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igh School boys basketball team a couple of times early in the 2017-18 season. I have to say I’ve been impressed with what I’ve seen so far. The Cardinals have possessed a strong court sense, knowing ...

Riley Price of North Union drives to the basket around an Ontario defender during a ball game at North Union High School. Priced picked up 16 points during NU’s 50-48 loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by S...

CALVERT –––– Marysville High School’s gymnastics team placed second during a quad meet with the Dublin schools earlier this week. Dublin Jerome won the meet with 125.4 points. The Lady Monarchs tallie...

An ice-cold shooting performance and a ton of turnovers plagued Triad’s girls basketball team on Thursday during a 69-26 loss to Greeneview. The Lady Cardinals (4-3 overall and 2-2 in the Ohio Heritag...

These runners were honored as being among the top performers for the 2017 Union County Grand Prix series. They were honored during a banquet on Wednesday evening. They are from left, front row, Marcy ...

These Marysville High School bowling lettermen led the Monarchs to a new single-match school record during a recent win over New Albany. Veteran bowlers for MHS are from left, Landon Winfield, Kayla H...

We’re back!!! After a couple of weeks “vacation,” the Pigkins Pickers are back to conclude the 2017 season with our mega-college bowl predictions. The final week of the regular season saw most of the ...

BOURQUIN –––– Sydney Bourquin poured in 30 points on Wednesday as Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball team cracked the .500 mark with a 65-49 Central Buckeye Conference victory over Kenton Ridge. Bourqu...

Jonathan Alder High School senior Austin Hurley recently signed to continue his academic and baseball careers at Ohio Christian University. Pictured from left are OCU assistant coach Brian Daria, OCU ...

Triad’s Hadley LeVan (3) wrestles the ball away from Cross Hackathorne of Fairbanks on Tuesday. LeVan scored 23 points as the Cardinals won, 51-49. Pictured at the right is Triad’s Briley Harlan. (Jou...

O'NEIL –––– A 20-point first quarter sparked Marysville’s girls basketball team to a 45-39 triumph at DeSales on Tuesday. MHS (4-1) held a 20-17 margin at the end of the opening period. The offense st...

Members of the Marysville High School girls and boys swimming teams are pictured with their trophies from Monday’s Whetstone Invitational. The girls won the team title of their meet and the boys were ...

These photos show the before (bottom) and after (top) phases of the renovation to the Bunsold Middle School baseball-softball fields. The project was funded by the Marwysville High School baseball pro...

Marysville’s Marshall Francisco goes up for a basket Saturday evening against Dublin Scioto. The Monarchs won, 63-58. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Marysville’s boys varsity basketball te...

Fairbanks’ Megan Olson goes up for two of her team-high 18 points Saturday afternoon. The Lady Panthers won their first game of the season, downing Northeastern 61-60 in overtime. (Journal-Tribune pho...

Marysville wrestlers Jacob Marsh (left) and Tyler Connolly placed fourth and fifth respectively in the 152 and 285-pound weight classes at the Walsh Ironman Tournament. (Photo submitted) –––– The Mary...

Harley Day of North Union boxes out a Clear Fork player after a free throw during a basketball game at North Union. Despite a strong fourth quarter push, the Wildcats fell to the Colts 62-59. (Journal...

Marysville High School girls basketball coach Mindy Eisnaugle felt her team needed a game in which to bounce back from Tuesday’s loss against Hilliard Davidson. The Lady Monarchs got exactly that Frid...

Marysville High School’s girls basketball team will host Westland this evening. Returning lettermen for the Lady Monarch hoopsters are from left, front row, Kinzi Lee, Katherine Hazelbaker, Sarah O’Ne...

THOMAS –––– Triad senior Tori Thomas made her season debut on Thursday after coming off an ankle injury as the Lady Cardinals downed West Jefferson, 45-21. Thomas ignited Triad’s offense during the se...

Jonathan Alder High School softball pitcher Katelyn Perkins recently signed to continue her diamond career at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Pictured from left are MVNU coach Mark Pratt, Perkins’ m...

The North Union grapplers opened their season with back-to-back wins during a dual meet setup against Franklin Heights and Westerville Central. The Cats beat Franklin Heights, 48-18, during the openin...

The grapplers of Marysville push their season record to 4-1 after claiming a victory over Gahanna Wednesday 50-18. The Monarchs where able to collect the victory with ease winning 10 of the 14 matches...

Jacob Meyer is shown during competition in Worthington on Tuesday. The Monarch squads placed second during triangular action against Worthington Kilbourne and Bloom Carroll. (Journal-Tribune photos by...

Blain Keckler of the North Union boys bowling team follows through on his toss during a Mid Ohio Athletic Conference match between the Wildcats and Marion Pleasant on Tuesday at Marysville Lanes. The ...

Triad’s Emma Vanninem goes up for a basket against Fairbanks’ Emily Wilson on Saturday. The exchange student from Finland led the Lady Cardinals with 19 points. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –...

Joelle Ziegler, left, and Triad’s Alea Ferguson battle for possession of the basketball during Saturday afternoon’s game. The Lady Cardinals beat FHS, 58-41. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) ––––...

LEVAN –––– The Marysville High School boys basketball team broke into the win column on Saturday, while the Fairbanks boys slipped to 0-2. Both teams went on the road with the Monarchs claiming a 64-4...

Marysville’s Cassie Francisco (42) battles for a rebound against Hilliard Darby on Friday. The Lady Monarchs opened the season with a 57-50 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Marysvil...

Henry Walker of the Jonathan Alder boys basketball team goes up for a lay-up, while Charlie Scheiderer of Fairbanks trails behind. The Pioneers were able to pull away from the Panthers in the fourth q...