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Former Monarch in tourney
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By Tim Miller 
May 16, 2024
Former Marysville High School softball player Emily Daniel connects for a base hit in this file photo. Daniel is a member of the University of Dayton team that will play in the NCAA Division I regiona...
Lady Monarchs club Grove City; advance to district title game
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By Tim Miller 
May 16, 2024
Marysville’s Jaiden Hutchins rips a base hit in this file photo from earlier in the 2024 season. Hutchins blasted a pair of home runs as the Lady Monarchs beat Grove City, 10-1, during the Division I ...
Tournament draws revealed for local prep lacrosse programs
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
May 15, 2024
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) has released the postseason tournament draw for boys and girls lacrosse teams. Jonathan Alder’s and Marysville’s boys lacrosse programs have their pat...
Lady Pioneers notch post-season triumph
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By Tim Miller 
May 15, 2024
Alyssa Miller of Jonathan Alder prepares to fire the ball toward the plate. She struck out 11 during a tournament win over Heath. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Riley Magginis drove in a pai...
Monarch baseball squad scores late victory over Dublin Coffman
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By Tim Miller 
May 15, 2024
Jake Fisher of Marysville slides across the plate with the winning run during a 2-1 victory over Dublin Coffman. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Imagine you’re Marysville High School sophomor...
Triad’s Cayla Eaton named MVP of OHC North Division meet
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By Tim Miller 
May 14, 2024
Triad’s Cayla Eaton, right, clears a hurdle at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium during the 2023 state track meet. Eaton was named the MVP of the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division in the...
Russo claims D-I sectional tennis championship
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By Tim Miller 
May 14, 2024
Marysville High School junior Gianni Russo captured a D-I singles sectional tennis championship over the weekend. Russo entered the tournament that was held at Hilliard Davidson High School as the No....
Marysville LAX team falls
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
May 14, 2024
Marysville’s Ben Durey (white) gets ready for a shot attempt during a home game against Hilliard Darby earlier this season. The senior Monarch scored two goals in the team’s last game of the season ag...
Jon Alder softball squad downs Eastmoor; advances in tourney
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
May 14, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s Maggie McCoy (22)puts down a bunt during the bottom of the first inning. The sophomore Lady Pioneer recorded two hits against Columbus Eastmoor Academy. (Journal-Tribune photo by Alek...
JA places second in CBC Kenton Trail Division meet
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By Bob Putman 
May 14, 2024
Jonathan Alder battled its way through the Central Buckeye Conference’s Kenton Trail Division track championships to earn second-place finishes in both the girls and boys meets on Friday at Benjamin L...
Panther, Cardinal baseball squads drop contests
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By Tim Miller 
May 14, 2024
Fairbanks’ baseball squad slipped to 10-11 overall and 8-7 in the Ohio Heritage Conference after falling at West Liberty-Salem, 3-2. FHS took a 2-0 lead in the visitors’ portion of the second inning. ...
MHS athletes compete during OCC meet
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By Tim Miller 
May 13, 2024
Marysville High School’s track and field athletes battled rainy conditions on Thursday during the opening day of the Ohio Capital Conference meet. The event was held at Big Walnut High School. The 4x8...
Local netters advance in prep tournaments
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By Tim Miller 
May 13, 2024
Jonathan Alder doubles player Gideon Sullivan is pictured in action during the 2024 season. (Journal-Tribune photo of Russo by Tim Miller; Sullivan photo submitted) -- The boys tennis teams from Marys...
Monarch boys LAX team drops game to Gahanna
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
May 13, 2024
Marysville’s Lincoln Engle (left) tries to get past Gahanna Lincoln’s Bobby Grilli during the first half of action. The Monarch notched two goals during the team’s loss to the Lions. (Journal-Tribune ...
Unearned runs lose diamond game for Fairbanks
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By Tim Miller 
May 10, 2024
Members of the Fairbanks High School baseball team are pictured after officially dedicating the Blake Gorton Memorial Batting Cage on Wednesday. They are pictured with Gorton’s mother Allison, sister ...
Lady Panthers club Africentric during D-III tournament contest
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
May 10, 2024
Fairbanks’ Maddi Sines delivers a pitch to a Nubian batter during the top of the third inning. The sophomore pitcher claimed a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts during the team’s 21-0 victory against Colum...
NU, Alder relay teams take first place at CBC meet
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By Bob Putman 
May 10, 2024
North Union and Jonathan Alder each had 4x800 relay teams earn first-place finishes Wednesday in the Central Buckeye Conference track championship at Benjamin Logan. The Lady Cat foursome of Savannah ...
Monarchs topple Hartley
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By Tim Miller 
May 10, 2024
Marysville’s varsity baseball team clubbed Columbus Bishop Hartley, 10-2, during a non-conference game on Wednesday. MHS held a 2-0 lead after the opening inning and expanded its margin to 5-2 after t...
Lady Cats drop tournament opener at Bloom-Carroll
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By Bob Putman 
May 10, 2024
North Union’s Zoe Wedding makes the stretch for a throw at first base during a Division II tournament game at Bloom-Carroll. The Lady Cats lost, 1-0. (Photo submitted) -- The end of a sports season ca...
BV downs NU on diamond
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By Bob Putman 
May 9, 2024
North Union honored its senior baseball players on Tuesday prior to the Wildcats’ non-league game against Buckeye Valley. The Barons (15-4) put some damper on the game as they defeated North Union 11-...
JA wins CBC middle school track title
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By Bob Putman 
May 9, 2024
Jonathan Alder made a clean sweep of the Central Buckeye Conference middle school track championships at Benjamin Logan. The Pioneers totaled 101 points in the boys meet. Bellefontaine was second with...
Lady Monarch LAX team falls to Hilliard Davidson
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
May 9, 2024
Marysville’s Aubrey Montgomery (21) sprints past Hilliard Davidson’s Kate Bidlack (4) during the first half of action. The junior scored one goal in the team’s loss to the Wildcats. (Journal-Tribune p...
Panther, Cardinal athletes begin competition during OHC meet
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By Tim Miller 
May 8, 2024
Triad’s Cayla Eaton, left, is shown competing during the 2023 Division III state track and field meet at The Ohio State University. Eaton has advanced to the finals of the 2024 Ohio Heritage Conferenc...