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Lady Monarch outfielder Abbey Strahm draws a bead on a fly ball during the victory over Olentangy that gave MHS the outright OCC Cardinal Division crown. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Durin...

Marysville’s Soorya Loganand returns the ball over the net. Loganand was part of a doubles team during the Monarchs’ 4-1 triumph over Olentangy. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysville’s b...

Marysville High School’s track and field teams swept Hilliard Darby during a recent meet. The boys won 94-46, while the girls turned in an 85-56 victory. Monarch results for points were as follows: Bo...

Jonathan Alder’s Caleb Wiltshire (45) moves the possession up field during the first quarter against Big Walnut. The freshman midfielder notched two goals in the team’s win over the Golden Eagles. (Jo...

North Union finished second in the Mount Gilead Co-Ed Relays earlier this week. The Wildcats totaled 50 points with Mount Gilead in first place with 56 points. Earning first-place finishes for NU were...

The Pioneer baseball squad remained on a roll with a 10-0 verdict over Kenton Ridge. Jonathan Alder has lost only once in 14 games and is 10-0 in the Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division. ...

Marysville’s Will Nuspl returns the ball over the net during a match against Hilliard Davidson. The Monarchs won, 3-2. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The Monarch boys tennis squad turned bac...

Marysville’s Mason Springs delivers a pitch to an opposing Hilliard Darby batter. The sophomore notched 13 strikeouts and helped seal the walk-off win against the Panthers in the bottom of the seventh...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team edged Northwestern, 3-2. Singles - Yeager (N) defeated Isaac Banks (JA) 6-0, 6-0; -Gideon Sullivan (JA) downed Hackett (N) 6-1, 6-0; -Josh Weakley (JA) turned back Jo...

The struggles continued for Triad High School’s varsity baseball team. The Cardinals dropped a 5-1 verdict to Mechanicsburg. Triad tallied its run in the bottom of the third and made the score hold un...

Marysville’s Jamey Best (22) looks for an open teammate during a home game against Hilliard Darby earlier this season. The senior Monarch notched two goals in the team’s loss to Olentangy. (Journal-Tr...

North Union’s Tyler Krebehenne stands at the plate waiting on a pitch. Krebehenne helped NU defeat Urbana. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- The road to a victory had a couple of twisted turns,...

Jonathan Alder’s Mason Curtis (white) wins a faceoff battle against DeSales’ Declan Lilienthal during the first half of action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavoff) -- Jonathan Alder’s 17-2 lacro...

Jonathan Alder’s Cam Potter (8) collides with Kenton Ridge’s Logan Fyffe (9) after the Cougar corralled a ground ball to tag out the Pioneer. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Pressure mak...

The Monarch boys tennis squad scored a 4-1 verdict over Dublin Scioto. Singles -Gianni Russo (M) topped Kanakia (DS) 6-0, 6-0; -Noah Burhanna (M) defeated Amin (DS) 6-0, 6-1; -Will Nuspl (M) downed Gu...

Reese DeCamp and Tyler Krebehenne helped North Union to wins on Monday at Northwestern. DeCamp collected three hits and drove in four runs while pitching a shutout during the Lady Cats’ 11-0 softball ...

Macy Kise of Fairbanks delivers a pitch in this file photo. Kise struck out 15 and scattered two hits during a victory over West Jefferson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- A 6-5 victory over ...

Just call them sluggers.... these Lady Monarch softball players, from left, Maya Segner, Sienna Hutchins and Ally Clementz ripped home runs during an 11-1 victory over Thomas Worthington. (Journal-Tri...

Marysville’s Hunter Sheldon (5) tries to get into scoring position against Hilliard Darby in a game earlier this season. He scored two goals against Newark last week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei...

Jonathan Alder’s Kailey Miller clears the first hurdle during the girls 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle relays during the Monarch Relays. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Marysville’s girls tr...

North Union split a home softball doubleheader against Utica on Saturday. Utica scored a run in the top of the eighth inning to earn a 7-6 victory during the opener. The Lady Cats (8-8) rebounded in t...

The Lady Monarch softball squad upped its record to 12-7 by sweeping a twinbill from Westerville Central on Saturday. Marysville won the opener 7-3 and took the nightcap 15-1. Camryn Harbold blasted a...

Monarch pitcher Clark Aden fires his only pitch during the opening game of the Hays-Hoehn Tournament. He was the winning pitcher for the Monarchs in the first game of the twinbill. (Journal-Tribune ph...

Jonathan Alder’s Tyler Barton prepares to fire the ball toward the plate against North Union. The Pioneers won, 9-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- There is not really much flash-and-dash to...

North Union Middle School’s track teams swept the Mechanicsburg Invitational on Friday. The Wildcats scored 74 points in the boys meet, edging out Bellefontaine by three points. Triad finished third w...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team edged London by a 3-2 count. Singles -Wall (L) defeated Isaac Banks (JA) 7-5, 6-2; -Gideon Sullivan (JA) downed Cappell (L) 6-1, 6-2; -Josh Weakley (JA) turned back S...

The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks needed only five innings to club Madison Plains, 12-2, on Friday. Fairbanks plated seven runs in the top of the third in running its record to 10-0-1 overall and 7-0 in ...

Jonathan Alder’s Abby Bush (6) slides safely into third base Friday evening. Also pictured is North Union’s Ryleigh Rasey. The Lady Pioneers won, 10-6. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The pas...

Jonathan Alder’s Greg Kennedy fires a pitch to the plate in this file photo. Kennedy struck out 11 and tossed a three-hitter during a victory over Tecumseh. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) ...

Hailey Dee of Fairbanks slides into third base with a triple as Triad’s Jalynn Smith can’t apply the tag. Dee also blasted a pair of home runs during the Lady Panthers’ victory. (Journal-Tribune photo...