GANGLUFF –––– Marysville native, Stephen Gangluff, was able to find the cup with ease during the second round of the LECOM Health Challenge at Peek n’ Peak Resort in Findley Lake, New York to put himself into the weekend rounds of the WEB.com Tour stop. But once into the money rounds, the Monarch alum struggled on the course tallying a 1-under–par 71 on both the third and fourth round to end the tournament with a 9-under-par to tie for 34th place and win $3,064. Gangluff started out round three with a birdie on the opening hole, followed up with a…
Author: Sam Dillon
The Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association made their fifth stop of the season at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Kenton on Thursday where local golfer Justin Brackenridge of Fairbanks was able to card a 39-39-78 to end his day in second place behind the course leader Mallory Graham of Mt. Gilead. Graham won the tournament with a 35-28-73 to finish one over par. Brackenridge was able to able to find the bottom of the cup within par on nine different holes will finish the seventh hole with a birdie. Emily Wilson, also of Fairbanks, found herself in sixth place to…
Rylan Brown swims the butterfly leg of the 100-yard medley relay race during a Stingrays meet against the Tigersharks. Brown’s team of Joseph taracko, Berkley Behrens and Carter McGhee won the race with a time of 2:32. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) –––– The Marysville Stingrays where able to glide to a smooth victory of 2,631 to the Northland Swim Club Tigershark’s 451 on Thursday. Lilly Arledge was among the top scores for the Lady Rays, collecting 40 points in total to help the girl’s team to a 1,614 to 169 win. Arledge took first place in the girl’s 18…
The Marysville Elite 17U team lost a tight battle of 2-1 to the Kaneland Knights at the King’s Island Classic Sunday. Jack Christian got the nod to take the mound to start the game and was able to strikeout out two Knights while giving up six hits and two earned runs during the loss. Marysville was able to scatter the ball on six different occasions, but was never able to put anything together until late in the game. The Knights where able to score early with a bottom of the first run to take an early 1-0 lead and where…
Members of the Premier Division of the Union County Junior Golf Academy Tour pose with their participation medals after the final match of the season at Darby Creek Golf Course. The Premier golfers are listed from the left: Kaleb Cox, Logan Landsettle, Colin Buchholz, Dylan VanDyke, Brady Cordonnier and Berkley Behrens. (Photo Submitted) –––– The Union County Junior Golf Academy Tour made its last stop of the season at Darby Creek Golf Course on Thursday where golfers competed for the title of champion. Travis Brake was able to claim that title of champion in the boy’s Tour Division with a…
Swimmers dive from the boards during the start of the second heat of the boys 10 and under 25-yard freestyle. The Muirfins where able to top the Stingray boy’s team to help them win the meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) –––– The Marysville Stingrays where able to split the decision between the boy’s team and girl’s team, but the Muirfins Swim Team was able to take the head-to-head meet with a combined score of 3,218 over the Rays score of 2,740. Lilly Arledge helped the Lady Rays collect 1,725 points to beat the Muirfins. Arledge took first in the…
The Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association made their fourth stop on the tour at Pine Lakes in Mt. Gilead. Local golfer Justin Breckenridge of Fairbanks took second place in a field of 20 golfers in the 16-18 division. Brackenridge tallied a 36-40-70, shooting a one under on the day putting him only one stroke behind the course winner Mallory Graham, who shot a 39-36-75. Brackenridge tallied a birdie to start his day and followed up with an eagle at hole four, while collecting 10 pars throughout the course to finish in second place. Aiden Wilson of Fairbanks landed in…
Reese Cordonnier chips onto the hole 4 green at Marysville Golf Club during a round of the Union County Junior Golf Academy-Tour match. Cordonnier finished with a 68 in the Academy Disvion. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Young golfers from around the county converged at Marysville Golf Club to take part in the Union County Junior Golf Academy-Tour match. Travis Brake took the top spot in the boy’s Tour 18-hole category scoring a course par of 72. Followed by Zach Riegel with a 125 and Ryan Beckhoff with a 144 to finish out the boy’s tour. The Lady’s Tour…
Berkley Behrens of the Marysville Stingrays leaps from the platform during a 100-yard-freestyle race at a tri-meet between the Stingrays, Plain Township and Sycamore Hills. The Stingrays took first place overall during the meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) –––– The Marysville Stingrays swim club was able to out-kick the competition to a victory Saturday. The Stingrays tallied a combined score of 2,633.5 points to win the triangular meet against Sycamore Hills Swim Club and Plain Township. The Lady Rays led the charge for the Stingrays collecting 1,588,5 points, while the boy’s tallied 1,045 points. Rylan Brown was the meets…
Avery Clark of North Union rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the Division III state semifinals game at Firestone Stadium in Akron. Clark earned the division’s All-State Player of the Year award for her ability at the plate this year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The spring sports season came to an end for North Union athletes, leaving only several awards to be presented. The Lady Cat softball team made it all the way to the Division III state semifinals, capping a 26-3 season. The appearance was the seventh time the Lady Cats have made it…
Avery Clark makes contact with the ball during the Division III state semifinals softball game at Firestone Stadium in Akron against Warren Champion. Clark sparked the Lady Cats’ only offense of the day, a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh, to take the game into extra innings. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Coaches strive for the perfect game all season long and North Union head coach Dawn Draper and her Lady Cats were no different this season. Their quest for perfection is what got them to the Division III state semifinals on Friday against Warren Champion,…
A Williamsburg player fields the ball at the left as North Union’s Abby Davis streaks to first base after a bunt. The Lady Cats won the game, 1-0, to claim a Division III regional title. NU will face Warren Champion on Friday during the state semifinals at Akron’s Firestone Stadium. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Lady Cat softball at North Union has a history of winning and after a two-year hiatus from the state tournament, the team is back on that path. The road to Akron has been littered with victory after victory this season. NU won Mid Ohio…
Madison Amstutz of North Union applies a tag to a Williamsburg runner attempting to steal second base during a regional finals game at Wright State University. The Lady Cats won 1-0 to move on to the state tournament on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– An explosive offense has been the backbone of the North Union Lady Cat softball this season. They have won by run-rule in 13 of the 27 games they have played this season, winning by at least 10 runs. However, during the Lady Cats’ regional championship game against Williamsburg on Saturday at Wright State University,…
The Division II regional track and field meet is under way. North Union and Jonathan Alder started the preliminary round of the regional on Thursday at Lexington High School. Several athletes will be moving on and for others, it was the end of the season. The Lady Pioneers jump out to an early lead of 13 points in the team rankings, thanks in part to the efforts of their 4 x 800 relay team. Morgan Hicks, Maddy Killian, Maddie Davis and Lexi Thorpe took first place with a time of 9:33.59. Moving on to the finals will be the Lady…
Kennedy Ruhl of North Union catches a ball in left field during a regional semifinals game against West Liberty Salem. Ruhl went 1-3 at the plate during the Lady Cats’ 5-1 win to advance to the regional finals at Wright State University on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Lady Cats of North Union are a team that has the uncanny ability to score runs. To steal a phrase from head coach Dawn Draper, “If you score a run every inning ,you can’t lose.” North Union wasn’t quite able to plate a run every inning during its regional…