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JA swimmers to compete
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 28, 2021
Members of Jonathan Alder’s swimming team are from left, front row, Alexis Ahner, Lauren Murphy and Allie Piccolantonio; back row, coach Katie Bumgarner, Doug Nussman, Alec Paige and Avery Wynk. The P...
Gymnasts compete in five-team meet
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By Tim Miller 
January 28, 2021
Marysville’s Avery Murphy goes through her routine on the parallel bars. The Lady Monarchs placed fifth during a five-team meet on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Marysville High ...
Panther cagers roll past Cardinals
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By Sam Dillon 
January 27, 2021
Carter Schultz (12) of Fairbanks goes up for a shot as Ayden Spriggs of Triad attempts to block the effort. Schutlz tallied five points during the Panthers’ 45-26 win over the Cardinals. (Journal-Trib...
Monarchs’ rally falls short against Kilbourne Wolves
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By Tim Miller 
January 27, 2021
MHS’ Jack Christian (4) is fouled while going to the basket Tuesday at Worthington Kilbourne. The Monarchs fell, 50-41. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville High School boys basketball coa...
JA boys still unbeaten; MHS girls score easy win
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By Tim Miller 
January 27, 2021
Jackson Izzard of Jonathan Alder attempts a dunk during a game from earlier in the season., Izzard tallied 19 points as Alder remained unbeaten with a win over Indian Lake. (Journal-Tribune photo by T...
JA grappler wins weight title
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 27, 2021
Jonathan Alder grappler Josh Proper controls the leg of his Caledonia River Valley opponent during Saturday’s Ron Thomas Sr. Invitational. Proper claimed championship honors in the 120-pound weight cl...
MHS girls place fourth in wrestling competition
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By Tim Miller 
January 26, 2021
Marysville’s girls wrestling squad placed fourth during Saturday’s Ridgedale Invitational. Miami East took top honors with 247 points during the 18-team event. Minvera was the runner-up with 136, Dela...
Triad Cardinal cagers drop contest to Marion Harding
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By Tim Miller 
January 26, 2021
Ayden Spriggs of Triad hits a jumper in this file photo from earlier in the season. Spriggs scored 10 points during Monday’s loss to Marion Harding. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Triad’s boys ...
Monarch swimmers splash to split with Hilliard Davidson
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By Tim Miller 
January 26, 2021
The Marysville High School girls swim team narrowly pulled out a win over Hilliard Davidson on Sunday at the Hilliard YMCA.  The Lady Monarchs tallied 87 points, to Davidson’s 80. The MHS boys fought ...
Jaguars win contest in overtime
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 26, 2021
The St John’s boys basketball team escaped with a 30-29 overtime victory over Genoa Christian on Monday. The game was tight, with neither team holding more than a six-point lead. In the overtime, Conn...
Wildcats host annual Wasserbeck Classic
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By Sam Dillon 
January 25, 2021
North Union’s Casey Clark, right, is pictured attempting to take down an opponent in this file photo. Clark placed third in the 126-pound weight class during Saturday’s NU Wasserbeck Classic. (Journal...
Grapplers win titles
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 25, 2021
Dominick Coy (left) and Billy Reed-Bodey of Fairbanks respectively won the 160-pound and heavyweight championships during the Ohio Heritage Conference meet. Reed-Body also earned wrestler of the year ...
Local basketball report – MHS notches win over Hayes
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By Tim Miller 
January 25, 2021
Marysville’s Garrett Taylor goes up for a basket in this file photo. Taylor scored eight points on Saturday as the Monarchs defeated Delaware Hayes. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s ...
NU cagers edge Graham; MHS girls, Panther boys drop games
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By Tim Miller 
January 23, 2021
North Union’s Preston Crabtree goes up for a basket in this file photo. Crabtree scored 17 during NU’s win over Graham on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) North Union’s boys ran their bas...
Marysville matmen club TW; still perfect in OCC divisional bouts
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By Tim Miller 
January 22, 2021
Marysville’s Ethan Skiles (right) hits a switch to escape from Thomas Worthington’s JJ Dodt. Skiles went on to score a major decision. The Monarchs finished the evening with a 68-9 victory. (Journal-T...
MHS swimmers have success during recent whirlwind slate
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By Tim Miller 
January 22, 2021
Reece Cordonnier (above) and Gabe Filbert (below) are pictured during a recent Marysville High School swimming meet. The Monarch teams recently competed in three meets during a five-day period. (Journ...
Triad grapplers win two of three matches
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 22, 2021
Triad’s wrestling team posted a 2-1 record during a quad meet at Northwestern. Northeastern and Springfield Catholic Central also competed. No team scores were available at presstime. Triad’s results ...
Lady Panthers fall to state-ranked WL-S
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By Tim Miller 
January 22, 2021
Fairbanks’ girls basketball team dropped a 50-25 verdict at state-ranked West Liberty-Salem on Thursday. The Tigers are rated third in this week’s Associated Press Division III state poll. FHS led, 6-...
Senior gymnasts honored at MHS
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By Tim Miller 
January 21, 2021
Hannah Bates of Marysville (top photo) is shown competing on the bars during Wednesday evening’s Senior Night gymnastics meet. Bates and fellow seniors Hannah Scheiderer and Jenny McKillen were honore...
Monarch cagers drop game
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By Tim Miller 
January 21, 2021
Marysville’s boys varsity hoop squad slipped to 2-5 on the season with Wednesday’s 57-44 setback at Olentangy. The Monarchs trailed 16-10 after the first quarter and 31-21 at halftime. Olentangy took ...
Panther bowlers roll to victory
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 21, 2021
The Lady Panther bowling team rolled past Greeneview, 1710-1166, on Wednesday. Lily Dellinger led Fairbanks with a two-game series of 279. She was followed by Katie Dingledine-270, Kaylee Mitton-226 a...
St. John’s Jaguars top Cypress Express
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 21, 2021
St. John’s Lutheran School’s varsity boys hoop squad extended its winning streak this week. The Jaguars rolled past Cypress Express, 39-15. The first half was a little sluggish as Cypress packed in a ...
Lady Monarch hoopsters roll past RV
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By Tim Miller 
January 20, 2021
Marysville’s Ava Wilkerson (4) goes up for a basket on Tuesday against River Valley. Wilkerson led all scorers with 19 points as the Lady Monarchs beat the Vikings, 44-24. (Journal-Tribune photo by Ti...
North Union cruises to easy triumph over Red Raiders
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By Sam Dillon 
January 20, 2021
NU’s Hudson Davis, right, drives the lane against London on Tuesday. The Wildcats tallied their 11th win of the season with a 78-47 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) In last year’s contes...
JA cagers remain unbeaten; Fairbanks boys top Comets
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By Tim Miller 
January 20, 2021
Grant Welsch of Jonathan Alder is fouled while going to the basket in this file photo. Welsch scored 10 points as the unbeaten Pioneers edged Columbus Bishop Ready. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mille...
MHS cagers fall to Liberty during first game back from long layoff
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By Tim Miller 
January 19, 2021
Ryan Barlow of Marysville (12) runs into traffic on a drive in the lane Monday afternoon. The Monarchs fell to Olentangy Liberty, 63-39. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) If it seems as though it’...