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, 24 February 2024 / Published in Features

Miami East Girls’ Perfect Season Comes To End

Miami East was forced to rely on 3-point shooting in a defensive battle, and lost to West Liberty-Salem  one step short of a district final. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros.
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Friday, 23 February 2024 / Published in Features, OSU

Buckeyes Up To Old Tricks On The Road

A slow start and other assorted problems doom Ohio State to its first loss under interim head coach Jake Diebler and a program-record 17th straight on the road.
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Thursday, 22 February 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, MVL, MVL Feature

Sidney Girls Falter Late Against Centerville

Sidney has five straight Miami Valley League division titles to its credit, but Jamal Foster's team still wants to know what it feels like to play for a district title.
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Sunday, 18 February 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Ohio State Stuns No. 2 Purdue In Diebler’s Debut

The celebration of Jake Diebler's first win in his first game since taking over for the fired Chris Holtmann took over the Value City Arena court and the emotions of the new head coach. Because for 40 minutes the Buckeyes played with the urgency the new coach demanded.
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Wednesday, 14 February 2024 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Holtmann Fails To Survive The Demand To Win, And The Demand For Return On Investment

Lots of reasons were factors in Ohio State's firing of men's basketball coach Chris Holtmann. And the added pressures of the NIL era didn't help his cause. Jeff Gilbert write opinion for Press Pros.