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In the top photo, Marysville softball catcher Haley Winans snares the ball at the plate during a tournament victory over Olentangy. In the bottom photo, she rips a base hit. Winans is a rarity among s...

Marysville sophomore kicking specialist Miles Armstrong gets some valuable reps in ahead of the team’s first day of camp. The Monarchs are holding camp the next two weeks in preparation for the 2022 c...

Alex Crowe sinks a putt during a Heart of Ohio event. Crowe has won three tournaments this season. (Journal-Tribune file photo) -- Fairbanks’ Alex Crowe, Maura Murphy of Pleasant and Henry Terry of Ol...

North Union freshman defender Rylan Riffle attempts to get the ball cleared against Worthington Kilbourne while both teams played on North Union’s football field last season. (Photo submitted) -- In t...

David Davis (left) wrestles Oliver Byerly (right) during a USA Wrestling Greco-Roman qualifier held in Marysville last April. Byerly took second place in the junior 182-pound weight class after suffer...

Pictured from left to right area Erik Nelson, Colton Powers, Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith, Ricky Guerrero, Zach Cooper, Brady Seger, Ethan Heckel, Gage Riley, Gage Counts, Stephen Garcia, Zach Pfar...

The North Union Wildcats and Lady Cats are holding summer youth camps in late July this summer. Basketball Camps The North Union boys basketball program will be conducting a youth basketball camp July...

Black Wing Shooting Center, located in Delaware, was the site for many competitions for North Union’s trap shooting club. Some of the members have been attending the center over the summer to improve ...

Brennan Hoffer pitches from the mound while Berkley Behrens plays first base during the opening round of the Cal Ripken Smokey Mountain baseball tourney in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.   The Mitts lost th...

North Union Head Coach Garrett Andrews demonstrates a high-crotch single leg takedown on camper Collin Welch inside North Union’s student wellness center. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) --...

Marysville’s Connor Raybould broke several state records and one national record during a regional powerlifting meet out of state last weekend, with his next meet scheduled for later this summer. Rayb...

Jonathan Alder alumna Madyson Watson-Michael sends a pitch while playing for Neptunus in the Netherlands. Now back in the US., she is now coaching local youth softball players after spending time as a...

It was not all work during Jonathan Alder’s recent two-day softball camp. Kenzie Moran makes a big splash on a slip-and-slide. Also pictured is former player Danielle Robbins. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Larry McDonald, of Marysville, works out at the Marysville High School track prior to the Ohio Senior Olympics. He will be training for the National Senior Olympics later this year. (Journal-Tribune p...

Marysville alumnus Chase Blackburn (black shirt) gathers camp youngsters inside Impact Stadium as campers get a five minute water break during the Blackurn Chasing the Cure Youth Football Camp. (Journ...

Brady Cossette, left, and Bailey Gross compete during the Marysville track and field 1600 meter run at the summer series meet. The event was held at the MHS track facility. (Journal-Tribune photo by T...

Lady Monarch pitcher Tareyn Born fires the ball toward the plate during a game at Thomas Wortington. Born shared pitching duties with Abby Christian. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysvill...

Larry McDonald gets in a workout at the Marysville High School track. McDonald will compete in the Ohio Senior Olympics in Westerville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- His running career bega...

Chase Brackenridge of Fairbanks follows through on his first tee shot at the Marysville Golf Club. Brackenridge competed during a Heart of Ohio Junior Golf tournament and won   his age bracket. (Journ...

Steve Conley has worn plenty of hats throughout his professional career. He’s been a school teacher at Fairbanks High School, served as the Panthers’ athletic director during a couple of stints, coach...

Reese Cordonnier, above, and Gabe Filbert are pictured competing during a Marysville High School swim meet. Both are members of the Marysville Stingrays summer program. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim ...

Jonathan Alder quarterback Doug Nussbaum flings the ball to an open Pioneer downfield during a 7-on-7 contest against Pickerington North. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- As the summer he...

The Marysville Journal-Tribune donated a pair of batting boxes to the Union County Joint Recreation District. The boxes were made by J-T tech director Dave Ohnsman over a two-week period at the Journa...

Jonathan Alder High School’s girls bowling team finished 11th overall during the recent national high school bowling tournament. The event was held in Louisville, Ky. The qualifying round of the tourn...

Marysville High School graduate Alec Sandusky (right) competes during the 2016 state high school track and field meet. Sandusky has begun his professional running career. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim...

Reese DeCamp of North Union releases a pitch toward the plate during a 2022 home game. The Lady Cats’ home diamond was just one of many projects funded by Springenfest, which was the predecessor of th...

Brynn Rychlik clears the pole vault bar for the Marysville Lady Monarchs during a 2021 meet. Rychlik is recovering from a broken wrist before returning to the University of Akron. (Journal-Tribune pho...

North Union wrestler Zack Ellis uses an arm bar to pin his opponent during Utica’s Grapple on the Gridiron. (Photo submitted) -- A handful for North Union athletes traveled to Utica High School for an...

Elise Freeland has returned to the Marysville High School softball program as an assistant coach. In the photo above, she conducts a running drill during a summer camp session. In the photo below, she...

Aubrie Morris runs in the North Union Sports Festival 5K, starting at North Union High School. The 24-year-old finished with a time of 37:25. (Photo submitted) -- The North Union Athletic Committee (N...