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
Braylon Cordonnier, making his fifth start back from an injury that only allowed him to play shortstop, dominated Mohawk with 13 strikeouts, and catcher Cooper Unverferth ignited an offense that sometimes needs a boost. The Raiders hit up and down the lineup in their seven-run sixth. Ninth-place hitter and freshman Quinn Hoying pushed the lead to 5-0 with a two-run single. (pictured)
The Aviators needed seven innings from senior ace Hunter Richardson to hold off Hamilton Ross. Now they turn to senior Mason Reckner for Thursday’s regional final and a possible berth in the Division III state semifinals. Butler's Koby Dues is about to connect for two-run double in the second inning that pushed the lead to 4-0. He later scored on a wild pitch. (Pictured)