Sports

Marysville senior Jordan Anspach (left) tries to move past an opposing Warhawk during the second half of action. The midfielder accounted for two goals in the team’s win over Westerville Central.   (J...

Monarch Aiden Kersten follows through on his swing in this file photo. Kersten helped the Monarchs down Dublin Coffman on Saturday. (Journal-Tribuner photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysville’s varsity baseb...

Former Marysville High School football player Thomas Rush (8) is shown in action for the University of Minnesota. Rush has signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent. (File photo)  --...

The North Union boys track team defeated two other opponents during a triangular meet at Northmor. The Wildcats totaled 86 points, while Northmor finished with 67 and Clear Fork had 22. Northmor won a...

Jacklyn Rychlik competes during the girls pole vault at Hilliard Darby.  (Journal-Tribune photos by Aleksei Pavloff) -- As the teams enter the latter half of the spring season, Marysville’s track and ...

North Union scored at least two runs in every inning it batted as the Lady Cats defeated Bellefontaine 17-3 in Central Buckeye Conference play. The game was shortened to five innings by the run rule. ...

Marysville’s boys tennis team dropped a 5-0 verdict to Olentangy Liberty. Singles -S. Hand (OL) topped Gianni Russo (M) 6-3, 7-6; -K. Badri (OL) downed Noah Burhanna (M) 6-0, 6-0; -A. Badri (OL) defea...

Elizabeth Gregory rips a base hit for Fairbanks. Gregory homered during a win over Southeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks got back to the .500 mark with ...

Sienna Hutchins of MHS (36) beats the throw to third base at Thomas Worthington. Hutchins helped the Lady Monarchs to a 12-0 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The Lady Monarch softball...

Fairbanks’ Maddi Sines, left, delivers a pitch to Triad’s Mallory Hayes. (Journal-Tribune photo by Eva Paspalis Case)   -- The Fairbanks and Triad communities came together at Fairbanks for a game of ...

JA’s Grant Horne relays the ball to first after getting an out against Kenton Ridge. The Pioneers stayed unbeaten with a win over the Cougars. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)  -- Grant Horn...

NU’s Tyler Krebehenne prepares to hit the ball in this file photo. The Wildcats downed Northwestern in CBC action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The NU Wildcat baseball team won its se...

Marysville’s Haley Winans (right) steals second against Dublin Jerome. The Lady Monarchs won, 7-3. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- After suffering a difficult loss, it’s always important for ...

Jonathan Alder’s Jack Kennedy (left) provides pressure to Buckeye Valley’s defense during the first half of action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Rebounding from a two-game losing stre...

Will Nuspl of MHS returns the ball over the net. Nuspl won the only individual match during a 4-1 team setback at the hands of Olentangy. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Jonathan Alder’s boys...

Jonathan Alder had just six hits but took advantage of 10 walks and five errors by North Union in a 16-0 baseball victory. The unbeaten Pioneers are now 15-0 overall and 11-0 in Central Buckeye Confer...

The Lady Monarch softball squad led 4-3 at Watkins Memorial, but ended up falling 8-4. Watkins is ranked first in the Division I state coaches association poll, while MHS is eighth. The Licking County...

Lady Panther catcher Jenna Dee catches a foul ball for an out against Mechanicsburg. The sophomore backstop calls all the pitches every game for FHS pitchers. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- ...

Jonathan Alder’s Maggie McCoy (22) rips a hit against North Union. Also pictured is Lady Cat catcher Cagney Stewart. JA won a 20-19 slugfest. (Photo submitted)  -- It is expected more times than not t...

Triad’s boys and girls track and field teams respectively placed fourth and fifth out of five teams during the Champaign County meet. West Liberty-Salem captured the boys championship with 142 points....

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis squad won two of three recent matches. The Pioneers fell to Hilliard Bradley 4-1, scored a 4-1 verdict over Kenton Ridge and edged London 3-2. JA-HB Singles -Reddy (HB) de...

The Lady Monarch softball squad kept its Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division record perfect. Marysville is now 6-0 in the conference (15-2 overall) with a 5-3 victory over Hilliard Darby. Darby ...

Jonathan Alder’s Ashton Martin (white) delivers a pitch to Kenton Ridge’s Bryce Smith (17). The Pioneer recorded seven strikeouts while helping the team defeat the Cougars, 2-0. (Journal-Tribune photo...

Marysville’s Ben Durey (red) takes a shot while an opposing Indian tries to disrupt him. The junior attackman scored two goals against Canal Winchester.   (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) --...

Jonathan Alder’s Mason Wolford (30) posts up against an opposing Stallion during the second half of action. The senior Pioneer claimed five goals against DeSales. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pav...

Emily Daniel rips a base hit in this file photo. Daniel was recently named player of the week in the Atlantic 10 Conference for the University of Dayton women’s softball team. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Hailey Winans of Marysville rips the ball during a game against Olentangy. The Lady Monarchs won two of three recent games. For more spring sports photos, see pages 11 and 12. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Fairbanks’ CJ Swartz (left) tags out Marysville’s Jared Larriuz at third base on Saturday. Pictured in the background for FHS is Hayden Queen (15). The Monarchs beat the Panthers during the Hays-Hoehn...

Marysville alumni Gabe Powers (36) lines up on defense during the first half of the 2023 Ohio State Football spring game. The sophomore Buckeye tallied a total of eight tackles last Saturday helping t...

Marysville’s Jamey Best darts through Buckeye Valley defenders during the first half of action against visiting Barons. The junior midfielder notched three goals off nine shots with five assists to fe...