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Members of the CBC-championship Jonathan Alder boy golf team are from left, front row, Evan Reynard and Brady Fox; second row, Brandon Whitt (coach), Sam Creamer, Jackson Meriweather, Cam Potter, Etha...

Marysville’s girls tennis squad had no trouble turning back Jonathan Alder during a recent non-conference contest. The Lady Monarchs scored a 5-0 verdict over Alder. Singles -Paige Hobbs (M) defeated ...

North Union’s Lexi Willis (8) attempts to get the ball past Jonathan Alder blockers Emma Ishmael (21) and Peyton Hanna (23). JA won the match in five sets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -...

Marysville’s Nick Johnson (54) blocks for JJ Henry (29) on this play. The Monarchs lost their Homecoming game, 15-14, to Hilliard Darby. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) -- Anyone who though...

Jonathan Alder’s Grant Horne (12) scampers in for a touchdown while Mason Curtis (33) celebrates the late-game score. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan Alder’s varsity football sq...

North Union’s Caden Potts tries to evade a Springfield Shawnee tackler. The Wildcats dropped their Homecoming game, 17-13. (Photo submitted) -- It was a story that has become all too familiar to the N...

Fairbanks’ Cohen Riley (8) zeroes in on Triad running back Awsom Mitchell (20) during Friday’s game. Mitchell helped lead the Cardinals to their first win of the season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim ...

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released its first weekly computer ratings for the 2023 football season. The rankings are used to determine the teams that will compete in the post-season...

Fairbanks’ volleyball squad upped its record to 14-1 with a 25-18, 25-19, 25-20 verdict over Cedarville. The Indians are ranked 17th in Division IV in the state coaches poll. Stat leaders for FHS were...

The Lady Monarch golf team captured the Union-Madison County tournament for the sixth consecutive season. Marysville was tied with Jonathan Alder with scores of 174. MHS took top honors when the tie w...

Jonathan Alder’s Cameron Jewell (2) attempts to shake off a Benjamin Logan defender during last week’s home game against the Raiders. The senior running back accounted for 158 of Alder’s 303 total rus...

Triad running back Awsom Mitchell, pictured in this file photo, has been the top producer in the Cardinals’ offensive game plan. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- A pair of neighboring Ohio Her...

Marysville’s Carli Stratton can’t keep the ball in play during a match at Thomas Worthington. The Lady Monarchs suffered their first loss in Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division matches. (Journal...

The tie at the top of the Pigskin Pickers race has been broken. Publisher Kevin Behrens went 9-2 for the week and stands at 24-13 for the season. Behrens was tied with reporter Mac Cordell for the top...

Marysville senior Emily Thomas (14) tries to maintain possession of the ball during the second half of action against Dublin Jerome. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Marysville’s varsity ...

Jonathan Alder’s varsity volleyball team dropped a heartbreaker to Kenton Ridge in Central Buckeye Conference action. The scores from the match were 25-20, 25-13, 23-25, 21-25, 15-17. JA slipped to 7-...

One might be able to say the preliminaries to the 2023 North Union football season are over and it is now time for the main event. After five weeks of non-league play, the Central Buckeye Conference w...

Claire Baker (18) of Fairbanks stretches to blast the ball past Shekinah Christian blocker Alinea Slabaugh (14). The Lady Panthers won the match between two state-ranked teams in three sets. (Journal-...

North Union recently lost 183-205 to Graham in girls golf action. Leading the Lady Cats was Madelyn Taylor with a score of 46. Also playing were Kaylee Rensel (50), Savannah Queen (54), Kelsie Price (...

Marysville’s girls tennis squad posted a 5-0 shutout over Thomas Worthington. Singles -Paige Hobbs (M) downed Ramachandran (TW) 6-0, 6-1; -Linnea Olofsson (M) defeated Diebert (TW) 6-0, 6-0; -Sydney F...

The Journal-Tribune has selected its players of the game for the fifth week of the 2023 high school football season. Earning those honors are Marysville linebacker/punter Vanyn Fultz, Fairbanks runnin...

Marysville’s Luke Montgomery catches a pass against Grove City. The Monarchs will host Hilliard Darby for Homecoming on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) -- Marysville High School’s f...

Marysville’s Kasey Duke (center) works the ball against a pair of opponents in this file photo. The Lady Monarchs notched a pair of recent shutouts against Grove City and Central Crossing. (Journal-Tr...

Audrey Manring of Jonathan Alder has her eyes on the ball during the Marysville Doubles Tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- The Marysville girls tennis squad captured the third a...

Marysville High School golfer Allee Forrider can add her name to this list of golfers in the Delware Golf Club’s hole-in-one club. She notched her second ace of the 2023 prep season during the recent ...

Marysville’s varsity volleyball team executed its game plan and swept Delaware Hayes during a recent match. The Lady Monarchs (5-8) toppled the Lady Pacers by scores of 25-20, 25-16, 26-24. The Monarc...

The Triad boys cross country team finished second during its own invitational. The Cardinals totaled 61 points. Springfield ECA finished first with 36 points. Leading Triad was Wyatt Robison with a fi...

Marysville’s girls and boys cross country teams came off a solid two-week block of training to win the Newark Invitational. The Lady Monarchs won their meet with a team score of 35. They were followed...

The Lady Monarch soccer squad (6-4) scored a 5-0 verdict over Hilliard Darby. Olivia Brooks tallied a pair of goals. Single scores came from JoJo Eberhart, Aspen Scythes and McKenna Schwartzengraber. ...

Carli Stratton (3) of Marysville prepares to go up for a possible kill on a set from Danica Doren (9). Also pictured is Elle Martter (4). (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The Lady Pioneers of ...