Audrey Spooner competes on the parallel bars for the Marysville High School gymnastics team. The Lady Monarchs hosted Thornville Sheridan, Olentangy Liberty, Central Crossing and Franklin Heights. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The Marysville High School gymnastics team hosted Sheridan, Olentangy Liberty, Central Crossing and Franklin Heights. Sheridan took top honors with 133.8 points. Olentangy Liberty was the runner-up with 132.15. Marysville was third with 126. Central Crossing tallied 119.60 and Franklin Heights scored 88.4. Brianna Watkins led the Lady Monarchs. She placed third on the bars with a score of 8.0. Watkins turned in fourth-place finishes on the…
Author: Tim Miller
The Marysville High School wrestling team will recognize two former MHS grapplers who are being inducted into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame. The Monarchs will honor Josh Palivoda and Noah Forrider. Both will be inducted into the HOF this evening. The recognition is scheduled for this morning, prior to the Monarchs’ home matches against Dublin Scioto, Westland and Centerville. Action will begin at 10 a.m. with MHS facing Westland and Scioto and Centerville going up against each other. Round two will feature the opening-round winners against each other. The first-round losers will also face each other during the second…
Leah Brown (13) of Marysville goes up for a basket. Brown scored 18 during MHS’ win over Bishop Watterson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Jonathan Alder’s Sharon Keefer (2) jumps to prevent an inbounds pass against Kenton Ridge. Keefer also set a new single-game girls school record with eight three-pointers. (Photo submitted) — A trio of local girls basketball squads won games this week. Along the way, Jonathan Alder’s Sharon Keefer set a new single-game three-point school record. — Marysville-Columbus Bishop Watterson Bishop Watterson became the most recent victim of the Marysville High School team. The Lady Monarchs edged…
State-ranked Springfield Catholic Central outscored Fairbanks’ boys hoopsters, 23-7, during the third quarter. That allowed the 15-0 Irish (who are ranked No. 4 in this week’s AP state poll in Division IV) to claim a 64-50 victory. The Panthers held a 13-9 margin at the end of the opening period and took a 29-25 advantage at halftime. SCC’s strong third period allowed the home team to take a 48-36 margin into the final eight minutes of play. Andy Higinbotham led the Panthers (8-7) with 13 points. He was joined in double figures by Dylan Tobe-12 and Cade Ziegler-11. The Panthers…
Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Heiss goes up for a basket against St. Paris Graham. Heiss tallied a game-high 16 points during the Pioneers’ victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — A schedule that saw Jonathan Alder play three games during a five-day stretch led to a slow start for the Pioneer boys basketball team. “Sunday’s game (a 45-44 loss to Columbus Bishop Watterson) was a bloodbath,” said JA coach Zach Ross. “This (a 40-28 victory over Graham) was our third game in five days.” It took the Pioneers (9-4) a little time to work the kinks out of their legs. Both…
Marysville’s Ava Krutowskis goes up for a basket. She scored 11 points during a victory over DeSales. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Cade Ziegler goes up for a shot for the Fairbanks boys basketball team. Ziegler helped FHS to a victory against Benjamin Logan. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Fairbanks’ boys basketball team notched a 57-56 victory over Benjamin Logan. The Raiders held a 16-14 edge after the opening period and took a 28-25 margin at the halftime break. Alex Crowe tallied nine points and Cade Ziegler added seven as the Panthers caught fire during the third stanza.…
Ayden Spriggs of Triad goes up for a basket. He scored 24 points during a two-point win over Madison Plains. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Ayden Sanford put a stickback through the hoop right before the final buzzer. As such, Triad’s boys edged Madison Plains, 57-55. The Cardinals won for the fifth time this season in 12 games. The Golden Eagles held a 16-9 lead at the end of the opening period. Triad, however, scorched the net for 24 points during the second quarter. The Cardinals took a 33-30 margin into the halftime break. Triad held a 46-40 advantage…
Ava Krutowskis (left) and an unidentified Lady Monarch apply defensive pressure during the game against Olentangy. The Lady Monarchs won, 44-13. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — The relentless, “in-your-face” defense that coach Klarke Ransome has been preaching for the past two seasons came into play once again. The Marysville girls basketball team was unforgiving on the defensive end of the court during a 44-13 victory over Olentangy. The D was so suffocating the Lady Braves went scoreless during the second and third quarters. “Our energy and effort on the defensive end of the court was at a very high…
A 19-0 deficit by the end of the first quarter set the tone for Marysville’s boys basketball squad. The Monarchs managed only 10 points during the first half en route to a 61-29 loss at Hilliard Davidson. RJ Thornton tallied six of his seven points during the second quarter as Marysville trailed 31-10 at the halftime break. The Wildcats pulled out to a 50-18 spread by the end of the third quarter. Nick Wever led MHS with eight points. Kade Focht also scored seven points for Marysville (3-7), which will play at Olentangy on Friday. Hilliard Davidson Neidert 8-0-21, Niemeier…
Leah Brown (13) goes up for a shot during Marysville’s 55-18 victory over Hilliard Davidson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Cam Lee (right) of Marysville comes up with a loose ball during the game against Hilliard Davidson. The Lady Monarchs won, 55-18. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — About the best way to describe the defense that’s played by the Marysville High School girls hoop squad would be to compare it to a praying mantis. The predatory insect is all arms and legs in going after its prey. The Lady Monarchs (10-3) exhibited that type of defensive pressure during…
Ava Wilkerson of Marysville goes up for a shot against St. Mary’s on Saturday. The Lady Monarchs won their ninth game of the season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Marysville girls hoop coach Klarke Ransome liked the numbers he saw after Saturday’s non-conference victory over St. Mary’s. One that obviously stood out was the Lady Monarchs’ 59-43 triumph. There was another set of numbers the coach especially liked and it came in the form of a 35-22 rebounding advantage. Hitting the boards with authority is something the second-year coach has continued to stress. “When we rebound well, we can…
Kade Focht of Marysville goes up for a basket against Olentangy Berlin on Friday. Focht led the Monarchs with 19 points during their overtime victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville boys hoop coach Mark Tinklenberg must dig these overtime gigs. Friday’s 63-62 OT thriller over Olentangy Berlin gave the Monarchs their third victory against six defeats this winter. All three triumphs have occurred during either one or two extra sessions. “That seems as though it’s the only way we can come out on top,” joked Tinklenberg with a relieved look on his face. “It’s just another piece of the…
JoJo Eberhart of Marysville goes up for a basket in this file photo. The Lady Monarchs beat Olentangy Berlin on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) JoJo Eberhart tallied 13 points Friday evening as the Marysville Lady Monarchs rolled past Olentangy Berlin, 35-22. MHS clamped down a stiff defense the entire game. Marysville led 16-2 after the opening period and 23-4 by halftime. The Lady Monarchs expanded their upper hand to 29-12 by the conclusion of the third quarter. Ava Krutowskis followed Eberhart with eight points. Marysville Eberhart 5-3-13, Krutowskis 3-1-8, Brown 1-3-5, Wilkerson 1-0-3, McKinney 1-0-2, C. Lee 1-0-2,…
Marysville’s boys varsity wrestling team rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat Olentangy Liberty, 40-31, on Friday. “We knew we were going to have to weather the storm of some of their best wrestlers at the start of the match,” said MHS coach Shawn Andrews. “We are proud of the way our veteran guys responded,” he said. “There was no sign of panic.” Results from each weight class were as follows: -106: Neal Krysty pinned Ethan Heckel (M), :55; -113: Jaxson Rosselli pinned Gage Riley (M), 2:43; -120: Prestyn Parks scored an 11-2 major decision over Joe Eley (M); -126:…
The Lady Pioneers kept their bowling record perfect on Thursday. Jonathan Alder upped its mark to 10-0 with a 2374-2161 pin count over St. Paris Graham. JA’s lead in the Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division rose to 3 ½ matches over Kenton Ridge. The top series of the match came from Alder’s Danielle Phipps. She rolled games of 192 and 195 for a 387 series. Kadie Walter tallied a 171 during her first game and climbed to a 194 count during the second for a 365 series. Shea Huntington finished with a 326 series. The Pioneer boys slipped to…