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A group of North Union defenders gang tackle a Fairbanks running back during both team’s first pre-season scrimmage of the season Saturday at North Union High School. The regular season is set to begi...

Caitlee Hill returns the ball back over the net. Hill helped the Lady Monarchs capture championship honors in the Delaware Hayes Invitational on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lad...

Marysville’s varsity girls golf team placed seventh during the recent Pickerington North Invitational. The event was held at Turnberry Golf Club. The Lady Monarchs carded a team score of 382. Dublin J...

Fairbanks High School head football coach Patrick Cotter (right) discusses film study with several of the Panther players. FHS is set for a preseason scrimmage today at North Union. (Journal-Tribune p...

Monarch quarterback Ethan Mussel throws a pass during a recent preseason practice. The Monarchs will scrimmage today at Delaware Hayes in action that will also include Mt. Vernon. (Journal-Tribune pho...

Marysville’s Krista O’Shelski returns the ball over the net. The Lady Monarchs defeated Mt. Vernon on Friday to open the 2021 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s varsity girls t...

Triad’s girls golf squad dropped a 219-265 verdict to Riverside on Friday. The Lady Cardinals were led by Alli Gregg, who carded a 56. Other Triad scores were Chloe Honchell-68, Megan McMannaway-70 an...

Fairbanks’ girls golf team display their championship trophy from Thursday’s Locust Hills Invitational. Pictured from left are head coach Chuck Lehman, Gabby Vamos, Veronique Grand, Mary Weisburn, Jan...

Marysville High School graduate Thomas Rush (top photo-No. 8) is pictured in action for the University of Minnesota football team. In the bottom photo, Jonathan Alder grad Trey Pugh picks up yardage. ...

Marysville High School defensive end Mason Reed goes through a gap drill during preseason camp this week. The Monarchs will open the 2021 season at home on Saturday, Aug. 21 against Cleveland Collingw...

Zach Brown certainly has a great deal on his plate. Not only is he the head coach in two sports at Fairbanks High School, but he and his wife just purchased a new house and are expecting their first b...

Jonathan Alder’s Jaden Phelps (center) sends the ball back over the net during a 2020 match. Phelps will be one of the senior leaders of the Lady Pioneer squad this fall. She was also a key player dur...

Aaron Trzcinski (left) and Nicholas Golde are among the workers who are renovating the Marysville High School competition gym. New bleachers and flooring are among the items that are being installed. ...

Former North Union softball standout Emily Clark makes a throw from the infield for The Ohio State University women’s team. Clark, who also played one year of professional softball, is the new coach o...

These local youth baseball players were chosen to compete in the USSSA All-State All-Star games that were recently held at Action Sports in Dayton. Players selected for the honor are from left, front ...

Cole Pombert catches a pass during Monday’s Marysville High School football practice. The Monarchs began preseason practice at 7 a.m. and will follow the same schedule the rest of this week. MHS will ...

These youngsters recently participated in the Marysville youth volleyball camp. It was the largest turnout for the camp in the past decade. (Photo submitted) It would appear the number of girls intere...

Marysville High School’s Richard Neeson punts the ball during a drill this morning. The Monarchs, along with high school football teams throughout the state, opened the first day of preseason practice...

Marysville High School pitcher Jacob Dutter fires toward the plate during a 2021 game. A new rule from the national high school sports federation states pitchers must at least simulate receiving signs...

Members of the Marysville High School cross-country teams competed on Thursday in a summer 3K tune-up race for the 2021 season. Junior Preston Herring, left, captured the overall boys title with a tim...

Marysville High School student Jaxon Watson, above, recently competed in the national trapshooting tournament in Lincoln, Neb. He finished just outside of the top 20 and is now ranked 21st in the nati...

Members of the Marysville High School cross country program run through American Legion Park Monday morning. The Monarchs conduct summer workouts six days a week during the morning hours. (Journal-Tri...

In this file photo from 2020, a whitetail buck in velvet antlers stands in a soybean field. The Division of Wildlife unveiled the new Ohio Landowner and Hunter Access Partnership as a way to bridge th...

Danielle Robbins of Jonathan Alder puts down a bunt during a 2021 game. The Lady Pioneers have conducted weekly workouts to erase the memories of a Division II district runner-up finish this past seas...

Alex Crowe of Fairbanks putts during a 2021 Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association tournament. Crowe finished the campaign with the low-scoring average (73) in the 16-18 age bracket. (Journal-Tribune p...

Marysville High School varsity volleyball coach Bethany Bentz gives instructions during a recent youth camp. Bentz coached her club team to a second-place finish during this summer’s national tourname...

The search for North Union’s new baseball coach has come to a close. At the most recent North Union School Board meeting, members approved the hiring of Nick Blakeley. He comes to the Wildcats from Fa...

Participants in the recent Marysville youth volleyball camp dive for possession of the ball during a drill. The camp was held Monday through Thursday of this week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller...

MHS junior running back Braden Deere looks for open space during a drill earlier this week. The Monarchs completed their two-week camp session today. Preseason practices begin on Monday, Aug. 2. (Jour...

Former Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden speaks to associates of the Scotts Company in this file photo. Bowden spoke during a luncheon several years ago at the Union County Family Y...