Greg Billing began covering high school, college and professional sports in the Miami Valley in 1988 when he was a junior at Miami East High School. The Wright State University graduate has worked at the Troy Daily News (1996-1997), Springfield News-Sun (1997-2001) and the Dayton Daily News (2001-2016). He was inducted into the Dayton Auto Racing Fan Club's (DARF) Hall of Fame in 2015 for his auto racing coverage and has also earned numerous Associated Press awards for stories, headline writing and special sports sections. Greg lives in West Milton with his wife and two daughters. When not covering events, he and his wife are cheering for the girls as they play a variety of sports for the Milton-Union Bulldogs.
Saturday, 24 September 2022 / Published in Features, Home Features, MVL, MVL Feature

Tipp Handed First Loss … But Red Devils Not Feeling Defeated

Tippecanoe rallied from a 20-0 deficit against one of the top Division II teams in the state. The D-III Red Devils even took a 22-20 lead on a blocked punt late in the third quarter. But the Xenia Buccaneers had an answer ... scoring on a 10-yard touchdown pass with 51 seconds to stay undefeated in the MVL crossover game.
Saturday, 17 September 2022 / Published in Features, MVL, MVL Feature

MVL Trying To Catch Tippecanoe and Jones, Too

Xavier Jones rattled off 200 yards and four TDs, kicker Jackson Kleather booted another 46-yard field goal and the Red Devils defense made it stand with a 45-7 victory against Stebbins.
Saturday, 10 September 2022 / Published in Features, MVL, MVL Feature

X-Men: Xenia Makes Claim for MVL’s Best Team After Beating Piqua

Piqua surrenders first points of the season as Xenia turns the tables and blanks the Indians with a 28-0 victory in the Miami Valley League cross-over clash.
Saturday, 27 August 2022 / Published in Features, MVL, MVL Feature

Bucs (Xenia) Don’t Stop Here … Run Past Trojans

The Troy Trojans were down to their third-string quarterback and struggled to stop the Xenia Buccaneers' defensive push Friday night. That, and Xenia's own bullish running game, left Troy looking for a better effort with the Piqua Indians up next.
Wednesday, 11 May 2022 / Published in MVL, MVL Feature

Green (Wave) With Envy: Greenville, Newland Reach Milestone

Jerrod Newland arrived in Greenville in 2003. The Green Wave's softball program showed up soon after. Newland -- who comes from a rich softball background -- added another family milestone with win No. 500 on Tuesday. But talk to Newland for any length of time and he'll tell you ... it's the players, parents, assistant coaches and fans who make the program.