Sports

North Union’s volleyball letter winners are from left, front row, Kennedy Harrah, Lexi Willis and Emma McElroy; back row, Avery Poling, Katelyn Zimmerman and Glory Blevins. The varsity team picture was not available at presstime. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Athletes in North Union’s cross country program are from left, front row, Colton Smith, Wyatt Roby, Mack Marlette and Drew Chadwell; middle row, Kailin McElroy, Jack Hoover, Ben Bonnell, Josie Held and Allana Smith; back row, assistant coach Emma Hayward, assistant coach Josie Cunningham, Felix Plouck, Max Leavitt, Philip Ardrey and head coach Penny Cunningham. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Members of North Union’s girls soccer team are from left, front row, Emma Justice, Jessanie Pfister, Kinley Balzer, Paisley Jordan, Kylee Balzer and Addy Lowe; middle row, Lyra Wigglesworth, Meah Bango, Hallie Young, Kailyn Colegrove, Olivia Ehrick, Kendall Wamsley and Rylee Horne; back row, head coach Bill Leroy, Katie Converse, Kale Keigley, Sam Price, Peyton Engle and assistant coach Sarah Hoffer. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Members of the MHS varsity volleyball team are from left, front row, Jillian Sandy, Aaliyah West, Kenleigh Russell and Morgan Wilder; middle row, Annabelle Clair, Regan Forkin, Ava Landry, Kylie Jude and Lidia Zemskov; back row, Makayla Reece, Kara Moeller, Mya Schroeder and Fran Ortiz-Torres. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Members of Marysville’s girls tennis program are from left, front row, Iris Baker, Abby Oboczky, Sami Haigh, Grace Buchanan, Zoey Griffin and Ady Bradford; second row, Saee Karpe, Carlee Althauser, Elizabeth Vasquez, Elara Baumbarger, Mae Archy, Sophia Hacker and Sophia Reams; top row, assistant coach Mitch Augenstein, Natalie Fair, Ada Burhanna, Lauren Hensinger, Ava Prescenzi, Lexi Renner, Nyla Baumbarger and head coach Bill Romine. (Photo submitted)

Members of Marysville High School’s girls golf team are from left, front row, Ella Shaw, McKinley Samaniego and Addy Ross; middle row, Juliette Rister, Jorja Ary, Savannah Huntington and Vivian Moser; back row, head coach Juliet Litzel, Tori Cline and Kaitlyn Stover. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Marysville’s boys cross country team is pictured from left, front row, Bode Cline, Colton Sullivan, Garrett Little, Ethan DeArmond, Brayden Hoyer, Eli Ferrell and Luke Stover; second row, Noah Schweinfurth, Maison Ray, Clayton McDonald, Bryan Ferrell, Cade Miller, Eric Sterin, Nash Piper and Austin Call; third row, Hunter Sullivan, Dillon Kis, Mason Bailey, Brayden Rigel, Aidan Clark, Jacob Schlemmer and Trey Greenbaum; fourth row, coach Heather Plumbus, head coach Luke Sundermeier, Mack Weithman, Adam DeSutter, Paxton Herring, Dylan Pack, Luke Niekamp and coach Luci Howard. Not pictured, Angelo Broussard and Grayson Pierce. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Members of Marysville’s varsity boys soccer team are from left, front row, Brandon Jeronimo, Jesiah Short, Nathan Stonerock, Peyton Knaul, Daniel Salcedo and Gerald Amaglo; middle row, Luis Zapata, Mason Buckenburger, Diego Lopez, Landon Fritz, Masi Sardinha, Aiden Hamilton and Carter Stanford; back row, Ethan Honaker, Sam Krueger, Dylan Potridge, Caden June, Bryce Stillion and Christian Locsi. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

The Lady Panther cross country squad is pictured from left, front row, Elizabeth Phillippo, Allie Criner, Prarie Bailey, Audrey Lahmers, Mollie Thrush, Hannah Niehaus and Audrey Clark; second row, Corrina Seaborn, Mara Vicari, Hadley Premuda, Ava Lahmers, Sadie Miller, Claire Berry and Megan Bowsher. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Fairbanks’ varsity volleyball team is pictured from left, front row, Sydney Nicol, Lailynn Burns, Sophie Bostwick, Stephenie Headings, Lexie Grant, Adalyn Castle and Sara Lynch; back row, head coach Allison Gorton, Avery Gallmeyer, Gracie Boyer, Liviann Maine, Maddi Sines, Hannah Boehm and assisant coach Deb Boyd. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Fairbanks’ varsity girls golf team is pictured from left, front row, Nyla Greenbaum, Lilly Kelley, Lillian Peck, Christy Headings, Grace Parren and Savannah Blust; back row, head coach Kaylee Mitton, Camdyn Bartow, Sarah Beckhoff, Hailey Cramer, Adelyn Wisecup, Rylee Hotchkiss, Holiday Wrightand assistant coach Kevin Morris. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Members of Fairbanks’ girls varsity soccer team are from left, front row, Mariel Arend, Alena Jiminez, Lilly Davisson, Avery Thorley, Mia Pagan and Elli Shaffer; middle row, Logan Fillman, Audrey Lahmers, Hailey Hall, Reagan Fillman, Mollie Thrush and Rylynn Price; back row, head coach Sam Warye, Alexis Wojcehowicz, Avery Arnold, Sydney Cutler, Alyssa Tobe, Emily Vance, Mariel Arendand assistant coaches Pryce Neeld and Tifanie Allison. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Anna Hayes (19) of Jonathan Alder prepares to set the ball for teammate Lily Boeckle (15). The Lady Pioneers downed Highland over the weekend. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Natalie Fair of Marysville returns the ball over the net. The Lady Monarchs turned in a 5-0 victory over Lancaster on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Triad’s Landon Tomlin (black) drags Mount Gilead’s Kaden St. Clair (53) during a sweep running play in the first quarter of action last Friday night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Jonathan Alder quarterback Brock Hughes (right) drops back to pass against West Liberty-Salem. The Pioneers began the season with a 33-7 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Eva Paspalis Case)

North Union quarterback Nickolas Hajjar fakes a handoff to Griffin Osborne during Friday’s non-league football game at Pleasant. (Journal Tribune photo by Bob Putman)

Marysville’s Brady Carper (11) punches out the football from an Olentangy Orange receiver Friday evening. Zach Bisang moves in for the hit on the Pioneer player. The Monarchs dropped a 42-0 verdict to Orange. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

Fairbanks’ Reid Phelps (left) and Collin Bailey (right) try to ground Colonel Crawford’s Dominic Dean (middle) after the Eagle catches a pass for positive yardage during the first quarter of action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

North Union’s Kennedy Harrah (10) turns for a dig during a home match against Fairbanks earlier this season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Fairbanks High School sophomore Sam Snyder recently tied for 13th place during the Optimist Junior Golf national tournament at Trump International Golf Course in Doral, Fla. Snyder qualified for the national event after playing in regional competition in Youngstown earlier in the summer. Snyder is the son of Ed and Jody Snyder and grandson of Don and Pam Snyder. (Photo submitted)

Marysville’s Aaliyah West (5) prepares to send the ball over Jonathan Alder’s Lily Boeckl (15) and Audrey Lange. The Lady Monarchs swept the Pioneers during the non-conference match. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)