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An Olentangy Berlin defender grabs his head in disbelief as Marysville’s Ryan Kern rips off a 36-yard touchdown run, his second of the game, Friday. The Monarchs victimized the Bears, piling up more t...

Marysville’s Ryan Kern wards off a tackler at Olentangy Berlin on Friday. Kern rushed for 188 yards during MHS’ 28-0 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) No young boy ever signed up for...

Owen Davis (1) of North Union fights his way past an Urbana tackler during Friday’s game. Davis tallied one rushing TD during the Wildcats’ 50-7 win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The North Un...

JA’s Jackson Izzard (5) races past a Springfield Shawnee defender. Izzard scored four touchdowns during a 38-31 win over the Braves. (Photo submitted) Springfield Shawnee’s football team was bound and...

Fairbanks’ Riordin Stauffer (24) is tackled near the goal line Friday evening. The Panthers lost at Mechanicsburg, 62-14. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Mechanicsburg is the type of football te...

Triad’s Isaiah Leisure (54) prepares to sack West Jefferson’s quarterback Friday evening. The Cardinals slipped to 1-4 with a 26-14 Homecoming loss. No other information about the game was available. ...

The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks defeated Marysville, 196-201, on the golf course. The match was played on Thursday at Darby Creek. Veronique Grand of Fairbanks and Olivia Ishmael of Marysville tied for...

Above, Trevor Moran (10) of North Union made Urbana takclers miss all night on his way to three touchdowns during the Cats victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Above, Marysville ball carrier...

Fairbanks quarterback Ethan Kise fires the ball to receiver Braylon Green during last week’s game against Triad. The Panthers will travel to Mechanicsburg tonight for a clash of Ohio Heritage Conferen...

Jonathan Alder’s Kennady Izzard goes to a knee for a dig against Benjamin Logan on Thursday. JA won the match in four sets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder ke...

Fairbanks’ Ellee Johnson (above) sends the ball over to the other side of the court. In the photo to the below, Carys Gossett of Marysville (16) and an Olentangy opponent contend for the ball on the n...

In this file photo, Triad quarterback Coleman Hauck (5) rears back to throw a pass as West Liberty lineman attempt to break up the play. Hauck has stepped up recently, throwing the ball more for the C...

In this file photo, North Union quarterback Preston Crabtree (22) provides blocking for running back Trevor Moran (10) during Week 4 of the regular season against Northwestern. The duo’s hard work wil...

Jonathan Alder’s girls golf squad placed third during the Central Buckeye Conference tournament. Benjamin Logan won the event with a 360, followed by Urbana-371, JA-373, Bellefontaine-394, Graham-418,...

Griffin Johnson of Marysville (22) encounters a pair of Thomas Worthington opponents on this play. The Monarchs will travel to Olentangy Berlin on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) Th...

Since 1988 and the start of this titanic struggle, there hasn’t been much in the way of perfection. However a pair of Pigskin Pickers posted perfect records last week. Managing editor Chad Williamson ...

Fairbanks’ boys golf team claimed its fourth consecutive Ohio Heritage Conference title on Wednesday. Members of the team are from left, Andy Higinbotham, JD Welch, Tyler Ufferman, Chase Brackenridge,...

The Bunsold Middle School eighth-grade Blue volleyball team defeated Finland Middle School of Columbus 25-10, 25-4 on Wednesday. Ari Nusbaum had 12 aces. Courtney Parrish finished with three kills, wh...

Marysville High School’s girls tennis squad (8-11) dropped a 3-2 verdict to Hilliard Davidson on Wednesday. Singles -Emma Pzedpelski (M) defeated Davis 6-3, 6-0; -Mallory Huffman (M) downed Koob 5-7, ...

The Bunsold Middle School cross country teams ran their first races on their new course earlier this week. The Monarchs competed in dual meet action against New Albany. The boys won their meet as Evan...

Lizzie Nicol of Fairbanks (left) digs the ball during Tuesday’s match against Greenon. Also pictured for FHS are Caydee Breneman (24), Dani Headings (3) and Jayda Rausch (15). FHS won the match in thr...

North Union improved its varsity volleyball record to 10-1 on Tuesday with a 25-8, 25-5, 25-9 verdict over Indian Lake. Journey Blevins finished with 14 of NU’s 35 kills. Jordyn Hoffman, Kaitlyn DeLau...

Jonathan Alder quarterback JT Keith looks downfield for a receiver. The Pioneers will put their 4-0 record on the line Friday at Springfield Shawnee (3-1). (Photo submitted) The Pioneers of Jonathan A...

JJ Riggsby of MHS controls the ball with a header against Dublin Jerome. The Monarchs fell, 1-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The Marysville Monarch boys varsity soccer team dropped a 1-0 ver...

The Lady Monarch tennis team (8-10) celebrated Senior Night on Tuesday with a 5-0 triumph over Kenton. Seniors Megan Vollrath, Emily Thallman, Taylor Lewis and Chloe Bryan were honored. They each notc...

Marysville’s Caitlin Hill sends the ball back toward the net in this file photo. Hill and Krista O’Shelski won their doubles match on Monday. The Lady Monarchs fell to Big Walnut, 3-2. (Journal-Tribun...

Triad’s varsity volleyball squad dropped a 3-0 verdict to Springfield Catholic Central on Monday. The Lady Cardinals fell 16-25, 16-25, 22-25. Emma Dorn led Triad with seven assists and a trio of aces...

Marysville’s Bryn Hothem (left) and Katie Krueger (background) place first and second during Saturday’s Newark cross-country meet. (Photo submitted) The Lady Monarch varsity girls cross country squad ...

Olivia Ishmael of MHS prepares to send a tee shot during Saturday’s Marysville Invitational. (Photo submitted) The Lady Monarch golf squad hosted its annual invitational at Darby Creek on Saturday. Du...

The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks upped their volleyball record to 7-5 on Saturday with a 3-1 victory over Bellefontaine. FHS won the first set 25-13 and then fell 23-25. Fairbanks claimed the next two g...