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, 25 November 2021 / Published in Home Features

Things We Actually Should Be Thankful For…On Thanksgiving

I don’t mean to be cliche’, or this to be just another token Thanksgiving column. But on this day in particular I’m taking inventory of those things that still make my life a lot better than it would be if I didn’t have them.
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Monday, 22 November 2021 / Published in Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Meechie’s Last-Second ‘Three’ Lifts Buckeyes Past Seton Hall

Meechie's Big Shot....EJ Liddell and Justin Ahrens were brilliant, the defense clamped down on a hot start by #21 Seton Hall, but it took some last-second heroics by freshman Meechie Johnson (below) to lift Ohio State past Seton Hall in the Fort Myers Tip-Off tourney.
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Monday, 22 November 2021 / Published in Home Features

What I Saw This Weekend…The Other Half Watches

As excited as Darke County and Mercer County are to have three teams vying for a spot in the OHSAA state football finals in two weeks...outside the area there might be more interest -- as the state watches and wonders about the MAC. Read more in today's inside feature.
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Saturday, 20 November 2021 / Published in Home Features

One Grand Parade…!

Sidelined for the past two years because of Covid and concerns over political objection, the annual Remembrance Parade honoring those who fought at Gettysburg returned this weekend to huge crowds and adoring recognition.
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Wednesday, 17 November 2021 / Published in MAC, MAC Feature

The Most Community-Friendly Regional Final This Week…?

Can't speak for the rest of the state, or the rest of the divisions.  But if you're asking about which local playoff football game has the greatest mutual community interest this weekend, look no farther than the dream matchup along route 119 in Mercer County...Marion Local plays St. Henry. Read more in the latest Press Pros update.