The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks took runner-up honors during Tuesday’s 11-team Colonial Hills Golf Club tourney in Hilliard. Mary Weisburn of FHS was the match medalist as she carded a 77 during the 18-hole event. Fairbanks shot a team score of 368. Weisburn was followed by Veronique Grand-92, Gabby Vamos-98, Janie Clayton-101, Alice Ruff-116 and Cassidy Jones-130. The Lady Panthers have earned high honors during a pair of tournaments to date during the young season. They won the Locust Hills Invitational to begin the season.
Author: Tim Miller
Marysville High School graduate Justin Louck watches the action during Saturday’s Monarch football scrimmage at Delaware Hayes. The former Triad High School assistant coach will guide the Bunsold Middle School eighth-grade team this fall. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) A name familiar to Marysville football fans has returned to the program as a coach. Justin Louck, a 1995 graduate of Marysville High School, has returned to serve as the head coach of the Monarch eighth grade gridders. “Two years away from coaching was enough,” said Louck. A member of the Monarch gridiron squads of the early 1990s, Louck most recently…
Fairbanks High School’s boys golf team won their own Panther Invitational on Monday. Members of the team are from left, Alex Crowe, Tyler Ufferman, Chase Brackenridge, Cole Eger, Andrew Crowe, Devin Emans and coach Zach Brown. (Photo submitted) Fairbanks’ boys golf squad captured their Panther Invitational on Monday. FHS carded a team score of 321 at Darby Creek. Upper Arlington B was the runner-up at 327, followed by Bishop Hartley-334, Kenton Ridge-371, Greenon-372, Grandview Heights-389, Benjamin Logan-391, London-415, Shekinah Christian-416, Northeastern-417, Delaware Christian-418, West Jefferson-439 and Madison Plains-509. Alex Crowe of FHS was the match medalist with a score of…
Griffin Johnson of Marysville picks up yardage during Saturday’s preseason scrimmage at Delaware Hayes High School. Mount Vernon was also included during the action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) High school football coaches see a little bit of everything during the first preseason scrimmage of the summer. There are good things upon which to build and some not so good things that need to be corrected. Marysville High School head coach Brent Johnson saw both during Saturday’s scrimmage at Delaware Hayes. The competition also included the Yellow Jackets of Mount Vernon. What the coach saw that he liked very much…
Caitlee Hill returns the ball back over the net. Hill helped the Lady Monarchs capture championship honors in the Delaware Hayes Invitational on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Monarch tennis squad brought home a championship for an early-season tournament. MHS captured first-place honors in the Delaware Hayes Invitational on Saturday. All matches were played with an eight-game pro set scoring system. Hanna Hogan was the star in the early going. She trailed 6-1 during her first second singles match and was able to rally for an 8-7 victory (7-2 tie-breaker). Hogan won the final second singles contest…
Fairbanks High School head football coach Patrick Cotter (right) discusses film study with several of the Panther players. FHS is set for a preseason scrimmage today at North Union. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks High School’s football team will see live action against another school today. The Panthers will make the short trek to Richwood and scrimmage North Union at 10 a.m. Fairbanks has been in preseason practice mode since Monday. “We’ve seen a lot of learning from all the guys,” said head coach Patrick Cotter. “We’ve got a couple new coaches on the staff and several others have…
Monarch quarterback Ethan Mussel throws a pass during a recent preseason practice. The Monarchs will scrimmage today at Delaware Hayes in action that will also include Mt. Vernon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) There are battles currently being waged in Marysville. No, it’s not anything related to street violence… it’s about football. There are a number of starting positions up for grabs within the Monarch gridiron squad. Today’s three-team scrimmage at Delaware Hayes (with Mount Vernon) should go a long way in determining which players are going to see the field in what positions. “We’ve got battles going on at…
Marysville’s Krista O’Shelski returns the ball over the net. The Lady Monarchs defeated Mt. Vernon on Friday to open the 2021 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s varsity girls tennis team opened the 2021 season on Friday with a 4-1 verdict over Mount Vernon. The Lady Monarchs captured both doubles matches. The first doubles team of Paige Hobbs and Alissa Scott beat Clow and Addison 6-0, 6-0. Krista O’Shelski and Caitlee Hill took the second doubles match with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph over L. Gourley and Mayville. Hanna Hogan of MHS won the second singles match with a 6-2,…
Fairbanks’ girls golf team display their championship trophy from Thursday’s Locust Hills Invitational. Pictured from left are head coach Chuck Lehman, Gabby Vamos, Veronique Grand, Mary Weisburn, Janie Clayton, Alice Ruff, Shelby Burns and assistant coach Kaylee Mitton. (Photo submitted) Fairbanks’ girls golf team opened the 2021 season Thursday with a first-place finish in the five-team Locust Hills Invitational. The Lady Panthers shot a team score of 167 during the nine-hole event. Mary Weisburn and Veronique Grand of FHS shared medalist honors with matching scores of 36. They were followed by Gabby Vamos-45, Janie Clayton-50, Alice Ruff-58 and Shelby Burns-60.…
Marysville High School graduate Thomas Rush (top photo-No. 8) is pictured in action for the University of Minnesota football team. In the bottom photo, Jonathan Alder grad Trey Pugh picks up yardage. Pugh plays for Northwestern University. Both athletes can now earn money through the NIL rule. (Journal-Tribune file photos) The new Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rule for college athletes has also reached into the high school ranks. Quinton Ewers, who was tapped as one of the top high school quarterback recruits in the country, has decided to forego his senior season of football. He is nearly completed with…
Marysville High School defensive end Mason Reed goes through a gap drill during preseason camp this week. The Monarchs will open the 2021 season at home on Saturday, Aug. 21 against Cleveland Collingwood. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Within a few weeks, high school football teams in Ohio will take to the field and experience their first Friday night under the lights of the 2021 season. Marysville High School’s Monarchs won’t be one of them. The campaign officially kicks off for most teams on Friday, Aug. 20. The Monarchs, however, will play their first game the following day. MHS will…
Zach Brown certainly has a great deal on his plate. Not only is he the head coach in two sports at Fairbanks High School, but he and his wife just purchased a new house and are expecting their first baby in a couple of weeks. “The baby is due on Aug. 16, right as school begins,” said Brown, who teaches health and physical education at FHS. “Great timing, right?” Earlier this summer, Brown took over as the head coach of the Panthers’ boys basketball team. He recently was also appointed as the school’s head boys golf coach. Brown has extensive…
Jonathan Alder’s Jaden Phelps (center) sends the ball back over the net during a 2020 match. Phelps will be one of the senior leaders of the Lady Pioneer squad this fall. She was also a key player during Alder’s Division II state Final Four team a year ago. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder’s varsity volleyball team opened the 2021 preseason looking to fill some spots vacated by graduations. A stellar senior class led the Lady Pioneers to a 22-1 record and a berth in the Division II state Final Four during the 2020 campaign. Alder fell in three…
These youngsters recently participated in the Marysville youth volleyball camp. It was the largest turnout for the camp in the past decade. (Photo submitted) It would appear the number of girls interested in playing volleyball at Marysville continues to grow and grow. Lady Monarch head coach Bethany Bentz recently conducted a youth camp that attracted 75 girls who will be entering grades 4-8 for the 2021-22 academic year. The coach told me that’s the highest number of participants in the past decade she has been associated with the MHS program. As a matter of fact, it’s nearly more than double…
Marysville High School’s Richard Neeson punts the ball during a drill this morning. The Monarchs, along with high school football teams throughout the state, opened the first day of preseason practice. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Preseason practices began today for high school football teams throughout the state of Ohio. The Marysville Monarchs hit the field at 7 a.m. and went through to 12:30 p.m. It’s a schedule the team will adhere to for the next few weeks. “We just go all the way through with one session,” said Monarch head coach Brent Johnson. “We don’t conduct two-a-day practices per…