As the head coach of a football team that had yet to sample the sweet taste of victory this season, Fairbanks High School boss Patrick Cotter had one mission in mind during practice this past week. “We kept preaching and preaching effort,” he said. The message must have been heard loud and clear, because it resulted on Friday with the Panthers clubbing Cedarville, 53-0, during a hot and humid evening. “We saw a lot of effort tonight from top to bottom,” said Cotter. “It came from our seniors right on down to our freshmen… it was all 36 guys.” The…
Author: Tim Miller
Marysville’s Ryan Walters (12) scores on a penalty kick Thursday against Delaware Hayes. Walters scored one goal during the Monarchs’ 4-0 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The Monarchs of Marysville broke the .500 mark on Thursday with a 4-0 soccer shutout over Delaware Hayes. The MHS boys upped their record to 4-3-0 with the victory. The Monarchs notched goals from four different players. Putting the ball in the net for Marysville were Ryan Walters, Joey Duke, JJ Rigsby and Zach McIntosh. The Monarchs (who will play at Fairbanks at 3 p.m. on Saturday) used a pair of keepers. Grant…
The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks added another Ohio Heritage Conference victory to their volleyball resume on Thursday by sweeping Madison Plains, 25-20, 25-11, 25-15. “That was probably the most consistent match we’ve played all season,” said coach Ed Marsman as his team improved to 7-1 in the OHC and 8-3 overall. The victory also put Marsman one step away from a milestone. The next Lady Panther triumph will be the coach’s 600th for his career. Fairbanks (which will travel to Central Crossing on Monday) got out of the gate slowly and trailed the Eagles, 10-6, after some early blocking and…
Fairbanks High School’s girls golf team won its fourth consecutive Ohio Heritage Conference championship on Wednesday. Members of the team are from left, Shelby Burns, Veronique Grand, Allison Kise, Mary Weisburn, Gabby Vamos and Kaylee Mitton. (Photo submitted) The Ohio Heritage Conference girls golf championship once again belongs to the Fairbanks Lady Panthers. FHS carded a 396 on Wednesday at Windy Knoll to capture its fourth consecutive conference title. Northeastern was the runner-up with a 423, followed by Mechanicsburg-427, Greeneview-428, Greenon-432, Triad-460 and Madison Plains-533. Veronique Grand and Mary Weisburn of Fairbanks tied with Mazie Reece of Mechanicsburg for medalist…
Braylon Green of Fairbanks picks up yardage in this file photo. The Panthers will host Cedarville on Friday, looking for their first victory of the season. (Photo submitted) Something will have to give Friday when the Fairbanks High School football team hosts Cedarville. Both squads suffered setbacks during the first two weeks of the season and will be looking for their first victory when they square off at 7 p.m. on Kyre Field. The Panthers have displayed a more potent offense, having tallied 50 points during the first two weeks of the campaign. The Indians, on the other hand, have…
The seniors for the Lady Monarch tennis team are from left, Ellie Williams and Caroline Geraghty. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Senior leadership sparked Marysville’s 4-1 varsity tennis victory over Westerville North on Tuesday. The first doubles team of Maddie Blaisdell and Ellie Williams (senior) won its match in three sets, as did senior Caroline Geraghty at third singles. Younger players Emma Pzedpelski and the doubles tandem of Krista O’Shelski and Caitlee Hill won matches to give MHS (9-5 overall and 3-2 in the Ohio Capital Conference) a 2-1 lead. The Marysville seniors sealed the deal with their victories. Singles…
Marysville’s Keely Baker (7) sends the ball past a Westland defender Tuesday evening. The Lady Monarchs rolled to a 15-0 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s girls varsity soccer squad scored early and often enroute to a 15-0 victory over Westland on Tuesday. The contest against the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division foe was the Lady Monarchs’ Kick for the Cure (cancer) game. MHS (5-1-3) tallied goals by Emma Armstrong and Paige Trent during the first two minutes of the contest. The game wasn’t quite three minutes old when a goal from Kindall Duke pushed Marysville out to a…
Marysville senior running back Chase Kilgore batters Delaware Hayes defensive players Friday evening.The Monarchs will look to go to 3-0 with Friday’s game at Findlay High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) Although the Marysville Monarchs have played away from home the past two weeks, they will go on their first official road trip of the 2019 season on Friday. The Monarchs will take their 2-0 record into the game at Findlay High School against the 0-2 Trojans. “Our contract with Olentangy Liberty was up for the third week of the season,” said Marysville head coach Brent Johnson. “We wanted…
Fairbanks High School head football coach Patrick Cotter knew what was behind the story of the Panthers’ 47-30 loss on Friday at Indian Lake. “It was big plays on both sides of the ball,” said Cotter as FHS slipped to 0-2 on the season. “We made some big plays and they did as well. “We’ve just got to shore up our tackling before next week’s game (home against Cedarville).” The Lakers got out to a quick start by taking a 13-0 lead in the opening period. Indian Lake’s first touchdown came on a nine-yard run by Elijah Slagle. The extra…
I had the privilege of being part of something very special for a local high school football team Friday evening. I covered the Jonathan Alder-Marion Harding game, which was the first regular-season home gridiron contest on JA’s new turf field at Volunteer Stadium. I stopped by a few weeks ago to take a couple of quick pictures at Alder’s home scrimmage against Fairbanks. I also covered the school’s turf dedication ceremony during the middle of August. Friday night’s atmosphere was an entirely different thing. There are a number of advantages to a turf field in that it doesn’t have to…
Fairbanks’ boys and girls soccer teams had split decisions against Greeneview on Saturday. The boys kicked their way to a 1-1 deadlock, while the Lady Panthers fell for the first time this season with a 5-1 setback. The FHS boys won the possession battle for the contest, but couldn’t put the ball in the net during the second half. Fairbanks took a 1-0 lead near the midway point of the opening stanza. Greeneview’s keeper came out of the net area to grab the ball. The Panthers (1-2-2) capitalized on the play with a goal from Gage Wilson. Diego Shaw was…
Fans wouldn’t guess it by the final score, but Jonathan Alder’s football team absolutely dominated Marion Harding Friday evening. Sure, the Pioneers’ 35-21 victory doesn’t look all that impressive on paper. The final score, however, doesn’t take into account that the Presidents’ reserve players tallied all three of their touchdowns during the fourth quarter against the Pioneer youngsters. Harding could not generate much in the way of offense throughout the first three quarters, while Alder (2-0) pretty much had its way with the visitors from Marion County. The Pioneers tallied 14 points in each of the first and second quarters…
Morgan Shick of MHS passes the ball back toward the net during Thursday’s volleyball match against Central Crossing. The Lady Monarchs dropped the contest in five sets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Monarch varsity volleyball squad was involved in another five-set, marathon battle on Thursday. MHS won two of the first three sets, but dropped the final two in losing the match to Central Crossing. Scores were 25-20, 21-25, 25-19, 18-25, 9-15. “We are facing tough competition and are providing that same competition to the other squads,” said Lady Monarch coach Bethany Bentz. “The girls are stepping on…
Kaitlin McCasland returns the ball over the net for the Bunsold Middle School tennis team. The Lady Monarchs will host the Josh Huffman Memorial tournament on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The Bunsold Middle School girls tennis program will host the third annual Josh Huffman Memorial doubles tournament. The event will be held Saturday at the Marysville High School courts. The tournament is named in memory of Huffman, the Bunsold tennis coach who died after a five-year battle with melanoma cancer in 2017 at the age of 38. The MHS courts will be open for warm-ups at 8:30 a.m.…
Fairbanks quarterback Braxton Wilhelm (14) is stopped after a running play against North Union. The Panthers will try to break into the win column on Friday at Indian Lake. (Photo submitted) The Fairbanks Panthers’ defensive secondary could be in for a busy night on Friday at Indian Lake. The 1-0 Lakers will employ a spread offense that features 2 x 2 and 3 x 1 receiver setups. Quarterback Dolan Miller likes to get the ball into the hands of receivers Chase Coburn and Mat Daniels. “They want to throw the ball, but then they will pound the “rock” up the…