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Paxton Stofcheck of North Union leaps for a layup after stealing the ball during a home game against the Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder. Stofcheck tallied seven points during the 59-45 victory. JA’s ...

Cassie Francisco’s free throws with 32 seconds left in the game gave Marysville’s girls basketball team a 49-47 victory over Marion Harding on Tuesday. The contest was tied at 41 with 6:41 left in the...

Marysville’s Tyler Bates (right) has an opponent in a near-fall position in this file photo. The Monarchs will host the Division I regional semifinals and finals on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

The Lady Cardinals of Triad where able to over come the Lady Chieftains of Bellefontaine with an explosive 30-point fourth quarter to win 61-47 at Triad High School on Monday. Bellefontaine was able t...

In this file photo Dawn Draper, left, head softball coach at North Union, urges a former North Union player to get back to the base during a Central District finals game against Bishop Ready. Draper w...

There were two things that Marysville High School boys hoop coach Ryan Grose saw from his team on Friday. He liked one thing… his squad’s aggressive nature. The other… he didn’t. “I liked how aggressi...

Marysville’s Sarah O’Neil muscles up a shot against Central Crossing on Friday. The Lady Monarchs won their Homecoming game, 63-48. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Marysville High School gi...

A three-game losing skid was snapped on Saturday when Triad’s girls basketball team downed West Jefferson, 39-35. Emma Vanninen led the Lady Cardinals (9-7) with 12 points. Triad’s offensive output du...

Fairbanks’ Gavin Horn goes to the basket against West Jefferson’s Jared Vermillon on Friday. Horn tallied a team-high 14 points during the 48-43 Homecoming loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) ...

Avery Clark of North Union leaps to shot the ball while two Marion Harding players attempt to block the shot. Clark tallied 10 points during the overtime lose of 53-50 to the Lady Prexies. (Journal-Tr...

The Monarch matmen of Marysville where able to top Upper Arlington for the second day in a row during Ohio Capital Conference action Thursday at Upper Arlington High School. Marysville won by a score ...

Triad’s Alea Ferguson goes up for a basket against Fairbanks during an Ohio Heritage Conference game. Through 14 contests of the regular season, the Lady Cardinals had doubled their victory total from...

The Marysville Monarch grapplers have made it through the early stages of the state dual wrestling matches with victories over Westerville South (72-6) and Upper Arlington (44-21) at Delaware Hayes Hi...

Marysville’s Phillip Hughes pulls down a rebound against Franklin Heights on Tuesday. The Monarchs evened their record at 7-7 with a 57-47 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) --- Perseveran...

Gavin Horn, Jacob Nicol and Charlie Scheiderer each tallied 10 points on Tuesday as the Fairbanks boys hoopsters got back on the winning track. The Panthers improved their record to 7-5 with a 63-46 v...

Cassie Francisco tallied 16 points as Marysville’s girls hoop squad downed Franklin Heights by a 53-28 verdict on Tuesday. The Lady Monarchs (7-10) led 25-5 after the opening stanza and were never cha...

Josh Gears of Marysville follows through after his release during warm ups against Olentangy Orange at Marysville Lanes. Olentangy beat the Monarchs by only five pins (2549-2544.) (Journal-Tribune pho...

WILCOX –––– The Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association recently held its awards luncheon for the 2017 season. Marysville High School’s Todd Wilcox was honored as the Central District assistant ...

Marysville’s Jake Marsh (left) is shown putting a headlock on Dublin Coffman’s Leo Alvarez. Marsh went to to gain the victory via a pin. The Monarchs will compete in the opening night of the Division ...

Fairbanks’ boys hoop squad dropped a 51-46 verdict to Benjamin Logan during a non-conference game on Saturday. The Raiders outscored FHS (6-5) 16-6 in the second quarter as the Panthers’ offense strug...

Fairbanks’ Jacob Nicol (5) goes up for a basket against Greeneview on Friday. The Panthers fell, 39-38. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– It was the type of basketball game that would make a ...

Jack Christian of Marysville High School drives to the hoop during a basketball against Westland. Christian set a new school record for three-point goals in a game with nine to help bring his point to...

Fairbanks’ Logan Stidham, left, and Tori Thomas of Triad battle for possession of the ball Saturday afternoon. Stidham scored 24 points during the Lady Panthers’ 56-42 victory. Also pictured are Triad...

Triad advanced a trio of wrestlers to the latter rounds of Saturday’s Southeastern tournament. Josiah Leasure was the runner-up in the heavyweight class, while Harley Huffman finished fourth. Coleman ...

BLACKBURN –––– A Marysville native and two-time Super Bowl champion is continuing his climb up the coaching ladder. Chase Blackburn, a 2001 graduate of Marysville High School, has been promoted to spe...

Fairbanks’ bowling teams competed in the Division II tournament preview match at HP Lanes on Saturday. The Lady Panthers placed 14 th out of 18 teams by rolling a team score of 2739. The boys finished...

Adam Hettel, left, of Marysville underhooks Chris Cox of North Union during a bout in the 195 class. Hettel ended up winning the match by pin fall in 3:04.  (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon )  The...

Jonathan Alder’s wrestlers placed seventh during Saturday’s 10-team Ron Thomas Sr. Invitational on their home mat. Zane Johnson was the lone Pioneer to advance to the championship round. He defeated B...

Marysville’s Ethan Smegal (220) lifts Dublin Coffman’s Nick Hoskinson during their bout on Thursday. Smegal won the match by a pin. The Monarchs fell to the Shamrocks, 34-32, in the Ohio Capital Confe...

Triad’s Emma Vanninen drives to the basket in this file photo. Vanninen scored 22 points to lead the Lady Cardinals to a victory over Springfield Catholic Central on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo b...