• WHO WE ARE
  • CONTACT US

Press Pros Magazine

  • OHIO HARNESS RACING
  • OSU
  • UD
  • CENTRAL OHIO
  • MAC
  • SCL
  • MVL
  • BOWLING
  • WHO’S HOT!
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.
  • 0
Avatar photo
Hal McCoy
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.
  • 0
Avatar photo
Hal McCoy
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.
  • 0
Avatar photo
Hal McCoy
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.......
  • 0
Avatar photo
Hal McCoy
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.
  • 0
Avatar photo
Hal McCoy
Saturday, 15 March 2025 / Published in Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD’s Season Ends With A-10 Clunker

The University of Dayton's yearly struggles in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament continued this season when the Flyers lost the first game they played in the tournament, a 73-68 overtime loss to Saint Joseph's. 
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

RECENT SPORTS STORIES

  • Better Way To Learn Life’s Lessons…Don’t Enlarge The NCAA Tournament, Shrink It!

    If you believe Jeff Gilbert's conclusion that e...
  • Flashbacks From The Hall of Fame Inductions…..

    Former Phillies great Richie Allen was inducted...
  • Gilbert: Don’t Do It NCAA … 68 Teams Are Plenty

    More NCAA Tournament teams for the sake of more...
  • Big Ten Commish, Coaches Stand Together On Playoff Changes

    Commissioner Tony Petitti continued to talk Tue...
  • Marion Turns Page…Tim Goodwin On Streaks, Reality, And What Comes Next

    Currently sitting on the longest winning streak...

Receive Press Pros Updates Straight to Your Email!






© PressProsMagazine.com, All Rights Reserved. | Site Map | Terms of Use | Website Designed by Marketing Essentials.

TOP