Sports

The boys and girls track and field teams from Fairbanks High School earned championship trophies during Friday evening’s Mechanicsburg Relays. The Panther boys tallied 102 points to easily outdistance...

Drew Eaches of MHS fires the ball toward the plate against Benjamin Logan. Eaches was the winning pitcher for the Monarchs. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The fans at Marysville High Schoo...

Marysville’s JVB baseball team evened its record at 8-8 on Friday with a 14-1 victory over Central Crossing. The Monarchs pulled away from the Comets with seven runs during the fourth inning. Wyatt Wh...

The Cardinals of Triad had a tall order ahead of them at the start of Friday’s game against the undefeated West Jefferson Rough Riders. The order was too much for the Cards to overcome as they were de...

Monarch middle infielders Blake Storr (left) and Tyler Drope try to get a handle on the ball during this play. Marysville snapped a three-game losing skid with a 10-4 triumph over Central Crossing. (J...

Marysville’s Chris Ortman watches the flight of her home run against Westland. The Lady Monarchs rolled to an easy victory. (Photo submitted) –––– A 12-run third inning sparked Marysville’s varsity so...

The tennis teams from Marysville and Jonathan Alder won matches on Thursday. The Monarchs downed Grove City, 4-1, while JA turned back Bellefontaine by the same score. MHS’ results were as follows: Si...

Marysville’s boys lacrosse squad dropped a 15-12 decision to Pickerington Central on Thursday. It was Senior Night for the Monarchs. Jacob Branton tallied two goals as the Monarchs (4-8) ended the ope...

Marysville catcher Aggie Livingston (left) waits to tag out a Dublin Coffman runner Thursday evening. The Lady Monarchs rallied for a 5-4 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville High...

Cody Neel of North Union slides past second during a steal attempt and is tagged out by Jayden Eickhoff of Fairbanks. FHS’ Mason Smith watches the play. The Wildcats won the Battle of Union County, 4-...

Marysville’s Tate Virts fires the ball against Hilliard Davidson on Thursday. The Monarchs dropped the game, 4-3. (Photo submitted) Emily Wilson blasted a three-run homer in the top of the first innin...

Marysville’s boys tennis squad dropped a 5-0 decision to Hilliard Darby on Wednesday. Match results were as follows: Singles -Ohler defeated Haden Fluharty (M) 6-1, 6-1; -Revur downed Joel Sheeley (M)...

The Ohio high school baseball season will have a slightly different calendar, starting next year. The state’s high school athletic board of control recently approved a recommendation to extend the bas...

The Lady Monarch softball team scored once in the top of the first inning and made that run stand during Wednesday’s 1-0 victory over Central Crossing. The run came after Emily Daniel battled to a 15-...

Abby Davis of North Union makes contact at the plate during a softball game against Galion on a rainy Tuesday. The Lady Cats struggled during the early frames of the game, but found runs late to win 1...

Marysville’s girls lacrosse team rolled to a 16-4 victory over Buckeye Valley on Tuesday. Gabby Hill led the Lady Monarchs with six goals, while Stella Moser tallied three. Abby Burnes, Emma Boger and...

Mindy Eisnaugle gives instructions to the Marysville High School girls basketball team in this file photo. Eisnaugle has stepped down after two years as the Lady Monarchs’ head coach. (Journal-Tribune...

Morgan Forney of MHS competes in the high jump Tuesday evening. She placed third in the event. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Marysville’s girls and boys track and field teams won home tri...

The Lady Cats of North Union just keep on winning. NU recorded its lopsided victory of the season on Monday, defeating Mid Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marion Harding, 27-0. The North Union bats wer...

Lady Monarch pitcher Jewely Livington fires the ball toward the plate during a recent 9-7 victory against Olentangy Liberty. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The sport of softball has been a...

The fourth annual Marysville Soap Box Derby race was held on Saturday at its new location on Third Street.  This race was sponsored by the Marysville Elks Lodge 1130 and the University of Akron Colleg...

Marysville’s boys track and field team celebrates its first-place finish at Wapakoneta. (Photos submitted) –––– The Lady Monarchs of Marysville claimed first place at the Redskins Relay in Wapakoneta ...

Several Jonathan Alder High School seniors recently signed to continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level. They are from left, Maryn Herring, swimming, Wilmington College; Emily Davis, bas...

Hanna Moffett of MHS squares to bunt during doubleheader action on Saturday. Moffett had five hits during Marysville’s 12-4 triumph over Bishop Hartley. That tied the school’s single-game record for m...

Marysville catcher Chase Kilgore catches a foul ball for an out Saturday afternoon at Upper Arlington. The Monarchs fell, 6-4. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Marysville High School bas...

Marysville’s Izzy Shroyer watches her run-producing hit fall in against Dublin Coffman on Friday. The Lady Monarchs won the OCC game. (Photo submitted) –––– The Marysville Lady Monarch varsity softbal...

Fairbanks shortstop Ciera Madison leaps for the ball thrown on this Greeneview stolen base Friday evening. The Lady Panthers rallied for a 4-3 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The r...

DEVINE –––– Former Ohio State University football coach Earle Bruce is being remembered for the opportunity he gave a local man to climb the coaching ladder. Bruce died Friday morning at the age of 87...

Jonathan Alder’s tennis team dropped a 3-2 verdict to Urbana on Thursday. Singles -Brandon Dembek (J) defeated C. Headlee (U) 6-0, 6-0; -Connor Dembek (J) beat Burnside (U) 7-6, 6-1; -Johnson (U) down...

Triad’s varsity baseball team pounded Riverside into submission by a score of 17-2 during six innings on Thursday. The Cardinals (4-5) plated 11 runs over the fifth and sixth frames to invoke the run-...