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Monday, 15 June 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features

Stammen Classic Week…And How The ‘Classic’ Has Paid Forward For Area Kids

What they were then, and what they are now (Sam Deland, above)...an important consideration for a developmental effort that's guided Craig Stammen's amateur baseball 'Classic' since its inception.
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Sunday, 14 June 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features

The Stark, Beautiful Realities Of Delphos Winning A Baseball Championship

Amongst the inconveniences of driving 30 miles between two ballpark venues, the 98th Ohio High School baseball championships showed us that the closeness of community values far exceed that of scouting services and a document guaranteeing that your status as a player.  Delphos St. John proved to be the blueprint of things past.  And yet to be determined...things to come?
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Saturday, 13 June 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, MAC, MAC Feature

McCoy: Delphos’ First Not Soon To be Forgotten…Blue Jays Shut Out Leipsic For Div. VII Title

Follow me to the title, Coach....Delphos St. John baseball coach Jerry Jackson follows pitcher Andrew Elwer to home plate as Elwer scored the clinching run Saturday in the Blue Jays' 10-0 win over Liepsic in the Division VII title game in Akron. It marked Delphos St. John's first-ever state title in baseball. Read Hal McCoy in Sunday's Press Pros.
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Saturday, 13 June 2026 / Published in Features

Your Comments, Questions…And Reflections On Kids “Who Really Love Baseball”

You never know what you're going to see or hear when you go on the road to cover sports.  And Akron's no different, once the home of the steel belt radial...now the mecca of kids this weekend who just love to play baseball.
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Saturday, 13 June 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features

Finally, Badin Takes Home The Gold Trophy With Sterling 7-2 Win Over Watterson

Three rally-killing double plays played a huge role in this long-awaited showdown between the state's top-two ranked Division III teams. Steve Blackledge writes for Press Pros tournament coverage......