Sports

Bunsold athletes have success
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 14, 2018
Bunsold Middle School athlete Wyatt Leiter-Griffith finished ninth during the state middle school 800 meter run on Saturday. He set a new personal record and school record of 2:09.01 during the state ...
MHS baseball squad downs Dublin Jerome
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 14, 2018
Marysville’s varsity baseball team downed Dublin Jerome, 10-3, during a regular season game on Saturday. The Monarchs plated two runs in the visitors’ portion of the third inning and went on top 3-0 i...
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By Tim Miller 
May 14, 2018
Marysville’s Ricky Spitznagel (top photo left) competes in a relay race on Saturday during the OCC Central Division meet at Dublin Coffman. Both MHS teams placed fourth in the overall standings. (Jour...
Local diamond squads will begin district action
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By Tim Miller 
May 14, 2018
The Union County area has six high school baseball/softball teams left in post-season tournament action. The baseball/softball squads from both Marysville and Jonathan Alder are still alive, as is the...
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By Tim Miller 
May 14, 2018
These Marysville High School senior baseball and softball players will continue their careers on the collegiate level. They are from left, front row, Tate Virts, Capital University; Airyanna Maurer, M...
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By Tim Miller 
May 14, 2018
These Marysville High School seniors have signed to continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level. They are from left, front row, Ryan Peck, soccer, Muskingum University; Brinnen Smith, socc...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 11, 2018
The Bunsold Middle School seventh-grade softball team recently won the Pacers Classic Tournament by beating Pickerington, Pickerington Ridgeview and Lancaster General Sherman. The Lady Monarchs are 14...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 11, 2018
Jonathan Alder’s baseball team breezed to a 10-0 victory over Bexley on Thursday. The triumph came during the Division II sectional championship game on the Pioneers’ home diamond. JA (16-5) jumped ou...
MHS’ Ethan Klauda wins OCC Central long jump
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 11, 2018
Marysville’s Ethan Klauda took championship honors in the Ohio Capital Conference long jump on Thursday. Klauda came through with an effort of 20-5.5 to take the boys’ title in the OCC Central Divisio...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 11, 2018
The Columbus Local Soap Box Derby Championship took place on Saturday, May 5 at Big Run Park. There were more than 40 participants from Columbus and Marysville. Kaden Legron of Marysville (above) was ...
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By Tim Miller 
May 11, 2018
Fairbanks shortstop Mason Smith (8) leaps high to snare this throw on a Columbus Academy stolen base on Thursday. The Vikings swiped 11 bags during an 11-0 victory over FHS in the Division III tournam...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 10, 2018
Triad’s Jacob Greve rips a base hit in this file photo. The Cardinals beat Bradford, 5-0, on Wednesday in a Division IV Southwest District tournament game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– T...
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By Tim Miller 
May 10, 2018
Marysville’s Chris Ortman blasts a three-run homer against Franklin Heights on Wednesday. The Lady Monarchs won the Division I sectional finals game, 21-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– T...
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By Sam Dillon 
May 10, 2018
Jack Christian of Marysville strides through his wind-up during a Division I sectional finals game against Reynoldsburg on Wednesday. Christian came in to pitch in the fifth inning to collect a save a...
JA, MHS netters capture matches
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 9, 2018
Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team wrapped up the regular season on Tuesday with a 5-0 victory over London. Singles -Brandon Dembek (J) defeated Zabalbescoa 6-0, 6-0; -Evan Collins (J) topped Bonfanti ...
Lady Monarchs drop game to Jon Alder
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 9, 2018
Marysville High School’s Ohio varsity softball winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Lady Monarchs, who had not lost a game since their return from their spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, fel...
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By Sam Dillon 
May 9, 2018
North Union senior sprinter Abby Davis, in this file photo from the Virg Rankin Relays, races through the finish of the 100 meter dash. She has qualified for the finals in the 100, 200 and 400 events ...
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By Tim Miller 
May 9, 2018
Eli Ferrell, a second-grader at Trinity Lutheran School, competes in relay races on Tuesday. It was part of the annual St. John’s-Trinity Lutheran track and field day at Marysville High School’s Monar...
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By Tim Miller 
May 8, 2018
Triad’s Austin Bails (3) slides safely into the plate before Panther catcher John Pastirzyk can apply the tag. It was the only run for the Cardinals during a 2-1 loss to Fairbanks. (Journal-Tribune ph...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 7, 2018
The Plain City Ball Association held its annual Opening Day parade and ceremony on Saturday. More than 450 youngsters in the area play T-ball, baseball and softball in the organization. This was just ...
MHS tracksters place first, third at Bradley meet
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 7, 2018
The Marysville Lady Monarch track and field team won the Hilliard Bradley Invitational over the weekend. MHS tallied 111 points, well ahead of runner-up Pickerington North’s 95.5. Dublin Jerome was th...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 7, 2018
The Fairbanks and Triad varsity softball teams are pictured on Saturday for the “Strikeout Cancer” game that was played in Milford Center. Those on both teams’ rosters (not necessarily pictured in ord...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 7, 2018
Kaleb Schultz of Marysville doubles against Hilliard Davidson on Friday. The Monarchs lost, 11-8. (Photo submitted) –––– The Fairbanks baseball squad outhit Mechanicsburg, 12-6, on Friday during a 6-2...
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By Tim Miller 
May 7, 2018
Fairbanks shortstop Bella Rowland, left, and Mechanicsburg’s Jessica Maddux collide on this stolen base attempt. Both players were shaken up on the play as Maddux was called out. The Lady Panthers los...
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By Sam Dillon 
May 7, 2018
Ashden Turrill of North Union dives for second base during a ball game against Mt. Gilead. The Wildcats won 10-1 and increased their record to 10-8 on the season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)...
Local diamond squads win
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 4, 2018
Bella Rowland helped lead Fairbanks’ softball team to a 13-3 victory over Springfield Catholic Central on Thursday. Rowland allowed three hits, walked three and struck out one as the Lady Panthers imp...
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By Tim Miller 
May 4, 2018
Fairbanks High School senior Logan Stidham, front row center, signs to play basketball at Alderson Broaddus College. She is pictured in the front row with her parents Karen and Shannon. Pictured in th...