A roller flattens the turf that was recently installed on a ball field at the Union County Joint Recreation Sports Complex on County Home Road. It is the third field to be artificially turfed at the c...

Marysville’s Chloe Heminger slides safely into third base against Gahanna earlier this week. The Lady Monarchs have started the 2021 season with a 6-0 record. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) The...

Ashton Schmutz of Marysville slides safely into second base ahead of the throw for a stolen base. The Monarchs defeated Westerville North, 8-2, on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Mary...

The North Union softball team picked up its fourth win of the season with a 10-1 victory over Central Buckeye Conference opponent Graham on Wednesday. The Lady Cats worked out to an early 1-0 lead aft...

Tareyn Born of MHS pitches to a batter during a game from earlier this spring. She was the winning hurler against Hilliard Bradley on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’s Lady...

Marysville won both doubles tennis matches on Wednesday against Westerville South. The Wildcats, though, claimed victory during all three singles contests and earned a 3-2 team triumph. The doubles te...

Lady Monarch shortstop Lexi Williams can’t get the tag down on a Gahanna base runner who stole second on Tuesday. Also pictured for MHS is Ashley Dunn (13). Marysville rallied for a 7-5 victory. (Jour...

Marysville’s Sean Richardson sends the ball back toward his opponent during Tuesday’s varsity tennis match against Grove City. The Monarchs fell, 3-2. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Marysville’...

Derek Bails, right, of Triad makes contact with a pitch as Fairbanks catcher Evan Blumenschein prepares to catch the offering during Tuesday’s Ohio Heritage Conference game at Triad. The Cardinals top...

Jonathan Alder’s Jackson Izzard (5) goes up for a shot during a 2020-21 game. Izzard, a senior who averaged 18.6 points per game, has been named to the All-Ohio Division II second team. He was honored...

The Bunsold Middle School boys and girls track and field teams swept Hilliard Heritage on Tuesday. The event marked the first competition at the school’s new track and field facility. The boys claimed...

Triad’s softball team won its first game of the season on Tuesday. The Lady Cardinals (1-6) defeated Fairbanks, 5-0. Joni Russell, Holly Alvoid and Ali Cox each tallied two of Triad’s eight hits. Russ...

Riley Woods, Jonathan Alder’s No. 1 singles player, returns the ball over the net on Monday. Woods helped the Pioneers blank London, 5-0. Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) Jonathan Alder’s boys ten...

Trevyn Feasel, left, of North Union slides into second base on a steal against Graham on Monday. Feasel tallied two stolen bases and pitched a one-hitter during the Wildcats’ 5-1 win. (Journal-Tribune...

Fairbanks’ boys track team won the Ohio Heritage Conference Preview meet on Monday. The event was held at Mechanicsburg. The Panthers claimed the title with 147 points. The Lady Panthers scored 119 an...

A 10-0 victory over Delaware Hayes on Monday evened Marysville High School’s baseball record at 2-2. Aiden Kersten went the distance on the hill for the Monarchs. He scattered four hits, fanned four a...

North Union’s Preston Crabtree, left, and Zach Vernon have earned Division III All-Ohio basketball honors for the 2020-21 season. Crabtree was named to the special mention list, while Vernon was named...

Marysville’s Haley Winans doubles in the second inning on Saturday at Upper Arlington. Winans later scored the winning run as MHS topped the Golden Bears, 3-2. (Photo submitted) Abby Christian scatter...

Fairbanks High School head football coach Patrick Cotter, left, speaks with an official during a 2020 game. Cotter has taken over as the Panthers’ head coach in the track and field program. (Journal-T...

Trevyn Feasel of North Union puts the ball in play during a 2019 game. The Wildcats fell to Springfield Shawnee over the weekend. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Spring athletics have returned f...

Marysville’s boys and girls track and field teams competed during the Upper Arlington Invitational on Friday. Westerville South won the boys meet with 148 points. South was followed by Upper Arlington...

The Triad softball team is still on the hunt for its first win of the season after a 9-0 loss to Northeastern on Friday. Neither team could put runs on the scoreboard in the first inning. It didn’t ta...

The 2021 Triad varsity baseball team is as follows: row one, from the left: Jalen Nott, Zane Robison, Batai Lease, Blake Boldman and J.C. Alexander. Row two, from the left: bat boy Karson Meeker, Ryan...

The 2021 Triad softball team is as follows: row one, from the left: Cati LeVan, Ali Cox, Audra Millice, Abby Walls, Joni Russell, Holly Alvoid and Frani LeVan. Row two, from the left: Lillian Greene, ...

The 2021 Triad boy’s and girl’s track team is as follows: row one, from the left, Kohl Eggleston, Joe Ferguson, Klinton Driscoll, Wyatt Robison and Tavin Yorgason. Row two, from the left: Hannah McMan...

Jonathan Alder junior Mary Ferrito goes up for a reverse layup during a game from the 2020-21 season. Ferrito has been named to the Division II All-Ohio special mention list. (Journal-Tribune photo by...

The 2021 North Union varsity baseball team is as follows: row one, from the left, Richie Bolander, Caden Potts, Aaron Krebehenne and Landon Converse. Row two, from left, Evan Hoffer, Mason Bright and ...

The 2021 North Union softball team is as follows: row one, from the left, Zoe Wedding, Jada Davis, Chailyn Fishbaugh, Ryleigh Rasey and Cagney Stewart. Row two, from the left, Jayla Kelly, Regan Marti...

The 2021 North Union boy’s track team is as follows: row one, from the left: row one, from the left: Omi Alison, Griffin Salyer, Brennan Burke, Tyler Fout, Caleb Isler, Coulter DeBoer and Henry Haywar...

Fairbanks shortstop Julia Cheney (left) comes up with the ball as Marysville’s Abri Schmutz pops up from her slide at second base on Wednesday. The Lady Monarchs won, 16-3. (Journal-Tribune photo by T...