Sports

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...

Travis Brake of Fairbanks sinks a putt in this file photo. Brake placed second during the Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association tournament in Kenton on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) ...

Lady Stingray Olivia Meyers dives into the Marysville Municipal Poll during a recent meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) The Marysville Stingrays swimming teams dropped meets to Dublin Atla...

Officials from the North Union School District and village of Richwood conduct for a ground-breaking ceremony to launch construction on a new $3 million athletic facility. Pictured from the left: Todd...

A worker rolls the football/soccer field at Jonathan Alder High School’s Volunteer Field in search for soft spots earlier this week. Artificial turf will be placed on the field early next month in tim...

Jonathan Alder hoopster Henry Walker goes up for a basket during a game from the 2018-19 season. The Pioneers have a new head coach as Zach Ross replaces Brent Cahill. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mi...

Blake Storr, a first-team shortstop, hit .333 for the season. –––– First-team pitcher Trey Storr finished with a 1.25 ERA. –––– Blaine Williams, a sidearm relief specialist, was named to the honorable...

The Union County YMCA Level 4 gymnasts placed during the recent national meet in Wisconsin. Pictured from left are coach Makayla Tocci; Monica Lamb, second place, vault, 8.85; Marley Phillips, seventh...

Members of the Marysville Elite 16U baseball team are from left, front row, Ethan Spurgeon, Ty Shaw, Jeremiah McNeil and Marcus Belt; second row, Matt Lybarger, Bailey Wade, Ryan Nichols, Dustin Hein ...

Monroe Field at Richwood Lake Park sits flooded in several inches of water after heavy rain Wednesday night. The softball fields at the park were also under water, causing problems for tournaments sch...

The sixth annual Tee It Up to End Alzheimer’s golf fundraiser will be held at Blues Creek Golf Course. The event is scheduled for Sunday, July 14 with a noon starting time. The scramble will held over...

Chris Borjas sinks a putt at the Ridge Golf Club on Thursday. Linksmen in the Union County Junior Golf Academy-Tour completed their season despite soggy conditions on the course. (Journal-Tribune phot...

Marysville High School girls basketball players Kassidi Lee (left) and Tinley Graves apply defensive pressure to an opponent during a 2018-19 game. The Lady Monarchs are participating in a shootout in...

The Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association has rescheduled three events due to recent weather conditions. New dates for tournaments are July 10-The Golf Club of Bucyrus, July 17-Marysville Golf Club an...

Marysville’s Hank Luther is pictured competing in the butterfly of the 18U medley relay in Dublin on Wednesday. The Stingrays competed against the Muirfins, but the meet was halted with less than half...

Berkely Behrens (top photo) and Sarah Beckhoff are pictured during the Union County Jr. Golf Academy-Tour event at Darby Creek on Tuesday. The tournament was the next-to-last for the 2019 season. (Jou...

Sadie Lucas of the Marysville Stingrays competes in the 11-12 breastroke during a recent meet against Worthington and Plain Township. Additional information is planned for a future edition of the Jour...

First baseman Shawn Wright stretches to stay with a throw in the Marysville High School field house. Baseball campers have to work indoors due to heavy rain that has fallen on the MHS varsity baseball...

Fairbanks High School soccer players Mason Gross, left, and Kaleb Bosworth contend for possession of the ball. A group of Panthers get toether a few times a week for open field sessions to work on the...

Statistics and records are a large part of the game when it comes to sports. In the game of baseball,   they keep track of WHIP, ERA, IP, BA, BB and OBP to name a few. All of these numbers are to show...

In the top photo, Marysville High School head track and field coach Luke Sundermeier (left) instructs youngsters how to step while handling pole vault equipment during a camp this week. With hair flyi...