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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...

Triad lost its first-round softball tournament game 3-0 to Riverside. Morgan Alexander was tagged with the loss. She struck out five. Riverside’s Alaina Snow pitched a perfect game. She fanned 14 as n...

Some field and running events finals were completed during the first day of the Central Buckeye Conference track meet at Bellefontaine High School. With five of 17 events completed in the boys meet, J...

Debbie Soller, above, and Cindy Kennedy, both of Marysville, recently bagged turkeys. Soller shot hers in Perry County, while Kennedy bagged her first turkey in Union County. The events came two days ...

North Union rallied from a three-run deficit to defeat London 7-6 during baseball action in Madison County. Trailing 6-3 after four innings, the Wildcats plated four runs in the top of the fifth. Aust...

Marysville’s boys tennis squad concluded the regular season with a 3-2 triumph over Delaware Hayes. The Monarchs (7-6) captured both doubles matches. The team of Cory Cordell and Jacob Markert defeate...

Marysville’s boys varsity lacrosse team suffered a lopsided loss to Bishop Watterson, 21-3, to end its regular season. The Monarchs got on the board thanks to a goal from Lane McCormick. However, by t...

Lady Monarch second baseman Maya Segner makes the tag on an Olentangy base runner. MHS defeated the Braves, 7-4, and claimed the outright Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division title after Thomas W...

Jonathan Alder’s softball squad raised its record to 19-1 with a 13-2 run-rule verdict over Hilliard Bradley. JA assured the victory by plating 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning. Alder rapped ...