Sports

Ally Gearheart of Fairbanks High School and a member of the Jonathan Alder girls lacrosse club gets away from an opposing Chillicothe player during a home game this past spring season. (Photo submitte...

The Marysville Mitts presented the inaugural Blake Gorton Memorial Scholarship to recipients for the 2024 season. Pictured from left are Nate Schiffer, who is an announcer for the Mitts and was Gorton...

Abbey Overfield, an incoming senior at Triad High School, goes up for a basket during a 2023-2024 contest. Triad is still battling a numbers program as only 11 girls are expected to be wearing uniform...

Alex DelPiombo, the associate head coach for the Bowling Green State University women’s volleyball team, demonstrates fundamentals during North Union’s recent high school summer camp. (Journal-Tribune...

Former Marysville High School pitcher Tareyn Born prepares to release a pitch in this file photo. Born is preparing for her sophomore season with the Muskingum University softball squad. (Journal-Trib...

Brie Jennings, an incoming freshman at Marysville High School, takes some practice swings at the plate. Jennings is one of several new players who have worked with the high school softball program thi...

First-year Fairbanks head football coach David Carroll talks to a player during a practice session. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The hiring of a new head coach always brings an adjust...

Jaiden Hutchins singles during a 2024 game. Hutchins begame a starter as a freshman and has played travel ball this summer in preparation for her sophomore season at Marysville High School. (Journal-T...

Gracie Gleason, left, and Emily Mask work on bumping the ball for a pass during the North Union youth volleyball camp. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- The future of any high school athletic p...

Justin Price, Marysville High School’s new girls basketball coach, watches a summer workout. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Justin Price has already begun his duties as the new head coa...

Lexie Hakola, an incoming freshman at Marysville High School, scoops up the ball during a fielding drill. Nearly 90 girls ages 6-14 partipated in the annual Lady Monarch youth softball camp this week....

Marysville’s Trent Sharp (top) locks in a pinning combination against an opponent during the 16U Greco Roman consolation bracket. Sharp secured the headlock with seconds to go in the match in order to...

Youth camper Nolan McDaniel takes a stab at the high jump during Jonathan Alder’s first-ever youth track and field camp last weekend. (Journal-Tribune by Aleksei Pavloff) -- With the Summer Olympics j...

Lady Monarch pitcher Brooklyn Gamby prepares to fire the ball toward the plate. Gamby made the jump from travel ball (without playing in middle school) to the Marysville varsity as a freshman. (Journa...

Brody McSwords, right, of Marysville latches on to a pass during a 7-on-7 scrimmage . Bellefontaine High School hosted several schools, including MHS, for the scrimmage. (Journal-Tribune photo by Alek...

Marysville’s Desi Lee (right) ties up with her opponent during the 2024 girls state wrestling tournament. The 190-pounder produced a 3-2 record at the 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Girls National free...

Lady Monarch Sienna Hutchins (36) slides safely into second base during a 2024 game. Marysville High School players such as Hutchins will be the instructors when the annual Monarch youth camp runs Mon...

North Union’s Griffin Osborne (orange) secures an interception while covering Fairbanks’ Holtz Maine during a 7-on-7 scrimmage at NU. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Working towards the ...

BMX rider Kage Moss leaps during the last straightaway at the Marysville BMX track Wednesday evening. The local track will host the Buckeye Nationals, as part of USA BMX, Aug. 16-18. (Journal-Tribune ...

Natalie McGrath, Jonathan Alder’s new head girls basketball coach, right, gives instruction during a workout this week. McGrath replaces Allen Eggleston, who left JA to take over as the girls head coa...

Benjamin Logan head football coach Paul Jenne (left) watches the action during a recent 7-on-7 passing scrimmage at Marysville High School. Jenne was an assistant coach at Marysville High School befor...

Jonathan Alder quarterback Grant Horne (right) fakes a handoff to Christian Amann (left) during an offensive walk- through at Volunteer Field. The Pioneers began their team camp this week and are goin...

Fairbanks’ Henry Hooper follows through after hitting a sporting clay during a regular season meet this past spring. The Fairbanks Clay Target Team completed its second spring season since beginning i...

Marysville’s Kaiden Hines delivers a pass to a downfield teammate during a 7-on-7 session with Groveport Madison. The Monarchs are participating this week in a team camp at Ohio Northern University. T...

Jonathan Alder’s AJ Delong (black) runs scout team defense for the offensive unit during a walk-through session. The Pioneers began their team camp today going over the fundamentals of their running a...

Jonathan Alder’s Brady Tremayne (left) competes during the Division II state track meet. Tremayne will continue is running career in track and cross-country at Southern Indiana University. (Journal-Tr...

Fairbanks’ Evan Wiedmann looks in a pass from Carter Miller (left) during a 7-on-7 session with Benjamin Logan. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Each time the Panthers practice, the more ...

Marysville’s Aloysius Roseburrough (left) deflects an incoming pass during a 7-on-7 session against Banjamin Logan. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Marysville High School’s football team...

Fairbanks’ Vinny Luke (right) gets his hand in front of Marysville’s Collin Wimmers (left) just in time to break up a potential pass reception. The Panthers were one of several teams the Monarchs host...

With the fall sports season right around the corner, activity is picking up for Jason Malone, the new athletic director at Triad High School. “We’re preparing for fall sports, so I’m just trying to ge...