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Nolan French of Marysville slides safely into home against Worthington Kilbourne. The Monarchs, however, fell to the Wolves, 9-5. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) After splitting four games durin...

West Liberty-Salem scored a run in the bottom of the seventh to edge Triad’s baseball team, 3-2. The Tigers led 2-0 after four innings. The Cardinals tied the contest with single runs in the sixth and...

Varsity and junior varsity softball players for Marysville are from left, front row, Skyler North, Haley Winans, Abri Schmutz, Abby Gindlesberger, Reagan Traucht and Avery Henry; second row, Hannah Pa...

Marysville’s varsity baseball squad is pictured from left, front row, Tristan Burns, Will Rausch, Landon Heckel, Jayden Deardorff and Griffin Scheiderer; second row, Noah Bowers, Tyler Cavaluchy, Emer...

The boys track and field team for MHS is pictured from left, front row, Brian Boston, Cameron Smith, Trace Mahood, Sean Waitkus, Andrew Bentz, Wes Laurenson and Matt Hull; second row, Austin Bentz, Ja...

Members of the Marysville High School boys tennis team are from left, front row, Gianni Russo, Kyrell Stauffer, Aaron Rios, Zach Nusbaum, Jacob Weigand, Jonathan Sharrock and Jack Zwiezinski; second r...

Marysville High School’s boys lacrosse team is pictured from left, front row, Cole Clarridge, Dusty Bernard, Ethan Prior, Isaac Tocci, Brendon Kovinchick, Jaxon Wehr and Brandon Weigand; second row, A...

The Lady Monarch lacrosse squad is pictured from left, front row, Sophie Hullinger, Dani Vanscoy, Hayley Hendel, Abbey Williams, Emma Swart, Chloe Baschnagel and Megan McKinney; second row, Madison Bl...

Ethan Kise of Fairbanks finishes his slide to the plate for the winning run. The Panthers edged West Liberty-Salem, 2-1, with Kise’s score in the bottom of the seventh. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim M...

NU’s Reese Decamp fires the ball toward the plate. DeCamp was the winning pitcher against Elgin. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) North Union’s Emily Clark made her debut as the Lady Cats’ s...

Marysville’s Carys Gossett displays her championship T-shirt for winning the shot put at the Upper Arlington Invitational. She also set a new Lady Monarch record for the shot put. (Photo submitted) Ma...

Lilly Greene of Triad prepares to release the ball toward the plate. Greene won a game as the Lady Cardinals swept a doubleheader from Pleasant. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) A twinbill sweep ...

JA junior attackman Mason Wolford moves towards the crease against Bishop Watterson earlier this season. Wolford scored three goals in the team’s loss against Chaminade-Julienne. Also pictured is JA’s...

Fairbanks sophomore Hailey Dee connects on a West Jefferson pitch. Dee recorded one run during the team’s loss to the Lady Roughriders. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) With a slightly less ...

Kaley Nott (red jacket) and Hailey Blackburn of Triad collide in the infield while going for a pop-up during a game against Kenton Ridge. The Lady Cardinals fell to the Cougars in five innings. (Journ...

Triad school officials have announced that Adam Moore will become the new boys head basketball coach. Moore’s promotion to the top position within the boys hoop program is pending approval by the scho...

The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder ran their tennis record to 2-0 with a 4-1 triumph over Kenton Ridge. JA won two of the three singles matches against the Cougars. Jacob Zang topped Campbell 6-3, 6-1; an...

Marysville’s Emily Thomas (left) goes up in the pole vault, while Matt Hull (right) runs down the stretch of a race at Thomas Worthington. The Monarch teams placed second during triangular meet action...

JA senior defender Will Heisler (26) tries to halt Bishop Watterson’s Chris Sauter (1) as the attackman attempts to find an open shot. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Jonathan Alder’s lacro...

Abri Schmutz of MHS attempts to put down a bunt. The Lady Monarchs ended their spring break trip with a pair of victories. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Monarch varsity softball squad...

Danielle Robbins of Jonathan Alder slides safely into third base against Columbus Bishop Hartley. Robbins helped lead the Lady Pioneers to a 10-0 run-rule verdict over the Hawks. (Journal-Tribune phot...

JA’s Mary Ferrito (4) gets set on defense against Bishop Hartley during the Division II district championship game that was held at Capital University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) Jonat...

Fairbanks’ softball team stands at 3-1 after a split of games. The Lady Panthers beat Henry Clay High School, 6-4, during their spring break trip to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. FHS then dropped a 7-0 verdict ...

North Union opened its baseball season with a 6-1 victory over Madison Plains. Neither team scored in the first three innings, but the Wildcats tallied three runs in the fourth. They added another mar...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team opened the 2022 campaign with a 4-1 verdict over Bellefontaine. The Pioneers captured both doubles matches. Owen Hecht and Levi Honigford took the first doubles match...

The North Union boys and girls track teams opened the 2022 season by competing in a quad meet at Ada’s War Memorial Park. Both teams finished in third place. The boys scored 50.5 points and the Lady C...

Abby Gindlesberger of Marysville watches the flight of the ball during a 2021 game. Gindlesberger homered as the Lady Monarchs won their opening two contests during their spring break trip to Myrtle B...

Marysville defenseman Daniel Kastner (58) cradles the ball away from two opposing Shoremen. The Monarchs won, 9-5. Also pictured for MHS is Brendon Kovinchick (4). (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pa...

North Union senior Zach Vernon (2) is fouled going to the basket during a 2021-2022 game. Vernon has been named to the All-Ohio third team in Division III. (Photo submitted) A Union County high school...

For 30 years, Larry Morris has worn a number of hats at Fairbanks High School. On the academic side of the ledger, he’s been a classroom teacher and dean of students. From the sports side of things, h...