Nadine Muzerall, right, the head hockey coach for the Ohio State University and Marysville resident, talks to the media after the Buckeyes won the NCAA Frozen Four national championship. She is pictured with OSU players Liz Schepers, left, and Kenzie Hauswirth, center. (AP photo) NCAA Division I championship gold has come to Marysville. The Ohio State University women’s hockey team became the second (after synchronized swimming) OSU female team to win an NCAA championship. They did so under the guidance of head coach Nadine Muzerall, a local resident. The team claimed the Frozen Four title last weekend with a 3-2…
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Triad sophomore Kane Bailey (4) drives the ball toward the basket during a 2021-2022 game against West Liberty-Salem. Cardinal hoopsters will have a new coach for the 2022-2023 season after the recent resignation of Jason Malone. School officials hope to name the new coach within the next few days, it was reported. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Triad school officials have apparently covered all the bases during the thorough search for a new boys head basketball coach. The position recently became vacant with the resignation of Jason Malone. A total of 14 applicants applied for the job prior to the…
Logan Dunn is switching jobs, but is only moving a couple of doors over on the Ohio Heritage Conference road. Dunn, who has been Triad High School’s athletic director since November of 2019, has been hired, pending approval by the board of education, as the new AD at Fairbanks High School. He is replacing Larry Morris, who is returning to a classroom position at Fairbanks. Dunn was one of 47 applicants for the vacancy and one of 14 who went through a screening process. A total of three candidates were brought in for interviews. Dunn was presented with an offer…
Jonathan Alder’s Mary Ferrito (left) and Evan Platfoot (right) go up for shots during 2021-2022 games. Ferrito was named to the Division II All-Ohio second team, while Platfoot was named to the honorable mention list. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder High School is the home of a pair of All-Ohio girls basketball players. Senior Mary Ferrito and sophomore Evan Platfoot have been named to all-state accolades for Division II. The honors have been announced by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. To earn consideration for All-Ohio, athletes must be selected for honors in their district. Ferrito was named to…
Fairbanks junior Macy Miller (5) battles for a rebound during a 2021-2022 game. Miller has been named to the All-Ohio Division III honorable mention list. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Abbey Price, a sophomore for North Union, goes up for a basket during the 2021-2022 campaign. Price has been named to the Division III All-Ohio honorable mention list. (Photo submitted) All-Ohio basketball honors have been bestowed upon a pair of local high school hoopsters. Macy Miller, a junior from Fairbanks, and North Union sophomore Abbey Price, have been named to the state’s honorable mention list for girls Division III. The…
Triad High School football players Diego Hernandez (22) and Hunter Thompson (24) make a tackle during a 2021 game. Pictured in the background is Michael Warner (50). Triad’s athletic director would like to see the Ohio Heritage Conference go through realignment to more along the lines of student enrollment, instead of the current geographical set-up. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Ohio Heritage Conference has been long referred to by some to be among one of the top smaller-school conferences in the state of Ohio. Each year, football teams from the circuit earn state-playoff berths, as both Fairbanks and Triad…
Marysville High School athletic officials are hanging out the “help wanted” sign for a new head varsity swimming coach. Beth Seman, who held the head coaching spot for the past three seasons, has stepped down. “Beth wants to devote her energy to her family at this time,” said Marysville athletic director Joey Day. Seman served four total seasons in the MHS swimming program, having been an assistant coach for one campaign. Day said he is in the process of accepting applications for the position. They will be permitted through Thursday, March 31. Day said previous head coaching experience in the…
Mason Sines, a junior at Fairbanks High School, is pictured in the net for the Hilliard Wildcats. The team won the club hockey state championship. (Submitted photo) A Fairbanks High School athlete can call himself a state champion. Mason Sines, a junior at FHS, competed this winter for a club hockey team that recently claimed a state title. He is a member of the Hilliard Wildcats, who recently won the state club championship with a 2-1 victory over the Dayton Stealth. The Wildcats finished the 2021-22 season with a final record of 38-13-6. Sines was the No. 1 goalie for…
The St. John’s Lutheran School Lady Jaguars claimed third place in the All-Ohio Lutheran State Tournament. Members of the team are from left, front row, Cami McGinley, Hannah Boehm, Sara Lynch, Adalyn Jenkins-Castle and Avery Gallmeyer; back row, Addison Womeldorff, coach Bob Boehm, Haily Crabtree, Clara Andrews, Mary Elizabeth Grimm, Ava Wirick, Laney Kieffer, Julie Zink and coach Austin Clarridge. Not pictured, Cara Leng, Alyssa Ball and Jade Kover. (Photo submitted) The St. John’s Lady Jaguars ended their basketball season by taking third place in the All-Ohio Lutheran Girls State Tournament. The event was recently held at Lutheran West High…
MHS sophomore Jayson Moore goes up for a basket during a tournament game at Big Walnut. Moore has been named to the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division first team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Monarch senior Kade Focht (11) shoots over a defender. Focht has been named to the OCC Cardinal Division honorable mention list for the 2021-2022 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Nick Wever of Marysville pops in a jumper during a 2021-2022 game. Wever has been named to the OCC Cardinal Division special mention list. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division has…
Erryl Will, left, of Marysville, locks the head of Medina-Highland’s James Scavuzzo during a Division I state tournament 157-pound match. The state tournament returned to The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center this past weekend for the first time since 2019. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Gabe Hansen, left, North Union’s 126-pounder, attempts to free his arm from eventual Division III state champion Max Shore of Casstown Miami East. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder’s Oliver Byerly, right, escapes from Elida’s Conner Douglass during a state tournament match. Pioneer coach Tony Watson is shown in the background (right) shouting encouragement.…
Marysville’s Josh Melms, top, and Carson Atkins of Olmsted Falls both lock each other’s legs during a state tournament match. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Union County was represented by six wrestlers who did not earn trips to the state tournament awards stand. They were Josh Melms (144), Jack Golla (150), Brady Seger (165) and Ben Bickerstaff (190) for Marysville. They each saw their seasons come to an end much more quickly than they wanted. North Union’s Trace Williams (113) and Shan Swank (190) finished in the same boat. Melms, a senior, dropped his opening-round match to Nick Humphrys, a…
Jonathan Alder’s Oliver Byerly shoots and attempts to finish a double leg takedown on Cleveland Benedictine’s Nicholas Abounader during the Division II state tournament. Byerly, a 150-pounder, defeated Aboundader twice during the tournament, including this match for third-place honors. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Monarch Erryl Will, right, goes for a double-leg takedown against Westlake’s Aiden Ashburn during the Division I state mat tournament. Will placed fourth for Marysville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Monarch 175-pounder Colton Powers, top, applies a cross-face to Luke Vanadia of Brecksville-Broadview Heights. Powers lost the match, but placed seventh overall in the tournament. (Journal-Tribune…
Marysville’s two state wrestling placers, Erryl Will and Colton Powers, helped the Monarchs place 20th during the Division I state tournament. MHS finished with 23 team points. Long-time powerhouse Lakewood St. Ed claimed championship honors in the division with 176 points. There were 224 wrestlers, representing 88 schools in the D-I tournament. Jonathan Alder tallied 16 points in the Division II tournament, thanks to the efforts of third-place finisher Oliver Byerly. That tied the Pioneers for 30th place with Cambridge and Howland. The Division II tournament featured 98 schools and 224 wrestlers. Graham repeated as the D-II state champ with…
Lenard Andrews has devoted a good portion of his life to the sport of wrestling. That dedication has led to a very high honor. Andrews will be inducted into the Ohio Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame this weekend. His high school mat career resulted in a state tournament berth for MHS in the early 1970s. He went on to wrestle at The Ohio State University. Upon graduation from OSU, Andrews returned to his home town as a health and physical education teacher. He served as an MHS assistant high school coach from 1975-2000 and then took over the program…