Rooting for a team vs. love of the game

By Mac Cordell

I love sports. I have since I was a child. Some of my earliest memories involve sports.
-Standing in the rain with my father at a semi-pro Chambersburg Cardinals games. I specifically remember dad putting a hole in the bottom of a garbage bag and putting it over my head in the rain.
-My father allowin...

NU girls bowling team wins Ridgedale tourney

Sports

Members of North Union’s girls bowling team are from left, front row, Olyvia Frisco, Lexi Bahan and Leila Hamilton; back row, assistant coach Mike Donohue, Alyssa Frisco, Emma McCaul, Montana Donohue and head coach Matt Donohue. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)

NU girls bowling team wins Ridgedale tourney

By Bob Putman

November 19, 2024

The North Union girls bowling team opened its season on Saturday in the best way it could. Taking the lead in the preliminary round, the Lady Cats kept the momentum going to win the Ridgedale Rocket B...

Timeout with Time: It’s going to be learning process for young MHS girls hoop squad

Sports

Marysville senior Allison Price goes up for a basket during Saturday’s scrimmage against Lancaster. Price and Emma Gilbert are the only two seniors and lettermen on the roster. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Timeout with Time: It’s going to be learning process for young MHS girls hoop squad

By Tim Miller

November 19, 2024

I stopped in Saturday morning to watch Marysville High School’s girls varsity basketball team scrimmage Lancaster and Grove City. The first thing I noticed was a good number of new faces on the court ...

Future of junior high considered in JA facility planning

Education, News

The graphic above shows four of the 10 current options Alder's community advisory team is looking at as possible facility configurations. The items in red indicate new buildings or additions. The numbers indicate projected capacity (green) and current capacity (white) for each of the buildings. (Graphic submitted)

Future of junior high considered in JA facility planning

By Mike Williamson

November 18, 2024

As Jonathan Alder works to finish its facility planning, one question the district is facing is whether it should repurpose or demolish the current junior high building. Josh Predovich, with the archi...

News

Michelle E. Sawyer, 52, of 20955 Collins Ave., Milford Center, was arrested Saturday evening following a multi-agency pursuit through the southern portion of the county and into the Marysville Uptown. Police were eventually able to get the car stopped in the 100 block of South Main Street and pulled the woman out. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

Woman arrested after pursuit

Suspected drunk driver hit two cruisers during pursuit

By Mac Cordell

November 18, 2024

A Milford Center woman could be facing prison time after a slow-speed pursuit this weekend, during which she hit two separate sheriff’s office cruisers. Michelle E. Sawyer, 52, of 20955 Collins Ave., ...

News

Lavern L. Schroyer, 70, of Marysville was transported to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton for treatment of serious injuries sustained in a Friday crash. (Photo submitted)

Marysville man injured in crash

By From JT Staff Reports

November 18, 2024

Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by the Bellefontaine Examiner. ––– A Marysville man reportedly sustained life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash that occurred shortly aft...

FHS senior will reunite with sister on collegiate softball diamond

Sports

Fairbanks High School softball player Jenna Dee is pictured blasting a home run at Triad during the 2024 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

FHS senior will reunite with sister on collegiate softball diamond

By Tim Miller

November 16, 2024

The opportunity to play softball once again with her sister was too good to pass up for Fairbanks High School sister Jenna Dee. With a few strokes of a pen earlier this week, Dee committed to playing ...