Jonathan Alder’s Katie Hooley (center) drives to the basket on Monday against Marysville’s Cam Lee (left) and Abbey Williams (right). Also pictured for MHS is Alyssa Strahm (43). The Lady Monarchs bea...

For the first time in school history, Triad will welcome its first athletic Hall of Fame class, thanks to community member submissions. Inside the Hall of Fame are memorabilia of the school’s past, in...

Jonathan Alder’s Will Heisler (26) picks up yardage during the second game at home of the 2021 season against Thornville Sheridan. JA’s Volunteer Field will host Friday evening’s Division IV state sem...

Colton Powers (32) of MHS stretches for yardage against Springfield on Friday. The Monarchs fell in the Division I-Region 2 championship game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) One of the bes...

Fairbanks junior Elaina Lahmers (30) grapples with Pleasant’s Whitney Waddell (10) as both fight for possession of the ball. Also pictured is Fairbanks’ Ellie Carter (24) and Pleasant’s Kayla Columber...

Triad opened its 2021-22 girls basketball season on a sour note on Friday. The Lady Cardinals fell to the visiting Elgin Lady Comets, 55-14. “I was very pleased with my team’s hustle, effort and grit,...

Above, members of the Marysville football team pose with the Regional runner-up trophy after Friday’s 27-0 loss to Springfield. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) Gabe Powers tries to make sli...

Marysville’s Griffin Johnson (22) follows Colton Powers (32) on a run upfield against Toledo Whitmer. MHS and Springfield, two teams with state playoff history, will battle for the Division I-Region 2...

North Union alum Nick Reeder competes as a member of the Kent State Tuscarawas men’s golf team in the fall portion of the 2021 season. The Golden Eagles will compete again in the spring. (Photo submit...

The ball is on the ground as Marysville’s Cam Jones (4) pounces toward a Toledo Whitmer player. Also pictured for MHS is Braden Deere (20). The Monarchs will play Springfield Friday evening for the Di...

Sports editor Tim Miller, managing editor Chad Williamson and sports writer Aleksei Pavloff posted winning records during last week’s Pigskin Pickers. All three went 4-3 for the week. Publisher Kevin ...

Jonathan Alder pitcher Marlee Jacobs prepares to release the ball toward the plate. Jacobs, who will play her senior season at JA in the spring, has signed to pitch at Ohio Dominican. (Journal-Tribune...

Marysville’s Jeremiah McNeil (3) lunges for a Toledo Whitmer ball carrier. The Monarchs will travel to Hilliard Darby to face Springfield on Friday in the Division I-Region 2 championship game. (Journ...

A sendoff is planned for the Marysville High School football team prior to Friday’s regional championship game at Hilliard Darby High School. The No. 1-seeded Monarchs will tangle with No. 2 Springfie...

Members of Marysville High School’s defense sandwich Jaylen Young (21) of Toledo Whitmer during last Friday’s Division I regional semifinal game. Pictured for MHS are Andrew Bentz (60), Colton Powers ...

MHS’ Colton Powers (32) runs for big yardage on Friday against Toledo Whitmer. Powers rushed for more than 200 yards during Marysville’s 49-14 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) Total...

Above, Marysville’s Gabe Powers (36) shakes defenders Friday night. Teammates Colton Powers (32) and Gavin Rohrs (right) are also shown. Above, Monarch Cameron Jones (4) hauls in an interception near ...

Monarch senior Mason Reed (26) prepares to tackle Perrysburg quarterback TJ Takats during last Friday’s Division I playoff game. The Monarchs will face Toledo Whitmer tonight, 7 p.m., in the Region 2 ...

Lady Monarch keeper Brielle Young kicks the ball away from the net in this 2021 file photo. Young, an MHS senior, has signed to continue her career at the University of Toledo. (Journal-Tribune photo ...

Former North Union spiker Journey Blevins sends the ball over the net in this file photo. The University of Findlay athlete is in line for her collegiate conference freshman of the year honor. (Journa...

Griffin Johnson (22) of Marysville carries the ball past a Perrysburg tackler. The Monarchs will tangle with Toledo Whitmer on Friday during the Division 1-Region 2 semifinals. The game will be played...

Publisher Kevin Behrens picked all five games right last week. As they say, cream does rise to the top so his 5-0 record has elevated him back into first place of the Pigskin Pickers with a 76-29 reco...

The Lady Pioneers’ Evie McDaniel (422) tries to surpass Fairfield Union’s Brenna Reed (429) during the OHSAA Division II cross-country championships. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) The Jon...

Warren Robinson (24) sifts through the defense with Griffin Beery (26) and Tucker Heminger (22) following behind. The Marysville sixth-grade football team completed its 2021 season ending with a perfe...

Marysville’s Matt Krutowskis (42) picks up yardage during last week’s playoff game against Perrysburg. MHS will play Toledo Whitmer in the Division 1-Region 2 semifinals on Friday at Lima Senior High ...

Elaina Lahmers (5) of Fairbanks sends the ball past West Liberty-Salem opponents during the 2021 season. The Lady Panthers finished as Division III regional runners-up. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim M...

Members of the Fairbanks girls soccer team display their Division III regional runner-up trophy. They from left, front row, Gracie Pyers, Anna Poling, Avery Groves, Brynne Stanley, Kate Ruff and Lilia...

Former MHS grappler Jacob Marsh, left, is shown competing against a Turkish athlete in the World Championships. (Photo submitted) -- “Not many kids from Marysville get an experience like this, but it ...

Owen Davis of North Union evades a tackler in this file photo. Davis is the Central District’s Division V offensive player of the year. (Journal-Tribune file photo) -- North Union running back Owen Da...

Monarch linebacker Gabe Powers knocks down a pass during a 2021 game. Powers has been named the Division I Defensive Player of the Year in the Central District. It is the second consecutive year he ha...