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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...

The high school tennis teams from Marysville and Jonathan Alder recorded victories on Thursday. The Monarchs shut out Olentangy Berlin, 5-0, while Alder turned back Kenton Ridge 4-1. MHS-Berlin Single...

Jonathan Alder’s Wyatt Clemons (8) sprints past midfield amidst multiple Viking defenders during the first half of action. The junior Pioneer notched two goals in the team’s loss to Columbus Academy. ...

North Union’s Emma Padovano awaits a pitch during Thursday’s game at Pleasant. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- Pleasant’s Kylie Eastep limited North Union to just four hits on Thursday as the...

Marysville’s Ben Alessi (8) sprints past Hilliard Darby defenseman Mitchell Morris (9) during the first half of action. The Monarch notched two goals in the loss to the Panthers. (Journal-Tribune phot...

Earlier this week, North Union rallied in the late innings for a 4-3 softball victory over Springfield Shawnee. The Braves returned the favor on Wednesday, scoring three times in the bottom of the sev...

Members of the Union County YMCA AA championship qualifying team are pictured from left, front row, Wilson Bartlett, Mathis Bartlett and Harper Dietz; middle row, DJ Bartlett, Alan Bartlett, Fiona Swe...

North Union’s Ben Bonnell prepares to take a handoff from Lauren Hall during a relay race. NU hosted the first-ever Richwood Co-ed Relays. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Competing in a ...

Fairbanks’ Allie Boyd competes during the pole vault at North Union Tuesday evening. The Lady Panther broke a school record set by Jordan Perry in 2022, which originally stood at eight feet. The junio...

North Union was defeated 5-2 by Indian Lake on Tuesday in Central Buckeye Conference softball action at Indian Lake. Defense played a key role in the game as the Lady Cats committed five errors. A tot...

Marysville and Jonathan Alder put tennis victories in the book on Tuesday. The Monarchs scored a 4-1 verdict over Thomas Worthington. The Pioneers turned in a 3-2 decision over Bellefontaine. MHS-TW S...

Fairbanks’ girls middle school track and field team won a quad meet. The Lady Panthers tallied 106 points, followed by North Union-99, Greenon-73.5 and St. John’s-30.5. FMS places were as follows: -10...

Northeastern became the latest victim of Fairbanks’ varsity softball squad. The Lady Panthers upped their record to 8-0-1 overall and 5-0 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with an 11-4 victory on Tuesda...

Ashton Martin of Jonathan Alder fires the ball toward the plate. Martin was the winning pitcher as the Pioneers clubbed Urbana. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan Alder plated four...

Marysville’s Griffin Scheiderer slides into third base with a triple against Olentangy Berlin. The Monarchs dropped the game, 11-4. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- A battle between high schoo...

Roberto Galvis competes in this file photos. They helped the MHS girls and boys teams win the recent Kiwanis Invitational at Teays Valley High School. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller) -- The boy...

Kyah Hendren (20) of Fairbanks pops up from her successful slide into second base. Hendren had three hits during a win over Northeastern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fairbanks’ softball t...

NU’s Tyler Krebehenne prepares to release a pitch against Springfield Shawnee. The Wildcats dropped a 2-1 verdict. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- The pitching and defense each performed very...