Bruce Hooley was sports editor of the Troy Daily News from 1983-86 and has covered Ohio State athletics for more than 25 years. Bruce was the OSU beat reporter for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland from 1987-2005.  From 2005-2011 he hosted the afternoon show on  ESPN radio 1460 AM,  in Columbus, before taking on a similar ESPN talk position with WKNR, 850 AM, in Cleveland.  Most recently Hooley has served as the beat reporter for Ohio State football and basketball for Sports Illustrated.com.  The author of "That's Why I'm Here:  The Chris and Stefanie Spielman Story, he returns for his second chapter as Buckeye beat reporter and columnist at large with Press Pros.
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Saturday, 08 November 2025 / Published in Features, MAC

Anna Steamrolls Mechanicsburg With Dominance On Both Sides, Including Pair Of TD Returns

Quarterback Logan Ziegenbusch accounted for three touchdowns and four interceptions, including a pair returned for scores, lifted Anna to an easy win over third-seeded Mechanicsburg. (PressProsMagazine.com Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley).
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Saturday, 04 October 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, MVL, MVL Feature

Red Devils Finally Face Adversity, Stay Unbeaten Thanks to Late Field Goal, Defensive Stand

Tippecanoe's sideline exults in a fourth-down stop at its 30-yard line with 1:34 to play, denying Xenia's march toward a go-head score in a Miami Valley League slugfest between the league's top two teams in both offense and defense. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley).
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Saturday, 20 September 2025 / Published in Central Ohio, Central Ohio Feature, Features

Parks’ Three TDs, Russell’s Pair Power London

The class of the Central Buckeye Conference for quite some time, unbeaten London sent a strong message it won't surrender that status lightly with a running-clock cakewalk over previously-undefeated Graham.
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Saturday, 06 September 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, MVL, MVL Feature

Indians Find A Spark That Works Out ‘Knisley’

Piqua found its offense in an unlikely place, unleashing senior Debo Knisley from a new spot in the lineup to rout Greenville and give Troy something else to think about as the Battle on the Miami approaches. Bruce Hooley writes for Press Pros.
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Tuesday, 05 August 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features

Warning: The Terminator didn’t get me…I’ll be back

After a year's absence from being a daily contributor to Press Pros, Bruce Hooley returns to add to his list of media accomplishments - Buckeye beat reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, beat reporter for the Miami Dolphins, ESPN on-air personality...and now, cancer survivor.