Marysville and Jonathan Alder put tennis victories in the book on Tuesday. The Monarchs scored a 4-1 verdict over Thomas Worthington. The Pioneers turned in a 3-2 decision over Bellefontaine. MHS-TW Singles -Gianni Russo (M) defeated Baker (TW) 6-0, 6-0; -Noah Burhanna (M) topped Nisthauz (TW) 6-1, 6-1; -Will Nuspl (M) beat Sanford (TW) 6-1, 6-1. Doubles -Stengel-Mahoney (TW) defeated Kyrell Stauffer-Soorya Loganand (M) 6-1, 6-4; -Jonny Sharrock-Zach Nusbaum (M) downed Moran-Konar (TW) 6-1, 6-2. JA-Bellefontaine Singles -Isaac Banks (JA) topped Sims (B) 6-4, 6-3; -Howell (B) defeated Gideon Sullivan (JA) 6-3, 6-3; -Josh Weakley (JA) beat Howard (B) 6-1,…
Author: Tim Miller
Fairbanks’ girls middle school track and field team won a quad meet. The Lady Panthers tallied 106 points, followed by North Union-99, Greenon-73.5 and St. John’s-30.5. FMS places were as follows: -100 hurdles: Logan Fillman, first, 19.80; -4×100 relay: first, 56.70 (Caelyn Breneman, Laynie Burgel, Fillman, Lailynn Burns); -4×400 relay: second, 4.55.79 (Corinna Seaborn, Hadley Premuda, Stephenie Headings, Ava Pferrerie); -4×800 relay: fourth, 12:56.50 (Prairie Bailey, Harper Hooper, Maria Chapman, Headings); -1600 run: Headings, fourth, 6:46.29; -Shot put: Sophie Bostwick, first, 34-6 (broke her own school record of 33-5 set last week); Jenaveve Conley, second, 28-3; Karmin Larsen, fifth, 26-11;…
Northeastern became the latest victim of Fairbanks’ varsity softball squad. The Lady Panthers upped their record to 8-0-1 overall and 5-0 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with an 11-4 victory on Tuesday. Fairbanks plated seven runs over the first couple of innings and added a pair of scores in both the fourth and fifth. Northeastern tallied two runs in the second and a pair in the third. Macy Kise ripped three hits and drove in a pair of runs. She also was the winning pitcher as she allowed five hits and struck out two. Kyah Hendren and Tiffini Harper both…
Ashton Martin of Jonathan Alder fires the ball toward the plate. Martin was the winning pitcher as the Pioneers clubbed Urbana. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — Jonathan Alder plated four runs in the visitors’ portion of the sixth inning to topple Urbana, 10-0, on Tuesday. Ashton Martin scattered a pair of hits and struck out six to pick up the pitching victory. Garrett Roach had the hot bat for the Pioneers. He went four-for-four at the plate, scored twice and drove in four runs. Also hitting safely for JA were Chase Chopin, Zach Gantz, Martin and Cam Potter. Andy…
Marysville’s Griffin Scheiderer slides into third base with a triple against Olentangy Berlin. The Monarchs dropped the game, 11-4. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — A battle between high school baseball teams with identical 8-2 records remained close through the first five innings Monday afternoon. Olentangy Berlin held a 4-3 edge over Marysville as play moved into the visitors’ portion of the sixth. The Bears plated seven runs over the final two innings en route to an 11-4 triumph. “I don’t think the game was as lopsided as the final score indicates,” said MHS head coach Nick Blake. “We had…
Roberto Galvis competes in this file photos. They helped the MHS girls and boys teams win the recent Kiwanis Invitational at Teays Valley High School. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) — The boys and girls track and field squads from Marysville won titles during the recent Kiwanis Invitational at Teays Valley High School. The Monarch boys captured their meet with 202 points, followed by Teays Valley-149. Columbus Horizon was third with 47, followed by Bishop Watterson-37, Madison Plains-28, Harvest Prep-24, St. Charles-15 and Liberty Christian Academy-four. MHS’ girls put 195.5 points on the board, followed by Teays Valley-142. Watterson finished…
Kyah Hendren (20) of Fairbanks pops up from her successful slide into second base. Hendren had three hits during a win over Northeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Fairbanks’ softball team upped its record to 7-0-1 overall and 4-0 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with a 13-2 win over Northeastern. Macy Kise fanned nine, walked two and yielded just one hit during the six-inning contest. Tiffini Harper led FHS by going four-for-four at the plate. She homered and drove in three runs. Jenna Dee and Kyah Hendren each finished with a trio of hits. FHS 130 045-13 16 3…
Sienna Hutchins rips a double during a game against Olentangy Liberty. She later blasted a grand slam homer during a win over Hilliard Darby as the Lady Monarchs split a twinbill. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The Lady Monarch softball team maintained its .500 record (7-7) with a split of games at Hilliard Darby on Saturday. MHS dropped an 11-7 verdict to Olentangy Berlin in the first game, but clubbed Darby 16-0 during the nightcap. An added plus was the return of junior shortstop Sienna Hutchins, who had missed the start of the season with a shoulder injury. “It…
Fairbanks’ Hayden Queen rips a base hit in this file photo. The Panthers swept a doubleheader from Ridgemont. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — A twinbill sweep over Ridgemont upped Fairbanks’ baseball record to 5-3 on Saturday. The victories increased the Panthers’ winning streak to five games. FHS won 17-3 and 21-7. The Panthers rapped 14 hits during the opening game. Aidan Luellen, Dayne Madison, Zavier Payne, Hayden Queen and Max Snyder each tallied a pair of hits. Payne drove in four runs, while Cole Justus had three RBIs. Luellen, Madison, Payne, Queen and Snyder each finished with two ribbies.…
Jonathan Alder’s softball squad split a couple of games on Saturday during the Der Dutchman Classic on its home field. The day did not get off to a good start as JA (9-2) dropped a 5-1 verdict to Hilliard Bradley. Alder capped the event with a 3-2 triumph over Bloom Carroll. Bradley held a 4-1 lead after four innings and added an insurance run in the sixth. The Lady Pioneers managed only three hits – one each from Shanna Higgins, Riley Magginis and Natalie Neumeier. Bradley won the contest despite committing five fielding miscues. Macy Pruitt started in the circle…
Jackson Dempsey prepares to fire the ball toward the plate at Thomas Worthington. Dempsey scattered two hits and struck out seven for the victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — There are times when a baseball team doesn’t have its most potent offense. A victory can still be assured, however, if the pitching is solid and the defense is pretty airtight. Marysville’s varsity squad earned a 4-1 triumph at Thomas Worthington Friday evening on the latter two fundamentals. Jackson Dempsey pitched a stellar game as he scattered a pair of hits and struck out seven. “I was able to mix…
Marysville senior Camryn Harbold ducks out of the way to avoid being hit by a pitch. Harbold will help lead the Lady Monarchs into a doubleheader today at Hilliard Darby. MHS will play Olentangy Berlin at 1 p.m. and Darby at 3 p.m. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Fairbanks eighth-grader Sophie Bostwick established a new girls school record for the shot put during a track and field meet this week. Bostwick came through with a heave of 33-5, which broke the school record by two inches. The Panther middle school girls and boys squads competed in the five-team Ohio Heritage Conference North Division meet. West Liberty-Salem won the girls meet with 147 points. The Lady Panthers were second with 102, followed by Mechanicsburg-83, Northeastern-61 and Triad-27. West Liberty captured top honors in the boys meet with 166 points. FMS placed second with 86, followed by Triad-83, West Jefferson-51,…
Brooklyn Gamby of MHS fires the ball toward the plate. She was the winning pitcher in relief during a triumph over Thomas Worthington. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — A 10-3 victory at Thomas Worthington kept Marysville’s varsity softball team unbeaten (2-0) in Ohio Capital Conference (Cardinal Division) games. The triumph also evened the Lady Monarchs’ overall record at 6-6. Thomas Worthington held a 3-2 lead after four innings. Marysville erupted for eight scores over the final three frames to notch the victory. Maya Segner led the team with three hits and drove in a pair of runs. Camryn Harbold…
Monarch third baseman Mason Springs fires the ball toward first during a recent game. Springs had three hits during MHS’ victory over Hilliard Darby. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Marysville’s varsity baseball team led Hilliard Darby 8-4 when the game was suspended due to darkness on Tuesday. The contest was ruled a complete game and upped the Monarchs’ record to 7-1. The Monarchs plated four runs in the visitors’ portion of the second inning and held a 7-3 margin after four frames. Both teams crossed the plate once in the fifth. MHS rapped nine hits and took advantage of…