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Danielle Robbins of Jonathan Alder slides safely into second with a stolen base against Bishop Hartley. The Lady Pioneers won the Division II district semifinal game played at Olentangy High School. F...

Marysville’s Hayden Ward, above, prepares to deliver the ball to the plate. In the photo below, Wyat Cole of Triad follows through on his swing. The Monarchs and Cardinals lost tournament games. (Jour...

High school athletes in the state of Ohio will not be able to capitalize on their name, image and likeness. At least not in the foreseeable future. The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) ha...

Sophomore midfielder and attackman Vanyn Fultz (21) of Marysville attempts to put the ball in Dublin Jerome’s side of the field with a slew of Celtics strapped to his hip. (Journal-Tribune photo by Al...

North Union concluded its baseball regular season with a 10-0 victory over Ridgemont at North Union. The Wildcats (8-15) tallied seven runs in the second inning. The game was shortened to five innings...

Marysville attackman Ben Durey secures the Monarchs’ game-winning goal against Dublin Scioto to advance to the next round of the OHSAA Tournament. Durey claimed two goals in the team’s win over the Ir...

Marysville sophomore Kennedy Shaffer secures a ground ball against Kettering Fairmont in a game late last week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Hilliard Bradley ended Marysville’s girls ...

West Liberty-Salem pulled away late in the game to defeat North Union 8-2 in baseball action at North Union. The Tigers scored four runs in the final two innings. The Wildcats (7-15) scored single run...

Abby Christian of Marysville watches her grand-slam homer soar over the fence. The Lady Monarchs crushed Cardington, 12-1, during a game between two state-ranked teams. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim M...

The Lady Monarch 4x100 relay team of from left, Emily Thomas, Shannon Cordle, Olivia Brooks and Aelyn Baumbarger broke a 40-year-old school record during the finals of the Ohio Capital Conference Card...

Joey Walker of JA shows determination running a leg of a CBC relay race. Walker, who won the boys high jump at 6-2, helped the Pioneers to a fourth-place slot in the Kenton Trail Division.  (Journal-T...

Marysville baseball head coach Nick Blakeley throws up the stop sign as R.J. Thornton goes into third with a standup triple against DeSales. The Monarchs fell, 6-5, in eight innings. (Journal-Tribune ...

Hailey Dee was the winning pitcher as Fairbanks’ softball team clubbed Cedarville 20-0. Dee allowed one hit, struck out six and issued one walk. Dee, Helena Lorenz, Jenna Dee, Lindsay Smith and Sarah ...

North Union pitcher Laine Sparks (21) fires the ball toward the plate. Sparks pitched a perfect game as the Lady Cats downed Northwestern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The North Union...

Fairbanks’ boys and girls track and field teams placed as runners-up to West Liberty-Salem during the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division finals. The event concluded at Northeastern High School. W...

MHS senior Chloe Baschnagel (22) attempts to win the draw against a Lady Firebird. Also pictured for Marysville are Halyee Huffman (14) and Dani Vanscoy (6). (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)...

Grant Rausch of Fairbanks rounds third and prepares to race home in this file photo. Rausch helped the Panthers beat North Union. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks head baseball coach Jo...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team wrapped up its second consecutive Central Buckeye Conference title with a 3-2 victory over Urbana. The Pioneers finished the regular season with a 15-3 record. Single...

Reese Decamp of NU prepares to release the ball toward the plate. The Lady Cats topped Johnstown Northridge in their Division III tournament opener. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) When you are ...

Fairbanks freshman Miah Cheney puts down a bunt against Columbus Bishop Ready. FHS advanced to the Division III district semifinals with a victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Short, sw...

Sienna Hutchinson of MHS beats the tag on a stolen base against Westerville South. The Lady Monarchs scored a 10-0 run-rule verdict during the Division I sectional championship game. (Journal-Tribune ...

Jonathan Alder relief pitcher Alyssa Miller prepares to release the ball against Columbus Linden McKinley. Miller struck out 12 of the 13 batters she faced during the Division II tournament victory. (...

Monarch first baseman RJ Thornton gets ready for the ball during a pickoff attempt against Olentangy. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Marysville’s varsity baseball team suffered an 11-2 ...

Chloe Baschnagel (22) and Sydney Fetheroff (34) demonstrate what a draw is in girls lacrosse, while Allison Swinehart and Pagie Raiter wait for the ball to drop. The Lady Monarch varsity players were ...

Marysville track and field athletes came through with several placements during the opening day of the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division meet. All of the places for MHS came during field event...

The Panthers of Fairbanks dropped a 9-5 baseball verdict to Northeastern. FHS took a 2-0 lead in the visitors’ portion of the first inning. Northeastern plated four runs over the initial two frames an...

Marysville’s boys tennis season came to an end during the Division I sectional tournament. “Most of my guys lost in the first round.” said Monarch head coach Brian Ash. Dropping matches were Will Nusp...

JA’s sophomore defenseman Andrew Heisler (42) celebrates earning a face-off win as the Pioneers enjoy a 12-goal lead late in the fourth quarter. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan ...

When the North Union boys basketball team concluded its 2021-22 season, head coach Brian Terrill knew he had a decision to make. On one side, continue to lead the Wildcats on the hardwood, or on the o...

Abri Schmutz of Marysville tries to avoid a tag at third base during the game against Westerville Central. Schmutz was out on the play and the Lady Monarchs fell, 5-2. See www.marysvillejt.com for add...