Jake Diebler recruited experienced transfers, a promising freshman and kept a couple guys around from last year. The goal is for that group to mesh with a talented and experienced backcourt to compete in the Big Ten and play in the NCAA Tournament. Part 4 of a summer series on the building of the 2025-2026 basketball Buckeyes.
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).