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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Friday, 02 August 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Gilbert: Buckeyes Aim To Start Well, Finish Much Better

The promise of early-season victories hasn't had the staying power Ohio State football needs to be relevant at the end of recent seasons. Can that change this year? Only if the Buckeyes find a way to be the hardest playing and toughest team in the nation. Read Jeff Gilbert in Friday Press Pros.
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Tuesday, 23 July 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Gilbert: Ohio State Has Decades-Old Narrative To Change

The Buckeyes don’t know what it’s like to be the nation’s best team when they’re supposed to be. This year, with no reason to be complacent, maybe Ryan Day’s team can be what they’re expected to be. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros.
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Tuesday, 16 July 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU

How Bellefontaine’s Tavien St. Clair Matured Into Ohio State’s Next 5-Star Quarterback

The best class of 2025 player in Ohio didn’t simply rely on his natural talent to become a player the Buckeyes eventually wanted. He worked for it.
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Friday, 24 May 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, MVL, MVL Feature

Mason Ace, Slugger Too Much For Troy In District Final

Mason defeats Troy at this stage of the tournament for the second straight year. And the Trojans, who surpassed expectations by making it this far, will long remember that it was Jake Hanley who they couldn't hit and who swung a powerful bat. Caleb Akins (pictured) battled through his pet peeve of five walks and struck out seven against Mason's powerful lineup.
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024 / Published in Features, MVL

Richardson Pitching, Flohre Hit In 7th Lifts Butler Baseball

Hunter Richardson won a pitchers' duel against Fairmont's Stevie Doty, and Austin Flohre won a seventh-inning at-bat against Doty to send the Aviators to a Division I district final Thursday in Mason.