In a league as deep and competitive as the Big Ten, there are no easy possessions - no easy shots. Ohio State and Duane Washington, Jr. (below) know that feeling all too well after another defeat in a game it controlled most of the way. Bruce Hooley writes for Press Pros.

At the mid-point of the area high school basketball season...we respond to readers' questions as to the best teams - most improved, most interesting - and the most dynamic players (like Minster's Ivy Wolf, below) we've seen. Our mid-term report in today's Press Pros.

The bread and butter...Their win over #3-ranked Ottawa Glandorf had its beautiful moments, but it was hardly a thing of beauty. Still they won despite a sputtering offense...when they called upon the old tried and true. Read more in today's inside feature.