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Jonathan Alder quarterback JT Keith throws the ball during a 2019 playoff game against Jackson. Keith is working to strength his right knee, which required surgery after the season-ending loss to Colu...

Monarch pitcher Jack Christian prepares to fire the ball toward the plate. Like other high school athletes, Christian hopes an abbreviated 2020 season can still be played this spring. (Journal-Tribune...

Jonathan Alder head football coach Brett Glass gives instructions to Taber Headings in this file photo from the 2019 season. Glass, who is also an assistant baseball coach for the Pioneers, is uncerta...

Marysville High School senior Jenna Rioch works out on the new track at the school in this file photo. Monarch athletes will compete in a “virtual” track meet with other schools as a way to stay conne...

Jerry Lanfear, right, points down the fairway from a tee box at Timberview Golf Club as Pete Tassi watches. Golf courses opened late last week, then were closed by Ohio Governor by Mike DeWine on Frid...

The coronavirus mandate of social distancing is having an impact on Marysville High School’s search for a new girls head basketball coach. Interviews have begun with several candidates who applied to ...

Marysville’s Jacquelyn Witt goes over the pole vault bar in this 2019 file photo. High school spring sports in Ohio are still on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mil...

Golf legend Tiger Woods follows through on his shot in this file photo from the Memorial Tournament in Dublin. The tournament is still scheduled to be held in early June and will expand its field from...

Marysville’s Abri Schmutz steals second base while Skylar North covers the bag during an instrasquad scrimmage. The Lady Monarchs’ 2020 season is on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Journal-Trib...

Fairbanks southpaw pitcher April Ward delivers the ball to the plate during a 2019 game. Whether Ward or anyone else will be able to take to pitching circles throughout the state this spring is in lim...

Refunds are currently being processed for tickets purchased for Ohio high school winter sports tournaments that were never completed. The coronavirus pandemic first postponed and then canceled the rem...

Lady Monarch runner Jacquelyn Witt works out on Marysville High School’s new all-weather track. The MHS boys and girls track and field teams aren’t sure whether they will be able to use the new facili...

Jonathan Alder third baseman Jillian Jakse watches after clubbing the ball during the 2019 Division II state softball semifinals at Akron’s Firestone Stadium. It remains to be seen whether the Lady Pi...

“I think everyone was mentally preparing for this.” Those were the words of Marysville High School head wrestling coach Shawn Andrews after the Ohio High School Athletic Association officially cancele...

Marysville High School safety Brody Lewis (26) tackles a Columbus Northland ball carrier in this file photo from the 2019 season. Lewis will continue his gridiron career at Mt. Union University. (Jour...

Fairbanks High School graduate Margo Geer is pictured practicing at the Union County Family YMCA pool in this file photo. Geer must wait another year for the Olympic Trials as the 2020 Summer Games ha...

Mason Sines comes up with a save for the Hilliard Hockey Club. Sines is a freshman at Fairbanks High School. (Photo submitted) Hockey fans, like those of other sports, may be going through withdrawal ...

The Marysville High School girls 4x800 meter relay team placed during the recent state indoor meet. Runners are from left, Bryn Hothem, Jenna Rioch, Leanne Eichorn and Jacquelyn Witt. (Photo submitted...

With the coronavirus making its way through the state, the Ohio High School Athletic Association made the decision on Thursday to continue the indefinite postponement of all current winter sports tour...

Marysville resident Nadine Muzerall, right, watches her Ohio State University women’s hockey team compete during a 2019-20 game. (File photo) The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the world of sports in...

Marysville’s Kass Lee (14) goes up for a shot during a victory over Upper Arlington this past season. Marysville school officials are currently searching for a new head coach to lead the program next ...

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...