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Audrey Spooner competes on the parallel bars for the Marysville High School gymnastics team. The Lady Monarchs hosted Thornville Sheridan, Olentangy Liberty, Central Crossing and Franklin Heights. (Jo...

The Marysville High School wrestling team will recognize two former MHS grapplers who are being inducted into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame. The Monarchs will honor Josh Palivoda and Noah Forride...

Leah Brown (13) of Marysville goes up for a basket. Brown scored 18 during MHS’ win over Bishop Watterson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Jonathan Alder’s Sharon Keefer (2) jumps to prevent ...

With snow on the ground, public safety and health officials are urging parents to help and protect their children as they play outside. “If the kids have been out for a long time, check on them,” said...

   Basketball is a game of five-on-five. In this instance, it also applied to jersey numbers. Abbey Price, right, No. 5 for North Union, prepares to drive against Indian Lake’s Halley Talbot (5). NU c...

At 165 pounds, JA’s Nick Finke (left) attempts to take down Marysville’s Alton Dobyns (right). Dobyns defeated the Pioneer by pin in the second period. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- In...

The starting time for Saturday’s Marysville High School Athletic Hall of Fame dinner has been switched. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. The 2021 class of Ashlee Hein Cullman, Josh Palivoda and Don V...

State-ranked Springfield Catholic Central outscored Fairbanks’ boys hoopsters, 23-7, during the third quarter. That allowed the 15-0 Irish (who are ranked No. 4 in this week’s AP state poll in Divisio...

Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Heiss goes up for a basket against St. Paris Graham. Heiss tallied a game-high 16 points during the Pioneers’ victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- A schedule that ...

NU senior Zach Vernon (2) cuts the corner on London’s Isaiah Jones (20). Vernon combined with Owen Davis for 46 points in the team’s win over the Red Raiders. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff...

North Union’s Zoe Wedding (12) goes up for a basket in this file photo. The Lady Cats scored a victory over Benjamin Logan. (Photo submitted) -- For most of the season, North Union girls basketball co...

Triad 126-pounder Lindsey Walborn grapples with Bowling Green’s Xavier Scott. Action came during the Triad Invitational. (Photo submitted) -- Jonathan Alder, Triad and Fairbanks took to the mats with ...

Colton Powers of Marysville has the upper hand against Jonathan Alder’s Pryce Watson in this file photo. Both Powers and Watson placed among the top wrestlers during recent tournaments. (Journal-Tribu...

Marysville’s Ava Krutowskis goes up for a basket. She scored 11 points during a victory over DeSales. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Cade Ziegler goes up for a shot for the Fairbanks boys ba...

JA senior Joey Walker turns a steal into a fast break dunk against Kenton Ridge. Walker notched 12 points in the team’s conference win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan Alder cam...

Ayden Spriggs of Triad goes up for a basket. He scored 24 points during a two-point win over Madison Plains. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Ayden Sanford put a stickback through the hoop rig...

Ava Krutowskis (left) and an unidentified Lady Monarch apply defensive pressure during the game against Olentangy. The Lady Monarchs won, 44-13. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The relentless...

A 19-0 deficit by the end of the first quarter set the tone for Marysville’s boys basketball squad. The Monarchs managed only 10 points during the first half en route to a 61-29 loss at Hilliard David...

Leah Brown (13) goes up for a shot during Marysville’s 55-18 victory over Hilliard Davidson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Cam Lee (right) of Marysville comes up with a loose ball during th...

North Union senior Zach Vernon (2) drives to the basket against Jonathan Alder’s Taber Headings (22) and Reed VanKirk (14). NU edged the Pioneers, 45-44. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- ...

The North Union wrestling team earned a fourth-place finish this past weekend at the Woodmore Wrestling Classic. The Wildcats totaled 266.5 points with host Woodmore notching the team title with 346 p...

Ty Thomas is shown competing during Saturday’s Bellbrook Invitational. Thomas finished second in the 215-pound weight class. (Photo submitted) -- Triad High School wrestlers finished in the midway mar...

Fairbanks’ Andy Higinbotham (5) makes a mad dash after a turnover to score a layup against an incoming Comet. Higinbotham tallied 10 points in the Panthers’ loss to Elgin Saturday night. (Journal-Trib...

Mary Ferrito of Jonathan Alder goes up for a shot in this file photo. Ferrito tallied 24 points during a win over Tecumseh. She is 14 points shy of reaching the 1,000 mark for her career. (Journal-Tri...

Ava Wilkerson of Marysville goes up for a shot against St. Mary’s on Saturday. The Lady Monarchs won their ninth game of the season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysville girls hoop coac...

Kade Focht of Marysville goes up for a basket against Olentangy Berlin on Friday. Focht led the Monarchs with 19 points during their overtime victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville ...

Fairbanks’ Dylan Tobe (left) takes a shot from behind the arc against Triad’s Blake Thornhill in a home game earlier this season. Tobe recorded 10 points in Friday night’s conference game against the ...

JoJo Eberhart of Marysville goes up for a basket in this file photo. The Lady Monarchs beat Olentangy Berlin on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) JoJo Eberhart tallied 13 points Friday eve...

Marysville’s boys varsity wrestling team rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat Olentangy Liberty, 40-31, on Friday. “We knew we were going to have to weather the storm of some of their best wr...

Lincoln Witt, Marysville’s 138-pounder (bottom), scrambles with Hilliard Darby’s Trent Vandeneyndn (top). Witt got out of the situation and eventually won the match by a 10-6 decision. (Journal-Tribun...