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Jonathan Alder’s Jillian Jaske cracks a three-run homer against Kenton Ridge on Wednesday. The Lady Pioneers advanced to Saturday’s regional championship game at Mason High School. (Photo submitted) –...

MHS’ Celia Soller, left, runs the anchor leg of the girls’ 4 x 400 relay on Thursday at Pickerington North High School. The team qualified for Friday’s Division I regional finals. (Journal-Tribune pho...

Kennedy Ruhl of North Union catches a ball in left field during a regional semifinals game against West Liberty Salem. Ruhl went 1-3 at the plate during the Lady Cats’ 5-1 win to advance to the region...

The Hot Shots’ 13 American volleyball team finished third overall out of 60 teams at the recent Ohio Valley Regional (OVR) Championships. The tournament was held at the Columbus Convention Center.  Te...

These Marysville High School girls earned fourth-year awards for the track and field program. They are from left, Morgan Forney, Addy Miller-Brown, Natalie Hiltscher and Celia Soller. (Photo submitted...

Marysville High School track and field athletes will begin the next step along the post-season trail today at Pickerington North High School. The Monarchs will be represented in several events as the ...

OAKES –––– The Marysville Lady Monarch basketball team could have a new head coach within a matter of days. Meanwhile, the search begins for someone to fill the same position at Fairbanks High School....

Josie Duncan of North Union, center, stretches out from first base to receive a throw from Avery Clark, far right, during the Lady Cats’ Central District championship win over Bishop Ready. (Journal-T...

BRUNSWICK –––– Baseball has played a major role for many years in the lives of Mark Brunswick and his family. That’s what made his decision on Tuesday to step down as the head coach of the Marysville ...

Jonathan Alder shortstop Emily Walker (left) looks to the umpire for the call on this Big Walnut stolen base last Friday. The Lady Pioneers will face Kenton Ridge in the Division II regional semifinal...

In this file photo, Sydney Bacon of North Union follows through a toss of the shot during the Virg Rankin Invitational. Bacon qualified for a Division II regional track and field meet with a toss of 3...

The Fairbanks High School boys track and field team finished as runner-up during the Division III district meet on Saturday at Watkins Memorial High School. The Panthers tallied several first-place fi...

Jonathan Alder’s Lindsey Potter watches the flight of her home run ball Friday evening against Big Walnut. Potter smashed two round-trippers during a 20-3 victory over the Eagles in the Division II di...

Madison Amstutz attempts to lay down a bunt during the Division III Central District championship game against Bishop Ready. Amstutz hit a walk-off home run in the fifth inning to beat Ready, 11-1. (J...

SHIRER –––– A lengthy Marysville High School coaching career has come to an end. Chris Shirer, the Lady Monarch softball co-head coach, announced on Thursday that he is stepping down from the position...

Marysville’s girls’ 4x800 relay team of, from left, Robin King, Celia Soller, Jenna Rioch and Jacquelyn Witt, placed third in the Division I district track meet. The girls have advanced to next week’s...

Blake Storr of Marysville slides into the plate Thursday evening at Dublin Coffman High School. The Monarchs fell to Olentangy Liberty, 5-4, in the Division I district championship game. (Journal-Trib...

STORR –––– The Marysville Monarchs lashed eight hits on Wednesday as they turned back Grove City, 1-0, in the Division I district baseball semifinals. The game was played at Lancaster’s Beaver Stadium...

Lady Monarch freshman Brynn Rychlik, right, is pictured with coach Luke Sundermeier. Rychlik won a jump-off in the pole vault on Wednesday during the Division I district track and field meet. She qual...

Regan Martino of North Union tracks a ball down in shallow right field during the Division II Central District semifinals against Elgin at Olentangy High School. The Lady Cats won 8-0 and will move on...

Former Fairbanks High School volleyball player Noel Ufferman is a setter for the Edison State Community College squad. As a freshman during the 2017-18 academic year, she was named to the Ohio Communi...

Triad High School seniors Kiki Zizzo, left, and Andi Marland won state championships at the recent Ohio State Baton Twirling Competition. The event was held at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wrigh...

Marysville shortstop Jewely Livingston prepares to scoop up a ground ball. The Lady Monarchs finished the 2018 season with a 22-5 record. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– While the 2018 soft...

Fairbanks’ girls 4 x 800 relay team won the Division III district championship on Tuesday. The foursome of Kaidie Carstensen, Kalor Greve, Adeline Fitzwater and Kayla Green claimed the title with a ti...

Marysville High School’s track and field teams endured a three-hour rain delay on Tuesday during the opening day of the Division I district meet at Hilliard Darby. The MHS boys qualified for Saturday’...

The North Union track teams will be moving on in the Division II Central District finals after placing well at the preliminary meet. The boys moved through the majority of their events with Adam Brown...

Cierra Clark of Jonathan Alder blasted a grand-slam homer on Tuesday as the Lady Pioneers ripped Buckeye Valley, 12-2. Her homer came during the fourth inning. The six-inning game came during the Divi...

Monarch pitcher Jack Christian fires the ball toward the plate. The Monarchs’ Division I district semifinal game against Grove City was postponed on Tuesday due to rain. The contest will be played (we...

The Fairbanks High School boys track and field team recently won the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division championship. Members of the team pictured are from left, front row, coach Jeff Powell and ...

These Bunsold Middle School track and field athletes set school records during the 2018 season. They are from left, front row, Brynn Hothem, 1600 run, 5:42.41; Carys Gossett, shot put, 16-11; Payton P...