Bowl selections will wrap up Pigskin Pickers season
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December 18, 2025

Bowl selections will wrap up Pigskin Pickers season

The regular season recently concluded for the 2025 Pigskin Pickers

Sports editor Tim Miller and reporter Jack Christian tied for the final week of the regular season with 6-4 records.

Miller finished the regular season with a 98-35 record, while Christian posted a 95-38 mark.

Publisher Kevin Behrens an...

MHS girls roll past Westerville Central
Sports
Marysville’s Lain Dumbauld (20) fights for an offensive rebound against a Westerville Central defender during the second half. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
MHS girls roll past Westerville Central
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 18, 2025
Lessons learned can pay dividends. That’s what Marysville’s girls basketball team adopted after it claimed a 58-40 win over Westerville Central. The two OCC member schools played at Central Tuesday fo...
Swim teams compete against Delaware Hayes
Sports
Swim teams compete against Delaware Hayes
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 17, 2025
Marysville’s swimming teams competed in a recent meet against Delaware Hayes. No team scores were reported Top four results from each event (top two relays) were as follows: Girls -200 medley relay: H...
MHS swimmers split with Berlin
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Marysville’s Carter Pancallo competes in a swimming event against Olentangy Berlin. The MHS boys won their meet, while the Lady Monarchs fell to the Bears. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
MHS swimmers split with Berlin
By Tim Miller 
December 17, 2025
Marysville’s swimming teams split matches with Olentangy Berlin on Monday. The MHS boys won 107-60, while the Lady Monarchs fell 115-54. Top results for Monarch athletes were as follows: Boys -200 med...
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MHS girls roll past Westerville Central
Sports
Marysville’s Lain Dumbauld (20) fights for an offensive rebound against a Westerville Central defender during the second half. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
MHS girls roll past Westerville Central
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 18, 2025
Lessons learned can pay dividends. That’s what Marysville’s girls basketball team adopted after it claimed a 58-40 win over Westerville Central. The two OCC member schools played at Central Tuesday fo...
Union County general fund revenue to grow 14% next year
Local News, News
Union County general fund revenue to grow 14% next year
By Michael Williamson 
December 17, 2025
Union County passed its budget for 2026 with some expected increases to various departments. At the regular meeting Wednesday morning the county commissioners passed both the general fund and special ...
Lights, camera, action
Education, Local News, News
Students run through their script, working to refine the show ahead of Thursday’s recording day. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)
Lights, camera, action
Students learn the ropes in front of the camera, and behind it, to create Monarch Message
By Jack Christian 
December 17, 2025
Marysville High School students are getting a hands-on introduction to journalism and media production through a course dedicated to producing the school’s weekly morning news broadcast, The Monarch M...
Swim teams compete against Delaware Hayes
Sports
Swim teams compete against Delaware Hayes
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 17, 2025
Marysville’s swimming teams competed in a recent meet against Delaware Hayes. No team scores were reported Top four results from each event (top two relays) were as follows: Girls -200 medley relay: H...
MHS swimmers split with Berlin
Sports
Marysville’s Carter Pancallo competes in a swimming event against Olentangy Berlin. The MHS boys won their meet, while the Lady Monarchs fell to the Bears. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
MHS swimmers split with Berlin
By Tim Miller 
December 17, 2025
Marysville’s swimming teams split matches with Olentangy Berlin on Monday. The MHS boys won 107-60, while the Lady Monarchs fell 115-54. Top results for Monarch athletes were as follows: Boys -200 med...
MHS grapplers place second during Firebird Classic
Sports
Marysville’s Logan Acker (top) tries to keep his opponent’s back on the mat for back points during a match at 157 pounds. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
MHS grapplers place second during Firebird Classic
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 17, 2025
Marysville’s boys wrestling squad tallied enough team points to take home the runner-up title at the annual Firebird Classic. The Monarchs dove into the 17-team tournament hosted by Kettering Fairmont...