Pending board approval Fairbanks High School has a new head volleyball coach. Athletic director Larry Morris announced late Monday that Ryanne Ufferman has been named, pending approval by the district’s board of education, to take the place of Ed Marsman, who retired at the conclusion of the 2019 season. Ufferman will be entering her 13th year of high school coaching. UFFERMAN She has served as the head varsity volleyball coach at Benjamin Logan, Fredericktown and Hilliard Bradley. Ufferman, who is a graduate of Marion Elgin High School, served as Hilliard Bradley’s head coach for two separate stints from 2009-14…
Author: Tim Miller
Daniel Heinig of Jonathan Alder (50) flips in a basket against Columbus East Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers rolled to an easy tournament victory over the Tigers. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) There aren’t a lot of high school basketball coaches who like to see a 10-day layoff between the conclusion of the regular campaign and the start of post-season competition. There are always questions such as “will we be rusty?” or “can we keep our focus?” Jonathan Alder boys hoop boss Zach Ross admitted there is always that concern. There wasn’t, however, all that much to fret about for his…
Marysville’s Lincoln Heard, left, uses his head to defend a double underhook against Nico Gonzalez of Dublin Coffman in this file photo. Heard won the championship of the 138-pound title during the Division I sectional tournament Saturday at MHS. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) Marysville High School’s varsity wrestling team took runner-up honors during a Division I sectional tournament on its home mats. Olentangy Liberty won the team title on Saturday with 261.5 points and the Monarchs tallied 241. Delaware Hayes was third with 229, followed by Teays Valley-171.5, Westerville Central-121, Hilliard Davidson-97, Thomas Worthington-86, Marion Harding-62, Worthington Kilbourne-48, Franklin…
Billy Reed-Bodey, Fairbanks’ 285-pounder, displays the bracket sheet from the Division III sectional wrestling tournament. He won his weight division championship. (Photo submitted) Fairbanks’ wrestlers placed fifth and North Union earned a ninth-place spot during the Division III sectional on Saturday at Ridgedale High School. FHS’ Billy Reed-Bodey was the lone local grappler to earn a championship. He took top honors in the 285-pound division with a 4-0 victory over Seth Hoffman of Amanda Clearcreek. Pleasant won the team championship with 226 points. Amanda Clearcreek was the runner-up with 180, followed by Northmor-161, West Jefferson-120, Fairbanks-111, Liberty Union-111, Utica-89, Columbus…
Several members of the Fairbanks boys hoop squad hit the deck during a scramble for a loose ball Friday evening at Worthington Christian. Pictured for FHS are Gatlin Luke, left, Trey Good (14) and Travis Brake (background). The Panthers fell to the Warriors, 59-33, during the Division III sectional final. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The second-seeded boys basketball team from Worthington Christian High School had too much for 14th-seeded Fairbanks to handle Friday evening. The Warriors (19-4) had too much deadly shooting from beyond the three-point arc and employed a pressing defense that left Fairbanks (12-12) with too little…
Jonathan Alder senior Abby Jones goes up for a basket against River Valley on Thursday. Jones scored her 1,000th point with the bucket during Alder’s Division II district championship victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Everyone knows that Jonathan Alder High School sports teams have been known as the Pioneers for a long, long time. You could, however, also add the name “bulldogs” when it comes to describing the defense that’s being played by the girls basketball team. The top-seeded Lady Pioneers bit down on River Valley’s legs Thursday evening when they won a Division II district championship at Ohio…
Marysville High School’s varsity wrestlers will host a Division I sectional tournament on Saturday. Action will begin at 10 a.m. Members of the Monarch squad, with season records, are from left, front row, Ethan Skiles, 14-21; Zach Pfarr, 13-17; Lincoln Witt, 16-14 (fifth seed); Nate Thompson 23-11 (third seed); Josh Melms 16-9 (third seed); and Lincoln Heard 28-10 (first seed); second row, Jack Golla 20-11 (fifth seed); Erryl Will, 29-6 (first seed); Colton Powers, 20-15 (fifth seed); Christian McCartney, 14-6, (fourth seed); Ben Bickerstaff 24-15, (fourth seed); Joey Palmer, 15-14 (seventh seed); Zach McMinn, 32-9 (third seed). (Photo submitted) The…
Marysville freshman Andrew Howard prepares to pin an opponent during the recent MHS junior varsity tournament. It was the first time Howard has been able to wrestle as he had always had trouble making weight in order to compete in matches. (Photo submitted) There are a lot of people who, for one reason or another, struggle with keeping off the pounds. No matter how hard they try, they just can’t seem to shake those extra numbers that can compromise their health. Perhaps those in that situation should take a lesson from Marysville High School freshman Andrew Howard. A couple of…
YOUNG There will be a new person in charge of the Marysville High School girls basketball program next winter. Brooke Young told the Journal-Tribune this morning that she has stepped down from the head coaching position. Young stated she told her team Tuesday afternoon. “I am stepping down for family and personal reasons,” Young told the newspaper. Young guided the Lady Monarchs to a 21-25 record during the past two seasons. Marysville won its first tournament game in six years with a first-round victory over Delaware Hayes a couple of weeks ago. The second-year head coach was suspended for…
Fairbanks’ Wyatte Miller (3) is fouled going in for a shot Tuesday evening at Elgin High School. The Panthers rolled past the Comets, 45-23. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) With junior post player Braylon Green in better health, the Fairbanks High School boys basketball squad avenged an earlier season loss to Elgin on Tuesday. Green wasn’t feeling the greatest nearly two months ago when the Panthers came back from Marion County with a 47-44 loss. A clean bill of health can work wonders as Green and the Panthers destroyed the Comets, 45-23, during a Division III sectional opener. Elgin took…
The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder won a tough battle Tuesday evening in turning back Bloom-Carroll, 30-21. The verdict came during the Division II district semifinals at Hamilton Township High School. Alder’s 12 points during the opening quarter provided the most offensive spark of the night for either squad. Top-seeded JA (22-3) took a 12-9 edge into the second period and emerged with a 15-14 lead at halftime. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs (13-11) managed just a pair of points during the third period as Alder climbed to a 24-16 advantage. Bloom-Carroll didn’t score again until very late in the game. “This…
North Union’s Preston Crabtree, left, and Journey Blevins, right, have earned first-team Central District honors in Division III. (Journal-Tribune photos by Sam Dillon) Sports writers from throughout the Central District have bestowed boys and girls basketball honors for the 2019-20 season. Writers recently met in Columbus to discuss players from teams in Divisions I-IV. They named first, second and third teams (each with seven players) and a handful of honorable mention hoopsters. The Union County area is once again well-represented in Divisions I-II-III. Boys’ first-team honors have been awarded to Jackie Santa-Emma of Jonathan Alder (Division II) and Preston Crabtree…
North Union’s Joel Krebehenne (left) and Fairbanks’ Trey Good put up shots in these file photos. The Wildcats and Panthers will open Division III tournament action tonight. NU will host Amanda Clearcreek, while FHS travels to Elgin. (Journal-Tribune photos by Sam Dillon and Tim Miller) It could be a very busy next few days for local high school basketball teams. There are three tournament games scheduled for this evening to kick off what could be a full week of action for area squads. All of tonight’s contests feature tip-off times of 7 p.m. Union County’s only unbeaten team, the Wildcats…
Laila Oribello of Marysville prepares to pin Catie Kerr of Lutheran West during the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association girls state tournament on Saturday at Hilliard Davidson. The Lady Monarchs placed third in team standings. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) A new sports event took center stage this past weekend at Hilliard Davidson High School. The Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association sponsored the inaugural girls state tournament. Girls wrestling is becoming more of a “thing” in Ohio high school sports circles. Marysville High School entered nine girls in the tournament and four of them earned spots on the…
Cali Leng, top photo, of Marysville prepares to put Paulding’s Halley Stahl on the mat during the girls state wrestling tournament at Hilliard Davidson High School. In the bottom photo, MHS’ Madison Sharp, left, squares off against Paige Young of West Holmes. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) It all began Saturday morning with the exclamation… “Ladies, are you ready to make history!!!” It ended the next day with the Marysville High School girls wrestling team taking its spot among the best squads in the state of Ohio. Marysville placed third out of 99 teams during the inaugural Ohio Wrestling Coaches…