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…
Author: Tim Miller
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,…
Should I or shouldn’t I? Fairbanks junior Carly Lehman may be thinking that as she eyes the basket. Lehman has helped the Lady Panthers to a 15-5 record so far this season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Lady Panther basketball coach Landon Fraker watches game action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Anyone who has spent the past several days digging out from Winter Storm Landon knows what kind of havoc it created. Girls high school basketball teams that have faced another Landon-led storm this winter have seen what kind of damage that can do. The Fairbanks Lady Panthers,…
These Marysville High School girls track athletes have competed during the indoor season. They are from left, Bailey Gross, Alyssa Rodman, Bryn Hothem, Emerson Bautsch and Maggie Foust. Gross, Hothem, Bautsch and Foust won the 4 x 800 meter relay race. (Photo submitted) — Rachael Hoover of Fairbanks (right) competes during the 2021 Division III state track meet at Westerville North High School. Hoover placed sixth in the 1600 meter run during an indoor meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Carys Gossett of Marysville throws the shot put during a 2021 outdoor meet. Gossett placed third in the event…
Thousands upon thousands of fans, including those of the Cincinnati Bengals, invaded Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium for the AFC Championship game this past weekend. They left stunned as the Bengals upset the favored Chiefs, 27-24, in overtime. That has earned Cincinnati its first Super Bowl berth since after the 1988 regular season. The Bengals will travel to Los Angeles to face the Rams on Sunday, Feb. 13. One of the masses attending the game in Kansas City was former Marysville resident and attorney Jeff Merklin. “I had an opportunity to go to Kansas City and it was an amazing experience,”…
Nick Wever of MHS knocks down a jump shot. Wever scored 12 points during a victory over Marion Harding. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Mary Ferrito (right) of Jonathan Alder goes up toward the basket. Ferrito helped lead the Lady Pioneers to the outright Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division title. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Macy Miller of Fairbanks drives to the hoop. She tallied 16 points during a triumph over Triad. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The Monarch boys basketball team got back on the winning track with a 65-60 verdict over Marion Harding. Jason…
Peyton Heiss of JA (4) drops in a jumper. Heiss tallied 26 points as the Pioneers topped Indian Lake in overtime. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Monarch Jason Moore (right) battles for possession of the ball. Moore earned a double-double during a win over Olentangy Liberty. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Ryker Green of Fairbanks puts up a shot. Green tallied eight points during a victory over Mechanicsburg. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Local high school boys basketball teams experienced success during recent games. Jonathan Alder earned a 68-63 overtime triumph at Indian Lake. Marysville and Fairbanks…
Cali Leng (top) of Marysville tries to turn Delaware Hayes’ Meredith Milligan. Leng won the state duals match by a pin. (Photo submitted) — The Marysville High School girls club wrestling team hosted the 2022 state duals tournament. The event was sponsored by the Ohio High School State Wrestling Coaches Association. The Lady Monarchs finished second in the event, dropping a 42-32 decision to Olentangy Orange in the finals. MHS opened the tournament with a 66-12 quarterfinal verdict over Minerva. Action during the semifinals saw Marysville topple Delaware Hayes, 54-24. Harrison downed Delaware Hayes, 48-36, during the match for third…
Larry Fox has worn many athletic hats over the past half-century. The Marysville native has been involved in high school sports in one way or another since 1970. Whether it was coaching, officiating or serving in a support role with the MHS football program, Fox has been quite active. Fox is a member of the Marysville High School Athletic Hall of Fame, the USA Softball Hall of Fame and the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Another honor will be bestowed upon him in a couple of months. Fox has been named as an inductee into…
Reid Todhunter of Triad looks to hook the leg of Fairbanks’ Austin Coy (top). Action came during the Ohio Heritage Conference tournament. Coy won the match for fifth and sixth place. (Photo submitted) — Triad placed fifth and Fairbanks was eighth during the annual Ohio Heritage Conference wrestling tournament. The event was held at Greeneview. Mechanicsburg captured first-place honors with 235.5 points. The Indians were followed by Greenon-187.5, Greeneview-161.5, West Jefferson-109, Triad-106, Southeastern-65, West Liberty-64, Fairbanks-35.5 and Northeastern-0. Awsom Mitchell of Triad won both of his matches and took first-place in the 165-pound weight class. Other placers for the Cardinals…
Marysville’s Nick Wever (2) follows through on a shot against Grove City. Wever helped lead the Monarchs to a win over the Greyhounds. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Three-point shots came to the rescue when Marysville’s varsity boys hoopsters defeated Grove City, 60-54, on Hall of Fame night. Nick Wever drilled a handful trifectas as the Monarchs knocked down six shots from beyond the arc. “We’ve been waiting for that part of our game to start clicking,” said MHS head coach Mark Tinklenberg. The victory upped the Monarchs’ record to 4-9 and was the first of the season that…
Jonathan Alder’s girls hoopsters remained unbeaten in the Central Buckeye Conference. The Lady Pioneers raised their Kenton Trail Division record to 7-0 and their overall mark at 14-4 with a 44-35 victory over Bellefontaine. The Lady Chieftains were limited to 12 points during the first half. Alder held a 12-5 margin at the conclusion of the opening period and a 25-12 lead at the halftime turn. JA’s upper hand stood at 37-21 by the end of the third stanza. Mary Ferrito tossed in 22 points to lead the Lady Pioneers (who will host London on Wednesday). Evan Platfoot added 11.…