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Josie Duncan of North Union prepares to slide into second base as the Marion Harding right fielder makes a throw from shallow right. The Lady Cats opened their season with an 8-3 win on  Wednesday. (J...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team scored a 5-0 shutout over Columbus Bishop Ready on Wednesday.

DAVIS –––– The North Union Wildcats track teams began the 2017 campaign on Tuesday.

MAURER –––– Maurer pitches perfect game for Monarch softball squad Marysville’s Airyanna Maur- er pitched a perfect game on Tuesday as the Lady Monarch varsity softball team downed Neenah High School,...

Kathleen Kennedy practices the pole vault while Monarch coach Luke Sundermeier observes. The pole vault is a complex event for the track and field season.    (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) ––––...

Michael Ross pitched a three-hit shutout as the Marysville High School varsity baseball team opened the season on Monday with a 1-0 victory over Paintsville, Ky.

Jonathan Alder’s Ian Gehres singles Monday evening against Highland. The Pioneers upped their record to 2-0 with a 6-3 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Jonathan Alder High School ba...

Lady Panthers open with softball setbacks on trip to Tennessee Fairbanks’ varsity softball team dropped a pair of games on Sunday in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

These Marysville High School wrestlers earned special awards for the 2016-17 season. They are from left, front row, Tyler Connolly, state qualifier, most falls (35) and highest percentage of bonus win...

Marysville first baseman Jacob Wright (7) works toward a pickoff attempt during a 2016 game. The Monarchs will play games in Myrtle Beach on spring break. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Th...

These Marysville High School cheerleaders recently earned competition awards. They are from left, Stephanie Perry, most improved tumbling team; Meredith Kiss, hardest worker tumbling team; Madison Hry...

Abby Hubbs drive the ball during Fairbanks softball game from the 2016 season. Both Panther teams will embark on spring break trips next week. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) –––– The Fairbanks...

The process has begun to find Marysville High School’s next athletic director.

These Marysville High School track and field athletes placed during the recent state indoor meet in Akron. They are from left, David Haake, Hunter Rivers, Ethan Klauda and Natalie Hiltscher. (Journal-...

ROMINE –––– Marysville High School graduate Emma Romine  had her highest finish to date as a member of the Ohio Dominican University women’s golf team.

Members of the Bunsold Middle School softball team are from left, front row, Bethany Bates, Jillian Smith, Sasa Weinbrecht, Emma Ingle, Riley Hicks and Meghan McKinney; back row, head coach Ralph Mill...

North Union High School senior Ronnie Rayburn was today named to the Associated Press All-Ohio third team for Division III. Rayburn, who went past the 1,000-point (1,045 total) mark for his career dur...

Jonathan Alder High School senior Andrew Koenig (left) drives to the basket against Hilliard Darby during a game from the 2016-17 season. Koenig was named today to the Division II All-Ohio special men...

A pair of former Marysville High School state wrestling champions competed in the NCAA Division I tournament in St. Louis last week. Taleb Rahmani (left), a 157-pounder from the University of Pittsbur...

HAHN –––– Marysville High School officials have put up the “help wanted” sign for a new athletic director.

A total of 116 runners competed in the recent Stay Active 5 K run. It was the first race of the 2017 Union County Grand Prix series.

The Marysville High School non-tumbling cheerleading squad placed fourth during recent state competition held at Worthington Kilbourne High School. Members of the squad are from left, front row, Amand...

BENTZ –––– Marysville High School officials will make a recommendation next month to the district’s board of education to fill the vacancy at the top of the Lady Monarchs’ volleyball program....

Former Marysville High School wrestlers Taleb Rahmani (top photo) and Noah Forrider (bottom photo) were eliminated from competition on Friday during the NCAA Division I tournament in St. Louis. Rahman...

Jim Gorman, a professor at Otterbein University, talks about the Waterloo Wonders, a small-town Ohio high school basketball team that won back-to-back state championships in the mid-1930s. Gorman spok...

Fairbanks High School senior Taryn Brown recently signed to compete in track and field at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She is pictured in the center of the front row with her mother Rachel Shope...

Former Marysville High School wrestlers Noah Forrider and Taleb Rahmani split matches on Thursday during the opening day of the NCAA Division I tournament in St. Louis.

These Marysville High School cheerleaders earned special awards for the 2016-17 basketball season. They are from left, front row, Natalie Parks (Coaches Award), Madison Hrytzik (All-Around Varsity Che...

These Marysville High School baseball players recently signed to continue their careers on the collegiate level. They are from left, front row, Antonio Poma (Wilmington College), Nick Sharp (Wilmingto...

The Marysville High School girls golf team recently conducted its 12th annual snowbird putting tour.