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Marysville High School’s varsity wrestling team placed 29th during the recent 40-plus team Brecksville Holiday tournament. The Monarchs tallied 57.5 points. Detroit Central Catholic of Michigan won th...

Monarch grappler Jacob Marsh fends off an opponent during a 2018 match. Marsh was the Division I state runner-up in the 152-pound weight class. He currently wrestles for Princeton University. (Journal...

Marysville’s girls varsity basketball team got back on the winning track with Friday’s 82-34 win over Glenville. The victory came during the second day of the Jackson Holiday Classic in Massillon. The...

Bodie Eberhart of Marysville takes the ball to the basket against Bishop Watterson Saturday evening. Eberhart scored 22 points as the Monarchs won, 69-60. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Sa...

The Jonathan Alder boys basketball team split a pair of weekend games as part of the Grandview Bobcat Holiday Classic. On Friday, the Pioneers fell in overtime to Johnstown-Monroe. The Pioneers reboun...

Marysville’s girls varsity basketball team fell to Massillon Jackson, 50-26, on Thursday during the opening round of the Jackson Holiday Tournament. The Lady Monarchs (5-5) got off to a very slow star...

Macy Wanamaker of Fairbanks (right) wins the rebounding battle against a Bishop Ready opponent Thursday evening. The Lady Panthers fell, 34-22. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Something had...

Fairbanks sophomore Braylon Green goes up for a shot against Mechanicsburg. Green is averaging 10 points and nearly 10 rebounds per game for the Panthers, who are undefeated in Ohio Heritage Conferenc...

Fairbanks sophomore Braylon Green goes up for a shot against Mechanicsburg. Green is averaging 10 points and nearly 10 rebounds per game for the Panthers, who are undefeated in Ohio Heritage Conferenc...

Fairbanks’ Jacob Nicol goes up for a basket in this file photo. Nicol scored 11 points on Friday as the Panthers rolled past Northeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Fairbanks’ boys ba...

Logan Brown (22) of MHS drives along the baseline Friday evening against Dublin Coffman. Brown scored 15 points during the Lady Monarchs’ loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Marysville Hi...

Triad’s Frani LeVan, left, attempts a shot while drawing a foul during an Ohio Heritage Conference basketball game against Northeastern on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The Lady...

Marysville’s Aron Moledor (top photo) and Emma Menge (bottom) are pictured during swimming events Thursday evening at the Union County YMCA. The Monarch swimmers defeated Bellefontaine in boys and gir...

The Bunsold Middle School Red wrestling team went on the road and defeated Hilliard Memorial, 48-31, on Wednesday. Bunsold won seven matches. Picking up wins for the Monarchs were Dylan Garber (80), E...

Marysville High School’s gymnastics team hosted the three Hilliard high schools for a meet on Wednesday. Hilliard Darby took top team honors with a score of 133.9. Hilliard Bradley was the runner-up w...

Abby Jones of Jonathan Alder, right, leaps for a layup while a London defender attempts to block her shot during a Central Buckeye Conference contest on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon...

Marysville High School senior Tyler Connolly’s plans to play collegiate football at the University of Akron have been put on hold. Connolly, a 6-6, 285-pound offensive lineman, was scheduled to sign a...

North Union’s Journey Blevins goes up for a basket in this file photo. Blevins scored 25 points and grabbed 17 rebounds during Wednesday’s victory at St. Paris Graham. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Di...

Triad grappler Dalton Overfield attempts to pin his opponent during the recent Versailles Duals tournament. Overfield, the Cardinals’ 152-pounder, split his two matches for the tournament. (Photo subm...

Marysville’s boys bowling team scored a 2308-2208 victory over Pickerington North on Tuesday. Dale Barker bowled a high game of 289 (in a two-game series of 494). Marysville’s girls lost to Pickeringt...

Marysville’s girls varsity hoop squad dropped a 66-51 verdict at Olentangy Liberty on Tuesday. The Lady Monarchs (5-3) trailed, 22-8, after the opening period and 39-21 by halftime. MHS continued to p...

The Union County Grand Prix Series recently honored its racing participants and top runners for its seventh season. Those pictured are from left, front row, Leslie Chambers, Carmen Shields, Pamela Car...

Fairbanks’ Tyler Beem goes up for a shot at Mechanicsburg on Tuesday. The Panthers won, 44-33. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– “It was a win.” Those were the first words out of head coach J...

Thomas Rush (8), a graduate of Marysville High School, is pictured playing linebacker for the University of Minnesota. The Golden Gophers will play Georgia Tech in the Quick Lane Bowl on Dec. 26. (Pho...

Fairbanks’ boys varsity bowling team split a triangular match on Friday. Elgin won the match with a team score of 2256. The Panthers were second with 2211 and Springfield Catholic Central tallied 1985...

The Bunsold Middle School Red wrestling squad took runner-up honors during Saturday’s 23-team River Valley Invitational. The Monarchs lost the championship by 10.5 points during a back-and-forth battl...

Marysville High School’s varsity wrestling team placed 13th during the annual Southwest Ohio Wrestling Coaches Association tournament that was conducted at Harrison High School. The 49-team event was ...

Senior swimmers for Marysville High School are from left, front row, Emily Rodenhausen, Jacob Meyer and Cori Lee; back row, Karlie Marlatt, Rachel Poling, Olivia Thallman, Jenny Larsen and Maddie Watt...

Jacob Koenig scored 17 points and helped lead Jonathan Alder’s boys hoop squad to a 66-33 victory over Tecumseh on Friday. He was joined in double figures by Jackson Izzard-14 and Henry Walker-10. Ald...

Marysville’s Caitlin Cotner (left) stretches to save the ball from going out of bounds Friday evening against Central Crossing. The Lady Monarchs rallied in the second half for a 48-34 victory. (Journ...