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Jonathan Alder’s Cashton Wheeler (left) tries to lock in an interception during a competition period against Lions. The Pioneers hosted Gahanna Lincoln and Northland yesterday for a joint 7-on-7 scrim...

Jonathan Alder defenseman Eli Ricker (left) helps guard Marysville goalie Saxton Bond (red helmet) during a club matchup against the DY Colonels. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Several ...

Jonathan Alder’s Jace Schrock (left) eyes down an incoming pass from Brock Hughes while being guarded by a Celtic. The Pioneers hosted Dublin Jerome Wednesday morning for the team’s first 7-on-7 of th...

Former Marysville Head Coach Klarke Ransome instructs his team during a regular season home game against Olentagy last season. Pending board approval, Justin Price is set to take over the girls basket...

Jonathan Alder youth football camper George Porter sprints to the finish line during a 40-yard dash drill last week in Pioneer Country. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Training the next ...

Fairbanks’ Raiden Humble (red) deflects a pass near the endzone while guarding a Hillclimber. The Panthers hosted Urbana Tuesday afternoon for its first 7-on-7 of the offseason. (Journal-Tribune photo...

Marysville’s Lauren Mobley (blue) tries to escape from an opponent during the OHSAA girls state wrestling tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The opportunity to compete against n...

North Union’s Connor Cobb participates in target practice at Black Wing Shooting Center last weekend. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The job is not done for North Union’s shooting club....

Marysville senior Emma Gilbert (orange) delivers a pass to a teammate during a 11-on-11 program scrimmage last Wednesday. The girls soccer team has already begun preseason training for the 2024 fall s...

Rylan Carnes of Marysville competes in the Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association tournament that was held at Marysville Golf Club. They both shot a 60 for their round. (Journal-Tribune photos by Aleks...

Jonathan Alder’s Evan Platfoot stares down a Logan Elm pitcher during a postseason matchup. The Lady Pioneer is slated to attend Ohio Dominican Univsersity to continue her softball career. (Journal-Tr...

Jonathan Alder’s Alyssa Miller delivers a pitch against an opposing batter during the Division II district final against Bloom-Carroll this past season. The Lady Pioneer is slated to pitch at Capital ...

This is a view of Timberview Golf Club from London Avenue. The club has been sold to the owners of Rolling Meadows Golf Club. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- A well-known local golf club...

Marysville’s JT Hiltscher is among the track athletes honored for the 2024 season by the Journal-Tribune. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) -- The Marysville Journal-Tribune has honored track and...

The Fairbanks' Hailey Dee earned Union County softball honors for the 2024 season. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) -- Softball continued to be a strong sport in Union County-area schools during...

Named to the Union County baseball team from Marysville High School is Jackson Dempsey. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) -- Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of three stories highligh...

Two-time Olympian Kayla Miracle (bottom) demonstrates with Marysville graduate Cali Leng (top) during the first session of a recent girls wrestling clinic. Approximately 60 wrestlers participated. (Jo...

Camryn Harbold of Marysville follows through on a swing. Harbold has been named to the OCC Cardinal Division second team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysville High School’s Maya Segner ...

Evan Brown of Marysville sets up a long putt during today’s Southern Ohio PGA Junior Tour held at Darby Creek Golf Club. The event was scheduled to run through the day at the course on Orchard Road. (...

Jonathan Alder bowlers Drew Damron (left) and Grant Headings (right) are pictured with Pioneer coach Rusty Walter at the national tournament. (Photo submitted) -- The recent high school national bowli...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jonathan Alder graduate Mason Wolford (30) looks for an open teammate during a 2023 regular season game against Westerville South. The former Pioneer led Canisius College’s men’s lacrosse program in g...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...