It is, I’m convinced, another sign of the imminent apocalypse – Major League Baseball personnel advocating a mercy rule for lopsided games.  And one more reason for true baseball fans to find another, different game to watch.

It wasn’t good enough to win you a title, but what Fort Loramie and Ava Sholtis (below) showed in Tuesday’s volleyball win over MAC rival Minster WAS good enough to put the Redskins in the conversation of teams THAT WILL be good enough by season’s end. Read today’s Press Pros feature.

Does Fort Loramie have another run in them in 2019? Can Marion Local retool in time to keep their playoff string alive? What about a veteran Covington team, and sophomorish schools like St. Henry, Tipp, and Piqua? And Anna..can the Rockets finally win an outright title in the MAC. Intriguing? Read today’s Press Pros.

Just out of the glare of traditional Friday night lights, the Newton Indians play their own brand of ‘futbol’ (in red, below and look to make noise in area Division III soccer. Read about them in today’s Press Pros feature.

No applause necessary…In a few short days we’ll achieve a Press Pros milestone that many never thought they’d see – 10 years.  Over that period a lot of people have asked how, when, and why. So, a look back on how we started, and how far we can yet go…today’s inside feature on Press Pros.

Fort Loramie junior Kenzie Hoelscher missed much of last season with a back injury, but her return and addition makes the Redskins a formidable favorite to win the Shelby County and beyond in 2019. Read why the state casts a wary eye at local Div. III and IV teams in today’s Press Pros.

Just three weeks from the start of another fall sports season, we’ve put down time in the rear-view mirror and here’s what we observed (along with Craig Stammen) on the ‘last week’ of summer. More in today’s Press Pros feature.

After massive graduation losses from last December’s state runner-up team they slip a division, back to D-VII.  Winners of six of the last eight state titles in Divisions VI or VII, people are writing, texting, and outright asking if Marion Local can still throw enough together to make another title run. Who better to say than Tim Goodwin in today’s inside feature.

There are high expectations for the Anna football Rockets in 2019, but you’d never know it from head coach Nick Marino’s expression.  Tough sport, tough league, and tough people…”We haven’t done nothing, yet,”  he says.  That’s his story, and he’s sticking to it. Read more in today’s Press Pros.

At the suggestion of one Press Pros reader from out of the area, we got involved with a project that proves fame does not protect you from time and neglect.  And now baseball icon  Branch Rickey can rest with pride.

They’re understandably proud of their winning tradition in all sports, but in Minster, Ohio it’s youth baseball that takes center stage in late July. Read more on this weekend’s ‘Classic, in Minster, in today’s Press Pros.

He popularized the practice of chiropractic locally.  He was cool before chiropractic was cool.  And Dr. Conrad Booher created a legacy of professionalism and service that made a legion of friends and followers feel good, inside and out.