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North Union shooting club fifth during state competition
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
June 14, 2024
The North Union shooting club was able to place in the top five during the recent Ohio Trap Shooting state tournament. The event was held at the Black Wing Shooting Center in Delaware. The Wildcats fi...
Marysville High School baseball players earn conference honors
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By Tim Miller 
June 14, 2024
Monarch infielder Damon Wade makes a play during the 2024 season. Wade was named to an OCC scholar athlete. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- A successful 2024 season has led to a number of Mar...
Youth golfers place during Heart of Ohio tournament
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By Tim Miller 
June 13, 2024
The Marion Country Club hosted the Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association’s second-in-series tournament on Tuesday . Galion’s Logan Keller, Pleasant’s Maura Murphy and River Valley’s Asher Gates captur...
JA’s Higgins will take softball skills to college
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By Tim Miller 
June 13, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s Shanna Higgins delivers a base hit during a 2024 game. Higgins will continue her softball career at Hocking College. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Jonathan Alder High Schoo...
Two remain to fill MHS girls hoop position
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By Tim Miller 
June 12, 2024
And now there are two. That’s the number of candidates left in the search to replace Klarke Ransome as the Marysville High School girls basketball head coach. Ransome stepped down from the MHS positio...
FHS trap shooters compete at state
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By Tim Miller 
June 12, 2024
The Fairbanks High School trap shooting team is in its second year. They are a part of the Ohio High School Clay Target League and participated in the State Youth Shoot at Blackwing Shooting Center in...
NU graduates will advance athletic careers
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By Bob Putman 
June 12, 2024
Several North Union athletes recently announced their intention of where that next step in athletics will be. Choosing where to continue their athletic careers were Max Parish (basketball, Heidelberg ...
Local Hot Shots volleyball program continues pattern of growth
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By Tim Miller 
June 12, 2024
Former Fairbanks High School volleyball standout Grace Gorton (left) watches as Harper Priday, a fourth-grader at Fairbanks, prepares to serve the ball. Gorton is an instructor for the Hot Shots progr...
Local softball players earn All-Ohio honors for 2024 season
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By Tim Miller 
June 11, 2024
Jonathan Alder senior Evan Platfoot puts the ball in play during a Division II tournament game. Platfoot has earned first-team All-Ohio honors for the 2024 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pa...
FHS diamond athletes earn special honors
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By Tim Miller 
June 11, 2024
These Fairbanks High School softball players earned special awards for the 2024 season. They are from left, Kyah Hendren, second-team Ohio Heritage Conference and highest batting average; Elizabeth Gr...
Monarch wrestlers qualify for national competition
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
June 6, 2024
Marysville’s Trent Sharp ties up with an opponent during the 16U Greco Roman state tournament at Ohio Northern University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) -- Just because it’s the off-season,...
Quartet interviewed to fill MHS girls hoop position
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By Tim Miller 
June 6, 2024
A field of 10 candidates has been narrowed to four in Marysville High School’s search for a new girls head basketball coach. The position was vacated nearly two weeks ago when Klarke Ransome stepped d...
Youngsters participating in expanded baseball camp
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By Tim Miller 
June 4, 2024
Silas Streng fields a ground ball during infield practice. Streng is one of more than 120 youngsters participating this week in the three-day Marysville High School baseball camp. The camp will run th...
Athletes compete during first day of state track meet
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
June 3, 2024
Triad’s Cayla Eaton makes a mad dash for the finish line during the first heat of the girls 100-meter hurdle race. Eaton has advanced to the finals of the Division III event at the state track and fie...
NU will have new head coaches
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By Bob Putman 
June 3, 2024
North Union will have new leaders for its girls and boys basketball programs for the upcoming season. Bre Jackson, who has been the Lady Cats coach for six years, and Ryan Grose, the boys coach the pa...
MHS grads will continue athletic careers in college
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By Tim Miller 
June 3, 2024
These Marysville High School 2024 graduates have decided where they will continue their academic and athletic endeavors. They are from left, Blake Murgatroyd, track and cross-country at Ohio Dominican...
JA part of new lacrosse league
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
June 3, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s Travis Chany (red) stick checks an opposing DeSales player during a road playoff game this past season. The junior defenseman was given a special mention award for the Mid-Ohio Lacros...
Jason Malone named new Triad athletic director
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By Tim Miller 
May 30, 2024
It’s common knowledge that the Triad High School athletic director’s position has been a revolving door for the past few years. Jason Malone feels he’s going to put an end to that. Malone will take ov...
Fairbanks’ Hoover earns fourth straight state track meet berth
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By Bob Putman 
May 29, 2024
Fairbanks will have athletes competing in four events during this week’s OHSAA state track meet at Welcome Stadium at the University of Dayton. Lady Panthers on the track will be, from left, Alexis Wo...
Season comes to end for Jon Alder LAX squad
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
May 29, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s Jack Kennedy tries to get past a Stallion defender during the first half of action. The senior Pioneer recorded one goal and one assist in JA’s last game of the season. (Journal-Tribu...