No one is more anxious for this to be over than me personally, unless it’s you. And this time people showed up in record numbers over concerns about what’s next…regardless of who wins on Tuesday?

They played nearly perfect football on both sides of the ball (Myles Blasingame sprinting for the end zone, below), impressed their guests, and advanced to next week’s regional final game with an “old-time” Coldwater win over West Jefferson. Read about it in today’s Press Pros.

The defense was customarily stingy, and the offense proved to be too much of a good thing for the Riverside Pirates.  Defending champion Marion Local moves on to next week’s Division VII regional final.

In the course of the last nine months I’ve heard it too often…people who are afraid to speak out apparently for fear of retribution from the Governor, the state, and even the OHSAA. If this is you…why?

Buckeyes had some defensive leaks in first half and the running game was a no-show, but coach Ryan Day and his staff get A+ after all the uncertainty with COVID-19 and long wait to play. Mark Znidar writes for today’s Press Pros.

Hoping for more and expecting better, neither played out for Covington in a forgettable playoff loss to West Jefferson. Read about the game in Sunday’s Press Pros.

We’re late in getting the latest in reader response to recent articles, and that’s on us.  But like always…we wouldn’t do this, or couldn’t do this…without you.  Enjoy the latest read, and thank you again.

It’s become the most misused, and overused, word in modern culture, and usually because we don’t like it when we don’t get our way.  Some commentary today on what ‘hate’ actually is…and not just a difference in opinion. Read more.

Pets have a way, as you know, and when it comes time to say good-bye you’re never ready – worse than the kids leaving home, or even human demise.  Last week…we said good-bye to ‘Margie’. Enjoy her life, as we did.

Crowning score…Down 24-7 in the second half, Covington staged the biggest comeback in its playoff history as Trentin Alexander (above, #32) scores late to beat Arcanum and move Covington on in the Division VI tournament. Read about the game in today’s Press Pros.

They weren’t the favorite at season’s beginning, but New Knoxville has become the darling of Division IV with wins in the span of a week over #1 New Bremen and #4 Marion Local…and oh yeah, the 2020 MAC champion. Read about the champs in today’s Press Pros feature.

You can make the case for Joe Morgan that he’s the only five-tool second baseman in baseball’s hall of game.  And I will…along with some other weekend ‘entertainment’.

A story of perseverance and commitment…and none more poignant than the football story of the Symmes Valley Vikings, in Lawrence County, where 58 years has produced a winner and a special appreciation for past and present. Read about it in today’s Press Pros feature.