard Darby. (Photo submitted) -- It was quite a day for area cross country teams during district tournament action a...

Marysville High School seniors Max Daugherty, left, and Emerson Bautsch take a practice lap around the MHS track facililty. The Monarch cross country runners both went through their Army basic trainin...

Jonathan Alder’s Mason Curtis (33) goes airborne after getting wrapped up by Tecumseh defenders during the first half Friday night. The Pioneers (7-3) ended the regular season with a 49-23 win over th...

Fairbanks quarterback A.J. Landon (right) pitches out to Wyatt Stice (33)during the game against West Liberty-Salem. The Panthers lost 55-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The Fairbanks High...

Triad’s Kane Bailey (3) catches a pass against Mechanicsburg. (Photo submitted) -- In its final game of the season, Triad’s football team gave Mechanicsburg a fight but ultimately fell short, 29-24. “...

Jonathan Alder’s Mason Curtis (33) splits two Tecumseh defenders during the first half of action. JA rolled to an easy victory to close out the regular season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavlof...

North Union’s Landon Converse (1) picks up yardage against Indian Lake. The Wildcats finished the season with a loss. (Photo submitted) -- The post-game comments by North Union head football coach Nic...

Marysville’s JJ Henry stretches across for a touchdown at Olentangy on Friday. The Monarchs fell 39-29. (Journal-Tribune photo Chad Williamson) -- After giving the top-ranked team in the region all it...

NU’s Kennedy Harrah (10) tips the ball over the net against Centennial. The Lady Cats won the tourney match in three sets. (Photo submitted) -- Several times during the regular season the North Union ...

Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Hanna (23) leaps for a kill against Marion Franklin during the second set. The Lady Pioneers won the tourney match in three games. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) --...

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...

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...

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...