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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...

Maddux Hughes, center, of North Union High School poses for a photo after signing her letter of intent to play softball at Ashland University. Hughes is the Mid Ohio Athletic Association’s pitching le...

The Bunsold Middle School boys and girls track and field teams fell to Dublin Davis this week.

With the completion of second-round interviews, officials in the Marysville School District have continued toward the selection of a new high school athletic director.

Marysville’s baseball letter winners  will lead the team (weather permitting) into today’s game at Hilliard Davidson. A victory would give the Monarchs their first conference championship since 1997. ...

Jonathan Alder upped its tennis record to 8-7 on Wednesday with a 4-1 triumph over Grove City.

The North Union Wildcats baseball team had a lot of things going for them on Wednesday as they defeated Mt. Gilead 10-0 in five innings of play.

The Marysville High School softball team was in a charitable mood during Senior Night on Wednesday.

MHS baseball squad loses to UA The Marysville Monarchs were limited to just four hits on Wednesday during a 5-0 loss to Upper Arlington.

MORRIS AND NEWELL –––– As a classroom teacher, athletic director and head coach in three different sports, Larry Morris has served Fairbanks High School students and athletes in a variety of capacitie...

Joey Watts slides in with one of Marysville’s runs at Dublin Coffman on Tuesday. The Monarchs increased their lead in the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division standings with a 2-1 triumph. (Journa...

FHS Lady Panthers take late lead for victory The Fairbanks Lady Panthers put together a solid sixth inning to come away with their 10th win of the season, beating Whitehall 6-5 on Tuesday.