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Marysville’s Lexi Williams fouls off a pitch against Westerville Central Monday evening.. The Lady Monarchs fell, 14-4, during the Division I district semifinals. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)...

Marysville’s boys lacrosse team defeated Jonathan Alder on Friday. Pictured for the Monarchs are Grayson Fultz (28), Matt Chalmers (17), Travis Geyer (2) and keeper Cornelio Estrella (46). Pictured fo...

Fairbanks’ boys track and field team amassed 172 points to win the recent Ohio Heritage Conference North Division meet. The Panthers were followed by West Liberty-163, Northeastern-69, Mechanicsburg-4...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Kody Price of North Union winds up for a pitch during the Wildcats’ tournament opener against Newark Catholic. North Union lost 13-4 to end their season at 12-9 overall. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Fairbanks pitcher Emily Wilson prepares to deliver a pitch against Heath Tuesday evening. The Lady Panthers won, 3-1, in the Division III tournament opener. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Marysville’s Sydney Wade (2) slides safely into second base during a game against Hilliard Davidson. The Lady Monarchs won the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division championship with a 10-0 record ...

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...

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...