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Marysville tennis squad will again take to court
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By Tim Miller 
March 29, 2021
Members of the Marysville High School boys tennis team are from left, front row, Carson Kane, Sean Richardson, Ethan Avink, Aidan Johantges, Donovin Natividad, Dylan Duff, Justin Marsh and Emma Knowle...
Lady Monarchs eager for return to lacrosse season
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By Tim Miller 
March 29, 2021
Members of the Lady Monarch lacrosse team are from left, front row, Emma Boger, Stella Moser and Ellie Conrad; second row, Maggie Zwiezig, Alex Haas, Sophie Hullinger, Riley Sherick, Dani Vanscoy, Emm...
Brother-sister win games same day for Monarch teams
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By Tim Miller 
March 29, 2021
Marysville’s Jack Christian delivers the ball to the plate in this file photo. Christian pitched the Monarchs to a season-opening triumph over Watkins Memorial on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by T...
Hoffman honored
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 29, 2021
North Union’s Jordyn Hoffman goes up for a basket in this file photo. Hoffman, a senior, has been named to the Division III girls state honorable mention list. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)
Panthers set to open campaign
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 27, 2021
These Fairbanks High School baseball lettermen will lead the team into today’s scheduled season-opener at home against River Valley. Panther lettermen are from left, Alex Blumenschein, Mason Cushman, ...
Season set to open
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 27, 2021
Marysville High School’s girls softball team is scheduled to host New Albany today for a doubleheader. Returning lettermen for the Lady Monarchs are from left, Abri Schmutz, Abbie Gindlesberger, Lexi ...
Lady Monarch vaulter signs with Akron
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By Tim Miller 
March 26, 2021
Marysville High School senior Brynn Rychlik (front) recently signed to continue her pole vault career at the University of Akron. Pictured in the back row from left are MHS head track and field coach ...
Local official works boys state hoops tourney
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By Tim Miller 
March 25, 2021
Stephen DeRoades, a graduate of Fairbanks High School, works the boys Division III state championship game last weekend at the University of Dayton. (Photo submitted) Fairbanks High School graduate St...
Youth grapplers compete in OHWAY tourney
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By Tim Miller 
March 24, 2021
These youth wrestlers finished in the top seven of a recent OHWAY state tournament. Included in the photo second from left is Berkley Behrens of Marysville, who placed fourth in his weight class. (Jou...
J. Alder grappler places during state junior high wrestling tournament
Plain City, Sports
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 24, 2021
A Jonathan Alder junior high wrestler recently earned state honors. Anthony Kroninger, who is an eighth-grade student at JA, placed seventh during the state junior high championship. Kronginger, who c...
Lady Pioneers prepping for season
Plain City, Sports
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 24, 2021
Danielle Robbins of Jonathan Alder rips a base hit during a 2019 tournament game. The Lady Pioneers, who won the Division II state title that year, are preparing for 2021 after the COVID shutdown of t...
MHS boys hoopsters earn OCC accolades for 2020-21 campaign
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By Tim Miller 
March 23, 2021
Marysville High School basketball players Garrett Taylor, left, and Jack Christian have been honored by the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Divsion. Christian was named to the first team, while Taylo...
FHS softball team in virus quarantine
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By Tim Miller 
March 23, 2021
Lady Panther pitcher Julia Cheney prepares to release the ball toward the plate during a 2019 game. The FHS team is in quarantine until Sunday due to COVID. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The c...
Athletes have success on Hilliard hockey squad
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By Tim Miller 
March 22, 2021
Fairbanks High School’s Mason Sines (32) makes a stop in the goal for the Hilliard hockey team. Sines recently completed his second season with the squad. (File photo) Alex Kerr of Jonathan Alder (8) ...
MHS grad will take over Lady Monarch soccer program
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By Tim Miller 
March 19, 2021
Marysville High School officials have announced, pending approval by the district’s board of education, the hiring of a new head girls soccer coach. The position became vacant with the resignation of ...
JA’s Brett Glass to become new Dublin Jerome head grid boss
Plain City, Sports
By Tim Miller 
March 19, 2021
Jonathan Alder head football coach Brett Glass, right, gives sideline instructions in this file photo. Pending approval by the Dublin Jerome board of education, Glass will become the Celtics’ new coac...
LeVan twins leave Triad girls hoop legacy
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By Tim Miller 
March 18, 2021
In the photo to the left, Triad’s Frani LeVan (23) goes up for a shot in this file photo. She finished her senior season with more than 1,000 career points. At the right, Cati LeVan of Triad (13) driv...
Plain City, Sports
By Tim Miller 
March 18, 2021
The position hasn’t been officially posted, but Jonathan Alder officials are looking for a new girls head basketball coach. Steve Cawley stepped down this week from the position he’s held for the past...
Alder hoopsters earn CBC honors
Plain City, Sports
By Tim Miller 
March 17, 2021
JA senior Jackson Izzard puts the ball in the basket during a 2020-21 game. Izzard has been named the player of the year in the Central Buckeye Conference’s Kenton Trail Division. (Journal-Tribune pho...
Marysville grapplers earn state medals
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By Tim Miller 
March 15, 2021
Marysville’s Erryl Will (top photo) and Lincoln Heard (bottom) have control over their opponents during the matches for seventh/eighth place at Hilliard Darby High School on Sunday. Will and Heard cla...
Cardinal cagers earn post-season awards
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By Sam Dillon 
March 13, 2021
Aiden Spriggs (30) of triad attmepts to split a pair of Fairbanks defenders during his drive to the basket. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Left: Batati Lease (22) of Triad drives to the basket ...
MHS grapplers will battle for state honors
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By Tim Miller 
March 11, 2021
These Marysville High School wrestlers will compete this weekend during the Division I state wrestling tournament. They are from left, front row, Erryl Will, Lincoln Heard and Jack Golla; back row, Co...
Local athletes set to contend for mat accolades
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By Sam Dillon 
March 11, 2021
Fairbanks High School wrestler Billy Reed-Bodey, left, works on a single-leg takedown against Marysville’s Zach McMinn. Both heavyweight grapplers will compete in their respective state tournaments th...
Wilkerson named OCC Cardinal player of year
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By Tim Miller 
March 10, 2021
Marysville sophomore Ava Wilkerson drives to the basket during a game from the 2020-21 season. Wilkerson has been named the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division player of the year. (Journal-Tribu...