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.
Expectations dashed...Riley Heitkamp (#12, below) is consoled by a teammate as #1-ranked Fort Loramie fell, surprisingly, to Cincinnati Country Day in the Div. IV regional semi-finals Thursday. In the other semi-final game, #5-ranked Tri-Village stormed past Danville to Saturday's title game with Country Day. Read more in today's Press Pros inside feature.
Phil Barhorst’s story as junior varsity coach at Fort Loramie is about something better than the average preliminary game that you hope doesn't go to overtime. What he's given to Loramie's success in women's basketball cannot be quantified, and yet he's more happy for what it's given him. Read today's Press Pros feature story.
On a night where the defending state champion Botkins and Jaydon Wendel (below) played like a defending state champion, and Tri-Village played like a dedicated contender, those two teams claimed Division IV district titles...while another less-heralded contender, Springfield Central Catholic, knocked Jackson Center out of the tournament.
