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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...

These Marysville High School girls earned fourth-year awards for the track and field program. They are from left, Morgan Forney, Addy Miller-Brown, Natalie Hiltscher and Celia Soller. (Photo submitted...

Marysville High School track and field athletes will begin the next step along the post-season trail today at Pickerington North High School. The Monarchs will be represented in several events as the ...

OAKES –––– The Marysville Lady Monarch basketball team could have a new head coach within a matter of days. Meanwhile, the search begins for someone to fill the same position at Fairbanks High School....

Josie Duncan of North Union, center, stretches out from first base to receive a throw from Avery Clark, far right, during the Lady Cats’ Central District championship win over Bishop Ready. (Journal-T...

BRUNSWICK –––– Baseball has played a major role for many years in the lives of Mark Brunswick and his family. That’s what made his decision on Tuesday to step down as the head coach of the Marysville ...

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...