Fairbanks junior Elaina Lahmers drives for a layup against two Lady Golden Eagles. Lahmers tallied 12 points in the team’s win Saturday night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Fairbanks’ girls basketball squad won its eighth grade in nine outings on Saturday. The Lady Panthers took down Madison Plains by a 42-29 verdict. “I told the girls that Madison Plains is a dangerous team because they have the ability to put a lot of points on the board,” assistant coach Tyler Alexander said. “They have a tendency to go to a 2-3 [defense] which slows down teams like us.” Alexander served…
Author: Tim Miller
Erryl Will of Marysville has control over an opponent during last year’s Division I state wrestling tournament. Will placed fifth in the 165-pound weight class during this past weekend’s Southwest Ohio Wrestling Coaches Association tournament. It was Will’s first mat action of the season after an extended playoff run with the Monarch football team. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Tim Miller) After a two-year absence, Marysville High School’s varsity boys wrestling team competed in the Southwest Ohio Wrestling Coaches Association tournament in Harrison. COVID-19 prevented MHS from competing in the event a year ago. In 2019, MHS made a change to…
Marysville High School senior Gabe Powers signs his letter of intent to play football for The Ohio State University Buckeyes. He is pictured with his parents Erin and Mike. The ceremony was held Friday evening at The Ridge Golf Club. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The football honors have piled high over the past couple of years for Marysville High School senior Gabe Powers. He’s a two-time first-team All-Ohio player in Division I and is the two-time top defensive player in the state’s biggest division. Powers has enough Ohio Capital Conference and Central District hardware to put on the mantle…
Leah Brown (13) goes up for a basket Friday evening against Thomas Worthington. Brown tallied a game-high 14 points during the Lady Monarchs’ 43-31 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) There’s an age-old theory in sports that proclaims “good teams find ways to win, even when they don’t play well.” That was exactly the case for the Marysville High School girls basketball team Friday evening. The Lady Monarchs (who improved to 6-2) didn’t put their best foot forward on their home court against Thomas Worthington. In the end, however, Leah Brown helped lead the squad to a 43-31 triumph. “Leah…
Marysville’s boys varsity basketball team slipped to 1-4 on the season with Friday’s 62-51 loss at Thomas Worthington. The Monarchs (who will travel to Mt. Vernon on Wednesday) led 10-9 after the opening period. The contest remained close throughout the second quarter and the Cardinals climbed to a 31-27 lead by halftime. Thomas Worthington put a little more separation between themselves and the Monarchs during the third stanza. The Cardinals held a 46-39 spread as action moved into the fourth quarter. Nick Wever was the lone Monarch in double figures as he tallied 14 points. Thomas Worthington Omamett 8-1-17, Sekyere…
Chloe Baschnagel of Marysville is pictured going through her routine on the bars during Wednesday evening’s gymnastics meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Marysville Lady Monarch gymnastics squad placed third during a quadangular meet on Wednesday. Olentangy won the competition with 131.05 points and Upper Arlington took runner-up honors with 126.75. MHS trailed the Lady Golden Bears with 126.25 and Mechanicsburg tallied 47.60. Mechanicsburg had one gymnast, Lily Eck, competing. She placed first on the vault (8.15). “Although we ended up in third place, we improved our score nearly three points from our first meet,” said Marysville coach Amber…
Marysville High School senior Gavin Rohrs signs to play football for Miami University (Ohio). He inked the letter of intent on Wednesday, which was the first day of the early signing period. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) — Wednesday was the first day of the early signing period for high school football players going on to the Division I collegiate level. Marysville High School offensive lineman Gavin Rohrs signed on the dotted line to continue his gridiron career at Miami University (Ohio). “It’s always been my dream to play Division I college football,” said Rohrs, who was the top offensive…
Members of Jonathan Alder’s varsity boys basketball team are from left, front row, Phil Scott, Grant Welsch and Parker Taylor; second row, Taber Headings, Carter Harrington, Reed VanKirk and Joey Walker; third row, Will Jackson, Drew Mark, manager Koen Murdock, Peyton Heiss and Tyler Begin. (Photo submitted) The Jonathan Alder boys basketball team has five returning lettermen back from a squad that posted a 20-1 record during the 2020-21 campaign. The Pioneers did not lose until they fell to Columbus St. Francis DeSales during the Division II district championship game. Veterans on coach Zach Ross’ roster include seniors Grant Welsch,…
Members of the Lady Pioneer girls varsity basketball squad are from left, front row, Alyssa Miller, Katie Hooley, Evan Platfoot and Sharon Keefer; second row, Mary Ferrito, Nora Sheridan, Hannah Beach, Olivia Zuro and Natalie Heflin; third row, coach Scott Dietrich, Jaxsyn Murdock, Ellie Heisler, Avery Murdock, Reggan Gray and head coach Allen Eggleston. (Photo submitted) The Jonathan Alder girls basketball team is under new direction this winter. The Lady Pioneers are now coached by Allen Eggleston. He replaced Steve Cawley, who stepped down last spring after four seasons. Eggleston has several lettermen back from a team that posted an…
Jonathan Alder’s wrestling team is pictured from left, front row, Jake Neumeier, Trenton Moodispaugh, Ethan Kuhns, Christian Dellapina, AJ Delong, Younes Moussa, Kaiqi Cen, Jimmy Finke, Anthony Kroninger, Jonathan Park, Giapaulo Jones, Jack Bowers and Alex Ventura; second row, Ava Ater, Alahna LeVasseur, Wyatt Kaizer, Oliver Byerly, Isaak Ricker, Damon Hay, Austin Preston, Andrew Richey, Jesus Martinez, Brennan Nichols, Xavier Pierce, Aspen Cameron and Eli Trbovich; third row, head coach Tony Watson, coach Nick Christopher, Owen Crabtree, Lexus Leisure, JJ Bay, Owen Braithwaite, Dom Kroninger, Will Heisler, Pryce Watson, Henry Sivillo, Nick Finke, coach Matt Hammons, coach Mike Jurek and…
Pictured are members of the Pioneer boys bowling squad. They are from left, front row, Daniel Jones, Drew Damron, Dom Dellapina, John Jordan, Jacob Allen and Jaiden Henderson; second row, coach Mike Walter, Yannik Regele, DJ Whiting, Seth Jenkins, Levi Honigford and head coach Rusty Walter. Not pictured, Matt McMillen and Andrew Glass. (Photo submitted) Jonathan Alder’s girls bowling team is pictured from left, front row, Ella Cameron, Jenise Jordan, and Taylor Heineman; second row, Daisy Henderson, Haley Henderson, Danielle Phipps and Trisha Lennex; third row, head coach Mike Walter, Karlie Gavula, Trisha Hall, Shea Huntington and coach Rusty Walter.…
Members of Jonathan Alder’s swimming team are from left, front row, Alexis Ahner, Anna Drewes, Rosalia Chunlian and Maggie Matessa; second row, Allie Piccolantonio, Lauren Murphy, Winnie Sheridan, Avery Wynk and Emily Wheelbarger; third row, Ashton Kennedy, Doug Nussbaum, Greg Nussbaum and head coach Katie Bumgarner. Not pictured, Eli Stol. (Photo submitted) Jonathan Alder High School’s swimming program continues to grow. “We have a total of 13 swimmers this year,” said coach Katie Bumgarner. “That’s our largest team to date.” The roster includes nine girls and four boys. The number of boys will enable the Pioneers to compete in a…
Carly Lehman of FHS goes up for a shot against defensive pressure. Lehman scored 16 during Tuesday’s win over West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Fairbanks Lady Panthers rolled to a 47-32 victory over West Liberty-Salem on Tuesday. FHS led, 6-2, by the end of the opening quarter and took an 18-17 edge at halftime. Fairbanks clamped down on the defense during the second half. As a result, the Lady Panthers’ (7-1) lead stood at 31-25 by the end of the third quarter. Carly Lehman led a trio of FHS cagers in double figures with 16 points. Macy…
Joey Hazelbaker of Marysville is pictured in this file photo. Hazelbaker helped the MHS boys to their first victory of the season earlier this week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Marysville boys and girls swim teams were both victorious Monday with wins over Team Champ. Team Champ consists of five teams from Champaign County, including London, Mechanicsburg, West Salem-Liberty, Graham and Triad. “I’m really proud of the boys team for getting their first win of the season,” said MHS coach Beth Seman. “Nathan Moledor continues to improve and has filled in some spots where we are light. “They are…
Fairbanks’ boys wrestling team is pictured from left, Joe Pacheco, Tyler Coy, Austin Coy, Dewey Ballard and coach Jamie Kasser. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)