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Tuesday, 13 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

McCoy: For Me, The State Tournament Is The Place To Be

After covering MLB for 50 years, it is a pleasure and fun to cover the OHSAA state baseball championships in Akron, where money means nothing and the players play for the fun of it. It is real grass roots baseball, down-to-earth and fun to watch.
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Monday, 12 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

Last Word: What To Make Of Baseball, The Tournament, And The Future…..

There weren't near enough people there to see it, and those that weren't missed more than the competition and the bestowal of championship hardware.  There is a competitive statement that comes with baseball that's being passed on in some schools.  And where does it come from?  Read on.........
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Saturday, 10 June 2023 / Published in Features, SCL

Not The Ones They Wanted, But Russia’s Runner-Up Finish Had Its Moments

You glean from it what you can, when things don't go according to script, or wishes.  Russia finishes up as the state's #2 team in 2023...because sometimes that's just how baseball works.
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Saturday, 10 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, SCL, SCL Feature

McCoy: Russia’s Road Ends, And Mission To Repeat, in Div. IV Title Game

Russia’s bid for a second straight Division IV state baseball championship fell one victory short when the Raiders were unable to stop high-scoring Berlin Hiland, losing, 14-4, after Hiland broke a 4-4 tie with a six-run sixth inning. Akron, OH — When Berlin Hiland baseball coach Chris Dages yells, “Hey, Yoder, throw me a baseball,”
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Saturday, 10 June 2023 / Published in Central Ohio, Central Ohio Feature, Features

Orange Can’t Overcome Miscues, Falls To Mighty Moeller In State Title Game

A Cincinnati Moeller team chock full of major college signees and commits proved too much to handle as the Crusaders captured their ninth big-school state title with a 4-1 win over upstart Olentangy Orange.