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Grady Wisecup, 10, practices his putting at Blues Creek Golf Club Thursday morning. Wisecup, who has played golf for the past four years, was getting in some extra work prior to his round of the Union...

Marysville Elite second baseman Garret Lobdell is a bit late with the tag as a Benjamin Logan runner swipes second on Thursday. The Monarchs, though, run-ruled the Raiders, 10-0, in six innings. (Jour...

Fairbanks’ Natalie Parker follows the flight of her shot during the girls’ Division II 2016 state golf tournament in Columbus. Parker is just one of the many golfers who played in the Union County Jun...

Marysville and Dublin swimmers dive into the water at the Marysville Municipal Pool on Wednesday. It was the beginning of the 18 and under butterfly event. The Marysville Stingrays split matches with ...

Jonathan Alder second baseman Angela Brandel makes the throw to first base for the out during JA’s Division II district championship victory. The Lady Pioneers will begin work soon to prepare for the ...

Avery Clark of North Union rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the Division III state semifinals game at Firestone Stadium in Akron. Clark earned the division’s All-State Player of the Ye...

Fairbanks’ Bella Rowland (14) guards against a shot during a game from the 2017-18 basketball season. Rowland and the other Lady Panthers will have a new head coach next winter. School officials are i...

Fairbanks senior Beau Sloan, far right, sprints down the track Saturday morning at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Sloan placed fourth during the boys’ Division III 100-meter...

In the photo to the left, Jonathan Alder’s Lexi Thorpe leads this group of runners during the Division II girls 4 x 800 relay final on Friday at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadiu...

Avery Clark makes contact with the ball during the Division III state semifinals softball game at Firestone Stadium in Akron against Warren Champion. Clark sparked the Lady Cats’ only offense of the d...

Jonathan Alder shorstop Emily Walker, left, can’t come up with the tag on this stolen base by West Branch’s Grace Heath on Thursday. The Lady Pioneers dropped the Division II state semifinal game, 5-4...

Fairbanks’ Kayla Green finishes the 300 meter hurdles during the 2017 state track and field meet. She has qualified for this year’s state meet in the same event. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) ...

Keegan Bradley (left photo) hits the ball out of the sand on No. 18 at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin. In the photo at the right, Rickie Fowler, left, signs autographs for fans. Both are pl...

A Williamsburg player fields the ball at the left as North Union’s Abby Davis streaks to first base after a bunt. The Lady Cats won the game, 1-0, to claim a Division III regional title. NU will face ...

Marysville High School shortstop Blake Storr (left) reaches out to make a tag during a game from the 2018 season. Storr earned first-team All-Ohio honors for Division I. He hit .520 this season with o...

Former Marysville High School junior varsity girls basketball coach Brooke Young was named the Lady Monarchs’ new head coach on Tuesday. Young, who coached the past couple of seasons at Bunsold Middle...

Jason Dufner, the defending Memorial Tournament champion, tees off on No. 10 at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin during Tuesday’s practice round for the 2018 event. Also pictured to the left ...

Reggie Johnson peers in at the plate while working the bases during a Marysville High School baseball game earlier this season. The Marysville resident has earned his first state tournament assignment...

Members of the Jonathan Alder softball team celebrate after beating Clinton-Massie in the Division II regional championship game on Saturday at Mason High School. Pictured from left are Emily Walker, ...

Fairbanks’ boys 4 x 200 relay team placed third during the Division III regional and qualified for the state meet. Members of the team are from left, Will Cochrane, Beau Sloan, Zach Stewart and Nate T...

Jonathan Alder’s Emily Walker gets a face full of dust Saturday afternoon after she steals second base at Mason High School. The Lady Pioneers beat Clinton Massie, 7-5, to capture the Division II regi...

Madison Amstutz of North Union applies a tag to a Williamsburg runner attempting to steal second base during a regional finals game at Wright State University. The Lady Cats won 1-0 to move on to the ...

The Division II regional track and field meet is under way. North Union and Jonathan Alder started the preliminary round of the regional on Thursday at Lexington High School. Several athletes will be ...

The coaching staff will be different next spring for the Marysville High School softball program. Chris Shirer, who served 17 years as either head coach or co-head coach, recently announced his retire...

These Fairbanks High School softball players earned special awards for the 2018 season. They are from left, Bella Rowland, honorable mention Ohio Heritage Conference (OHC); Madison Montenaro, second-t...

The Ohio Hawks 05 Gold softball team won the recent 2018  Dayton Metro championship. The Hawks won four games to claim the title, outscoring their opponents, 32-13. Members of the squad are from left,...

Jonathan Alder’s Jillian Jaske cracks a three-run homer against Kenton Ridge on Wednesday. The Lady Pioneers advanced to Saturday’s regional championship game at Mason High School. (Photo submitted) –...

MHS’ Celia Soller, left, runs the anchor leg of the girls’ 4 x 400 relay on Thursday at Pickerington North High School. The team qualified for Friday’s Division I regional finals. (Journal-Tribune pho...

Kennedy Ruhl of North Union catches a ball in left field during a regional semifinals game against West Liberty Salem. Ruhl went 1-3 at the plate during the Lady Cats’ 5-1 win to advance to the region...

The Hot Shots’ 13 American volleyball team finished third overall out of 60 teams at the recent Ohio Valley Regional (OVR) Championships. The tournament was held at the Columbus Convention Center.  Te...