Mark Znidar comes to Press Pros Magazine after 33 ½ years at The Columbus Dispatch. From 1996 until September 2018, he staffed high school sports, Ohio colleges that included the Mid-American Conference, Ohio State’s upcoming opponents in football and Ohio State baseball. In the previous three seasons he covered the Columbus Clippers triple-A baseball team.His other beats were Ohio State basketball (1985-88), Clippers (1985-86 and 1989-93), Cincinnati Bengals (1993-95) and NASCAR (1994-2008). He subbed on the Columbus Blue Jackets and Ohio State women’s basketball beats.In March 2017, Znidar was inducted into the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame. Znidar was born in Cleveland and raised in Richmond Heights. He graduated from Cleveland St. Joseph High School and the University of Dayton. He also worked for The Atlantic City Press, Lake County News-Herald and Baltimore News-American.He has a daughter, Amanda, and four grandchildren.
After wins against Cincinnati and Purdue-Fort Wayne, Kaleb Wesson (above) and the Ohio State Buckeyes get a chance to really see what they're made of against one of the country's toughest opponents in their own building...the Creighton Blue Jays. Buckeyes beat writer Mark Znidar previews the game in today's Press Pros inside feature.
The Buckeyes got impressive shooting from C.J. Jackson (below), lock-tight defense from freshman Luther Muhammad, and hit the century mark for a blowout win Sunday over Purdue-Fort Wayne. Read more, including a rival coach's assessment of what to expect from Ohio State basketball...in today's Press Pros feature.
