Monarch running back Thomas Rush gives a stiff-arm to an Olentangy defender. The Monarchs fell 49-17. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) –––– Olentangy’s student section at football games has ...

Marysville’s varsity volleyball team got back on track Thursday with a 25-19, 25-11, 25-22 victory at Westland.

Jonathan Alder’s tennis team scored a 5-0 victory over Buckeye Valley on Thursday.

Fairbanks’ middle school football squad rolled to a 38-6 triumph over Springfield Catholic Central on Thursday.

Mackenzie Grose of North Union tosses up the ball for a serve to the Pleasant defense. Grose was one of two junior varsity players called up to the varsity to help fill in for the injured Paxon Stofch...

Football is a tricky sport to coach. On the high school level, you only get 10 short weeks to take everything that you have been coaching since two-a-days back in early August and hope that your team ...

Emma Cook (13) of Fairbanks races a Mechanicsburg opponent for the ball Thursday evening. Cook tallied two goals during FHS’ 5-2 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Fairbanks girls...

Marysville’s Max Brennan (right) heads the ball to Kyle Bosch, who is making a run at the goal Thursday. The Monarchs beat Dublin Scioto 4-0. (Photo submitted) –––– Marysville High School’s boys socce...

Jonathan Alder and Galion are two high school football teams that are traveling in quite opposite directions.

Emily Wilson of the Fairbanks girls golf team hits a ball from the fairway of hole one at Darby Creek Golf Course during the Ohio Heritage Conference tournament. The tournament was held on Thursday. (...

After weeks of competition, 14 local teams are concluding the annual event known as the Union County YMCA Community Challenge.

The passing game will be a critical part of Fairbanks’ game plan Friday evening at Buckeye Valley. Senior wide receiver Jacob Rigsby is pictured catching a pass earlier this season against Waynesfield...

Nearly all of the Pigskin Pickers posted decent records last week despite a challenging slate of games.

In football you are only as good as you were during your last week. For the North Union Wildcats, that means they have been great. They are going into week five of the season with a sterling 4-0 recor...

Bunsold’s seventh grade volleyball team was defeated in three sets by Olentangy Orange 27-25, 16-25, 15-25 on Wednesday.

Marysville’s girls tennis team upped its record to 7-8 on Wednesday with a 4-1 victory over Worthington Kilbourne.

GOOD –––– Fairbanks’ girls golf team scored a 166-215 victory over Greeneview on Tuesday at Sebastian Hills.

If the 2016 Ohio high school football playoffs were to begin today, a pair of local teams - Jonathan Alder and North Union - would be taking the field.

Marysville’s Kiya Miller returns the ball over the net on Tuesday against Worthington Christian. The Lady Monarchs fell 5-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Marysville’s girls tennis team d...

Fairbanks defeated Cedarville in varsity volleyball action on Tuesday.

Monarch running back Tommy Rush (27) finds a huge gap in the Grove City defense. The Monarchs will travel to Olentangy on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) –––– Marysville High School...

The Marysville High School girls golf program is represented on the Ohio Capital Conference divisional golf teams for the 2016 season. Maddie Powers (left), who averaged a score of 94.8 for OCC matche...

Marysville’s Matthew Walters takes the ball toward the goal against Central Crossing on Tuesday. The Monarchs won 3-0. (Photo submitted) –––– Marysville’s boys varsity soccer team recorded a 3-0 trium...

Fairbanks’ Morgan Liszeski (12) prepares to kick the ball into the net for the Lady Panthers’ lone goal Monday evening. FHS tied the Columbus School for Girls, 1-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Mille...

Lucas Bender, right, speaks with his attorney Dennis Belli. A jury was selected Monday for trial before Bender decided to plead guilty to charges that he created and operated a meth lab in Marysville ...

The Marysville Rugby Football Club defeated the Black Swamp Mercenaries of Findlay on Saturday by a score of 14-12.

The girls soccer teams from Fairbanks and the Columbus School for Girls battled to a 1-1 stalemate after 80 minutes of action Monday evening.

The Lady Monarchs’ seventh grade volleyball team was defeated by Olentangy Liberty on Monday, 23-25 and 14-25.

MARKERT –––– The Marysville High School girls tennis team inched closer to the .500 mark on Monday with a 3-2 win over Reynoldsburg.

Kennedy Dunn of Marysville returns a serve from Bishop Ready as Kassidi Davisson looks on during volleyball action Monday evening. The Lady Monarchs lost a tough battle to the Silver Knights in four s...