Macy Kise of Fairbanks rips a base hit during a 2023 game. Kise helped the Lady Panthers to a 3-0-1 record during their spring break trip to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Fairbanks’ softball squad wrapped up its spring break trip to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. with a victory and a tie. The Lady Panthers clubbed Rootstown (Ohio) by a 17-7 count. FHS tallied 13 hits and committed only one fielding miscue. Fairbanks plated 12 runs over the fourth and fifth innings to win by the run rule. “The game was played under rain, but since we…
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Cam Harbold (15) of Marysville takes a big swing during a 2023 game. The Lady Monarchs are playing games this week in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The Lady Monarch varsity softball squad split a pair of games on the opening day of its spring break trip. Marysville is competing in contests in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. MHS opened the spring break tour with a 4-1 truiumph over Grant Community High School of Illinois. Cam Harbold led Marysville with a pair of hits. Maya Segner, Ella Wood and Jaidan Hutchins each tallied one hit. Harbold and Brooklynn…
Zoe Wedding earned honorable mention state basketball honors for the 2023-24 season. (Photos submitted) — A handful of local high school girls basketball players have earned All-Ohio accolades for the 2023-24 campaign. The teams were named in Divisions I and II by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. The top local honor belongs to Marysville High School senior JoJo Eberhart. She was named to the Division I second team. Eberhart averaged 11.7 points and more than four rebounds per game as a guard for the Lady Monarchs. She helped lead MHS to a district runner-up finish and a 22-4 record during…
Marysville’s Will Nuspl returns the ball over the net. Nuspl helped the Monarch netters notch a 5-0 victory over Hilliard Bradley. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Marysville’s boys tennis squad opened the 2024 season with a 5-0 victory over Hilliard Bradley. Results from singles matches were as follows: -Gianni Russo (M) beat Dixon (HB) 6-2, 6-0; -Noah Burhanna (M) downed Chitti (HB) 6-3, 6-3; -Will Nuspl (M) defeated Bagchi (HB) 6-3, 7-6. Kyrell Stauffer and Soorya Logan (first doubles) put a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory on the board over Hanks and Gil. Brady Scott and Jacob Burhanna made it…
Ohio State women’s hockey head coach and Marysville resident Nadine Muzerall (right) watches the action in this photo. Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 1-0 to capture the 2024 NCAA national title. It is the program’s second national championship in the past three seasons. (Photo courtesy of The Ohio State University) — Revenge is sweet, especially if it comes attached with a national championship. The Ohio State women’s hockey team defeated Wisconsin, 1-0, Sunday to capture its second NCAA national championship in three seasons. In doing so, OSU avenged a 1-0 loss to the Badgers during last year’s national title contest. Marysville…
Fairbanks’ Jenna Dee rips a base hit during a spring break game at Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The Lady Panthers won two games on the first day of their trip. (Photo submitted) — Fairbanks’ varsity softball team began its spring break stretch in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. with a pair of victories. The Lady Panthers clubbed Brownsville High School (Pennsylvania), 7-2, and edged Stevenson (Illinois) High School, 7-6. Maddi Sines was the winning pitcher for FHS. She allowed 11 hits, fanned five and issued one free pass. The Lady Panthers tallied three runs in the visitors’ portion of the opening inning. They…
Chase Muetzel (23) of Jonathan Alder battles Kettering Alter’s Charlie Uhl during the Division II regional semifinal game that was played at Vandalia-Butler High School. Alter won the game 63-42 to end Alder’s season. The Knights went on to beat Zanesville Maysville, 68-54, on Sunday to capture the state championship. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Marysville High School basketball senior JoJo Eberhart has been selected to play in the District 10 Division I All-Star game. The contest will be played Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. at Columbus St. Charles High School. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) — The 2023-24 girls basketball season ended much too soon for the Lady Monarchs of Marysville. A loss in the Division I district finals to Columbus Bishop Watterson concluded the campaign with a 22-4 record for the team. Head coach Klarke Ransome and three of this year’s seniors, however, will have one more game together. Ransome will coach the visiting team…
Former Marysville High School track standout Jacob Ranker clears a hurdle in this file photo. After competing three seasons at Miami of Ohio University, Ranker will run for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame this spring. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — A former local high school track and field athlete has made the jump from the Mid American Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Jacob Ranker, a 2019 graduate of Marysville High School, is a fifth-year senior at the University of Notre Dame. Ranker was a four-year letterman in track and field for MHS and still holds the school’s…
Aubrey Burns (30) of Fairbanks blasts the ball over the net during a 2023 match. Burns will continue her career at Clark State University in Springfield. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Despite making a name for herself on the high school volleyball court, Fairbanks High School senior Aubrey Burns wasn’t going to continue her athletic career once she graduated from FHS. It took a a bit of convincing from a teammate on her club team to change her mind. “I originally wasn’t going to play volleyball any more,” said Burns, who recently signed to play the sport at Clark…
Jonathan Alder’s Ryan Mark goes up for a basket against Kettering Alter during the Division II regional semifinals. Mark, a junior, will be one of the leaders for the Pioneers moving forward. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The longest tournament run put together by a local high school basketball team lasted until the regional semifinals. The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder, who finished the season with a 16-10 won loss record, fell to No. 9 state-ranked and eventual regional champion Kettering Alter, 63-42, during the Division II contest that was recently played at Vandalia-Butler High School. At one point…
In the top photo, Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Heiss (4) has a shot attempt thwarted during Thursday’s Division II regional semifinal game against Kettering Alter. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) — The first 10 or so minutes of Thursday’s Division II regional semifinal basketball game went fairly well for the Pioneers of Jonathan Alder. Alder held its own against Kettering Alter during the opening period and the first few minutes of the ensuing stanza. The game was deadlocked at 15-all when JA’s Ryan Mark tallied a traditional three-point play with 5:25 left until halftime. From that point on, however, the wheels…
Fairbanks High School graduate Macy Miller, left, goes up for a shot during a 2023-24 game against Oberlin at Ohio Wesleyan University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff). — The women’s and men’s basketball programs at Ohio Wesleyan University featured players from Union County high schools this past season. Fairbanks High School graduates Macy Miller and Carly Lehman were on the women’s squad. Marysville High School grad Joey Duke played for the men’s team. The women’s team finished the 2023-24 campaign with a 23-7 record. The Bishops concluded their season with a 70-44 loss to Transylvania during the second round…
Jonathan Alder’s Blake Atkins goes up for a shot against Columbus Bishop Watterson during the Division II district title game. The Pioneers will travel to Vandalia-Butler High School on Thursday to face Kettering Alter in the regional semifinals. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball squad will take another step along the Division II tournament trail this evening. The Pioneers (16-9) will face Kettering Alter (19-7) during the regional semifinals. The contest will tip off at 6 p.m. at Vandalia-Butler High School. Alder head coach Derek Dicke said preparation this week has pretty much followed what the…
Ryan Mark (11) of Jonathan Alder lifts the team’s Division II district championship trophy while other members of the team celebrate. The Pioneers beat Columbus Bishop Watterson, 54-44, to claim the school’s first boys basketball district title in more than four decades. Jonathan Alder will face Kettering Alter Thursday, 6 p.m., at Vandalia-Butler High School in the regional semifinals. A preview about the game will appear in Thursday’s Journal-Tribune. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)