The expanded state high school football playoffs would have four of the five area teams eligible for post-season play if they were to start this week. The top 16 teams in each region across the seven ...

Jonathan Alder’s Olivia Ishmael (center) leaps into the fray, spiking the ball into Lady Falcons’ territory on Tuesday. JA fell 3-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) The Jonathan Alder Lady ...

The Lady Monarch volleyball squad turned in a 3-2 victory over Thomas Worthington on Tuesday. MHS won the first two sets 25-23, 25-10. The Lady Monarchs fell 22-25, 15-25 as the match evened at two ga...

Fairbanks’ Rachael Hoover is pictured at the start of a race. Hoover was at the top of the girls runners at the Triad Invitational. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The cross-country squads from ...

Marysville’s girls golf squad handed a 188-207 setback to Olentangy Berlin on Tuesday. Cassi VanDyke led the Lady Monarchs with a 42 during the final regular-season match of 2021. Avery Prochaska foll...

Former Jonathan Alder head football coach Brett Glass looks on during a timeout during a 2020 game. Glass is now the head coach at Dublin Jerome, which will host Marysville on Friday. (Journal-Tribune...

Riley Heminger (13) of North Union goes up for a block during a recent match. NU won two matches during action at Elgin on Saturday. (Photo submitted) The North Union volleyball squad bounced back fro...

Marysville’s Emily Williams, left, and Alex Crowe of Fairbanks are pictured in these file photos. They helped their teams to victory during recent matches. (Journal-Tribune file photos) Marysville’s g...

North Union competed Saturday in the Dublin Jerome Celtic Clash. Running in the Green Division, the Lady Cats finished seventh overall, but placed two runners in the top 25. Ashley Hayward was 16th (2...

Jonathan Alder’s Dennis Rosales (17) just misses a header during Saturday’s match against Bexley. The Pioneers tied Urbana, 1-1, on Monday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Alekei Pavloff) Jonathan Alder’s s...

Bunsold Middle School’s spikers swept Worthington Perry on Monday. The seventh-grade scored a 25-4, 25-11 verdict. Regan Forkin tallied 17 ace serves and served 20 consecutive times during the opening...

Fairbanks’ Pierce Powell (right) looks to control the ball during Thursday’s match against West Jefferson. Also pictured for the Panthers is Cade Feller (7). It was the first game played on the Panthe...

Marysville’s Avery Murphy is shown competing during the Bob Reall Invitational at Lancaster on Saturday. (Photo submitted) The Monarch boys and girls cross-country teams traveled down to the rolling h...

JA sophomore Charlie Aurin (4) leaps for a front header against a pack of Bexley Lions on Saturday. Also pictured for Alder is Levi Honigford (43) giving assistance on the back end. (Journal-Tribune p...

The Bunsold eighth-grade football team improved to 5-0 with a recent 20-16 win over Dublin Eversole Run. The Monarchs trailed 16-14 at halftime before shutting out the feeder program for Dublin Jerome...

Marysville’s sixth-grade football team recently improved its record to 3-0. In the above photo, Griffen Beery runs for a first down against Buckeye Valley at Lewis Field. The Monarchs won, 28-0. (Jour...

Colton Powers of Marysville follows the block of older brother Gabe, left, as he scores the overtime touchdown against Hilliard Darby on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) On the field...

Riordin Stauffer of Fairbanks runs for a touchdown Friday evening against West Liberty-Salem. The Panthers pummelled the Tigers, 42-7. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) There wasn’t much for Fairb...

North Union’s Lincoln Harrah (15) picks up yardage in this file photo. The Wildcats blasted Northwestern, 42-0, on Friday. (Photo submitted) Bouncing back from its first loss of the season, North Unio...

Triad quarterback Derek Bails (3) tries to get free of two Mechanicsburg Indians as he attempts to find an open man downfield. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) While it seemed like a joyous ...

Jonathan Alder quarterback Tabor Headings (7) hands the ball off to Cameron Jewell during Friday’s game at London. The Pioneers (2-4) lost, 34-7. Jewell scored JA’s only touchdown. (Photo submitted)...

Monarch senior Erryl Will (center) covers up a fumble toward the end of Friday evening’s game with Hilliard Darby. The Monarchs won their Homecoming contest, 21-14, in overtime. (Journal-Tribune photo...

Fairbanks boys soccer head coach Matt Humphrey (back to camera) is among those watching Thursday evening’s action against West Jefferson. Also pictured is one stand of the new portable lights that wer...

Marysville’s Jayanti Geertes (left) and Caitlin Rigel collide going for the ball during a recent match. Also pictured for MHS is Morgan Shick (5). MHS beat Hilliard Darby in five sets on Thursday. (Jo...

Abi Zimmerman (14) of NU prepares to blast the ball over the net. The Lady Cats fell to London on Thursday. (Photo submitted) Coming off its first win of the season, the North Union volleyball team ba...

Awsom Mitchell (20) of Triad picks up yardage while Ty Thomas (72) looks to block. The Cardinals will host Mechanicsburg for Homecoming this evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Triad High S...

Griffin Johnson (22) of MHS looks to avoid Westland tacklers. The Monarchs will host Hilliard Darby for Homecoming on Friday. For more preview information, tune into the Journal-Tribune podcast on Spo...

Fairbanks’ Ethan Kise (11) makes his way through Madison Plains’ defense. The Panthers will host West Liberty-Salem for Homecoming on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Strap on your helmet...

North Union’s Owen Davis (1) avoids a Pleasant tackler in this file photo. The Wildcats will travel to Northwestern on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo) When coming off an important win or a tough loss,...

Reporter Mac Cordell finished with the best record during last week’s Pigskin Pickers. Cordell breezed through with a 9-1 record, which was two games ahead of both publisher Kevin Behrens and sports e...