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.
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Sunday, 05 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Billing: Prospect’s Delivery Driving Opponents ‘Buggy’

Northmont grad Jaren Slusher has used the same unorthodox delivery since his little league days. With another stellar outing Sunday for the Miami Valley Prospects 18 U team the old adage applies ... "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Greg Billing writes for today's Press Pros.
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Saturday, 04 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Red, White And Boom … Riverbats Having A Blast

Behind another star-spangled effort on the mound, the Cincinnati Riverbats sparkled at the Tournament of Stars Wooden Bat World Series tournament at Newton High School on Saturday. Greg. Billing writes for Sunday's Press Pros
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Wednesday, 22 April 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Batter Up! Area players Step To Plate For PPM Survey

In the absence of baseball itself, Press Pros columnist Greg Billing surveyed five area players to find out their most relevant, most memorable, and the just plain silly experiences they'll remember most about high school baseball. Our thanks for their time...and yours for reading.
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Thursday, 09 April 2020 / Published in MAC, MAC Feature

Only game in town…Is A Waiting Game

Currently sitting and waiting, Coldwater enjoys it's seventh state title in baseball from last June (below), and a commanding legacy in area championship baseball. Greg Billing writes for today's Press Pros feature.
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Wednesday, 11 March 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Fort Loramie’s Gritty Effort Falls Short

Fort Loramie's physical man-to-man defense held high-scoring Columbus Wellington in check in a D-IV regional semifinal. But the Redskins' offense came up one basket short themselves in a tough loss. Greg Billing writes for today’s Press Pros tournament feature.