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Derek Bails of Triad, left, prepares to receive a throw from the catcher as Jack Christian of Marysville cruises into third base during a game at Marysville on Saturday. Christian reached third safely...

The Marysville JV softball team won a hard-fought, 2-0 victory over Upper Arlington on Saturday. The score was deadlocked at 0-0 until the fifth inning. Avery Prohaska started the inning with a triple...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team rolled to a 5-0 verdict over Kenton Ridge on Saturday. The victory upped JA’s record to 12-0 for the season. Singles -Riley Woods (JA) beat Kronour 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; -Do...

The boys and girls track and field squads from Marysville High School placed second during Friday’s Wapakoneta Relays. Lima Shawnee won the boys meet with 90 points. The Monarchs took second during th...

MHS’ Ashley Dunn touches second base before a tag could be made Friday. The Lady Monarchs notched a 6-2 victory over Thomas Worthington. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville High School so...

Batai Lease of Triad follows through on a pitch to the plate during an Ohio Heritage Conference game against West Jefferson Friday. Lease tallied four strikeouts and pitched a complete game during the...

The Hot Shots Volleyball club’s 16 American squad recently won its second tournament of the year at Eastside Athletics in Lithopolis.  Hot Shots posted a 6-0 record in the tournament. Pool play includ...

NU’s Bailee Amstutz fires the ball toward the plate. She was the winning pitcher for NU on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Jonathan Alder’s softball squad needed just five innings to pum...

Kayla Sedgwick of North Union watches her hit fly high into the outfield during a game against West Jefferson Thursday. The Lady Cats scored a 7-6 come-from-behind victory in nine innings. (Journal-Tr...

The Cardinals of Triad won their ninth straight baseball contest on Thursday. Triad rolled to a 9-4 verdict over Riverside. Derek Bails started on the mound for the Cardinals. He allowed one hit and o...

Fairbanks’ boys and girls track and field teams won a quad meet at Mechanicsburg on Thursday. The FHS boys tallied 112 points, followed by Mechanicsburg-72, Kenton Ridge-44 and Jonathan Alder-15. The ...

Carson Kane of MHS returns the ball over the net in this file photo. The Monarchs fell to Olentangy Berlin on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s boys tennis team dropped a 5-...

Marysville High School graduate Morgan Forney is pictured during an MHS meet. Forney has earned NAIA All-American honors for cross-country. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Morgan Forney was a cr...

Marysville High School graduates and teammates Brody Lewis (left) and Nate Morey were on the opposite sides of the football field last Friday. Lewis is a freshman defensive back for Mount Union, while...

Danielle Robbins, left, and Kiersten Dolby helped Jonathan Alder’s softball team defeat Kenton Ridge on Tuesday. (File photo) Jonathan Alder’s softball team upped its record to 12-1 with a 3-2 verdict...

Triad’s Ayden Spriggs goes into his swing during a game from earlier in the season. Spriggs helped the Cardinals to their eighth consecutive victory on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) T...

Marysville High School boys basketball coach Ryan Grose watches the action at Westerville South during a 2020-21 game. Grose recently stepped down as the Monarchs’ coach. Applications for the position...

Marysville’s Kyrell Stauffer, dressed to ward off Tuesday’s chill, returns the ball over the net. The Monarchs fell to Thomas Worthington. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s boys tenni...

Marysville High School’s boys lacrosse squad recently edged Brunswick (from near Cleveland), 9-7. Isaac Tocci scored six goals, while Mark Frendberg and Braiden Henson each tallied one. Griffin Ahlstr...

Lady Monarch Abri Schmutz steals second base Monday against Dublin Jerome. MHS won the game, 14-1, in five innings. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Monarch softball bats broke out for 2...

Jonathan Alder pitcher Marlee Jacobs checks her wrist band for a pitch selection in this file photo. Jacobs struck out nine during Monday’s victory over Kenton Ridge. (Journal-Triubne photo by Tim Mil...

Mason Bright, left, of North Union applies a tag to a Northwestern runner attempting to steal second base. The Wildcats won the game 10-2. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The North Union basebal...

Fairbanks’ baseball and softball squads turned back Madison Plains on Monday. The Panther baseball team evened its mark at 6-6 with an 8-7 triumph. The softball team upped its record to 5-7 overall an...

Emily Thomas of MHS, left, is pictured competing during the 100 hurdles in file photo. Thomas won the event during Monday’s quad meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s boys and girls...

Nick Kessler of MHS clears the high jump bar in this file photo. Kessler helped the MHS boys win the Chieftain Relays. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s boys and girls track and field...

The Lady Monarch softball squad upped its record to 10-1 with a pair of victories on Saturday. MHS edged Granville, 11-10, and rolled past Columbus Bishop Ready, 20-1. Action came during the Battle fo...

The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks won a softball game and lost one during competition on Saturday. Fairbanks began the day with a 10-7 verdict over Milton Union. Sarah Writesel was the winning pitcher. S...

Brogan Green, left and Trey Good of Fairbanks match each other stride-for-stride in the 100-meter dash at the Virg Rankin Invitational. Good took second place and Green was third. (Photo submitted) No...

Ashton Schmutz of Marysville slides safely into the plate Friday evening. The Monarchs rallied to defeat Dublin Jerome, 8-6. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) It was gut-check time for Marysville ...

Danielle Robbins of Jonathan Alder swings through a pitch during a Central Buckeye Conference game at North Union on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Bailee Amstutz of North Union hurls a...