–––– Photo at left; Avery Groves of Fairbanks runs with a baton during the third leg of the 4 x 200 relay event during the Panthers’ “SpecTrackular” meet on Monday. Photo on right: Daniel Heinig follows through during his toss of the shot put during the meet. Heinig finished in first with a throw of 49-05. (Journal-Tribune photos by Sam Dillon) –––– The Panthers of Fairbanks held their “SpecTrackular” event Monday where the Panther boys were able to top teams from Jonathan Alder and Bishop Watterson. The FHS boys tallied 113 points to win first place, while the Lady Panthers…
Author: Sam Dillon
Marysville High School student-athletes sign letters of intent to play their respective sport on the collegiate level. They are from the left, Jaimeson Bigler (wrestling), Cassidy Franciso (basketball), Michael Powers (football), Rachel Poling (swimming) and Gavin Stromp, Max Brennan and Mason Taylor (soccer). (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Marysville High School student-athletes recently took the next steps to playing sports at the collegiate level. They made official commitments to their school of choice during a college signing ceremony at Marysville High School. A total of seven athletes playing in five different sports signed letters of intent. Jaimeson Bigler will…
Jacob Jenkins of Triad fields a throw from the outfield as a Riverside runner approaches the plate. Jenkins tallied the out to help the Cardinals take an 8-3 win over the Pirates. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Triad’s varsity baseball squad reached the .500 mark with an 8-3 triumph over Riverside on Thursday. The win, which evened the Cardinals’ record at 8-8, came on the back of solid running on the base paths during a big fifth inning. Triad scored the game-winning run and added five more for a little insurance. Triad assistant coach Taylor Nehls, who spoke for…
Scoring was not the problem in the baseball contest between the Wildcats of North Union and the Raiders of Benjamin Logan. Both teams combined for 31 runs in seven inning of play, but it was the Wildcats who where able to come out on top, 18-13. The Raiders got on the board first by plating two runs in the bottom of the opening inning. NU’s solid sticks opened up in the top of the third when the Cats scorched the BL pitcher for seven runs for a 7-2 lead . The Wildcats returned to the box in the fourth inning…
Emily Daniel of MHS reaches third base safely at Dublin Coffman on Monday. The Lady Monarchs lost, 8-7, when the Shamrocks scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh on an error. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Lady Cats of North Union have a mission to be the best and now that can say they are. NU sits at the top of the Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division and is tied for the lead of both divisions after beating the Lady Raiders of Benjamin Logan, 4-0, on Monday. The weather played a bit of a…
William Findley of Fairbanks leaps over a hurdle during heat two of the 110 high hurdles at North Union’s Virg Rankin Invitational on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Fairbanks Panthers got the upper hand on the field of eight teams at this year’s Virg Rankin Invitational at North Union High School. FHS won the boys championship Friday evening with 134 points. The score was good enough to beat out Jonathan Alder, which tallied 121 points. NU’s boys placed fifth with 62. The Lady Pioneers of JA won the field of seven squads, winning with 159 points. The…
Candace Halloway of North Union prepares to field a throw at first base for an out. The Lady Cats cruised to their 10th victory with a 14-0 win over River Valley on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Lady Cats of North Union are no stranger to winning and Thursday’s contest against former Mid Ohio Athletic conference rival River Valley was no different. North Union needed only five innings to beat the Lady Vikings, 14-0. In doing so, NU won its 10th game of the season. The Lady Cats, who have shown a propensity to score early, followed…
Gabby Hill of Marysville (6) carries the ball on the attack Tuesday evening. Hill tallied MHS’ lone goal during a 20-1 loss to Upper Arlington. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Marysville’s girls varsity lacrosse squad had a difficult time against Upper Arlington on Tuesday. The Lady Golden Bears got the scoring started early and went on to defeat the Lady Monarchs by a 20-1 count. Upper Arlington kept MHS goalies Madi Cantrell and Emma Swart busy with 28 shots on goal. Cantrell managed seven saves during her half of action in the net. Swart came up with one rejection…
Sydney Bacon of North Union winds up as she prepares to toss a shot during a recent track meet. Bacon set a new school record in both the shot put and discus during this past week’s action. (Photo submitted) –––– The Wildcats of North Union track teams may have struggled during their meet at the River Valley Relays, but one athlete had much to celebrate. The Lady Cats where able to pull together 35.5 points during the event, but that was only good enough for last place out of the eight competing teams, while the boy’s team was only slightly…
Emily Walker, left, of Jonathan Alder gets caught stealing second base when Madison Amstutz, right, of North Union applies the tag. Regan Martino of North Union watches the play unfold in the background. The Lady Cats won the game 6-5. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Wildcats of North Union are a team that has had to make some adjustments in the early portion of the 2019 softball season. That’s because they are sporting six new faces on the field this season. Those adjustments, though, are paying off as NU beat rival, Jonathan Alder, 6-5, Friday in a Central…
Riley Blevins of Fairbanks makes contact with the ball in the bottom of the third inning against Grandview Heights Thursday. Blevins went 3-3 and tallied two RBIs during the Lady Panthers 20-2 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks softball team got the early drop on the Grandview Heights pitching. They turned that early knowledge into nine runs by the end of the first inning. FHS kept up the attack and downed the Bobcats, 20-2. Jayda Rausch led off for the Lady Panthers and turned a deep hit to right field into a double to…
North Union’s Trevyn Feasel makes contact with the ball during a game against Urbana on Wednesday. Feasel went one-for-four at the plate, picking up a double and two RBIs to help the Cats win 13-0. North Union is now 5-1 for the season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– North Union’s baseball team has been seeing the ball well of late. The Wildcats, who have won by the run-rule their last three games by an average of 13 runs, did it again by beating Urbana, 13-0, in a shortened game on Wednesday. NU head coach Klarke Ransome credited the win…
The Wildcats of North Union may have lost some top-tier track and field talent to graduation, but they have sprouted some more talent in other events. North Union has made the move from the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference, where both the girls and boys team stook sixth place last year, to the Central Buckeye Conference this season. Head coach Jerry Sparks said the teams will have the challenge of feeling out the league to see who is strong. “Being new to the conference, we have not seen many of the teams on our side of the league,” he said. “We…
The 2019 North Union Wildcat varsity baseball team is pictured from left, front row, Josh Cahill, Trevyn Feasel, Carsen Newell, Micah Orr, Joel Krebehenne, Aaron Krebehenne, Riley Young and Bryce McNeal; second row, coach Corey L. Lyles, coach Trenton Pugh, Zach Ahern, Kase Orahood, Nick Reeder, Anthony Padovano, Ashden Turrill and head coach Klarke Ransome. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The North Union Wildcat baseball team will look to its experience during its first season in the Central Buckeye Conference. That experience will be led by a group of 10 seniors, all with playing time at the varsity level.…
The 2019 North Union Lady Cat varsity softball team is pictured from left, front row, Josie Duncan, Chloe Price, Regan Martino, Madison Amstutz, Kennedy Ruhl, Laney Converse, Jacklyn Fishbaughn and Destiny Reebel; second row, coach Logan Martino, coach Steve Allen, Kayla Sedgwick, Candace Holloway, Grace Burris, Journey Blevins, Kori Marvin, Emma Lindsey, coach Terry Setser and head coach Dawn Draper. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The North Union softball team has made its return to the field after making it to Akron last season as a Final Four team in Division III. The Lady Cats, though, have a younger…