Purple Pain....Perhaps gassed from an emotional semifinal win over top-ranked Centerville the previous night, Pickerington Central could not recover from an 11-3 fourth quarter run by a motivated Akron Hoban team that fed off an underdog role to capt...

Ohio State's Trey Lipsey entered a game Sunday against the University of Dayton with a .071 batting average due to groin injury that sidelined him for 10 games. He exploded against the Flyers for a home run (pictured), double and a single to drive in...

There was no lack of desire and scrap...just the dominant size of Lutheran East, who won another state basketball title win a 67-61 win over Ottawa-Glandorf in the Division III final....

Buoyed by a 29-0 third quarter deluge and a 35-0 run spanning 11 minutes, 30 seconds, Richmond Heights re-wrote the Ohio High School Athletic Association record book with a 70-26 rout of Convoy Crestview....

Ohio State came away from the NCAA Wrestling Championships with some satisfactory consolation prizes...a trophy to mark its fourth-place finish and more than half its wrestlers securing All-American status....

Oh, what a relief.....Akron Buchtel's Steven Diamond's expression of relief over review of the final shot. It was ruled late, giving Diamond and the Akron Buchtel Griffins the Division II state title in basketball. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pro...

The rematch of 2022's big-school title game predictably came down to the wire again. While the last two Mr. Basketball winners, Devin Royal of Pickerington Central and Gabe Cupps of Centerville, put on a show, it was Markell Johnson's 10-foot, left-h...

With its best player sidelined, Harvest Prep faced an uphill climb against tall and talented Lutheran East. After a sluggish start due to its over-reliance on the three-point shot, East finally went inside and buried the Warriors....

3/10ths of a second late...Dailyn Swain's shot at the horn was estimated to be 3/10ths of a second late, lifting Ottawa-Glandorf to a 48-47 win and into Saturday's Division III finals with Lutheran East. Jeff Gilbert writes the story for Press Pros....

It's not all shooting and drills this week as high school and college athletes prepare for their respective post-season tournaments.  A growing number of them are taking care of themselves with a tuneup...from their local chiropractor....

The temperature was 36, the wind chill factor was 27, the wind was 17 miles per hour, but that didn't stop Ohio State and the University of Dayton from playing a competitive baseball game in OSU's home opener, a 7-2 win when the Buckeyes broke a 2-2 ...

Kaleb Romero put aside the disappointment of a quarterfinal loss on Friday to win his next two matches via major decisions, clinching the third All-America finish of his Ohio State career and keeping a third-place finish at 184 pounds in range....

Russia saw its emotional season derailed by a bigger, quicker Richmond Heights whose sole purpose was to advance to the title round on Sunday.  The Raiders gave it all they had along the way, while playing for something far more precious. Read Satur...

Crestview siezed upon an opening that arose midway through the third quarter to leave Hiland behind and secure its advance into the Division IV state championship game. Dayton, OH – There are some quaint ways of saying things in Amish Country, and on...

Bowed but not broken....Bishop Ready's Kaleb Schaffer is supported by teammates as he leaves the court following Friday's Division II semi-final loss to Akron Buchtel. Read about the game in the latest Press Pros update....

In the tournament's first Division II semi-final, Lutheran West survived a back-and-forth battle to knock out Chaminade-Julienne with a last-second shot from Matthew Meyer (above)....

Their nine wins in fifteen games provides some statistical  evidence that the Buckeyes are taking on a different personality, which at times is as awkward as first kiss.  The reality?  The more you do it the better you get at it....

Sammy Sasso is the No. 2 seed at 149 pounds, where he hopes to interrupt a three-time champion's quest to join elite company at the NCAA Championships in Tulsa....

Old Greets New...Coaches Bill Mosiello and Greg Beals exchange greetings prior to meeting on the field Wednesday in Charleston. The Buckeyes extended their win streak to five games with a 5-1 decision over Marshall....

For area fans in the Press Pros market, here's our pick of  four of the most compelling games (and players - Pickerington's Devin Royal, above) during this weekend's boys' state tournament at UD Arena - something old, something new, something borrowe...

Wednesday's baseball game in Charleston, West Virginia begs all the attention you can think of for the fact of irony.  But Marshall coach, and former Buckeyes coach, Greg Beals has but one thing on his mind...just playing baseball....

Their offensive ways continued Sunday, as the Ohio State Buckeyes scored 28 runs in a double-header sweep of Cal State-Bakersfield and moved to 8-6 on the season....

Since the Marion Local/Crestview game last Friday, a number of you have written with opinions about players dictating the outcome of the game...when clearly the whistle should have been blown. We share in today's Press Pros....

After leading by 11 points early in the second half, the University of Dayton froze up and went the final 11 minutes without a field goal and lost the Atlantic 10 championship game to Virginia Commonwealth, 68-56. ...

They proved that it's not just talent that ultimately wins a title, but the uniqueness of the 'collection' of talent.  The 2023 Tri-Village girls built off past experience, and disappointment, to finally break through....

Ohio State pounds out 15 hits, get three-hit games from Ernst, Kern and Andrews, Ernst blasts his fourth home run, and the Buckeyes evened their record in Bakersfield with a 17-run win over the Cal-Bakersfield Roadrunners....

Columbus Bishop Ready and Columbus Africentric left the Convocation Center Saturday hoisting gold trophies, but it wasn't as easy as the final scores might suggest. Ready relied on its bone-crunching half-court defense to stymie Fairfield Union and A...

The Fordham Rams tried a public mugging defense on the University of Dayton in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 conference tournament, but it didn't work. The Flyers muscled their way to a 78-68 victory, placing them in the championship game Sunday ...

Olentangy Orange defenders Mikey McCollum (14) and Jordan Edwards (2) stand their ground and draw a charge against Pickerington Central's Devin Royal late in the fourth quarter of the Division I regional final, but it was Royal who led the charge for...

Tri-Village seemingly had the Division IV state championship won a few times Saturday, then had to win it again with some late clutch scores from its core of three seniors, who finally realized a career quest with a 52-50 triumph over Toledo Christia...

They couldn't have started better, or finished in a more frustrating fashion.  A six-point fourth quarter costs Marion Local a shot at the Finals in a half-of-a-last-second loss to Convoy Crestview....

Pickerington Central's Trinity Jackson shoots over Olmsted Falls' Danielle Cameron, but the Tigers' size inside couldn't hold up against the five-guard lineup that erased their fourth-quarter lead and completed a comeback in the Division I state semi...

There was no flow in the third meeting of SCL co-champions Jackson Center and Russia with a Division IV regional title on the line...a final game for one and a launching pad for another to the state tournament...all of it hinging on a final shot that...

Africentric’s Ashtan Winfrey gets a shot over the Wheelersburg defense, which could not cope with the Nubians' speed in their 55-37 Division III semifinal victory at University of Dayton Arena. (PressPros Feature Photo by John Hulkenberg)....

Coming off an impressive showing in Texas, the Buckeyes are in Bakersfield this weekend hoping to build on the confidence earned from wins over Mississippi State and Oklahoma....

Watterson's Cole Rhett filled up the lane and the basket, but Chaminade Julienne had too much and ended the Eagles' season at the Division II regional tournament for the second time in three years. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros Magazine....

Westerville South’s Amari Hodges finds space to shoot ahead of the close-out from Pickerington Central’s Gavin Headings, but the Tigers allowed precious few open looks in advancing to their second straight Division I regional final. (PressPros Featur...

Tri-Village settled an old score, defeating Berlin Hiland in the Division IV state semifinals to avenge a loss to the Hawks from the 2012 state tournament and climb within a victory of the first girls state basketball championship in school history....

The University of Dayton Flyers seemingly had a secure victory in hand, an eight-point lead over Saint Joseph's with 61 seconds to play in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. But the Hawks scored five quick points and drew to within three  with 39...

The latest from an expanding base of first-time readers, and sharing their two cents worth...on college baseball, high school basketball, the ones we miss...and a test of our Reds' history facts....

Their best season in years came to an end Wednesday night as the rims shrunk, and the considerable size and pressure from the best Preble Shawnee team in three decades sent Miami East packing from the tournament....

The University of Dayton basketball team has been installed by KenPom.com as the favorite to win the Atlantic 10 tournament when they play in a quarterfinal game Thursday at Brooklyn's Barclays Center and the Flyers must win the tournament to make th...

Tri-Village started well, but the burden of bearing up under Harvest Prep’s oppressive pressure proved too difficult in the Division III regional semifinals. Kettering, OH – The phenomenon that doomed Tri-Village to a frustrating exit from the ...

Olentangy Orange’s Jordan Edwards, shooting over Newark's Austin Rose, stuffed the stat sheet admirably to power Olentangy Orange to a comfortable victory that advances the Pioneers to their first regional championship game. (PressPros Feature Photo ...

Spring practice begins and so does Ryan Day's next season of evaluation to determine his next quarterback: Kyle McCord or Devin Brown.  New Buckeye beat writer Jeff Gilbert reports from ground zero....

It wasn't easy, nor did Russia expect its regional semifinal vs. Troy Christian to be, but the Raiders hung tough down the stretch to creep within one game of advancing to the state semifinals....

It might be their all-senior starting lineup, or perhaps their grounding in solid fundamentals, but there's no panic in Jackson Center, which shook off a slow start for the second straight game to advance ever closer to a regional championship....

Overcoming a slow start and a stubborn resistance by Patrick Henry, Tate Hess (scoring above) and Marion Local used its power and size in the second half to pull away for a 56-42 Division IV regional semi-final win at Bowling Green. Read about the g...

At four weeks and the stiffest non-conference competition in their history, the glass is half full on the baseball Buckeyes at the first check point of the season. They check a lot of boxes. There’s just some issues of growth and 'OTJ' that make you ...

It wasn't clean, or classic.  But for pure guts and grit to persevere the Buckeyes more than proved they can play alongside the best with a 12-9 win over national runner-up Oklahoma in Sunday's finale of the Frisco Classic. Coach Bill Mosiello (abov...

Ohio State heavyweight Tate Orndorff celebrates a win Sunday at the Big Ten championships, where the Buckeyes rode Sammy Sasso's title at 149 pounds and Kaleb Romero's runnerup showing at 184 pounds to a fourth-place finish....

Locally, the Coldwater boys finished runner-up for the second year in a row, this time to Riverside.  And Graham High School's Spencer Hannahs (above) took advantage of the Wayne Webb lanes in Columbus to capture the state individual championship....

Ohio State advanced only two of the five wrestlers that reached the Big Ten semifinals on Saturday night and thus has a lot of work ahead if it's to emerge no lower than fourth place....

Throw it out and start fresh tomorrow, said Bill Mosiello as the Buckeyes had nothing going in a 16-1 loss Saturday to Cal Berkeley.  Hopefully, it's that easy. Buckeyes go for a winning weekend on Sunday....

Westerville South’s Kruz McClure and Dublin Jerome’s Max Hanneman battle for a rebound in a championship game that hinged on a final shot that rimmed out, allowing South to advance out of the Central District. (PressPros Feature Photo by John Hulkenb...

Tri-Village seniors Torie Richards (21), Morgan Hunt (14) and Rylee Sagester (4) celebrate the first regional championship of their careers after the Patriots pulled out a 32-30 victory over Fort Loramie. (PressPros Feature Photo by Julie McMakin Wri...

Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl played hard, making area teams and individuals dig deeper to achieve status and recognition in Friday's OHSAA girls state finals competition....

An unexpected injury scratch by 125-pounder Malik Heinselman introduces an unwelcome wildcard for Ohio State as it enters the Big Ten wrestling championships....

Tri-Village eventually found the go-to guy it planned to rely on for a trip to the Division III regionals; it just took the Patriots a bit longer than expected to find him.  Dayton, OH – It took Justin Finkbine awhile this season to grow comfortable ...

In a Division IV district final against rival St. Henry on Friday night, Marion Local rose to the challenge with big efforts from 6-9 Jack Knapke and 6-8 Austin Niekamp. Marion's height advantage lifted the Flyers to the D-IV district title with a 59...

DaRon Holmes II hurt himself on the first play of the game and didn't return until midway through the first half and Toumani Camara was foul-happy and sat for 26 of the game's 40 minutes, but Dayton's Flyers still nearly pulled out a win against Sain...

It had its wild and woolly moments, but another quality start by Isaiah Coupet, a huge hit in the sixth by Tyler Pettorini, and the issues of someone else's bullpen (for a change) helped the Buckeyes to an 8-3 win over Mississippi State....

Marysville’s JoJo Eberhart drives to the basket ahead of Pickerington Central’s Madison Greene, a scenario that didn't play out often enough for the Monarchs in a regional title loss that sends the Tigers to the state final four at UD Arena. (PressPr...

Jace Mullenhour found a wide berth to the basket for a game-high 25 points once Jackson Center settled down and recovered from a slow start in its eventual 56-34 rout of Cincinnati College Prep Academy in the Division IV district championship. (Press...

The Vikings show that they aren't just Wes Enis and Jacob Roeth in comeback victory. It takes guys like Connor Apple and Devon Abshire to win a championship....

Ms. Basketball candidate Rylee Sagester (above) led with 22 points, as Tri-Village plowed past Marion Local; and Fort Loramie once again found its way to a Saturday regional final with with the Patriots to determine who goes to the state tournament....

The Buckeyes are hoping to play well and get back to .500 in this weekend’s Frisco Classic here in Texas…and with an eye on the future and even bigger wins, no doubt. On the ground in the Metroplex (Dallas, Texas) in preparation for this ...

Versailles' Tracy White has coached the Tigers to the regional finals for the first time since 2020...they'll face Columbus Africentric in the Division III finals Saturday in Springfield....

Both the Russia Raiders and Troy Christian Eagles cut down the nets after winning Division IV district titles at the University of Dayton Arena on Wednesday. Doug Borchers, brother of the late Dave Borchers, who coached the Raiders, got the honor of ...

Olentangy Liberty's Alex Okuley tries hard not to foul Dublin Coffman's Kevin Kirkby on a drive in a game that was as tight as this action, requiring fifth-ranked Liberty to score in the final seconds to survive. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hoo...

You make the call....Marion Local squeezed by Fort Recovery with a questionable finish (above) on a last-second shot by Cale Rammel; and St. Henry shot lights out in an impressive win over New Bremen in Tuesday's district semi-final games at Wapakon...

After a debilitating home loss to George Mason Saturday, the University of Dayton Flyers rebounded with a vengeance Tuesday night in UD Arena with a 77-53 demolition of La Salle, clinching a double bye directly into the quarterfinals of the Atlantic ...

Pickerington Central’s Berry Wallace goes to the basket as Dublin Coffman’s Tessa Grady defends in a tight Division I regional semifinal that the top-seeded Tigers pulled out in the final minutes to set up a Saturday championship game against Marysvi...

The Buckeyes head to Texas this week for what will be a very telling three-game series against three of college baseball's bluebloods - Cal Berkeley, Mississippi State, and Oklahoma.  So...how do they stand?...

An admittedly tight Buckeye baseball team came out of a Sunday team meeting, got a good start from pitcher George Eisenhardt (above), and jumped on Friday's nemesis to salvage a weekend finale win...and resurrect some confidence for next week....

Roddy Gayle Jr.'s slam typified the manner in which Ohio State dictated to Illinois on a day the Buckeyes broke their nine-game losing streak and got a commitment from their head coach for the future that lies ahead. (Photo courtesy of Ohio State)....

It was there for the taking, but the bullpen could not protect a three-run lead over the final two innings... and the Buckeyes lose their third straight in the desert on a walk-off homer in the ninth....

Before arriving in UD Arena Saturday night to play the University of Dayton, George Mason University was free throw-challenged, one of the worst in the country, but the Colonials made six straight in the final six seconds to hang a 74-69 defeat on th...

Fort Loramie and dynamic guard Caleb Mauer gave No. 3 Jackson Center fits all night, sticking around until the final seconds to make the Tigers sweat their way into the District semifinals....

Overlooked and underrated all season, Westerville South showed its 24-2 record was no mirage with a stunning win over state-ranked Olentangy Liberty in the Division I girls district finals (PressPros Feature Photo by Neal Lauron)....

On the eve of another aging milestone, it’s not that much fun to look back…except to gauge how baseball has helped you get this far. Phoenix, AZ – Tomorrow, February 26, 2023, I need to give my mother a call.  I owe her a lot for he...

Just out of reach...was this single in the ninth over the outstretched glove of OSU's Henry Kaczmar, giving the Bulldogs a two-run lead, and ultimately Saturday's 11-9 win. Read more in the latest Press Pros update....

The Russia Raiders pride themselves on defense. Raiders Nation was beaming in the third quarter when Russia went on a 20-6 run in the third quarter to pull away from Botkins and advance to their first D-IV district final since 2018.  Greg Billing wr...

On the road with this weekend for four games with Grand Canyon University and Gonzaga...it's true.  You never know what, and who, you'll run into when you travel with the Buckeyes....

The only run of the game...Grand Canyon's Cade Verdusco dives for the plate behind Buckeye catcher Cole Andrews in Thursday night's heartbreaking 1-0 loss in the desert. Read about the game in Friday's Press Pros....

Jackson Center scored the first 22 points to knock off Fairlawn. Fort Loramie needed free throws down the stretch to hold off Ansonia. Now the Tigers and Redskins meet for a third time this season, this one in the D-IV sectional final at Piqua High S...

The University of Dayton Flyers, playing better and better down the stretch, purred like a Maserati Wednesday night at the University of Massachusetts, scoring an easy, 72-54, victory, their sixth win in seven games to take hold of second place in th...

Fan mail on Buckeye baseball is optimistic, and asks if four games is enough sample size to make a statement about the Buckeyes (Kade Kern, above). And, what we mean when we use the term “half full”, and “half empty? In Arizona for this weekend's se...

Brayden Monnin (above) and the Russia Raiders went charging through the Triad Cardinals Tuesday, and without resistance, moving on to the weekend finals of the Division IV sectional. Read about the game in the latest Press Pros update....

Needing a win to salvage pride and confidence, and split the opening weekend series, reliever Jonah Jenkins (above) was brilliant (4.2 innings of one-hit baseball) as the Buckeyes overcame another early deficit Monday to beat UConn and get it done. ...

After a gritty comeback from an early 4-0 deficit - and Nick Erwin's first homer of the year (above) - a familiar issue from the past spelled doom for the Buckeyes in Sunday night's loss to UConn....

Ohio State had no hope of covering Purdue's Zach Edey at the offensive end, where he scored 26 points, and his presence defensively worked for three blocked shots in an 82-55 Boilermakers rout that added another loss to OSU's already ugly resume. (Ph...

In Florida with warm clear skies, and the opportunity to write about something that nearly writes itself.  Some words on why writers choose to write about baseball over other sports....

A tough regular-season schedule continues to help the Anna Rockets during the postseason. Fifth-seeded Anna drew from that experience to knock off No. 1 Bethel in a back-and-forth battle on Saturday night, 33-29....

On a day that Bill Mosiello characterized as 'ugly', the Buckeyes fell off their 24-hour high in a strange 9-6 loss to UConn. Read about them in Sunday's Press Pros....

Ohio State hopes a three-day weekend in sunny Florida, with a Top Ten dual meet win mixed in, will be the launch point for a strong showing two weeks from now in the Big Ten Championships and in the NCAA Championships after that. ...

Several area bowlers and their respective teams showed well in this week's sectional competition, with Coldwater breaking out on top in Division II....

Here to participate in this weekend's Snowbird Classic, the Iowa Hawkeyes are the template for the kind of sustainability that Bill Mosiello talks about, a constant at the top of the Big Ten standings and in the conference tournament mix....

Brilliant starting pitching, timely hitting, and a thrilling debut by an anticipated freshman led the Buckeyes to a 3-0 win over UConn in Bill Mosiello's debut as head coach. Read more in Saturday's Press Pros....

After Chicago Loyola took the University of Dayton into overtime before losing, 85-81, in UD Arena, the Flyers were poised and ready for the rematch and scored a 65-49 victory with the 'Dayton Dynamite Duo,' DaRon Holmes II and Toumani Camara taking ...

Olentangy Orange’s Nick Champman rises up to try blocking the shot of Olentangy Liberty’s James Hummell in the intra-district rivals' season-ending showdown that left everyone hoping for a third game between the teams in the upcoming post-season tour...

What to do next? Ohio State played itself into trouble with a late first-half swoon that invited Iowa's high-powered offense to land the knockout punch that extended the Buckeyes' losing streak....

After nine months of change, and adjustment, the Buckeyes are ready to take it all between the lines.  What to expect?  It's baseball, and the players, themselves, will have the last word about what's written between now and season's end....

It's a perfectly good question and comes at the best possible time of the year.  Those who write to ask why we feature college baseball during the height of high school basketball back home.  Part of our answer involves Troy High School's Andrew Helm...

As fate would have it baseball has given me many opportunities to meet and observe some heroes, and some of the most unique people I’ve ever met. As we embark on another chapter of  'hope springs eternal' this weekend I remember one of the most uniqu...

Eight months after he was hired to replaced Greg Beals and retool the future of Ohio State baseball, Buckeye coach Bill Mosiello faces his first test this weekend with the opening series against UConn. Read more in our Wednesday Press Pros feature....

With big wins over Virginia Commonwealth and Saint Louis, the UD Flyers are back in the hunt for an Atlantic 10 championship and visit last-place Loyola Chicago Friday night, realizing it took overtime for them to beat the Ramblers in UD Arena, 85-81...

Four days from the first pitch of the 2023 baseball season, Monday's press conference centered around first-year coach Bill Mosiello and a trio of Buckeye players all eager to restore, regenerate, and put a better forward in 2023....

The associate athletic director, and man responsible for last year’s change of head coach for the Buckeyes, believes that the sum of the parts is still what makes Ohio State and Big Ten baseball contemporary…a ‘big picture’ experience in comparison t...

The 'Beat' Goes On....Rough shooting and scoring woes the likes of which Ohio State hasn't experienced since before Y2K marked the Buckeyes' 11th loss in 12 games Sunday at Value City Arena....

Flying high...Missing starting center Jack Knapke, #6 Marion Local upped its tempo to match that of the #4-ranked Russia Raiders, shot spectacularly (Luke Pohlman, above), and finished its regular season schedule with a quality win over #4 Russia. R...

A near quarter-century as head coach, and almost three decades on the Jackson Center sideline in some capacity, culminated for Scott Elchert on Saturday night with a lopsided win over Riverside and great appreciation for a community that he holds dea...

We grew up as kids who entertained ourselves.  It wasn't always pretty, or safe by today's standards...and it wasn't appreciated by the local evangelicals.  But in the end it's what we did for fun, and most of grew out of busted lips and chipped teet...

After losing three straight Atlantic 10 road games to mediocre teams, the season looked dead for the Dayton Flyers, but they've bounced back with a win over first place VCU and took away second place from Saint Louis Friday night in UD Arena by scorc...

Holderman's shot that won it....A last-second shot in overtime by Butler's AJ Holderman, a former Tipp player, broke his old team's heart and cost #4-seed Tippecanoe a share of the Miami Valley League title. Read more in Saturday's Press Pros....

Olentangy Orange’s Elias Lewis lays in a shot over Hilliard Bradley’s Andrew Lamb, but the Jaguars got the clutch baskets they needed from Cade Norris and came away with the road victory. (PressPros Feature Photo by John Hulkenberg)....

Fast starts to the first and second halves, coupled with cumbersome defense throughout, carried Columbus Academy to a victory at Worthington Christian that positions the Vikings to share the Mid-State League championship. (PressPros Feature Photos by...

All-American Sammy Sasso imposed his will on Nebraska's Dayne Martin at 149 pounds, but injuries kept three OSU All-Americans out of the lineup and the Buckeyes couldn't overcome their absence in a dual meet loss to Nebraska. (PressPros Feature Photo...

The Buckeyes opening their 2023 baseball season a week from today, ready to flip the memory of a disastrous 2022 experience.  The state of Florida, on the other hand, is still dealing with the by-product of a far more serious disaster. It all begins...

Key, Buckeyes blocked in loss to Northwestern...The Buckeyes' woes continue as Northwestern came to Value City Arena Thursday and won for just the second time in 48 years. Bruce Hooley writes the story in Friday's Press Pros....

There is anticipation that comes with a new coach and new players.  But the beauty of baseball is steeped in talent that emerges unexpectedly...sometimes from a source that's been there all along. ...

This installment of the Reader Speaks centers around one subject...our February 3rd column on the state of officiating in basketball, and how it impacted the recent Ohio State-Wisconsin game. Read more in the latest inside feature....

As defensive as you can imagine, Marion Local and Fort Loramie slugged it out for four quarters, finished tied, then went to overtime to determine who could outlast the other.  Loramie prevailed in a preview of Division IV tournament basketball....

With starters Malachi Smith and R.J. Blakney on the bench, Toumani Camara lifted the UD Flyers on his back with scoring, rebounding and defense to lead his team to a gigantic upset of Virginia Commonwealth, 62-58, to end a three-game road losing stre...

Pickerington Central's Berry Wallace shows her agility, maneuvering around Dublin Coffman's Jenna Kopyar en route to leading the ninth-ranked Tigers with 17 points in their 67-43 victory. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley)....

With the season winding down, the University of Dayton basketball team is in a fourth-place tie with St. Bonaventure in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a 7-4 record. The Flyers were the pre-season pick to win the league and Coach Anthony Grant is loo...

Now just ten days away from the start of baseball season, we were asked to name our all-decade team from time covering the Buckeyes. We did it, and what they've done since leavingt Bill Davis Stadium (Tanner Tully, above) is worth the read. Enjoy t...

Ohio State's Carson Kharchla reversed a run of bad luck with a 3-2 victory that typified the close nature of more than a few matches that tilted the fourth-ranked Buckeyes' way Sunday in a 21-12 dual meet victory at No. 13 Northwestern. (PressPros fi...

Ohio State started slowly again, stayed close through the first six minutes of the second half, but still couldn't make enough happen to take the lead even once in losing for the ninth time in 10 games Sunday at Michigan....

Exemplifying the term of 'selfless service to others', this week's Who's Hot honoree has a most enviable record of service in a most unenviable position of leadership....

The University of Dayton Flyers took a trip to Olean, N.Y. for a visit to tiny St. Bonaventure (enrollment, 1,800) and the Bonnies played like giants to hand UD another road loss, 68-59, dropping Dayton to 7-4 in Atlantic 10 play. Olean, N.Y. — Anoth...

Olentangy Liberty's Gigi Bower drives past Marysville's Ava Wilkerson for two of her game-high 28 points, but it was Bower's fourth three-pointer of the night with 7.1 seconds in overtime that tilted the outcome to the Patriots. (PressPros Feature Ph...

In a gym that Troy's student section had rocking on Friday night, the Trojans held off a physical challenge from Tippecanoe to jump back into the Miami Valley League's Miami Division title chase....

Olentangy Liberty is reaching enviable heights now that it has 6-8 Tyler Kropp to add an inside dimension to its offense, as he does here over Hilliard Bradley’s David Heath in a matchup the fifth-ranked Patriots survived in overtime. (PressPros Feat...

There are ugly wins and tense wins, but no bad wins...not when they capture a share of an OCC title, and that's what Jerome focused on in the aftermath of surviving a tough road test against Olentangy Berlin. ...

Fifth-ranked Ohio State had its moments, like this Ethan Smith mat-return against two-time NCAA champion Carter Starocci, but not enough of them Friday in a loss to No. 1 Penn State. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley). ...

Coldwater senior Jasmine Schulze has her eye on history, and the future, as she closes in on a unique individual distinction...and the next step in her bowling future. Read more about her in our weekend bowling feature....

In a battle of the conference blue-bloods, it was Marion Local's size and shooting (Jayden Mescher, above) that took down rival Coldwater, earning coach Kurt Goettemoeller a chance for back-to-back crowns, and a top billing in this weekend's tourney ...

Thursday night’s meltdown during the Ohio State-Wisconsin game could have, and should have, happened before now.  No one understands what to call, or when to call it, regarding contact in basketball…and the people who know the game the be...

Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann became overheated...as the Buckeyes dug themselves a double-digit hole, then narrowly missed a late-rally comeback in Thursday's 65-60 loss to Wisconsin. Read about the game....

One of the area's foremost authorities on health and wellness, Dr. Matt Heckler, from Wilson Health's Sports Medicine Department, shares the values of one of nature's simplest health tips...hydration and drinking water, and how it keeps you healthy a...

While he's upside-down here, it's Ohio State true freshman Jesse Mendez who's turned the wrestling world on its ear with an ascent into the Top 10 in his weight class entering a Friday match against a two-time NCAA champion. (PressPros Feature Photo ...

Buckeyes' junior left-hander Isaiah Coupet has a mission in 2023 to build on what he knows - to be more efficient, pitch to contact, and pitch more innings. First pitch is now just 17 days away. Warm up for baseball with our latest Press Pros featu...

The University of Dayton Flyers were on their home court, UD Arena, and were 16 1/2-point favorites over Loyola of Chicago, the last place team in the Atlantic 10 Conference, but it took overtime for the Flyers to prevail, 88-81. Hal McCoy write Fly...

With the entire roster suffering from effects from the flu, Troy Christian and Alex Free (above, #24), struggled early, caught a few breaths along the way, and played well enough to salvage a 45-35 win over Northridge. Read about it in Wednesday's P...

Twenty days out from the opening of the baseball season, one Big Ten team is getting some national love in the top 25 rankings. And they've earned it.  Three Buckeyes are named to the pre-season All-Big Ten team. Read more in Monday's Press Pros....

Ohio State's Isaac Wilcox doggedly maintained control of MSU's Ceasar Garza throughout the first overtime, then won it in the second extra period as the Buckeyes prepped for No. 1 Penn State with a 36-3 rout of the Spartans. (PressPros Feature Photo ...

With the tournament draw coming in a few short days, here's our rundown of the best area girls teams we've 'seen', and why we think they may have tournament success....

Leading by just five points at the half, Jackson Center showed its experience, and quality, and sprinted to the finish in the second half to beat Minster Saturday night, 50-36....

Senior transfer Sean McNeil couldn’t quite find the range from beyond the arc…which kinda-sorta explains a lot about the talent on a team that’s rapidly headed south. (PressPros File Photo). A little of this, a little of that and no...