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, 17 July 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features

Minster Classic…Another Reminder Of Less Being More

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.
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Thursday, 17 July 2025 / Published in Features

How MLB Conned Baseball, And Baseball Fans At The All-Star Game…..

Compared to what we saw at the conclusion of the Major League all-star game…it’s a joy to watch the ten-year-olds from down the street play baseball at the community park. At least they play to win the game.
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Thursday, 17 July 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features

Is It Too Soon To Talk About Quarterbacks…?

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).
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Tuesday, 15 July 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes’ Pettorini Signs With Phillies…Wynk Taken In 8th Round By White Sox

A pair of Buckeyes heard their respective opportunity to be professionals on Monday...infielder/hitter Tyler Pettorini to the Phillies...and hard-throwing reliever Blaine Wynk was drafted in the eighth round by the Chicago White Sox.
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Monday, 14 July 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features

Overture To Another Year…”And What Would You Write If You Didn’t Write Sports…?”

In just a month we’ll begin year sixteen of Press Pros, and a reader brought it to our attention this week by asking…what’s on your mind to write about if you weren’t writing sports?