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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Sunday, 11 December 2022 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Rout Kent, Despite Injuries, Fatigue

Hobbled by injuries throughout its lineup, No. 3 Ohio State convincingly handled Kent Ssome thanks to some determined veterans and a few likely future stars like 133-pounder Nic Bouzakis, dominating here in his first home match as a Buckeye. (PressPros Feature Photos by Sheri Hooley).
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Friday, 09 December 2022 / Published in Central Ohio, Central Ohio Feature, Features

Orange Uses Its Depth To Confound Coffman

Elias Lewis (3) scored all 17 of his points in the first half and Olentangy Orange found plenty of support across its roster thereafter to pull away from Dublin Coffman in a 67-53 victory. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley).
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Thursday, 08 December 2022 / Published in Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Holden’s Heroics Deliver Buzzer-Beating OSU Win

Tanner Holden celebrates his buzzer-beating three-point field goal that delivered Ohio State from a two-point deficit and provided a 67-66 win over Rutgers in the Big Ten opener (PressPros Feature Photo by John Hulkenberg).
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Saturday, 03 December 2022 / Published in Features, Home Features, MAC

Homan’s 4 TDs Trigger New Bremen Rout Of JFK

New Bremen took a lot of teams by surprise when it rolled to the 2020 Division VII state championship, but if anyone thought that was a fluke, the Cardinals proved otherwise Saturday with yet another running-clock domination and another title triumph.
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Saturday, 03 December 2022 / Published in Features, MAC

Hooley: The Struggle Makes It Special For Marion Machine

It proved one of the tougher slogs Marion Local has experienced in its record-setting run of now 13 Ohio state football championships. But that figured, given the quality of the Division VI field that's loomed since late spring and a finals opponent that extended the Flyers throughout a four-quarter heavyweight battle for the title.