Jeff Gilbert is a Clark County native who began his journalism career answering the phone on the Springfield New-Suns sports desk as a college senior. After college, he began a nine-year run at the Northern Virginia Daily and earned several state-wide writing awards while covering high schools, a summer wooden-bat college baseball league and small-college sports. His next stop was at The Roanoke (Va.) Times as assistant sports editor and sports editor.In 2009, he moved back to Ohio to start the journalism program at his alma mater, Cedarville University, where he still teaches. He has worked as a freelance journalist for a variety of outlets, mostly covering high schools and the Dayton Dragons for the News-Sun and Dayton Daily News, and has won several Ohio Prep Sportstwriters Association awards. In 2022, he won the freelancer best in show award given by the Society of Professional Journalists’ Best of Ohio contest. He covers Ohio State football and high schools for Press Pros
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Thursday, 05 March 2026 / Published in Features, MAC, SCL

Pay Back … Anna Knocks Off Versailles In OT In Region Semis

The first meeting two months ago ended strangely in Versailles' favor. Anna's redemption on Wednesday had its own strange flavor of unusual events in a girls Division V regional semifinal. Read Jeff Gilbert
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Wednesday, 04 March 2026 / Published in Features, SCL, SCL Feature

Botkins’ Defense Lights Up Scoreboard; Loramie Loses Heartbreaker

Botkins moves on to a Division VII district final playing the way it likes to play while learning it can't deviate from that plan in March if it wants to continue to survive and advance, while Fort Loramie loses a heartbreaker to Cedarville. Read Jeff Gilbert
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Tuesday, 03 March 2026 / Published in Features, MAC, MAC Feature

Fast-Starting Arcanum Sinks Anna; Versailles Rolls

Hot starts were the name of the game Monday night in the Division V district semifinals at Northmont, carrying Arcanum and Versailles to victory. Read Jeff Gilbert
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Sunday, 01 March 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Gilbert: OSU Pops Purdue, Gives Itself Some Bubble Help

With a healthy enough five starters, Ohio State built a lead, held its own on both ends of the court, and added an important line to their NCAA Tournament resume with a win over #8-ranked Purdue. Read Jeff Gilbert......
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Sunday, 22 February 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Shorthanded Buckeyes Lose Another Tough One To Michigan State

With Devin Royal sick and John Mobley Jr. still injured, Bruce Thornton scores 32 points, but that and another good defensive effort aren't enough to pull off the upset. Read Jeff Gilbert