Marysville track and field athletes came through with several placements during the opening day of the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division meet. All of the places for MHS came during field events. Earning runner-up finishes were Carys Gossett in the girls discus (122-5), Jackie Rychlik in the girls pole vault (11-0) and Andrew Bentz and Cam Jones respectively in the boys shot put (47-0) and long jump (22-3). Paige Thallman earned a fourth-place slot in the girls high jump (4-10). A number of Monarch sprinters and hurdlers qualified for Saturday’s finals that will be held at Hilliard Bradley. The remainder…
Author: Tim Miller
The Panthers of Fairbanks dropped a 9-5 baseball verdict to Northeastern. FHS took a 2-0 lead in the visitors’ portion of the first inning. Northeastern plated four runs over the initial two frames and never trailed the rest of the way. FHS tallied 11 hits, but committed three fielding miscues. Brice Phelps went three-for-four at the plate and drove in a couple of runs. Noah Rausch was three-for-four with an RBI. Blumenschein pitched five innings. He yielded six hits and walked five. The Panthers slipped to 9-11 overall and 6-10 in the Ohio Heritage Conference. FHS 200 030 0-5 11…
Marysville’s boys tennis season came to an end during the Division I sectional tournament. “Most of my guys lost in the first round.” said Monarch head coach Brian Ash. Dropping matches were Will Nuspl and Brady Scott, respectively at second and third singles. The doubles teams for the Monarchs were Cory Cordell/Jacob Markert and Mason Ice/Kyrell Stauffer. Freshman Gianni Russo was the No. 2 seed at first singles. However, he was upset by an unseeded player from Dublin Coffman during the third (qualifying) round. Russo lost 2-6, 6-7(5-7). “Gianni didn’t find an effective strategy until it was too late in…
Abri Schmutz of Marysville tries to avoid a tag at third base during the game against Westerville Central. Schmutz was out on the play and the Lady Monarchs fell, 5-2. See www.marysvillejt.com for additional photos. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Coaches often worry about how their team will react immediately after winning an important contest. It turns out Marysville softball boss Jennifer Segner-Maxwell had every right to do so. A day after beating Olentangy to secure the outright Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division title, the Lady Monarchs took to the diamond for a non-conference battle…
Triad lost its first-round softball tournament game 3-0 to Riverside. Morgan Alexander was tagged with the loss. She struck out five. Riverside’s Alaina Snow pitched a perfect game. She fanned 14 as no Triad batters reached base. The Pirates, who were the No. 9 seed, improved to 8-8 with the victory. The No. 15 Lady Cardinals slipped to 4-18. Triad, which has a 2-13 record in the Ohio Heritage Conference, has a make-up game left to go at Greenon. The contest is tentatively scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. today. Panthers fall The Fairbanks baseball team slipped to 9-10 overall…
Lady Monarch second baseman Maya Segner makes the tag on an Olentangy base runner. MHS defeated the Braves, 7-4, and claimed the outright Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division title after Thomas Worthington upset Olentangy Berlin. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — It wasn’t the prettiest softball game played this season, but when all was said and done, Marysville’s girls can call themselves the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division champions. The Lady Monarchs outlasted Olentangy, 7-4, during a contest that featured 12 fielding miscues, nine of which were committed by the Braves. The victory, plus Thomas Worthington’s 9-8 upset over Olentangy…
Jonathan Alder’s softball squad raised its record to 19-1 with a 13-2 run-rule verdict over Hilliard Bradley. JA assured the victory by plating 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning. Alder rapped nine hits and took advantage of five Bradley fielding miscues. Shanna Higgins and Danielle Robbins each tallied a pair of hits for Jonathan Alder. They drove in three runs between them. Also hitting safely for the Lady Pioneers were Kiersten Dolby, Marlee Jacobs, Jaden Phelps, Evan Platfoot and Lilly Walker. Jacobs started in the pitching circle and went 4 2/3 innings. She fanned seven and issued…
Green breaks another FHS track record; Panther teams in second after Ohio Heritage prelimsFairbanks’ track and field teams are currently in second place after the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division prelims were held at Northeastern. West Liberty-Salem currently leads both the boys and girls meets with respective point totals of 27 and 32. The FHS boys are in second place with 20 points and the Lady Panthers have tallied 29. Triad’s girls are in third place with 26 points. The Cardinal boys are fifth with 10 points. Fairbanks’ Kinley Green broke the school’s 42-year-old girls record for the 100 meter…
Marysville’s Bryn Hothem is pictured running down the stretch of a race. Hothem helped the Lady Monarchs win the Hilliard Bradley Invitational. She won the 3200 and placed second in the 1600. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Marysville’s girls track and field squad won the recent Hilliard Bradley Invitational. The Lady Monarchs tallied 111.5 points to capture first-place honors. Pickerington North was the runner-up with 95 points, followed by Hilliard Bradley-87, Hilliard Davidson-77, Worthington Kilbourne-74, Dublin Jerome-51.5, Bloom Carroll-23 and Columbus Africentric Early College-eight. Lancaster tallied 156 points to win the boys meet. Pickerington North was second with 135,…
Fairbanks High School senior Mary Weisburn, center, signs to play golf at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. She is pictured with, from left, MVNU coach Mike King, her mother Laura, father Joe and Fairbanks head coach Chuck Lehman. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Mary Weisburn has played an important role with the Fairbanks High School girls golf team for the past four years. She will now take her links skills to the next level. The FHS senior recently signed to play the sport for the women’s squad at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Weisburn was introduced to the sport in the…
Abby Gindlesberger of Marysville rips a base hit. The fourth-year player was honored on Senior Night, even though the game against Olentangy was postponed by weather until Monday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Will play role in OCC title race The weatherman certainly hasn’t been kind to high school sports teams this spring. Rain, hail, a bit of snow and cold temperatures have caused problems since the 2022 season began in late March. Most, if not all, of the local athletic programs have had to postpone games and rearrange schedules. It was no exception when Marysville’s varsity softball team prepared…
Fairbanks’ baseball team evened its record at 9-9 with a 10-3 victory at West Jefferson. The triumph put the Panthers at 6-8 in the Ohio Heritage Conference. FHS held a 2-1 edge as action moved into the visitors’ portion of the third inning. Fairbanks erupted for eight runs during that at-bat to pull away from the Roughriders. West Jefferson tallied consolation runs in the third and fifth. Ethan Kise led FHS’ seven-hit attack with two. He also drove in a run. Also hitting safely were Ryker Beaty, Hayden Queen, Grant Rausch, Noah Rausch and CJ Swartz. Swartz and Noah Rausch…
Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis squad dropped a 3-2 decision to Bexley’s B team. Singles -Jacob Zang (JA) beat Kauffman (B) 6-1, 5-7, 10-4; -Jones (B) downed Owen Hecht (JA) 6-7, 7-5, 10-6; Almasanu (B) beat Levi Honigford (JA) 6-1, 6-1. Doubles -Reed VanKirk-Grant Welsch (JA) topped Goldberger-Smith (B) 7-5, 6-2; -Grossman-Young (B) defeated Gideon Sullivan-Isaac Banks (JA) 2-6, 6-2, 10-8. Monarchs fall Marysville’s netters lost a 3-2 match to Thomas Worthington. Gianni Russo of MHS won the first singles match with a 6-2, 6-4 verdict over Hughes. The Monarchs’ second doubles team of Mason Ice and Kyrell Stauffer defeated Scharff…
The Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association reminds junior golfers of Crawford, Delaware, Hardin, Marion, Morrow, Union and Wyandot Counties to plan now and send in entries for its 2022 schedule of events in June and July. The HOJGA Golf Camp will be held Thursday, June 9 at Determined Brilliance Driving Range, formerly Miracle Driving Range in Marion from 8 a.m.-noon. The camp is for beginners and youth wanting to brush up on the fundamentals of the golf swing. Instruction will be given by professional Steve Grimes. Rules and etiquette on the golf course will be discussed. Along with instruction,…
Kylie King of Jonathan Alder fouls off the ball in this file photo. King helped JA beat Springfield Shawnee. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder’s softball squad captured the Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail title with a 12-2 verdict over Springfield Shawnee. The victory put the Lady Pioneers at 14-0 in the conference and 17-1 overall. Alder plated five runs in the bottom of the fifth and pulled away for the victory. JA ended the contest with the run rule by crossing the plate five times in the sixth. Jonathan Alder ripped Shawnee’s pitching for 13 hits. Shanna Higgins…