State-ranked Pioneer gridders face big game tonight at Kenton Ridge
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October 4, 2019

State-ranked Pioneer gridders face big game tonight at Kenton Ridge

By Tim Miller

Jonathan Alder receiver Jackson Izzard (5) picks up yardage during last week’s game against North Union. The unbeaten Pioneers will play at Kenton Ridge tonight. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)

It’s been a lofty first portion of the 2019 regular season for the Jonathan Alder High School foo...

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Members of the Fairbanks High School boys and girls track and field teams are from left, front row, Clara Andrews, Caelyn Breneman, Sadie Miller, Claire Berry, Charley Shope, Geniveve Conley, Sydney Nicol, Chloe Nicole, Hadley Premuda and Alexis Wojcehowicz; second row, Hanna Niehaus, Mia Pagan, Sophie Bostwick, Christy Headings, Lilly Davison, Stephanie Headings, Mollie Thrush, Elizabeth Phillippo, Lailynn Burns and Audrey Lahmers; third row, Denny Morton, Brady Adams, Ava Lahmers, Luna Acampora, Alyssa Tobe, Olivia Patrick, Marick Shaffer, Corina Seaborne, A.C. Clark, Ihan Muftah and Malachi Robbins; fourth row, Maddox Eagon, Andrew Sorg, Kendall Crozier, DJ Litzke, Carson Shope, Zach Niehaus, Brennan Pfeffer, Triton Rhodes, Carter Woody and Jackson Burns; fifth row, Elton Bailey, Jacob Williams, Trey Wilson, Austin Gerty, Daniel Thomas, Ben Zahn, Craig Irvin, Tommy Dellinger, Max Winter and Tyler Ketterer; sixth row, coaches Matt Clark, Joel Premuda, Patrick Bailey, Benjamin Schaffer and Jonathan Sorg. Not pictured, head coach Mike Van Winkle. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
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