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JA attackman Aspen Cameron surveys a Bexley Lion defense in a game earlier this season. The junior Pioneer was responsible for three goals against Westerville South during an overtime victory. (Journa...

North Union’s Aaron Krebehenne dives back to first base after JA pitcher Chase Chopin (3) fires the ball to Andrew Harp (5) during a pick-off attempt. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Nor...

Jonathan Alder shortstop Shanna Higgins (left) makes the forceout at second base on North Union’s Jada Davis. The Lady Pioneers edged NU, 4-3. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- There wasn’t a g...

North Union pitcher Reese DeCamp prepares to release the ball toward the plate. The Lady Cats beat Kenton Ridge, 6-3. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- North Union’s softball team trailed 3-2 a...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis squad split recent matches. The Pioneers beat Urbana 4-1 and were edged by Northwestern 3-2. JA-Urbana -Singles: Jacob Zang (JA) defeated Stouffer (U) 6-0, 6-2; Grant Wels...

Local throwers Teion Stammen (above) of Triad and Ethan Young of North Union (below) compete respectively in the shot put and discus. The athletes were a part of North Union’s annual Virg Rankin Invit...

Marysville defenseman Chris Wilson (23) darts past an Irish midfielder in the third quarter against Dublin Scioto. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Marysville’s varsity boys lacrosse team...

Marysville’s varsity softball squad improved to 8-1 with a 12-3 decision at Hilliard Darby. Taryn Born and Abby Gindlesberger both homered and drove in six runs between them. Born led the team with a ...

Triad catcher Mallory Hayes, left, makes the putout on a force play as Fairbanks’ Macy Kise (21) slides into the plate. The Lady Panthers beat the Cardinals, 12-0, during the completion of a suspended...

Marysville’s Jackie Rychlik clears the pole vault bar at 11-6 during a quad meet that was held at MHS. She took first place honors by more than two feet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysvil...

Nadine Muzerall, the head coach of the 2022 NCAA champion Ohio State women’s hockey team, talks to students at Trinity Lutheran School. Muzerall, who is a resident of Marysville, spoke to 82 students ...

Joey Walker of Jonathan Alder skies for the high jump bar at Marysville High School. Walker won the event during the quad meet with a leap of 6-6. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder’...

Max Snyder of Fairbanks prepares to release the ball from the mound. Snyder tossed a one-hitter during a win over Cedarville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Max Snyder threw a one-hitter as Fai...

At least for one day the North Union softball and baseball teams were able to win one over Mother Nature and in addition pick up a Central Buckeye Conference victory. Forced to have more practice days...

High school tennis action saw Marysville and Jonathan Alder come up with victories. The Monarchs improved to 2-0 with a 3-2 verdict over Hilliard Darby. The Pioneers (5-1) turned back Tecumseh 5-0. MH...

MHS’ Isaac Tocci (22) levitates for a better-angled shot against Thomas Worthington in a divisional game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Thomas Worthington got the best of Marysville’s boy...

Monarch tennis player Gianni Russo defends against an opponent’s volley during Marysville’s victory over Hilliard Davidson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) MHS tennis freshmen Brady Scott (top p...

North Union senior Aaron Krebehenne connects on a Hillclimber pitch in a game against Urbana. Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats ventured to Urbana, but had to stop play due to weather conditions. Both s...

North Union competed during a five-team track meet at Bellefontaine. The Lady Cats finished third overall with 34 points, while the boys team was fifth with 19 points. Benjamin Logan took first in the...

Inclement weather suspended one Marysville High School ball game and postponed another. The Monarch baseball team is tied with Dublin Jerome, 4-4, in the seventh inning. The contest will be completed ...

Marysville’s Haylee Huffman wanders into the crease around Fairfield’s snowy cage as a group of Lady Indians surrounds the Lady Monarch. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Marysville’s girls l...

Jonathan Alder volleyball coach Joe Ross talks to his team during a timeout. Ross has stepped down as the coach after three seasons. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) One of the most successful co...

Marysville’s Ben Durey (11) passes to Isaac Tocci (22) during a match from earlier this season. The Monarchs dropped a recent match to Brunswick. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Marysville’...

Gracie Pyers of Fairbanks slides safely into home against Greenon. Pyers went four-for-four at the plate as FHS won the game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) A combination of solid pitching and ...

A strong performance in the field events led the Triad girls team to a first-place finish at the Triad Invitational. The Lady Cardinals totaled 104 points, while North Union finished second with 77 po...

Rachael Hoover of Fairbanks is pictured running down the stretch of a distance race. Hoover helped the Lady Panthers place third at the Highland Invitational. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The...

It didn’t take the Lady Monarch varsity softball squad long to topple Dublin Coffman. Marysville plated 12 runs in the top of the first inning and went on to club the Shamrocks 19-1. Camryn Harbold le...

North Union staged a late rally, but came up one run short as the Wildcats lost 8-7 in baseball action at Elgin. Elgin led 5-1 after four innings and bumped the margin to 8-3 with one inning left to p...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team suffered its first loss of the season. The Pioneers (4-1) dropped a 4-1 verdict to Hilliard Bradley. Singles -Reddy (H) defeated Jacob Zang (JA) 6-2, 6-4; -Grant Wels...

Members of the Triad varsity baseball team are from left, front row, Wyatt Cole, Ayden Spriggs, Diego Hernandez, Logan Braun and Derek Bails; second row, Drue Instine, Gage Heitman, Michael Warner, Ty...