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Athletes of week named
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By Tim Miller 
December 31, 2025
The Journal-Tribune has named its athletes of the week. There weren’t as many athletic events last week due to the Christmas holiday. The athletes of the week are as follows: Marysville: senior Brady ...
Marysville grapplers open Brecksville holiday event
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Carter Shank, Marysville’s 157-pounder (top) is turning Brody Wiora of Canyon Valley (Arizona) with a leg half during a match at the Brecksville Holiday Invitational. Shank won the match 16-4. MHS assistant coach Derek Sharp watches the match in the background. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
By Tim Miller 
December 31, 2025
Marysville’s boys wrestlers opened the first day of the annual Brecksville Holiday Tournament on Monday. Several Monarchs advanced to the second day of competition that was scheduled for Tuesday. Thos...
NU girls down Bloom-Carroll
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By Bob Putman 
December 31, 2025
North Union collected a hard-earned 60-53 girls basketball victory on Monday at Bloom-Carroll. The Lady Cats (10-1) never trailed in the game, but several times withstood challenges by the Bulldogs (3...
Monarch boys earn basketball victory at Columbus Bishop Ready
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Marysville’s Brennan Adkins (0) takes a shot in this file photo. Adkins scored 16 points during the Monarchs’ 69-48 victory on Monday at Columbus Bishop Ready. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 31, 2025
It’s been something for which Marysville High School boys basketball head coach Mark Tinklenberg has been waiting… and waiting… and waiting. For the past few weeks, Tinklenberg has been saying his squ...
Fairbanks Panther boys cagers control tempo; defeat North Union in non-conference county contest
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North Union’s Dainon Lindsey, left, looks to drive the ball against Fairbanks’ Alek Orders. The Panthers won the Union County rivalry game on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Bob Putman 
December 30, 2025
One of the game plans for a basketball coach is to get your team to play at a tempo that is most advantageous to your goal. Just past the midway point of the first quarter, Fairbanks was able to do ju...
Jonathan Alder squads split varsity basketball games
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Garrett Bauer of Jonathan Alder goes up for a basket in this file photo. Bauer tallied 17 points during the Pioneers’ recent win over Columbus Bishop Watterson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 30, 2025
Jonathan Alder’s boys hoop squad recently turned back Columbus Bishop Watterson, 49-47. The triumph elevated the Pioneers to an overall record of 6-2. JA climbed to a 16-9 margin by the conclusion of ...
Monarch cagers fall to Kilbourne Wolves
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Owen Graves (5) of MHS goes up for a shot along the baseline against Worthington Kilbourne on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 29, 2025
Something had to give, at least a little bit, when the boys basketball teams from Marysville and Worthington Kilbourne met Saturday evening on the MHS court. After all, both squads went into the conte...
Monarch bowlers notch key wins over Olentangy Berlin
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The Marysville High School boys bowling team earned a recent victory over Olentangy Berlin. Members of the team are from left, front row, Chris Cantleberry, Devin Forsom, Corbin Levings, Lucas Hoffman, Kyle Teters and Carson Blevins; back row, coach Greg Ray, Maison Ray, Hayden Cotterell, Kai Kozlik, Grayson Young and JV Coach Jimmy Young. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
December 27, 2025
The Lady Monarch bowlers moved to 5-0 in the conference with a 1,893-1,835 verdict over Olentangy Berlin at Dragon Lanes. It was Berlin’s first conference setback of the 2025-2026 campaign. The MHS gi...
North Union boys cagers drop contest to Indian Lake
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By Bob Putman 
December 27, 2025
North Union’s boys hoopsters lost 62-53 to Indian Lake on Tuesday at Indian Lake. The Wildcats (1-2 overall, 1-1 Central Buckeye Conference) trailed 35-33 at the half, but the Lakers (3-1, 2-0) posted...
Lady Monarch hoopsters earn impressive win over New Albany
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Marysville’s Val Brito (center) and Kadi Strahm (right) battle a New Albany opponent for possession of the basketball. The Lady Monarchs beat the Eagles, 44-36. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 27, 2025
It’s late December and there is still a little more than half of the regular season to go for high school girls basketball. Marysville’s girls hoopsters, however, notched what could be called a post-s...
Varsity cheerleaders introduced
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By Tim Miller 
December 27, 2025
The Marysville High School varsity basketball cheerleaders are from left, front row, Ava Backus, Ella Adams and Abriana Doumbouya; back row, Elizabeth Henderson, Halle Collins and Aly Bremer. The Mona...
MHS boys swimming records set during Northwest Classic
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Marysville’s Brady Cordonnier is pictured competing in this file photo. Cordonnier was a part of two new MHS boys swimming records during the recent Northwest Classic. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 27, 2025
A pair of Marysville High School swimming records were broken during the recent Northwest Ohio Classic. The boys’ 400 yard freestyle relay team of Rylan Brown, Brady Cordonnier, Patrick Filbert and Ca...
Lady Monarch bowlers capture runner-up accolades during Holiday Baker Tournament
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Marysville’s girls bowling team earned runner-up honors during the recent Holiday Baker Tournament in Columbus. Members of the Lady Monarch squad are from left, coach Johnathon Cusack, Lisa Harris, Khloe Smith, Lilly Riffle, Delaney Sherwood, Tana Young, Abby Williams and Cheyenne Lanning. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
December 24, 2025
The Lady Monarch bowlers earned a second-place finish during the recent Holiday Baker Tournament. The event was held at the Columbus Bowling Palace. The tournament tested the team’s endurance and team...
NU girls top Northwestern
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By Bob Putman 
December 24, 2025
The North Union girls basketball team picked up its ninth win in 10 games on Monday as it traveled to Northwestern and came away with a 67-34 victory. The Lady Cats, who are 4-0 in the Mad River Divis...
Jonathan Alder cagers fall to Tri-Village at holiday event
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Jonathan Alder’s Chase Muetzel (23) puts a shot attempt up in the first half of action while getting clamped down by a pair of Patriot defenders. The Pioneer scored 10 points in the team’s loss to Tri-Village during the 2025 Holiday Hoopla. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 24, 2025
Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball team is circling back to its fundamentals following a 68-44 loss to Tri-Village (5-0), which is one of the top teams in Division VI. A third-quarter push from the Patr...
Local athletes of week named
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By Tim Miller 
December 24, 2025
Trent Sharp has been named Marysville High School’s athlete of the week by the Journal-Tribune. Sharp, a senior, won the 144-pound weight class of the Olentangy Liberty Classic. He tallied 16 team poi...
MHS, JA wrestlers place at Liberty Classic
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Marysville’s Trent Sharp (left) and Jonathan Alder’s Nixon Baker (right) scramble near the out-of-bounds line during the 144-pound semifinal match. The Monarch was crowned champion of the weight class, while the Pioneer took sixth. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 23, 2025
Marysville and Jonathan Alder were among the 26 high school boys wrestling programs represented during this year’s edition of the Olentangy Liberty Classic. The Monarchs and Pioneers managed to climb ...
Girls compete in River Valley tourney
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Fairbanks’ Hannah Niehaus (left) high steps before taking down London’s Brylee Huff (right) during a pool match at 125 pounds. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Bob Putman 
December 23, 2025
Jonathan Alder, North Union, Fairbanks and Marysville (B team) each had wrestlers compete on Sunday in the River Valley Queen of the Valley girls tournament. The Lady Pioneers finished seventh overall...
North Union bowlers, grapplers compete in events
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By Bob Putman 
December 23, 2025
The North Union boys bowling team set a school record for total pins scored on Friday in a win over Graham at Dragon Lanes. The Wildcats finished with a 2653-2591 victory, breaking the old record set ...
MHS drops game on buzzer-beater
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By Tim Miller 
December 23, 2025
Kellen Carter’s three-pointer with eight seconds to play gave Marysville’s boys basketball team a 59-58 lead over Medina on Saturday. Lady Luck, however, wasn’t with the Monarchs for the final few sec...
FHS squads win contests
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 23, 2025
A quartet of Fairbanks boys basketball players scored in double figures Saturday during a game played at the Columbus Convention Center. Nate Meihls tallied 16 points, Evan Wiedmann and Ty Schroeder b...
Lady Pioneers fall to River Valley
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Jonathan Alder’s Kennedy McGrath (12) drives in for a shot attempt against River Valley. The Lady Pioneers fell to the Vikings on Saturday afternoon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 23, 2025
There were no shooting percentages available immediately after the game. Jonathan Alder girls basketball coach Natalie McGrath, however, didn’t need any mathematical formulas to know things didn’t go ...
NU girls roll to win over Indian Lake
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North Union’s Kailin McElroy, right, and Kennedy Harrah converge on an Indian Lake player for possession of the basketball. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
By Bob Putman 
December 23, 2025
It does not happen often that the first few minutes of a basketball game will decide the eventual outcome. However, one could say what the North Union girls team did in the first four minutes against ...
Monarch boys hoopsters notch first victory of season at Thomas Worthington
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Marysville’s Kellen Carter (23) tries to get a basket while being guarded by Thomas Worthington’s Jayce Harris (23) during the second half. The Monarch contributed four points in the team’s win against the Cardinals. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 22, 2025
A proverbial weight was lifted off the shoulders of Marysville’s boys basketball team on Friday. The Monarchs were staring down the barrel of an 0-4 start prior to the OCC Cardinal Division matchup ag...
Lady Monarchs top Thomas Worthington
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Marysville’s Jenna Hackworth (23) goes up for a shot in this file photo. Hackworth helped lead the Lady Monarchs to a victory over Thomas Worthington. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Tim Miller 
December 22, 2025
Marysville’s girls basketball squad ran its record to 6-3 on Friday with a 54-44 verdict over Thomas Worthington. The Lady Monarchs held a 14-9 lead after the opening quarter and took a 19-17 edge at ...
Panthers keep NE Jets grounded during boys basketball victory
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Ty Schroeder goes in for a Fairbanks layup against Northeastern. The Panthers rolled to a victory over the Jets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 22, 2025
Fairbanks’ boys basketball team didn’t get off to a great start Friday evening against Northeastern. Once the Panthers got untracked, however, the Jets couldn’t get off the runway. “We missed some sho...
Blackburn dismissed from L.A. Rams’ staff
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Los Angeles Rams special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn, right, is pictured with head coach Sean McVay during a game. Blackburn, a Marysville High School graduate, was dismissed from the Rams’ coaching staff Saturday evening. (File photo)
By Tim Miller 
December 22, 2025
Marysville High School graduate Chase Blackburn was fired over the weekend as the special teams coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams. It was a move that came as a surprise to the former Monarch footbal...
Triad names new grid coach
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By Tim Miller 
December 20, 2025
There is a new man at the top of the Triad High School football program. The district’s board of education made the hiring during its regular monthly meeting on Thursday. Tim Melvin, who served as an ...
Journal-Tribune names top area high school football players for 2025
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The Journal-Tribune has released its 2025 Union County football season. Pictured from left are North Union’s Nick Hajjar, coach of the year; Marysville’s JJ Henry, defensive player of the year; and Jonathan Alder’s Cashton Wheeler, offensive player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photos by Aleksei Pavloff and Chad Williamson)
By Tim Miller 
December 20, 2025
The Journal-Tribune has named its All-County football team for the 2025 season. Players were selected from the five area schools… Marysville, Fairbanks, North Union, Jonathan Alder and Triad. The news...
Triad girls cagers lose contest
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 19, 2025
Triad’s girls basketball team slipped to 0-8 overall and 0-6 in the Ohio Heritage Conference on Wednesday. The Lady Cardinals dropped a 57-12 verdict to Cedarville. Jazz Ford led Triad with six points...