Freshmen play key roles in MHS boys’ 2024-2025 wrestling success
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February 22, 2025
Marysville’s freshmen wrestling class is preparing for the postseason, which begins Saturday at home during the Division I sectional tournament. Freshman grapplers are from left, Keegen Andrews, Oliver Fox, Logan Adelsberger, Logan Shaw, Berkley Behrens and Jack Williams. Not pictured, Brian Waller. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Freshmen play key roles in MHS boys’ 2024-2025 wrestling success

By Aleksei Pavloff

Typically, those with inexperience must wait their turn.

That is not the case for some Marysville freshmen who are preparing for postseason wrestling action.

The Monarch boys completed their regular season last week, claiming the program’s fifth straight Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division tit...

Monarch gymnasts win meet against several teams
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Skylar Langhirt is the only senior on the Marysville High School gymnastics team. (Photo submitted)
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Marysville’s Delaney Sherwood prepares to release the ball down the lanes. MHS’ bowling teams have had solid results in recent tournaments. (File photo)
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Kellen Carter (23) of Marysville goes up for a shot. Carter scored 15 points during a 59-49 loss at Olentangy on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Tim Miller)
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Marysville’s varsity boys cagers had a solid shooting performance during a road game at Olentangy. The Monarchs sank 50% of their two and three-point attempts against a Braves squad that went into the...
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