Skyler North of MHS slides safely into third base at Hilliard Darby on Thursday. The Lady Monarchs won, 8-5, during their OCC Cardinal Division opener. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Monarch softball team jumped out to a 7-1 lead and held on for an 8-5 triumph at Hilliard Darby on Thursday. In doing so, MHS (7-1 overall) won its Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division opener. “It’s always good to get that first conference victory,” said head coach Jennifer Segner-Maxwell. The Panthers took a 1-0 edge in the home half of the initial inning. With one down, Kaitlyn Patrick…
Author: Tim Miller
For the first time since 2010, Marysville High School officials will be looking for a new boys head basketball coach. Ryan Grose, who guided the MHS hoopsters for the past 11 seasons, announced on Thursday he is stepping away from the position. “After 11 seasons, I felt it was time to look at other opportunities and spend more time with my family,” he said. “It was a tough decision to make, but I feel I gave a lot of time and effort into the coaching position,” he said. The Monarchs posted a 112-140 record during Grose’s tenure. He admitted the…
Jonathan Alder’s softball squad upped its overall record to 9-1 and its Central Buckeye Conference mark at 6-0. The Lady Pioneers did so with a 10-0, five-inning verdict at Tecumseh. JA tallied three runs in the visitors’ portion of the opening inning. Alder then put the game away with seven runs in the fifth. Jonathan Alder outhit Tecumseh, 8-2, and did not commit an error. Jaden Phelps went two-for-three at the plate and drove in a trio of runs. Kylie King and Lily Walker both had one hit and two RBIs. Shanna Higgins finished with two hits. Marlee Jacobs finished…
Trey Good, left, and Brogan Green, right, of Fairbanks compete in the 100 meter dash during Tuesday’s quad meet at Marysville. Good won the race and Green was the runner-up. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Lady Monarch Bryn Rychlik breaks own pole vault mark Marysville’s Brynn Rychlik broke her own school record in the girls pole vault during Tuesday evening’s home track and field meet. RYCHLIK Rychlik set a new school mark and a personal record with a vault of 13-1.5. The Monarchs hosted Fairbanks, Jonathan Alder and Buckeye Valley for a quad meet. Fairbanks…
Jonathan Alder’s tennis squad turned back Tecumseh by a 5-0 verdict on Tuesday. Singles -Riley Woods (J) defeated Williams 6-0, 6-0; -Dominic Gantz (J) downed Green 6-1, 6-1; -Jacob Zang (J) topped Bledsoe 6-0, 6-1. Doubles -Owen Hecht-Grant Welsch (J) beat Jones-Fox 6-0, 6-0; -Ben Haskins-Reed Van Kirk (J) defeated Lian-Negrette 6-0, 6-0. — Monarchs fall Marysville’s netters were edged by Hilliard Darby, 3-2. Singles -Sean Richardson (M) defeated Kondaveeti 2-6, 7-6, 6-1; -Perabithini turned back Carson Kane (M) 6-4, 6-3; -Kyrell Stauffer (M) beat Williams 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. Doubles -Kannan-Davis beat Jacob Markert-Cory Cordell (M) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; -Minogue-Cheruvu…
Fairbanks’ baseball team slipped to 5-5 with Tuesday’s 6-0 loss to Cedarville. Nathan Combs had the Panthers’ lone hit. Ryker Beaty of FHS was the losing pitcher. He struck out seven, walked three and yielded seven hits. FHS 000 000 0-0 1 1 C-ville 002 400 x-6 7 0 WP-McKinion LP-Beaty — JVs fall The Lady Monarchs’ JV softball squad fell to Teays Valley, 6-2. Marysville tallied just four hits. Kamryn Harbold finished with two hits for the Lady Monarchs. — Team triumphs Bunsold Middle School’s baseball team opened its season with an 11-1 victory over Delaware. Jackson Dempsey pitched…
Lady Panther pitcher Sarah Writesel prepares to release a pitch against Springfield Catholic Central on Monday. The Lady Panthers won, 5-4. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Fairbanks’ softball squad inched back closer to the overall .500 mark on Monday. The Lady Panthers improved their record to 3-4 and their Ohio Heritage Conference mark at 3-3. They did so with a 5-4 triumph over Springfield Catholic Central. Sarah Writesel tossed a solid game as she scattered two hits and fanned 10. She issued five walks. Writesel was also perfect during three trips to the plate. Among her trio of hits was…
Fairbanks’ boys and girls track and field teams display chamionship trophies from Ridgemont’s Antique Alley meet on Saturay. Pictured from left, front row are, Jordan Perry, Addie Thrush, Kinley Green, Kate Coy, Linsey Eddy, Amelia Cameron, Rachael Hoover, Caydee Brenneman, Ava Order and Kaleb Bosworth; second row, Sam Keller, Trey Good, Jack Stage, Brogan Green, Gage Wilson, Jeremy Ziegler, Andy Higinbotham and Caleb Wenger; third row, Brendan Baker, Kyler Wilson, Braylon Green, Carter Gerstenberger and Zach Picklesimer. (Photo submitted) The other teams at Ridgemont’s Antique Alley track and field meet did not give Fairbanks much of a challenge on Saturday.…
Marysville’s girls placed ninth and the boys were 14th during Saturday’s Pickerington North track and field meet. There were 15 teams in the girls competition and 16 in the boys meet. Pickerington Central and Pickerington North respectively took first and second place in the girls team standings with 100.5 and 94.5 points. The Lady Monarchs tallied 46. Marysville sisters Brynn and Jackie Rychlik took first and second in the pole vault with respective efforts of 12-0 and 11-0. Carys Gossett finished second in the shot put and fourth in the discus. The Lady Monarch distance medley foursome of Katie Krueger,…
Panther infielder Ryker Beaty throws the ball for an out in this file photo. FHS beat Tree of Life, 12-2, on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Fairbanks’ Alex Blumenschein finished Saturday with four RBIs on a grand-slam homer. He, along with Nathan Combs, Noah Rausch and Evan Blumenschein, tallied two hits as the Panthers defeated Tree of Life Christian School, 12-2. The quartet also combined for eight RBIs. Also hitting safely for FHS were CJ Swartz, Grant Rausch, Max Snyder, Ryker Beaty and Brice Phelps. Noah Rausch was the winning pitcher. Snyder pitched the fifth inning in relief. The…
Jonathan Alder pitcher Marlee Jacobs prepares to release the ball to an Indian Lake batter on friday. The game was halted in the top of the second due to inclement weather. The Lady Pioneers have won all five of their games so far this season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Team has 5-0 record after Friday’s rainout Jonathan Alder’s softball team has picked up where it left off in 2019. That year, the Lady Pioneers won 29 of their 30 games en route to capturing the Division II state championship. The only blemish on that record was a setback at…
Marysville’s Chloe Heminger slides safely into third base against Gahanna earlier this week. The Lady Monarchs have started the 2021 season with a 6-0 record. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The 2021 high school baseball and softball season is still in its very early stages. I was curious to see how things would go for our local teams due to the fact the 2020 campaign was shut down with the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 is still here, but spring sports have been able to begin despite pandemic requirements. One of the local diamond squads that has gotten off to a very…
Ashton Schmutz of Marysville slides safely into second base ahead of the throw for a stolen base. The Monarchs defeated Westerville North, 8-2, on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville pitcher Jack Christian scattered three of Westerville North’s four hits and kept the Warriors off the scoreboard for five innings on Wednesday. The visitors plated two runs off the MHS senior in the top portion of the sixth inning. That was too little, too late, however, as the Monarchs (3-2) rolled to an 8-2 victory. Christian walked four batters during that stretch, but left six stranded on base. He…
Tareyn Born of MHS pitches to a batter during a game from earlier this spring. She was the winning hurler against Hilliard Bradley on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s Lady Monarch softball team plated five runs in the visitors’ portion of the eighth inning on Wednesday. In doing so, MHS beat Hilliard Bradley, 11-7. It was the third straight game this season the Lady Monarchs rallied for a victory. Tareyn Born was the winning pitcher as Marysville kept its record unblemished at 6-0. She yielded seven hits, fanned six and issued one free pass. Bradley took a 3-0…
Lady Monarch shortstop Lexi Williams can’t get the tag down on a Gahanna base runner who stole second on Tuesday. Also pictured for MHS is Ashley Dunn (13). Marysville rallied for a 7-5 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) If there is one quality the Marysville High School softball team has exhibited so far this season, it’s a sense of calm under fire. “This is the second straight game we’ve come back to win,” said head coach Jennifer Segner-Maxwell. “These girls don’t panic.” The coach spoke those words after Tuesday’s 7-5 victory over Gahanna. MHS rallied from a 4-1 deficit…