With the high school boys basketball regular season coming to a close, it is the time to start thinking about the upcoming Ohio High School Athletic Association state tournament. Sunday was the day when schools across the state found out where they fell in their seeding bracket and who they will be facing in the weeks to come. Locally, the third-ranked Triad Cardinals will kick off the action in the Division IV Southwest District when they take on fifth-ranked Fairlawn at Piqua High School That game will be played on Friday, Feb. 23 at 8:30 p.m. The 36th-ranked Marysville Monarchs…
Author: Sam Dillon
Marshall Francisco of Marysville leaps for a shot while an Upper Arlington defender attempts to block him. Francisco tallied eight points during the Monarchs’ 72-38 loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Marysville Monarchs had their hands full Friday night against the 18-1 Golden Bears of Upper Arlington. The state-ranked Bears came out roaring and there was little the Monarchs could do except try and hold on as Upper Arlington won, 72-38, on MHS’ Hall of Fame night. MHS coach Ryan Grose chalked up the loss to Marysville’s lack of half-court pressure. “I thought our half-court defense… we did…
Several Marysville Monarch athletes are pictured after signing letters of intent to play their sport at the next level during a ceremony at Marysville High School on Wednesday. The athletes are from the left, front row, Sara Berkland, Indiana University, rowing; Grace Alsop, Ball State University soccer; Abby Jacobs, University of North Carolina-Ashland, soccer; and Hope Powers, University of Findlay, soccer; back row, Michael Helton Jr. , University of Rio Grande, bowling; Steven Shamhart, Urbana University, football; Matt Walters, Bowling Green State University, soccer; and Brett Cingle, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, soccer. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)
Journey Blevins of North Union lines up a jump shot during a home game against Clear Fork. Blevins tallied 17 points during the Lady Cats’ 61-27 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Lady Cats of North Union decided to use their game against the Lady Colts of Clear Fork to polish their offense and try a few new things. The tactic paid off for head coach Rachel Weaver and her Cats as NU cruised to a 61-27 victory Tuesday. “We were just trying to get some different looks and things we might us during tournament time and just…
Allie Rioch of Marysville attempts to drive to the basket while two Dublin Coffman defenders try to block her path on Friday. Rioch tallied three points during the Lady Monarchs’ 90-45 loss. (Journal Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Basketball by its nature is competitive, but for the Lady Monarchs of Marysville, they faced some stiff competition Friday when they took the court against the fourth-ranked team in the state in Dublin Coffman. The tall order was too much for the Monarchs to overcome as the Lady Rocks won, 90-45.
Allie Rioch of Marysville attempts to drive to the basket while two Dublin Coffman defenders try to block her path on Friday. Rioch tallied three points during the Lady Monarchs’ 90-45 loss. (Journal Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Basketball by its nature is competitive, but for the Lady Monarchs of Marysville, they faced some stiff competition Friday when they took the court against the fourth-ranked team in the state in Dublin Coffman. The tall order was too much for the Monarchs to overcome as the Lady Rocks won, 90-45. The Monarchs were able to strike first with a trey…
Mason Soviak of North Union leaps for a jump shot while several Marion Harding defenders attempt to block the shot during a basketball game at North Union High School on Thursday. Soviak scored four points during the Cats’ 67-34 win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– There are aspects of a basketball game where coaches will point to as the reason for a win or a loss. For North Union on Thursday, the Cats covered all aspects of the game from defense to offense to beat Mid Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marion Harding, 67-34. The Cats started the game with…
Paxton Stofcheck of North Union leaps for a layup after stealing the ball during a home game against the Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder. Stofcheck tallied seven points during the 59-45 victory. JA’s Peyton Mast is also pictured. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Lady Cats of North Union have now found back-to-back wins, this time against former Mid Ohio Athletic Conference foe Jonathan Alder. The Lady Cats cruised to a solid 59-45 win after a slow start on Tuesday. The Lady Pioneers got on the board early with a three from Melissa Walborn, followed by a basket by…
In this file photo Dawn Draper, left, head softball coach at North Union, urges a former North Union player to get back to the base during a Central District finals game against Bishop Ready. Draper was recently inducted into the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame after 18 years of coaching and a career record of 382-98. (Submitted photo) –––– When you hear the name Dawn Draper, you will most likely hear the word softball within the same sentence. Those are words that can almost be melded into one when talking about North Union softball. Now,…
Fairbanks’ Gavin Horn goes to the basket against West Jefferson’s Jared Vermillon on Friday. Horn tallied a team-high 14 points during the 48-43 Homecoming loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Fairbanks Panthers boys basketball team engaged in a back-and-forth battle with the Roughriders of West Jefferson in front of a packed gym on Friday during Homecoming. All great battles must come to an end and this one did as well with the Panthers falling short to their Ohio Heritage Conference foe, 48-43. The Panthers came out ready to shoot the long ball, but struggled to find the bottom…
Avery Clark of North Union leaps to shot the ball while two Marion Harding players attempt to block the shot. Clark tallied 10 points during the overtime lose of 53-50 to the Lady Prexies. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– After a month on the road the Lady Cats came home to play Marion Harding in front of a familiar crowd. Unfortunately for those fans and Lady Cats, they had to walk off the court with a loss after overcoming a 10 point deficit in the fourth quarter. That effort pushed the game into overtime where they fell 53-50. Despite…
Josh Gears of Marysville follows through after his release during warm ups against Olentangy Orange at Marysville Lanes. Olentangy beat the Monarchs by only five pins (2549-2544.) (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) — Marysville’s boys bowling team set a new single-match school record during Tuesday’s loss to Olentangy Orange. The Monarchs rolled a score of 2544. The Pioneers finished with a score of 2549. Zach Tompkins led MHS with a 501 series on games of 264 and 237. He was followed by Kayla Helton-452, Michael Helton Jr.-434 and Landon Winfield-416. Tyler Monnin and Blake Angel each bowled one game. Monnin…
Jack Christian of Marysville High School drives to the hoop during a basketball against Westland. Christian set a new school record for three-point goals in a game with nine to help bring his point total to 32 during the Monarchs’ 91-65 win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– A new king was crowned during the Marysville boys’ 91-65 basketball victory over Ohio Capital Conference rival Westland on Friday. The young freshmen Jack Christian was instrumental in the landslide victory by setting a new school single game three-point goal record with nine. MHS head coach Ryan Grosse could not have been…
Adam Hettel, left, of Marysville underhooks Chris Cox of North Union during a bout in the 195 class. Hettel ended up winning the match by pin fall in 3:04. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon ) The North Union Wildcats hosted their annual Don Wasserbeck Classic on Saturday, inviting 17 teams from across the region to come and take part in the event. Marysville, being one of those teams, claimed second place at the event with a varsity Blue team score of 209.5, while the host school, North Union, finished fourth with a score of 153. Marion Pleasant won the meet…
Mason Soviak of North Union dunks the ball after a breakaway during Wednesday’s game at NU against London. Soviak tallied eight points to help the Wildcats win, 37-36. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The North Union Wildcats experienced some highs and some lows on Wednesday when they faced off against future conference opponent London. The biggest high was the final score of 37-36 in the Wildcats’ favor . NU got out of the gate hard and scored the game’s first points. The Red Raiders answered back with a trio of three-point goals to take the lead and swing the…