Sonny Fulks is a graduate of Ohio State University where he pitched four varsity seasons for the Buckeyes from 1971 through 1974. He furthered his baseball experience as a minor league umpire for seven seasons, working for the Florida State League (A), the Southern League (AA), and the American Association (AAA). He has written for numerous websites, and for the past fourteen years has served as columnist and photo editor for The Gettysburg Magazine, published by the University of Nebraska Press, in Lincoln Nebraska. His interests include history, support for amateur baseball, the outdoors, and he has a music degree from Ohio State University.
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Thursday, 15 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

Stammen Classic: Padres’ Reliever Heals, While Area Baseball Grows From His Example…!

If it's Father's Day weekend it's time for the annual rite of baseball in Versailles.   Now in its second decade, the Craig Stammen Youth Classic has become as big a factor as the state tournament.  It's the seed that's producing a yearly crop of high school baseball players like those that played in Akron last week.
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Tuesday, 13 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

McCoy: For Me, The State Tournament Is The Place To Be

After covering MLB for 50 years, it is a pleasure and fun to cover the OHSAA state baseball championships in Akron, where money means nothing and the players play for the fun of it. It is real grass roots baseball, down-to-earth and fun to watch.
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Monday, 12 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

Last Word: What To Make Of Baseball, The Tournament, And The Future…..

There weren't near enough people there to see it, and those that weren't missed more than the competition and the bestowal of championship hardware.  There is a competitive statement that comes with baseball that's being passed on in some schools.  And where does it come from?  Read on.........
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Saturday, 10 June 2023 / Published in Features, SCL

Not The Ones They Wanted, But Russia’s Runner-Up Finish Had Its Moments

You glean from it what you can, when things don't go according to script, or wishes.  Russia finishes up as the state's #2 team in 2023...because sometimes that's just how baseball works.
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Friday, 09 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

Hardman, Ottawa Hills, Denied In Division III Semi By Waynedale

Seeking his second state title, and the school's first since 1986, Ottawa Hills and coach Chris Hardman were again thwarted at the threshold by defending champion Waynedale in Division III. Read about it in our latest update from the 95th annual State Tournament.