Our 2017 series on learning baseball from those who teach it best debuts with this week’s feature on one of baseball’s most underutilized pitches…from University of Dayton pitching coach, Ryne Romick.

If you’re lucky enough to hunt late-season ringnecks, it’s tougher…including the equipment it takes to bring bigger, tougher birds home from your trip. Some December upland hunting tips from Tom Cappell…in today’s Press Pros inside feature.

There was nothing more anticipated than the phone call from downstate…and the invitation to hunt my first opening day with Uncle Mel.

Tipp proves its superiority in the run game, again, powering past Milton Union in the final game of a generations-long series…the battle as some will remember it, of route 571. Greg Billing writes about it in today’s Press Pros.

Sam Jackson (#5, above) ran like a man possessed, and the young Troy Trojans are playing to build confidence, momentum and to win the community’s appreciation. Friday, against Northwest, that got that plus a modest winning streak. The Trojans improve to 2-0 as Greg Billing reports in today’s Press Pros inside feature.

For a team that lost all those starters to graduation, Tipp’s playing like they’ve all come back for ‘graduate’ school. Red Devils open the Labor Day weekend with an impressive romp over Springfield Shawnee! Greg Billing shares the details on Press Pros.

Bigger teams, bigger games, and bigger stakes are what await senior quarterback Aaron Hughes and his Red Devil teammates – a little “big game” hunting for the Tippecanoe in 2016.

As I unwrapped it I remembered Uncle Mel’s words … and his laugh. The Winchester, 65 years old, still looked like it did the last day he carried it — in collectible condition and with a lot of character. An outdoors remembrance from guest writer Tom Cappell, sponsored by Olde English Outfitters, in Tipp City.

Off And Running? Tipp City showed that all of those graduated seniors will not impact the way they do business. The Red Devils ran (Nyles Anderson, above) and scored at will Friday with an impressive performance against Eaton in their final scrimmage. Read more from Greg Billing in today’s Press Pros inside feature.

With increased scrutiny on guns, shooting, and the recreation of the shooting sports, attitudes with hunting must change to preserve and justify one of our most treasured traditions.

Our 2016 series on learning baseball from those who teach it best continues with this week’s feature on being defensively sound…from University of Dayton coach, Tony Vittorio.