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The Union County area has three “Jacks” of diamonds among basketball players who have earned All-Ohio honors for the 2019-2020 season. Jonathan Alder’s Jackie Santa-Emma and Jackson Izzard and Marysvi...

North Union’s Preston Crabtree hits a basket in this file photo. The junior was named to the Division III All-Ohio special mention list. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The North Union Wildcats ...

St. John’s Lutheran School’s girls basketball team recently placed third during the Ohio All-Lutheran tournament. Members of the squad are from left, front row, Anna Lynch, Mya Balderson, McKenna Fonn...

Marysville’s Erryl Will is set to pin an opponent in this file photo. The Monarch mat program improved as the season progressed. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Under normal circumstances, the 2...

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has issued a coronavirus mandate for all school-sponsored sports. A mandatory no-contact period goes into effect beginning Tuesday (March 17) through April 5....

Marysville High School senior Leah Potter hits a double Friday afternoon during an intrasquad softball scrimmage. It was the final practice for the Lady Monarchs before the mandatory three-week shutdo...

Marysville High School graduate Taleb Rahmani prepares to pin an opponent in this file photo. Rahmani’s collegiate career ended when the NCAA decided to cancel its 2020 tournament. (Journal-Tribune ph...

Local wrestlers from left, Lincoln Heard and Erryl Will of Marysville and Jonathan Alder’s Reece Chapman, were scheduled to compete in the state tournament this weekend at The Ohio State University. T...

Editor’s note: The following story was filed from Columbus Thursday afternoon by retired Journal-Tribune sports writer Bob Putman. Putman was at The Ohio State University’s St. John Arena to help work...

Union County YMCA swimmers who were scheduled to compete in the Southwest Ohio championships are from left, front row, Molly Murphy and Brady Cordonnier; back row, Madison Corbett, Janie Clayton and S...

University of Pittsburgh wrestler Taleb Rahmani acknowledges the crowd after a win. Rahmani, who won a state championship for Marysville High School in 2015, placed second during the recent ACC tourna...

Lincoln Heard, right, MHS’ 138-pound grappler, is tied up with an opponent in this file photo. Heard will be making his second consecutive trip to the state tournament that begins on Friday at The Ohi...

“I thought Reece looked confident and he felt good about his goals.” Those were the words of Jonathan Alder High School head wrestling coach Tony Watson to describe Pioneer 106-pounder Reece Chapman. ...

This is an overhead photo of The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center during the state high school wrestling tournament. The Coronavirus outbreak is limiting the number of fans who may attend ...

Marysville’s Lincoln Heard has control over an opponent in this photo from earlier in the 2019-20 season. Heard is one of three local grapplers who will compete in the state tournament that is schedul...

The Marysville High School student sports cheering section, otherwise known as “The Pit,” has been selected as a finalist for the Ohio High School Athletic Association “Golden Megaphone” award. The Mo...

Jonathan Alder seniors Sydney Bourquin (left) and Melissa Walbom (right) have earned Division II All-Ohio basketball honors for the 2019-20 season. Bourquin has been named to the second team, while Wa...

Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball team breaks a huddle during the Division II regional semifinal game against Cincinnati Roger Bacon. The game was played at Springfield High School. (Journal-Tribune p...

The position of girls basketball coach at Marysville High School has been listed within the district as being open. The position became vacant a couple of weeks ago when Brooke Young stepped down afte...

Journey Blevins of North Union goes up for a shot during a game against Johnstown Northridge. Blevins has been named to the Division III All-Ohio honorable mention list for the 2019-20 season. (Journa...

Erryl Will of Marysville, goes for an underhook against Reynoldsburg’s Noah Ratliff during the Division I district tournament on Saturday. Will placed second in his weight class and will compete in th...

The Central District wrestling tournaments concluded Saturday and the Jonathan Alder Pioneers will move on one of their six wrestlers to the state competition. CHAPMAN Reece Chapman (106) finished as ...

Jonathan Alder’s Jackson Izzard attempts a potential game-winning shot late in overtime on Saturday. The Pioneers, however, fell to DeSales, 32-30, during the Division II district championship game at...

Zach Vernon of North Union (top photo) goes up for a basket. Connor Terrill (bottom photo) does the same against Johnstown Friday evening. NU fell, 46-43, in the Division III district title game. (Jou...

Marysville resident and Ohio State University Women’s Hockey Coach Nadine Muzerall has been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Coach of the Year for the second time in her four yea...

Joshua Melms of Marysville attempts to escape the grasp of Owen Perry of New Albany during the opening round of the Division I Central District wrestling meet at Hilliard Darby on Friday. Melms won by...

Triad’s Isaiah Leasure (left photo) and Fairbanks’ Billy Reed-Bodey (right photo) both try to go for pins during Division III district tournaments on Friday. (Photos submitted) The Jonathan Alder Pion...

Marysville’s Josh Melms (top) has an arm bar on an opponent in this file photo. Melms is one of the Monarch wrestlers who will begin Division I district competition today at Hilliard Darby. (Journal-T...

Wrestlers from Jonathan Alder, Fairbanks, North Union and Triad will begin competition today in district tournaments. The Pioneers will compete in the Division II regional at Wilmington High School. R...

The boys basketball teams from Jonathan Alder and North Union will play for district championships over the next two days. In the photo to the left, JA’s Jackie Santa-Emma will help lead the Pioneers ...