Lady Monarchs lose on walk-off base hit; fall back into tie with Braves for OCC Cardinal lead
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April 28, 2025
Marysville’s Jillian Rausch (12) hits an incoming pitch during the top of the fifth inning against Olentangy Berlin. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Lady Monarchs lose on walk-off base hit; fall back into tie with Braves for OCC Cardinal lead

By Aleksei Pavloff

A walk-off loss for Marysville’s softball team was a tough pill to swallow.

The Lady Monarchs battled back and forth with Olentangy Berlin on Thursday.

Key MHS errors allowed the Bears to take a late-game win, 7-6.

“You can’t have six errors and expect to win a game and that is what we did tonigh...

Fairbanks girls hand Tigers first loss; Jonathan Alder Pioneer boys defeat Kenton Ridge
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Livi Maine (44) of Fairbanks applies defensive pressure to an opponent in this file photo. Maine led the team with 12 points during a recent win over West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Fairbanks girls hand Tigers first loss; Jonathan Alder Pioneer boys defeat Kenton Ridge
By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2026
Fairbanks’ girls basketball team handed West Liberty-Salem its first setback in the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division. The Lady Panthers’ 55-42 triumph puts the Tigers at 11-1 in the division an...
Local athletes of week named
Sports
Local athletes of week named
By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2026
The Journal-Tribune has named its athletes of the week. They are as follows: Marysville: Junior wrestler Carter Shank is Marysville’s honoree. Shank was the highest-placing Monarch during the recent M...
Jonathan Alder senior will play golf at Ohio Dominican
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Jonathan Alder senior will play golf at Ohio Dominican
By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2026
Mother Nature’s recent winter blast obviously means local golfers won’t be hitting the links for quite some time. An area high school linksman, however, will continue his career on the collegiate leve...
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Cook’s Pointe zoning language eyed
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
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Cook’s Pointe zoning language eyed
Developer seeks ability to attract more businesses
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A pair of long-tenured news carriers at the Journal-Tribune will be making their final deliveries today. Brother and sister duo Kage Moss and Cecillia Archer have delivered papers for over 10 years. D...
Snow removal begins
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Monarch royalty crowned
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Monarch royalty crowned
By Tim Miller 
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Marysville High School and the Early College High School crowned their queens and kings for the Winter Homecoming Friday evening. Pictured from left are Luis Zapata Santamaria (king) and Saria Lane (q...
Fairbanks girls hand Tigers first loss; Jonathan Alder Pioneer boys defeat Kenton Ridge
Sports
Livi Maine (44) of Fairbanks applies defensive pressure to an opponent in this file photo. Maine led the team with 12 points during a recent win over West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Fairbanks girls hand Tigers first loss; Jonathan Alder Pioneer boys defeat Kenton Ridge
By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2026
Fairbanks’ girls basketball team handed West Liberty-Salem its first setback in the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division. The Lady Panthers’ 55-42 triumph puts the Tigers at 11-1 in the division an...
Local athletes of week named
Sports
Local athletes of week named
By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2026
The Journal-Tribune has named its athletes of the week. They are as follows: Marysville: Junior wrestler Carter Shank is Marysville’s honoree. Shank was the highest-placing Monarch during the recent M...