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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Saturday, 17 July 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

On Your Worst Day…Baseball, Fun, The Warmth Of The Sun

Heavy overnight rains could not dampen the spirits or the enthusiasm for Saturday at the Minster classic.  St. Henry's Rya Buschur fires a pitch (below), once again proving that on your worst day imaginable, baseball, like the warmth of the sun, can make life more bearable.
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Saturday, 17 July 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

Minster Classic: Once Again Proving…What’s In A Name?

There's a reason why the annual Minster classic for baseball and softball is so popular, and why area teams participating in it have such a rich legacy of success.  Check the names here this weekend (like Minster's James Niemeyer, below) and their relationship to winning.  It all adds up.
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Thursday, 15 July 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

Best Of Ohio: What I Did On Summer Vacation

On the final week of the Best of Ohio Tourney series, some thoughts about who improved in the past two months…and how? Northmont's Jaren Slusher (below) showed his talent in an 8-0 Thursday win. Read More in Friday's Press Pros.
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Tuesday, 13 July 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

Bryce Schondelmyer Forces Change Of Heart, Direction

The junior quarterback at Arcanum led the Cross County Conference in passing yards in 2020 - by a lot - and is forcing some new tactics (tricks) on an old dog, his father and head coach, Jason Schondelmyer. Read about him in the latest Press Pros profile.
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Monday, 12 July 2021 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Lonsway To Giants, Burhenn To Detroit: “Just The Start”

Ohio State pitcher Seth Lonsway bet on himself in passing on last year's major league draft, counting on a bigger, and more lucrative 2021 college season. Through Sunday's first round he came up a couple of cards short.  And by the time the call came on Monday (San Francisco, 6th round), he was more convinced than ever that baseball is never easy!