Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team scored a 5-0 verdict over Urbana on Friday. Singles -Isaac Banks (JA) defeated Spriggs (U) 6-1, 6-0; -Gideon Sullivan (JA) turned back Wilhelm (U) 6-2, 6-0; -Josh Weakley (JA) downed Cobb (U) 6-1, 6-0. Doubles -Drew Corbitt/Connor Boggs (JA) beat Astacran/Clay (U) 6-0, 6-1; -Seth Dickman/James Ratliff (JA) defeated Kemp/Bender (U) 6-2, 6-7, 1-0.
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Fairbanks’ softball record slipped to 13-2-1 overall and 10-2 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with Friday’s 2-1, eight-inning setback at Southeastern Macy Kise yielded six hits and struck out eight in the pitching circle for the Lady Panthers. FHS had five hits – one apiece from Hailey Dee, Jenna Dee, Tiffini Hendren and Maddi Sines. Jenna Dee drove in the Lady Panthers’ run in the visitors’ portion of the fifth inning. FHS 000 010 00-1 5 3 SE 001 000 01-2 6 2 Panthers drop game The FHS baseball squad also fell at Southeastern by a 5-3 count. Cole Justus…
Jonathan Alder’s Jace Schrock (5) blasts a grand-slam homer during the first inning of Friday’s 11-1 victory over Benjamin Logan. The Pioneers improved to 14-1 with the win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The baseball diamond at Jonathan Alder High School isn’t what you’d exactly call “home run friendly.” With the power alleys measuring 355 feet, it would take a mighty powerful poke to get the ball exiting an outfield where potential dingers go to die. Pioneer catcher Jace Schrock just smiled when he was reminded about that following the team’s 11-1 triumph over Benjamin Logan Friday evening. That’s…
Fairbanks’ girls track and field team won a quad home meet earlier this week. The Lady Panthers finished with 96.5 points. Bellefontaine was the runner-up with 75, followed by Calvary Christian-30.5 and Liberty Christian Academy-four. The FHS boys placed second in a tri-meet. Bellefontaine tallied 123 points, followed by Fairbanks-53 and Calvary Christian-40. First-place finishes were turned in by the following Panther athletes: -Cohen Riley, 100 meter dash, 11.30; -Rachael Hoover, 200 meter dash, 27.30; -Charley Shope, 300 meter hurdles, 50.60; -Alexis Wojcehowics, 400 meter dash, 1:04.80. FMS athletes compete Fairbanks’ middle school track squads competed in multi-team meets this…
Jenna Dee rips a base hit for the Fairbanks softball team. Dee drove in six runs and hit a grand slam homer during a victory over Mechanicsburg. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — A 12-6 victory over Mechanicsburg has left Fairbanks’ softball team tied with the Indians at the top of the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division. Both squads have posted 10-1 circuit records. Fairbanks is 13-1-1 overall and Mechanicsburg is 10-2. The Indians led 2-0 after the top of the third. FHS tallied five runs during its next two at-bats. The Lady Panthers added seven runs in the bottom…
Lady Monarch outfielder Abbey Strahm draws a bead on a fly ball during the victory over Olentangy that gave MHS the outright OCC Cardinal Division crown. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — During the first week or so of the 2024 season, some folks might have been pretty worried about Marysville High School’s varsity softball squad. The Lady Monarchs were struggling with an uncharacteristic 2-6 record as a number of new faces were figuring out their roles in a program that was hit hard by 2023 graduations. “The first week of the season was pretty rough,” agreed senior third baseman…
Marysville High School’s track and field teams swept Hilliard Darby during a recent meet. The boys won 94-46, while the girls turned in an 85-56 victory. Monarch results for points were as follows: Boys -Shot put: Jason Moore, second, 42-0; Keegan Allen, third, 36-2; -Pole vault: Noah Stowell, first, 13-3; Michael Bates, second, 10-6; Tyler Calvert, third, 10-0; -Long jump: Moore, first, 20-4.5; Ethan Boylan, second, 19-3.5; -Discus: Allen, first, 123-2; Moore, second, 117-0; -High jump: Mitchell Evans, second, 5-2; Brody McSwords, third, 5-2; -110 meter hurdles: Roberto Galvis, first, 14.8; Noah Keener, third, 17.29; -100 meter dash: Donovan Teodoro,…
The Pioneer baseball squad remained on a roll with a 10-0 verdict over Kenton Ridge. Jonathan Alder has lost only once in 14 games and is 10-0 in the Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division. London, at 9-3, is in second place in the Kenton Trail. Grant Horne, Greg Kennedy and Garrett Roach each drove in two runs for JA. Chase Chopin, Horne, Cam Potter and Andy Yoder each tallied two of Alder’s 11 hits. Kennedy went the distance on the mound during the six-inning game. He scattered four hits, fanned nine and issued two walks. JA 005 203-10 11…
Marysville’s Will Nuspl returns the ball over the net during a match against Hilliard Davidson. The Monarchs won, 3-2. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The Monarch boys tennis squad turned back Hilliard Davidson, 3-2, on Wednesday. Gianni Russo and Will Nuspl claimed victories respectively at first and second singles. Russo scored a 6-0, 6-4 verdict over Murlin. Nuspl turned back J. Crawford 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Soorya Loganand of MHS dropped the third singles match. He fell 4-6, 0-6 to Bordjadze. The Monarchs lost the first doubles match. Temelkoff and Kim of Hilliard Davidson beat Marysville’s Kyrell Stauffer and Noah…
Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team edged Northwestern, 3-2. Singles -Yeager (N) defeated Isaac Banks (JA) 6-0, 6-0; -Gideon Sullivan (JA) downed Hackett (N) 6-1, 6-0; -Josh Weakley (JA) turned back Jordan (N) 6-1, 6-0. Doubles -Drew Corbitt-Connor Boggs (JA) defeated Wildofsky-Gundolf (N) 6-0, 6-1; -Baugh-Macy (N) beat Seth Dickman-Noah Kuck (JA) 6-1, 6-2. Match to be continued Marysville’s match with Olentangy was cut short by inclement weather and an injury timeout. The Monarchs are currently ahead of the Braves 2-1. The contest will be picked up where it left off this afternoon. “We should be able to close out the…
The struggles continued for Triad High School’s varsity baseball team. The Cardinals dropped a 5-1 verdict to Mechanicsburg. Triad tallied its run in the bottom of the third and made the score hold until the top of the sixth. That’s when the Indians plated all of their runs. The Cardinals’ bats were kept silent as Mechanicsburg pitcher Conner Eyink threw a no-hitter. He fanned five and did not issue a free pass. The Indians did commit a couple of errors that permitted Triad to put runners on base. Brant Bollack was credited with the Cardinals’ RBI. JJ Roberts went the…
The Monarch boys tennis squad scored a 4-1 verdict over Dublin Scioto. Singles -Gianni Russo (M) topped Kanakia (DS) 6-0, 6-0; -Noah Burhanna (M) defeated Amin (DS) 6-0, 6-1; -Will Nuspl (M) downed Gure (DS) 6-1, 6-0. Doubles -Hussain-Karnani (DS) beat Kyrell Stauffer-Soorya Loganand (M) 6-7, 6-1, 1-0; -Zack Nusbaum-Jonny Sharrock (M) defeated PittaSivakumar-Gjurevski (DS) 7-6, 2-6, 1-0. Alder tops London Jonathan Alder’s boys edged London 3-2. Singles -Isaac Banks (JA) defeated Wall (L) 7-6, 6-1; -Gideon Sullivan (JA) downed Isaac-Cappell (L) 6-2, 6-0; -Josh Weakley (JA) defeated Salyer (L) 6-1, 6-2. Doubles -Homan-Springs (L) topped Drew Corbitt-Connor Boggs (JA)…
Macy Kise of Fairbanks delivers a pitch in this file photo. Kise struck out 15 and scattered two hits during a victory over West Jefferson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — A 6-5 victory over Olentangy upped Marysville’s baseball record to 12-4 on Monday. The Monarchs took a 2-0 lead after two innings. The Braves reduced their deficit to 2-1 in the top of the fourth. MHS added a pair of runs in both the fourth and sixth innings. Tyler Kesterson went three-for-three at the plate and drove in a trio of runs. Rocco Marchetti finished with two hits and…
Just call them sluggers…. these Lady Monarch softball players, from left, Maya Segner, Sienna Hutchins and Ally Clementz ripped home runs during an 11-1 victory over Thomas Worthington. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Marysville’s varsity softball squad flexed its muscles and remained tied with Olentangy for first place in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division. A home run-laden 11-1 victory Monday evening over Thomas Worthington pushed the Lady Monarchs’ conference mark to 8-1, which is the same as the Braves. The local team saw three round-trippers clear the fence as it improved its overall record to 13-7. Mya Segner…
Jonathan Alder’s Kailey Miller clears the first hurdle during the girls 4×100 meter shuttle hurdle relays during the Monarch Relays. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — Marysville’s girls track and field team captured first-place honors during the Monarch Relays. MHS took the title with 104 points. The Lady Monarchs were followed by Hilliard Davidson-88, Jonathan Alder-84, Fairbanks-55, Mount Gilead-42, Hilliard Bradley-39, Delaware Hayes-31 and Westerville North-26. Westerville North won the boys meet with 96.5 points. Hilliard Bradley was the runner-up with 81, followed by Marysville-78.5, Hilliard Davidson-71, Jonathan Alder-66.5, Mount Gilead-53, Delaware Hayes-26 and Fairbanks-23.5. Local results for points…