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North Union’s Ronnie Rayburn goes across the lane Saturday evening for a shot attempt against Buckeye Valley. Rayburn scored his 1,000th career point during NU’s 51-47 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo ...

For the Marysville Lady Monarchs, the basketball season came to a close when they were defeated by Licking Heights, 44-41, during the opening round of the Division I tournament on Saturday night.

The Xcel volleyball 14 American team earned its first gold medal during the recent opening tournament of the 2017 season. Members of the squad are from left, coach Lyndsey DeRoads, Kaitlyn Delauter (M...

Interviews will begin next week for the vacant head volleyball coaching position at Marysville High School.

The Marysville Monarchs trailed Hilliard Davidson, 25-13 at halftime, but came back to make a game of it on Friday, losing 60-52 in overtime.

Taylor Day (24) of North Union attempts a layup while two River Valley defenders attempt to block the shot. The Lady Cats fell to the Vikings, 65-51. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The bad...

Fairbanks senior Bryce Piwtorak, back on the court for his first action after suffering a broken hand, takes a shot from the corner Friday evening. Piwtorak scored three points during FHS’ 44-41 win o...

POLING –––– Marysville High School’s swimming program will be represented in five events today during the Division I district meet at The Ohio State University.

Harley Day (35) of North Union drives to the basket while a River Valley defender attempts to block the shot. Day was able to collect nine points to help the Cats win, 54-50. (Journal-Tribune photo by...

Danielle Jarvi works on a hitting drill during a practice for the local Xcel volleyball team at the Union County YMCA. Looking on is coach Cassadee Troyer. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– A...

Marysville senior Derek Sharp (126), right, has an arm bar on Central Crossing’s Devin Wood en route to a near-fall on Thursday. Sharp won the match and the Monarchs easily defeated the Comets. (Journ...

Adam Blumenschein (22) of Fairbanks goes up for a basket against Triad’s Thomas O’Neal. The Panthers will face Springfield Catholic Central on Friday for the outright Ohio Heritage Conference North Di...

North Union boys basketball coach Brian Terrill encourages his team from the sidelines. The Wildcats have won 14 of 19 games this season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– The North Union Wil...

The Hot Shots’ 12U American volleyball team finished first among 16 teams at a 12U Ohio Valley Region (OVR) tournament in Marysville.  Hot Shots defeated Elite Volleyball Training Center - 12 White, G...

Andrew Koenig, right, of Jonathan Alder drives down the paint against a Kenton Ridge defender. Koenig had a productive night against the Cougars as he scored 31 of the Pioneers’ 61 points. (Journal-Tr...

Marysville’s Tommy Rush (31) and Jaxon Rogan look to stop a Marion Harding ball handler Tuesday evening. Rush scored a team-high 17 points during the Monarchs’ 63-49 loss. (Journal-Tribune photo by Ti...

Kyle Warner of Fairbanks fires the ball toward the plate during a game from the 2016 season. Although Warner won’t pitch in 2017 for the Panthers due to Tommy John surgery, he has been recruited as a ...

The St. John’s Middle School girls basketball team recently won the COAL silver bracket championship. The Lady Jaguars beat Granville, 31-19, during the game played at Torah Academy in Columbus. Membe...

A pair of local high school boys basketball teams will play each other in the opening round of the Division III tournament. The seventh-seeded Wildcats of North Union will host No. 12 Fairbanks on Wed...

The regular season is in the books and now it’s time to begin preparing for the post-season.

Zach Otto is pictured for the Jonathan Alder Pioneers during the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference bowling tournament at Marysville Lanes on Saturday. JA won the boys and girls team titles. (Journal-Tribun...

North Union’s girls hoop squad ran its record to 18-2 on Saturday with a 47-37 triumph at Buckeye Valley.

Marysville’s girls and boys swimming teams competed in the Division I sectional meet on Saturday at Upper Arlington.

Monarch senior Derek Sharp is pictured in this file photo during a match against Westland. Sharp won the 126-pound weight class during the All-North tournament on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by T...

Marysville’s Kat Kennedy (right) is pictured on the balance beam in this file photo. The Lady Monarchs won the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division championship on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo...

Fairbanks’ eighth grade boys basketball team won the Ohio Heritage Conference tournament title on Saturday. Members of the team are from left, front row, Diego Shaw, Jeremy Ziegler, Alex Blumenschein,...

J. KOENIG –––– A low-scoring second quarter did nothing to keep Jonathan Alder’s boys hoop squad from downing River Valley, 52-42, on Friday.

Daryn Stiers, left, and Sarah O’Neil scored in double figures during the Lady Monarchs’ 67-65 loss at Upper Arlington. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The second quarter spelled the differe...

Marysville Lanes is the site for today’s Mid Ohio Athletic Conference bowling tournament.

The Fairbanks High School football team is seeking help on identifying the school mascots and school colors for the original schools of the Fairbanks community.