The Ohio State basketball team had everything to gain with a win in the Big Ten Tournament and everything to lose with a loss. They lost. All the Ohio State basketball team can do between now and Selection Sunday is hope. But there’s nothing springin...

Big Ten play commences Friday in Bloomington, Indiana and the Buckeyes face the unavoidable reckoning of who they are, and how they're going to be remembered in 2025....

Not confidence-building, but a win.  Buckeyes score 13 and give up 7 to gain their third consecutive win heading into Big Ten play Friday at Indiana. Tyler Pettori gestures to the dugout after hitting a double. (pictured). He finished 4 for 6 in the...

In Dallas last week, I got to check one of the boxes on my bucket list.  Dinner with sports columnist Mac Engel was enlightening, reaffirming...and shed light on how we write, and how we read....

Written in two days by Phil Spector and a couple of co-horts, Spector changed the way popular music was to be recorded…and created a popular, mammoth hit in the process....

If your tradition is to get a hotel room for the weekend, or rent a camper and party in the parking lot, this year's state basketball tournament no longer has the feel of being the 'event'  it once was.  Nor will it ever be again....

Ryan Day wanted to maintain continuity when choosing a new defensive coordinator, and Matt Patricia brings a flexible mindset that he and his staff believe will keep the Ohio State defense playing at a high level. And after 19 years in the NFL, Patri...

Sophomore Jake Michalak delivered the season's best starting performance and the offense did what it's been doing...an 8-3 series win over Valparaiso in the weekend finale. Read more in Monday's Press Pros....

After trailing by eight at the half, the Tigers forced 22 turnovers after halftime and emerged with an overtime victory. Mansfield, OH – As Pickerington Central showed Sunday, there’s nothing quite as motivating as seeing eye-popping negative numbers...

Happiness reigns in Russia. The Raiders earned a third straight chance to advance beyond the state semifinals when they beat league rival Botkins for the third time this season. Future Raider... Kiption, son of Coach Cordonnier and AD Amber Condonni...

Toledo-bound Toby Nwokolo scored a career-high 33 points as Reynoldsburg wiped out a six-point deficit in the final 70 seconds of the first overtime and went on to capture the program’s first final four berth. Columbus, OH – Some of Reynoldsbur...

They got just enough pitching, 13 hits overall, and the first-ever home run by Will Carpenter (above) to beat Valparaiso, 15-4, and even the home-opening weekend series....

Austin Niekamp's 14-point first half gave Marion Local a narrow lead it never relinquished. The Flyers pulled away late to beat Anna 58-43 in the regional finals....

Devin Brown and Keegan Knupp led the way as the Pioneers beat Groveport to advance to the state tournament for the first time. Springfield, OH – After having each of its past two seasons end one step short of the Division I state tournament, Olentang...

Akron-bound senior Tai Perkins hit a program-record eight three-pointers and scored 32 points as North walloped Big Walnut to capture a Division II regional championship. Louisville downed Hartley in a Division III regional final. Columbus, OH – The ...

Senior Avery Brandewie played her most complete game of the season, and players from whom Carla Siegel had asked for more in the absence of Maddie Shatto (Ariel Heitkamp, above) gave her everything she could have asked for in Loramie's Div. VII semi-...

Virginia Commonwealth was 15-0 at home, on a nine-game winning streak and 9 1/2-point favorites, but the University of Dayton basketball team was unimpressed Friday night in Richmond, VA., and scored a 79-76 victory over the Atlantic 10 conference le...

The Wildcats and Columbus Grove engaged in a 32-minute defensive battle until the Bulldogs' best player scored the final four points for a three-point victory. Minster's Ava Stammen fights to hide her disappointment following Friday's 43-40 loss to C...

Embroiled in close games, Reynoldsburg and Olentangy Liberty each pulled away down the stretch to set up a compelling Division I regional championship showdown Saturday at the Taft Coliseum. Columbus, OH – Reynoldsburg came into a Division I regional...

More tournament games, more distance to travel, unpredictable venues...and fewer writers to cover it.  Some words on those you don't know, who do.  And it never gets written about, but take it from me...the value of a good catcher is inestimable to t...

The Trojans began to take control in the second quarter by holding Franklin Monroe to two points. Then they turned a nine-point halftime lead into a comfortable victory with the help of timely three-point shooting....

  Big Walnut, Westerville North will play Saturday for the regional championship. Columbus, OH – It’s been 28 years since Big Walnut last experienced regional competition, but being in position to battle for a spot at the state tournament isn’t ...

Not the shot you'd want...Russia once again showed its dominance in the new Division VII of basketball, chewing up Northside Christian (above) with a running clock and a 39-point win in the regional semi-final at Vandalia Butler....

Anna’s late-season run was in jeopardy in the fourth quarter. But the Rockets dominated the final four minutes, and senior Evan Myers played the hero again. Vandalia, OH – Anna’s late comeback stirred up the crowd, rattled nerves and built hope...

Marion Local did the simple things well to fly by Miami Valley Christian Academy in the regional semifinals. Tough defense and relentless rebounding earned a 64-29 win, and a battle with Anna for a regional title....

The Buckeyes moved heaven and earth for 12 runs on offense and 27 outs on defense, used 10 pitchers, and finally came away with an opening day 13-10 win over St John's...

Yellow Springs comedian David Chappelle arrived at UD Arena for his first-ever visit just in time to witness a 19-2 UD run that enabled the Flyers to score a 75-67 victory over Saint Louis, UD's 20th victory....

With no margin for error to keep their NCAA tourney hopes alive, Ohio State avenged an earlier loss to Nebraska by beating the Cornhuskers in Columbus Tuesday, 116-114, in double overtime....

The silence is deafening and indefensible from the supposed adults charged with turning an ugly incident from a Division I district championship game into a “teachable moment.” Read more........

The Buckeyes come home with a 1-8 record after three weeks on the road and some uncomfortable reality.  They haven’t been good enough to beat good baseball teams, and four games this week with teams that look like them put them on the spot. Dat...

Despite three straight defeats in Arlington, Texas in Globe Life Field, Ohio State's baseball team displayed a positive no-quit attitude and nearly won games against Baylor and Oregon State before losing both in the eighth inning....

The sentiments, exactly....The Buckeyes complete a frustrating weekend in Texas with another late-inning loss. They fall to #9-ranked Oregon State 12-10 in the finale of the Amegy Bank Classic, in Arlington....

Covering Ohio State this weekend at the Texas Globe Life Baseball Classic, hall of famer Hal McCoy joins our beat to cover Buckeyes baseball.  It's turned a few heads, including mine....

Playing relentless defense was the only option in Saturday's Division VI region final. There was no other possible path to victory....

Johnson didn‘t let illness slow her down while Wallace stepped up as Tigers pulled away from Olentangy. Columbus, OH – Growing up as part of a large athletic family has long given junior Blossom Wallace a keen eye on the intangibles necessary t...

Fort Loramie bounded to a 23-2 lead against Mississinawa Valley, and sloppy second and third quarters weren't enough to threaten the commanding lead. The Lady Redskins are regional champions by a score of 61-29, and have their eyes set on the shinies...

Upper Arlington’s Hayden Henry celebrates after hitting a three-point shot at the buzzer to put the Golden Bears up 25-16 over Newark at the half. (Press Pros Feature Photos by Lorrie Gardner) Upper Arlington, Olentangy Liberty, Dublin Coffman ...

Coldwater leads area teams with third-place finish Columbus, OH – During his freshman season in 2022, Christopher Ritchie soaked in the experience of playing with an all-senior lineup as the Mechanicsburg boys bowling team captured its second consecu...

Anna shot its way to the lead in the first quarter, kept the lead when Fort Recovery made runs and advanced to the Division VI region semifinals to face Tri-Village....

Tied 4-4 in the eighth, the bullpen allowed a crash that sent the Buckeyes to their seventh loss of the season, 8-6, to Baylor. Read Hal McCoy from Arlington....

He won 196 games and pitched 140 complete games in an 18-year career with the Reds, Washington Senators, the Dodgers, the Astros, Cardinals, and White Sox.  Claude Osteen knows something about the art of pitching....

Versailles battled to the end, shaving down double-digit deficits three times. But the final push was too late, and Clark Montessori claimed the regional title 62-57....

Austin Niekamp's two late free throws secure victory for the Flyers in possibly the deepest district field in the state....

A man who made Press Pros so much better has passed...former Buckeye baseball beat writer, baseball nostalgic, and matchless friend died yesterday at 73....

Urbana defeated Fairport Harding for the title; St. Marys, Mechanicsburg also have strong finishes  Columbus, OH – Looking at what the Graham girls bowling team had returning heading into this season, coach Phil Baker believed the pieces were there f...

I'll have another....The Buckeyes used four pitchers in Friday's 13-0 run-rule loss to Auburn in the opening game of the Amegy Bank weekend series in the Texas Rangers' Globe Life Park....

Coming off a disheartening loss to Alabama in the finale of last week's trip to Florida, the Buckeyes seek to regroup in Texas with the same issues to resolve....

Saturday's Division VII district final will be between league and county rivals who know each other so well that the scouting reports will write themselves....

Olentangy, Pickerington Central to meet in Saturday’s regional final. Columbus, OH – Being able to respond to in-game adversity or an opponent’s run has been among the characteristics the Olentangy girls basketball team has relied on time and a...

Anna, under new coach Rusty Allen, had to play great defense to slip past a tall Newark Catholic team. Minster overwhelmed Arcanum with its full-court pressure....

The University of Dayton basketball team fell behind Rhode Island by 10 points in the first half, built a 20-point lead in the second half, then had to hold off a furious late charge by the Rams, with the aid of comfort of Nate Santos, to post an 85-...

Coldwater's Mason Welsch adds the finishing touch to Coldwater's surprising 49-40 win over #1-ranked Spencerville in Tuesday's Division VI district semi-final game in Wapakoneta. Teammate Owen Kunk (foreground) gives the sign of approval. Read abou...

After an 18-point loss at Watterson in January, red-hot DeSales turned the tables on its age-old Central Catholic League rival and captured a Division III district championship. Columbus, OH – PJ Noles had heard all of the hype about how difficult it...

In a physical, frustrating game that saw Fort Loramie flounder on the brink of defeat, it came down to five critical minutes...and a drive to the rim in overtime (Max Maurer, above) that led to the winning bucket. Read more about the game.......

Troy Christian gave neither inch nor yard to Covington's offense, stifling them in a 44-25 tournament win. The young Eagle squad will play for a third straight district title on Friday....

If you don't have cabin fever by now, you should.  And if you do, why not celebrate your own personal spring break with the best bass fishing of the year...in Florida? Read the latest from Ray Reilly....

Sidney entered tournament play as a No. 1 seed in Division II, but Miamisburg had bigger ideas and big man in the middle the Yellow Jackets couldn't stop. ...

If there's anything to the old adage of the strongest steel being forged by fire, are we not seeing that in the post-season basketball tournaments?  And, isn't it something you'd want for your student athlete?...

Ohio State's NCAA Tournament hopes grow dimmer with each loss, but head coach Jake Diebler still expects his team to rediscover winning....

Leading 10-0 after four innings, Ohio State got just one hit over the final five innings and the bullpen gave up nine runs in the final three innings in a 12-10 loss to Alabama....

Clearly the leader of the pack in football and basketball at Coldwater, the Cavaliers' mercurial scorer flashed his brilliance, tournament style, scoring 26 in their sectional win over Parkway....

A couple of bright moments, and a question yet to be answered stood out as the Buckeyes forced Coastal Carolina into extra innings Saturday...and dropped their fourth game of the season....

Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy, Dublin Jerome, Pickerington Central and Upper Arlington captured Division I district titles on Championship Saturday at the newly reopened Ohio Expo Center’s Taft Coliseum. Columbus, OH – Cognizant that team photos...

Carla Siegel's program, the one she's played in and coached in for 34 seasons, becomes the first girls basketball program in Ohio to win 1,000 games. And the Redskins did it in dominating fashion to win their 31st district championship....

They weren't feeling their best, and they probably didn't play as well as they would have liked. But in the end their journey to this point in the season benefited Versailles (and Taylor Wagner, above) enough for a 49-37 win over Mariemont...and a tr...

The Troy Trojans had a comeback in them, led by Bryce Haught and aggressive defense, but they still couldn't quite find a way to earn a tournament victory....

The University of Dayton Flyers fell behind by 13 points with 10 /12 minutes left, then staged a rally that drew them to within two points four times, but they couldn't get close and lost an Atlantic 10 Conference battle for third place to Loyola Chi...

Top-seeded in the upcoming Central District tournament, Olentangy Orange – regional runner-up in 2023 and 2024 – is determined to get over the hump and seems to have the athleticism,, experience and cohesiveness to do so. Lewis Center, OH – It’s no w...

They got dependable pitching and timely hitting…everything you need to win…and delivered Justin Haire with his first win as a Buckeye, 8-3, over #12 NC State. Jacksonville, FL – There are some things that don’t need to be said...

Slow starts proved insignificant for Anna and Tri-Village in their first tournament games. Anna’s 3rd quarter rampage earned a 61-33 win over National Trail, and Tri-Village dusted Twin Valley South 75-27 Troy, OH –Tournament time. There’...

Behind 26 points and the mercurial play of Baylen Blockberger (above), Coldwater made a statement with its first tournament appearance with a convincing win over Parkway. Read about the game in Saturday's Press Pros....

Ohio State’s humbling loss to Northwestern at home Thursday night makes the task of earning an NCAA Tournament berth far more difficult with three of the last four games on the road. Columbus, OH – CTRL-ALT-DELETE. Reboot. If only Ohio State co...

Eli Heitkamp's shooting in the fourth quarter (above) helped get Fort Loramie going. He finished with 7 points for the game (five in the 4th quarter) in the Redskins's 47-37 win over Lehman Thursday at the Piqua sectional. Read about the game.......

Coming off a disappointing opening weekend in Phoenix, Ohio State seeks its first win against three blue-bloods and a former NCAA title winner in Jacksonville. Columbus, OH – You can nearly always quote Casey Stengel regarding a given baseball ...

What's it's like to play Fort Loramie? Their pressure defense created turnovers and transition points, and their perimeter shooting caught on in the second half to crush Twin Valley South in Wednesday's Division VII district semi-final . Read about...

After a sputtering quarter and a not-so-thrilling half, Versailles, and Sarah Stammen (above) found its footing in the third quarter to cruise to a twenty-point district win over Valley View. Read about the game in Wednesday's Press Pros....

Home from Phoenix, it didn't take long to receive the news about what ex-Buckeyes now playing at other schools did on opening weekend.  And...it is what it is....

With the boys basketball tournament just days away, who are the contenders, and who are the men (Marion Local's Kurt Goettemoeller, above) who have put them in position to be there.  Some thoughts....!...

They came home from a disappointing three-game opening set in the desert with an all-too-obvious conclusion...that for three games in three days this team didn't pitch very well.  They have four days to reset before facing better competition in Jacks...

Bruce Thornton’s late shot to tie doesn’t reach the rim, and the Buckeyes miss a big chance to boost their NCAA Tournament resume. Columbus, OH – Ohio State stared down a shot to tie the score with three seconds left against the Big...

To the question about how many people pay attention to college baseball and the Buckeyes, we’re pleased to share your emails and texts received in just two days, here in Phoenix. Phoenix, AZ – I smiled over the emails following Friday nig...

Russia's suffocating defense propelled the final leg of an undefeated season. The Raiders left no doubt with a 30-4 run spanning the majority of the second and third quarters. Braylon Cordonnier (pictured) and the Raiders run away in their 55-29 win...

Opportunities abound, as do hard lessons.  The Buckeyes fall short for a second straight day with a 7-6 loss to Arizona State in game 2 of the opening weekend series....

There is a sense of baseball the way baseball used to be here in Phoenix this weekend.  Old school, old names, and grass.  And not the kind you smoke. Phoenix, AZ – I took a walk long before first pitch Friday evening. I took some notes (I alwa...

It didn't end the way you like...Ohio State coach Justin Haire endures a video review confirming the game's final out, sending the Buckeyes to a 9-8 defeat by Arizona State on opening night. Read about the game....

In a game of steep ups and downs, Tippecanoe owned the last “up,” a 7-0 closing run to claim sole possession of the MVL title. Tipp held Butler scoreless for the final 2:45 of the game. ...

While avenging their only previous OCC Ohio Division loss, the Panthers outscored the Eagles 34-5 over the final two periods. Pickerington, OH – During a two-week period in early January, Pickerington North endured a season of tough love with an eye ...

Despite some significant offseason changes, Olentangy (19-3) is back in the catbird seat again and could be a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming Division I district tournament. Lewis Center, OH – In the course of a few months after capturing j...

If you have a son playing college baseball for the first time it's important to keep this in mind. It's different than the culture and expectations you've previously experienced.  Be prepared....

All the written words - the speculation - are in the rear view mirror. Now it's time to see face to face what the 2025 Buckeyes can do. And here’s what I expect to see. From Phoenix, a preview of opening day........

They dominated, the Buckeyes shooting 58% from the floor, and with crushing defense at the rim from John Mahaffey (above). Ohio State blows out Washington in a must win Wednesday at Value City Arena. Read more in Thursday's Press Pros....

With their most complete effort of the year, Marion Local improved to 19-1 on the season with their most 'unexpected' win of the season...67-53, over Spencerville. Read more in Tuesday's Press Pros....

An early valentine from a host of Press Pros readers regarding content since January 6...on Ohio State football...Tavien St. Clair...Ohio State basketball...seven divisions of OHSAA everything...and "should you be wasting our time with music...? Rea...

Ohio State's run of four wins in five games comes to a halt against a hot Nebraska team that leaned on its best player in the final minutes...Parrish and Mobley combine for 51 points, get little help. Read about the game.......

There's a reason why Press Pros will be in Phoenix later this week...as college baseball and high school basketball come together to form the busiest month of the year, and the most diverse reading audience. And, announcement of another coming Press...

It hasn't been done that much, just three times previously.  But the Coldwater boys (above) brought excitement to Saturday's MAC bowling tournament with a perfect 300 game in the Baker competition....

The Red Devils hold on in the fourth quarter and are headed to a showdown with Vandalia Butler next Friday that will determine who wins the Miami Valley League championship....

Marion Local used its defense (above), balanced scoring, and Braylen Mescher's best night of the season to move past Coldwater for the Flyers' 18th win. Read more about the game in Saturday's Press Pros....

Propelled by a 19-2 run, the Pioneers remained undefeated against teams from Ohio and moved another step closer to winning the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division. Upper Arlington, OH – It’s proven an insurmountable challenge for central Ohio op...

Anchored by 6-6 and 6-4 bookends Henry Larger and Kayden Schaffer, Ready dominated the offensive boards in an impressive win over Division III power Hamilton Township. The Silver Knights ran their record to 18-2. Columbus, OH – Tony Bisutti chuckled ...

Seven days and counting from the first pitch of 2025, Buckeyes baseball boss Justin Haire addresses our questions...and some of yours.  Are they ready to play, and what's the plan?...

Bruce Thornton carried Ohio State back from 17 down with 31 points and banked in a 3-pointer for the winning shot against a Maryland team that embarrassed the Buckeyes in December....

Morgan Baumer's big night and St. Henry's persistence at both ends earned them their first outright girls basketball title in program history...and they only had to wait 48 years. Read more.....!...

The University of Dayton basketball team struggled mightily offensively Tuesday night in UD Arena against an inferior Davidson College, but two technical fouls against Davidson. one in the final 50 seconds that led to five UD points in two seconds, h...

When face-to-face defense doesn't work...In a game marred by poor shooting, turnovers, and lapses in scoring, Marion Local somehow found enough for a not-so-pretty Tuesday win over Russia....

A conversation with a former teammate turned into a walk down memory lane, or in this case...around Trautman Field.  Remembering some old Buckeyes, and players and people I had the privilege of calling friends....

Amongst a myriad of choices for the fifth and final 'best' song of the 60s, considering all…it’s tough not to pick Bobby Hatfield and his Righteous Brothers rendition of Unchained Melody....

The rare confluence of three good area basketball teams in a twenty four hour period, the contrast in styles and athletes, and the example of three really good coaches and how they manage things. Read more in Monday's inside feature.........

Ohio State led by 11 early in the second half, but Illinois repeatedly barged to the basket, sped up the Buckeyes’ guards and used a 15-0 run to gain control, and the game....

Three years after his untimely passing, many of us took time this week to not only remember, but to make sure we never forget a friend to Ohio State, and the guardian angel to Ohio State baseball…Bill Wells. This past week marked the anniversar...

It's not throwing strikes, and it's not hitting the curveball.  Opening day is twelve days away and the hardest thing about playing college baseball is psychological reality.  No one knows you're doing it. Read more.........

Russia played Saturday like a team that's good enough to play as well as they need on a given night against any given opponent, gaining their 18th win, 60-42, over Versailles.  Different from last year's state semi-finalists, they're still working to...

The Bears bounced back from a blowout loss by making big stops down the stretch as they handed the Panthers just their second loss this winter. Upper Arlington, OH – There’s rarely been a novel approach from the opposing defenses Upper Arlington has ...

After an atrocious 22-point emasculation at St. Bonaventure, the University of Dayton Flyers walked into Chaifetz Arena, where Saint Louis was 11-1 this season, and whipped the Billikens, 71-63, behind Javon Bennett's career-best 19 points. Read Hal...

In a battle of the Miami Valley League's first-place teams, Sidney owns the second half and scores the final 12 points to knock of struggling Butler by 18. Julius Rusk battles with Sidney defenders Jayce Daniel (12) and Ethan New. (pictured)...

The question of seven divisions of high school basketball becomes more obvious as the season progresses and the tournament approaches.  And, are there enough athletes to make seven divisions relevant, and competitive?...

Freshman Danny Bentley scored a career-high 20 points off the bench and Noah Hess added 18 as state-ranked Jonathan Alder positioned itself to win a fifth consecutive Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division title. London, OH – Ask anyone who...

Delphos St. John's buried 16 3-pointers against Versailles' typically staunch defense to claim an 81-48 runaway victory. Cam Elwer led the charge (above), cashing in 7 of 10 3-point attempts, and scoring 31 points....

The two principals who have played for three coaches in four years, Trey Lipsey and Tyler Pettorini have benefited from nearly every adversity you can imagine in college baseball.  But can it help the Buckeyes in 2025? Opening day is just two weeks ...

John Mobley Jr. stuffed the stat sheet Thursday night at Penn State to help lead his team to a second straight road win and back to an even 5-5 at the midpoint of the Big Ten schedule....

Not a thing of beauty, nonetheless St. Henry scrapped and clawed for a while...then hung on to win on the road at Marion Local to gain the chair at the head of the table....

A song by a group that for a decade took pop music by storm.  Popular in nearly every form of media, The Monkees churned out a handful of hits that put them at the top of all-time best lists…none bigger than this one. I wish that I had paid clo...

Now two weeks from opening day and the first pitch of the Ohio State baseball season, a look back at how times, and things, have changed....

It is no fun adventure playing at St. Bonaventure and the University of Dayton basketball team found it out in a big, bad way Tuesday night, losing to the Bonnies, 75-53, under a barrage of three-pointers....

Penned by a couple of guys with unremarkable names, their hit song in 1961 signaled a huge change in both their names and recognition by the listening public. Their song was one you'd never forget....

Micah Parrish (above) has another big shooting night, and Ohio State breaks its three-game home losing streak...follows it’s big win over Purdue with one of its most complete performances of the season....

A senior leader on the Versailles women's bowling team, Danielle Francis portends quality and passion with everything she does...even math. Read about her in Monday Press Pros....

Challenged to reveal five favorite tunes of the 1960s, no one topped Diana Ross and Supremes, but her biggest hits were not necessarily everyone's favorite.  This one was....

Jackson Center's Lucas Heitkamp and Marion Local's Kale Ahrens watch Heitkamp's fourth quarter three-point shot cut a 16-point Marion lead to just 4 points with three minutes to go. That was as close as the Tigers would get, falling Saturday to the ...

20 days from opening day in Arizona, the Buckeyes begin to assemble the pieces, as roles and positions are charted, and names and talents emerge....

The University of Dayton Flyers built a 30-11 first-half lead against Saint Joseph's and it looked like an easy runaway victory, but Saint Joseph's chipped away in the second half and drew within three points in the final minutes before Malachi Smith...

Is that going in? Marion Local's Austin Niekamp tracks the flight of a reverse layup that fell for two of his 19 points in a Friday over New Bremen. The Flyers survived a slow first half to pull away in the second half, 54-36. Alan Brads writes th...

With heavy OCC-Capital Division implications on the line, the Warriors earned a season sweep of the Pacers and showed why they could be a Division II state-title contender. Westerville, OH – With an eye on earning a season sweep of defending regional...

Behind their tall and talented junior centers and stingy defensive efforts, Upper Arlington boys and girls recorded a decisive sweep of Hilliard Bradley in OCC Central Division play. Hilliard, OH – When asked how it felt to own a six-inch height adva...

A reader who likes our 'story behind the songs' series asked recently...what were your five favorite pop songs of the 1960s?  Sounds like fun to look that far back.  Hope you enjoy....

West Carrollton used its superior size (above) and shot making to snap Sidney's five-game win streak, 73-66...Chylan and Joseph Ingram combine to score 53...Sidney drops its third game of the year. Read more in Wednesday's inside feature....

After four straight flat performances, including their narrow escape against Chicago Loyola in UD Arena Saturday, the University of Dayton Flyers put all the pieces together Tuesday night to destroy Duquesne, 82-62, in Pittsburgh, UD's first true roa...

The reality of Buckeye Nation can be summed up in one thought:  It's hard to appreciate winning a national championship...because they didn't beat Michigan!...

At last...and after a decade of waiting the Buckeyes and coach Ryan Day win the 2024 CFP national title with a 34-23 decision over Notre Dame Monday in Atlanta. Jeff Gilbert writes the story for Press Pros....

Nothing else to write, or say....Two proud and storied programs showed the nation what resilience is this season. But only one of them will finish its story with a happy ending. Jeff Gilbert, from the CFP national championship site in Atlanta.......

Injuries to the biggest Buckeyes threatened to derail Ohio State's championship dreams. But the line has shuffled into new positions and found a way to help the offense be explosive in the playoffs.  Read Jeff Gilbert from the national championship ...

It’s not often that it happens, but when it does, and when you do it like Jackson Wiechert did it…the best three minutes of a basketball game is something you remember for a long time. It doesn’t happen that often. And sportswriters...

With three seconds left in overtime and 3.8 seconds left in a tie game, University of Dayton point guard Malachi Smith launched a half-court pass to 7-foot-1 Amael 'Frenchy' L'Etang and with 0:00.2 on the clock he dropped it into the basket to give t...

Wapakoneta overcame a halftime deficit and some hometown emotions to win the final six minutes, knocking off 11-2 Jackson Center, 44-41. Read about the game in Sunday's Press Pros....

“Deja Vu all over again,” Anna Coach Nate Barhorst said of his team's second loss to Russia in four days. Friday’s mirror image game of Tuesday’s matchup saw Russia start hot, create havoc, and come five points shy of exactly matching Tuesday’s score...

The excitement of the moment...Delphos St. John's Jackson Wiechert celebrates his three-point shooting that helped the Blue Jays outlast Marion Local, handing the Flyers their first loss of the season Friday, 55-43. Read about the game in Saturday's...

Fueled by a great start, strong transition play, and a balanced offense, the Pioneers again affirmed that the battle for the OCC Central Division runs through them.  Powell, OH – Pinpointing what is the biggest strength of the Olentangy Orange boys b...

On the heels of  an unbeaten Division III state football championship, Watterson’s basketball team – despite a late start as a unit – may also have the tools for a deep tournament run. Columbus, OH – After capturing the Division III state champ...

Delphos St. John's Cameron Elwer leads the Blue Jays against Marion Local Friday in a battle of unbeatens on Press Pros. And just three weeks now from the OHSAA tournament drawings for basketball, what you remember about sectional, district and regi...

For the third straight game, the heavily-favored University of Dayton basketball team tripped over the half-court line and tripped over the foul line and lost another Atlantic-10 Conference game, dropping the Flyers to 1-3 in league play and the loss...