Hal McCoy is a former beat writer for the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio), covering the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 as the winner of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, which is awarded annually "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing." He has won 52 Ohio and national writing awards and was the first non-Cincinnati newsperson elected to the Cincinnati Journalists Hall of Fame. He also was inducted into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame and the Irish-American Baseball Hall of Fame. He has a stone on Dayton's Walk of Fame and the press box at Dayton's Howell Field is named the Hal McCoy Press Box. McCoy has been the Cincinnati BBWAA Chapter Chair 22 times and was the BBWAA national president in 1997. He is the third writer from the Dayton Daily News to win the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, joining Si Burick (1982) and Ritter Collett (1991). Residing in Englewood, Ohio, McCoy is an honors graduate in journalism from Kent State University.
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Friday, 13 June 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, MAC, MAC Feature

McCoy: Waynedale, Coblentz Turn Coldwater Cold

Coldwater's season, and quest for an eighth title, came to an end at the hand of a hot pitcher and a pivotal fifth inning in the Division V state semi-final.
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Friday, 13 June 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features

McCoy: Wapak Runs Into Too Much Moss In State Tournment

Despite a competitive effort by ace Grant Jolly (above)...a dominating performance by University School's Aaron Moss put a stop to Wapak's latest magical season, one breaking ball at a time.
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Thursday, 12 June 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, MAC, MAC Feature, SCL, SCL Feature

McCoy: Minster’s Magoto Puts The Rush On Russia

A stumbling start and a hot Minster pitcher were more than Russia could overcome.  The Raiders' season comes to a close in the Division VII semi-final at Akron's Canal Park.
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Wednesday, 21 May 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, Ohio Harness Racing

McCoy: A ‘Page’ Out Of The Harness Racing World

At the rate he's going, if driver Chris Page was in the sulky behind Minster Ed he most likely would be the favorite and probably odds-on.  And he might actually win. Read Hal McCoy in Thursday's Press Pros.......
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Thursday, 20 March 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Bennett’s Eight Three-Pointers Lift Flyers In NIT Opener

The University of Dayton Flyers withstood Florida Atlantic's 13 for 16 shooting to open the game and used Javon Bennett's career-best 30 points and 8 for 12 three-point sniping to score an 86-79 victory in the first round of the NIT.