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, 26 February 2022 / Published in SCL, SCL Feature

Botkins’ Flexes Depth, Size, Maturity To Overwhelm Russia

The exact scenario Russia might have envisioned to further its upset hopes instead conspired against the Raiders, which shows just how talented defending state champion Botkins is and what the Trojans may be capable of again. (PressPros Feature Photos By Julie McMaken Wright).
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Saturday, 26 February 2022 / Published in Home Features, SCL, SCL Feature

Loramie, Tri-Village Look The Part Of No. 1, No. 2

Fort Loramie and Tri-Village focused on the business at hand Saturday, dispatching their respective opponents with second-half, running-clock dominance, with Loramie's Skylar Albers' defense making it rough on Bradford's Austy Miller (PressPros Feature Photo by Lee Woolery).
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Saturday, 26 February 2022 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Ohio State Roars Back, Holds On To Defeat Illinois

E.J. Liddell fought off the flu to team with Malaki Branham and Kyle Young in providing the one missing element on Ohio State’s NCAA Tournament resume with an 86-83 upset of Illinois. (Photo courtesy of OSU).
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Saturday, 26 February 2022 / Published in Features, MAC, MAC Feature

Marion Local Survives; New Bremen Not As Fortunate

St. Henry got a lift from its three-point shooting, including this one from Seth Heitkamp, in showing that tournament basketball is exceedingtly unpredictable (PressPros Feature Photos by Julie McMaken Wright).
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Friday, 25 February 2022 / Published in Features, Home Features

Ohio State Roars Back, Holds On To Defeat Illinois

E.J. Liddell fought off the flu to team with Malaki Branham and Kyle Young in providing the one missing element on Ohio State’s NCAA Tournament resume with an 86-83 upset of Illinois. (Photo courtesy of OSU).