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Former North Union softball player Emily Clark prepares to swing at the ball for the Ohio State Lady Buckeykes. Clark, who played for OSU for four seasons, is now a member of the professional Clevelan...

Former Fairbanks High School state championship swimmer Margo Geer is pictured in this file photo. Geer will leave today for Lima, Peru, where she will compete in the Pan American Games. (Journal-Trib...

Marysville High School head football coach Brent Johnson, right, gives encouragment to his team during a recent camp session. Preseason practices for all Ohio high school fall sports begin today. (Jou...

Gabby Watson of Marysville rounds a barrel atop her horse “Gambler’s Rose” during a barrel race. Watson made a return trip to the National High School Rodeo Finals in Wyoming this year. (Photo submitt...

Work continues on the new turf field at Jonathan Alder High School. The surface will be ready for competition during the 2019 football and soccer seasons. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Jo...

The history of Fairbanks High School would not be complete without telling the story of Panther football. As with most high school athletic programs, the Panther gridiron warriors have had their fair ...

Members of the first Marysville High School boys basketball team in 1904 are pictured. They are, front, Hubert Scott; middle from left, Milton Stevenson, Edward Sellers and Luther Powers; and back, Jo...

Former Fairbanks High School state championship swimmer Margo Geer is pictured in this file photo. Geer will leave on Thursday for Lima, Peru, where she will compete in the Pan American Games. (Journa...

Over the years, the Major League Baseball trading deadline has always been very interesting to me. I’ve always enjoyed seeing which players the teams in the valley of the standings have been willing t...

Marysville High School graduate Steve Devine, left, instructs a couple of Monarch players. Devine, who recently retired as a scout for the NFL New York Giants, will serve as a volunteer assistant for ...

Fairbanks’ Justin Brackenridge drives the ball in this file photo. Brackenridge was named the Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association’s 16-18 age bracket player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sa...

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. (...