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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Saturday, 01 March 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, SCL, SCL Feature

In Unexpected Boys District Final, Anna Takes Out Fort Recovery

Anna shot its way to the lead in the first quarter, kept the lead when Fort Recovery made runs and advanced to the Division VI region semifinals to face Tri-Village.
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Saturday, 01 March 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, MAC

Marion Holds Off Coldwater For District Glory

Austin Niekamp's two late free throws secure victory for the Flyers in possibly the deepest district field in the state.
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Friday, 28 February 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, SCL, SCL Feature

Botkins, Jackson Center Roll To Set Up Third Meeting

Saturday's Division VII district final will be between league and county rivals who know each other so well that the scouting reports will write themselves.
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Thursday, 27 February 2025 / Published in Features, MAC, SCL

Anna, Minster Ride Defense To Region Final Showdown

Anna, under new coach Rusty Allen, had to play great defense to slip past a tall Newark Catholic team. Minster overwhelmed Arcanum with its full-court pressure.
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Monday, 24 February 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, MVL, MVL Feature

Sidney Season Ends When Miamisburg Pulls Away

Sidney entered tournament play as a No. 1 seed in Division II, but Miamisburg had bigger ideas and big man in the middle the Yellow Jackets couldn't stop.