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, 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.
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Tuesday, 04 March 2025 / Published in Central Ohio, Features

No Word On Suspension, Or Status Quo, For Reynoldsburg Puncher

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.....
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Thursday, 05 December 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU Feature

What happens in Vegas big for Gallagher, Sasso

Ohio State's Paddy Gallagher is primed to announce his return to form this weekend at the Cliff Kean Invitational after nearly one year out of the Buckeyes' lineup while recovering from ACL surgery. (PressProsFeature Photo by Brian Bayless).
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Tuesday, 03 December 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, MAC, MAC Feature

If It’s State Title Time, It’s Time For Kirtland vs. MAC

Across the miles, across the divisions, a powerhouse from Northeast Ohio knows that should it reach Canton on the final weekend of the high school football season, there will be a Midwest Athletic Conference foe waiting (Kirtland vs. Marion Local, above, in 2022). Bruce Hooley writes for Press Pros.