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Monarch linebacker Aiden Lambert (33) brings down a Hilliard Darby ballcarrier. The Monarchs will host Dublin Jerome on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson The Marysville Monarchs will h...

North Union quarterback Preston Crabtree puts the ball in the air against Indian Lake. He threw for 134 yards against the Lakers. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) North Union’s football team has ...

The Pigskin Pickers race remains tight after the second week of high school games. Managing editor Chad Williamson, sports editor Tim Miller, reporter Mac Cordell and sports reporter Sam Dillon all po...

The Monarch boys varsity golf squad placed fourth during the final Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division match of the season. Marysville carded a 344 for its finish during the competition that was...

The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder upped their soccer record to 7-0 on Wednesday. JA traveled to Benjamin Logan and turned back the Raiders, 7-0. Katie Hooley led Alder with a hat trick (three goals)...

Marysville’s middle school volleyball teams swept Big Walnut on Wednesday. The eighth grade won 25-12, 25-8. Clarissa Hamilton tallied three kills and one ace. Bella Hackett finished with four kills, ...

Lady Monarch Sarah Peterson (8) sends the ball between a pair of Central Crossing blockers for a kill. MHS swept the Comets in three sets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s varsity vo...

Panther seniors Amelia Cameron (top photo) and Trey Good are shown competing during the Fairbanks Invitational. Cameron won the girls race. (Photos submitted) Fairbanks’ cross-country program hosted i...

Kayla Sedgwick, left, of North Union picks a serve off the floor while Emma Lindsey also makes a play on the ball. The Lady Cats beat Urbana in three sets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) North ...

The new executive director of the Ohio High School Athletic Association has Union County-area ties. The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Board of Directors on Tuesday hired Doug Ute as th...

Kass Lee of MHS collides with an Upper Arlington player during Tuesday’s soccer game. Also pictured for MHS is Leah Brown (21). The Lady Monarchs fell 1-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysv...

The Triad boys golf team defeated Northeastern at Woodland with the score of 182-195 on Tuesday. The Cardinals improved to 9-3 in the Ohio Heritage Conference. Triad was led by Cole Pond, who carded a...

Will Heisler of Jonathan Alder (26) battles his way against North Union’s defense. The Pioneers will travel to Bellefontaine on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The Pioneers of Jonathan A...

Marysville’s girls tennis squad dropped a 5-0 verdict to Olentangy on Tuesday. MHS slipped to 6-6 overall and 2-3 in the Ohio Capital Conference. Match results were as follows: Singles -Agochiya defea...

Meghan Wenger of Fairbanks moves the ball downfield in this file photo. The Lady Panthers defeated Tree of Life on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Fairbanks’ girls soccer squad improve...

Fairbanks High School head football coach Patrick Cotter talks with his team during a timeout on Friday. The Panthers are one of two area grid squad that are unbeaten so far in the young season. (Jour...

Marysville’s Bryn Hothem is pictured competing in this file photo. She placed second at Wapakoneta and led MHS to a team title. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s cross-country teams e...

Above, Drew Campbell (6) of Triad leaps over his own blocker during a run against West Liberty. The Cardinals lost 27-20. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Above, Brogan Green of FHS picks up yard...

There are some football teams that start wringing their hands and gnashing their teeth when they fall behind on the scoreboard. Don’t count the Fairbanks Panthers among them. Sure, the Northeastern Je...

When you make mistakes early in a game, there is plenty of time for atonement. Errors made late often stay with you until the final gun. Marysville clawed its way back from a 17-point first quarter de...

The last couple of days have been happy, but exhausting for Jonathan Alder High School head football coach Brett Glass. The Pioneers capped a hectic two days for their boss on Friday with a 35-7 victo...

The North Union Wildcats earned their first win of the season by blanking Indian Lake, 13-0, on Friday. North Union head coach Nick Hajjar said it felt good to put a game in the win column. “It feels ...

The Triad football team fell to 1-1 Friday night after a disheartening 27-20 loss to OHC rival West Liberty-Salem. It all came from too many mistakes, according to head coach Dylan Wears. “Our guys pl...

Trevor Moran finds a hole in the Jonathan Alder defensive line during Week 1 of the regular season. Moran ran for 53 yards against the Pioneers. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) The Wildcats of N...

Avery Groves (0) of Fairbanks leaps over the Greenon net minder after attacking the ball as Liliana Bosworth (13) provides support on the push. The Lady Panthers lost to the Knights, 3-2. (Journal-Tri...

Daniel Montgomery (12) of Fairbanks is on the ball as Cade Ziegler (8) and Sam Keller (10) look on. The Panthers tied Greenon, 1-1. (Photo submitted) Fairbanks’ boys soccer squad battled Greenon to a ...

Marysville’s JV boys golf squad improved to 6-0 on Thursday with a 169-194 triumph over Columbus Academy at Darby Creek. Dylan DeLauter of MHS was the medalist with a 39. He was followed by Johnathon ...

The Lady Monarch varsity tennis squad saw its three-match winning streak snapped on Thursday. Marysville dropped a 3-2 verdict against Olentangy Berlin. Singles -Franz (O) defeated Mallory Huffman (M)...

Fairbanks’ Brogan Green comes up from a tackle against Springfield Catholic Central. The Panthers will host Northeastern tonight. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The word hybrid is at the forefr...

Marysville’s Carys Gossett (16) sends the ball over the net in this file photo. The Lady Monarchs beat Hilliard Davidson on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s varsity volleyb...