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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Tuesday, 30 June 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Is Your Child’s Sports As Good As You’d Like…?

It's the modern paradox for millennials.  We want sports to teach our kids all the right lessons, and yet...if the lessons don't fit the adults' expectations it's not fair, or good enough. Commentary on the day in which we live in today's Press Pros.
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Sunday, 28 June 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

A Day Trip To Lehman’s…And A Simpler Life

If you’re looking for every last thing under sun, and a reminder of how others live and enjoy a simpler, more contented, life...plan a visit to Kidron, Ohio, and feast your eyes on Lehman’s Hardware Store. A road trip...in today's Press Pros feature.
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Saturday, 27 June 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Motivation Was All Ables, Hutchinson Needed….

One night after an embarrassing 16-strikeout loss to the Ohio Cyclones, Miami Valley Prospects' Evan Ables and Connor Hutchinson turned the tables on Canes Baseball in 15u tourney play at Newton. Read Saturday's Press Pros.
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Thursday, 25 June 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

O’Rourke Flings Gem At Prospects In 15u…

A ho-hum day of 15u tournament baseball finished on a high note Thursday at Newton...Lancaster's Layton O'Rourke (below) saw to it, striking out 16 in the day's finale. Read more in today's inside feature.
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Tuesday, 23 June 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

A Prayer For Sports, Or A Prayer For The Heart?

Suddenly the country reacts to social injustice by tearing down history and mandating systemic change.  Teach the young people through sports, one reader says (below). But the problem stems from history deeper than our own, while the solution really isn't that deep at all. Read today's feature.