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.
Week 8 opens the final push for the finish line, with three area ranked teams unbeaten. While teams like Milton Union (above) are playing for position and the potential for a share of the conference title. Read more in this week's Friday Night 'Picks', sponsored by the Orthopedic Associates of Southwest Ohio.
A sudden increase of knee and ACL injuries has the sports world buzzing about why, and how many athletes are missing time due to injuries to that vulnerable joint. In a look back at a column on this very topic from just six weeks ago, Dr. Matt Heckler from the Orthopedic Associates of Southwest Ohio