Laura Kaulen was crowned the overall winner during the All Ohio Ballon Fest 5K run. (Journal Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) –––– With the 42nd annual All Ohio Balloon Fest to take place Thursday through Aug. 12, 79 local runners came to compete in the All Ohio Balloon Fest 5K Run. The run began at Mill Valley Central Park, followed the Jim Simmons trail and snaked its way through the City of Marysville before coming to a halt at Sixth and Main streets The first runner to stride across the line was Laura Kaulen of Hilliard. Kaulen cruised to the…
Author: Sam Dillon
Vaughn Young stands in front of his street-stock racing car from the early 1960’s. Vaughn was the first generation of race car driver in the long line of drivers in the Young/Knaul racing family. (Submitted photo) –––– Auto racing for some is a past-time activity to watch on the big screen. For others it is hobby and for a few it is a family tradition. For the Young and Knaul families, that tradition has been going on for more than 50 years. It all started with Vaughn Young. Vaughn got in to street stock racing in the 1960’s. Street stock…
Cameron Troesch of the North Union cross-country team competes during the NU Invitational last year at the high School. While the high school running ranks are strong, the Lady Cats’ middle school cross-country squad is struggling to fill its roster this year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– With the start of the official fall sports practice on Tuesday, coaches are getting into the rhythm of day-to-day practice and polishing their teams for the upcoming sports season. For some coaches the problem is that they have no athletes to coach. North Union’s Jerry Sparks is one of those coaches with…
Linemen for the Marysville High School football team go through drills this morning on the first day of preseason practice. High school teams in Ohio began preseason sessions today in preparation for the start of the 2017 season in late August. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)
There’s a catfish just for you I have talked about numerous species of fish so far in this column with a few, but most of those have been fish that peak during the spring or early summer. The fish that I will be discussing in this article comes into its prime during the heat of the summer. It is Mr. Whiskers, the catfish. We have several species in the state, including Black, Brown and Yellow Bullhead, Blue, White, Channel and Flathead. They all come in different sizes and are found in different types of water. This fish sometimes gets a…
Girls from North Union High School volley the ball back-and-forth during a scrimmage session at the Lady Cats summer volleyball camp. The camp was offered to get athletes from seniors to freshmen out on the court in anticipation for the start of official fall sports practice on Tuesday. The Lady Cats saw a spike in numbers this year with incoming freshmen. That is a welcome addition, considering they will only have two returning seniors in Taylor Day and Paxon Stofcheck. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)
Beat the heat for summertime bass With summer weather in full swing, the temperatures have been soaring into the 90’s and humidity reaching nearly 100 percent means fishing can become rough. To understand warm-water fishing you have to be able to understand what is going on in the water and with the fish. First thing is oxygen, we need, fish need it. We get more direct sunlight in the summer and this sunlight heats up the water’s surface. When the water warms, it decreases the water density along with the amount of dissolved oxygen the water can hold. The warm…
North Union has found themselves a new conference to compete in. Starting as early as the 2018 school year the Wildcats will be competing in the Central Buckeye Conference (CBC). The Wildcats voted on Monday at a board of education meeting to accept an invitation from the CBC on the condition that London City Schools move with them. London was also extended an invitation to compete in the CBC,and will the move as well. At a school board meeting on Tuesday the Red Raiders voted to make the move to the CBC. “London was big because it gave us an…
Danial Chapman of Richwood decorates his bike for a bike parade hosted by the Richwood-North Union Library as a part of the Richwood Rides campaign. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Richwood-North Union Library will be receiving a new attraction. For those that would like to spend a day riding a bike in the streets of Richwood, look no further as the library can now offer not only books, but bikes as a part of their Richwood Rides program. The program, which kicked-off on Thursday and will run until Oct. 31, offers people the opportunity to rent bikes with…
GANGLUFF –––– Stephen Gangluff did not play on the Web.com Tour this week, which is playing in Utah. Instead Gangluff stayed right here in Ohio to compete in the Ohio Open at The Weymouth Club in Medina. Gangluff finished the three-day tournament tied for 10th place with a 6-under 210 (63-74-73). The Marysville native took the early lead in the field of 156 golfers after his first day of the tournament turning in a 9-under 63. Gangluff was able to achieve the lead with an eagle on hole four a par five along with four other birdie efforts on the…
George ‘Soapy’ Showalter poses for a photo in front of the Richwood Lake. Showalter has been taking care of the lake for the past two decades in one capacity or another. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– In the heart of Richwood,there is a lake and at the heart of that lake there is a man. His name is George ‘Soapy’ Showalter. Soapy has been in the park, Richwood Lake Park, or on the lake for 18 years and it all started out as a mere coincidence. Showalter originally hails from Kentucky, but everything changed on the day Showalter went…
Todd Crowe II of Fairbanks chips the ball at the fourth hole at Marysville Golf Course during the Heart of Ohio Junior Golf association match. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Heart of Ohio Golf Association season finished their season at Valley View Golf Course. Justin Brackenridge of Fairbanks was able to break into the top three in the 16-18 division with a 6-over 78. Brackenridge played up and down on the front nine, collecting birdies on holes four and nine to finish at 3-over 39. Brackenridge was able to keep pace with the course on the back nine…
In this file photo,Thomas Rush, 27, runs the ball against Jonathan Alder on Aug. 26. Rush recently verbally committed to the Minnesota Golden Gophers during a satellite camp at Walsh University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) –––– Recently the University of Minnesota came to Ohio for a satellite camp at Walsh University. Players from around the state came to the camp to workout for the coaching staff of Minnesota and potentially get an offer to play football for the Golden Gophers. Marysville’s Thomas Rush was among the athletes on hand to show off his football talents. Rush had already committed…
From left: Steve Bell, Jason Goodwin, Mike Karcher, Kevin Truitt, Carly Truitt, JR Rausch, Terry Emery and John Connolly shovel dirt at a ceremonial ground breaking for a new training complex to open this fall at the former Nestle Wellness Center at 1701 London Ave. The center will offer a traditional fitness center along with yoga, massage and nutritional assistance. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Athletics in Marysville can be something of a big deal and soon the athletes will have a place they can call their training grounds for when it comes time for the big game. The…
Monster of the deep in Richwood Lake Fishing stories, every angler can recall a time or fish that was something to tell their friends about. Myself, I have numerous fishing stories, but the one that I like the most was about the one that got away. I was fishing in Washington Courthouse when I was around 13-years-old at a pay pond with my dad. When we headed into the main office where we paid our fee to fish at the pond for the night there was this very large Blue Catfish hanging on the wall that was the size of…