on January 11, 2024

Former Marysville High School basketball standout Jack Christian (left) drives against North Union’s Tyler Krebehenne. Christian, who is MHS’ all-time leading boys basketball scorer and a current Journal-Tribune intern, went with several of his old teammate to practice against the Wildcats. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Ex-MHS hoopsters assist former coach by practicing against North Union

By By Jack Christian, Journal-Tribune Intern

This is a first-person story written by Journal- Tribune intern Jack Christian. Christian is a former basketball standout for the Marysville Monarchs and is in fact, the school’s all-time leading boys hoop scorer with 1,280 points.

This story pertains to Christian and a few of his former Monarch teammates going to practice against the current North Union boys team.

The Wildcats are coached by Ryan Grose, who guided the Monarchs during Christian’s four years with the program.

By Jack Christian, Journal-Tribune Intern

No school for a while. No worries … just basketball.

The dog days of a high school basketb…

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