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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, 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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Friday, 09 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

Hardman, Ottawa Hills, Denied In Division III Semi By Waynedale

Seeking his second state title, and the school's first since 1986, Ottawa Hills and coach Chris Hardman were again thwarted at the threshold by defending champion Waynedale in Division III. Read about it in our latest update from the 95th annual State Tournament.
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Friday, 09 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

McCoy: C-J Sent Home On Kenston’s Late Eruption

In the span of four runs in the top of the seventh...CJ saw its dream of a state title in baseball go up in smoke as Kenston came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the favored Eagles in the Division II semi-final, 4-2. Read Hal McCoy.