Lady Panther pitcher Sarah Writesel fires the ball toward the plate. Writesel pitched a perfect game during a victory over Triad. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Sarah Writesel of Fairbanks pitched a perfect game as the Lady Panthers toppled Triad, 14-0, during an Ohio Heritage Conference game. Writesel fanned six and did not allow a base runner during the contest that ended in five innings due to the run rule. The Lady Panthers plated seven runs in both the second and third innings to claim the victory. Fairbanks (13-5 overall and 9-4 in the OHC) finished the game with 16…
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Marysville’s Carys Gossett (left photo) heaves the shot put 38-2 during the Gary Smith Invitational at Thomas Worthington High School. She took first place in the girls event. In the photo to the right, MHS’ Marcos Galvis burns down the track on the anchor leg of the boys 4×200 relay. The Monarchs won that event. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) Marysville’s boys placed as the runner-up and the Lady Monarchs tied for fourth during the Gary Smith Invitational track and field meet. Competition was held at Thomas Worthington High School. The host Cardinals won the boys meet with 136…
Triad’s Shalyn Smiles is pictured in this file photo. She helped the Lady Cardinals place second at the Mechanicsburg Relays. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Triad girls track and field squad finished second out of 11 teams at the Mechanicsburg Relays. First-place finishes were turned in by the 400 meter hurdle relay team of Cayla Eaton, Ashtyn Millice, Abbey Overfield and Valerie Gaier (1:17.93); Eaton in the high jump at 4-10; and Ellie Johnson in the pole vault at 8-6. The 800 sprint medley team consisting of Johnson, Valerie Gaier, Overfield and Eaton was the runner-up with a time…
Kinley Green of Fairbanks is pictured preparing to hand off the baton in this file photo. Green broke a more-than-40 year girls school record in the 200 dash during the St. Mary’s Memorial Invitational. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Old mark set in 1977 by Lora Chappelear A long-time Fairbanks High School girls track record was broken by Kinley Green. The new milestone was set when the Panthers competed in the St. Mary’s Memorial Invitational. Green broke a record that was more than 40 years old. Green placed first in the 200 meter dash with a clocking of 26.24 That…
The Lady Monarchs upped their softball record to 19-1 with a twinbill sweep. Marysville opened with a 10-2 triumph over Groveport Madison, followed by a 14-1 verdict over Columbus DeDales. Abby Christian was the winning pitcher against Groveport. She started and pitched the first, third, fifth and seventh frames. Christian allowed one hit and fanned six. Taryn Born pitched the second, fourth and sixth innings. She struck out five. Abri Schmutz and Camryn Harbold each had three hits. Harbold also drove in a trio of runs. Born, Haley Winans, Abby Gindlesberger, Christian and Avery Henry each had one hit. Gindlesberger…
Marysville’s Braden Deere slides into second base with a double during a game against Olentangy. The Monarchs fell to the Braves, 3-2. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s varsity baseball game against Olentangy ended like a gut punch to the local team. The Monarchs, coming off a loss to Olentangy earlier in the week, dropped a 3-2 verdict to the Braves on what could be called a questionable decision by an umpire. Marysville (7-10) trailed 3-1 after two innings, but did a good job of keeping the Delaware County team off the scoreboard for the final five frames. The Monarchs…
Morgan Alexander prepares to deliver the ball toward the plate. Alexander was the winning pitcher as the Lady Cardinals topped West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Triad’s softball squad scored a 5-3 victory over West Liberty-Salem in Ohio Heritage Conference action. The win was their first in the OHC in 10 conference games. Morgan Alexander was the winning pitcher as she struck out two. Lilly Greene went three-for-four at the plate. She hit a double and scored twice. Jalynn Smith and Autumn Feasel both went two-for-three. Kaydee Roberts went one-for-two with a pair of sacrifice bunts and an RBI.…
Marysville’s softball squad pounded Olentangy Orange, 21-4. Orange took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first. The Lady Monarchs (who improved to 17-1) plated 10 runs over the third and fourth innings and pulled away for the victory. Taryn Born pitched the first, third and fifth innings. She yielded four earned runs and five hits while striking out seven. Abby Christian came on in the first inning. She also pitched in the third and fifth to pick up the win. She allowed four hits and fanned six. Born and Abby Gindlesberger each finished with three hits. They drove…
Abri Schmutz of Marysville slides safely into third before the tag against Dublin Jerome. The Lady Monarchs clubbed the Celtics, 9-2. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — MHS third baseman Abby Gindlesberger shows the ball, but was late with the tag on a Dublin Jerome runner. The Lady Monarchs downed the Celtics, 9-2. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The old saying of “better late than never” applied to Marysville’s softball team during a game against Dublin Jerome. The Lady Monarchs plated eight runs over the course of the fifth and sixth innings to turn back the Lady Celtics, 9-2. “We…
Dylan Harper of Maryville clears a hurdle. He helped lead the Monarch boys to victory over Olentangy and Fairbanks. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Rachael Hoover carries the baton for Fairbanks during a relay race at Marysville High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Marysville High School’s boys and girls track and field squads captured top honors during a home triangular meet. The Monarch boys tallied 98.5 points to claim top honors in their competition. Olentangy was the runner-up with 48.5 and Fairbanks finished with 28. The Lady Monarchs won their meet with 86.5 points. Olentangy notched 46…
Hailey Winans rips a base hit for the Lady Monarchs. Winans tallied four hits and drove in a run during MHS’ win over Hilliard Darby. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Grant Rausch slides safely into second base in this file photo. Rausch helped Fairbanks’ baseball team beat Springfield Catholic Central. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The Lady Monarch softball squad remained unbeaten in the Cardinal Division of the Ohio Capital Conference. Marysville improved to 6-0 within the OCC and 15-1 overall with an 11-3 victory over Hilliard Darby. MHS plated two runs in the bottom of the first…
Abby Gindlesberger watches the flight of her homer against Olentangy Berlin. The senior third baseman smacked a pair of two-run shots during an 8-1 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — It took more than three weeks, but the Marysville High School varsity softball squad finally played its home opener. Inclement weather had prevented the Lady Monarchs from hosting a contest earlier this spring. Marysville made the most of its first opportunity to play on familiar turf by toppling Olentangy Berlin by an 8-1 count. The contest matched the top two squads in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division. Both…
Danielle Robbins of Jonathan Alder lets go of the bat after a base hit. Robbins helped the Lady Pioneers to a twinbill sweep over Tecumseh. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Hailey Dee of Fairbanks rounds third and heads home after hitting a home run. FHS head coach Amy Sines is also pictured. Dee homered and was the winning pitcher against West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder swept a softball doubleheader from Tecumseh by scores of 15-4 and 10-0. The twinbill was needed due to a rainout earlier in the season. The…
CJ Swartz (5) of Fairbanks attempts to slide into third base against West Jefferson. An out was made at first base on the throw across the infield. The Panthers fell, 7-3, during the Ohio Heritage Conference contest. More photos may be found at marysvillejt.com. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The word “too” was stuck in the mind of Fairbanks baseball coach Josh Rine… well, too many times after a 7-3 loss to West Jefferson. “We left too many runners (eight) on base and struck out (nine) too many times,” said Rine after the Panthers slipped to 5-7 overall…
The softball squads from Marysville and Fairbanks had split verdicts during extra-inning games. The Lady Monarchs plated three runs in the visitors’ portion of the ninth to beat Olentangy, 6-3. Fairbanks fell to West Jefferson, 4-1, in 11 innings. MHS-Olentangy Marysville took a 2-0 lead after batting in the fourth inning. The Lady Braves came back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth and took a 3-2 edge after six frames. MHS knotted the battle at 3-3 with a run in the top of the seventh. The Lady Monarchs improved to 13-1 overall and 4-0 in…