The Marysville High School girls swim team narrowly pulled out a win over Hilliard Davidson on Sunday at the Hilliard YMCA. The Lady Monarchs tallied 87 points, to Davidson’s 80. The MHS boys fought hard, but fell to Davidson, 119-51. “We are at the point in the season where everyone is a little tired, a little worn down,” said MHS coach Beth Seman. “That’s exactly where we want them to be. “With only three weeks until our sectional tournament, we really want to work them hard and then reward them with taper time. “That’s where we bring them back down…
Author: Tim Miller
Zach McMinn of Marysville (top) has the arm of Jonathan Alder’s Damon Hay under control during a 285-pound bout at the Ron Thomas Sr. Invitational. McMinn won the match, 8-2, and went on to win the championship of the weight class on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s varsity boys wrestling squad had little trouble capturing top honors at Jonathan Alder on Saturday. The Monarchs tallied 225.5 points to win the annual Ron Thomas Sr. Invitational. Licking Valley was the runner-up with 166.5 points. Jonathan Alder was third with 156. The Pioneers were followed by: Little Miami-125, Bidwell River…
Marysville’s Garrett Taylor goes up for a basket in this file photo. Taylor scored eight points on Saturday as the Monarchs defeated Delaware Hayes. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s boys varsity hoopsters won their second consecutive game on Saturday. The Monarchs (4-5) downed Delaware Hayes, 47-36, on the Pacers’ court. MHS jumped out to a 16-9 lead by the end of the opening quarter and took a 25-19 margin at the turn. Marysville upped its advantage to 37-24 by the end of the third period. Jack Christian led MHS with 14 points, followed by Evan Brown-eight, Garrett Taylor-eight, Griffin…
Monarch freshman Jason Moore goes to the basket against Hilliard Darby on Friday. Moore was one of four MHS hoopsters in double figures during a 67-45 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) A struggling basketball team sometimes has to reach into its bag of tricks to get things kick-started. For the Marysville boys varsity hoopsters, it was unveiling new red uniforms on Friday against Hilliard Darby. “We needed something to serve as a ‘slump-buster,’” said MHS head coach Ryan Grose. The coach said his squad was all set to run out for pregame warm-ups in its usual white home “uni’s.”…
North Union’s Preston Crabtree goes up for a basket in this file photo. Crabtree scored 17 during NU’s win over Graham on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) North Union’s boys ran their basketball record to 12-2 with Friday’s 49-45 victory at Graham. NU doubled its lead on the Falcons at 12-6 by the end of the first quarter. Graham pulled to within 17-15 at halftime and 31-30 by the end of the third set. The Wildcats tallied 18 points over the fourth period to pull out the victory. Preston Crabtree led NU with 17 points, while Zach Vernon added…
Marysville’s Ethan Skiles (right) hits a switch to escape from Thomas Worthington’s JJ Dodt. Skiles went on to score a major decision. The Monarchs finished the evening with a 68-9 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The wrestling Monarchs of Marysville kept their Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division record perfect on Thursday. MHS improved to 3-0 in conference bouts with a 68-9 verdict over Thomas Worthington. The Monarchs won five matches by forfeits. Thomas Worthington claimed victory in only two matches. “While some of our conference duals have been lopsided, every opportunity to compete we learn something about our team that we…
Reece Cordonnier (above) and Gabe Filbert (below) are pictured during a recent Marysville High School swimming meet. The Monarch teams recently competed in three meets during a five-day period. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) It was a busy schedule recently for the Marysville High School girls and boys swim teams. The Monarchs competed in three meets during a five-day span. “It was a whirlwind, but ultimately the girls won all three meets,” said MHS coach Beth Seman. “The boys had a great showing. They dominated in two meets and narrowly missed out on winning the third.” MHS competed during its…
Fairbanks’ girls basketball team dropped a 50-25 verdict at state-ranked West Liberty-Salem on Thursday. The Tigers are rated third in this week’s Associated Press Division III state poll. FHS led, 6-4, after the first period. The Tigers took an 18-13 advantage into halftime and a 34-17 margin into the final eight minutes of action. Fairbanks (which will host Northeastern on Saturday) struggled with its shooting. The Lady Panthers (9-7 overall and 7-4 in the Ohio Heritage Conference) shot 38 times and hit only 11 for 26%. FHS also connected on just four-of-10 from the free throw line. Macy Miller and…
Hannah Bates of Marysville (top photo) is shown competing on the bars during Wednesday evening’s Senior Night gymnastics meet. Bates and fellow seniors Hannah Scheiderer and Jenny McKillen were honored. In the bottom photo, Fairbank senior Bayleigh Miller prepares her leap in the vault during the same meet. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) Fourth-year gymnasts were recognized Wednesday evening when Marysville High School hosted a quad meet. Lady Monarch seniors Hannah Bates, Hannah Scheiderer and Jenny McKillen were honored. Also competing during the meet was Fairbanks senior Bayleigh Miller. Upper Arlington won the competition with a score of 132.6. Olentangy…
Marysville’s boys varsity hoop squad slipped to 2-5 on the season with Wednesday’s 57-44 setback at Olentangy. The Monarchs trailed 16-10 after the first quarter and 31-21 at halftime. Olentangy took a 45-35 advantage into the fourth quarter. Garrett Taylor led MHS (which will host Hilliard Darby on Friday) with 11 points. He was joined in double figures by Ryan Barlow, who added 10. Other point-producers for the Monarchs were Jack Christian and Riley Karnes-both with eight, Kade Focht-five and Griffin Johnson-two.
Marysville’s Ava Wilkerson (4) goes up for a basket on Tuesday against River Valley. Wilkerson led all scorers with 19 points as the Lady Monarchs beat the Vikings, 44-24. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) It’s never easy for a high school basketball team to play on back-to-back nights. The Marysville Lady Monarchs didn’t have much time to celebrate their Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division victory over Hilliard Darby on Monday. MHS had to turn around on Tuesday, hosting Marion River Valley during a non-conference battle. The Lady Monarchs, though, found double-digit scoring from Ava Wilkerson and Alyssa Strahm as they…
Grant Welsch of Jonathan Alder is fouled while going to the basket in this file photo. Welsch scored 10 points as the unbeaten Pioneers edged Columbus Bishop Ready. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder’s boys hoop squad kept its record unblemished on Tuesday with a 48-44 victory at Columbus Bishop Ready. The battle was deadlocked at 12-all after the opening stanza and 25-25 by the halftime break. The Pioneers (10-0) earned a little separation during the third period. State-ranked (No. 6 in Division II) Alder took a 33-31 edge into the final eight minutes of action. The free throw…
Ryan Barlow of Marysville (12) runs into traffic on a drive in the lane Monday afternoon. The Monarchs fell to Olentangy Liberty, 63-39. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) If it seems as though it’s been a long time since anybody has heard or read anything about the Marysville High School boys basketball team … it has. The Monarchs came back from COVID-19 shutdown on Monday after nearly a month of inaction. Monday’s rare week day matinee against Olentangy Liberty saw MHS get off to a good start. The momentum, however, couldn’t be sustained during a 63-39 loss. The Monarchs (2-4)…
Monarch heavyweight Zach McMinn controls the arms of a Lancaster opponent in this file photo from last Wednesday. McMinn won his 100th career match on Saturday. The Monarchs defeated three opponents during a quad competition at Centerville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Marysville’s varsity boys wrestling squad added three more teams to its victory belt on Saturday. The Monarchs defeated Upper Arlington, 48-23, Centerville, 37-28, and Cincinnati Colerain, 57-29. Action came during the Centerville quad meet. MHS senior Zach McMinnm who transferred from Dublin Jerome last year, won all three of his matches (one by forfeit). In doing so, he…
Elaina Lahmers of Fairbanks goes up for a basket. Lahmers led FHS in scoring during a victory over Greenon on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Elaina Lahmers tallied 14 points on Saturday as Fairbanks’ girls hoopsters clubbed Greenon, 55-29. The Lady Panthers (8-6) held a 9-7 edge after the first quarter, but stretched their margin to 27-15 by the halftime turn. FHS kept a foot on the throttle during the second half. The Lady Panthers (who will host West Jefferson today) took a 40-23 lead by the end of the third quarter. Fairbanks’ defense limited Greenon to 12 field…