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Monarch quarterback Kaden Hines fires a pass during a recent preseason scrimmage at Delaware Hayes. The Pacers scored one touchdown, while Marysville was held out of the end zone during varsity action...

Marysville Brady Carper comes up just short of catching a pass during Saturday’s preseason scrimmage at Delaware Hayes. More about the scrimmage will be included in Tuesday’s print edition of the Jour...

Fairbanks High School head volleyball coach Allison Gorton watches a drill for younger participants during the recent youth camp that was held in the high school and middle school. (Journal-Tribune ph...

Marysville’s girls varsity golfers took third place during an Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division match that was held at Pickaway Golf Club. Dublin Jerome grabbed first-place honors with a team ...

Jonathan Alder’s Ali Hayes leaps into the air for a spike against Tippecanoe during a quad scrimmage in Pioneer Country. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Improvements can be made by overc...

Fairbanks quarterback Carter Miller looks for an open receiver during a 2023 game. Miller has been cleared to come back after a knee injury he suffered early in the campaign. (Journal-Tribune photo by...

Marysville’s girls golf squad placed third during the 18-team Hudson Lady Explorer Invitational. MHS carded a team score of 367. That score was 20 strokes better than what the Lady Monarchs tallied at...

Ethan Miller of Jonathan Alder competes at the Marysville Invitational. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- A hot and humid day greeted area high school boys golfers for the Marysville Invit...

In the top photo,  Fairbanks’ Cole Eger sends the ball flying during the Panther Invitational. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- North Union’s boys golf team finished in the top four durin...

Madeleine Peffer, left, of Fairbanks sends the ball against North Union’s Lexi White during a recent preseason scrimmage. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Getting ready for the start of a...

Marysville’s boys varsity linksmen competed in the Nesselroad Invitational hosted by Delaware Hayes at Oakhaven Golf Course. The Monarchs were in a fight most of the day against the course and battled...

Lady Monarch volleyball letterman Annabelle Claar sends the ball back over the net during a 2023 match. The team will play a preseason scrimmage at Highland on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim ...

Marysville’s Eli Helmuth (left) takes his blocking approach against teammate Alex McNamara during a position drill session. The Monarchs will travel to Delaware Hayes on Saturday for a preseason scrim...

Fairbanks’ Liam Rhea digs into the earth during his stroke on the 10 th hole of the Darby Creek Golf Course. Fairbanks hosted the annual Panther Invitational as part of its early-season schedule. Resu...

Fairbanks’ girls golf team won the recent Locust Hills Invitational. Members of the team are from left, Sarah Beckhoff, Riley DaRe, Camdyn Bartow (the tournament medalist), Nyla Greenbaum and Caitlin ...

North Union golfers Jaxon Jolliff, left, and Miles Hall won the recent Wendy’s High School Challenge that was held at Liberty Hills Golf Club in Bellefontaine. The Wildcat duo posted a round of five-u...

North Union graduate Owen Davis (1) runs toward the end zone during a home game against Springfield Northwestern during his senior season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Since leaving s...

The Fairbanks High School varsity volleyball team recently placed third (out of 18 teams) during the 2024 Friendship Cup tournament that was held in Mason. Members of the squad are from left, front ro...

Marysville’s Corbin Wallace (white) takes Brock Powers (blue) for a ride after a collision during a team scrimmage session. Thursday was the first day of football practice for programs across the stat...

Lady Panther volleyball players Allie Boyd, left and Claire Baker will serve as instructors next week during the Fairbanks youth camp. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fairbanks High School’s ...

The Triad High School athletic department has new leadership. Hopefully, Jason Malone can solve a problem that some Cardinal teams have experienced of late... the lack of athletes. As you may have rea...

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...