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Marysville’s varsity softball team will play a rematch with Hilliard Davidson in the Division I district semifinals. The game will be played at Olentangy High School on Monday at 5 p.m. Returning lett...

CAWLEY –––– Jonathan Alder High School has a new girls basketball head coach, following action this week by the district’s board of education.

The Bunsold Middle School boys lacrosse team beat Gahanna South, 6-3, on Thursday.

Fairbanks High school senior Noel Ufferman is pictured signing her letter of intent to play volleyball at Edison State Community College. She is pictured in the front row with her parents, Elisa and B...

Ethan Klauda of Marysville prepares to land in the long jump pit at Dublin Coffman on Thursday. Klauda won the OCC Central Division title with a personal-record leap of 21-6. (Journal-Tribune photo by...

Kori Marvin of North Union pops a pitch up directly over the plate while playing against Elgin in the Lady Cats’ tournament opener on Thursday. The Lady Cats advanced to the district semifinals with a...

Emily Wilson ripped a three-run homer on Thursday and as such, helped the Fairbanks softball team win a Division III sectional title.

Marysville High School’s girls 4 x 800 relay team of, from left, Celia Soller, Robin King, Jacquelyn Witt and Jenna Rioch set a school record on Thursday. The new time of 9:37.38 was established durin...

Jack Herbst of Fairbanks, left, clears a hurdle in this file photo. Herbst won the 110 and 300 hurdle races during the OHC meet. The Panthers won the conference meet title. (Journal-Tribune photo by T...

FHS advances to semifinals The Fairbanks Panthers have advanced to the Central District Division III baseball semifinals with a close 2-1 win over Northridge on Wednesday.

Olivia Hall (right) of Marysville slides into second while Erin Lee of Zanesville covers the bag. The Lady Monarchs got past their tournament opener opponent with ease, winning 19-0. Marysville will f...

Kaleb Schultz of Marysville slides safely into third base Wednesday evening against Dublin Jerome. The Monarchs fell, 6-5, in a 10-inning Divison I tournament game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillo...

Marysville’s boys and girls freshman and sophomore track and field athletes captured team championships on Tuesday during the annual Westerville South JV Relays.

The end of the regular season has arrived for local high school track and field teams. That means it is time for conference championships and post-season meets.

Marysville High School seniors Hailey Christian, left, and Elise Freeland sign letters of intent to continue their softball careers. Christian will play at Ohio Northern University and Freeland will p...

Fairbanks’ Alyx Wulff slides into the plate, but is called out on the force play Tuesday against Centerburg. The Lady Panthers won their Division III tournament opener, 9-2. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

The stats have been totaled, ballots counted and players named for this year’s softball and baseball all-Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Red Division teams. North Union and Jonathan Alder have cleaned up...

The North Union Lady Cats claimed a 5-3 victory over Jonathan Alder on Monday to share a piece of the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Red Division championship. The Lady Cats improved their conference re...

Track and field athletes from Fairbanks and Triad competed in the prelims of the Ohio Heritage Conference meet Monday at West Liberty-Salem High School.

Marysville native Stephen Gangluff fires a shot in this file photo. Gangluff advanced in a qualifier for the 2017 U.S. Open with a fourth-place tie in a local event at Kinsdale Golf and Fitness Club i...

Monarchs bounce back with win over Alder The Marysville High School baseball team plated four runs in the bottom of the fifth to defeat Jonathan Alder, 9-5, on Monday.

Kole Justin of North Union fouls off a pitch that lands in the dirt at his feet during the fourth inning of the Wildcats’ tournament opener against Northridge. The Wildcats struggled at the plate coll...

Fairbanks freshman Jaeden Eickoff fires the ball toward the plate against Columbus Academy on Monday. Eickoff won the Division III tournament game in relief of starter Wes Pyers. (Journal-Tribune phot...

Marysville’s boys track and field team earned second place during the Warhawk Invitational on Friday. Members of the team displaying the trophy (not necessarily in order) are Thomas Rice, Ian Dye, And...

Monarch JV “B” baseball squad sweeps doubleheader The Marysville Monarch junior varsity ‘B’ baseball team defeated Whetstone not once but twice on Saturday during a doubleheader.

The North Union track and feld teams competed at the Mt. Gilead Invitational.

Marysville’s Gavin Sharp dives back safely into third base at Hilliard Davidson Saturday morning. The Monarchs fell to the Wildcats, 3-1, in the OCC Central Division title game. (Journal-Tribune by Ti...

Jacob Wright rips a base hit for the Marysville High School baseball team in this file photo. The Monarchs will play at Hilliard Davidson today (weather permitting) with the Ohio Capital Conference Ce...

Inclement weather forced the postponement of local high school ball games on Friday.

Christian Koch, center, of North Union High School poses for a photo after signing a letter of intent to wrestle at Otterbein University. Koch had his best season in 2016-17, going 40-8 on the year to...