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Former Jonathan Alder basketball and soccer player Lily Hess is pictured saving the ball from going out-of-bounds (top photo) and contending for possession of the soccer ball (bottom photo). Hess is a...

Marysville’s Airyanna Maurer fires the ball to the plate against Central Crossing on Thursday. The Lady Monarchs rallied to hand the Comets their first loss of the season. (Photo submitted) The Lady M...

Bunsold Middle School teams scored recent victories and a tie. The baseball and softball teams downed Olentangy Liberty by respective scores of 13-3 and 22-0. The boys lacrosse squad deadlocked 5-5 wi...

Jonathan Alder’s tennis team posted a 5-0 shutout over Columbus Bishop Ready on Wednesday. Singles -Brandon Dembek (J) defeated Nagy (BR) 6-1, 6-1; -Evan Collins (J) beat Skuce (BR) 6-3, 6-2; -Ethan C...

MHS’ Hanna Moffett rips a base hit during Wednesday’s 12-2 victory over Westland. (Photo submitted) Marysville’s varsity softball squad won its opening Ohio Capital Conference Central Division game of...

Holly Alvoid of Triad fields a ground ball during a softball game against OHC competitor Fairbanks on Wednesday. Alvoid doubled during the game to help the Lady Cardinals earn their first win of the s...

Gavin Sharp of Marysville slides safely into home after a pickoff attempt by Dublin Coffman on Wednesday. Also pictured for the Monarchs is Garrett North (1). The Monarchs won, 4-1. (Journal-Tribune p...

Allen Schnees of Fairbanks strides for third base during the top of seventh inning in OHC action against Triad. Schnees went one-for-five during the Panthers’ 10-2 win. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam D...

Marysville’s boys tennis squad downed Central Crossing, 5-0, on Tuesday. Singles -Haden Fluharty (M) beat Wright (CC) 6-0, 6-1; -Joel Sheeley (M) downed Yoakam (CC) 6-4, 7-6; -Sameer Parashar (M) topp...

Marysville’s Jacob Ranker, left, clears a high hurdle. The MHS boys won a triangular meet on Tuesday, while the Lady Monarchs tied for first place. Ranker was first in the high hurdles for the day, wh...

The MHS varsity baseball squad held a 4-0 lead after 5 ½ innings and withstood Central Crossing’s rally for a 4-3 victory on Tuesday. The Comets scored twice in the sixth and once in the seventh. The ...

Abby Davis of North Union lays down a bunt single during a softball game against Pleasant. Davis went 1-for-3 during the Lady Cats’ 7-0 win over the Spartans. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––...

Marysville’s Hanna Moffett slides into third with a triple against Olentangy Liberty on Tuesday. The Lady Monarchs won, 9-7. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Marysville High School varsi...

Jonathan Alder’s tennis squad dropped a 4-1 decision to Hilliard Darby on Monday. Singles -Ohler (HD) defeated Brandon Dembek (J) 6-2, 6-3; -Revur (HD) downed Evan Collins (J) 6-0, 6-0; -Obisesan (HD)...

Fairbanks’ baseball team scored 17 runs during the first two innings and clubbed Mechanicsburg, 25-0, in five frames on Monday. The Panthers (4-3) rapped 18 hits and did not commit an error. FHS pitch...

Track and field lettermen for Fairbanks are from left, front row, Meghan McCaslin, Mikayla Mansfield, Megan Olson, Coree Gifford, Sarah Young, Lauren Coy, Piper Huston, Kasey Carstensen, Kalor Greve, ...

Marysville’s varsity boys lacrosse team fell to Big Walnut, 12-7, during a fast-paced, physical game on Saturday. The Eagles were quick to score when Nathan Montgomery passed to Johnny Grumney for the...

Fairbanks’ baseball team needed just five innings to even its record to 3-3 on Friday. The Panthers clubbed West Liberty-Salem, 14-4, during an Ohio Heritage Conference game. FHS outhit the Tigers, 8-...

Marysville High School freshman Jack Christian fires the ball to the plate Friday evening against Central Crossing. Christian raised his record to 2-1 when the Monarchs won, 14-4, on a cold, windy, ra...

The Lady Monarchs of Marysville upped their softball record to 5-3 on Friday with a 9-7 triumph at New Albany. MHS plated seven runs during the top of the first on two hits, a trio of Eagle fielding m...

Marysville’s Jacob Wright watches the ball as it goes for a run-producing double Friday evening against Central Crossing. Wright also blasted a three-run homer as the Monarchs won the game, 14-4, in f...

Jonathan Alder head wrestling coach Ron Thomas Sr., left, congratulates heavyweight Troy Caldwell after the senior won the Division II state championship at The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein C...

Marysville’s Blaine Williams (6) fires the ball toward the plate against Westland on Thursday. The Monarchs won the OCC contest. (Photo submitted) –––– Marysville’s varsity baseball squad won its seco...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team edged Marysville, 3-2, on Thursday. Match results were as follows: Singles -Haden Fluharty (M) defeated Brandon Dembek (J) 6-0, 6-4; -Alexander Seiltz (M) beat Evan C...

Marysville’s Katelyn Rabe goes over a hurdle en route to a first-place finish in the 100 meter event. The Lady Monarchs defeated Worthington Kilbourne in a dual meet on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune phot...

Jonathan Alder’s varsity baseball team is pictured from left, front row, Logan Smith, Mike Ferrito, Nate Smith, Zayvier Beachy, Seth Kimberly and Preston Eisnaugle; second row, Drew Myers Jr., Cole Sc...

Members of the Pioneer boys track and field team are from left, front row, Brendan LiFord, Grand Proxmire, Sam Stage, Luke Malone, Jordan Herrick and Yusif Ayoub; second row, Josh Kaeser, Caleb Keene,...

Members of the Jonathan Alder varsity softball team are from left, front row, Emily Walker, Caitlin Craig, Rachel Kaeser and Katelyn Perkins; second row, Angela Brandel, Lindsey Potter, Erinn Jackson,...

Members of Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team are from left, front row, Ethan Gutierrez, Riley Woods, Eli Soloha, Max Wehner, Ethan Headings, Josh Davis, Kyle Headings, Jack Kinsey and Ben Haskins; sec...

Marysville High School junior Sydney Wade scoops up the ball during a fielding drill at Tuesday’s indoor practice session. Wade has switched from high school baseball to softball. (Journal-Tribune pho...