Jonathan Alder’s boys hoopsters took it on the chin against Springfield Shawnee. The Pioneers slipped to 16-5 with a 50-46 setback on their home court. The contest was tied at 10-10 by the end of the first quarter. Alder (which will host Columbus St. Charles this evening) led by a 21-20 edge at the halftime turn. The Braves took a 32-31 lead into the final eight minutes of action. The game was about as evenly played as could be expected. Both teams shot very well from the floor. Shawnee sank 17 of its 30 field goal attempts for 56%. The…
Author: Tim Miller
JoJo Eberhart cuts down part of the net after Marysville’s victory over Olentangy Berlin. The Lady Monarchs won the Cardinal Division of the Ohio Capital Conference with a 10-0 record. MHS will host Worthington Kilbourne during the Division I tournament opener this evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Members of the Fairbanks High School swimming team are from left, Aizza Schirg, Janie Clayton, Matt Kehlbeck, Emily Clayton and Sadie Lucas. (Photo submitted) — Fairbanks High School has qualified three swimmers to the Division II district meet. The advancement came after the sectional meet that was held at the Marion Family YMCA. Panther swimmers who qualified for the district are Janie Clayton (50 freestyle and 100 breastroke), Sadie Lucas (100 freestyle) and Matt Kehlbeck (50 freestyle). Fairbanks athletes competed as follows: -Girls 200-yard medley relay: 2:17.30; -Girls 200-yard freestyle relay: 2:01.73; Girls 50-Yard Freestyle -Emily Clayton: 33.70; -J. Clayton:…
Jonathan Alder’s Grant Welsch (1) pursues a Graham ballhandler during a game early in the season. The Pioneers have earned the No. 5 seed for the upcoming Division II tournament. (Journal-Tribiune photo by Tim Miller) — Jonathan Alder has earned the highest post-season seed among four local boys hoop squads. The Pioneers have drawn the No. 5 rating for the upcoming Division II tournament. Alder held a 15-4 record earlier in the week. Jonathan Alder will tip off the 2021-22 post-season with a home contest on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. The Pioneers will host No. 21 Columbus Centennial.…
Members of the St. John’s Lutheran girls basketball team are from left, front row, Alyssa Ball, Adalyn Jenkins-Castle, Avery Gallmeyer, Sara Lynch, Hannah Boehm, Cara Leng and Cami McGinley; back row, Julie Zink, coach Bob Boehm, Addison Womeldorff, Hailey Crabtree, Clara Andrews, Marybeth Grimm, Ava Wirick, Jade Kover and head coach Austin Clarridge. Not pictured, Laney Kieffer. (Photo submitted) — The St. John’s Lady Jaguars captured the Central Ohio Athletic League basketball tournament championship this week. The Lady Jags defeated Genoa Christian, 24-13, to secure the title after beating ONE School of Gahanna in the semifinals, 43-25. The semifinal game…
The Cardinals of Triad held Shekinah Christian to just seven points during the second quarter. The boys hoopsters upped their record to 8-12 with a 61-58 victory over the Flames. Shekinah held an 18-11 margin at the end of the first quarter. Triad, though, pulled out to a 26-25 edge by halftime. The Cardinals’ lead stood at 44-42 by the conclusion of the third period. Ayden Springs and Ayden Sanford respectively led Triad with 24 and 20 points. They were followed by Carson Manley-six, Caleb Thomas-five, Kane Bailey-five and Cameron Thomas-one. Lady Cardinals fall Triad’s girls closed out the regular…
With teammates watching in anticipation, Marysville’s Alyssa Strahm (43) drops in a three-pointer at Thomas Worthington. The Lady Monarchs clinched the OCC Cardinal Division title with their victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Lady Monarch hoopsters celebrate their Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division championship after beating Thomas Worthington. Among those pictured are from left, Abri Schmutz, Alyssa Strahm (43), Ava Wilkerson, Ava Krutowskis, Grace Groves, JoJo Eberhart (21) and Abby Williams (far right). (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The championship has been secured. All that’s left now, at least in the Ohio Capital Conference, is to go unbeaten.…
Chase Allen (3) of Marysville grabs a rebound against Thomas Worthington. Pictured in the background for MHS is Dayne Johnson (1). The Monarchs won the game, 49-41. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — “We were able to turn the table on them.” That was the assessment of Marysville High School boys basketball coach Mark Tinklenberg after a 49-41 victory over Thomas Worthington. There are certain ways a coach can judge the improvement of his or her team. The Monarchs have shown marked progress during the past couple of months. The win over the Cardinals is proof of that, as MHS…
Jonathan Alder’s Taber Headings (22) goes up for a basket. Headings tallied 10 points during the Pioneers’ win over Westerville Central. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — A 19-7 lead after the opening quarter helped translate into another victory for Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball team. The Pioneers upped their record to 15-4 with a 38-32 triumph at Westerville Central. Alder’s defense limited the Warhawks’ offensive output. Central hit only 12 field goals in 39 attempts for 30%. JA took a 30-17 advantage at halftime. Neither team lighted up the scoreboard during the third set. As such, JA took a 33-19…
JoJo Eberhart (21) of Marysville goes up for a basket against Bexley. Eberhart scored 19 points during the Lady Monarchs’ victory. — Leah Brown of Marysville (center) draws a foul in the lane against Bexley. Brown tallied nine points during the MHS triumph. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — It was just like another day at the office for the Marysville High School girls basketball squad. The Lady Monarchs, just like in so many other games this winter, had little trouble putting down Bexley. MHS upped its record to 18-3 with a 61-42 non-conference triumph. It was a contest in…
Marysville High School has found an opponent to take the place of Upper Arlington on the boys basketball schedule. The Monarchs were originally slated to host the Golden Bears on Tuesday of this week. That game, however, was called off as MHS had to reschedule the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division game against Thomas Worthington. The Thomas Worthington contest was postponed from last Friday due to inclement weather. Marysville won’t play Upper Arlington due to the fact there were no compatible dates for both teams. The Monarchs, instead, will host state-ranked Canal Winchester Harvest Prep on Thursday. The junior varsity…
Ellie Carter of Fairbanks (24) goes up for a basket in this file photo. Carter tallied 15 points during a win over West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Elaina Lahmers, Ellie Carter and Carly Lehman each scored in double figures during a victory by the Fairbanks girls basketball squad. The Lady Panthers upped their record to 16-5 by defeating West Liberty-Salem 53-49. Lahmers led with 16 points. Carter tallied 15 and Lehman finished with 12. Liz Reinhard scored eight and Reese Poling added two. FHS (which will travel to Centerburg this evening) jumped out to a 17-7 lead…
Marysville’s Ryker Bowden (4) goes up for a shot against Central Crossing. The Monarchs will host Thomas Worthington this evening in a makeup game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The 2021-22 winter sports season had been moving along quite well. There weren’t that many coronavirus-related postponements and the weather during the month of December was conducive for sporting events to be played. Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball squad had a couple of games rescheduled during December. That was due to the fact that opposing teams had come down with cases of COVID-19. The weather in December was some of the…
Fairbanks’ Cade Ziegler (10) attempts to drive against North Union’s Owen Davis (background). Also pictured is Grant Rausch (2) of FHS. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Fans of the Fairbanks High School boys basketball team might have been a little nervous after watching the squad tip off the 2021-22 season a couple of months ago. Traveling to play what has turned out to be a pretty darn good neighboring Jonathan Alder outfit, the Panthers managed to score just 12 points over 32 minutes of action. The fans’ thoughts might have ranged from “Uh-Oh” to “What’s Going On” to “Help!!!!”…
Pictured is Triad High School freshman Awsom Mitchell (165) who took first place in his class. Mitchell is shown competing against an Elgin wrestler at the Ada High School Tournament. (Photo submitted) — Triad’s varsity wrestling team made a solid showing of itself. The Cardinals placed fifth during the 19-team Ada Invitational. Elgin won the team title with 296 points. The Comets were followed by: -Fostoria: 183.0; -Bucyrus: 178.0; -Van Buren, 147.0; -Triad, 131.0; -Jefferson, 97.0; -Eastwood, 87.5; -Antwerp, 78.0; -Cory-Rawson, 76.0; -Lehman Catholic, 76.0; -Lima Senior, 65.0; -Ada, 58.5; -Lima Central Catholic, 42.0; -St John’s, 35.0; -Riverdale, 33.5; -Ridgedale,…