Justin Brackenridge of Fairbanks follows through on his shot earlier this week at Blues Creek. Brackenridge tied for first place with Travis Brake in the 16-18 division after regulation. Brake won the tournament in a playoff. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– A pair of Fairbanks golfers battled for top honors in the 16-18 age bracket during a junior golf tournament earlier this week. Travis Brake and Justin Brackenridge finished regulation play of the Heart of Ohio Jr. Golf tournament at Blues Creek with matching scores of 75. A playoff round saw Brake win the tournament on the second hole.…
Author: Sam Dillon
Officials from the North Union School District and village of Richwood conduct for a ground-breaking ceremony to launch construction on a new $3 million athletic facility. Pictured from the left: Todd Wrobleski, Arty Sedgwick, George Showalter, Rita Rubeck Parker, Janel Chapman, Don Ridgway, Reddy Brown, Brian Davis, Scott Maruniak, Nick Hajjar, Brian Nauman, Scott Jerew, Steve Morrsion and a member of the contractor’s company (not identified). (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) This is an architectural rendition of how the inside of the new athletic facility at North Union High School will be designed. (Submitted graphic) Phase two of the new…
Monroe Field at Richwood Lake Park sits flooded in several inches of water after heavy rain Wednesday night. The softball fields at the park were also under water, causing problems for tournaments scheduled for this coming week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– With rain continuously falling, farmers are not the only ones having a hard time getting in what they need to accomplish. Wednesday night’s rain was more than expected for the Richwood community. Along with it came extensive flooding that made playing softball an impossible task as the fields were turned into small ponds for Thursday’s scheduled games.…
Statistics and records are a large part of the game when it comes to sports. In the game of baseball, they keep track of WHIP, ERA, IP, BA, BB and OBP to name a few. All of these numbers are to show how much talent a player or team has, but who keeps track of all of the year’s worth of numbers? At the professional levels, these endless numbers are handled by a full time staff that submits all of the numbers to the league of which they are associated. At the lower levels such as high school, those numbers…
In this file photo, Garrett Proximire of Jonathan Alder (22) attempts to break through several Benjamin Logan tacklers during the 2018 season. The Pioneers have made the jump to Division III, putting them in Region 11 for the 2019 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Ohio High School Athletic Association revised some divisions for the 2019 football season last week. The OHSAA has now put the finishing touches on realignment with the announcement of some revisions in regional playoff locations. The majority of schools around the state will continue to compete within the same region as in the…
Rylan Brown of the Stingays comes up for a breath during the boys 10 and under 25-meter butterfly at Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool Thursday. The Stingrays fell to Dublin 1,003-789. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) –––– The Marysville Stingrays kicked off their 2019 summer swimming season at the Marysville Municiple Swimming Pool on Thursday in a head-to-head contest against Dublin. Dublin was able to best the Rays by a score of 1,003-789 with the Marysville girl’s team tallying 466 points while the boys where able to amass 323. Despite the loss Stingrays coach Kristin Williams said the “Stingrays were greatly…
In this file photo Austin Bails (3) of Triad rushes around the outside during the second week of the 2018 season against Ridgemont. The Cardinals, who played in Division VII last season, moved to Division VI for the 2019 season due to higher enrollment numbers. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– With the high school spring sports season wrapping up this weekend with the state baseball championships, the Ohio High School Athletic Association is taking a look at the division break down for this upcoming football season. With the new enrollment numbers announced this week, several local teams will be…
Jonathan Alder catcher Caitlin Craig races down the line toward first base against Hebron Lakewood on Saturday. Craig had one hit during JA’s 4-2 victory in the Division II state championship game at Firestone Stadium in Akron. Craig and second baseman Angela Brandel are the only seniors on the team that posted a 30-1 record this spring. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder are the 2019 Division II state softball champions. It has been a long time coming. The Lady Pioneers are no stranger to Akron’s Firestone Stadium where the Ohio High School Athletic…
Marysville’s Jacob Ranker goes over a hurdle during the Division I state semifinals in the 110-meter event. He did not qualify for today’s finals in the event, but did advance to today in the 300 hurdles, bottom photo at the right. (Journal-Tribune photos by Sam Dillon) –––– The Monarchs of Marysville track team put all of its eggs into one athlete’s basket, Jacob Ranker. Ranker was the lone Monarch to make it to the Division I state meet this year and he will be racing for a state title in the boy’s 300-meter hurdles today. He advanced to the finals…
Nate Timmons of Fairbanks is a Division III state meet hurdle qualifier after regional competition at Lancaster Fairfield Union High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Fairbanks High School has advanced several athletes to the Division III state track and field meet. State qualification came during the regional meet at Fairfield Union High School. The Panthers’ boys 4×200 relay team of Nate Timmons, Trey Good, Kaleb Bosworth and Will Cochrane will take on 15 other teams from around the state on Friday at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The foursome advanced through the regionals with the…
Marysville’s Jacob Ranker clears a hurdle in this file photo. Ranker will compete in the Division I state 110 and 300 hurdles at OSU. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Division I and II regional track and field finals are in the books and several local athletes have made it to the state stage. The Monarchs of Marysville advanced five athletes to the Division I regional finals. Senior Jacob Ranker made it through the 300 and 110-meter hurdle races to the state meet. Ranker took third place in the regional 300-meter hurdles with a time of 37.87 and fifth…
Sydney Bacon of North Union prepares to toss the shot put during the Division II regional track meet. Bacon finished in ninth place with a personal best of 37-1. (Photo submitted) –––– The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder and Wildcats of North Union opened their Division II regional track and field meet at Lexington High School on Thursday. Unfortunately, many of the athletes came to the end of their season. Jon Alder went into the preliminary round of the meet competing in seven events. At the end of the day, one athlete was able to move on to the next stage.…
In the above photo, Trey Good, right, hands the baton to Caleb Bosworth during the Fairbanks Panthers’ 4×200 relay race at Lancaster Fairfield Union High School during the Division III regional track meet. The team took third to advance to the finals. In the bottom photo, FHS’ Nate Timmons clears a hurdle during the 300-meter race. Timmons took sixth place to advance to Friday’s finals. (Journal-Tribune photos by Sam Dillon) –––– Regional track and field meets for Divisions I and III kicked off on Wednesday. Several local athletes will be continue their season, while others came to the end of…
Marysville High School alumni and professional golfer Stephen Gangluff has made his way back onto the Web.com Tour. Gangluff appeared in one Web.com Tour event last season at the LECOM Health Challenge tournament at Peek n’ Peak Resort in New York. He tied for 34th place and took home $3,064. Gangluff will be making a new appearance on the tour after qualifying for the Evan Scholars Invitational at The Clen Club Golf Course in Glenview, Ill. Gangluff qualified for the event on Monday during a contest at White Deer Run Golf Course. The Ohio State University graduate tied for second…
The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder boys track team took the Division II Central District 2 runner-up spot with 103 team points, while the Lady Pioneers took fourth place with 71.5 points. The high team scores also advance some of their athletes past the districts on to the regional. The Lady Pioneers’ 4×800 relay team of Morgan Hicks, Reggan Gray, Maddie Davis and Maddy Killian took first place with a time of 9:57. The boys’ 4×800 relay team of Zach Hicks, Colyn McDaniels, Caleb Freyhof and Luke Malone will also be moving on with a second place finish in a time…