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Fairbanks’ Evan Blumenschein (right) is congratulated by head coach Josh Rine after a two-run homer against Columbus Africentric. The Panthers won the D-III tournament game, 29-3. (Journal-Tribune pho...

Marysville assistant coach Rae McDonald (right) comforts senior grappler Malia Burkhardt (left) after the Lady Monarch punched her ticket to a placement match during the OHSAA Wrestling State Tourname...

Marysville’s Noah Stowell approaches the pole vault pit during the OCC Cardinal Division meet. Stowell took first place with an effort of 12-0. (Photo submitted) -- The Ohio Capital Conference Cardina...

Marysville’s Boston Burkhardt (Blue) competes during the USA Wrestling Greco Qualifier at 145 pounds. The Monarch took fourth place in his bracket during the tournament that was held over the weekend ...

Triad’s baseball season came to an end with a 5-0 loss to Bradford. Action came during the Southwest District Division IV tournament. Triad went into the game as the No. 11 seed, while Bradford was ra...

Tareyn Born prepares to fire the ball toward the plate against Olentangy Liberty. She scattered a pair of hits and struck out six to earn the victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- A pitche...

North Union first baseman Ryleigh Rasey keeps a eye on a Utica batter with a runner at the bag. Rasey helped NU beat Centerburg by driving in three runs. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Aleksei Pavloff...

Marysville catcher Noah Bowers (left) lunges to try and tag out Dublin Coffman’s Hendix Mundy (5) during the top of the fifth inning. Mundy scurried past the Monarch to score a run.   (Journal-Tribune...

Marysville’s Aubrey Montgomery (21) sifts her way through the Northmont defense during the first half of action. Also pictured for the Lady Monarchs is McKenna Boger (1). Marysville won its tournament...

A wet diamond prevented Marysville’s varsity baseball squad from hosting Central Crossing on Saturday. The game had originally been scheduled for 11 a.m. The contest was pushed back to 1 p.m. with the...

In four of its last five games the North Union baseball team has been in contention for a victory. Unfortunately, and despite some heroic comeback efforts, the Wildcats found themselves on the wrong e...

Heavy rain makes the pitching mound a muddy mess as Fairbanks huler Dayne Madison delivers a pitch at Mechanicsburg Friday evening. The game was halted in the top of the second and will not be resumed...

Jonathan Alder’s Allie Piccolantonio runs a leg of a relay race. Both the Pioneer girls and boys track squads won the Kenton Trail Division at the Central Buckeye Conference meet. (Journal-Tribune fil...

Triad’s Cayla Eaton (left) and Fairbanks’ Macy Miller (right) compete in the girls 100-meter hurdles during the final day of the Ohio Heritage Conference track and field championships. Miller tied two...

Marysville’s Olivia Brooks clears a hurdle during the OCC 300 prelims. She   had the highest preliminary time at Big Walnut. (Photo submitted) -- Big Walnut was the location for the first day of the O...

Cardington scored four runs in the first inning and made it stand up during a 5-1 victory over North Union in non-league baseball action at Cardington. The Wildcats (8-16) notched four hits, including...

Marysville’s Emily Krueger (left) tries to shake off Buckeye Valley’s Vivian Leatherman during the second half of action. The senior Lady Monarch scored two goals against the Lady Barons. (Journal-Tri...

Jonathan Alder’s Maggie McCoy follows through on her swing. McCoy drove in the insurance run during a Division II tournament victory over Buckeye Valley. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Fresh...

Fairbanks catcher Jenna Dee (00) tags an Amanda Clearcreek base runner at the plate to save a run. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)  -- “We can’t have six errors like we did the other day,” said ...

North Union pitcher Reese DeCamp slings a toss toward an opposing batter during a home tournament game against Utica. The junior Lady Cat allowed one run on four hits while notching 10 strike outs wit...

Marysville’s Maya Segner follows the flight of her hit in this file photo. She   had two hits during MHS’ tourney win over Columbus Independence. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysville’s ...

The Central Buckeye Conference recently held its middle school track championships at Bellefontaine High School. Benjamin Logan was the girls champion and Bellefontaine led the boys field. North Union...

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team upped its overall record to 15-5 and its Central Buckeye Conference mark to 11-3. The Pioneers topped Tecumseh by a 4-1 verdict. Singles -Parker Taylor (JA) defeated ...

Marysville senior captain Aiden Raymond defends the goal during a tribute home game against Canal Winchester earlier this season.   (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Marysville’s varsity b...

Marysville’s varsity softball team climbed to 21-4 with a 4-0 victory over Olentangy. The contest had been postponed from an earlier date due to inclement weather. The Lady Monarchs plated one run in ...

NU senior Richie Bolander warms up prior to a game against Kenton. Bolander has missed much of the season due to illness. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- North Union battled back twice to ext...

Freshman pitcher Macy Pruitt fires toward the plate against Columbus Linden McKinley. The Lady Pioneers won their opening game of the Division II tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- J...

Fairbanks base runner and catcher Evan Blumenschein (white) tries to outrun Triad’s Ty Thomas (black) after the Panther attempts to steal third base. Thomas ultimately tracked down Blumenschein for th...

The Marysville High School track and field teams both placed fifth during the recent Hilliard Bradley Invitational. The boys tallied 59 points and the girls finished with 73.83. Highlights of the meet...

Greg Kennedy of Jonathan Alder lashes a hit in this file photo. He had one of Alder’s three hits during a loss to Mt. Vernon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) -- Jonathan Alder’s baseball te...