Chad Williamson

On the field at Olentangy Friday night, Marysville’s football team resembled a poorly-cooked steak. The outer portions looked pretty good, but the middle quarters were a big old mess. After getting out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, Marysville allowed the Braves to score 31 unanswered points in...

You can tell a lot about a game by watching the way a pile falls at the end of a play. If the defense is more physical, ball carriers will lose speed at contact and seem to melt into the ground, or even go backward. When the offense is dominant, the ball carriers step on the gas when contact is coming...

Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a week-long series of stories detailing issues and candidates that Union County voters will see on the Nov. 5 ballot. ––– New faces might be the secret ingredient if the Marysville schools hope to pass a 5.5-mill, 10-year levy in November. After a stinging defeat of an 8.4-mill levy in May of 2023, the district had to analyze how it could repackage...

When Marysville’s Early College High School (ECHS) opened in 2014 it had a trio of educational pathways for students to choose from - health sciences, information technology and engineering. In the decade since, the pathway options for students have tripled, with some now being offered at Marysville High School (MHS) as well as ECHS. “What we’re looking for are ... those high demand careers that our students can go into...

Special teams giveth and special teams taketh away. Marysville returned a kickoff for a touchdown on its first possession Friday night, but after that special teams breakdowns allowed a pair of Olentangy Berlin scores, as well as a host of short-field opportunities. As a result, the Bears waxed the Mo...

There’s little doubt that Hilliard Darby has grown into Marysville’s rivalry game on the gridiron. Regardless of records, the contest is always a one-score game and the outcome isn’t determined until the final minutes, if not the final seconds. In the last four games, the series is split 2-2 and the largest margin of victory has been seven points. Friday night’s 31-25 win over the Panthers appeared ready to break...

The Union County Cougars Special Olympics team took on squads from the Marysville Fire Department, Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities and Marysville Police Department Sunday at the Bunsold Middle School football field in a community flag football challenge. Above, Ivan Green picks up yardage after a reception while teammate Lance Bodine prepares to block. At right, Andrew Wright leads the way through the handshake line for the Cougars, with...

When a cyberattack shut down internet access and various affiliated systems at the Marysville School District last week a couple of things helped lessen the blow for staff and students. The first was the lessons of the COVID pandemic. “If you think of how often and how drastically we had to pivot (during COVID), this feels smaller in comparison,” Navin Elementary Principal Katie Van Schoyck said. “I’m able to refer...

Voter turnout in Union County and around the country was very strong for the 2024 election. While more than 40% of the county’s registered voters cast their ballots early, many polling locations, including Marysville High School, were steadily busy all day Tuesday. Results from Tuesday’s elections will be available in Thursday’s edition of the Marysville Journal-Tribune. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) --

Poor support in townships key to Marysville's 351 vote loss