Sports

Pictured are the North Union boys and girls bowling at Cooper Lanes in Marion. The Lady Cats won their first Mid Ohio Athletic Conference championship at the MOAC Tournament. (Photo submitted) –––– Th...

Monarch heavyweight Tyler Connolly (right) hooks up with Graham’s Khrizdon Van Hoose during their match at the Division I state duals tournament on Sunday. Connolly won the bout by a pin at The Ohio S...

Marshall Francisco of Marysville leaps for a shot while an Upper Arlington defender attempts to block him. Francisco tallied eight points during the Monarchs’ 72-38 loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam...

Members of Marysville High School’s wrestling team display their Division I regional championship trophy. The Monarchs will face St. Paris Graham in the opening round of the state duals on Sunday at T...

SLONE –––– If one cracked open the Marysville High School football record book, the name of Keith Slone would definitely stand head and shoulders above many others. That’s due to the fact that Slone, ...

Several Marysville Monarch athletes are pictured after signing letters of intent to play their sport at the next level during a ceremony at Marysville High School on Wednesday. The athletes are from t...

Journey Blevins of North Union lines up a jump shot during a home game against Clear Fork. Blevins tallied 17 points during the Lady Cats’ 61-27 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The...

In this file photo Cassie Fransico of Marysville High School drive to the basket during a game against Dublin Coffman. Fransico scored a team-high 10 points during the Lady Monarchs 61-44 loss to Big ...

HYLAND –––– Although Karen Hyland wasn’t the first female athlete of note at Marysville High School, she was one during a time in which girls sports were beginning to gain prominence. Hyland was an al...

Jonathan Alder High School senior Brooke Bradley recently signed to ride with the equestrian team at the University of Tennessee-Martin. She is pictured, third from the left, in the front row with her...

BLACKBURN –––– A man with a pair of Super Bowl championship rings will join fellow Marysville High School alumni in the school’s athletic Hall of Fame on Friday evening. Chase Blackburn, a 2001 MHS gr...

Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball team moved to within one game of the .500 mark with Monday’s 81-29 victory over Columbus Centennial. The Lady Pioneers (9-10) held the Stars to just two points during...

It is the time of year when the girls high school basketball regular season winds down. As such, coaches find out who their teams will be playing during the opening round of the 2018 Ohio High School ...

Fairbanks’ Zoe Walls grabs a rebound in this file photo. Walls led FHS with 12 points during Saturday’s win over West Jefferson on Senior Night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) --- Fairbanks’ gi...

For many years, Marysville High School graduate Tim Davidson has been the keeper of the Monarchs’ athletic history. He started out putting together scrapbooks and then graduated to chronicling yearly ...

The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder upped their record to 14-4 with Friday’s 41-33 victory over Bellefontaine.

Allie Rioch of Marysville attempts to drive to the basket while two Dublin Coffman defenders try to block her path on Friday. Rioch tallied three points during the Lady Monarchs’ 90-45 loss. (Journal ...

Triad’s Cam Atchison drives to the basket against Fairbanks’ Gavin Horn Friday evening. The Cardinals won, 47-44. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Fairbanks Panthers’ hopes of defending ...

Fairbanks High School senior Jenay Kocsis is pictured signing to play volleyball with Capital University. She is pictured in the front row with her parents, Brian and Susie Kocsis. In the back row fro...

Fairbanks High School senior Jenay Kocsis is pictured signing to play volleyball with Capital University. She is pictured in the front row with her parents, Brian and Susie Kocsis. In the back row fro...

The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder upped their record to 14-4 with Friday’s 41-33 victory over Bellefontaine. JA (which will travel to Tecumseh on Tuesday) trailed 11-7 after the opening period. The Chief...

Allie Rioch of Marysville attempts to drive to the basket while two Dublin Coffman defenders try to block her path on Friday. Rioch tallied three points during the Lady Monarchs’ 90-45 loss. (Journal ...

Triad’s Cam Atchison drives to the basket against Fairbanks’ Gavin Horn Friday evening. The Cardinals won, 47-44. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Fairbanks Panthers’ hopes of defending ...

Mason Soviak of North Union leaps for a jump shot while several Marion Harding defenders attempt to block the shot during a basketball game at North Union High School on Thursday. Soviak scored four p...

Marysville’s Quentin Miller battles an opponent during the Division I regional tournament. The Monarchs have advanced to the state duals tournament that will be held on Feb. 11 at The Ohio State Unive...

‘We were firing on all cylinders tonight.” Those were the words of Fairbanks High School girls basketball coach Brock Oakes after the Lady Panthers’ 72-46 road victory over Springfield Northeastern. E...

Marysville’s girls basketball team slipped to 9-10 for the season with a 67-34 loss at Hilliard Davidson on Wednesday. The score was deadlocked at 15 after the opening quarter. The Lady Monarchs, howe...

Marysville’s Tyler Bates has a front head-lock on Westerville North’s Mitch Potterf during the 170-pound regional semifinal match at MHS on Wednesday. Bates won the match by a 7-2 verdict. The Monarch...

Marysville’s Jennifer McKillen is pictured leaping on the balance beam on Wednesday. The Lady Monarchs won a triangular meet. (Photo submitted) –––– Marysville High School’s gymnastics team won a tria...

Jonathan Alder’s boys bowling team raised its overall record to 13-4 and its Central Buckeye Conference mark to 7-4 after recent matches. The Pioneers defeated Kenton Ridge 2541-2390 and Elgin 2301-20...