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For at least the next three years, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) state championship football games will have a new home. The OHSAA and the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Wedne...

Jonathan Alder pitcher Marlee Jacobs fires the ball toward the plate during a 2021 game. The junior hurler earned second-team All-Ohio honors in Division II. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Pitc...

The Plain City Pioneers 11U baseball team finished as runner-up to the Marysville Mitts team during last weekend’s Dean Lowry Memorial tournament. Members of the Pioneer squad are from left, front row...

North Union softball coach Dawn Draper, left, gives All-Ohio honorable mention player Kennady Ruhl instructions during a timeout at second base. Draper has stepped down as the Lady Cats’ coach. She he...

Alex Crowe of Fairbanks follows through on a tee shot in this file photo. Crowe won his age bracket during Monday’s Heart of Ohio Junior Golf tournament in Bucyrus. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillo...

The 11U Marysville Mitts baseball team won its age bracket during the Dean Lowry tournament. Members of the squad are from left, front row, Landon DeLong, Brian Waller, Cole Caskey, Braydox Inks and B...

Marysville’s Brynn Rychlik (top photo) pole vaults during the Division I state track and field meet at Hilliard Darby. In the bottom photo, Macy Miller of Fairbanks competes in the Division III high j...

Above is an aerial photo of the new football stadium complex that was recently completed at Triad. The Cardinals will now have a place they can host tracks meets, something the teams have not been abl...

For the second consecutive summer, there will be no Union County Junior Golf Academy-Tour (UCJGAT) season. The program, which was started in 2001, did not hold a 2020 campaign due to the coronavirus p...

Joey Hazelbaker swims in the Stingrays 18U boys butterfly event during the teams first meet of the season at Marysville Municple Swimming Pool Wednesday. Hazelbaker helped the boy’s team to a first pl...

In the top photo, Jonathan Alder’s Morgan Hicks, far left, competes during the state Division II 3200 meter run at Pickerington North High School. She placed fifth in the race. In the photo to the bel...

A Jonathan Alder High School swimmer fell short of a huge goal this past weekend. Pioneer swimmer Eli Stoll competed in the first wave of the United States Summer Olympic Trials. The Trials were held ...

These Marysville High School softball players earned special awards for the 2021 season. They are from left, front row, Tareyn Born, special mention Ohio Capital Conference (OCC), Haley Winans, honora...

A trio of local golfers was among the top placers during a rain-shortened Heart of Ohio junior event on Tuesday. Inclement weather limited the event at Lincoln Hills in Upper Sandusky to nine holes fo...

A pair of locations will be used for the upcoming Marysville Mitts baseball tournament. Competition will be held at the Union County Joint Recreation Complex (County Home Road) and Marysville High Sch...

Coach Nathan Marbaugh of 1st Monarch Mortgage pitches to Anderson Parsons during Monday night’s Marysville Junior Baseball-Softball Association 8U game against Edward Jones. The contest was played at ...

Lady Cat softball player Kennady Ruhl rounds the bases after a 2021 home run. Ruhl has earned All-Ohio and Central District honors for the season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) North Union’s s...

Joey Walker of Jonathan Alder clears 6-8 during the Division II state track and field meet on Saturday at Pickerington North High School. Walker won the state title. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dill...

Marysville’s Brynn Rychlik clears the pole vault bar during the Division I state track and field meet at Hilliard Darby. Rychlik placed sixth during the competition that was held Saturday morning. (Jo...

Macy Miller of Fairbanks (top photo) competes in the Division III state 100 meter finals at Westerville North. Miller finished eighth in the event on Saturday afternoon. In the bottom photo, FHS’ Rach...

Fairbanks’ Macy Miller clears the high jump bar (top photo) with ease Friday morning at Westerville North High School. Miller cleared 5-5 and placed second during the Division III state meet. In the b...

Above, Evie McDaniel, left, of Jonathan Alder prepares to receive the baton from Morgan Hicks during the Division II state track meet at Pickerington North High School on Friday. Below, Elaina Winslow...

Marysville’s Brynn Rychlik prepares to clear the pole vault bar during a meet earlier in the 2021 season. Rychlik will compete on Saturday during the Division I state meet. Competition will be held at...

Fairbanks High School sophomore Macy Miller clears a hurdle during a 2021 meet. Miller will compete in four events during the Division III state track meet. Competition will be held at Westerville Nor...

Liza Streit of Jonathan Alder runs down the straightaway in the 4x800-meter relay race during the Division II regional track meet at Lexington High School. The Lady Pioneers finished the race in first...

Brynn Rycklik of Marysville soars toward the pole vault bar Friday evening at Pickerington North High School. Rychilik captured the Division I girls regional title by clearing the bar at 12-8. She wil...

Macy Miller of Fairbanks is shown competing in the regional finals of the Division III 300 hurdles. Miller won the regional high jump title and qualified for the state in four events. (Photo submitted...

Alder’s Morgan Hicks is shown competing in this file photo. Hicks won the Division II girls 3200 regional title with a record time of 10:46.81. She will run in that event and on the 4x800 relay during...

Evie McDaniel of Jonathan Alder prepares to receive the baton from Liza Streit during the 4x800 meter relay race at the Division II regional meet at Lexington High School on Thursday. The team took fi...

Jaden Phelps of Jonathan Alder slides safely into third base during the recent Division II district championship game against Lakewood. Phelps was a key member of a young Alder squad that posted a 22-...