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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Monday, 10 February 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Fall At Nebraska, Must Take Care Of Business At Home

Ohio State's run of four wins in five games comes to a halt against a hot Nebraska team that leaned on its best player in the final minutes...Parrish and Mobley combine for 51 points, get little help. Read about the game....
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Saturday, 08 February 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, MVL, MVL Feature

Tipp Tops Sidney, Stays In Line To Win MVL

The Red Devils hold on in the fourth quarter and are headed to a showdown with Vandalia Butler next Friday that will determine who wins the Miami Valley League championship.
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Friday, 07 February 2025 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Thornton’s Big Shot Lifts Buckeyes To Big Win

Bruce Thornton carried Ohio State back from 17 down with 31 points and banked in a 3-pointer for the winning shot against a Maryland team that embarrassed the Buckeyes in December.
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Sunday, 02 February 2025 / Published in Features, OSU

Buckeyes Win Streak Ends With Loss At Illinois

Ohio State led by 11 early in the second half, but Illinois repeatedly barged to the basket, sped up the Buckeyes’ guards and used a 15-0 run to gain control, and the game.
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Saturday, 01 February 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, MVL, MVL Feature

Hard-nosed Defense Lifts Sidney Over Butler

In a battle of the Miami Valley League's first-place teams, Sidney owns the second half and scores the final 12 points to knock of struggling Butler by 18. Julius Rusk battles with Sidney defenders Jayce Daniel (12) and Ethan New. (pictured)