North Union’s Zach Vernon goes up for a basket in this file photo. Vernon tallied 20 points on Monday as the Wildcats clubbed Pleasant. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) North Union’s boys varsity hoop squad rolled to a 73-43 verdict at Marion Pleasant on Monday. In doing so, NU improved its record to 4-0. The Wildcats jumped out to a 20-8 lead and took a 38-16 margin at the halftime turn. The Spartans got their offense untracked during the third quarter by scoring 20 points. NU, however, maintained a 52-36 advantage as the contest moved into the fourth period. Zach…
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Jack Christian of Marysville goes up for a basket during a 2019-20 game. The Monarchs will open their COVID-19 delayed season by hosting Thomas Worthington on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville High School winter sports teams will begin games later this week The Ohio Capital Conference and Marysville High School sports are back open for business. The Monarchs, along with the rest of the conference, have been shut down for the past few weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. The circuit announced several weeks ago that no schools within the OCC would be permitted to play each other…
Elaina Lahmers (30) of Fairbanks goes up for two of her 14 points on Saturday. Also pictured is Triad’s Madi Cox. FHS won, 70-34. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks girls basketball coach Landon Fraker saw very quickly what would be a problem for the Triad hoop squad while watching films a few days ago. Fraker saw the Lady Cardinals had trouble if an opposing team slapped a good pressing defense on them. The Lady Panther bench boss designed a 3-2 full-court press that took Triad completely out of its game during a 70-34 victory on Saturday evening. “Our press…
Jonathan Alder’s wrestling team defeated Lancaster and Bloom Carroll on Thursday. The Pioneers opened the evening with a 38-29 triumph over Lancaster. Match results were as follows: -106: double forfeit -113: Xaver Pierce (JA) pinned T. Hustler (L); -120: Reece Chapman (JA) pinned C. McCannis (L); -126: Josh Proper (JA) pinned C. Ferguson (L); -132: J. Hustler (L) beat Eli Trbovich (JA), 4-2; -138: J. Edmonds (L) downed Zach Yates, 3-1; -145: Oliver Byerly (JA) pinned C. Sampson (L); -152: T. Johnson (L) beat Carson Greiner (JA), 6-2; -160: B. Chase (L) pinned Jesus Martinez (JA); -170: Nick Finke (JA)…
Triad’s Batai Lease puts up an off-balance shot Friday evening against Northeastern. The Cardinals fell, 53-44. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Triad boys basketball coach Jason Malone knows if his team is going to have any success this season, it’s going to have to come during up-tempo types of games. The Cardinals don’t have an over abundance of height, so Malone has made it very plain to his squad they are going to have to run the floor and score in transition. The first eight minutes of Friday evening’s game against Northeastern went right on script. Triad used its superior…
COVID-19 is winning against local boys basketball teams. The coronavirus pandemic postponed two more local games on Friday and another for tonight. The Fairbanks Panthers were scheduled to play at Mechanicsburg on Friday. Jonathan Alder was set to host Bellefontaine to open the 2020-21 season on the same night. The FHS-Mechanicsburg contest was postponed due to virus cases within the Panther hoop program. The JA-Bellefontaine game was postponed as the Chieftains have COVID-related illnesses. No makeup dates have yet to be announced for either game. Fairbanks’ boys were also scheduled to host Urbana this evening. That game has also been…
Monarch linebacker Gabe Powers (right) brings an opposing ball carrier down during a 2020 game. Powers was named the Division I state defensive player of the year today by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) An athlete who will go down in the books as one of the top football players in Marysville High School history has earned All-Ohio honors. Monarch junior linebacker Gabe Powers was today named to the All-Ohio first team in Division I. He was also announced as the division’s state defensive player of the year by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. Powers,…
Fairbanks’ Ashton Griffith has control of Triad’s Kyle Walborn during a recent match. Griffith won the bout by a pin. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Small rosters for both squads lead to forfeits during opening match of 2020 season Triad’s varsity wrestlers downed Fairbanks, 30-18, earlier this week. Forfeits were the name of the game as neither team had enough athletes to fill each weight class. Match results were as follows: -106: double forfeit; -113: Jacob Haser (T) won by forfeit; -120: double forfeit; -126: double forfeit; -132: double forfeit; -138: Austin Coy (F) won by forfeit; -145: Sam Stokes (T)…
Members of the Monarch boys varsity basketball squad are from left, front row, Chase Allen, Clark Hamilton, Garrett Taylor, Evan Brown, Ryan Barlow, Riley Karnes, Jack Christian and Isaac Tocci; back row, assistant coach Zach Brown, Kade Focht, Griffin Johnson, Dane Johnson, Jason Moore, Brandon Fourman, student assistant TJ Grose and head coach Ryan Grose. Additional team photos may be found at marysvillejt.com (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Veteran Marysville High School boys basketball head coach Ryan Grose has a solid number of veterans on this year’s roster. The group is led by senior Jack Christian, who will enter the…
The Lady Monarch varsity girls basketball team is pictured from left, front row, Meghan McKinney, Cam Lee, Kass Lee, Madi Sloan, Tinley Graves, Abbey Williams and Abri Schmutz; second row, head coach Klarke Ransome, Gab Lee, Leah Brown, Ava Krutowskis, Alyssa Strahm, Ava Wilkerson and assistant coach Syndey Ransome. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) First-year head coach Klarke Ransome will have five returning lettermen at his disposal on the Marysville High School girls basketball squad. The 2020-21 campaign has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic and no games (divisional or crossover) may be played among Ohio Capital Conference teams…
Marysville High School’s boys wrestling team is pictured from left, front row, Ben Durey, Justin Valdez, PJ Patterson, Gage Riley, Joseph Bates, Zach Pfarr, Ethan Skiles, Juice Kennedy, Blaize Hall and Nathan Delauter; second row, Cole Clarridge, Emilio Guerrero, Joe Elay, Lincoln Witt, Josh Melms, Jack Golla, Max Shroyer, Erik Nelson, Ryan Stalk and Matt Elayu; third row, Riley Miller, Brady Seger, Ben Bickerstaff, Christian McCartney, Alton Dobyns, Andrew Howard, Stephen Garcia, Jarod Shock and Erryl Will; fourth row, head coach Shawn Andrews, Parker Reese, Zach McMinn, Lincoln Heard, Nate Thompson, Austin Winn and assistant coach Curtis Thompson. Not pictured,…
The Lady Monarch wrestling squad is pictured from left, front row, Calean McCullough, Annabelle Price, Haley Winans, Emma Swart, Cali Leng and Katie Palmer; second row, Olana Chapman, Malia Burkhardt, Hannah Longbrake, Courtney Tuller, Madie Adelsberger and Aubrey Reese; third row, coach Shawn Andrews, Isabella Deahl, Nevaya Natividad, Olivia Ishmael, Lauren Sloboda, Mia Oribello and coach Terri Waller. Not pictured, Emily Segner, Heily Ramos and Sophia Smegal. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Marysville High School’s girls wrestling program continues to grow by leaps and bounds. A couple of years ago, the Lady Monarchs had a handful of girls on the…
The Marysville High School gymnastics team is pictured from left, front row, Bella Grimm, Kelsey Murphy, Hannah Scheiderer, Monica Lamb, Hannah Bates and Avery Murphy; back row, Jenny McKillen, Brianna Watkins, Piper Kidd, Abbey Bates, Lucy Johantges, Abbi McLaughlin and coach Amber Calvert. Not pictured, Chloe Baschnagel. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Marysville High School’s gymnastics squad will be led by several returning lettermen. Those veterans include seniors Hannah Bates, Hannah Scheiderer and Jenny McKillen; junior Chloe Baschnagel and sophomores Avery Murphy and Kelsey Murphy. Each of those athletes will compete in all events during meets. The lettermen will be…
Members of the Marysville High School swimming program are from left, front row, Abby Hemker, Lillian Blakesley, Emma Menge, Reese Cordonnier, Carly Amrine and Mallory Seman; second row, Remini Roush, Morgan Grawe, Mya Potridge, Riley Sherick, Payton Pierce and Stella Moser; third row, Gabe Filbert, Adam Platt, Blake Counts, Danny Dougherty, Jacob Markert, Philip Baker and Cannon Moser; fourth row, Corey Acker, Molly Gregory, Olivia Elliott, Eva Taracko, Abby Dilsaver and Katheryn Mager; back row, Kai Longbrake, Maddie Irving, Max Miller-Brown, Nathan Moledor, Rowan Kinney and coach Beth Seman. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) “This season will be unlike any…
Jonathan Alder senior Jackson Izzard catches a pass near the sidelines during a 2020 game. Izzard was named to Division III first team All-Ohio honors. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder’s football squad is represented by three athletes on the Division III All-Ohio teams. The honors were announced today by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. Jackson Izzard was named to the first team, JT Keith was included on the second team and Alec Schrock garnered honorable mention status. Izzard was a 6-3, 190-pound senior wide receiver for a Pioneer squad that posted an 8-1 record during the 2020 campaign.…