This Big Walnut ball carrier picks up yardage, but would be called for a face mask against Monarch linebacker Walker Heard on Friday. Also pictured is Mike Powers (36) of MHS. The Monarchs rolled past the Golden Eagles, 45-17. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) –––– Monarch football coach Brent Johnson sees a lot of similarities in the Marysville and Big Walnut programs. He said they both are built from blue-collar communities and the athletes are scrappy and never quit. Big Walnut used to be a regular foe of the Monarchs in the Central Buckeye League and early days of the…
Author: Chad Williamson
The Triad School District is will be experiencing some cost savings thanks to the work and wit of individuals in the maintenance department. This board of education approved the purchase of chillers for the middle and high school through the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance at a state minimum price of $162,430 for the two units. While the price for air-cooled climate control devices is substantial, District treasurer Connie Cohn said Thursday night that the price tag could have been much higher. Cohn said district personnel learned that the cost for the chiller units is set to increase dramatically at the…
Marysville receiver Bodie Eberhart (21) tries to gather in the ball on Friday against Grove City. The Monarchs rolled to a 35-0 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) –––– They say your perfect match will walk into your life at the just the right time and everything will click. All the pieces will fall into place. Everything that was wrong suddenly seems right and the future seems filled with endless possibilities. For Marysville football coach Brent Johnson, 74 such people walked into his life Friday night – directly off of the Grove City buses. It was love at first sight,…
As the closest municipality to the event, North Lewisburg Village Council learned about plans for the upcoming Union County Covered Bridge Bluegrass Festival. The festival takes place on, and around the Pottersburg Covered Bridge, 17141 Inskeep-Cratty Road, which is just outside the village and is connected to it by a multi-use trail. The event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 22, and Sunday, Sept. 23. To coincide with the increased number of visitors in the area, North Lewisburg has planned a community-wide yard sale from Sept. 21-23. Festival organizer Mardy Hanlon-Stolte addressed council at Tuesday night’s meeting about plans for the…
Ryan Kern (44) of Marysville runs for a 53-yard touchdown against Olentangy Liberty on Friday. Also pictured is Jagger Snyder (88). Kern rushed for 111 yards during MHS’ 23-14 loss to the Patriots. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) –––– The fortunes of a football game can turn when ball meets foot. The pitfalls and positives of the kicking game were on display Friday night during a wind-blown game at Olentangy Liberty as the Patriots held off the Marysville Monarchs, 23-14. For starters, MHS was without regular kicker Thomas Wolfe, who reportedly sustained a head injury Thursday night in Marysville’s soccer…
Marysville’s Bodie Eberhart goes to the ground to catch a 34-yard reception against Delaware Hayes on Friday. The Monarchs fell, 17-16, in overtime. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) –––– Marysville’s game against Delaware Hayes Friday night ended the only way it could – with the Monarchs close enough to spit in the end zone, but not getting in. The Monarchs dropped a 17-16 overtime stunner to the Pacers on their home field in a game that saw them fumble the ball away three times in the red zone, two of those coming inside the five-yard-line. In the first three quarters,…
The above photos shows the gambit of emotions that can be created by high school sports. On the right, Delaware players from the field and sidelines are swirled up in celebration as three Marysville players on the right struggle to get off the field after the Monarchs were stopped a yard short on what could have been the game winning two-point conversion in overtime Friday. The Pacers slipped away with a 17-16 win. For a full write-up on the game, as well stories from all of the other local high school grid contests, see pages 1B and 2B of today’s…
Knowing everything I once spent a few days being troubled by a childhood mystery. I could not remember the name of the little robot on the Buck Rogers television show? I used to watch the program and seemed to remember that he bee-bopped around repeating his own name over and over and over. I asked a few people and they couldn’t remember the name either, until eventually someone recalled that the little silver guy would say “Biggy, Biggy, Biggy” as he walked around. And just like that, the mystery was solved. His name was Biggy. Except – it wasn’t. That…
Pictured above is the former Aaron’s building at 1051 Lydia Drive in the City Gate development. The building was purchased by the Memorial Health a little more than a year ago and is being sold to a local dental group. (Journal-Tribune photo Chad Williamson) –––– When Memorial Health decided to buy the former Aaron’s building in City Gate, the goal was more about protection than profit. After owning the building for a little more than a year, the health system has entered into a contract to sell the facility at 1051 Lydia Drive to a local dentist group. At a…
Memorial Health is looking at ways to connect with the younger generation. At a meeting of the health system’s board of trustees this week, CEO Chip Hubbs said catching the attention of millennials who are searching for health care is both a needed an attainable goal for Memorial. “I know this is an itch, collectively, we’ve wanted to scratch,” Hubbs said. The CEO explained that many other industries are already marketing their products and services to younger consumers, but health care organizations are falling behind. Hubbs said many forward leaps in medical services don’t make sense for Memorial embrace in…
Seeing the worst of humanity in the happiest place on earth I went on vacation recently to the happiest, humidest, place on earth and came away a little concerned for humanity. Seven days in Orlando gave me a pretty good look at people from all parts of the globe and, to be honest, I don’t know how civilization trudges on. Now sure, the sheer number of people in Florida’s theme parks, six people per meter by my estimation, does not lend itself to seeing the best of sides of the human race. Your feet get stepped on. Your shoulders get…
Marysville High School (MHS) officials know that standardized test scores in the building have to come up and all options are on the table – including adjusting lunch periods to make more instructional time available. Preliminary numbers from testing this past school year show that the larger of Marysville’s two high school buildings met state targets on just one of seven tested areas. And although the preliminary numbers show MHS performing better than state averages, the results aren’t acceptable for administrators. “We’re not an average school,” principal Tom Cochran said. “And we don’t want to make excuses.” Students are tested…
Even with permanent improvement fund money being set aside for a planned stadium overhaul, the Marysville school district puts millions of dollars toward facility and equipment upgrades each year. At Thursday night’s meeting, district treasurer Todd Johnson provided the board of education with a snapshot of how Marysville spent $5.67 million in permanent improvement money in fiscal year 2018. Permanent improvement money funds large projects and item purchases, rather than paying for expenses related to employees. Johnson explained that $1 million dollars of that money was being set aside for an $8.9 million renovation project at the high school football…
A father’s gift Sometimes when you hear an uplifting story you need to get out of the way and just let it tell itself. That’s not easy for a journalist to admit. I came across this story a while ago and felt it needed a wider audience. Jesse Sepeda died on March 9 at the age of 52 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was active as a coach and organizer in the local youth baseball, wrestling and football programs. He was well known in the community and the process to rename a local ball field after him is…
At Thursday’s meeting, the Marysville Board of Education approved a contract with Memorial Hospital to provide athletic training services for the district through 2027. “It’s been a great partnership,” board member Dick Smith said, noting that the athletic trainers are a “godsend” for coaches. Whereas in years past the agreement has been an in-kind type of arrangement between the two entities, the new contract comes with a substantial financial benefit to the school district. Two previous contracts have centered around the hospital providing athletic trainers for the district free of charge in exchange for various signage and advertising opportunities surrounding…