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Jonathan Alder shortstop Emily Walker (left) looks to the umpire for the call on this Big Walnut stolen base last Friday. The Lady Pioneers will face Kenton Ridge in the Division II regional semifinal...

In this file photo, Sydney Bacon of North Union follows through a toss of the shot during the Virg Rankin Invitational. Bacon qualified for a Division II regional track and field meet with a toss of 3...

The Fairbanks High School boys track and field team finished as runner-up during the Division III district meet on Saturday at Watkins Memorial High School. The Panthers tallied several first-place fi...

Jonathan Alder’s Lindsey Potter watches the flight of her home run ball Friday evening against Big Walnut. Potter smashed two round-trippers during a 20-3 victory over the Eagles in the Division II di...

Madison Amstutz attempts to lay down a bunt during the Division III Central District championship game against Bishop Ready. Amstutz hit a walk-off home run in the fifth inning to beat Ready, 11-1. (J...

SHIRER –––– A lengthy Marysville High School coaching career has come to an end. Chris Shirer, the Lady Monarch softball co-head coach, announced on Thursday that he is stepping down from the position...

Marysville’s girls’ 4x800 relay team of, from left, Robin King, Celia Soller, Jenna Rioch and Jacquelyn Witt, placed third in the Division I district track meet. The girls have advanced to next week’s...

Blake Storr of Marysville slides into the plate Thursday evening at Dublin Coffman High School. The Monarchs fell to Olentangy Liberty, 5-4, in the Division I district championship game. (Journal-Trib...

STORR –––– The Marysville Monarchs lashed eight hits on Wednesday as they turned back Grove City, 1-0, in the Division I district baseball semifinals. The game was played at Lancaster’s Beaver Stadium...

Lady Monarch freshman Brynn Rychlik, right, is pictured with coach Luke Sundermeier. Rychlik won a jump-off in the pole vault on Wednesday during the Division I district track and field meet. She qual...

Regan Martino of North Union tracks a ball down in shallow right field during the Division II Central District semifinals against Elgin at Olentangy High School. The Lady Cats won 8-0 and will move on...

Former Fairbanks High School volleyball player Noel Ufferman is a setter for the Edison State Community College squad. As a freshman during the 2017-18 academic year, she was named to the Ohio Communi...

Triad High School seniors Kiki Zizzo, left, and Andi Marland won state championships at the recent Ohio State Baton Twirling Competition. The event was held at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wrigh...

Marysville shortstop Jewely Livingston prepares to scoop up a ground ball. The Lady Monarchs finished the 2018 season with a 22-5 record. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– While the 2018 soft...

Fairbanks’ girls 4 x 800 relay team won the Division III district championship on Tuesday. The foursome of Kaidie Carstensen, Kalor Greve, Adeline Fitzwater and Kayla Green claimed the title with a ti...

Marysville High School’s track and field teams endured a three-hour rain delay on Tuesday during the opening day of the Division I district meet at Hilliard Darby. The MHS boys qualified for Saturday’...

The North Union track teams will be moving on in the Division II Central District finals after placing well at the preliminary meet. The boys moved through the majority of their events with Adam Brown...

Cierra Clark of Jonathan Alder blasted a grand-slam homer on Tuesday as the Lady Pioneers ripped Buckeye Valley, 12-2. Her homer came during the fourth inning. The six-inning game came during the Divi...

Monarch pitcher Jack Christian fires the ball toward the plate. The Monarchs’ Division I district semifinal game against Grove City was postponed on Tuesday due to rain. The contest will be played (we...

The Fairbanks High School boys track and field team recently won the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division championship. Members of the team pictured are from left, front row, coach Jeff Powell and ...

These Bunsold Middle School track and field athletes set school records during the 2018 season. They are from left, front row, Brynn Hothem, 1600 run, 5:42.41; Carys Gossett, shot put, 16-11; Payton P...

The Marysville High School girls basketball program will host its annual Pride Camp for two separate sessions. A camp for youngsters in grades 1-4 will be held May 29-June 1. Another session for those...

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...