Former Lady Cats assistant coach tapped to lead Lady Monarchs’ program this season

By Aleksei Pavloff, Richwood Gazette

A new leader for Marysville’s girls basketball program has arrived.

The continued success of the Lady Monarchs will hopefully continue under the leadership of Justin Price this upcoming season, pending board approval.

“We are super excited to bring Justin on,” MHS Athletic Director Joey Day said. “He really impressed our committee and our families that had a chance to hear from him just with his vision and philosophy of coaching.”

Following Klarke Ransome’s departure from the program in late May, the department was tasked with finding a suitable replacement. Ransome collected an 87-17 overall record during his four years at Mar…

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