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Marysville High School graduate Chase Blackburn is pictured during a 2021 game as the special teams coordinator for the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. Blackburn has been named a special teams assistant coac...

A trio of Marysville High School wrestlers earned district runner-up status over the weekend. They competed during the Division I district tournament that was held at Hilliard Darby High School. In th...

Jonathan Alder 150-pounder Oliver Byerly (left) ties up with Valley View’s Zach Myers in the finals for their weight class. Byerly defeated Myers by a 5-2 decision to take first place for the weight c...

NU sophomore Max Parish puts the hammer down on a dunk in the first quarter of the Division III district final. The Wildcats dropped a 48-42 verdict to Harvest Prep during a game that was played at Oh...

Leah Brown, right, of Marysville drives toward the basket. The Lady Monarchs recently completed the most successful season in the program’s history. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The curtain r...

Monarch wrestling senior Erryl Will (top) applies a cross face to Josh Henderson of Hilliard Davidson during the Division I sectional tournament on the MHS mats. Will is among 13 Marysville grapplers ...

The North Union Board of Education recently approved the formation of a school trap shooting club. It has attracted approximately 30 students. According to Joe Rhea, the club’s coach, his work buildin...

Marysville’s Brady Seger attempts to pin Dez Gatrell of Dublin Coffman during the recent Division I sectional tournament that was held on the Monarch mats. Seger is one of 13 MHS grapplers who will co...

Jonathan Alder’s girls bowling team is pictured from left, front row, Ella Cameron, Jenise Jordan, and Taylor Heineman; second row, Daisy Henderson, Haley Henderson, Danielle Phipps and Trisha Lennex;...

North Union junior Owen Davis (13) hits a jump shot after driving his way into the Johnstown defense.The fourth-seeded Wildcats will face No. 3 Harvest Prep tonight for the Division III district champ...

The Union County area will be represented by one of the biggest “rosters” of wrestlers to compete during district tournaments. Tournaments throughout the state are scheduled to begin this afternoon an...

NU senior Aaron Krebehenne (22) slices his way to the hoop while dodging Johnstown’s Cody Siegfried (33) and Brady Barb (22). (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) NU senior Zach Vernon (2) drive...

JA junior Eli Stoll competes this season for the Pioneer swimming program. Stoll is the first state champion swimmer for the Red and Black. (Photo submitted) Eli Stoll has cemented himself in Jonathan...

Where’s the traffic cop when you need one? Jonathan Alder’s Taber Headings (22) feels the ball should go one direction. Bloom Carroll fans have a different opinion, while JA’s Reed Van Kirk (14) await...

Erryl Will of Marysville takes down an opponent during the Division I sectional tournament. Will is among 13 Monarch grapplers who will compete Friday and Saturday during the district tournament at Hi...

JA’s 150-pounder Oliver Byerly hits a shot on a Western Brown grappler in a tournament earlier this season. The junior was crowned champion after climbing up the bracket in the Division II sectional t...

Triad’s Awsom Mitchell has the upper hand against Benjamin Logan’s Matthew Beikman. Mitchell won the title bout in the 165-pound weight class during the Division III sectional tournament. (Photo submi...

North Union and Fairbanks competed at Ridgedale in the Division III Central District sectional wrestling tournament. The Wildcats will be sending four grapplers into the district tournament this week ...

North Union girls hoop coach Bre Jackson, left, congratulates Hope Hall during a game from the 2021-22 season. Jackson was named the Central District coach of the year for Division III. (Photo submitt...

Jack Golla of Marysville finishes a takedown against Iain Escobar of Worthington Kilbourne. Golla, who won the match 3-0, went on to win the 150-pound weight class during the Division I sectional tour...

Marysville sophomore JoJo Eberhart (21) drives in for a layup against Lady Tigers’ Jade Easler (11) in the Division I district final. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) For the second consecut...

North Union’s Zach Vernon (left) looks to drive to the basket in this file photo. Vernon tallied his 1,000th career point during a tournament victory over Northmor. (Photo submitted) North Union was f...

Joey Walker of Jonathan Alder comes up with a loose ball and looks to pass it to teammate Grant Welsch (1). Also pictured for the Pioneers is Reed VanKirk (14). JA beat the Vikings in the Division II ...

The 2021-2022 boys basketball season came to an end for the Fairbanks Panthers. FHS, the No. 12 seed in the Division III sectional, dropped a 77-30 verdict to No. 2 Columbus Bishop Ready. “Bishop Read...

JA senior Mary Ferrito (4) fires a shot over Lady Hawks’ Bella Parker (2) in the first half of the Division II district final. Also pictured for JA to the left is Reggan Gray. Ferrito scored 15 points...

Marysville girls basketball head coach Klarke Ransome tells his team to stay focused as he points to the time left on the clock against Upper Arlington. The Lady Monarchs will travel to Ohio Dominican...

A No. 15 matchup with a No. 3 seed did not work out for Triad’s boys basketball squad. The 15th-seeded Cardinals saw their season come to an end with a 68-27 loss to No. 3 Dayton Meadowdale. The conte...

Marysville’s Erryl Will prepares to lift an opponent in this file photo. Will, a senior competing in the 157-pound weight class, is one of the veteran wrestlers who will lead the Monarchs into today’s...

Marysville’s JoJo Eberhart (21) secures a layup against Upper Arlington during the district semifinal game at Olentangy Berlin. The Lady Monarch notched 24 points in the team’s win. (Journal-Tribune p...

Alex Crowe of Fairbanks prepares to launch a shot against Liberty Union. Crowe led FHS with 17 points during the Division III tournament triumph. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) When one basketb...