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Fairbanks’ Jacob Nicol goes up for a basket in this file photo. The Panthers defeated Northeastern on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– “This was a nice way to end a very long week.” ...

Fairbanks girls basketball coach Brock Oakes (left) watches a tie-up during a game against Triad earlier this season. Oakes will undergo surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon on Monday. It is unknown...

Marysville’s Jacob Marsh (right) is in a tie-up against an opponent in this file photo. Marsh won by a pin on Thursday during MHS’ victory over Central Crossing. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) ...

LONG –––– Former Lady Monarch cager makes comeback from injury You have to give Marysville High School graduate Hannah Long a lot of credit. After suffering a knee injury earlier this basketball seaso...

North Union’s Riley Price (right) goes up for a shot against Fairbanks’ Baylor Green Tuesday evening. Price sank two late free throws as the Wildcats won, 49-47. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) ...

LEVAN –––– Triad senior Hadley LeVan broke the school’s boys scoring record by tossing in his 1,475th career point during the Cardinals’ 65-44 triumph over Madison Plains on Tuesday. LeVan broke Josh ...

Jacob Ranker of Marysville goes up for a jumper while a Delaware Hayes defender attempts to block the shot. Ranker tallied six points during the Monarchs’ 59-49 loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dil...

Marysville High School’s gymnastics team placed third during the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division meet. Mary Calvert (left) was second on the vault (8.35) and third on the bars (8.225) to earn...

Jonathan Alder’s girls upped their basketball record to 11-10 with Monday’s 67-55 victory over Northwestern. The Lady Pioneers jumped out to a 13-5 lead at the end of the opening set and took a 32-21 ...

Marysville resident Mike Nicholson looks over one of the scoreboards for the state wrestling duals tournament Sunday at The Ohio State University’s St. John Arena. Nicholson, an electronics technician...

With the high school boys basketball regular season coming to a close, it is the time to start thinking about the upcoming Ohio High School Athletic Association state tournament. Sunday was the day wh...

Marysville’s Haley Cook (3) goes up for a basket against Upper Arlington on Friday. The Lady Monarchs fell to the Golden Bears, 52-45. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Marysville High Sc...

Marysville High School’s swimming teams set records and advanced athletes to district competition during Saturday’s Division I sectional at Thomas Worthington High School. The girls 200 medley relay t...

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 ...