Alivia Codner of MHS sends a pass toward the net. Also pictured in the background is Rylee Dundon (10). The Lady Monarchs fell in five sets to Reynoldsburg on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks’ spikers evened their record at 6-6 with Thursday’s 3-0 verdict over Greeneview. Match scores were 25-19, 25-18, 25-21. Stats for the match were not available at presstime. MHS drops match The Lady Monarch volleyball squad slipped to 7-5 with a 25-17, 21-25, 25-17, 23-25, 11-15 loss to Reynoldsburg on Thursday. Madison Fluharty led MHS with 13 kills, followed by Jillian Gardner-12 and Rylee Dundon-eight.…
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MHS’ Gabe Powers (36) fends off an opponent while picking up yardage. The unbeaten Monarchs will host Westland on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) For all intent and purposes, the Cougars of Westland will become Marysville High School’s next football victim on Friday. The Monarchs (3-0) will return home after a pair of road games at Pickerington North and Hilliard Bradley. The Monrachs are currently ranked first in Region 2 of Division I of the state’s computer ratings. They are seventh in the first state poll that was released earlier this week by the Associated Press. Westland opened the…
Brogan Green (8) of Fairbanks takes a handoff from quarterback A.J. Landon. The Panthers will host Madison Plains on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Fairbanks Panthers will face an injury-depleted Madison Plains Eagles on Friday. FHS will take a 2-2 record into the game on its home field, while the Madison County team is 1-3. Injuries have greatly impacted the Golden Eagles as they’ve used a pair of quarterbacks and two centers so far during the season. Evan Coil and Peyton Smith for the most part have had to share the quarterback chores. Coil has completed 19-of-52 passes…
Emma Pzedpelski of MHS sends the ball up for a serve. The Lady Monarchs beat Westerville North, 5-0, on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Monarch tennis squad turned back Westerville North, 5-0, on Wednesday. Match results were as follows: Singles -Emma Pzedpelski (M) defeated Musser 6-0, 6-0; -Hannah Hogan (M) downed Jones 6-0, 6-0; -Alissa Wills (M) topped Richards 6-0, 6-3. Doubles -Krista O’Shelski-Caitlee Hill (M) defeated Vassela-Amici 6-0, 6-2; -Alyssa Scott-Molly Armstrong (M) downed Blazosky-Absalom 6-0, 6-0. The Lady Monarchs will host their inaugural doubles tournament on Saturday. Additional information about the event will be published…
North Union quarterback Caden Lassiter prepares to throw the ball downfield during a game from earlier this season. The Wildcats will play at Jonathan Alder on Friday. (Journal-Tribune file photo) Will Heisler of Jonathan Alder (26) takes a handoff from quarterback Tabor Headings. The Pioneers will host North Union on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Over the past few years the football rivalry between North Union and Jonathan Alder has been a little one-sided. The Pioneers have won the last five meetings. The last time the Wildcats came out on the winning side was in 2013. This year’s matchup…
High school football fans throughout the state have been following the unofficial state computer ratings for a handful of weeks. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the first official rankings Tuesday afternoon. The computer ratings are used to determine which teams will advance to the post-season. The state grid playoffs have been expanded for the 2021 season. The top 16 teams in each region among the state’s seven football divisions will earn post-season playoff berths. In past years, the top eight teams in each region earned playoff spots. The post-season structure was different during the 2020 campaign due to…
Members of the Fairbanks High School girls golf team display their 2021 Ohio Heritage Conference tournament championship trophy. Pictured from left are from left, Mary Weisburn, Veronique Grand, Janie Clayton, Gabby Vamos and Alice Ruff. Not pictured, Cassidy Jones. (Photo submitted) The Fairbanks Lady Panther golf squad won its fifth consecutive Ohio Heritage Conference tournament championship on Tuesday. The event was held at Windy Knoll Golf Club near Springfield. The Lady Panthers claimed the title by shooting an 18-hole round of 375. Scoring for FHS were Mary Weisburn-85, Veronique Grand-85, Gabby Vamos-89, Janie Clayton-116, Cassidy Jones-117 and Alice-Ruff-255. Southeastern was…
Marysville’s Natalie McNicholas (9) sends the ball back over the net. The Lady Monarchs fell to Olentangy Berlin in four sets on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Although her team fell in four sets to Olentangy Berlin, Marysville volleyball coach Bethany Bentz wasn’t entirely unhappy. The Lady Monarchs (7-4) dropped a 13-25, 25-19, 24-26, 12-25 verdict to the Bears on Tuesday. “We showed tonight we can compete with the No. 4 team (Berlin) in the district,” said Bentz. “I think we’ve got a very good team… we’re competing with these teams and now, we just have to take it…
Members of the Lady Monarch soccer team celebrate their 1-0 victory at Hilliard Darby on Tuesday. MHS is now 1-0-0 in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division. (Photo submitted) Marysville’s girls soccer team won its Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division opener on Tuesday. The Lady Monarchs (3-6-1) edged Hilliard Darby, 1-0. Gab Lee scored the only goal MHS would need within a minute after checking into the game. Her shot from outside the 18-yard-line provided Marysville with enough cushion to win. Brielle Young turned back five Darby shots on goal in the net. The Lady Monarchs will return to action…
Elaina Lahmers advances the ball during a recent match. Lahmers helped lead the Lady Panthers to victory on Saturday against Springfield Catholic Central. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks’ girls soccer team kept its Ohio Heritage Conference record unblemished on Saturday. The Lady Panthers upped their OHC mark to 2-0-0 with a 6-1 victory over Springfield Catholic Central. FHS (5-1-0 overall) got caught sleeping during the first 33 seconds of the match when Catholic Central scored its goal. “That woke our team,” said FHS head coach Randy Spain. “We controlled the match after that.” Momentum shifted to the Lady Panthers…
Morgan Shick of Marysville digs the ball off the floor during Saturday’s match against Hilliard Bradley. The Lady Monarchs won their first two home matches of the 2021 season by beating Fairbanks and Bradley. Also pictured for MHS is Madison Fluharty (7). (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The renovated gymnasium at Marysville High School saw its first volleyball action of the season on Saturday. The Lady Monarchs defeated Fairbanks and Hilliard Bradley in running their season record to 7-3. “We fought hard to overcome adversity and built unity as a team,” said MHS head coach Bethany Bentz. “The girls got…
Marysville High School runners from left, Jack Flanagan and James Heap work together during the Tiffin Carnival. (Photo submitted) Monarch cross-country runners placed first and third during the Tiffin Carnival on Saturday. The MHS boys captured top honors in the Division I-B race with 57 points. The Lady Monarchs finished third. The top seven placers for the Marysville boys were Preston Herring, third, 16:57; Jack Flanagan, fifth, 17:08; James Heap, seventh, 17:21; Brian Boston, 17th, 17:42; Blake Murgatroyd, 25th, 17:55; Tyler Heap, 36th, 18:16; and Evan Donahue 59th, 18:36. The Lady Monarchs’ top seven were Bryn Hothem, second, 19:47; Bailey…
Riordin Stauffer of Fairbanks is stopped by a Philo defender in this file photo. Stauffer rushed for more than 100 yards during FHS’ win at Greeneview on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Fairbanks Panthers got back on the winning track and Jonathan Alder won its first game of the 2021 football season on Friday. The Panthers (2-2) rolled to a 27-7 triumph at Greeneview. The Pioneers (1-3) clubbed winless Northwestern, 45-14. FHS-Greeneview The Panthers took a 7-0 lead at the end of the opening quarter. Riordin Stauffer scored on a one-yard run with 1:50 left in the stanza.…
Triad’s Awesom Mitchell (20) brings down a Springfield Catholic Central ball carrier Friday evening. The Cardinals lost, 20-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Springfield Catholic Central, which may be the surprise football team in the Ohio Heritage Conference this fall, upped its record to 4-0 Friday evening. The Irish did so with a 20-0 victory over Triad. SCC has been putting a ton of points on the board. The Cardinals, however, limited the potent Irish offense to just two touchdowns. Springfield Catholic Central’s final TD of the night came on a pick six in the fourth quarter. Triad was without…
Fairbanks’ boys golfers turned back Triad, 169-219, on Thursday. Chase Brackenridge of FHS was the match medalist with a score of 37. Other Panther scores were Alex Crowe-41, Tyler Ufferman-44 and Andrew Crowe-47. Adam Mroczkowski topped Triad with a 49. He was followed by Evan Ziegler-54, Braydan Hoffman-57 and Joe Williams-59. NU golfers compete North Union’s boys placed third during a Central Buckeye Conference triangular match at Reid Park in Springfield. Graham captured top honors with a 169, followed by Northwestern-188 and NU-205. Tayden Peck posted the Wildcats’ low score with a 49.