Jonathan Alder’s Henry Walker slams down a dunk during Tuesday’s 59-20 victory over Graham. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball team clamped a suffocating defense on Graham Tuesday evening. That defense propelled the Pioneers (10-2) to an easy 59-20 victory over the visiting Falcons. Although turnover stats weren’t available, it is safe to say that Graham suffered nearly as many miscues as it scored points in falling to 1-12 on the season. The Pioneers took away the Falcons’ propensity for three-pointers by extending their man-to-man defense in tight against shooters. “We had scouted Graham and knew they…
Author: Tim Miller
Madison Sharpe of Marysville prepares to pin her opponent near the end of a period on Saturday. Sharp won her weight class during the Ridgedale Invitational. (Photo submitted) It appears as though girls wrestling is really starting to catch on at Marysville High School. The MHS program began the 2019-20 season with seven Lady Monarchs and now the roster has grown. “We’ve added five additional girls to our program,” said MHS head coach Shawn Andrews. The new athletes include Rhiannon Gossett, Madison Sunquist, Lauren Sloboda, Mia Oribello and Hannah Longbrake. Several Monarch girls have competed in a handful of matches…
The free throw line eventually played a big role during Triad’s girls basketball loss to Ridgemont on Monday. The Lady Cardinals (2-11 overall and 2-7 in the Ohio Heritage Conference) made only two-of-10 from the charity stripe. The Golden Gophers, on the other hand, connected on 15-of-28. Ridgemont hit eight charity tosses during the fourth quarter to help seal the win. The Gophers jumped out to a 20-15 lead after the opening quarter. The Lady Cardinals (who will host Greeneview on Thursday) managed just a pair of points from Frani LeVan during the ensuing period. As such, Triad trailed, 31-15,…
Triad’s Dillon Nott (1) drives to the basket. The Cardinals beat Riverside on Saturday to claim their first victory in nearly two years. (Photo submitted) Triad’s boys basketball team accomplished something it hasn’t done in nearly two years with Saturday’s 47-42 win against Riverside. The Cardinals (who posted a 0-23 record a year ago) lost their first eight games of the current campaign prior to Saturday’s triumph. The win was a more-than-welcome feeling for the school. It was the first win for the Cardinals since Feb. 13, 2018 when they beat Madison Plains. “It’s been a long time since we’ve…
Triad’s Drue Instine wraps up an opponent during the Tri-County North tournament. Instine placed first in his weight class and the Cardinals finished second as a team. (Photo submitted) Finish second at Tri-County North A seven-year period of frustration ended for Triad’s wrestling team on Saturday. The Cardinals placed second during an eight-team tournament at Tri-County North. It was the first tournament placement for Triad’s grapplers since 2013. National Trail won the team title with 203 points and the Cardinals tallied 184. Other scores were Tri-County North-160, Twin Valley South-98, Arcanum-88, Stivers-62, Cincinnati Country Day-47 and Meadowdale-eight. Triad wrestlers who…
Jonathan Alder’s girls hoop squad upped its record to 10-2 with a 70-34 romp over Springfield Shawnee on Saturday. JA took a 25-13 lead into the second quarter and then limited Shawnee to four points during that set. Jonathan Alder held a 41-17 advantage at halftime and took a 59-28 margin into the final eight minutes of action. Jonathan Alder Bourquin 6-1-16, Jones 6-2-15, Walbom 6-3-15, Ferrito 5-0-10, Shepherd 3-0-6, Wilson 2-0-4, Zawodny 1-0-3, Salzler 0-1-1. Totals 29-7-70. Three-point goals: Bourquin 3, Jones 1, Zawodny 1. Springfield Shawnee Malicki 4-4-12, Beers 3-0-6, Applin 1-4-6, Spitzer 2-0-4, Barnes 1-0-3, Ballard 1-0-3.…
Marysville’s Garrett Taylor goes up for a basket against Hilliard Davidson on Friday. Taylor tallied 20 points during the Monarchs’ 54-36 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Still unbeaten in OCC There are times when a basketball team has to go back over some refresher courses, of sorts, in order to get back on track. It’s a tactic that certainly worked for the Marysville Monarchs on Friday as they defeated Hilliard Davidson, 54-36. The victory improved MHS’ Ohio Capital Conference Central Division record to 5-0 and its overall mark to 6-3. “We went back into the film room to watch…
Jackson Izzard scored 21 points on Friday as Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball team downed London, 49-37. The Pioneers (9-2) jumped out to a 14-4 lead after the first period and took an 18-10 margin into the halftime break. The Red Raiders outscored Alder, 16-4, during the third set. In doing so, they took a 26-22 lead. The Pioneers rallied with 27 points during the fourth quarter to win the game. Jonathan Alder Izzard 4-11-21, Santa-Emma 2-4-8, Stevens 3-0-7, Walker 3-0-6, Welsch 0-5-0, D. Begin 1-0-2. Totals 13-2-49. Three-point goals: Izzard 2, Stevens 1. London Cameron 5-2-12, Woodyard 3-2-9, Hatem 2-2-8,…
The Monarch varsity wrestling squad opened the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division portion of its schedule on Thursday. The Monarchs breezed to a 57-17 triumph at Westland. Marysville, however, trailed 17-0 after the first four weight classes. MHS got on the winning track and captured the final 10 bouts. Match results were as follows: -106: Axel Ventura (W) def. Ethan Skiles (M), major decision, 14-2; -113: Tyler Jude (W) won by forfeit; -120: Trent Jude (W) def. Lincoln Witt (M), major decision, 21-13; -126: Bryson Palmer (W) beat Nathan Thompson (M), 12-11. -132: Harley Crouso (M) pinned Colby Lightfoot (W),…
Marysville High School girls basketball coach Brooke Young (center) instructs her team during a timeout against Upper Arlington. Young has been placed on paid leave pending the outcome of an investigation for alleged “misconduct in the area of professional judgement.” (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Marysville High School girls basketball program will be under new guidance for an indefinite period of time. Second-year head coach Brooke Young has been placed on paid leave. The action, according to Marysville High School athletic director Joey Day, came after the district received information pertaining to an alleged incident. “We received the information…
The Fairbanks girls basketball team dropped a 39-33 verdict to Springfield Catholic Central on Thursday. The Lady Panthers trailed 13-8 after the opening period and 23-17 by halftime. FHS fought back to tie the game at 30 by the end of the third set. An ice-cold fourth quarter, however, led to defeat as the Lady Panthers (who will play at Greeneview on Saturday) tallied just three points. Carley Lehman led Fairbanks (5-6 overall and 3-5 in the Ohio Heritage Conference) with 14 points, while Macy Miller grabbed 14 rebounds. Miller and Elaina Lahmers both scored six points, while Megan Rausch…
Lady Monarch seniors Jenna Rioch, left, and Jacqueline Witt work out on the new track at Marysville High School. The Monarchs will host five home meets during the 2020 season, including a night relays under the lights in late April. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The new track at Marysville High School will need a bit more work prior to the beginning of the 2020 season in a couple of months. The construction of the all-weather track is part of the Monarch athletic facilities project that included the new football stadium that opened in late September. Work recently began on…
Referee Bob Williams looks in on the action at the right as Fairbanks heavyweight Billy Reed-Bodey prepares to pin his Grandview opponent. The Panthers defeated the Bobcats, 60-18, Wednesday evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Matches that were captured by either pinfalls or forfeits led Fairbanks High School’s varsity wrestling squad to a 60-18 triumph over Grandview on Wednesday. There were only five varsity matches that were actually contested on the mat in the Panther gym. Fairbanks won all five of those bouts by pinfalls. Teagan Green (126) put Grandview’s Tazio Pinter to the mat in 2:53. Marshall Kinder needed…
Braylon Green (23) of Fairbanks skies in the air to block a Madison Plains shot Tuesday evening. The Panthers edged the Golden Eagles, 45-42. Also pictured for FHS are Sean Galsterer (4), Trey Good (14) and Wyatt Miller (3). (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks High School boys basketball coach Justin George made perhaps the biggest understatement of the 2019-20 season after Tuesday evening’s 45-42 victory over Madison Plains. “Free throws saved us tonight,” said the coach as he gazed down at the scorebook. A more true statement could not have been made as the Panthers hit 13-of-19 from the…
Trevyn Feasel of North Union eyes the basket in this file photo. Feasel helped the Wildcats stay unbeaten with a win over Springfield Shawnee on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Question: 9-0, how far can they go? Answer: It could be pretty darn far. North Union’s boys basketball squad kept its record unblemished Tuesday evening with a 64-55 victory at Springfield Shawnee (5-3). The contest was deadlocked at 17-all by the end of the first quarter. NU (which will host Graham on Friday) took a 32-28 margin at halftime, but Shawnee pulled to within 46-45 by the end of…