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.
St. Henry's Easton Zimmerman (above) gets hero welcome for his Thursday grand slam home run...And if you want a boost to your spirits, and anticipation for the future of youngsters learning to do things the right way...take a couple of hours this weekend for the annual Minster Classic for youth baseball and softball.
With the start of high school football just six weeks away, the focus is on those key players that portend success and failure, even for average teams. Regardless of what they've won and who they've lost, quarterbacks will dictate the conversation and headlines in 2025 area football (Tipp's Larkin Thomas, above).