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, 30 May 2025 / Published in Features, MAC, MAC Feature

Versailles Rallies Twice, But Drops District Final

Senior catcher Matt Subler kept believing in his Versailles teammates. But the other team, Miami Valley Christian Academy, executed one run better to win a Division V district final.
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Tuesday, 20 May 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, MAC

Miami East Softball Takes Care Of Business

The Vikings hit three home runs and rode a seven-run inning to a Division V district semifinal victory over Anna. Next, they play form a fourth straight district title. 
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Tuesday, 29 April 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, SCL, SCL Feature

Unverferth Paces Russia Past Anna

Both teams had four hits. Neither team committed an error. But Russia had Cooper Unverferth.
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Saturday, 19 April 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features

A Fired Coach, Kwasniak Would Coach Same Way Again

Babe Kwasniak coached his son and his Cornerstone Christian boys basketball team hard,  and was fired recently in the wake of a runner-up finish at the state tournament...for not being more Christ-like!
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Tuesday, 15 April 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Jeff Gilbert: Cupps A Key Piece In Diebler’s Roster Construction

Ohio State needs to improve in many ways to be an NCAA Tournament team again. Former Centerville star Gabe Cupps (above) is one of the transfers Jake Diebler is depending on in a program looking for players that can impact winning in many ways.