The Pigskin Pickers remains a tight battle heading into this week’s games. All four of our regular Pickers posted decent records during a tough Labor Day weekend slate of contests. Reporter Mac Cordel...

Lexie Cushman (right) of Fairbanks tries to gain possession of the ball during Wednesday evening’s 1-0 victory over West Liberty-Salem. The game was played at Marysville High School’s stadium. (Journa...

Emily Williams of Marysville drives the ball during Wednesday’s match against Big Walnut. (Photo submitted) Each player finished with a score in the 40s as Marysville’s girls golf squad downed Big Wal...

Marysville’s girls tennis team fell to Reynoldsburg, 3-2, on Wednesday. Match results were as follows: Singles -Meoko beat Hanna Hogan (M) 6-0, 6-1; -Cox defeated Blair Fairchild (M) 6-2, 6-0; -Boskov...

The Bunsold Middle School eighth-grade volleyball team beat Hilliard Heritage 26-24, 25-11 on Wednesday. Jillian Sandy tallied the winning three serves during the first set. Gwen Dyal added four kills...

Pioneer quarterback Tabor Headings eludes a Bloom Carroll opponent. Jonathan Alder will travel to Northwestern on Friday. (Photo submitted) Something will have to give Friday night on a football battl...

In the photo to the left, Fairbanks’ Caleb Wenger finishes down the stretch of the high school boys race at the FHS invitational. In the photo to the right, Lady Panther Rachael Hoover passes Triad’s ...

Marysville’s girls golf team placed fifth during an Ohio Capital Conference match on Tuesday. New Albany took top honors with a 293, followed by Dublin Coffman-327, Canal Winchester-336, Upper Arlingt...

North Union’s volleyball squad slipped to 0-2 with Tuesday’s 18-25, 18-25, 15-25 loss at Urbana. Sienna Ballinger led play at the net for the Lady Cats with seven kills and four blocks. Candace Hollow...

These Marysville High School cross-country runners finished in the top three of their races during Saturday’s Wapakoneta Night Meet. They are from left, Preston Herring, Bryn Hothem and Bailey Gross. ...

Former Jonathan Alder football player Trey Pugh, right, is pictured in action during Saturday’s game against Michigan State. Pugh, a tight end for Northwestern University, caught a pair of touchdown p...

Bunsold Middle School’s eighth-grade football team recently topped Hilliard Heritage, 14-6. The Monarchs (2-0) were led by Corbin Wallace with 89 yards on 13 carries. He scored a touchdown and added a...

Monarch Gabe Powers (36) hauls in a 41-yard pass reception against Pickerington North on Friday. The Monarchs rolled to a 31-6 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) With Pickerington Nor...

Ethan Young of NU, right, picks up yardage in this file photo. Young helped lead the Wildcats to a victory over Danville. (Journal-Tribune file photo) North Union rolled past Danville 41-14 Friday nig...

Triad quarterback Derek Bails, left, hands the ball to Hayden Simpson on Friday. The Cardinals improved to 2-1 with a 52-10 win at Cedarville. (Photo submitted) Hayden Simpson paced the way with four ...

Panther running back Brogan Green is brought down after a gain against Philo Friday evening. The Panthers fell, 26-7. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) To say the past week has been interesting fo...

Above, a Marysville player and a Pickerington North player dive for a Monarch fumble Friday night. The Panthers came up with the loose ball, one of three MHS fumbles on the night. (Journal-Tribune pho...

Marysville’s Carys Gossett (right) returns the ball over the net in this file photo. Gossett helped lead the Lady Monarchs to a victory over Central Crossing on Thursday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim...

A penalty kick spelled the difference between victory and defeat for the Marysville High School girls soccer team on Thursday. MHS was called for a handball during the 1-0 setback against Delaware Hay...

The Marysville High School girls golf team defeated Fairbanks, 178-201, on Thursday. Cassi VanDyke of MHS shot a medalist round of 38, which included only 12 putts. Emily Williams carded a 44, followe...

Olentangy defeated Marysville’s girls tennis team on Thursday by a 5-0 count. Match results were as follows: Singles -Gerald defeated Hanna Hogan (M) 6-0, 6-0; -Agochiya downed Blair Fairchild (M) 6-0...

Jeremiah McNeil (center) of Marysville finds running room against Lancaster. The Monarchs will travel to Pickerington North on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) The first game is in t...

Publisher Kevin Behrens won five of the six games during last week’s Pigskin Picker slate. As such, he holds a 9-1 advantage after two weeks worth of action. Sports editor Tim Miller won posted a 4-2 ...

North Union football coach Nick Hajjar is pictured during last week’s game against Blanchester. The Wildcats will look to improve to 3-0 on Friday when they travel to Danville. (Journal-Tribune file p...

Fairbanks’ Cade Ziegler (10) advances the ball in this file photo. The Panther boys downed London, 2-0, on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Fairbanks’ boys soccer team posted a 2-0 ver...

MHS netters lose to Berlin Marysville’s varsity girls tennis squad dropped a 4-1 verdict to Olentangy Berlin on Wednesday. The lone MHS victory came at second doubles. Alyssa Scott and Molly Armstrong...

Maci Sherick (15) of Marysville heads the ball toward a teammate during Tuesday’s match against Central Crossing. The Lady Monarchs claimed a 10-0 victory, their first of the season. (Journal-Tribune ...

Jonathan Alder quarterback Tabor Headings looks downfield for a receiver during last week’s game against Thornville-Sheridan. The Pioneers will travel to Bloom-Carroll on Friday. (Journal-Tribune phot...

Fairbanks’ varsity volleyball team went on the road and downed West Jefferson in three sets on Tuesday. Scores for the match were 25-20, 25-12, 25-13. Zoe Schmidt led FHS (which will host West Liberty...

The junior varsity boys golfers from Marysville turned back Hilliard Bradley during a match that was played earlier this week. The Jr. Monarchs turned in a 174-189 verdict. It was the junior varsity s...