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, 29 November 2020 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

OSU’s Survival Of UMass-Lowell More Than Expected

It was no Sunday afternoon pick-up game...UMass-Lowell led by as much as five points during the second half before Duane Washington, Jr.'s 21 points (below) spurred the Buckeyes to an eventual 74-64 win. Bruce Hooley writes the story for today's Press Pros.
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Monday, 23 November 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Coldwater Finds A Way In The Last Second Of Title Thriller

In the middle, and in the books...Brady Klingshirn's 26-yard field goal split the uprights with no time remaining to give Coldwater a 38-35 win over New Middletown Springfield in the Division VI title game - the Cavaliers' seventh title in school history. Bruce Hooley writes the game for today's Press Pros.
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Saturday, 21 November 2020 / Published in Central Ohio, Features, Home Features

Kirtland Sprints To Third Straight Div. V Title

A rematch of the 2019 Division V state championship proved more of a mismatch, with Kirtland flexing its dominance over the past decade in an 38-0 takedown of Ironton. Bruce Hooley writes the latest Press Pros update from the state tournament.
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Thursday, 19 November 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, MAC, MAC Feature

New Bremen’s Title Quest Puts Muscle In An Old Adage

They've interrupted the plans of more than one traditional football power (Marion Local, below) on their way to tomorrow's OHSAA Division VII title game. But how have they done it, and can New Bremen do it one more time? Bruce Hooley shares their remarkable story in today's Press Pros feature.
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Monday, 16 November 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Thrill Of Victory-Agony Of Defeat…Every Parent’s Crisis

The fulfillment of watching sons and daughters achieve provides a mom and dad untold pleasure, but doesn't spare them the somersaults of emotion that come with watching from the stands.  And no parent, regardless of personal experience, is immune. Bruce Hooley writes the story of the Hoying family in today's Press Pros.