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A gaunt Aaron Peitsmeyer (right) watches a Marysville High School football scrimmage during the 2018 preseason. The 2019 version (left) is much more healthy and back fulltime with the Monarchs as they...

Runners take off at the start of Friday evening’s All Ohio Balloon Fest 5K run. Nearly 80 runners of various ages competed in the annual event. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) –––– Nearly 80 ...

Triad’s Dominick McFarland clears a hurdle during a Division III state meet race at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in June. McFarland has qualified for the AAU Junior Olympic games that begin on Saturda...

Marysville High School gymnast Grace McKillen, right, helps Olivia Gower on the parallel bars. Gower is one of more than 40 youngsters participating in this week’s Union County YMCA gymnastics camp. (...

Marysville High School pitcher Andrew Van Hoose (left) delivers the ball to the plate Tuesday afternoon. MHS first baseman Gabe Schaeffer (right) rips a single. The Monarch baseball team has been cond...

Justin Brackenridge of Fairbanks is pictured in this file photo. Brackenridge finished second after a playoff during the recent Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association championship tournament. (Journal-...

Marysville senior Ian Johnson works on squats during a recent weight-lifting session in the school’s training facility. The Monarch football team is getting into shape for the upcoming 2019 season. (J...

Triad junior Cati LeVan drives to the basket during a 2018-19 season game. The Lady Cardinals will have a new head coach next winter as assistant coach Erica Wilkins Trainer was named in charge of the...

Marysville High School gymnast Aleyna Smith competes during a 2018-19 meet at the Marysville Early College High School. Local gymnasts will have a new location for practices and meets during the 2019-...

Marysville quarterback Nathan Morey goes back to pass during a drill. The Monarchs conducted a summer camp this week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Marysville High School varsity foot...

Fairbanks quarterback Braxton Wilhelm goes through a passing drill earlier this week at the Panther gridiron camp. The camp began on Monday and concluded on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mi...

Fairbanks High School senior lineman Sam Rengert, right, goes through a drill Monday afternoon against freshman Bryson Tillman. The Panthers opened a three-day camp as part of the 10 days of off-seaso...

Justin Brackenridge of Fairbanks took top honors in the 16-18 age division, carding a 43-36-79 with seven pars and four birdies on Monday. As such, he eased to the victory during a Heart of Ohio Junio...

Marysville High School head baseball coach Nick Blake, far right, watches Gabe Schaeffer slide safely into home during a 2019 game at Dublin Coffman. Blake, who will be entering his second season as t...

Berkely Behrens, front, of the Marysville Stingrays, goes off the dive during the COSA meet in the 50 freestyle. The league meet was held Saturday in Worthington. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behre...

Travis Brake sinks a putt in this file photo. Brake will be among the local golfers who will compete in a Heart of Ohio Jr. Golf Association event on Wednesday at Marysville Golf Club. The event was p...

Marysville High School’s new athletic director, Joey Day, may not officially start until August 1, but he has already hit the ground running. He starts his transition with one very important task. . ....

In this file photo Justin Brackenridge of Fairbanks takes a shot out of the trees during a Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association event at Blues Creek Gold Course. Brackenridge took second place at the...

Molly Gregory of the Marysville Stingrays reaches the wall in the breaststroke portion of the individual medley during a meet against Olentangy. Gregory too first in the 14 and under 100-yard event. (...

In this file photo Justin Brackenridge watches his putt on the the fourth green at Blues Creek Golf Course during a Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association contest. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)...

In the photo above, rolls of AstroTurf are staged outside of Volunteer Stadium gates as they prepare to lay them on the new field ahead of the upcoming football season. In the photo below, the stadium...

Marysville native Stephen Ganguff sinks a putt on Wednesday at the Ohio Open. Gangluff won the event for the second straight year. (Photo submitted) –––– Dramatic finishes are not uncommon in the Dave...

Tony Kravchenko, a sixth-grade student at Creekview Intermediate School, earned a medal during the recent USA Taekwondo National Championships. He received the honor in Olympic Style Taekwondo Sparrin...

Justin Brackenridge of Fairbanks follows through on his shot earlier this week at Blues Creek. Brackenridge tied for first place with Travis Brake in the 16-18 division after regulation. Brake won the...

The Marysville Junior Baseball-Softball Association 13 U baseball team finished a successful season by capturing league championship honors. The Cougars posted a 10-1-1 record for the campaign and pla...

The top two golfers in the girls Tour division of the Union County Junior Golf Academy-Tour were champion Emily Williams, left, and runner-up Veronique Grand. (Photo submitted) –––– Travis Brake, left...

These local baseball players competed in the recent Marysville Junior Baseball-Softball Association 10U All-Star game. They are from left, front row, Alex Dickinson, Kameron Michalak, Luke Grimm, Etha...

Fairbanks’ Sam Rengert (66) looks to block an opponent during last year’s state playoff game at Beverly Fort Frye. Carrying the ball is Mason Cushman (6). Rengert will go into his senior season with t...

Mark Goode, left, and Jenna Murphy are members of the Plain City Sharks swimming team. They are pictured warming up prior to a recent home meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– A local swim...

These Union County YMCA gymnasts earned honors during the recent national meet. Mary Calvert (left) was first on the floor exercise (9.375) and fifth on the vault (8.5) during Level 8 competition. She...