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Jonathan Alder’s Cierra Clark prepares to slide into the plate with a run against Granville on Saturday. The Lady Pioneers beat the Blue Aces, 6-3, in the Division II district title game at Pickeringt...

Marysville High School graduate Elise Freeland is pictured hitting the ball for the Wittenberg University women’s softball team. Freeland, a sophomore, was recently named to the 2019 first-team All No...

Regional Pairings Home Team Listed First Division I Region 4 – Centerville Regional Mason (16-4) vs. No. 2 Liberty Township Lakota East (29-1) at Centerville High School, Wed., 2 p.m. West Chester Lak...

Jonathan Alder freshman pitcher Marlee Jacobs looks down at her wrist band for the pitch Saturday against Granville. The Lady Pioneers will play Philo in the Division II regional semifinals Wednesday,...

Matt Belt of Marysville watches his base hit against Westland. The Monarchs will travel to Gahanna-Lincoln this afternoon to play Lancaster in the Division I district semifinals. (Journal-Tribune phot...

Triad’s Bri Eaton follows through on a swing in this file photo. The Lady Cardinals fell to Felicity-Franklin in a Division IV district title game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The 2019 ...

Triad’s boys track and field team placed fifth out of 18 squads during the Division III district meet at Piqua over the weekend. Eli O’Brien won the 200 meter dash (22.90) and placed third in the 100 ...

The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder boys track team took the Division II Central District 2 runner-up spot with 103 team points, while the Lady Pioneers took fourth place with 71.5 points. The high team sc...

Jacob Ranker, center above photo, of Marysville leaps over a hurdle during the 110-meter Division I district finals at Hilliard Darby Saturday. Ranker took second in the 100 and first in the 300-meter...

Jonathan Alder shortstop Emily Walker kneels to the ground with a smile after catching a popup for the final out Saturday afternoon. Rushing to join in the celebration are from left, first baseman Kel...

Today Marysville boys and girls track and field at Division I district (Hilliard Darby), 3 p.m. Fairbanks boys and girls track and field at Division III district (Watkins Memorial) Jonathan Alder soft...

Editor’s note: the following article is an opinion piece provided by Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Jerry Snodgrass, Executive Dir...

Fairbanks High School baseball senior Connor Pack, center, is pictured with his parents, Cara Holt and Joe Pack. Pack will continue his academic and baseball careers at the University of Northwestern ...

Jonathan Alder’s baseball season came to an end on Thursday. The Pioneers managed just five hits and dropped a 3-2 verdict to Bloom Carroll in a Division II tournament game. JA went into the contest a...

Fairbanks High School’s girls track and field team is currently in first place in the Division III district meet that is being held at Watkins Memorial High School. The Lady Panthers have tallied 10 p...

Carson Newell of North Union pops up a hit in the infield during a sectional finals game against Columbus Academy. The Wildcats lost the contest 8-3 to end their season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam ...

Fairbanks shortstop Mason Cushman, right, shows the ball after making the tag on Johnstown’s stolen base attempt Thursday evening. The Panthers, though, dropped the Division III tournament game to the...

Triad’s baseball season came to an end on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Cardinals (11-14) dropped a 9-1 verdict to No. 3 Sidney Lehman Catholic (18-3) in a Division IV tournament game. No other details...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – One of the New York Giants’ longest-serving college scouts has announced his retirement, effective at the end of the month. Steve Devine, a 1968 graduate of Marysville High Sch...

Marysville’s Emily Daniel slides safely into second base Wednesday evening as a Bishop Watterson infielder stretches for an incoming throw. The Lady Monarchs fell to the Eagles, 9-6, in the Division I...

Marysville High School pole vaulter Gary Markin, left, is pictured with MHS head coach Luke Sundermeier. Markin placed fourth during the Division I district meet and will compete in next week’s region...

Connor Parks, right, of Marysville slides into second base during a successful steal attempt against Big Walnut in a sectional championship game. The Monarchs cruised past the Golden Eagles, 8-1. (Jou...

Today Marysville varsity baseball home vs. Big Walnut, 5 p.m. (Division I tournament) Marysville softball vs. Columbus Bishop Watterson, 5 p.m., at Olentangy (Division I district semifinals) Marysvill...

Kennady Ruhl of North Union watches a pitch while at the plate. Ruhl was the Lady Cats’ only offensive weapon as she hit a home run in the fourth inning during NU’s 4-1 loss to West Jefferson in the D...

–––– Triad pitcher Batai Lease, left, helped the Cardinals beat Mississinawa Valley during Division IV tournament baseball action on Tuesday. Kendell Hughes, center, drove in three runs during the Lad...

Jonathan Alder’s Cierra Clark slides into second base as she is forced out at the bag on Tuesday. The Lady Pioneers went on to score a 13-3 run-rule triumph over River Valley during the Division II di...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis squad edged Urbana, 3-2, on Monday. Both Pioneer doubles teams earned victories. Jack Welsch and Grant Welsch took the first doubles contest with a 6-3, 6-3 verdict over B...

Today Fairbanks baseball home vs. Worthington Christian, 5 p.m. North Union softball at Olentangy vs. West Jefferson, 5 p.m. (Division II district semifinals) Jonathan Alder softball at Olentangy vs. ...

Jonathan Alder pitcher Allison Caldwell fires the ball toward the plate. Caldwell was the winning pitcher in a relief stint when the Lady Pioneers beat Cardington (19-2) by an 6-4 count over the weeke...

North Union catcher Ashden Turrill applies the tag to Grant Rausch of Fairbanks at plate. Rausch was called out on the play. The Wildcats rallied for a 3-2 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillo...