Amelia Cameron (right) of Fairbanks is pictured competing during a race in this file photo. Cameron placed sixth as an individual on Saturday as the Lady Panthers finished second during the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division cross-country meet. (Photo submitted) Marysville’s Tristan Karnes is pictured competing in the OCC meet. Karnes placed third as an individual. (Photo submitted) Marysville’s girls cross-country squad placed third during Saturday’s Ohio Capital Conference Central Division meet. Competition was held at Hilliard Davidson. The home team Wildcats took top team honors with 15 points, while Dublin Coffman was the runner-up with 65. The Lady Monarchs…
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Fairbanks defensive back Trey Good (9) ends up on his back after breaking up a West Liberty-Salem pass. The Panthers upset the state-ranked Tigers, 26-20. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The outcome of Fairbanks High School’s 500th football game could not have turned out any better if a Hollywood script writer had penned the story. The Panthers went into Friday evening’s game on their home field as a heavy underdog to an unbeaten and state-ranked West Liberty-Salem outfit. Fictional movies and storybooks all the time have endings where the little guy comes out on top. It happened in real life…
Jonathan Alder’s Jacob Fenik (7) blasts into the end zone against Bellefontaine on Friday. The Pioneers improved to 7-0 with a 31-21 victory. (Photo submitted) There are times when coaches of even the best football teams have to find out how their squad will handle adversity. Jonathan Alder boss Brett Glass discovered that on Friday when the Pioneers rallied for a 31-21 victory over Bellefontaine. “There were times when frankly, we didn’t play very well during the first half,” said Glass as his squad improved to 7-0. “They (Bellefontaine) controlled the ball and we really couldn’t stop them.” The Chieftains…
Marysville High School football stat keeper Ron Sabins (left) watches the action from the new press box. Sabins says the facility is a big improvement over the smaller press box in which he used to work. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) During the century-plus old history of Marysville High School football, there may not be anyone who has been affiliated with the program longer than Ron Sabins. The 1958 graduate of Marysville High School, is currently in his 45th season as a statistics recorder for the football Monarchs. For the second time this season, Sabins will work his craft this…
Marysville’s Rhiannon Gossett (12) and Larissa Smith are shown in action at the net in this file photo. the Lady Monarchs beat Hilliard Davidson in five sets on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Monarch varsity volleyball team got off to a slow start and fell behind 2-0 at Hilliard Davidson on Thursday. Marysville, however, fought back and claimed victory by scores of 15-25, 10-25, 25-10, 25-17, 15-13. It was the first victory for MHS (9-15) over Davidson in four years. “We executed the game plan with fierce fire, energy, and determination during the final three sets,” said…
Jonathan Alder quarterback JT Keith fires the ball downfield against Kenton Ridge. The Pioneers will look to remain unbeaten tonight when they host Bellefontaine. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The word “revenge” didn’t come from the lips of Jonathan Alder High School head football coach Brett Glass earlier this week. Instead, he used a different way to phrase how his squad prepared for tonight’s home game against Bellefontaine. “The guys know who beat us (Bellefontaine and Springfield Shawnee) last year to knock us out of a playoff spot and a chance to win our division of the Central Buckeye Conference,”…
Fairbanks’ Tanner Ufferman (19) tackles a Springfield Catholic Central ball carrier. The Panthers will host West Liberty-Salem on Friday for the 500th game of the program’s history. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks’ varsity football team is currently in the midst of a four-game winning streak. The Panthers (4-2) will face their biggest challenge to date when they host state-ranked West Liberty-Salem (6-0) on Friday. The Tigers, who are tenth in this week’s Associated Press Division V poll, will throw several different offensive looks at FHS. “We will see everything from the spread to a tight end and two running…
Above is a portion of a Journal-Tribune sports page from 1970 that told about Fairbanks High School’s first season of football. The Panthers will observe their 50th campaign and 500th game Friday when they host West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune files) It all started in 1970 The Fairbanks High School football program will mark its 50th season and its 500th game on Friday when it hosts West Liberty-Salem at Kyre Field. Fairbanks was the last of the local school districts to begin a football program. Marysville’s gridiron history dated back 70 years before the Panthers first took to the field in that…
Marysville senior Jake Carper (28) picks up yardage during last week’s game at Dublin Coffman. The Monarchs will return to their home field on Friday by hosting Westland for Homecoming. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) The Marysville High School football team will return to its home stadium with the hopes of getting back on the winning track Friday evening. The Monarchs (4-2) will host Westland (1-5) for Homecoming. The Cougars will run a spread offense with 3 x 1 receivers. Westland, however, likes to maintain balance between the running and passing games, according to MHS head coach Brent Johnson. A…
JJ Rigsby (26) of Marysville High School fights for the ball as two Hilliard Darby defenders attempt to halt his progress. Rigsby scored a goal to help the Monarchs defeat the Panthers, 3-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Nick McIntosh, Ryan Walters and JJ Rigsby each scored a goal on Tuesday evening. As a result, Marysville High School’s boys varsity soccer squad turned back Hilliard Darby, 3-1. “We had a solid team performance, which allowed us to defeat Darby,” said MHS head coach Terry Smith. Grant Haif turned away six Darby shot attempts as the Monarchs improved their record to…
In the top photo, Fairbanks’ Kaidie Carstensen (3) blasts the ball past Marysville’s Carys Gossett for a kill during Monday evening’s varsity volleyball match. In the bottom photo, Lady Monarch Larissa Smith (11) gets the ball past FHS’ Emma Griffey (16). The Lady Panthers won the non-conference match in four sets. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) Fairbanks High School volleyball coach Ed Marsman felt Monday’s four-set victory over Marysville was a good late-season test for his squad. “Marysville is a Division I team with a lot of height,” he said after the D-III Lady Panthers’ 25-21, 27-25, 24-26, 25-9 triumph.…
This plaque, which is located in the south end zone of Fairbanks High School’s Kyre Field, remembers the late Frank Spurlock, who was the Panthers’ first football coach. Fairbanks is playing its 50th season this fall. Friday night’s home game against West Liberty-Salem will be the school’s 500th. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The seventh week of the 2019 high school football regular-season will be extremely important to Fairbanks High School. Not only will the Panthers hope to extend their four-game winning streak on Friday, but they will attempt to do so against unbeaten and state-ranked West Liberty-Salem (6-0). Aside…
Dylan Tobe (center in the picture at the left) sends the ball toward the net for the Fairbanks boys soccer team. Also pictured is Sam Keller (4). In the photo to the right, FHS’ Samantha Adkins prepares to kick the ball downfield. The Panther teams swept West Jefferson on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune file photos by Tim Miller) The Lady Panthers finished their soccer regular season on Saturday with a 5-0 win over West Jefferson. It was Senior Day for the FHS boys and girls teams. The Panthers, who are 10-5-1 overall and 7-2-0 in the Ohio Heritage Conference, were led in…
Fairbanks quarterback Braxton Wilhelm looks downfield for a receiver in this file photo. Wilhelm helped lead the Panthers to their victory over Northeastern on Friday. (Photo submitted) Fairbanks High School head football coach Patrick Cotter didn’t have very many worries heading into Friday evening’s game at Northeastern. The way his team played supported that relaxed nature. “The guys just went out to play,” said Cotter after the 37-13 verdict earned the Panthers’ their fourth consecutive victory. “Our defensive unit did its job all night,” said Cotter, whose team is now 4-2. “Our defensive backs (Gatlin Luke, Trey Good, Braeden Fairchild,…
There have been very few times this season that Jonathan Alder’s state-ranked football team has trailed during a game. The two instances the Pioneers did fall behind Friday evening proved not to be too troublesome as Alder ran its record to 6-0 with a 35-16 triumph at Kenton Ridge. The victory was important on two fronts. First, it was a divisional win within the Central Buckeye Conference. Secondly, it firmed Alder’s No. 1 position in Region 11 of the Division III computer ratings. “It was good to get a big victory over a quality team like Kenton Ridge (now 4-2),”…