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Marysville’s Jake Marsh has the upper hand against Drew Butera of Elyria during the opening day of the Brecksville Tournament. Marsh, who pinned Butera in 1:25, was scheduled to compete in the semifin...

Marysville’s varsity bowling team downed Westerville Central on Thursday by a score of 2349-2303.

Area coaches were on the move in 2016; teams, athletes had good deal of success The year that is about to end was one in which area high school coaches were on the move.

Autumn Hudson (left) of North Union powers her way to the hoop while Cassie Francisco of Marysville a to block the way. Hudson collected 32 points to help the Wildcats past the Monarchs with a 63-39 w...

Marysville High School senior Derek Sharp (right) squares off against an opponent in this file photo. The Monarchs will compete in the Brecksville Tournament on Thursday and Friday. (Journal-Tribune p...

Brenton Ropp follows through on his batting swing during Tuesday’s session of the Marysville Youth Baseball Camp. Approximately 100 youngsters, ages 7-15, attended the two-day camp that began on Monda...

Jonathan Alder’s boys and girls basketball teams dropped games on Tuesday.

Bodie Eberhart of Marysville goes in for a lay-up during a recent game. The Monarchs will play in the Brunswick Holiday Tournament on Thursday and Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Th...

Triad’s boys basketball team ran its overall record to 4-2 and to 2-1 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with a 75-46 triumph over Mechanicsburg on Friday.

Jonathan Alder senior Lily Hess (left) attempts to save the ball from going out-of-bounds during a recent game against West Liberty-Salem. Hess is the senior leader of a young team that sports a 4-2 r...

Marysville’s Tyler Bates prepares to pin Circleville’s Elijah Glover during a match on Thursday. The Monarchs downed Circleville and Dublin Scioto. (Photo submitted) –––– Marysville’s varsity wrestlin...

There was a different type of “holiday cheer” during Marysville’s boys basketball game against Olentangy Liberty on Wednesday. MHS cheerleaders donned Christmas  headgear while they performed for fans...

Sydney Good of Fairbanks gets tripped while attempting to drive to the basket against West Liberty-Salem on Thursday night. The Lady Panthers couldn’t overcome the strong offense of the Lady Tigers, l...

Ali Lee of Marysville breaches the surface of the water to take a breath during a meet against Marion Harding at the Union County YMCA on Wednesday. The Lady Monarchs won the meet, 125-25. (Journal-Tr...

Marysville’s Jarrett Karnes drives to the basket against Olentangy Liberty on Wednesday. The Monarchs lost, 73-55. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– There is an old basketball adage that clai...

Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball team got back on the winning track Wednesday with a 43-25 victory at Galion.

FERGUSON –––– Ferguson leads Triad girls to victory over C. Central Triad’s girls varsity hoop squad got back on the winning track Tuesday with a 63-41 verdict over Springfield Catholic Central....

Jonathan Alder’s Jillian Jakse (30) is fouled while trying to grab a rebound against West Liberty-Salem on Tuesday. The Lady Pioneers fell, 48-42. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– A young Jo...

The Marysville High School bowlers recently traveled to Sawmill Lanes to take on Olentangy Liberty.

Autumn Hudson puts up a shot during North Union’s 92-49 win over Fairbanks on Monday. Hudson had a monstrous game, putting up 42 points in only three quarters of play. The Lady Cats increased their re...

And then there were five. The search for Marysville High School’s next head football coach narrowed to a quintet of candidates Monday evening.

The Bunsold Middle School basketball teams notched victories on Monday.

First-round interviews for Marysville High School’s vacant head football coach position are scheduled to be completed today. The list of the 33 applicants are below, not in any particular order: 1. Ra...

Old Man Winter was not a friend to the Marysville High School varsity wrestling team over the weekend.

Marysville’s Katherine Hazelbaker (right) and Kinzi Lee (21) pursue a Central Crossing ball handler Friday night. The Lady Monarchs won, 64-39. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Marysvill...

The Bunsold Middle School wrestling team (above) won the 20-team River Valley Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Winning championship honors in their weight classes were Nathan Francis, Jack Golla a...

Fairbanks’ varsity boys bowling team defeated Fredericktown 2215-1939 on Friday.

Inclement weather forced the postponement of Saturday evening’s Fairbanks boys home basketball game against Waynesfield-Goshen. It will be played on Dec. 29. The Panthers’ home game scheduled for Tues...

Jacob Koenig (right) of Jonathan Alder tries to dribble around Riley Price of North Union on Friday. The Wildcats beat the Pioneers in overtime, 41-39. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The N...

Marysville’s Katherine Hazelbaker goes up for a basket Friday evening during a game against Central Crossing. The Lady Monarchs, who took a 4-2 record into the contest, held an 8-0 lead early in the o...