Sports

Cardinals drill Urbana The Triad Cardinals were business as usual against Urbana High School on Saturday when they defeated the Hill Climbers, 17-6.

The North Union Lady Cats pitched a 12-0 shutout over DeSales to claim a 12-0 victory in game one of a double-header on Saturday.

Marysville’s Katelynn Russell slides safely into second base Saturday afternoon against Olentangy. The Lady Monarchs rallied for a 7-4 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Marysvill...

The slew of foul weather this past week led to multiple cancelled and suspended high school baseball and softball games. Some of those games have make-up dates and there will be more to come.

DIXON –––– Triad’s varsity softball team evened its overall record at 4-4 on Friday with an 8-5 triumph over West Liberty-Salem.

Jonathan Alder third baseman Hunter Maynard (3) throws the ball to Cole Schrock covering second base Friday evening. The Pioneers beat Buckeye Valley, 5-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– J...

At last count, Marysville school officials had received nearly 80 applications for the position of high school athletic director.

Buckeye Valley downed Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team, 4-1, on Friday.

Pictured above, Fairbanks High School senior Morgan Liszeski, front row-center, signs to continue her soccer career at Ohio Wesleyan University. She is pictured with her parents Marcella and Joe Lisze...

New divisional breakdowns for the upcoming fall sports season, which for the first time include Competitive Balance roster data in football, volleyball and soccer, were approved Thursday by the Ohio H...

Fairbanks’ Taryn Brown (above) speeds out of the blocks at the start of a race during the 2016 Panther Invitational track and field meet. In the photo below, Jack Herbst easily clears a hurdle. The tw...

The Triad High School baseball team was able to squeeze in a victory over Riverside despite difficult weather on Thursday. Seniors on the Cardinal squad are from left, Derek McCall, Shane Ford, Zach W...

The Ohio Capital Conference recently announced that the start of its football games will be moved up 30 minutes.

A men’s slow-pitch softball league will be held on Wednesday evenings at the Union County Joint Recreation District fields off County Home Road.

Jonathan Alder’s Emily Walker (left) clutches the bag after stealing second base against North Union Wednesday evening. NU shortstop Madison Amstutz (23) can’t make the tag on the play. The Lady Pione...

Jonathan Alder’s tennis team edged Marysville, 3-2, on Wednesday.

Ian Gehres (left) of Jonathan Alder fouls off a ball down the third-base line as catcher Joel Krebehenne (right) of North Union watches. The game was suspended in the top of the sixth due to lightning...

The Hot Shots 12 American team is now ranked No. 1 in the Ohio Valley Region (OVR) of USA Volleyball.  The OVR includes teams from Ohio, West Virginia and seven counties in Western Pennsylvania.  The ...

Lady Cardinals notch win over Troy Triad’s softball team defeated Troy, 5-4, in five innings on Wednesday.

Jonathan Alder’s tennis squad posted another shutout with a 5-0 verdict over Marion Harding on Tuesday.

COLE –––– Triad’s boys and girls track and field squads competed in a five-team event at Greeneview on Tuesday.

The athletic directors at Jonathan Alder and Triad high schools are once again in search of new head volleyball coaches.

Anthony Kessler (above) of the Marysville High School boys track team leaps over the bar of the high jump competition. Lindsey Itnyre (below) of the Marysville girls squad jumps over a hurdle during t...

The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder defeated North Union 91-37 during a dual track meet hosted by the Wildcats on Tuesday. The North Union boy’s track team was able to slip past the Pioneers by a slim...

North Union graduate Emily Clark is pictured in action as a catcher for The Ohio State University softball team. Clark was named the Big Ten Conference’s player of the week. (Photo submitted) –––– Nor...

MHS baseball squad wins shortened contest Michael Ross pitched a solid game and the Monarch bats were active during an 11-0 victory over Westland on Monday.

Fairbanks’ Wes Pyers hurls a pitch during the Panthers’ game against Springfield Catholic Central. Pyers shut out the Irish for three and a third innings before being replaced. (Journal-Tribune photo ...

The Union County Bowling Congress recently held its annual Alex Castaneda Scholarship youth tournament. The top three bowlers in Divisions I and II were recognized. They are for Division I (top photo)...

Fairbanks’ Emily Wilson droves in three runs with a double against Springfield Catholic Central Monday evening. The Lady Monarchs won, 19-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Lady Panther...

The boys tennis teams from Jonathan Alder and Marysville had mixed results from matches on Monday.