The Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association made their sixth of seventh stop, this time at Sycamore Creek in Galion. Out-of-towner and Fairbanks student, Justin Brackenridge was able to break into the top three with an 11-over 82 and missed out on the top spot held by the Galion local Jack McElligott with a 9-over 79. Brackenridge played fairly clean on the front nine holes slipping up only a few times to put himself at 5-over at the midway point. Brackenridge’s struggles came on the back nine when the Panther’s golfer scored over par on the last five holes of…
Author: Sam Dillon
Mike Andrako, public service director for the City of Marysville, hits the inaugural ball at the Marysville Cricket Field at Union County Joint Recreation District. The field opened to the public on Wednesday after the efforts of some Marysville locals that had no place to play the sport at any of the parks around town. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The game of cricket is something that not a whole lot of people in the United States know about, but in actuality it has an estimated fan base of nearly 2.5 billion, mostly across Asia, Australia and the United…
Travis Brake of Fairbanks putts from the green on the third hole at Darby Creek Golf Course during the Union County Junior Golf Academy-Tour on Thursday. Brake carded a 6-over 78 to take the top spot in his division during the event. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Union County Junior Golf Academy-Tour made its sixth and final stop of the 2017 season on Thursday at Darby Creek Golf Course. As the wind whipped across the open course, the initial wave of three golfers – Travis Brake, AJ Fisher and Seth Payne – teed off from the first box…
With the onset of summer and all the attention on the lakes and ponds for bluegill and bass in the area, anglers forget that the state’s largest spring-fed trout stream is just a county away and is bustling with Brown and Rainbow Trout. Trout in Ohio? I know, it’s kind of hard to realize that this state has trout-fishable streams in it. The normal river that comes to mind when someone thinks of Ohio is a lazy, muddy river meandering through the trees on its way to the Ohio River or Lake Erie. Well, there are actually several rivers in…
Todd Crowe II, a Fairbanks High School student, takes a shot out of the bunker of the eighth hole at Marysville Golf Club during the Heart of Ohio golf tournament on Wednesday. Crowe was 9-over 81 to finish in second place in the 16 and over group. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association made its way to town when the third of seven golf matches teed off at Marysville Golf Club on Wednesday. The Heart of Ohio league is made up of 33 golfers who come from seven different counties and tour the…
Jenny Zaborowski, right, and Daniel Tafoya, left, run past the Richwood Lake Park during the Springenfest Sun Run 5K. Zaborowski finished second in the one-15 age group with a time of 24:46. Tafoya finished in first in the 20-29 age group with a time of 23:42. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Runners from all around the central Ohio area converged on Richwood Saturday to take part in the annual Springenfest Sun Run at North Union High School. The run is a 3.1-mile course that weaves its way through the streets on Richwood, starting and ending at the high school.…
Logan Bocsy putts in his ball at the first hole of Blues Creek Golf Course during Thursday’s second round of the Union County Junior Golf Academy-Tour. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Ting was the sound of a golf ball being struck by a driver. Then came another ting as the first group of four golfers launched their first ball down the fairway of the first hole at Blues Creek Golf Course. The sounds came Thursday during the second event of the six-event Union County Junior Golf Academy-Tour. Young golfers from around the county competed in five different age categories to…
An Ohio fishing paradise is only short drive away Imagine a body of water that seems like it hasn’t been touched by another angler. A pond that just emerges from the trees as if it is a mirage and looks like it is just teeming with fish. It is so remote that you can hear nothing but a symphony of insects chirping in the woods around the clear water. Then you see that familiar splash of something that has just leapt from the water. In Ohio this seems like something that is probably hard to come by, but guess again.…
Jay Harding of Marysville tosses in a disc on the 14th hole of the Mill Valley Disc Golf course during the opening round of the Marysville Disc Golf League on Tuesday. The season started when 14 individuals showed up to test their disc throwing talents and competed in doubles format. The league meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. for eight weeks. Registration is still open until June 27 for those who would like to participate. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)
Let’s get back to basics… how to catch bluegill The bluegill; It goes by many names. If you were to head south, you would hear it referred to as bream. Around these parts though we just call it bluegill. It belongs to a group of fish that falls under a category called pan or sunfish. These fish are usually smaller in size and there are several species that fall into this category. I have already talked about the bluegills’ bigger cousin- the crappie – in a previous column, but there are 10 variations of species in Ohio that all get…
Jonathan Alder High School senior Aziza Ayoub receives her state championship medal for the girls Division II 800 meter run Saturday afternoon. Ayoub defended her state title at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. She will continue her career on the same track as she will compete on the Lady Buckeyes’ team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)
Emily Walker of Jonathan Alder attempts to apply a tag on Brenna Brownfield of Lakewood during the Division II state semifinals game at Firestone Stadium in Akron. The Lady Lancers defeated the Lady Pioneers 14-6, ending Jon Alder’s season at 22-5. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Every win in a tournament puts a team one game closer to the ultimate prize of a state title. It also means that the next team will be tougher then the one that was just beaten to get one step closer to that title.
Jonathan Alder junior Preston Eisnaugle rips a base hit in this photo. Eisnaugle has been named to the Division II All-Ohio first team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Jonathan Alder Pioneers baseball team may have had higher expectations on the season after losing in the Division II regional semifinals last week.
Fairbanks hurdler Jack Herbst, left, is pictured in this file photo. Herbst has qualified to the Division III state meet in both the 110 and 300 hurdles for the fourth consecutive year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Fairbanks High School will send three athletes to the state track and field meet this week at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Jonathan Alder first baseman Jillian Jakse receives a throw from third baseman Chloe Grove to record an out, while Emily Walker watches. The Lady Pioneers downed Springfield Shawnee, 11-2, Wednesday to advance to the regional finals on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder are one game away from advancing to the state Division II state Final Four in Akron after they defeated the Lady Braves of Springfield Shawnee, 11-2, on Wednesday.