Triad’s girls and boys track and field teams both placed fourth during the Champaign County meet. For the girls, Cayla Eaton set a school record and placed first in the 300 hurdles by breaking the tape with a time of 48.34. She also won the 100 hurdles in 16.71. Ellie Johnson won the girls pole vault at 8-0. Placing second for the Lady Cardinals was the 4×1600 relay team with a school record of 4:34.27. The team consisted of Tabitha Gaier, Abbey Overfield, Ashtyn Millice and Eaton. The 4×800 relay team of Johnson, Millice, Overfield and Gaier was second with…
Author: Tim Miller
Triad’s Gage Heitman steals second base as Monarch infielder Noah Bowers brings the ball up in his glove. The Monarchs toppled the Cardinals, 14-3, during the Hays-Hoehn Tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The best weather to date of the 2022 spring sports season greeted the varsity baseball teams from Marysville and Triad. The Monarchs and Cardinals squared off during the Hays-Hoehn tournament contest on the MHS diamond. The Monarchs plated nine runs in the bottom of the second en route to a 14-3 run-rule triumph. Triad (2-8) scored the game’s first run in the visitors’ portion of the…
The Lady Monarch softball squad upped its record to 12-1 with victories over New Albany and Portsmouth Notre Dame. The twinbill was played at New Albany. The Lady Monarchs clubbed New Albany, 16-4, and scored a 1-0 verdict over Portsmouth Notre Dame. Abby Christian and Taryn Born split innings in the circle for MHS. Christian started and pitched the first, third and fifth frames to pick up the win against New Albany. She fanned five, walked two and gave up two hits. Born was in the circle during innings two, four and six. She surrendered a trioi of hits and…
Monarch first baseman RJ Thornton stretches for the ball as an opponent dives back into the bag. Marysville will host the annual Hays-Hoehn tournament today. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — An annual in-season tournament activity will take place at the Marysville High School baseball facility today. The Monarchs will host the annual Hays-Hoehn tournament. The event started many years ago when Ed Starling was the MHS head coach. It began in the memory of Jon Hays, who was a former Marysville High School assistant baseball coach. Hays died as the result of an automobile accident and Starling began the…
Cory Cordell, above, and Jacob Markert return the ball during the first doubles match against Olentangy Berlin. The Monarchs fell to the Bears, 3-2. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) — Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team (8-2) turned back London by a 5-0 verdict. Singles -Jacob Zang (JA) defeated Wall (L) 6-4, 6-4; -Grant Welsch (JA) downed Dailey (L) 6-0, 6-2; -Reed VanKirk (JA) topped Duvall (L) 6-1, 6-3. Doubles -Owen Hecht-Levi Honigford (JA) beat Homan-Springs (L) 6-4, 6-2; -Trevor Cox-Austin Heiss (JA) defeated Cappell-Adkins (L) 6-0, 6-0. — Monarchs fall Marysville’s boys slipped to 3-2 on the season with a…
Jenna Dee crosses the plate for the Fairbanks softball team. Dee had three hits and a trio of RBIs during a win over Madison Plains. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Fairbanks’ varsity softball squad rolled to an 18-7 triumph over Madison Plains. The Lady Panthers (9-3 overall and 5-2 in the Ohio Heritage Conference) plated eight runs in the bottom of the opening inning. FHS took a 12-6 advantage and plated six additional runs over the fifth and sixth frames. Sarah Writesel was the winning pitcher. She yielded 11 hits, did not walk a batter and struck out five.…
Abri Schmutz of Marysville arrives at the bag for a stolen base before the throw. The Lady Monarchs toppled Thomas Worthington, 8-3. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Taryn Born is at the top of her windup against Thomas Worthington. Born fanned 10 batters during MHS’ victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The Marysville High School softball team hadn’t played in nearly a week. As such, head coach Jennifer Segner-Maxwell was worried how the Lady Monarchs would fare at Thomas Worthington. “I was concerned we’d come out a little flat and I think we did,” she said. The coach,…
Jonathan Alder boys basketball coach Zach Ross, background right, watches the action during a Pioneer game. Ross has stepped down from JA and is the new coach at New Philadelphia High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — A second Jonathan Alder coach by the name of Ross is stepping down from his Pioneer position. Zach Ross, who has served as JA’s boys head basketball coach for the past three seasons, has resigned. A little more than a week ago, Joe Ross (no relation) left the Lady Pioneer volleyball position, also after three seasons. Zach Ross is leaving Jonathan Alder…
Members of the Triad girls track and field team, which placed second at the Southeastern Invitational, are from left, front row, Ashtyn Millice, Shalyn Smiles and Valerie Gaier; back row, Abbey Overfield, Ellie Johnson, Mia Lemay, Arlo Monroe and Tabitha Gaier. Not pictured, Cayla Eaton. (Photo submitted) — Triad’s girls track and field team placed as the runner-up during the eight-team Southeastern Invitational. The Lady Cardinals placed as follows: First -Cayla Eaton, 100 hurdles, 16.96; -Eaton, 300 hurdles, 50.94; -Eaton, 200 m. dash, 27.72; -Mia Lemay, shot put, 28-4. Second -Eaton, high jump, 4-8. Third -Shalyn Smiles, 1600 run, 6:00.22;…
Jonathan Alder shortstop Shanna Higgins (left) makes the forceout at second base on North Union’s Jada Davis. The Lady Pioneers edged NU, 4-3. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — There wasn’t a great deal of give and take to be expected when the top two softball teams in the Central Buckeye Conference met on the Jonathan Alder diamond. The Lady Pioneers had yet to taste defeat within the circuit, while North Union had not been beaten by anybody. A game of this magnitude figured to go down to the wire. That scenario played out as the Lady Pioneers (8-1 overall…
Marysville’s varsity softball squad improved to 8-1 with a 12-3 decision at Hilliard Darby. Taryn Born and Abby Gindlesberger both homered and drove in six runs between them. Born led the team with a trio of hits. Gindlesberger, Hailey Winans and Camryn Harbold each had two hits. Abby Christian pitched the first, third and fifth innings to pick up the win. Born pitched the second, fourth, sixth and seventh. They combined on a two-hitter, fanned 14 and walked three. MHS 204 310 2-12 14 0 Darby 000 030 0-3 2 2 The Marysville JV squad beat Hilliard Darby 18-4.…
Triad catcher Mallory Hayes, left, makes the putout on a force play as Fairbanks’ Macy Kise (21) slides into the plate. The Lady Panthers beat the Cardinals, 12-0, during the completion of a suspended game from earlier this month. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Lady Panther right fielder Lindsey Smith makes a running catch during the game against neighboring Triad. FHS won the completion of the suspended game by a 12-0 run-rule verdict. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — It took a little more than a week to complete, but the actual field time wasn’t all that long for…
Marysville’s Jackie Rychlik clears the pole vault bar at 11-6 during a quad meet that was held at MHS. She took first place honors by more than two feet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville captured first-place accolades during boys and girls quad track and field meets in its home facility. The MHS boys tallied 118.5 points, followed by Buckeye Valley-62, Jonathan Alder-39.5 and Fairbanks-36. The Lady Monarchs turned in 98.5 markers, followed by JA-56.5, Buckeye Valley-56 and Fairbanks-45. Jonathan Alder’s results were published earlier this week. Top five places for Marysville and Fairbanks were as follows: Boys -100 dash:…
Joey Walker of Jonathan Alder skies for the high jump bar at Marysville High School. Walker won the event during the quad meet with a leap of 6-6. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)Jonathan Alder’s Mikayla Jewell (left) sprints toward the finish line during the girls 100 meter dash at Marysville High School. The Lady Pioneers placed second during the quad meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) A defending state champion high jumper just missed a personal record during a track and field meet at Marysville High School. Jonathan Alder senior Joey Walker, the 2021 Division II boys state high jump…
Max Snyder of Fairbanks prepares to release the ball from the mound. Snyder tossed a one-hitter during a win over Cedarville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Max Snyder threw a one-hitter as Fairbanks’ baseball team shut out Cedarville 10-0. He went the distance on the bump and struck out 12. The Panthers (4-3) plated four runs in the home half of the initial inning and added five scores in the fourth. They tallied one run in the fifth to invoke the run rule. Evan Blumenschein led FHS’ 11-hit attack with three. He also drove in a pair of runs. Noah…