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Monarch quarterback Ethan Mussel of the White squad is tackled during Thursday’s intrasquad scrimmage. All quarterbacks wore red jerseys to prevent them from being sacked in the pocket. They were fair...

Ladies squad now .500 on season Marysville’s Emma Pzedpelski ran her season record to 4-0 during MHS’ 4-1 varsity tennis loss to Gahanna on Thursday. Pzedpelski claimed victory during the second singl...

Brooklyn Banks of Jonathan Alder, left, and Emily Pzedpelski of MHS return the ball to their opponents during Wednesday’s varsity tennis match. The Lady Monarchs edged the Lady Pioneers, 3-2. (Journal...

Triad’s Dominick McFarland clears a hurdle during the 2019 Division III state track and field meet at The Ohio State University. McFarland will run track at DePaul University. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Marysville’s girls varsity golf team placed fourth during an Ohio Capital Conference Central Division match on Wednesday. The event was held at Royal American Golf Club. Dublin Coffman claimed the tit...

Jonathan Alder wide receiver Jackson Izzard (5) picks up yardage during a 2019 playoff game. High school gridders are still waiting on word from Gov. Mike DeWine on whether the 2020 season will be pla...

Who are these masked ladies? The COVID-conscious Fairbanks High School girls golf team of, from left, Kaylee Mitton, Shelby Jones, Gabby Vamos, Veronique Grand, Mary Weisburn and Janie Clayton, displa...

Jonathan Alder’s Tyler Boggs (top photo) eyes a putt during Monday’s Fairbanks Invitational at Darby Creek. The Pioneers won the team championship. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) A pair of loca...

Marysville’s girls tennis squad slipped to 1-1 on Monday with a 4-1 loss to Watkins Memorial. The lone MHS victory came at second singles. Emma Pzedpelski downed Julie Sancher 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Other mat...

Marysville sandlot league baseball coach Brodie Rockenbaugh (left) puts players through a base-running drill Monday evening. The league is scheduled to continue at least through August. (Journal-Tribu...

Marysville’s Ryan Kern picks up yardage during a 2019 game. The Ohio High School Athletic Association has allowed schools can play six regular-season games this fall before the playoffs in the midst o...

The Lady Monarch tennis team opened its 2020 season on Friday with a 3-2 triumph over Hilliard Darby. Freshman Mallory Huffman earned her first varsity victory. She defeated Lexis Mincy 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 ...

Carter Dunn (left) tests his ballhandling skills against Marysville High School hoopster Jack Christian. The drill was conducted this week during MHS’ Basketball in the Pit camp. (Journal Tribune phot...

Marysville’s Riley Karnes competes during a 2019 cross-country meet. The Ohio High School Athletic Association has canceled its Early Season Invitational. The meet was scheduled to be held on Aug. 15 ...

Tyler Cantrell drives toward the basket during this week’s Basketball in the Pit camp at Marysville High School. The camp sessions were split into two separate weeks this summer due to COVID-19. A rec...

Jonathan Alder’s boys golf team captured top honors during Wednesday’s Central Buckeye Conference preseason tournament. The event was held at Lakeland Golf Club in St. Paris. Brady Fox of JA earned me...

Maddox Evans (left) and Utah Coleman are among the youngsters who are participating in the Union County YMCA swimming program this summer. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) The reopening of the U...

Katie Krueger, left, and Bryn Hothem are veteran runners for the 2020 Marysville High School cross-country program. The Lady Monarchs competed in the 2019 Division I regional meet. (Journal-Tribune ph...

Jonathan Alder’s Emma Shepherd sends the ball over the net during the 2019 Division II regional title match. The Lady Pioneers posted a 26-2 record last season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) T...

Marysville linebacker Cole Pombert goes through a drill Monday morning. The Monarchs went through their first day of preseason practices for the 2020 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Mary...

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has outlined procedures that will be conducted while the state battles COVID-19. Practices for all fall sports teams began on Saturday with social distancing ...

Quarterback Ethan Kise, left, hands the ball off to Brogan Green during Fairbanks High School’s first football practice of the 2020 preseason Saturday morning. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Hi...

These local youth baseball players, from left, Dominik Dials, Cameron Taylor, Bradoyx Inks and Berkley Behrens were invited to play in the USSSA all-state All-Star games. The event was held at Action ...

Fairbanks High School golfer Alex Crowe has been honored as the 2020 Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Associatin’s player of the year. Crowe received the David J. Wensinger player of the year accolade during...

Fairbanks High School soccer player Carly Lehman works to control the ball during a 2019 game. Fall sports teams are scheduled to begin practices on Saturday under coronavirus guidelines. (Journal-Tri...

The North Union Wildcat football coaches have been putting stock in the future of the program. For the past three seasons head coach Nick Hajjar and his crew of coaches have opted to give their incomi...

Way back when I was a kid (during the pre-color and cable/satellite days), there was an iconic television series called “The Twilight Zone.” Series episodes dealt with themes such as fantasy, science ...

Fairbanks High School golfer Alexander Crowe follows through on a tee shot in this file photo. Crowe placed fifth during the final Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association tournament of the 2020 season. ...

Marysville High School linemen go through drills during the team’s recent gridiron camp. The Ohio High School Athletic Association has called off preseason scrimmages for prep teams due to an increase...

Mark Fenik has worn many different hats during his career in education. At one point or another, he’s been a teacher, football coach and administrator. His most recent position has been that of direct...