Sports

Fairbanks’ Riordin Stauffer (24) picks up yardage during the 2019 game against West Liberty-Salem. The Ohio High School Athletic Association will expand the state playoffs from eight teams in each reg...

In the above photo, Jonathan Alder’s Daniel Heinig heaves the shot put during the 2019 Division II state track and field meet at The Ohio State University. In the bottom photo, Heinig scores a basket ...

Jacob Hesson of Marysville slides his 410 winged sprint car around a turn during a race last season. Hesson will kick of the 2020 season at Atomic Speedway on Thursday. (Photo submitted) Sports are sl...

Although Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently announced that baseball and softball may resume activities on May 26, there is one area organization that has instead opted to shut down for the 2020 season...

Jack Christian of Marysville slides into third base during a 2019 game. Non-contact high school sports in Ohio will be permitted to begin practice sessions next week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mil...

Former North Union wrestler Corbin Bunsold prepares to pin an opponent during a collegiate match. Bunsold was named Otterbein University’s top senior male athlete for the 2019-20 season. (File photo) ...

This is a photo taken from a 2019 game in the Marysville Junior Baseball-Softball Association. The 2020 season will begin on Saturday, May 30 and extend through the middle of August. (Journal-Tribune ...

Marysville High School junior Nick McIntosh (21) controls the ball during a 2019 soccer game. The Monarchs will have a new head coach for the 2020 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) -- Mary...

Marysville High School boys soccer coach Terry Smith talks to his team after a 2019 tournament game. Smith has stepped down from the position after seven seasons at the Monarch helm. (Journal-Tribune ...

Jonathan Alder’s Marlee Jacobs delivers a pitch during a 2019 Division II tournament game. Jacobs was part of a Lady Pioneer squad that captured a state championship a year ago. (Journal-Tribune photo...

Marysville High School distance runner Tristan Karnes, center, competes during a 2019 race. Karnes is one of many MHS seniors who were not able to perform during a home meet their last two years of hi...

Whether it was in the pitching circle or at the plate, Izzy Shroyer made an impact the past three seasons on the Marysville High School softball diamond. Shroyer will continue her softball and academi...

The Marysville High School girls basketball program could have a new head coach later this month. The Journal-Tribune learned Thursday afternoon that Klarke Ransome will be recommended to the district...

Marysville High School senior quarterback Nate Morey looks for a receiver downfield during a 2019 game. Morey will continue his gridiron career at Heidelberg University. (Journal-Tribune by Chad Willi...

Once 5 p.m. rolls around in the spring, I’m usually hearing the words “Batter Up” or “Runners stand in your lanes.” Right now, however, it’s “One-Adam 12, One-Adam 12, a 211 in progress… One-Adam 12 h...

Members of the 2019 Jonathan Alder softball team celebrate their Division II state championship. The Lady Pioneers won’t have an opportunity to defend their title this year as sports have been shut do...

Marysville High School head baseball coach Nick Blake (left) talks to Gabe Schaeffer (3) during a 2019 game. Blake feels the 2020 Monarchs would have been very successful this spring had the coronavir...

Scenes like this from 2019, when Fairbanks baseball coach Josh Rine congratulates Mason Cushman on a home run, have been non-existent this spring due to the coronavirus. Athletic directors have no spo...

Marysville High School freshman Brynn Hothem practices prior to the 2019 state cross-country meet. The state meet will switch locations beginning next fall. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) There...

Marysville High School lacrosse player Mark Frendberg (13) gets set to pass the ball during a 2019 contest. COVID-19 has wiped out the 2020 season for juniors like Frendberg. A player’s junior season ...

Jonathan Alder athletic director Tom Vargo, right, presents Pioneers head boys basketball coach Zach Ross with his Division II district runner-up medal. The game against DeSales at Central Crossing Hi...

Pictured are North Union’s new trademarked school logos that were unveiled on Friday. The district still has to come up with a final color before the logos are complete. (Logos submitted) With the spo...

Marysville’s Travis Geyer is pictured during a lacrosse game from the 2019 season. Geyer will continue his career at Muskingum University. (Photo submitted) Travis Geyer is just like any other high sc...

Madyson Watson fires the ball toward the plate for the Jonathan Alder softball team. Watson’s senior season of college softball at Winthrop University abruptly ended because of the coronavirus pandemi...

There will be no changes in divisions for area high schools when it comes to the 2020 fall sports season. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its 2020 divisional alignments for the spor...

In this file photo, Madison Amstutz of North Union checks her swing during a 2018 Division III state semi-finals softball game at Akron Firestone Stadium. Amstutz is a senior on this year’s Lady Cats ...

A youngster waits on the ball during a Marysville Junior Baseball-Softball Association game. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the 2020 youth season. (Photo submitted) Fall ball possible? High sch...

Former Marysville High School softball catcher Aggie Livingston (top photo) attempts to tag out a base runner during a 2019 game. Livingston’s sister Jewely (below) takes a swing at the plate during a...

Leah Potter of MHS puts the tag on a sliding base runner during a 2019 game. The Marysville senior is looking for another collegiate softball option as Urbana University is closing its doors. (Journal...

Marysville third baseman Leah Potter makes a tag on a base runner during a game from the 2019 season. Potter, a senior, is like all other spring sports athletes across the state who have seen their 20...