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Breydan Lewis breaks away from a tackler during Tuesday’s Blue-White scrimmage. The Monarchs have been working this week toward Saturday’s preseason scrimmage at Hilliard Bradley. (Journal-Tribune pho...

The 14U North Union baseball team recently captured first-place honors at the Urbana Summerfest Tournament. The Wildcats defeated Chillicothe in the championship game. The team is sponsored by Memoria...

Members of the Fairbanks High School boys golf team display their runner-up trophy from the Panther Invitational. Pictured from left are Cross Hackathorne, Travis Brake, Seth Payne, Justin Brackenridg...

There were 11 teams invited to the Players Club at Foxfire Golf Course to compete in the Teays Valley Invitational on Monday. The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder were among the teams to tackle the course. ...

Marysville High School’s boys golf team will host the annual Marysville Invitational Wednesday at Darby Creek. Returning lettermen for the Monarchs are from left, Dylan Tremayne, Trevor Case, A. J. Fi...

The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder boy’s golf team opened their 2017 season fighting for second place at the Mike Nesselroad Invitational at Oakhaven Golf Club on Friday. The Pioneers shot a 164 to claim ...

The Ohio Hawks 05 Gold softball team recently won the USSSA 11U Great Lakes National Championship tournament. The squad beat the Windy City Ice of Illinois, 4-2, in a game that came down to the intern...

Fairbanks High School athletic director Larry Morris reviews 2017 fall sports schedules on his computer. Modern-day technology has assisted athletic directors in matters such as scheduling and the ass...

Marysville High School head football coach Brent Johnson, center, instructs linemen during a drill on Thursday. Johnson is beginning his first season as the Monarchs’ gridiron boss. (Journal-Tribune p...

The 8U Lady Cats (left) and the West Mansfield Aftershock pose with their trophies after competing in the championship game at the 9th annual Heminger Crabtree Memorial Softball Tournament. Teams from...

A common carp glieds through the water looking for a meal. The common carp is the only fish in the carp family to have barbels at the corners of their mouths. (Coutesy photo) –––– The Richwood Lake ha...

Laura Kaulen was crowned the overall winner during the All Ohio Ballon Fest 5K run. (Journal Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) –––– With the 42nd annual All Ohio Balloon Fest to take place Thursday thro...

The Fairbanks High School girls golf team opened its 2017 season on Friday with a 173-235 victory over Northeastern. Emily Wilson and Audrey Brackenridge tied for medalist honors with scores of 39. Ot...

Special Olympics athlete Grayson Green, left, and Monarch baseball player Casey Gould prepare to field the ball in this file photo. The Marysville Schools Special Olympics team and the MHS baseball sq...

Marysville High School quarterback Jarrett Karnes runs a drill during a practice session on Thursday. The Monarchs are preparing for their first preseason scrimmage of the summer on Saturday, Aug. 12,...

GANGLUFF –––– Marysville native Stephen Gangluff shot a 71 during Thursday’s opening round of the Ellie Mae Classic in Hayward, Calfornia. The tournament is part of the Web.com Tour. Stephen Curry of ...

Tami and Jerry Buerger of Marysville spent an evening with newly-appointed Ohio State University head basketball coach Chris Holtman (center). Along with other seat license holders at the Value City A...

Members of the Jonathan Alder football team tackle a Pleasant ball carrier during a game from the 2016 season. Pioneer squads are now members of the Central Buckeye Conference. (Journal-Tribune photo ...

The North Union youth softball leagues recently wrapped up the 2017 regular season. The Scotts team came out on top of the ‘B’ league. Members of the squad are from left, front row, Kirsten Miller, Re...

Vaughn Young stands in front of his street-stock racing car from the early 1960’s. Vaughn was the first generation of race car driver in the long line of drivers in the Young/Knaul racing family. (Sub...

Fairbanks’ Beau Sloan (4) is tackled during a game from the 2016 season. The Panthers are joining the Ohio Heritage Conference this season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Fairbanks High Sc...

Cameron Troesch of the North Union cross-country team competes during the NU Invitational last year at the high School. While the high school running ranks are strong, the Lady Cats’ middle school cro...

Ryan Walker, Marysville High School’s new athletic director, works on the school’s athletic department website. Walker took over the position from Stacy Hahn. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––...

OBER –––– With her first season as head coach of the Triad High School varsity volleyball team quickly approaching, Dayna Ober is looking to be a builder. “I’m kind of looking forward to building the ...

PRINTZ ––– Printz back in head coaching ranks as teams prepare for grid season Payton Printz’s absence from the ranks of head football coach did not last very long. Printz, a 1982 graduate of Marysvil...

Kate Clarridge, 8, of Marysville displays her award at the recent UCI BMX World Bike Championship. Clarridge earned a trip to the finals and placed eighth in the competition. She transferred out of th...

Marysville High School head baseball coach Mark Brunswick, left, addresses players from the Monarch Elite program. A trio of Monarch teams recently completed a successful 2017 campaign. (Journal-Tribu...

Linemen for the Marysville High School football team go through drills this morning on the first day of preseason practice. High school teams in Ohio began preseason sessions today in preparation for ...

Marysville pitcher Tate Virts fires the ball toward the plate. Monarch hurlers will be undergoing velocity drills in the coming months in preparation for the 2018 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim...

Bethany Bentz, right, the new varsity volleyball head coach at Marysville High School, watches a drill during the school’s recent youth camp. Bentz, who previously was a Lady Monarch assistant coach, ...