Brad Schick, of Westerville, talks to a group of Marysville disc golfers during a clinic at Mill Valley South Disc Golf course on Tuesday. Schick is a professional disc golfer who plays for Team Discraft and who has been playing professionally since the late 1990’s. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Marysville Disc Golf League was treated to something special on Tuesday night when professional disc golfer Brad Schick came into town for a clinic at the Marysville Disc Golf Course in Mill Valley Park South.
Author: Sam Dillon
Marysville catcher Katelyn Russell (left) applies a late tag to a sliding Gahanna base runner on Saturday. The Lady Monarchs fell in the Division I district championship game, 11-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– In baseball and softball there is saying that ‘it only takes one swing of the bat to change the game.’ Unfortunately for the Lady Cats of North Union they were on the wrong end of that one swing of the bat when they lost 3-2 to Bishop ready in the Pickerington 2 District finals on Saturday.
Softball field crews work some quick-dry into the field at third base at Pickerington Central High School after rain cancelled the Division I and III district finals games on Friday. Marysville, which will be playing Gahanna-Lincoln for the Division I Pickerington 4 district title, is scheduled to make up the game today at 10 a.m. North Union, which will be playing Bishop Ready for the Division III Pickerington 2 district title, is scheduled to make up its contest at 4 p.m. today. The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder are scheduled to play River Valley for the District II Pickerington 2…
The Jonathan Alder baseball team ‘dog piles’ on Cal Duckworth around first base after he hit the game-winning single into right field to beat Bishop Watterson, 7-6, and win the Division II Central District title. The Pioneers will be moving on to regional action in Bowling Green on May 25. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Jonathan Alder Pioneers are now the Division II Central District baseball champions after they defeated Bishop Watterson, 7-6, on Wednesday at Ohio Dominican University.
Kallie Price of North Union attempts to leg out a bunt while the Northridge third baseman prepares to make a throw over to first base. Price went 0-for-2 at the plate, but picked up an RBI on a sacrifice bunt to help the Lady Cats advance to the district finals with an 8-7 win over the Lady Vikings. (Journal Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– In the regular season the Lady Cats of North Union were used to getting a large lead and keeping it until the end of the ball game.
Emily Daniel of Marysville swings through a pitch during the Lady Monarchs’ Division I district semifinal game against Hilliard Davidson at Olentangy High School. The Lady Monarchs defeated Davidson, 7-1, to move on to the district finals against Gahanna-Lincoln. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) ––––The Lady Monarchs of Marysville would not let the third time be a charm for the Wildcats of Hilliard Davidson on Monday. Marysville was able to put aside its two losses to Davidson in the regular season and win when it mattered in the district semifinals game, 7-1.
Kori Marvin of North Union pops a pitch up directly over the plate while playing against Elgin in the Lady Cats’ tournament opener on Thursday. The Lady Cats advanced to the district semifinals with an 8-3 win. (Journal Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Lady Cats of North Union are moving on to the district softball semifinals after they defeated the Lady Comets of Elgin, 8-3, in the sectional finals on Thursday.
Olivia Hall (right) of Marysville slides into second while Erin Lee of Zanesville covers the bag. The Lady Monarchs got past their tournament opener opponent with ease, winning 19-0. Marysville will face Hilliard Davidson in the district semifinals on Monday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Lady Monarchs of Marysville opened their Division I tournament action on Wednesday in a big way. The tenth-seeded Lady Monarchs breezed past the 45th-seeded Lady Blue Devils of Zanesville, 19-0, to advance to the Pickerington Four district semifinals.
The stats have been totaled, ballots counted and players named for this year’s softball and baseball all-Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Red Division teams. North Union and Jonathan Alder have cleaned up in the honors, placing 11 athletes out of the 33 possible positions on either the first team, second team or honorable mention in baseball. A total of 10 out of the 33 possible positions have gone to either North Union or Jon Alder in softball.
Bees swarm on a flower pot in the town square on Wednesday morning. The insects are said to swarm when they are protecting the queen bee from a threat. On Wednesday the threat may have been the low morning air temperatures which dipped into the low 40s. The bees had reportedly moved on as of this morning. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)
Abby Davis of North Union slides into second base on an attempted steal while Nehaeh Clark of Galion applies the late tag. Davis collected three stolen bases and plated the tying run to help the Lady Cats win, 5-4. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– First came the lighting to delay the game, then came the darkness to conclude the contest.
Allen Schnees of Fairbanks slides into third base while Peter Shugert of Shekinah Christian applies a tag from a throw from centerfield. Schnees went four-for-four at the plate and knocked in six runs to help the Panthers win, 17-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Some baseball games can go down to the last out and others are over in the first inning.
Alec Ober, left, of Triad slides into third base as Connor Impson of Springfield Catholic Central tries to apply a tag for the out. The ball flew out of Impson’s glove on the play. Triad was able to hold the Irish to only three hits in the game for a 10-0 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Triad Cardinals pulled off an Ohio Heritage Conference baseball win of 10-0 in six innings against Springfield Central Catholic on Tuesday.
Chloe Grove of Jonathan Alder watches a pitch pass by during the fourth inning of a softball game against Buckeye Valley on Monday. The Lady Pioneers had an impressive day at the plate, going 18-for-31. Grove went two-for-three with an RBI to help the Pioneers route the Barons, 17-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– In the game of softball, a ball game can be won using a variety of strategies. A coach can depend on strong pitching to blank the opposing team, use some small ball tactics to scrap up a few runs or send their players up to…
Abby Davis (left) of North Union and Sarah Young (right) of Fairbanks launch out of the starting blocking during the girls’ 100-meter dash. Davis finished the race in 12.04 to take first place. Young finished the race in 15.01 to take seventh place. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Despite the lack of numbers on the Lady Cats track team, North Union was able to pull out a team score of 109 to earn second place honors at their host meet, the Virg Rankin Invitational on Friday.