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May
10
Turnabout: Loramie Steals Outright Title From Russia With Run-Rule Win
It was wild and woolly, exactly what you expect when Ft. Loramie plays Russia, as the Redskins turned the tables from an earlier loss to beat Russia 18-8 Thursday and deny the Raiders the outright baseball title in the Shelby County League. Read more about the game in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
May
6
Miscues Ruin Trojans’ Mood On Cinco De Mayo
Seven errors, eight walks lead to uncharacteristic pedestrian outing for Troy in loss to Lakota West. A rundown finally catches up with Lakota West’s Andrew Brownley (above), when he was tagged out by Troy’s short-stop Cole Brogan. Read more on GWOC baseball in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Apr
27
One Man’s Plan To Rebuild Covington Baseball…..
Mired in the midst of a 1-13 varsity baseball season, a once great legacy of Covington baseball now seems light years away. But first year coach Andy Johnson (above, background) is committed, and content, to do whatever it takes…for however long it takes…to rebuild. Read more in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Apr
26
Lucky, ‘And’ Good…Ft. Recovery Finally Tops Coldwater At Home
Something to celebrate…Fort Recovery catcher Kody Shinaberry (foreground) raises his arms in salute as teammate Ethan Schoen prepares to touch home plate Thursday with the winning run over Coldwater…the first time in 37 years that Recovery had beaten the Cavaliers at home. Read more in today’s inside feature.
Apr
15
Thunderstruck: Red Strikes Twice In Final 36 Seconds To Win UD Scrimmage
The rain cut things short, but not before UD got in a half of spring football…and sophomore Ryan Skibinski made a big impression in the final minute of play. Read about the game from PPM columnist Greg Billing in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Feb
21
Hal McCoy: Is ‘The Greek Freak II’ Coming Of Age For UD’s Flyers?
Tuesday, Kostas Antetokounmpo played for a glorious 19 minutes…and the Flyer Faithful gave him a standing ovation when he left the floor late in the game, hoping they had just gotten a sneak peek of what might be in the future. Read about the game from Hal McCoy in our latest UD feature.
Jan
1
Greg Hoard: Youth Prevails in Bengals’ Finale
And again we wait. If the true test of an NFL team is the ability to sustain and maintain a consistently successful performance, and to build on that success week after week…with the Bengals’ win in Sunday’s finale, we’re in an all-too-familiar position. Once again…we wait to see. Read Greg Hoard in the latest inside feature.
Jul
4
Adam Niemeyer’s Summer Of Anticipation
Armed And Ready…College-bound and owner of two state championships in baseball, Minster’s Adam Niemeyer prepares for the next step, the next challenge, and hopefully more success as a Buckeye. Read more of our summer series on area athletes…where they’ve been, and where they’re going…in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
May
26
Comeback For The Ages…On To Columbus For Fort Loramie!
The Fort Loramie Redskins season seemed to be over after 4 innings, but a once in a lifetime performance by a Redskin junior saved the day and sent the Redskins to Columbus for the first time since 2010. Joe Neves was there, and writes about it in today’s Press Pros.
May
25
Unexpected Heroes Help OSU Past Michigan In Big Ten Tournament
Seth Kinker and Tyler Cowles still had their say, but a cast of unlikely characters provided Ohio State with the extra boost needed to move on to the final four of the Big Ten tournament.
May
25
Division IV Regional Semifinal Doubleheader…No Repeaters!
The hoped-for repeat of either Minster or Russia as a Division IV finalist came to an end Thursday, as Russia fell to Cincinnati Christian in one regional semi-final…and Fort Loramie leveled Minster (above) in the other. Read more in today’s Press Pros feature from Greg Billing.
May
24
Stellar Pitching From Feltner & Kinker Secure Shutout For OSU…
Ryan Feltner and Seth Kinker delivered exactly what the Ohio State baseball team needed in Thursday’s do-or-die win against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Consequently, the Buckeyes are still alive in the Big Ten tournament.
May
23
Purdue’s Andrews Pitches Boilermakers Past Buckeyes In BIG Opener
An outstanding performance by Purdue starting pitcher Tanner Andrews and an inescapable sixth inning lead to an Ohio State loss in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament, forcing the Bucks into the losers’ one-and-done bracket.
May
22
Seth Kinker Snubbed For First-Team All-Big Ten
From Omaha…The seeds are in, the games are set. But when the Big Ten announced the coaches’ all-conference selections Tuesday, a notable omission from the first team was Ohio State senior reliever Seth Kinker. Some reaction from Omaha on the eve of the tournament in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
May
21
“Confounding”: Tipp Loses Early Lead, Drops District To Hamilton Ross
Ram Tough! Hamilton Ross celebrates their district title in Division II Monday after overcoming an early 3-0 Tipp lead. The Red Devils closed out their sparkling season with a disappointing 6-3 loss. Read more on the game in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
May
21
Handicapping The Tournaments, High School And OSU…..
If you blinked you probably missed the high school baseball season. But now it’s tournament time, and as predicted five area teams are in the regional round. And more, Ohio State plays Purdue on Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament. Good stuff…read on in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
May
19
Wrong-Way End To Things…Bucks Drop Final Series To MSU
It wasn’t the end they’d envisioned, and certainly not the body language with which they wanted to go to Omaha. But Michigan State had something to say about, taking two of three in the final series of the season. Read more in today’s feature wrap-up of the Buckeyes regular season.
May
18
Old Habits Bite Late…Buckeyes Drop Game 2 In Lansing
Frustration…They had their chances early and misfired (failed sac bunt, above), and unearned runs from a pair of seventh inning hurt them late. Defeat for the Buckeyes in game two of their series with ‘Sparty’. Read about it in the latest Press Pros feature.
May
17
Anna’s Bensman, JC’s Reese, SCL’s Press Pros Scholar-Athlete Winners
A three-sporter from Jackson Center, Kennadie Reese, and the boys Player of The Year in basketball, Anna’s Wyatt Bensman (above), are this year’s Press Pros Shelby County League Scholar-Athlete Award Winners. Read about them in today’s inside feature.
May
17
Nothing Comes Easy…Bucks Win In East Lansing Opener
They played in the manner they’ve made so popular, and nerve-wracking. But a ninth inning uprising – as well as one from Bo Coolen – was enough to take the series opener at Michigan State. Read more about the game in our latest feature update.
May
16
Omens Or Jack Dapore, Whatever…Russia Bests Lehman In Dist. Semis
His socks were a problem, apparently, but Russia’s Evan Monnier stretched to score ahead of the throw to the plate in Russia’s four-run fourth to move past Lehman in the Division IV district semi-finals. Read more about the game and how the Raiders won in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
May
15
Minster’s Huelsman, Versailles’ Winner…Press Pros Scholar Athlete Recipients
Deserving hardly identifies the attributes of this year’s 2017-’18 Press Pros MAC Student Athlete Award winners – Jared Huelsman from Minster (above), and Danielle Winner from Versailles. Read more in the latest Press Pros feature update.
May
13
OSU, Woodby ‘Flip The Switch’ On Purdue To Claim A 16-6 Win
First ‘Granny’, first as a Buckeye…The dugout exploded to greet Noah West, who’s first OSU home run – a grand slam in the eight – was the cherry on top of the Buckeyes’ comeback win over Purdue. Read more on the game from Greg Hoard in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
May
13
Buckeye Broadcaster Matt Andrews Has…’It’
In his second year as the radio voice of Ohio State baseball, broadcaster Matt Andrews was daring enough to leave behind that to which others aspire…to create his own legacy in his home community and state.
May
13
The Price Of Throwing a Helmet…
A day after Purdue’s Alec Olec was ejected and assumably suspended for throwing a batting helmet, the question posed at Bill Davis Stadium was…really, aren’t there worse crimes than throwing a helmet?
May
12
One Inning Sinks Ohio State, Purdue Evens Series, 1-1
Anthem Buddies….Young Buckeye fans lined up on the field prior to Saturday’s game to pay tribute to the flag…but they couldn’t help the Buckeyes when they needed it most…in the sixth inning. OSU fell to Purdue, 8-2. Read more in our Sunday Press Pros feature.
May
12
Beals’ 500th Win Ends Purdue’s 13-Game Win Streak
This one had about everything: a hallmark win for Coach Greg Beals, a new record for closer Seth Kinker and some things you just generally don’t see. The Buckeyes snap Purdue’s nation-leading win streak and there were fireworks…all kinds of them. Read the latest Press Pros inside feature on the baseball Buckeyes.
