Local baseball players competing during wood bat tournament

Sports

June 16, 2023

Local baseball players competing during wood bat tournament

By Tim Miller

Noah Bowers, a 2023 Marysville High School graduate and former Monarch baseball player, hits the ball with a wood bat. Bowers will compete in a wood bat tournament that is being played throughout central Ohio this weekend.

(Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

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Music tapped as Marysville AD

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There will be a new Marysville High School athletic director this week, pending approval by the district’s board of education. The board will meet during its regular monthly meeting on Thursday. Distr...

Lady Panther 4×200 meter relay team earns third place state finish

Sports

Handoffs play a vital role in the success of a relay team. In the above photo, Fairbanks’ Alyssa Tobe (right) hands the baton to Charley Shope. In the bottom photo, Ally Gearheart (right) does the same to anchor leg Alexis Wojcehowics. The Lady Panther 4x200 team placed third during the state Division II girls meet at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. (Journal-Tribune photos by Alekesi Pavloff)

Lady Panther 4×200 meter relay team earns third place state finish

By Tim Miller

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One of the smallest schools entered in the Division II state girls track and field meet came through in a big way Saturday afternoon. Fairbanks’ 4x200 meter relay team of junior Alyssa Tobe, sophomore...

NU’s Lindsey places second in state 400 that’s not her favorite event

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NU sophomore Gabby Lindsey displays her medal and All-Ohio certificate after placing second during the Division II girls 400 meter dash finals. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

NU’s Lindsey places second in state 400 that’s not her favorite event

By Tim Miller

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The 400 meter dash is perhaps one of the most grueling in all of track and field events. At least North Union sophomore Gabby Lindsey feels that way. It’s also not her most enjoyable race. “The 400 is...

Local News, News

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Honda Marysville brings Acura onboard

Sales to begin this weekend; new building planned for next spring

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Former N.L. fiscal officer on the hook for $40K after audit

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Fair assessment of Union County

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Marysville School Board, News

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By Chad Williamson

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By Kyle Meddles

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Plain City, Plain City News

Route 161 stores targeted by bomb threats

By Kyle Meddles

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