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, 08 November 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Opportunities To Reconnect May Seem Unlimited, But Time Is Not

Friends aren’t supposed to die at age 61, so it wasn’t on my radar that the best friend of my post-college years, Jim Witmer, would pass away before I acted on the urge I’d long put off to reconnect with him. Bruce Hooley writes for today's Press Pros.
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Sunday, 25 October 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Hooley: It’s Ohio State-Clemson At Season’s End

The doubt over whether Ohio State’s season would ever get started is finally behind us. And although it’s now a long way from over, there’s a likely inevitability to where the Buckeyes will wind up, and who they’ll see once they get there. Commentary from Bruce Hooley in today's Press Pros feature.
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Sunday, 25 October 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Versailles Moves On With Pile-Driving, Throwback Win

Borrowing from a bygone era that built the foundation on which Versailles’ tradition stands proved the perfect tonic for the Tigers, who bounced back from a head-scratching defeat in their most recent game to breeze into the Region 20 semifinals. Bruce Hooley writes for Press Pros.
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Saturday, 03 October 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Sarver, Wehr Lower Boom On Loramie In Tri-Village Title Win

Quarterback Lane Sarver (below) and teammate Reed Wehr showed the way for Tri-Village in a Friday Cross County Conference battle of unbeatens that resembled a heavyweight fight...with both boxers throwing haymaker after haymaker. Bruce Hooley writes for today's Press Pros feature.
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Saturday, 19 September 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, MAC, MAC Feature

Coldwater Shakes Off Injuries, Throttles New Bremen

Coldwater persevered through a growing list of injuries to show considerable teeth defensively with a Friday road win over New Bremen. Bruce Hooley writes for today's Press Pros.