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
The Buckeyes continued to play together Sunday in a win over Michigan, putting themselves in line for a Big Ten tournament bye and maybe, just maybe, in position to insert themselves into the March bubble conversation. Columbus, OH – Jake Diebler’s experiences in the gym as the son of a coach taught him one thing
Both boys Division III sectional finals at Butler High School came down to the final seconds. Versailles got its to go to knock off No. 2 seed Indian Lake. Miami East couldn't quite pull off a near miracle finish against Brookville. Drake Ahrens (pictured) makes a last second shot with three seconds left that extended the Tigers’ season in a 43-42 victory.