Lady Panthers win first district soccer title; Fairbanks boys fall to Warriors
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November 1, 2021

Lady Panthers win first district soccer title; Fairbanks boys fall to Warriors

By Tim Miller

Elaina Lahmers (5) and Grace Zahn (background) go after the ball. The Lady Panthers beat Grandview to claim the Division III district title on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

The 2021 high school soccer season continues for one Fairbanks team, while it came to a conclusion for another...

LAX teams look to improve
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Marysville’s girls lacrosse team is pictured from left, front row, Mary Magday, Baily Smith, Teresa Dinh, Riley Zortman, Sophia Barcus and Mahogany White; second row, Andrea Mendez-Olarte, Darby Steubs, Sara McNamara, Abby Thompson and Faythe Willis; third row, Grace Barcus, Dinah Jones, Paisley Myers, Angelina Bartoli, Emilia Herman and Addy Ross; fourth row, manager Jayden Birch, Emmalee Pendell, Bella Marshall, Paisley Smith, Lily Strouse and assistant coach Brandi Hott; fifth row, assistant coach Ryan Swart, Elin Clem, Aayva Arnold, Kayla Oboczky and head coach Whitney Brofford. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
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Marysville’s softball team is pictured from left, front row, Lexi Hakola, Caroline Smith, Rylee Lopez, Josie Bumgarner, Kylie Levings, Gwen Dyal, Lauren Mobley, Addyson Housler and Shayla Seay; second row, Brooklyn Gamby, Brie Jennings, Camila Garcia, Katelyn Bickerstaff, Zoey Melcher, Jillian Rausch, Sophie Melchor and Ellie Lowe; third row, Madelyn Russolillo, Maci Lee, Addison Altizer, Jazzlyn Hardy, Sophia Brashears and Kylie Snyder; fourth row, coach Amber Setser, Ainsley Rogan, Kaitlyn Lageman, Abigail Bryant, Jaidan Hutchins and manager Kyliee Blackburn; fifth row, assistant coaches Kayla Sedgewick and Thomas Rogan, head coach Jennifer Segner-Maxwell and assistant coaches Brent Maxwell, Jeremy Segner and Tim Wood. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
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Members of the Monarch boys tennis team are from left, front row, Brayden Clementz, Ethan Kiefer, Dhairya Patel, Cayden Larrinz, Bryer Miller, Zac Clodfelder and Ethan Sterin; middle row, Matthew Armstrong, Clayton McDonald, Taiki Pelpich, Jacob Burhanna, Cooper Harvey and Soorya Loganand; backrow, assistant coach Bill Romine, Henry McClelland, Brayden Logsdon, Theron Decker, Niyhishsaran Kolaram and head coach Brian Ash. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
By Tim Miller 
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Marysville’s boys tennis team will look to improve upon last spring’s 8-5 record. The Monarchs placed fourth in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division. “We lost a couple of close divisional mat...
LAX teams look to improve
Sports
Marysville’s girls lacrosse team is pictured from left, front row, Mary Magday, Baily Smith, Teresa Dinh, Riley Zortman, Sophia Barcus and Mahogany White; second row, Andrea Mendez-Olarte, Darby Steubs, Sara McNamara, Abby Thompson and Faythe Willis; third row, Grace Barcus, Dinah Jones, Paisley Myers, Angelina Bartoli, Emilia Herman and Addy Ross; fourth row, manager Jayden Birch, Emmalee Pendell, Bella Marshall, Paisley Smith, Lily Strouse and assistant coach Brandi Hott; fifth row, assistant coach Ryan Swart, Elin Clem, Aayva Arnold, Kayla Oboczky and head coach Whitney Brofford. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
By Tim Miller 
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The girls lacrosse team from Marysville High School will look to improve upon last spring’s 9-12 record. The Lady Monarchs have moved to Region 1 for prep girls squads. “This is a good move for our te...
Lady Monarchs have solid softball depth
Sports
Marysville’s softball team is pictured from left, front row, Lexi Hakola, Caroline Smith, Rylee Lopez, Josie Bumgarner, Kylie Levings, Gwen Dyal, Lauren Mobley, Addyson Housler and Shayla Seay; second row, Brooklyn Gamby, Brie Jennings, Camila Garcia, Katelyn Bickerstaff, Zoey Melcher, Jillian Rausch, Sophie Melchor and Ellie Lowe; third row, Madelyn Russolillo, Maci Lee, Addison Altizer, Jazzlyn Hardy, Sophia Brashears and Kylie Snyder; fourth row, coach Amber Setser, Ainsley Rogan, Kaitlyn Lageman, Abigail Bryant, Jaidan Hutchins and manager Kyliee Blackburn; fifth row, assistant coaches Kayla Sedgewick and Thomas Rogan, head coach Jennifer Segner-Maxwell and assistant coaches Brent Maxwell, Jeremy Segner and Tim Wood. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
By Tim Miller 
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Solid depth, including two key pitchers, should help Marysville High School’s softball team turn in another successful season. The Lady Monarchs finished with an overall record of 21-7 during the 2025...
Marysville netters will look to improve upon 2025 season record
Sports
Members of the Monarch boys tennis team are from left, front row, Brayden Clementz, Ethan Kiefer, Dhairya Patel, Cayden Larrinz, Bryer Miller, Zac Clodfelder and Ethan Sterin; middle row, Matthew Armstrong, Clayton McDonald, Taiki Pelpich, Jacob Burhanna, Cooper Harvey and Soorya Loganand; backrow, assistant coach Bill Romine, Henry McClelland, Brayden Logsdon, Theron Decker, Niyhishsaran Kolaram and head coach Brian Ash. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
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Marysville’s boys tennis team will look to improve upon last spring’s 8-5 record. The Monarchs placed fourth in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division. “We lost a couple of close divisional mat...
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Members of Marysville’s varsity baseball team are from left, front row, Carson Collins, Mason Springs, Andrew Heizer, Jack Rozanski, Jesus Escalona, Gavin Betts and Jackson Melish; second row, Cade Bryant, Cam Taylor, James Hackworth, Aloysius Roseburrough, Paul Green and Cam Schulze; third row, Carter Dunn, Mac Rausch, Ryan Melish, Jacob Layne, Brady Carper, Jackson Snyder and Owen Harbold; fourth row, head coach Dustin Wade and assistant coaches John Melish, Blake Storr, Jack Christian and Chuck Gould. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
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