Sports

For the first time in recent memory, all five high school football teams in the Union County area are listed among the top 12 teams in their region. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released ...

Katie Miller of Marysville charges out of Sugar Creek at Washington Court House on Saturday. The Lady Monarchs won the Cross the Creek Invitational. (Photo submitted) –––– The Marysville Lady Monarchs...

Members of the North Union boy’s cross-country team pose with their trophy after taking first place at their home meet on Saturday. The Wildcats has won four of their last five meets. (Photo submitted...

Marysville’s Chase Kilgore (34) picks up yardage as Dublin Coffman’s Dustin Drye (14) and Ryan Hamilton (44) converge Saturday afternoon. The Monarchs nearly upset the state-ranked and unbeaten Shamro...

Harley Day (86) runs with the ball after making a catch on a pass thrown by Anthony Padovano to score a touchdown. Day scored the only offensive touchdown of the night for the Wildcats during their lo...

Triad quarterback Jordan Simonelli looks downfield for a receiver. The Cardinals beat Northeastern, 18-13. (Photo submitted) –––– The Fairbanks defense rose to the occasion and held West Jefferson to ...

Jonathan Alder’s Crew Wheeler picks up yardage after a pass reception against Graham on Friday. The Pioneers rolled to a 52-19 victory on Homecoming night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) –...

The first doubles team of Lauren Markert and Grace Larriuz came through with a victory during the final match on Thursday as Marysville’s girls tennis team defeated Big Walnut, 3-2. The triumph upped ...

Jonathan Alder’s Garret Proxmire picks up yardage in this file photo. Alder will host Graham for Homecoming tonight. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The pageantry of Homecoming will take pl...

Caitlyn Cotner battles for the ball with Hilliard Bradley player during a soccer game Thursday night. Cotner scored the lone goal to help the Lady Monarchs win 1-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillo...

The Cardinals of Triad have had ups and downs, not only over the past two seasons, but this season as well. They have suffered injuries in key positions, but have weathered the storm and turned their ...

The Pigskin Pickers have fallen into a couple of ties after last week’s slate of games. Sports writer Sam Dillon posted a 13-2 record for the week and is now 40-11 for the season. He is now tied with ...

Marysville’s Brody Lewis (26) prepares to pounce on a loose football, along with a Big Walnut opponent. The Monarchs will host Dublin Coffman on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) ––––...

Trevor Moran of North Union attempts to run through an Ontario tackler during last week’s game. Moran has been a huge part of the Wildcats’ ground attack and leads the MOAC in rushing yards. (Photo su...

Fairbanks’ boys soccer team rallied from a 2-0 deficit at halftime to defeat Tree of Life, 3-2, on Tuesday. Mason Smith tallied a pair of goals, while Dylan Tobe added another for FHS. James Yoder ass...

If the 2018 high school football playoffs began this weekend, three local teams would be seeing action in the post-season. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its second weekly computer...

Lexi Murray of Fairbanks leads a pack of North Union runners Ashley Hayward, Madelyne Liebler and Kaylee Smith around a corner during the girls race of the Triad Invitational. The Lady Cats finished s...

Alex Crowe of Fairbanks drives the ball during the Division III sectional golf tournament on Tuesday at Darby Creek. The Panthers won the team title. (Photo submitted) –––– The 2018 golf season has be...

Fairbanks’ Grace Tomblin passes the ball to a setter during Tuesday evening’s volleyball match against Greenon. Kaidie Carstensen (3) is pictured in the background for FHS. The Lady Panthers won the m...

Bunsold Middle School football player Jordan Anspach, left, watches as Karen Collins, his interpreter, gives him sign language during a recent practice. Collins works with Anspach each day in the clas...

The 2018 golf season came to an end on Monday for the Fairbanks High School girls. The Lady Panthers finished fourth in the Division II sectional tournament that was held at Blacklick. The top three t...

The Bunsold Middle School volleyball teams defeated Delaware Dempsey on Monday. The seventh-grade scored a 25-23, 25-21 verdict. Elley Channel tallied seven ace serves, while Ella Martter and Lauren E...

Nora Squires tallied two goals as Jonathan Alder’s girls soccer squad downed Northwestern, 4-2, on Monday. Also scoring goals for the Lady Pioneers (9-2-1) were Linsey Miller and Madison Ice. Sophie Z...

Fairbanks High School assistant boys soccer coach Ashley Gruenbaum, left, helps supervise a passing drill. Picture to the right is Panther player Owen Herbst. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––...

Marysville High School athletic officials have put out the “Help Wanted” sign for a new boys head track and field coach. J.B. Ritchie, who has coached in the MHS track and field program for the past 1...

Chad Gilsinger of Marysville is shown driving in the lead of the recent Super Touring 2 Class championship in Texas. Gilsinger won the event. (Photo submitted) –––– Chad Gilsinger of Marysville won th...

The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder took top honors at the Dublin Jerome Celtic Clash on Saturday, beating the field of 11 schools with a combined team score of 53 points. North Union was able land in the ...

The Marysville girls and boys cross-country squads competed in Lancaster on Saturday during the annual Bob Reall Invitational. The Lady Monarchs placed third out of 16 teams, beating Vinton County on ...

Marysville’s Thomas Wolfe (7) takes a shot on goal against Bishop Watterson on Saturday. The Monarchs won, 5-0, at Mapfre Stadium as Wolfe tallied three goals. (Photo submitted) –––– A hat trick (thre...

Triad’s Dylan Rice picks up yardage at Cedarville on Friday. Rice rushed for nearly 200 yards as the Cardinals rallied for a 35-34 victory. (Photo submitted) –––– Quarterback Logan McCoy engineered a ...