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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Thursday, 07 March 2024 / Published in Home Features, MAC, MAC Feature

Marion Makes It Interesting In Regional Survival

Marion Local had to be tough -- as Kate Ashman (12) and Allison Dirksen (34) were here -- to survive quick and scrappy Mississinawa Valley in the girls Division IV regional semifinal at Vandalia (PressPros Feature Photo by Sonny Fulks).
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Tuesday, 05 March 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features

New-Look Tri-Village Has Familiar District Champion Label

Trey Sagester is often the tallest Patriots' player on the floor at just 6-2, but his height doesn't begin to describe how the sophomore sharp shooter came up big for Tri-Village on Tuesday in its latest advance to the Division III regionals.
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Thursday, 29 February 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

OSU Magic Strikes Again, Even Without Thornton

Is Jake Diebler showing off or is Ohio State on an inexplicable roll? Seems both are true, after the Buckeyes...who won without Jamison Battle on Sunday...took down Nebraska without Bruce Thornton.
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Sunday, 25 February 2024 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Bonner Makes It A Banner Day For Buckeyes

With seldom-used freshman Devin Royal displaying his Mr. Basketball chops and OSU's Buckeyes playing free and loose even amid adversity, interim coach Jake Diebler pulled another rabbit out of his hat Sunday at Michigan State.
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Wednesday, 14 February 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Mindset, Lack of Vision Prompted Holtmann’s Exit

Patience ran out on Chris Holtmann before his seventh season could conclude, because this year looked too much like last year, and every loss began looking like the one that came before. Bruce Hooley gives the long view of Holtmann's career at OSU, start to finish.