Panther Pause – Fairbanks High School

By From JT Staff Reports

Senior of the Month
April’s senior of the month is Shelby Jones. Shelby is the daughter of Byron and Rachel Jones of Milford Center. Throughout high school, she has been a member of the girls’ varsity golf team, National Honor Society, and FCCLA where she competed at the national level. She is a ...

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Jonathan Alder downs Urbana

By Aleksei Pavloff

January 20, 2025

A 53-36 victory over Urbana upped Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball team to an overall record of 10-3 on Friday. Alder led 12-8 after the first quarter, but the halftime score stood at 19-all. Urbana w...

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NU girls top Shawnee

By Bob Putman

January 20, 2025

Winning for the 10th straight time, the North Union Lady Cats defeated Springfield Shawnee 67-32 on Saturday in Central Buckeye Conference hoop play at Shawnee. North Union is now 14-1 overall and 7-0...

Monarchs drop road contest at Hilliard Darby

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CJ Collins (3) of Marysville goes up for a basket at Hilliard Darby. Collins tallied 21 points during MHS’ loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Monarchs drop road contest at Hilliard Darby

By Aleksei Pavloff

January 20, 2025

Marysville’s boys basketball team struggled to overtake Hilliard Darby. The Monarchs trekked into enemy territory for their fourth Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division matchup this season. The Pa...

Stout defense leads to Fairbanks boys basketball win over Mechanicsburg

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In the photo to the left, Fairbanks’ Braydon Wiedmann goes up for a block against Mechanicsburg. At the right, FHS’ Holtz Maine gets tangled up with an Indian defender on the low block. The Panthers rolled to a 61-27 victory. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)

Stout defense leads to Fairbanks boys basketball win over Mechanicsburg

By Tim Miller

January 20, 2025

There has long been a theory in sports that a fast-paced, high-scoring offense puts fans in the seats at any athletic event. The flip side, however, is that defense wins games and ultimately, champion...

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Bunsold cagers sweep Dublin Sells

By Tim Miller

January 18, 2025

Bunsold Middle School’s seventh-grade boys hoopsters topped Dublin Sells 54-16 to move to 12-0 on the season. The leading scorers were Tayte Keller-13, Vinny Zabloudil-nine and Erion Nelson-seven. The...

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Local bowlers have mixed match results

By Tim Miller

January 18, 2025

Fairbanks’ girls bowling team notched a 2182-2119 victory over Southeastern. Jasmine Wampler rolled games of 213 and 220 for a team-leading 433 series. She was followed by Amelia Nicol (188-125-313), ...