This was unexpected, and the Buckeyes' 6-15 start has raised eyebrows and questions over what's wrong, and why the sudden dip in Ohio State baseball.  And, it's not as simple as you think....

Ryan Day created the Ohio State offensive system, and a year after handing the reins to the experienced Chip Kelly, he’s happy to turn the operation over to Brian Hartline....

Amongst at least five hotly-contested games, and improved attendance over the past three seasons, the question of whether seven divisions of basketball is justified was on everyone's mind at the state tournament.  All you had to do...was ask....

Considering the state tournament....During seven state finals at UD Arena there was much to catch the eye, more heads to count, and concession choices to consider. Jeff Gilbert writes for Monday Press Pros........

The news does not get better.  The Buckeyes are swept for a second weekend in a row, falling to Iowa on Sunday, 18-2. Iowa City, IA – Despite all the positive rhetoric at his disposal, there comes a point when Justin Haire is simply out of opti...

A decade after leaving the position of head coach at Russia, and two decades after coming up short on his own state title opportunity, people will overlook the guy who dug the well that allowed others to drink the water of Russia basketball...Paul Br...

Eleven seniors wore the gold and blue for now state-champion Russia Raiders this season. Some you know, others you may not. But behind the scenes, it took all 11 to become 29-0 Division VII state champions....

Champions at last...In their 1,000th game as a program, Russia finally secured the long-awaited state title in basketball Saturday, beating Cornerstone Christian for the Division VII championship at UD Arena. Read about the game, and some highlights...

Olentangy Orange opened the second half on an 8-0 run and never looked back in routing Reynoldsburg in the first big-school state final featuring two Columbus-area teams. Dayton, OH – During the second quarter of an abysmal Division I state champions...

Marion Local's Austin Niekamp reflects, and clutches the runner-up trophy in frustration as the Flyers' fell short of a fourth state title in basketball Saturday, losing to Monroe Central 43-35 in the Division VI title game at UD Arena....

UD basketball coach Anthony Grant has a late-game meltdown and drew a technical as his Flyers fell to Chattanooga, 87-72, in the second round of the NIT when UD had no answer for the 51 points scored by a pair of Mocs' guards....

The Vikings’ bid for a perfect season ended with a tight loss to the Falcons, who won their third consecutive state championship. Dayton, OH – With a seven-member senior class and one of the state’s top returning juniors in Jason Singleton, Col...

Micah Young (24 points, eight rebounds) and Tai Perkins (19 points, four assists, four steals) led the charge as the Warriors ambushed Perry to cap a championship season with a 24th straight win. Dayton, OH – In the midst of a second-quarter Westervi...

For the fourth time this year and the third time in a week the Buckeyes were run-ruled Friday by Iowa in the opening game of their weekend series....

A tearful Maysville coach, Dave Brown, hugs guard Gator Nichols after his 36 points helped Maysville knock off Cleveland Glenville to win the OHSAA Division IV title Friday at UD Arena. Follow Press Pros for continuing coverage of the boys state tou...

Louisville's Beau Siegfried celebrates his team's fabulous three-point shooting and its first-ever basketball title after surviving a furious second half comeback effort by Cincinnati Aiken on Day 1 of the 2025 OHSAA state basketball Finals....

Can Russia (and Vince Borchers, above) finally break through to win the elusive title in basketball?  And can Marion Local prevail against a Monroe Central team that few have actually heard of...what they once said about Marion Local. Our look at th...

Tavien St. Clair is a true freshman competing for Ohio State's starting quarterback job. He's eager to learn and be a part of the Buckeyes' championship culture. Jeff Gilbert writes.........

The University of Dayton Flyers withstood Florida Atlantic's 13 for 16 shooting to open the game and used Javon Bennett's career-best 30 points and 8 for 12 three-point sniping to score an 86-79 victory in the first round of the NIT....

Fourteen teams will vie for tournament immortality this weekend, only to find that thirty years from now they're the only ones to remember.  So here's what the other seven have to look forward to...something that lasts longer than a trophy, and does ...

They played better, played for fun, got a couple of significant pieces back in the lineup...the Buckeyes rolled over non-con Miami, 14-7, in a Tuesday prep for Iowa this weekend. Read more........

Ohio State must fill lots of holes created by the departure of great players and great leaders. Linebacker Sonny Styles (above) is a prime candidate. And he feels a sense of urgency because the Buckeyes open against Texas....

Things upside down with tournament basketball?...Catching up with reader mail, and some observations on what people are saying about changes in the basketball state tournaments.  And maybe...even you!...

Micah Young scored 29 points as high-powered North won its 23rd straight game — most of them in the same dominant fashion as Sunday. Fairborn, OH – Truth be told, Westerville North’s road to the Division II state championship game has seemingly...

With a 58-54 win over the Wildcats, the Pioneers have advanced to their first state championship game. Canton, OH – In what was its first appearance in a Division I state semifinal Sunday at the Canton Memorial Fieldhouse. Olentangy Orange aced the t...

Damon Griffin found an inexplicably wide-open Xavier McKinney alone under the basket and the Raiders erased a four-point deficit in the final 80 seconds to edge West Chester Lakota West 64-63 in a wildly entertaining state semifinal. Fairborn, OH – T...

Miserable day in Indiana...The Buckeyes didn't play well by their own admission, suffered the second run-rule loss of the weekend to the Indiana Hoosiers, and a series sweep, 14-3....

  Zoe Coleman knocked down two huge 3-point shots down the stretch and poised, patient Pickerington Central withstood a 19-4 run by Cincinnati Princeton to secure a 47-44 win in a ragged but exciting big-school title game. Dayton, OH – The first...

Whether the games are cl0se or not, winning a state championship is not as easy for top programs as some might assume. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros....

Fort Loramie's repeat title came up two points short in the championship game rematch against Waterford. The Waterford Wildcats sunk 7 of 16 3-point attempts on the way to their third state title....

If they don't have enough issues already, there was no broadcast of the Buckeyes games with Indiana on Friday...and those who listen for such things were the first to notice....

The University of Dayton's yearly struggles in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament continued this season when the Flyers lost the first game they played in the tournament, a 73-68 overtime loss to Saint Joseph's. ...

A state championship is finally within Russia's grasp after the Raiders, led by Braylon Cordonnier's 28 points, physically dominate Arlington on defense and on the boards....

With a 63-51 victory over Summit Country Day, the Vikings advances to play March 22 in what will be their first state final since 1981.  Springfield, OH – As one of the greatest seasons in Columbus Academy’s history has continued to march on, senior ...

Marion Local advanced to the state title game with a 52-38 win over Colonel Crawford. Austin Niekamp won a stellar big-man battle, and Kale Ahrens locked down star scorer Brayden Holt. Austin Niekamp and Grant Kremer celebrate after their state semi ...

The Buckeyes began conference play in an all-too-familiar fashion...scrappy offense and unreliable bullpen...in cruel double-header loss to Indiana....

No matter where they play, our area basketball teams in the state tournament (and many others they compete against) represent their small-town cultures by respecting and playing the game the right way. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros..........

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 ...