A nine-year-old Marysville girl will become the newest member of the Capital University women’s basketball team on Sunday. Mercadize Paver of Marysville will become a team member during a Team IMPACT “Draft Day” celebration at The Capital Center. She is one of 30,000 patients in the United States living with cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease predominantly diagnosed in children by the age of two. Team IMPACT is a national non-profit organization that connects children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses with the support system of a college sports team. Through the Team IMPACT CF Project sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, children who…
Author: Nancy Clark
Clarence Burroughs, 79, of Bellefontaine, died Sept. 12, 2017, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center surrounded by his family. He served in the United States Marine Corps for four years. He then married his wife, Barbara Eubanks Burroughs, on Dec. 13, 1959. As a retired firefighter with the Lima Fire Department, he spent his retirement loving his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He valued going to church and listening to his favorite hymns. He attended the Bellefontaine First Family Church and Gretna Brethren Church. He was a giver, friend, neighbor, firefighter and a marine. He was loved by all who…
Above, solid Fairbanks gang-tackling slows Golden Eagle running back Ryan Bevington. Madison-Plains was able to move the ball and Bevington rolled to 132 yards on 21 carries. The Fairbanks defense stood tall when its back was against the wall in Friday’s 35-20 win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– Following his team’s loss last week to Greenview, Fairbanks head football coach Patrick Cotter lamented his team’s inability to finish drives. The Panthers must have worked on the issue because it was a strong fourth quarter and hard-nosed fourth down defense that pushed them to a 35-20 win over Madison-Plains on…
According to Marysville Police Department reports: A resident of London Avenue reported theft from a motor vehicle at 11:20 a.m. Friday. A business on Delaware Avenue reported a dispute at 7:48 p.m. Friday. A business on Columbus Avenue reported a suspicious person at 10:32 p.m. Friday. A hit-skip crash occurred at a business on Columbus Avenue at 11:10 p.m. Friday. Officers cited Chad Rausch, 40, of 15400 Fish Road, and Joseph Pfarr, 46, of 222 E. Sixth St., for disorderly conduct at 11:17 p.m. Friday. A resident of Chiprock Drive reported the theft of medication at 10:39 p.m. Saturday. Officers…
Above , Landon feeds his new service dog a treat at the Harold Lewis Center playground Friday morning. Below, Theo watches over Logan while he swings at the Harold Lewis Center playground Friday morning. (Journal-Tribune photos by Georgia Davis) –––– Therapy dog a godsend for mother of twin boys with autism Since 2013 Carrie Beebe has lived afraid. That was the year her son, Logan, was diagnosed with autism. Four months later his twin brother, Landon, received the same diagnosis. Since then, Beebe hasn’t been able to shake the fear that her sons would leave her sight and something bad…
Road construction on Scotts Lawn Road will have a “profound impact” on the attendees of the All Ohio Balloon Fest this August, Union County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Mike Justice said. Traffic coming from Columbus will be especially affected because the westbound exit onto Scotts Lawn Road will be closed. Traffic coming from that direction should exit onto U.S. 42 and take Industrial Parkway to Weaver Road, Justice said. Extra signs will be placed on U.S. 33 and U.S. 42 to navigate traffic. Using that route will “help alleviate traffic issues” in the city. Half of the bridge on Scotts Lawn Road…
The Fairbanks Board of Education voted to have Memorial Hospital be its provider of drug testing for student athletes for the 2017-2018 school year. In May, a representative from Sports Safe Testing Service, Inc. presented the company’s bid to be able to administer drug testing to Fairbanks High School’s athletes. However, Superintendent Bob Humble said, out of the two companies to submit bids, Memorial was willing to match whatever Sports Safe’s was offering. The catch is Sports Safe allowed a minimum of 10 students to be drug tested at a time, while Memorial offered a minimum of five at a…
GANGLUFF –––– The first round of the Lincoln Land Charity Championship on the Web.com Tour at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield, Illinois is in the books. Marysville native Stephen Gangluff is tied for 38th with a 3-under 68. Gangluff was able to sink a birdie early on the front nine, but a miscue at the 191-yard par 3 on the fifth hole put Gangluff back at even. He was able to recover and start on the back nine 1-under. On his second nine, Gangluff tallied two more birdies to finish the day at 3-under. The former Marysville High School…
The Marysville Lady Monarch tennis team will conduct its annual summer youth clinic. Sessions will be held from 9 a.m. until noon at the MHS tennis courts July 18-20.
Marysville’s boys 4 x 400 relay team of from left, Jarret Braun, Chris Lambert, Luke Couchman and Emmanuel Belville won the Division I district title on Saturday. (Photo submitted) –––– The Marysville High School track and field program has another district champion in its fold.
Marysville’s girls 4 x 800 relay team of, from left, Jenna Rioch, Celia Soller, Robin King and Jacquelyn Witt set a new school record of 9:36.67. The record was set at the Division I district meet at Hilliard Darby on Thursday. The foursome placed fourth and qualified for next week’s regional meet. (Photo submitted) –––– A new school record was established within the Marysville High School track and field program on Thursday.
Kole Justin of North Union fouls off a pitch that lands in the dirt at his feet during the fourth inning of the Wildcats’ tournament opener against Northridge. The Wildcats struggled at the plate collecting only three hits with the first not coming until the sixth inning. The Cats lost 1-0 to end their season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– All a baseball team really needs is one run. One run is the difference between a win and a loss.
The North Union Lady Cats softball team was able to take second place in the yellow pool of the Wendy’s Spring Classic tournament in Ashland over the weekend. The Lady Cats finished with a 2-1 record, losing their first game to Akron Hoban 14-0.
Ian Gehres (left) of Jonathan Alder fouls off a ball down the third-base line as catcher Joel Krebehenne (right) of North Union watches. The game was suspended in the top of the sixth due to lightning in the area. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– With dark clouds looming in the background, the Jonathan Alder Pioneers took the baseball diamond to defend against the visitors, North Union, on Wednesday.
Former Marysville High School wrestlers Taleb Rahmani (top photo) and Noah Forrider (bottom photo) were eliminated from competition on Friday during the NCAA Division I tournament in St. Louis. Rahmani wrestles at 157-pounds for the University of Pittsburgh and Forrider (141) competes for Ohio University. (Photos submitted) –––– The 2016-17 college wrestling season came to an end on Friday for two former Marysville High School athletes.